Creating a supportive learning platform

Judy Nicoll and I created this vision to build onto the series made by Cheryl Torrie.
We chose Integration as the next step in the process towards all learners being able to access, learn and experience success
for themselves.

SIMILES and METAPHORS.

Writing Workshop. Similes and Metaphors. October 2018.

Watch this clip for some follow up on SIMILES and METAPHORS.

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And the production tasks are building.

Today I thought that I would list some of the things that I have had to do to get the production to a week out from performance dates.

PRODUCTION: To do list

Meet with Technician Friday 3:30 War Memorial Are there stools there?	Let teachers know
Meet with Pete at Musical theatre 3:00pm Sunday for large props.	Nic’s trailer Two sets of steps Something for Caro for Moana.
Finish costumes and name Group together Plastic bag Name on bag on hanger.	Get Emily to put costumes together. Student Colour
Ribbons on velcro.	Sew on.
Sort Sand dancers. Bring them into main scenes for placement and movement.	Striped top, denim shorts
Dance challenge	Write scene Routines for each group Music Step up 3.45 good transition.
Meet with dance coach to set up routine for main dancers and music	Dance polished and fits in with theme of colours.
Costumes for Dolphins Costume for Marshall Cloaks.	White T shirts. Silvery shorts. Glittery white, pink and grey shorts Gold with green and reds - Tane Bluey/ gold fabric. Gold collar, for Tangaroa.
Programme Sponsors	Met with School office manager to plan layou. Gather information for inside parts. Check that we have sponsor Logos for Powerpoint and for back of programme.
Health and safety	Meet with Mara and go through WM Health and safety requirements. Closer to date send her times for performances and practices.
Budget spread sheet	Review against 2016, adjust and keep  up dated.
Finish script	Make sure scenes are clear, directions etc.
Script to Matt Hatton: lighting Director.	Add lighting notes to his script. Do one extra to be back up. Lighting overviews per scene.
Teachers to write briefs on scenes for programme	Add their lighting plots for the lighting Director.
Newsletters to inform parents and actors. Facebook messages to keep community
Music cuts, checked and recorded.	Check quality of all recording, copyright etc.
Meeting with Kacey Friday	Timetable singing coaching during week 7.

Planning a production.

Yes, 2018, Term 3 and once again we have rolled around to a production year (every even year since 2004).
I am the producer, and also write all our productions. Every child in the school is in the production from Year 0 -Year 6.
We are lucky to be able to use Gisborne's War Memorial theatre. Since 2004 we had performed at the Lawson Field Theatre which is more of a theatre in the round so writing and performing in a theatre with full curtains etc requires a different style or over view from a writing point of view.

In 2016 Makauri School performed Musicality. This was a parody on music, notes and mischief.

So what were we going to do this year?
 Earlier in the year I had shared the story Tangaroa's Gift with some of the classes and this combined with the song This is me from The Greatest Showman sparked off the idea of the theme being Bullying Because someone is different. From this our 2018 production was born.

"Glorious!" is the result.

My next blog will share how this idea was shared with firstly the teachers and then the students as there buy in in my top priority.

A further blog will look at planning. How do we link this in with our needs in learning and our curriculum coverage.

Cheers

Darylle L.

Learning more with Manaiakalani

Today at our staff meeting we created ways to share learning in our classrooms.

Crazy Eights and my Reflections.

My Moonshot was to create a video to show the dangers of plastic bags after they are discarded by us.

Create process: this involved Thinking, Relating to others ideas, Participating in discussions, and using a code as in writing to record my ideas. I also had to look through my ideas and use some categories to sort my ideas.   

My sure bet idea was to create a non-plastic bag.

Teaching as Inquiry at Makauri School

What is the focus area?
Draft your Inquiry Question.
Link this to the Charter Strategic Goals.
Link to the Education Council's Standards for the Teaching Profession and your role in the school.











What do teachers and/or students know about and can do already in this focus area?
What are my beliefs and assumptions in relation to this focus area and my question?
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What is the evidence to support these beliefs and assumptions? Assessment Data, Observations, Conversations.
What sources of information can add to this evidence? Research, Literature, etc.

Do I need to review my inquiry question?
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What learning experiences can I design and implement to address my inquiry question?
What changes do I need to make to my practice? Tasks, Experiences, Teaching Actions?

You may go through several cycles of Plan, Act or Teach, and Review.

How has my practice changed as a result of my inquiry? What have I learnt that challenged my beliefs and assumptions? Challenges? Successes?
What is the impact of my changed practice for other teachers and school leaders?
How can I share outcomes with colleagues? (Staff Professional Learning and Development Session)

Throughout the year, I will be labelling my blog posts to reflect our Makauri 

Look! Think! Act! Share! model

and to the Education Council's Standards for the Teaching Profession

Te Tiriti o Waitangi partnership	Professional Learning	Professional Relationships	Learning-focused culture	Design for learning
Teaching	Look! Get it	Think! Sort it	Act! Use it	Share! Celebrate it