Child/ Tama: Yasir. Teacher/ Kaiako: Naema.

Date: 4th April 2018.

Asalamo Alaikum, kia Ora! Yasir, your last story was

about how you have been working theories for making sense
of the social, physical and material worlds around you.
Yasir we have been consistently encouraged to talk at “Mat
time.” Teachers are asking you open ended questions that
provided an environment for you to foster you as a keen
learner, being a thinker, problem solver. We have been
supporting you to manage yourself, relating to others and
confidence in participating in challenges, like tying our shoe
laces.
Yasir today when we asked the children to draw a picture for
the table mats, as a part of our project; you showed your
interest and sat next to your friend Ayaan and drew a picture.
I noticed you and Ayaan were
exchanging your views and were
suggesting ideas about what to
draw on the paper. When you
finished I asked you and Ayaan not
to forget to write your name on the
picture. You told me that Ayaan
wrote his name and you don’t know
how to write your name.

I asked you if you could see your name written somewhere.

You looked around and quickly went to the board and
showed me your printed name with your picture.
You put your picture on the table and said Ayaan will help me
to write my name.
I noticed you were following Ayaan’s instruction and was
repeating after him at the same time looking at your printed
name and moving your pencil to write each letter.
When you completed your name you were very proud and
held it up to show everyone.
Ka pai to mahi Yasir (good job Yasir), for writing your name.

Observation shows you further developing strategies for active

exploration, thinking, problem solving and reasoning/ te
hiiraurau hopaanga. Yasir, you will be five soon, and it has
clearly reflected in your play and writing skills.
We will continue setting the environments and equipment in
such a way to engage you in collaborative learning. We will
further support you to develop an interest in writing your name
and elaborating the stories you have an interest in. This will
further assist you to promote your learning and finding
strategies for active exploring, thinking and reasoning.
Yasir Voice: MashaAllah I can recognise my name and learning
to write my name: Y a s i r
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