Doctor Steven

Child: Steven Date: 21/2/2014 written 7/3/2014 Written by: T. Maysoon During the red day T. Maysoon gave a session on the heart anatomy. At the start of the session she mentioned that today we are going to be do tors and s ientists. !he ta"#ed about the heart$ how it wor#s$ heart beat a"ong other things. !he then showed the stethos o%e and b"ood %ressure too"s that do tors use to he # heart beats$ and said we wou"d "earn how to use these "ater. The anatomy "esson went "onger and we didn&t get to use the too"s for measuring b"ood %ressure and heart beats. The ne't day Ahmed as#ed the tea hers about the too"s and they said they are with Tea her Maysoon who was away in Dunedin. Next week the minute Ahmad saw Teacher Maysoon he asked, !hen are we "oin" to #e doctors$ She %romised tomorrow. The next day Ahmad asked the same &uestion a"ain so T. Maysoon #rou"ht the too's and said, ()ome *r. Ahmad+( ,e was -u'' o- .oy and enthusiasm. Nusaya#a was his -irst %atient and then Steven came runnin" and was the second %atient. Nusay#a wanted to #e the doctor. Ahmad "race-u''y "ave her the too's a-ter reassurin" her that her hea'th is "ood, #'ood %ressure is -ine. /uwairiya was keen to #e the %atient too. She was very we'' aware o- what to do as a %atient0 she ro''ed her s'eeve u% and "ave her hand to *r. Nusay#a wi''in"'y as it seems she is -ami'iar with such check1 u%s. She then #ecame the doctor. Steven was so %roud when 2 addressed him 3*r. Steven3 wou'd you kind'y check /uwairiyas #'ood %ressure and heart #eats$( ,e con-ident'y started actin" 'ike a rea' doctor. !e'' done to a'' -our chi'dren invo'ved 4 2 wish you a "reat -uture+

Teachers voice: 5ou were very #usy this a-ternoon Steven 4 2 can see you were a%%'yin" %ast know'ed"e to this new situation as 'inks #etween schoo' and the wider community were su%%orted and stren"thened+ 5ou ho'd the status o- doctor hi"h'y, and the sense o- %ride you -e't at #ein" addressed as such was evident to a'' your teachers. 5ou mana"ed im%u'sivity as you demonstrated coura"e throu"h -o''owin" your interest #y #ein" a %atient, trustin" in your %eers and teachers -or there to #e -air and e&uita#'e o%%ortunities -or you to have a turn. Steven you are a'ways very thou"ht-u' o- your -riends, whi'e #a'ancin" your own needs #y takin" res%onsi#i'ity -or your own 'earnin". Today, you assisted your -riends in their ex%'oration #y #ein" a %atient and whi'e waitin" you active'y ex%'ored the too's. 6x%'orin" how the too's worked is evidence o- you active'y takin" res%onsi#i'ity -or your own 'earnin" 4 ka %ai Steve+ 2 want to continue to su%%ort and encoura"e your own initiative to active'y ex%'ore a''owin" your interests to in-orm the set u% o- the environments and #a'ancin" sessions with -ree %'ay. This wi'' a''ow you to continue stren"thenin" the dis%ositions o- coura"e and res%onsi#i'ity as we'' as #ui'din" on your new -riendshi%s with our new %eers. (T. )atasha