March 2019 Teacher Liz

Mahasen, I noticed you trying to

do your own zip up today. You
must have observed others as
you knew in theory how to do it, but you
needed to try it out! You stood close by me as you
attempted to start the zip, it was almost like you
stayed close by so that you knew help was near if
you needed it.
You were determined to do it on your own, and you
told Farah very clearly “NO!” as she tried to help
you. It took a couple of tries to get the zip hooked
together to start with but you managed it without to
much frustration. You were successful! You even un-
zipped your jacket in order to practice again! You
were so proud of yourself & your growing independ-
ence, by this I know that you value your learning
here.
you were determined, focused and independent.
You are quickly adding to your bank of self care
skills, you can already do lots of things by yourself,
you wash and dry your hands, you sometimes pour
your own wai, you eat kai independently, you use a
cloth to wash your own face, you can take yourself
to the bathroom and you can even mostly change
your own clothes. I loved how you knew that you
needed to repeat the task to master it!

Mahasen, I will make sure that I encourage your in-

dependence with self help tasks. I will make sure
that I give the the time you need to be independent
at all tasks before I offer help, I will ensure you are
provided opportunities to extend your self help skills
by introducing new tasks.
Te Whariki, says your environment and teachers
should help you develop the
following skills. Children experience an environ-
ment where their health is promoted.
WELL-BEING
 Increasing understanding of their bodies
and how they function.
 knowledge about how to keep themselves healthy.
self-help and self-care skills for eating, drinking, food prepara-
tion, toileting, resting, sleeping, washing, and dressing.
 positive attitudes towards eating,