Date: 26 May 2020 Term 2 

Questions/ wonderings  Statements 

Shona (Writing Focus)  - I like that you have been working through the 
  difficulties from changing levels and changing 
- How do you get the kids to get their words on  your teaching ways to suit your class 
the paper and not just sit there??? HELP!   - I love your essential spelling lists on the wall 
- Do you get the same people sharing after free  - I like the integration of reading and writing 
choice writing?   with using it as a reading rotation 

Melissa (Engaging whānau in our learning)  - Seesaw Facebook Page: ​New Zealand 
  Seesaw Teachers 
- Was it the same book that they carried on  - Māori Seesaw Page: S ​ eesaw - Reo Rūmaki 
through the years they are at school?  - Did you know you use a voice recorder to give 
- Have you thought about getting the seniors to  feedback to kids work on Seesaw? JK you did 
help out with getting the Tui kids up to speed?  this :)  
  - You assign it to your sample student and then 
preview the activity :)  

Hattie (What is the LSC Role?)  - FYI Edge isn’t alway up to date with 
  assessment data. 
- What sort of things are included on the  - The Google form that we filled out at the end 
learning support register for tamariki?  of last year was horrible to have to fill in, if we 
- How do you pick which children to work with  are going to have to do this again maybe it 
when there are so many children with differing  could be in a different format (there was a lot 
needs here?  of boxes to tick). 

Sam (Zoom new learning, PD through lockdown)   

  - The kids would have enjoyed having the 
- Did you find kids were actually  structure of a “normal” day. 
completing/editing the work when you sent it  - Your kids had a lot to share…. No wonder you 
back to them? Sometimes my kids won’t see it  had so many posts to approve!! 
or won’t do it.    

Kelly (Lockdown)  - Megan has been earning her money! HAHAHA 

  - How great is being able to schedule your work 
- Create your own activity templates in Google  - I watched your maths videos and they were 
Slides and then upload to Seesaw :) It is the  great! 
easiest way I have found to do this.  - It will be interesting to see if our DMIC 
- I am hoping pairs are fine for my small class!  problems are on the right track.  
- I was supposed to be going to PD around 
Minecraft Education, I think it has been 
rescheduled.  

Annabelle (Talking out of her pants… Lockdown)  - You did very well to not have a murder in your 
  house! 
- What are your next steps for your te reo  - I am very proud of how TECH SWAVY you 
journey after the Māori Phrase a Day  became through the lockdown McPhail! 
pukapuka?   - You do very well with your te reo māori. 

Susan (Communication)  - Very busy woman.  

  - The kids said they were looking forward to 
- When is your sabbatical likely to happen now?  hearing from you via Facebook. 
Have you still kept the same kaupapa? Or has  - I think the parents and staff found it 
something else emerged over this national  reassuring to see you online.  
crisis?  - The Level 3 and Level 2 plan was great.  
- Next time can we have the link emailed as 
well, was difficult to view on phones with the 
 url link.  
The expectation is that everyone completes this- either now, or in the next 24 hours so that everyone gets 
feedback about the “aha” moments you have shared.