Kindergarten have had a wonderful first year of school. They have loved sharing their learning with their parents, classmates and teachers through the student-driven digital portfolio called See Saw. Using this app, they have been able to independently document what they are learning at school and share their thinking using photos, voice recordings and drawings.

See Saw is just one way that students are empowered to share their thinking. At the end of the year, I like the boys to reflect on what they have learnt over the year. These are some of their reflections:

Sam: “I have learnt how to make patterns and how to read.”

Ethan: “I have learnt how to write and draw and how to help my friends and be kind.”

Damon: “I have got better at learning about materials and being kind to others.”

Christian F: “I have learnt how to build and I have got better at my drawings.”

Jackson: “I can now go down the black pole on the play equipment and I have learnt that it is okay to make mistakes.”

Alex: “I know about split digraphs. I also know to use ‘ck’ at the end of a word if there is a short vowel sound before the ‘ck’ like in ‘duck’.”

Jamie: “I have learnt about digraphs, quadgraphs and split digraphs in spelling.”

Hamish: “I have learnt about waterproof materials and I have learnt to never give up!”

Jonathan: “I have learnt to speak loudly and to be a risk taker.”

Ted: “I have learnt to try again if I make a mistake.”

Oliver: “I have learnt to help others.”

Rhys: “I have learnt to write.”

Parker: “I have learnt to how to write and how to make sounds.”

Christian H: “I have learnt that it is okay if you don’t know how to do something.”

William: “I have enjoyed the making activities and I can now read.”

Corbin: “I have liked making new friends.”

Belinda Smallhorn – Kindergarten Teacher