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== = = =Reflection on our RISE Inquiry= =Please fill out the boxes below=



The plan was easy to follow The model was easy to follow The children learned a great deal from this topic The home-school partnership was enhanced There was an 'action' that could be achieved Each class was able to take a different approach on the topic It's a flexible model Great to be able to share ideas at each team meeting and to have a central place for activities to be shared (ie; Junior Team box / tData folder) Able to look at classroom traditions and children were able to start up a new classroom tradition || The children had difficulty formulating questions that would gain the information needed
 * What went well? || What didn't go so well? || Suggestions for Improvements? ||
 * Whole school topic/title was the same

Some requests from home didn't come back

Very little print information, in child speak, with which to gain further information

It was a pity that we didn't include school traditions as in hindsight it would have been the best starting point (real context) || The topic needs careful consideration

More sharing of ideas at a staff meeting - searching sites, activities, examples of questions... ||

=Ideas for RICH contexts for 2008 Inquiry=
 * 1) Colour my world.
 * 2) Our School, Our Community ( cemetery, Bridle Track, etc)
 * 3) My Time - hobbies, leisure activities, sport etc
 * 4) Kiwiana - what makes us New Zealander's?
 * 5) Go Green! - Conservation (within the school)
 * 6) Let's Move (transport, machines, sports, fitness etc)
 * 7) Communication (speaking/listening, ICT)
 * 8) Everyone, Everywhere Has a Story to Share (pop-up books, digital stories, photos, speeches, films, movies, puppets, mime, role play, drama, visual language, CGI, symbols & logo's etc, communication now, in the past and into the future)
 * 9) Think Globally Act Locally - Environmental