Pals leadership excellence #10

I did pals with Natalie. We made a simple obstacle course by making two small hurdles and getting some skipping ropes. The kids would jump over the obstacles then use the skipping ropes to do some skipping before running back to the end of the line.

The Care value I showed was Active Thinking by doing something quite different.

The leadership value I showed was goal focused by focusing on by goal which is to give people something to do at lunch by changing it to make it more interesting.

Pals leadership Excellence #9

On Wednesday this week I did Pals. This week I did running races with Natalie. We had a lot of juniors participating. At the start we did regular races, we had to do several rows because there were more juniors. After they had all had at least one go we went on to do relays. We ended it with a race where every one ran.

The care value I showed was Active Thinking by putting the smaller children in a lane together and also by putting the faster people at the front in the last race.

The leadership value I showed was Integrity by putting trying to get the placings right and get people to have a go.

Must do leadership Excellence #10

This week was the first week the weather was nice enough to do athletics training with the juniors outside. Since we missed the first week we did our first weeks lesson this week. My groups lesson was around running. The first thing we did with each group was do a warm up. This was a relay with star jumps at the end. The next thing was a relay where they collected beanbags, and finally we played exploder. This is where they lie down then when I say GO they run to the end and back.

The care value I showed was Community by saying well done to the winners.

The leadership value I showed was Integrity by making sure everyone knew the rules before we started.

Librarian leadership Excellence #10

This week on Friday first Sasha and I put books away. Secondly we had to cut out as many bookmarks as we could because it is book week soon. Luckily we only had to cut them roughly into strips to seperate the bookmarks from each other. Some of them were already coloured and some the kids will have to colour in themselves.

The care value I showed was Active Thinking by sorting the bookmarks into piles once I had cut them.

The leadership value I showed was Respect by letting other people help if they wanted.

Librarian leadership Excellence #9

Mrs Ward was away this week, so the library was closed, but she had emailed us to put the books away. I had put a few away, then someone else came in and said we weren't meant to be doing it after all.

The care value I showed was Respect by going out when we were told to.

The leadership value I showed was Resilience by still trying to do my duty.

Pals leadership Excellence #8

On Wednesday it was athletics so lunch time was shorter than usual. As a result we had to do Pals for the whole time. We were signed up for running races so that's what we did. At the start we only had four people racing, but as kids saw what we were doing some of them joined in. For once there were no arguments. We also did some relays to change it up.

The care value I showed was Excellence by judging the races as well as I could.

The leadership value I showed was Active Thinking by doing a relay in the middle so they didn't get bored.

Must do leadership Excellence #9

This Friday It was raining, some couldn't do the athletics program we had planned to do. Instead we had to do reading and writing with the juniors. However we still got to go outside and run a rotation of activities with the three junior classes. For running, there was a game of tricky tag, for jumping there was a relay course with stuff they had to jump over and for throwing there were hoops the juniors had to throw stuff into. I was helping with the throwing activity.

The care value I showed was community by supporting the kids in the throwing.

The leadership value was Active Thinking by challenging them by moving the hoop back.

Librarian leadership Excellence #8

This Friday I had librarian. First of all Sasha and I put away the books. I sat at the desk for the first part, then Sasha sat there for the second part. I had noticed a book when I was putting books away. Since it looked interesting I decided to get it out. Near the end of lunch we closed the library.

The care value I showed was Active Thinking by using some of my librarian time to get myself a book.

The leadership value I showed was Integity, by putting books back in the right places.

Must do leadership Excellence #8

This Friday Emma and I were teaching juniors. The first thing we did was set up, and for a change we sat on the floor in a circle on cushions. I think the table works better for juniors. Once the first group arrived (there were three in our first group) we introduced ourselves, and found out their names. We took them out to the junior playground so they could show us their favourite parts and what they would change. Then we went inside and they could choose whether to draw their designs or make them. We did this with three different groups.

The care value I showed was Excellence by trying to make it fun.

The leadership value I showed was Active Thinking, by changing the lesson so that kids who had already done one thing could do something else and continue what they had already started.

Librarian leadership Excellence #7

This week the talent show was on, so I was by myself because Sasha wanted to go and watch it. There were a lot of books to put away so Mrs Ward helped me with some of them. It took about half the time to put away the books-I also returned any I found in the wrong places. After that I just did a couple of issues, although not many people came because the talent show was on. At the end I got to go and see the last act.

The care value I showed was Active thinking by putting books that people had put in the wrong place back in the right place.

The leadership value I showed was Trustworthy by doing it by myself.

Must do leadership Excellence #7

This week it was Emma and I's turn to plan. The new topic is redesigning the school, so we had to do something around that. First we need to introduce ourselves, find out their names, and introduce the topic. Then we are going to go out to the playground (if the weather is good) and talk about what they would like to change and what they would keep. Next we are going to let them make models of either a piece of furniture, or playground equipment. For the conclusion we will ask what they learnt.

The care value I showed was community by working with Emma to make this plan.

The leadership value I showed was Active Thinker by thinking about what would engage the juniors best.

Pals leadership Excellence #7

This week on Wednesday we went home at 1:00pm. Because of this lunch was from 12:10-12:30, a 20 minute lunch. Since Pals is on for half of lunch, we did pals for 10 minutes. We did a range of games, the main one was octopus, and heads down thumbs up. We didn't really have enough time, but I think they still enjoyed it. 

The care value I showed was Respect, by trying to make sure they enjoyed it, despite the lack of time.

The leadership value I showed was Resillence, by doing Pals even when there wasn't really enough time.

Librarian leadership Excellence #6

I did librarian on Friday at lunchtime with Sasha. Firstly, we put books away. For a bit at the start we were the only ones in there, because Mrs Ward hadn't got back yet, so no one exept the librarians on duty were allowed in. About a quarter of the way through the book shelving, Mrs Ward got back, so everyone else came in. Once we had finished the shelves there were a few returns and issues to do, plus helping one person find a book. By this time it was one twenty, time to close the library.

The care value I showed was Respect by trying to help someone find a book.

The leadership value I showed was trustworthy, by making sure no one came in until they were allowed to.

Must do leadership Excellence #6

For the second half of this term we will be teaching the year ones about redesigning the school. We will also be teaching a different group of kids. So, this week we got to indroduse ourselves by doing a variety of activities with them. We each got two little buddy's. First we read books to them. Secondly we went out onto the playground to talk about what their favourite playground equipment is, and play on the playground. 

The care value I showed was Community by talking and interacting with my buddy's.

The leadership value I showed was Trustworthy by keeping them safe on he equipment.

Pals leadership Excellence #6

Today I did Pals. We decided to run a game of football for Kakano. A couple of kids helped me set up the field, while Waresha & Tracy organised the teams. We had forgotten to get bibs so I ran back to get some. Overall the game went well. 

The care value I showed was Active Thinking by going back to get some bibs.

The leadership value I showed was Trustworthy by running the game for all the Kakano people to have the option to join in with.

Librarian leadership Excellence #5

I did librarian with Sasha on Friday. Once we had put the books away, we both did some issues and renewals. I am getting quite comfortable with doing issues and returns on the computer. 

The Care value I showed was Active Thinking, by doing the shelves quickly.

The leadership value I showed was Intergrity by putting any books I found in the wrong places back in the right places.

Must do leadership Excellence #5

Friday was our first day of teaching. Firstly we introduced ourselves and what we were teaching them. We also asked them their names. First we watched a video about Olympic sports. I didn't think it was very interesting, but they seemed to really enjoy it. After that we did some races outside, then colouring in. Since the first group had extra time, we also got tennis balls they can throw around. The second group did all the same stuff, exept we didn't have time to do throwing.

The Care value I showed was Active Thinking by changing our first lesson plan because we had extra time.

The leadership value I showed was Trustworthy by getting back inside in time.

Pals leadership Excellence #5

This week the field was closed again. We ran a game of octopus on half a court. It went well, and when there were arguments about if someone got tagged, they got settled by paper, scissors, rock.

The Care value I showed was Community, by trying to make sure everyone enjoyed it.

The leadership value I showed was Integrity by getting them to do paper, scissors, rock to make it fair.

Must do leadership Excellence #4

This week was the first week of teaching, but I was just planning a lesson for next week. I was with Emma. We planned our introduction, then I took screenshots of some colouring pages we wanted printed out. I also linked a video to the doc that was about Olympic sports.

The care value I showed was Community by working together with my partner.

The leadership value I showed was Active thinking by planning a good lesson.

Librarian leadership Excellence #4

This week the library was closed. At the start of lunch I went down to the library-but it was closed because Mrs Ward wasn't there.

The care value I showed was Respect  by respecting the people who told us the library was closed

The leadership value I showed was Trustworthy by still trying to do my duty.