Inquiry Reflection

Meeting held Monday 9th November 2015

Findings

1. At the beginning of the year 14 children were identified as being well below or below the National Standards after three years at school.
2. Look at this data now 

Totara Identified Year 4 2015 Maths Students

Beginning of Year                        Feb    Nov   Feb    Nov                Addition/Subtraction           Mult/ Div					End of Year Feb     Nov   Feb   Nov Proportions & Ratios       Basic Facts                 NS
Jaydah-Rose	4	E5	4	4	2-4	2-4	5D	5D	B
Caitlyn	4	4	4	E5	2-4	2-4	4D	4D	B
Sarah	E5	E6	4	5	E5	5	5D	5D	At
Milly	E5	5	4	E5	2-4	E5	4D	5D	At
Ashton	E5	E5	4	4	2-4	2-4	4D	4D	B
Ariana	4	E5	4	E5	E5	2-4	4D	4D	B
Huxley	2-3	NA	4	4	Moved	Opaki	NA	NA	NA

Kowhai Identified Year 4 2015 Maths Students

Beginning of Year                       Feb    Nov   Feb    Nov                Addition/Subtraction           Mult/ Div					End of Year Feb     Nov   Feb   Nov Proportions & Ratios       Basic Facts                 NS
Armen	E5	5	E5	E5	E5	E5	5D	7B	AT
Curtis	E5	5	E5	5	E5	E5	5B	5D	at
Raani	E5	5	E5	E5	E5	E5	4D	5D	B
Xavier	4	E6	E5	E5	4	E5	4D	4D	AT
Timaika	4	5	4	5	4	E5	4M	5D	AT
Hayley	4	5	4	E5	4	E5	4M	5D	B
Jacey	4	5	4	5	4	5	4D	5D	AT
Kiri-ana	E5	5	E5	E5	E5	5	5B	5D	AT
Georgia	E5	E6	E5	5	E5	E5	5D	6D	AT
Nathan	4	5	4	E5	4	E5	4D	5D	B

When looking at this data it can be said that we know have 

0 students working well below

6 students were at below the national standard

9 students are working at the national standard after          four years at school

One of the students left the school at the end of term 2, one student arrived at the beginning of the year who also needed extra help.  This student is currently on the SPRING programme.  Another new student arrived at the beginning of term 4 who is not involved in the above data but has been identified as requiring assistance in their maths learning in 2016.

Conclusion

It has been discussed that some of the students who have had all this extra help may not have moved as their abilities are lacking in all curriculum areas.  

The SPRING programme has developed self confidence in many of the students, and this has been sighted in the classroom.  It is evident that the SPRING programme has definitely helped with an increase in number knowledge.  

Parental involvement is also beneficial to students achievement.  

Maths buddy would benefit every student whose parents are willing to pay for it.   

We have looked at the basic fact levels and it is obvious the students who don't complete the follow up work at home have not shown an improvement.  Some of them have stayed at the same basic fact stage all year. 

These students will need to be monitored continually next year

• Ashton
• Raani
• Ariana
• Jaydah-Rose
• Caitlyn
• Armen
• Hayley
• Nathan
• Xavier
• Georgia
• Jennifer