The Learning Pit…..continued! 

As students approach the pointy end of the Term, most have been involved in assessment over the last few weeks. There has been plenty of time spent in the learning pit and it has been fabulous to hear what the students themselves have had to say about it: 

Zia (Year 1) We are writing letters in my class and when I had to write my first letter it was hard because I was nervous it would be too scribbly. I kept on trying. I asked a buddy to help me when I got stuck. 

Kai (Year 4) I was in the learning pit when I was learning about division. I felt confused. I asked a buddy – my mum! She helped me with some strategies and I climbed out of the pit and I’m not confused anymore!  

Zane (Year 4) You need to go THROUGH the learning pit, not just jump across to the other side, otherwise you won’t have done the learning! I had to go into the learning pit when I had to do a big writing assessment. I was positive I could do it but when I started it was actually really hard! I could ask the teacher for some help and she walked me through the assessment and I learnt a bit more about what was expected. I got it done by doing the hard work myself.