JIN XIA NORA
"I know how this should go, let me tell everyone."
— Nora, January 2026 (classroom observation)
Nora is a capable learner whose main area for development is flexibility when working with peers, as her communication can sometimes come across as bossy in group settings. She completes classwork and homework on time, meets task requirements, and asks questions that help her understand her work. Nora takes initiative in daily routines, often organizing materials, helping set up the classroom, and reminding others of expectations. Our focus moving forward is helping her balance leadership with listening to others’ ideas and sharing control during group work.
Curriculum Overview
Nora's progress across subjects
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Learning Analysis
Skill evidence found in each observation
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Achievements
- Sat quietly and respectfully on the carpet during lessons and rehearsal performances without needing reminders about behaviour.
- Regularly took responsibility for classroom equipment by pushing in chairs, tidying her table basket, and picking up items without being asked.
- Handed out workbooks efficiently and silently, following teacher instructions without disrupting the class.
- Worked cooperatively with any classmate, sharing resources and ideas while completing group tasks respectfully.
- Used textbooks and online sources to research topics, beginning to paraphrase information rather than copying directly.
- Greeted teachers politely each morning and consistently used please and thank you when interacting with adults and peers.
Opportunities for Development
- During research tasks, she could practise explaining why she chose certain information rather than only selecting it.
- Group work could include Nora taking a clearer leadership role, such as organising tasks or guiding the group’s next steps.
- She may benefit from challenging herself with more complex questions when exploring new topics.
- When helping keep the classroom tidy, Nora could support peers by clearly explaining expectations instead of quietly doing tasks herself.
How Nora Has Grown
What Nora has learned to do this year
Approaches to Learning
Attitude & Resilience
Collaboration
Responsibility
Self-Regulation
From November through January, Nora has become more independent in how she cares for the classroom. Early in the year, she was able to sit quietly on the carpet without reminders. Over time, she began taking more responsibility for shared spaces. She now pushes in chairs that are not hers, tidies her table basket, and reminds classmates to keep materials organized. These actions show growing responsibility and awareness of others.
Learner Portrait
Communicator 交流者
Flexible 灵活变通者
Investigator 探究者
Knowledge Constructor 知识建构者
Thinker 思考者
In November, Nora began developing research skills by using textbooks and online resources with support. Over the months, her progress is visible in how she asks questions, selects information, and starts to paraphrase what she reads instead of copying it. She can recall and define information and make simple comparisons when exploring a topic. This reflects steady development in how she works with information.
What We're Working On Together
What Nora is working on right now
Social Studies
Nora is in the growth stage of moving from copying facts to sharing ideas in her own words during research. We are supporting this development by modeling paraphrasing with a teacher-created note-taking sheet and practicing short summaries using textbooks and approved online resources.
Sharing Ideas
Nora is engaged and comfortable speaking in English with adults and peers, and our next step is helping her share her thinking more often in group settings. We are using small-group turn-taking routines and a simple discussion checklist so she can track when she has added an idea.
Leading Learning
Nora shows progress as a confident learner who completes work on time, and we are beginning to build her leadership skills within class activities. We are giving her rotating roles during collaborative research tasks, such as timekeeper or question reader, to support this development.
Looking Ahead
Nora often steps up to help others and take responsibility in the classroom. She has taken the lead in small-group tasks, helped groups finish their work, and regularly arrives early to organize materials. During library time, she stays focused even when the room is noisy and uses feedback to make changes to her work.
Nora will continue working on leading with clear communication and calmer responses when working with peers. With support, she can practice listening to others’ ideas, sharing control in group tasks, and using her strong academic skills in a way that supports the whole group.
Observation Evidence Index
Nora is able to sit quietly on the carpet without any reminders how to behave.
These students never need reminding on how to behave, follow the school rules, follow the class rules, share things. They always get along, always work well with anyone in the class.
She is responsible for classroom equipment, always pushes chairs in, even if the chair is not hers. She tidies her table basket and helps to remind others to also be tidy.
Able to sit on the carpet respectfully and quietly whilst watching others do a rehearsal performance. Able to listen to the instructions of teachers attentively and just be respectful.
These students are able to hand out workbooks to students without talking and disrupting the class. They are able to do this quickly and they are also able to follow other instructions such as the handing out of stationery, handing out of worksheets etc.
All consistently speak to adults and other students in english
Started to develop research skills. Starting to paraphrase information. Using text books and online resources to research.
These students are able to ask lots of questions, explore different topics, select information, recall information, define things. They are able to contrast, compare, and improve and modify their work.
These students are able to ask lots of questions, explore different topics, select information, recall information, define things.
These students are all able to work collaboratively with anyone in the class or anyone in the school. They always work respectfully, they share items, share resources, share ideas and enjoy working as part of small groups or large groups. Even when working with adults they show positive cooperation and they all show responsibility and give each other a role to play within that group.
Enthusaistic learners. Not worried about making mistakes.
Enthusaistic learners. Not worried about making mistakes. completes classwork on time.
Students observed saying please and thank you when books handed to the. In the morning they greet the teacher with a hello or good morning
Said thank you when books handed to them. In the morning they greet the teacher with a hello or good morning.
Always tidies classroom without being asked, whether it's picking things up from the floor or putting books away, following teacher's instructions, following classroom rules and responsibilities.
I observed this student working well with others , listening to instructions, being organised, supportive towards others
I observed these students willingly helping the teacher to organise the classroom and tidy to keep it neat and tidy. They act responsible even cleaning others' mess without seeking recognition.
This student volunteered to go out the front of the class to show everybody how to do the actions to a song.she did this in front of all of the other year 4 classes.
consistently show a very positive attitude towards work even when it is really difficuly. there is a genuine enthusiasm for learning present
This student is still developing her ability to work and be flexible when working with others, sometimes too bossy. She is considerate of others, her communication is sometimes too assertive. However, she takes full responsibility, completes classwork and homework on time, also asks questions to facilitate learning, and meets all the requirements of the work submitted.
always work to the best of their ability. Always polite towards adults. Happy to lend a hand when the teacher needs help. Eager to please teachers and follow classroom general classroom rules
Leo consistently demonstrates strong knowledge in subjects such as maths and english. He is able to research different topics in social studies to learn and find out about new things
Able to research different topics in social studies to learn and find out about new things
Able to sit nicely on the carpet and be respectful during library time. Not easily distracted by other students even in noisy environments. Set good examples for the rest of the students. They remind others how to behave and show them.
These students are way ahead knowledge-wise than the others. In science they are able to complete extended challenges beyond that of their peers. They do not require much adult support, they're not very needy in comparison to the rest of the class.
Able to take advice and feedback and use it to improve things such as their handwriting and classwork.
These students are the first to arrive at school. They offer to help set up the classroom and organsie resources for other students, e.g. handing out books, collecting ipads, erasing boards. They are happy to help. They are polite and greet teachers every day.
These students are the first to arrive at school. They offer to help set up the classroom and organsie resources for other students, e.g. handing out books, collecting ipads, erasing boards. They are happy to help and take responsibility for the classroom.
She said "I can help you with that maths question"
Took a leadership role within a small group. Took responsibility for completion of group task.
