Percy Perseverance

I am Percy the PERSEVERING Penguin.

I am not put off by being stuck.
I keep on going when it is really difficult and find my own
way through a problem.
I understand that learning can be a struggle sometimes.
Noticing Ned
I am Ned the NOTICING Newt.
I notice how things look.
I notice what things are made of and how they behave.
I notice detail.
I notice patterns.
Andy Absorption
I am Andy the Absorbing Antelope.
I am engrossed in what I am doing.
I dont notice the time passing by.
I m really focussed on what I am doing.
Intoto Interdependence
I am Intoto the INTERDEPENDENT Iguana.
I know when to learn with others and when to learn by
myself.
I can keep on task when working with others.
I can choose when I need help after I have tried myself
first.
Manny Managing
Distractions
I am Manny the MANAGING DISTRACTIONS Monkey.
I know what distracts me.
I make choices to stop my distractions.
I know who distracts me and I make choices to stop that
distraction.
I can get on with my work quickly after I have been dis-
tracted.
Collin Collaboration
I am Collin the COLLABORATING Crocodile.
I can work well as part of a group.
I can contribute to group work or paired work.
I listen at the right times.
I respect and value everyones ideas.
Imi Imitation
I am Imi the IMITATING Indian Elephant.
I can learn from others.
I can notice how others have worked and imitate them.
I can notice good examples and use them in my work.
I can notice detail and include in my work.
Emsy Empathy & Listening
I am Emsy the EMPATHETIC & LISTENING Emu.
I can put myself in other peoples shoes to see the world
from their point view.
I can show I am listening by using eye contact and I am
aware of my body language.
I understand feelings used with words.
Reasoning Rooney
I am Rooney the Reasoning Footballer.
I can explain why I have made a choice.
I can give reasons when I make a choice.
I can use reasons when I give my opinion.

Questioning Quo
I am Quo the QUESTIONING Quokka.
I want to know why and how.
I ask what if?
I ask good, quality questions when I am stuck.

Mo Making Links
I am Mo the MAKING LINKS Meerkat.
I look for connections with work I have done before.
I like to find ways of fitting things together.
I can find and make patterns

Indy Independent
I am Indy the INDEPENDENT Indochinese Tiger.
I can use all my learning muscles when I get stuck.
I can work by myself.
When I get stuck I know what to do to become unstuck.

Imagining Isla
I am Isla the IMAGINING Impala.
I can picture how things might look.
I can imagine how things might sound, feel, be.
I can explore ideas.
I can dream about different possibilities.
Planning Pooly
I am Pooly the PLANNING Panda.
I know what I want from learning.
I can plan in steps to get where I want.
I can access which resources I need.

Revising Rocky
I am Rocky the REVISING Rabbit.
I can change my plans as I am working.
I can monitor how things are going.
I can change my plans when I have had a better idea.
I can go over work that I have done to help myself under-
stand.
Distilling Denny
I am Denny the DISTILLING Dinosaur.
I can find the key information and facts from long pieces of
writing.
I can identify what I have learned from work and tasks.
I can think about where I can use my learning again.

Meta-Learning Morgan
I am Morgan the META-LEARNING Mongoose.
I know how I learn best.
I know what my learning strengths are.
I know what learning muscles I need to work on.
I want to become a better learner.
Capitalising Congo
I am Congo the CAPITALISING Camel.
I can use different resources to help my learning and un-
derstanding.
I can use: books, the internet, pictures, people and my own
experiences as a resource.