Brilliant Bath Fizzies

This term our Project Based Learning (PBL) has been about design and the big question was; How can we use a Steam approach to make a marketable product?

First we learned what STEAM stood for.
S for Science
T for Technology
E for Engineering
A for the Arts
and M for Maths
Then we were given challenges. The first to make a chair using newspaper, string and straws that was able to hold a figure made out of multi-link blocks.
Then; make a table that was able to balance MnMs for the team. We were much better at the second challenge because we had a good picture of what we were making as in the first one we were just going with whatever we could.

In Literacy we learned to write up science experiments and to write a technology report using the design process of ask, imagine, plan, create, improve and share.
Technology Examplar

Our next step was to form teams and ask ourselves the big question again.
How can we use a Steam approach to make a marketable product? Our aim was to create enough products or experiences and sell it to raise money for charity.

My team made Bath Fizzies.

Reflection

My highlight from this PBL was learning how to work as a team, I also enjoyed getting the time to make and get all the ingredients necessary. Next time I would make more of smaller portions. I wouldn’t change the way we worked as a team, as I thought that we worked decently well.

Brilliant bath bombs and luscious lip scrubs

Kia Ora and welcome back.
This term we have been using a STEAM approach to make a marketable product,
for our market day in week 8.Tuesday the 4th of December. My team has made a
good decision on making bath bombs and lip scrubs. We started to figure out what
we can make and how could make it, what ingredients we would need , and who was
buying each one. After we made those decisions we went of over the weekend  
and on Monday we came back with all the ingredients we needed. On Tuesday we
started making some lip scrub. On the Wednesday we started to try out the bath
bombs. Both of or products were successful and we are really excited for our market
day.
We hope to see you there!

PBL performance

This term our Project Based Learning (PBL) has been about cultural stories and the big question was;
What is the significance in the 21st Century of our Cultural stories?

First we brainstormed what culture is and came up with lots of ideas.Culture is where we are from and traditions like special holidays or special food we eat with our families and friends.
Then we thought about our own culture and talked to our parents about our traditions and heritage. I wrote a post about my family and things we like to do.
In Literacy we read and discussed myths and legends from around the world then we concentrated on Maori legends. I read how Maui Slowed the Sun, Hatupatu and the Bird Women, Paika and the Whale and Maui and the Giant fish.  I have retold the legend of Maui and the Giant Fish in my own words.

We made a performance about the story Battle of the Mountains. Some students wrote the script, some students took on the job of making all the artwork, some worked hard on organising the music and others took on the role of bringing the story alive with dance and drama.

Here is a photo of me in the preparation of making a sign for our amazing production:

Reflection:
For our production I contributed by painting the background and helping set up a lot of the artwork and making a sign for the beautiful Pihanga!

I think the show might teach others about something they don’t know, and our parents will be proud of us and all our hard work.

What I found interesting about working with others? Well I had a lot of fun producing the artwork with my friends. But a couple of times there were some decisions we had to make that we sometimes didn’t all agree on so we had to figure out a way to compromise.

Reading evidence!!

This is my video

We had to do our reading evidence about the importance of cultural stories and heres my video. The script was written by me. But I had my friends help me record.

Awesome Australia

Hi welcome back to my blog.
Today I'm sharing with you about my holiday. So on the 11th of August 2018, I hopped on the plane and I was away. After 3 long hours we landed in the sunny land of Australia. We were in the Gold coast for four days. When we got there it was 7:00 on a Saturday night. We went for a swim and we had pizza for tea. The next day was Sunday and we went to Carrara markets and harbour town shopping centre. I blew my budget. The next day we went to Dream world and it was so fun my favourite ride was the Hot wheels sidewinder. It went so fast and there were 2 loop de loops and one big drop! Then on Tuesday we went to White Water World. White Water World was so fun. My favourite water slide was called the RIP. You get into a big tube then it goes dark and you do a vertical drop it was so fun! The scariest water slide called the Wedgie. For the wedgie you stand in a little room with your hands behind your head and your legs crossed.  Then the man drops the floor out from underneath you and you go flying down. The Lifeguard at the bottom said that it was less than 10 seconds from the top to the bottom. When we woke up on the fourth day it was our last day in the Gold Coast. We went shopping again and went back to Dreamworld for a couple of hours then we headed of to Brisbane. When we arrived at Brisbane it was Wednesday night. The next day we took our friend's dog Paris to the beauty parlour while my mum,dad and Davis went shopping. The next day was my birthday. I got so many cool presents. Then we travelled to the Sunshine Coast. My favourite part of the Sunshine Coast was the Australia zoo. I loved having my birthday on holiday. This was a good holiday and I want to go back as soon as I can.

Where is your favourite holiday destination?
Have you ever been overseas? 

Punctuation!

Perfect Punctuation

In class this term we have been learning to add lots of punctuation to our writing. We wrote a story abut meerkats, and we tried to use as much punctuation as  we could.

One summer's morning when I woke with a start I popped my head out of my dusty burrow. In the clear
distance hanging on a tall, healthy tree hung a bright, pink and yellow mango. I jumped with excitement as I
woke the other meerkats up.“Simon” I yelled.
“Yes boss right to it” said Simon with a lazy moan in his voice.
As Simon popped out of the burrow his long fingernails dug into the soft, golden sand. His eyes went bright
as he fell to the ground with amazement. I lifted his very heavy floppy body as all the other meerkats rushed
towards me. We walked slowly towards the tree as the ferocious volter flew down and landed on the barky,
brown tree. The queen of meerkats jumped out from behind the tree, she jumped for the fruit as her paw
clutched onto the fruit, the fruit fell to the ground. On its way down to the ground the big black voltur
swooped past and picked it up. The queen meerkat went flying through the sky, and that was the last that
they saw of her.

Family Culture

Hi welcome back to my blog. Our learning focus for Project Based Learning this term is culture. We have done some research and asked our parents lots of questions to find out which country we are from, or have relatives from. My parents have told me that I have some Scottish and some English. Next we researched the sports, food, clothing and lots of other stuff of our culture.







SCOTTISH SPORTS Shinty is a team game played with sticks and a ball. In shinty, a player is allowed to play the ball in the air and is allowed to use both sides of the stick, called a caman, which is wooden and slanted on both sides.SCOTTISH FOODS Haggis is a Scottish dish consisting of a sheep's or calf's offal mixed with suet, oatmeal, and seasoning and boiled in a bag, traditionally one made from the animal's stomach.SCOTTISH CLOTHING The term Highland dress describes the traditional, regional dress of the Highlands of Scotland. Men's highland dress includes a kilt or trews of his clan tartan.