Market Day

                                                           Market Day  

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 Mathis

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 Mn-Ms for the team. We were much better at the second challenge because I was better the second time because i already had a go to practice

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.

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 this we made bubble lava lamps it wasn't not eatable and they were colorful

Reflection  

My highlight from this PBL was coming up with all the ideas because it fun to think of what to do and its exciting

Next time I would make something different because I like to challenge myself next time because that was easy.  

Have you ever made lava lamps and sold them?

Project Based Learning and The Arts

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 when people celebrate their own traditions around the world .

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  The battle of the mountains, Maui and the Sun and others.

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.

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Reflection:

For our production I contributed by adding some bits to the script adding some parts to make it interesting.

I think the show might impact on others by they will remember the story of the battle of the mountain because we acted it out

What I learned about working with others was being in a group gives more ideas to use.

Reading

                                                             Reading Evidence
Welcome back to Lexi's blog

Today I'll be talking to you about reading so I'll be telling you about what book I've been reading .

So one day this boy and his sister called Jo were in her room and the boy said "Was that a fantail that just flew in the window  he was getting so worried because he knows if a fantail fly through the window then its bad luck like someone could die and Jo didn't know that so then he got so worried and told his family and they didn't believe him so he read the story about the fantail flying through the window and that someone did die.so then he went to hide and then he went back to see what it was doing and it actually was just a pair of socks flying through the window


Have you ever had a fantail fly through your window?   

my culture

Welcome back to my awesome blog post.Today ill be sharing about my culture . my mum is from English  that what makes me half English  . In England they love to eat Yorkshire puds .So every Sunday we go to my nanny house for tea. For tea we have Yorkshire puds.For our family disruption we go to a place called kit ere  at the camp site we o there every year for ten days we satay at a camp site by the beach go there with all my cousins and we go in the boat and we do skying i hope you enjoy my blog see you next time .



do you have a family culture  and what do you do to celebrate?

the amazing asebaley

Welcome back i will be talking about my kapa huka we have been geting up eraly in the morning

our new timetable

Welcome back to my blog. I am going to be talking about our new timetable we have been doing this week. We have a sheet to show people that are making there sandwiches so they know when it is our turns to make them. They have labels above the plates so you know what sandwiches  you are going to eat. We have the sandwiches because it makes you mind work harder and you think better. You can carry your drink bottles  around to help you think as well and has been helping me .






                                           What will you do to help you think better ???