Term 4 PBL

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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 MnM's for the team. We were much better at the second challenge because we worked better as a team and we listened to  everyone’s ideas

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.
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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 some lip scrubs and stress balls and we also did a bean bag toss and had lollies as prises


Reflection

My highlight from this PBL was making the lip scrubs and flavouring them because it was fun and we worked together well

Next time I would organise everything a bit more so we don’t run out of time to make more things

See Ya late

PBL Term Three

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 you are from and cultures have Traditions. There is all sorts of different traditions that country’s have.

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 Maui Slowed The Sun,  and The Battle Of the Mountains. I retold the legend of Maui Slowed The Sun 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.

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Reflection: 

For our production I contributed by helping make a dance and adding lines to the script

Reading evidence

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In Tumu we have been doing some reading evidence kind of like my other one on my maths evidence, but it is reading. What I have done is made a character web on Pai a child in a story named The spirit of the bird.

That is all I hope you liked it.

Have you ever read this story before?

My Speech on ...

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Recently in our hub we have been doing speech's and I am going to share with you my speech on trying to convince our teachers to let our school have a dance group.

Here it is.  I hope you enjoy.

Thank you for listening 
I hope you enjoyed m speech.
Bye.

Maths Animation

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In maths we have been working on some presentations on maths to share with our family. 
The strategy that I have done is rounding and compensating

This is what I made. 

I hope you like it.

Thank you for Watching I hope you liked it

Have you ever used this strategy in your maths before?

My Culture is...

My Culture 
Hi and welcome back to my blog. In Tumu our learning focus in P.B.L is What is your cultures tradition. My culture is English.
Traditional Food
Some of the traditional food is fish’n chips and fry ups here is a few pictures of them if you don’t know what they look like.


Traditional Dances
In England one of the traditional dances is Morris dancing here is a clip of the type of dance.

Traditional Sports
 England's traditional sports are Cricket and Football. 


Christmas Traditions  
In England they meet together and have a Christmas turkey for lunch or dinner and sing Christmas carols.




What is your culture? And How do you celebrate certain thing? See Ya Later!

Winter Sport

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Recently Tumu and Kaupeka hub have been going to Winter sport, for the past 4 weeks we couldn't go because it was to wet but finally yesterday it wasn't cancelled so we were able to play.
For Thursday Sport I play netball and I am in the Killer Bees, The Killer bees were going good in the first quarter but in the second and third we were not going as good. But in the end The St Francis Killer Bees won 9 - 7.

So that is it for today.

Have you done Winter Sport Before?