YMCA Dance for Kindness

This term our Project Based Learning (PBL) has been about kindness and the big question was:
How can we build community through our actions?

First, we explored some collaborative activities and discussed how we could include kindness and
build a sense of community through our actions at camp. Next, we were organised into groups where
we had to unpack the above question. In our groups we considered how we could spread community
and kindness through our entire school community. We decided that we would offer something that
was free and would make others happy.

We created an action plan and we put our thoughts and ideas on it we all decided we were
going to do a dance contest we were also give out prize's for the best dancer's.

Reflection:

For our final product our group made a video dancing to the YMCA song.

How did our action build a sense of community? it made everybody in the hub happy

I contributed by recording the video 😎

I think the PBL might impact on others by making other people happier and having fun.

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 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 M&Ms for the team. We were much better at the second challenge because we worked together and it was more easier and fun.

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.Here's a link to are work

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 crystal sets they were shiny and they were bumpy here's an image



Reflection

My highlight from this PBL we sold out real fast because we only had 9 sets

Next time I would make something different and try to make more of them because we only had 9 of them.

my song from music lab

search this up to get my song on music lab https://goo.gl/VrHFcd and once your on you can also make your own song if want to

PBL Blog

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 traditions or religions
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 stories like How Maui stopped the Sun and  I retold the legend of how Maui stopped 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.

Reflection:

For our production I contributed by doing art and being the river.

I think the show might impact on others by my sister will now know about the Battle of the Mountions

What I learned about working with others was fun.

Have you ever been in a performance ?

how maui stopped the sun blog In reading I have been wondering….

hi welcome back to my blog me and my friend Brynn  made  this poster of how Maui stopped the sun

There's a helicopter and under it is magnet holding a rope covering the sun so it wont go down quickly

maths poster blog

hi my name is Harry and i will be talking about my maths poster i will get the image of it for you

Maths Poster

Place Value

Using what we know about place value to solve addition problems  

Here's an example of what I’m doing.  

356+234=590                 500+80+10=590

300+200=500

50+30=80

6+4=10

426+221=647

           600+40+7=647

400+200=600

20+20=40

6+1=7

bye and thanks for looking at the poster

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