Technology

Hi. Every Monday The Kaupeka hub go on a bus and go to Linwood collage school for technology. Technology is when you learn new things and focus on a project for a term or 1 each week. The things we do are plastic,food,fabrics,sewing, metal works and wood works. The year 7's do plastics,food,sewing and wood works and then the year 8's do food, metal work, sewing and Fabric. This term I am doing Plastics I have made a dice and a key ring with a netball with a girl defending and a other girl who is shooting the ball in the net. I really enjoy doing plastics. And I then am excited to do the next thing next term.
Have you ever done technology before. If you have did/do u enjoy it?

Swimming lessons !

Hi welcome back to my blog post. 
For the past 2 weeks my school has been doing swimming lessons at QEII. I love learning new things and doing laps up and down the pool. My favorite style at swimming would probably be backstroke or breast stroke. What is you favorite style? 
I cant wait for water safety. 

Swimming sports 2019

Hi. On Friday half of my school did swimming sports it was year 5 to 8. We had to sign up for 2 or 4 strokes. I did freestyle and backstroke. you could choose if you wanted to do widths, 20 meters or 50 I chose 50. We hopped on the bus and then arrived at Jelly Park. Then my race was on I was really excited but nervous at the same time. I hopped in the pool and was ready to do freestyle I Pushed off and when I got to the end I didn't a tumble turn. I swam as fast as I could and ended up coming 3rd I was really happy with my self. My next race was backstroke I was existed for this race because that was my favorite stroke. I ended up coming 3rd again!!. I was still happy of what I came.

Do you like swimming?
Do you do swimming?

Placemat-Reading

In the Kaupeka hub we have been doing Placemat for reading. We had 4 squares and had to come up with 4 names that inspire you I chose Helen Keller, Queen Elizabeth, Walt Disney and Kimiora Poi we had to write some facts why they were great person here is what I wrote.

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 MnMs for the team. We were much better at the second challenge because … We got to have another chance and Because we worked as a team and we worked better than the first time.  

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…  

Reflection

My highlight from this PBL was… Making bath bombs and stress balls with Grace and together we worked good as a team

Next time I would… Made more stress balls because they got sold out quickly

PBL

Hi 

For our PBL we have been doing S.T.E.A.M and that stands for science,Technology,  Engineering, The art and Mathematics.

 On Tuesday December the 4th our School is having a market day. We have been put into groups and we had to come up with a project to sell at the Market. My team had decide to make bath bombs and lip scrub. The lip scrub are only $2.50 and the bathrooms are only $3.50  

We hope to see you there...

How to bottle flip like an expert

Hello welcome back.

For my reading group we have been learning about how to bottle flip like an expert. First thing we did is went to go and get a drink bottle and fill it up to 6 cm. Then we went out side and tired it out. We learnt that if you fill is up to full it want land as much as it would if you filled it up to 6 cm. I landed 20 in total but I think I would of got more if I got time. It was a very fun and interesting to learn about and I hope to do something more like it  again.