RENEWABLE ENERGY!!!

This term in reading I have been reading about this article called Renewable Energy. We read about it because for our  PBL we are looking at how we can help our environment. 

Here are the 5 energy sources that are good for the environment. I summarised the article to help understand what I was reading

1. Solar - Light energy form the sun can be used to heat water and make electricity. It is collected by solar panels. 

2. Hydroelectric energy -  Hydroelectric energy uses the power of moving water. Dams are built to direct river water so that it drives electricity making machinery.

3. Geothermal - Rocks and water deep underground are hot geothermal. This heat can be used to create electricity.

4. Wind - Wind power is collected using wind turbines. The wind turns their blades setting off machinery that changes the energy into electricity.

5. Biomass - Plants can be used as fuels corps leftover food wood and waste can be burned to make energy. 

Do you know how you could make energy or use less energy?

dive into maths

In the Tumu hub we have Been doing Math Mats. Now if you don't know what math mats are then I
will tell right now!!!. So there are 4 squares in the math mats and they are write a story solve it another way solve it numerically and give a visual solution.

We also had to choose a question that would challenge us. Then try figure it out.  We have to do 2 every week. We have to draw picture on Give a visual solution. Here is a picture of of my Math mats. Have you ever made a math Mat before?

Winter sports and Netball courts

Its a another year of winter sports.

I am doing netball this year for winter sports I am in the c team this year for netball
I have an amazing team that plays netball with me. I love playing defence you have to defend the other person and make sure that they don't get the ball. I also really like attack you try get all the goals in and you also defend your other player. Today is my first game of winter sports yay i can't wait to do it.
We go on a bus and go to hagley park and vs other schools. The sport that other people play and the choices that we have are soccer tackle rugby hokey and my personally favorite NETBALL!!!

Ispiring People

In the Tumu hub we have been learning about the environment. we have been lucky enough to have guest speakers come in and talk about what they do to help the environment. Glenn has helped bye
Making some plastic cups that you can use more often they use them at the horn castle arena and the Hagley Ovel and others...They talked how they gave the cups and its like renting it for a day you give a
1 dollar coin for the cup and then when you are finished with it return it back and get your one dollar back..  It menses a bit weird to give the dollar and give it back butt they do that just in case they do not give it back. He also talked about how what cups are made of and now i know that cups are made of
of oil. Also he said that if you put it in the dumb it would not break after about 500 years.
THAT IS CRAZY!!!

How Can you help save the Environment??????

2nd May, Cross Country Day!

Its that time again... You guessed It Cross Country Day.


Yesterday we Did  Cross Country... So We Did a 15 Minute Calm walk to Walter Park. Once we got there We sat down on the Tarps and Read books Play and do lots of other stuff.
I watched some of the Races Because My race was last literally last so I had to play and watch other people do there races. Finally it was my turn to do my Race. After the race had finished  had a pink face it was very tricky but In the end I came 13th place...............   What place did you come in cross country????

Kindness is the way to roll! (PBL)

PBL - Term 1

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 Then we Ended up With. Making cupcakes
Reading a book to Paiaka
and kakano. We set up some chairs. And we would read a book to them.
The book was called the chocolate Factory.

then we Gave them a cool book mark. We Choose 6 people from
Kakano and all of Paiaka could go if they wanted to .
The 2 hubs we choose was Kakano and Paiaka.

Reflection:

For our final product our group made lots of bookmarks and cupcakes.
We choose what book to read to paiaka and kakano.

How did our action build a sense of community in the school
The People that were there Had a wonder full time and they enjoyed coloring in the bookmarks
and taking a another cool bookmark that we made for them.

I contributed by Making Cupcakes and Making bookmarks.

I think the PBL might impact on others by helping them to enjoy
reading the book to them and letting them color a bookmark
and getting a yummy cupcake.

What I learned about working with others was that it will get done a lot quicker if we all do it together.

My fun day at market

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 add a back of the chair on it  

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 these pot plants

click hear!

My highlight from this PBL was selling lots of pot plants

Next time I would try sell more pot plants!

have you ever sold stuff at a market?