MOTAT

On Tuesday we visited MOTAT, New Zealand's largest transport and technology museum.
We discovered how far things have come since settlers first came to New Zealand and explored the way technological development has transformed the way we live now, and will continue to impact our lives as we move towards the future.

Harakeke Flowers

This week Room 1 is celebrating Maori Language week. 

Today we made Harakeke (flax) Flowers. We learned about some of the tikanga around harvesting harakeke and cut two pieces each to weave from our Sunnyhills School's supply. 

While we were cutting Mrs Daniels was with her Enviro group and found a weta which we all were very interested in. 

Room 1's first woven piece is to be given away to someone special in their lives.

Maths Week is here ...

Today Room 1 worked hard to solve problems together in the Survivor Series task to crack codes and in the Daily Dollar task where questions answered correctly earned dollars. 

Every day this week there is a new code to crack and dollars to earn! 

At the end of the week a correct code will lead to some treasure and a winner with the most dollars.

Go Room 1!

Scratch

Room 1 now have Scratch accounts through Mrs Poole's Teacher Account, a new and fantastic feature, as it lets us view and share each others work. We can 'look inside' other peoples projects to learn new skills. Leo (the expert) showed us some of the features of Scratch to get us started. Our focus was to have a 'play' and work collaboratively to gain new knowledge and skills. 

If you haven't yet heard about Scratch, click here for a link to the Parents page on their website. 

Scratch says on their website ...

Scratch is a programming language and an online community where children can program and share interactive media such as stories, games, and animation with people from all over the world. As children create with Scratch, they learn to think creatively, work collaboratively, and reason systematically - essential skills for life in the 21st century. 

Genius Hour

Term 2's Genius Hour has been completed!

After presenting their projects, Room 1 reflected about their learning during Genius Hour.
Here are some of the comments:

• Genius Hour taught me about teamwork
• I had lots of challenges which made me frustrated but I showed resilience to get my work done
• I learnt how to manage myself which is one of the key competencies
• I learnt lots of things from the person I was working with
• I learnt how to use a website called Vibby which I will use again
• I can't wait to do Genius Hour again, I will do things differently next time, like something that impacts on more people

Here are Room 1's Genius Hour presentations.

   

Leo	How might I accessorise a go-kart so it can stop and start faster and teach others how to safely play around wheels?	Link
Jasmine, Mikayla and Cynthia	How might we design and make three costumes that the students in Room 10 can use for their dress up box?	Link
Bella and Abby	How might we design and make a gym costume that includes pants and a leotard with padding in the uncomfortable places and is easy to wear?	Link
Austin	How might I design and make a go-cart from recycled materials for myself to use at home to keep me busy?	Link

Kate and Morgan	How might we create a board game for Room 1 to play?	Link
Kenny and Ryan J	How might we make some origami that is easy but cool for beginners?	Link
Nicholas	How might I make a healthy energy drink?	Link
Richie	How might I make a habitat for worms and insects to survive in?	Link
Ryan H	How might I make a box for Room 1’s Caught for Being Good cards?	Link
Tim and Finn	How might we design and make a bench for Room 1 so that people can use it for a workspace?	Link

Adam and Heath	How might we create our own sport game that people will play and enjoy?	Link
Abinash and Blake	How might we create a science experiment for Room 1 so that they become interested in science?	Link
Emily and Ayla	How might we make a dance costume out of recycled materials that we can wear and perform in?	Link
Connie and Samantha	How might we create a board game for people that like Quidditch and Harry Potter?	Link
Declan C and Declan A	How might we make a healthy may but still taste nice?	Link

3G/4G by Adam

3G/4G by Ryan J

Soccer Sandwich by Nicholas

Rollerskating Roast by Mikayla

Butterfly Biscuits by Jasmine

Movie Muffins by Daniel

Sweet Sleepovers by Cynthia

Ice Skating Ice Blocks by Ayla

Homely Ham by Blake

Queenstown Quiche by Finn

Sleepover Sushi by Ryan J

Troupe Trifle by Samantha

Rugby Rolls by Ryan H

Weekend with Mum Waffles by Bella

Russell Rice by Heath