Our Amazing 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 discussed our ideas and used all of them to build a strong table that could hold all of the M&Ms.

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 bubblegum and lemonade lip scrubs. We found some really good lip scrub recipes and made some changes to make them even better.


Reflection

My highlight from this PBL was that all our lip scrubs sold out really quickly and that people really loved our product. It was also really fun to make the lip scrub and I really enjoyed

Next time I would put an umbrella above our stand so that our lip scrubs wouldn’t melt. I would also try make the lip scrubs less oily because they were quite a bit oily so I had to make them all again.

St Francis of Assisi Market Day

This term for PBL, we are doing STEAM which stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Maths. At the end of the term, on the 4th of December, we are having a whole school market day where we will be selling things that we have made at school.

My team, Cleo, Megan, Lucas, Christopher and me, are making lip scrubs for only $1.99! We are making two different flavours, brilliant bubblegum and lovely lemonade.
Both flavours are really nutritious for you lips. They are also really yummy too. 

We hope to see you at the market day!

What flavour would you buy?

Our Amazing Performance

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, celebrations, reunions, stories, traditions, religions and holidays.
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 and the Sun, Maui and the Goddess of Fire, Battle of the Mountains and Maui and the Big Fish. I wrote my own legend about how the Zebra got its Stripes.

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 a ballet dance.

I think the show might impact on others by making our parents, friends and teachers proud. 

What I learned about working with others was that when you work together you can make something really awesome.

Battle of the Mountains Quiz

Hi everyone,
In my Reading Workshops I have been learning to ask good quality questions. I have created a quiz using puzzlemaker.com to use with the Maori legend called Battle of the Mountains that we have been reading. You can read the story below the quiz.

Battle of the Mountains Questions:

Who was the oldest mountain?
What were Ruapehu and Ngauruhoe doing?
What was Pihanga wearing?
Where did Taranaki go after the fight?
Who is Te Ra?

Now can you find all the correct answers to these questions in the wordfind below?

M Q K S M T F C P K S U E A I
A N U S T O T X B G O B K B S
A H J G G N L P S D Y G R G A
D X C E B G L A L C J F F D H
P I K I K A I A R E R O K U E
N F H D Y R Y J N W G P J C L
R E R I B I B O V P S A M I Q
E H N H C R F K F R Z O L M Y
S G A T L O P N B P H C G H G
C T U F L I I C O X L X N Y E
L L Z T Q C I Z M G B E O P N
M T C H W Q L M U S Y V N I U
E I T X P X P V U M M O R T B
U D V D C T N O F B Q M I U Y
U H E M B K Z S S V D H A A L

The Battle of the Mountains

The great mountain Tongariro felt uneasy as he looked across the gap at the scowling faces of Taranaki, Tauhara and Putauaki. He knew they were about to challenge him for the love of Pihanga.

Pihanga stood straight and still, sad at the situation that was brewing, for gentle was the nature of this beautiful lady who wore the fragrant cloak of the piki kaiarero.

Meanwhile Ruapehu and Ngauruhoe played, happy in the innocence of childhood, oblivious to the mounting tension around them.

The restless mountains hovered nearby, each preparing to claim Pihanga as his bride. But Tongariro stood in their way.

Tongariro, the tuakana, the eldest, watched, his eyes steady as each of the rival mountains stepped up and issued their challenge. Then, with the formalities over, the war began!

Loud rumblings rattled from deep inside of Taranaki. The ground shook with his passion, and out of his top knot flew red hot rocks that careered straight at the waiting Tongariro.

Retaliating immediately, Tongariro let out a deafening roar and sent boulders of fire hurtling back at Taranaki. Putauaki and Tauhara, seeing their chance, came from behind while Tongariro’s attention was diverted. Great flows of boiling lava came spilling out of their craters and rushed wildly at Tongariro’s back.

Pihanga’s warning gasp alerted the agile mountain, who quickly sidestepped the boiling rovers of volcanic spew.

The battle raged on. The earth shook and the air was thick with sulphurous fumes. Fierce was the fight for the beautiful Pihanga.

A mighty blow from Taranaki sent the topknot of Tongariro flying through the air and it landed with a tremendous splash in the great lake nearby. And still the deafening mountain fought back, for great was the courage and endurance of the noble Tongariro. And, at the end of the day, it was these qualities that finally won through.

Sorely beaten, the three challengers used the cloak of the night to make their retreat. The two youngest mountains headed away towards the east. Tauhara, the romantic, kept looking back to catch one last glimpse of the lovely Pihanga. He knew now that she could never be his wife. He reached no further than the northern end of the great lake Taupo-nui-a-Tia.

Putauaki traveled much more swiftly, for he wished to put much distance between himself and his lost love. He journeyed to the very end of the flat lands of Kaingaroa where he still stands, a lonely sentinel of the Bay of Plenty.

Taranaki, much older, and having much more pride to deal with, wanted to suffer his defeat in private. He turned and headed westward, to the place of the setting sun. In his haste to get away he gouged a deep furrow down which began to flow the Wanganui river.

On seeing his opponent leaving. Tongariro let out a blood-curdling scream, a mighty cry of victory that echoed out through that dark night.

Taranaki, thinking that he was being pursued by his victor, called upon the wisdom of the ancient realms to help him.

Up he rose, and through the air he soared to a spot far away in the west. And at this very moment, the first rays of Te Ra came skipping over the landscape, transfixing the fleeing mountains.

At a safe distance, and still bristling with resentment, Taranaki turned and hurled stinging insults at Tongariro.

And across the great distance that now lay between them, Tongariro heard the insults of Taranaki and felt sad, for he well remembered the friendship they had all shared in their childhood.

Seeing the grief of her beloved companion, Pihanga sent soft clouds of love to embrace and soothe him, for great was the love of this gentle lady.

And over the years, the bond between them has been steadfast, and they stand side by side to this very day.

My Speech

Hi and welcome back to another blog post. Today I am going to be sharing with you my speech about why I love my mum and dad. I hope you enjoy!

Have you ever made a speech? If you have, what was it about?

How to make a quality blog post!

Hi everyone and welcome back to my blog. Today I am going to be showing you how to create a quality blog post in the slide show below.

Maths - Using what we know about reversing to solve problems like ___ + 2.9 = 8.1

Maths

Hello and welcome back to my blog. Today I am going to be sharing a strategy that I am learning in maths. This strategy is called - Using what we know about reversing to solve problems like __ + 2.9 = 8.1. 

Here is my screencastify to show you how to use this strategy. I hope you learn something.

Can you use the strategy that I just showed you to solve this problem 
__+6.8 = 8.5?