Summer Learning Journey for NEXT FOUNDATION

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Today the NEXT FOUNDATION came to Panmure Bride School to launch the Summer Learning Journey movie. The Summer Learning Journey consists of activities that you are able to do in the holidays, these activities help your literacy skills for tests. Many schools take part in this programme and students blog about the topic that . We had a special assembly with some important guests like the Point England School Principal, Mr Burt, Rachel and Hazel from WFRC, Mr Grady, Chairperson Board of Trustees, Ms Grant, Mr Sneddon, Chairperson of Manaiakalani, Mr Jesson from WFRC, Mrs Lee, and Mrs Pritchard and Bill Komod the CEO of the NEXT FOUNDATION. I hope that the Panmure Bridge students are going to win next year and keep up the fun blogging. ( If you would like to watch the movie that was created click here ) 

Christmas in Finland - Collaborative Christmas Challange

 

This week we were set a challenge to use our smart searching skills to find out how Christmas is celebrated around the world. Our group worked collaboratively to find out about Christmas in Finland. We found out that in Finland their Santa is called "Joulupukki". Mataio Josh and I discovered that Christmas is celebrated a different day and is celebrated on 25 December. This screencastify is explaining our learning of our Finland study.

Tech Experience

Friday last week we had our last Tech session for the year. Our first rotation for the year was Food Tech with Mrs Heka. We got to make chicken kebabs, mince pies, truffles, and many more. We also learnt some good recipes and used different cooking equipment to help us bake/cook foods. Our second rotation was graphics with Ms Furguson. We made MDF clocks with our own designs on them. I made a simple clock with some flowers on them. Our last rotation was stained glass, my design was an air balloon. We learnt how to cut glass and how to connect them with soldering iron. This was a long process of steps and we used different colors for our design to make them interesting. I had over 5 pieces of glass to cut and this took quite long. The tech experiences throughout the year were very interesting and we learnt many fascinating skills during our Friday tech.

Geometry Coordination

Today during maths we were working on geometry. We were given a piece of paper and had to follow the sequence of ordered pairs and connect them to the corresponding points on the graph above. We used our ladder rule which was across then upwards. Jorja and I worked collaboratively and were able to solve the problem. Once we finished, we then had to color in our animal.  

Summer Learning Journey

Friday afternoon, Hazel from the University of Auckland came to Panmure Bridge School to introduce us to the Summer Learning Journey, since Rachel was in another school. We will travel in time to learn all about history, people, and events that have shaped our beautiful country of Aotearoa throughout the past two centuries. This holiday's theme is Journey Through Time in New Zealand. This could be a great way to learn about our history, because as well as having an adventure, you are increasing your skill with comprehension and writing skills. 

Social Science @ Tamaki College

Dear Mrs Anderson, 

We have been researching location for your next holiday and we think you should go to: 

1) Lake Balaton, Hungary because it is a freshwater lake and it is a great location where you can relax. It is also one of the most popular places to visit Hungary. Did you know there are heart shaped graves for those who love mysteries? 

2) Taishan, China because it is a great tourist destination and the temples in Taishan hold ancient stone tablets with inscriptions. 

3) Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska because it is a home to the largest marine sanctuary.

4) Shanghai Disney Land, China because it has it's own themed airplane. It also has "Gardens of Imagination" and this will only be found in the Shanghai Disney Land.

On Friday we had an extra rotation of P.E., Robotics and Social Science. We were split into groups of 3 and went to each. I was in Social Science with Ms. Apelu. Some year 12 students at Tamaki College also helped us. We played a game called "persued" and had to find 4 destinations for Mrs. Anderson's dream holiday. We then wrote her a letter and why we think she should go to those locations. We worked collaboratively and got to learn some leadership skills. We all got some toy cars for working so hard.

Athletics Day

Today was the PBS athletics day. The school was split into four groups, red, green, yellow, and blue. There were 9 rotation and sprints at the end. I was in the red team with A.J., Calvin, Shannon and Sa Kae. The year 8's first rotation was rob the nest. We were put into our colored team year groups and had to steal the balls from other groups. This was a tiring game but the team green managed to win this. Our next rotation was long jump, we all struggled but we all won. We then had different rotations that concluded of shot put, basketball, sponge and water game, discus, lifesaver, egg and spoon, and dance and relax station. This was a fun day and then we had our sprints. I came 3rd out of the year 8 girls. I would like to thank some Tamaki College students that have helped us and Mr Ogilvie for setting up this event. 

Year 8 Dance

Since graduation is coming up for the year 8's, we have been having dance sessions with Ashley our dance teacher. Today was our last session with her. We have learnt the: cha - cha, rock n' roll, thread the needle, and some different circle dances throughout the term. We learnt some basics for each dance then we moved onto practicing with the boys. We will be performing these dances at the end of the year, year 8 graduation

Fire Station Visit

Since our focus has been how our community helps us, LS2 went down to the Panmure Fire Station to learn about how they keep us safe. We meet Norm, Bob, and other firefighters. We got to see these firefighters train and many more. We learnt how they help people get out of cars and taught us how to keep safe around fires. They are also first responders and they help those who have heart attacks and more. This was a very enjoyable visit and we learnt how to keep safe and how they help our community. 

Police Visit

Yesterday afternoon a few people from the police department came to Panmure Bridge School with their police dogs and their helicopter named EAGLE. They told us how they keep the community safe from danger. We got to see the Police dogs and landing of the helicopter. They showed us special features of the helicopter. We got to witness how the police dog attacks a criminal.  

Mussel Problems

This weeks maths learning was based on fractions and proportions. Mia and I worked collaboratively to find the solutions to the equations. The last problem was very challenging because we had to use our subtraction and multiplication skills. We had to multiply big number which was very hard.

The Fractions Game

Today in maths we were working on fractions. We played a game where we had to choose the fractions smallest from biggest. This game helped us order our fractions. It was timed and it recorded our score so we could see how you were doing. 

Navigating Novels - Feedback

This term during reading, we were working on navigating novels. We choose a book buddy to act as a critical friend. Shakaia and I read a novel called "A Winters Day In 1939". The activity we choose to work on was feedback. While reading the novel we had to think of 3 questions we could ask our book buddy so we could help them make a stronger connection to the book. Our questions would challenge them to use the evidence in the text to explain their thinking. We then gave them feedback and feed forward. 

Oral Hygiene

This week LS2, have been working on our oral hygiene/oral health. We created a DLO that tells others how and why they should look after their teeth. We used our smart searching skills to remind everyone in our school why looking after our teeth is so important. We included facts explaining the consequences if you don't look after your teeth. Mia, Shakaia, and I added some information about "gingivitis, gums, oral hygiene, cavity's, plague, and tooth decays. This is how we share a community challenge and we had fun creating different DLO's.

Badminton

Badminton today was great. We learned how to use our forehand and backhand technique with the racket. We were learning our forehand strokes and how to keep the game going. 

10th Annual Manaiakalani Film Festival

Yesterday, Panmure Bridge School went to the 10th annual Manaiakalani Film Festival. The whole school went and watched films created by different students. The evening showcase went well and everyone loved the LS1 Zombie movie. We watched many movies from Tamaki Primary and Point England School. We then commented on different movies from different schools. These movies were very enjoyable and some had powerful meanings. 

Drawing Personal Passion

This week I have worked on my CARE awards and 1 of the activities I completed was about my personal passion. This activity was "Excellence and Innovation". My personal passion is drawing. I like drawing characters and flowers and this keeps me relaxed. 

Animal Adaptions - Zebra Shark

Today LS2 was working on Animal Adaptions. We choose an animal that begins with the same letter as your first name. The animal I choose to find out about was the Zebra Shark. We then used our smart searching skills to identify and explain how an animal has adapted to its surroundings. We also found out what they eat, how they look like, where they live, and what their predators are. 

Fireworks Safety

Friday afternoon LS1 came to LS2 to learn about fireworks safety. We made a DLO explaining why and how you should keep safe. Shakaia, Sakina, Victoria, and I made a DLO with 8 firework safety tips. 

Our Local Community - Firefighter helpers

This terms inquiry, LS2 have been learning about our local community. We were put into groups of 3 and choose one of the groups/people who help protect our community. Lyric, Sylis and I choose to write about firefighters.