Banqer

In kaupeka we have been using Banqer as a Rewarding system so when a Teacher sees you doing something good you get rewarded with virtual money. I thinks that this is a good System because it
is fun and at the same time other
people are learning about money.

Swimming Lessons.

Swimming Lesson's

Each day at school each class is taken to the new QEII centre for swimming lessons. 

Our classes are split into three group depending on how much you can do and then everyone has a 25 minute session with there groups. my class goes from 9:20am to 10:30am.

Swimming Sports 2019.

On the 14th of February Year 5 to 8 went to Jellie Park to Do Swimming Sports, Swimming Sports is when everyone in those Year groups chooses a swimming race of either: Freestyle, Backstroke or butterfly and you can choose either swimming the width of the pool, 25 Metres or 50 metres the people who are the final winners of 50 metres then go into zones to see who the overall winner is. 

Placemat's

In our Hub we have been making placemats,
on our placement we had two write down 4 people
that we thought were great and why,
Here is mine,

Martin Luther King. Jr Biography.

In our hub we have been doing Biography's on
people we think are great. I have done mine on
Martin Luther king. Jr

Martin Luther King.

Martin Luther king JR was born on the 15 of January 1929 in Atlanta Georgia USA and
was named after his father. Martin went to David T. Elementary school which was segregated.
high school for Martin was at David T. Howard High School and started there when he was only 15 years old,
then went on to Boston University to study medicine and law, and in 1952 meet Coretta Scott and
then a year later married her.

Martin soon strive for racial equality and in 1955 he lead the historic bus boycott in Washington DC
to make bus segregation illegal… Then a year later it became legal for both races to be on the same
bus at the same time.  In 1959 Him and his wife went on a pilgrimage in India to meet Mahatma Gandhi’s
family and at the same time He became co pastor at Dexter Avenue Baptist Church then in a years time
he accepted the role of being a pastor at Dexter Avenue Baptist Church.

In 1964 Martin made history by being the youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace award, Then sadly
in 1968 martin was standing outside on his balcony when he was assassinated at 6:01 PM he
was shot by James Earl Ray a Firearm, Martin was sent to St. John's hospital and died at 7:05 PM. Martin
was buried on the 9 of April 1968 at Martin Luther King Jr National historic Park. In 1986 Former president
Ronald Reagan made the twentieth of January Martin Luther King. Jr day a public holiday.

Martin made his own mark in history when in 1964 segregation was made illegal by the supreme
court, no longer were schools, jobs or transport segregated. Martin always Believed In nonviolent Protests
and out of the he got a great change in America.

In Conclusion, I think that martin Luther is great because if wasn’t for his determination and
perseverance Most school’s would be segregated and Racism would continue. To end this biography
I am going to tell you one of his famous quotes,
"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that."

References:

Martin Luther King. Jr-  History

Martin Luther King. Jr- Timeline

The King Years- Timeline

Practical PBL

In term 4 we have been doing PBL our driving question is how  can we use a S.T.E.A.M approach to make a marketable

S cience

T echnology

E ngineering

A rt

M athematics

My group has been making candles We have made a advertising blurb

Blurb

Hello we are the... St Francis Queen Marshmallows

and for our project based learning we have been

making sconce’s meaning… candle’s... they have

unique scents. creamy coconut and zesty

lime for only $1.50 It has been really fun

making and testing our Candle’s, we hope you

like them.

Market PBL.

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&M’S for the team.
We were much better at the second challenge because we could all use our different skills.

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 candles↓↓↓↓

Reflection

My highlight from this PBL was... selling and buying things from
different stands and getting sold out in 10 minutes.

Next time I would... make more candles with

my team to sell and do a buy two get one half price.