Room 11 Rocks 2015

After an awesome year of learning, We wanted to celebrate by sharing why we think we rock.


           

An Exciting End to Our Year, Wacky Wednesday

This year Room 11 decided not only to showcase and share our learning with whānau and parents, we also ran small workshops to teach them how to use some of the ICT we use. We had a blast and want to thank our whānau and parents for their support and enthusiasm.





                                          



                                         

 

                   

DIY Hangi

Last week, Bankwood kids were lucky to experience a hangi for lunch, and it was yum. So yum, we decided to teach you how to make your own hangi. We used the Doink app for green screening our movie.

               


                             

Inspired By Marcus Winter

Room 11 has been busy getting ready to Skype Marcus winter this week. We are very excited to be talking to him. As  a part of our learning, we have been giving sand art a go.

                Created by: Robert, Kesomi, Jennifer, Alpa, Mahnaya and Lakane                                                                  

Character Description

Mandy has worked hard to describe her brother.

Come and Celebrate With Us

Room 11 is inviting whānau to come and celebrate our learning this year. We are also looking forward to teaching you a thing or two.

Kauri Year 6 Stepping Up Rotation

All children from Kauri Block have been involved in an arts rotation every Friday. As a part of their rotation, year six boys have created a green screen video clip with the theme - Stepping up. This is their first cut of their video clip. It will be replaced with the final cut soon.

Ralph Tells a Story

Room 11 has been busy learning about how to overcome the challenge of writer's block. 

Kauri, Year 6 Girls-Stepping up

All children from Kauri Block have been involved in an arts rotation every Friday. As a part of their rotation, year six girls have created a green screen video clip with the theme - Stepping up.

Blasting Off into Space!

After all our learning, we are proud to share our solution to overcrowding on Earth. We would love you to comment and share your thoughts.








For more of our work please visit our Solar System page.

How to Make Your Own Wobblebot

After making our wobblebots, Room 11 decided to share the fun and tell people how to make their own wobblebots. We hope you have as much fun as we did.

What Do We Do With An Idea?

Do ideas grow or are they just there? 

The next two weeks will see Room 11 reading this book and learning about our brains. Click on the image below to find out about our new learning and our new shared book.

Check Out Our Learning!

Wobblebot Challenge

Room 11 have been problem solving up a storm. We were given the challenge of designing a wobblebot to travel the surface of the moon. We were given 3 flat batteries, 3 pager motors, a foam cup and other bits and pieces to create a winning Moonbot. First, we needed to work out how to power our bots, as we didn't actually know what we had been given at first. With a bit of tinkering, banging, sticking and trailing our moonbots were ready to go.

The challenge is on to find a new home for humans

WALHTs

• understand how places influence people and people influence places
• understand the challenges faced by astronauts when living in space
• use a variety of strategies to solve problems
• know the inquiry process

Blasting Off with Miss Frizzle

For the next two weeks, Room 11 will be taking a ride on the Magic School Bus to explore the Solar System.



Please comment on our learning and if you have any information that could help us, post a blog comment.

Rona and the Moon

Some of Room 11 decided to create a play after reading Rona and the Moon.

Our Solar System Unit is About to Blast Off!

We are beginning to read The Cow Tripped Over The Moon this week as a fun way to blast off into our solar system unit. Over the next two weeks, we will be building an inquiry around our solar system, inventing wobble bots to travel over the moon's surface and building a solar system of our own. If you have any suggestions or would like to be involved in a part of our learning, leave a comment and we will get back to you.

Click on the image below to view our shared book learning experiences.

After reading this great story, we were able to identify the BTBWCB tools that cow used to achieve her goal.

                       

                     


                    

                    

Maths Inquiry Inspired by the All Blacks

This term we are kicking off with a maths inquiry inspired by the All Blacks. We looked at the following photo of the All Blacks and looked for the maths. Room 11 then created some questions that we wanted to find the answers to.

Image from: http://www.sanzarrugby.com/therugbychampionship/news/dan-carter-ruled-out-for-the-all-blacks/

We want to know:

• How many Room 11s would it take to weigh the same as the All Blacks?
• How much more do the All Blacks weigh in comparison to Room 11?
• How many boots are on the field?
• How many Room 11s would we need to be the same height as the All Blacks?
• How many stripes are there on their socks altogether?
• How many test matches has Richie played compared to Dan?
• How many All Blacks would it take to measure the same as a goal post?
• How many meters of cable are used by the TV cameras?
• How many Room 11s would it take to cover the whole pitch?
• How old are the All Blacks put together?
• What is the difference of age compared to the All Blacks and Kauri Block?
• What is the average age of an All Black?

Please share any questions you may have with us, we would love to hear your ideas.

Tutorials will be placed on the maths page to help us.

Short Story Writing

We have been learning how to write a short story and used the below short movie as inspiration. Some of us used Powtoon and booktrack to publish our writing.







Author: Lakane

Maori Language Week is Nearly Here.

The kick off of term 3 will see Room 11 learning Te Reo. We will be using our shared book, Rona and the moon to get started.


Click on the picture below to get a head start on learning Te Reo.

You can visit the following website to practise your new learning.

http://www.tokureo.maori.nz/index.cfm/1,195,0,43,html/Episode-Exercises?p=1#

Room 11 Problem Solvers

As a part of our change unit, we have been learning about inventing and how inventors problem solve. Please add a comment if you can add to our learning.

We Can Change the World With Our Inventions!

Over the next two weeks Room 11 will be busy thinking, tinkering, hammering, wrenching, making and unmaking gadgets. Please join us on our inventing journey by reading our blog comments and commenting on our learning. We will be reading the book Rosie Revere,  Architect, which will lead us down a path of problem solving, thinking, and inventing. Click on our shared book page to see what we are learning.

Camp Raglan

Room 11 had an amazing time at camp facing challenges and trying activities we had never done before. We are so grateful for all the parent support and how they encouraged us to succeed and overcome our fears. We would like to share our letters and memoirs with you. 

Lest We Forget

As a part of our change unit, we remember the soldiers, our tipuna (ancestors) who gave so much and the many who sacrificed their lives that changed our world today. 


Click the graphic to go to our shared book learning this week.

Our Super Heroes to the Rescue

We looked at what it means to be a responsible digital citizen. We also learned about using netiquette to leave a positive footprint when we are online. Click on the image to read our super hero comic strips.

Stop Animation using Lego Movie Maker

Yes, by the end of the week, most of us will have worked collaboratively to write a narrative and film it. Watch this space for our movie blockbusters. To find out how to use Lego Movie Maker go to our apps tutorial page.

A Bus Called Heaven

Our Shared book for the next two weeks explores how a community can work and live together to create a sense of belonging, acceptance and how we can all make a difference.

Click on the picture to take you to our comments as we read the book.

We look forward to sharing our learning with you and would appreciate any comments you may like to make.

We Think, We Try, We Succeed!

Room 11, 2015 have got off to a flying start in our team building challenge. We worked together in teams to build the highest, free-standing structure to hold a giant marshmallow at the top. All teams displayed creativity and ingenuity when thinking of  a plan for their structure. They also worked co-operatively to build their structure with great success. When things didn't work out so well, the teams didn't give up and came up with another plan. We are proud to show you our successes.