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iPads & Beebots...

On Thursday the teina worked with Elizabeth.  They were learning how to programme the Beebots and play the game Wero Putiputi.  How many steps forward did you need to programme your Beebot to land on a putiputi?

After morning tea we learnt how to take quality pictures.  We went on a treasure hunt to see if we could take photos of different things...

Here are some of the photos we took...

Learning how to use Beebots...

Dream Room Area and Perimeter

As part of our measurement unit, taurima and tauono have been learning how to find area and perimeter. To show their learning, ākonga designed their dream room then worked out the dimensions of their chosen objects. 

Check out their amazing creations...

Matariki Bag tags & Key rings...

Some our our students in Ata Hāpara worked with Elizabeth to deisgn and create a key ring or bag tag inspired by Matariki.  They were printed on our new 3D printer...Check our our designs!

Moon Phases That Will Inspire You

Yesterday, we were learning about Moon Phases as part of our maramataka study.
First, students were able to choose what type of display they liked the most. Next, we planned our mahi by drawing and labelling diagrams of what we expected our display to look like.
Before creating our displays we then needed to do some research about different moon phases and the Māori ingoa for each phase.

Check out some of our awesome mahi below.

Tau Whitu, Tau Waru - Haerenga Ki Spencer Park

As part of our akomanga and their introduction to the William Pike Challenge, we along with the Tangaroa year 7 and 8 students attended an overnight camp at Spencer Park. Students were responsible for getting themselves to the campground either by bike or by foot. Many found this challenging and our waewae were certainly feeling it when we got there. Students were also responsible for setting up their tents and preparing their own menu and cooking this individually or in teams. The following day students opted into an activity. One group got to learn bush survival skills. They learnt the food that could be foraged for. We built huts to shelter ourselves if lost in the bush. We also learnt how to find Huhu grubbs in rotten logs and many of us even got to sample these delicacies.

Taniwha Battle Bots...

Task:  Turn your Sphero into a Taniwha Battle Bot.  Your Taniwha Battle Bot will swin in the roto.  The aim will be to catch (pop) another Taniwha's tail.  The balloon must be stuck to the back of your Taniwha Battle Bot (it can't be floating behind).  Who will be the last Taniwha swimming?

Intention:
* work together to solve a problem
* drive a Sphero
* make a prototype of your design and make modifications

How could you improve the design of your Taniwha Battle Bot?  What would you do differently next time?

Check out more photos on Rāwhiti School's eLearning blog.