The Sound Of Music

 On Thursday this week at Paihia School in Te Ngahere we have been doing some music on Google Music Lab. Google Music Lab is a website that makes learning music easier and fun. We’ve done three lessons. The rhythm lesson, the melody lesson and the Kandinsky lesson. What I thought was hard was probably when I had to come up with a beat because I didn’t know how to make music. What I think I could do better next time is maybe try to actually make music instead of mucking around with it. What type of music would you make?

The Explanation Of Newton’s Law

 Last week we have been learning to write about bottle rockets but before we started writing we made a plan. In our plan we decided what the name of the title is going to be, what the paragraphs are going to be about and some more stuff. Then we started to write. What I thought was hard was probably when I had to decide what to write for paragraph 2 because I didn’t know what to write but then I eventually figured it out. What I thought was easy was maybe when I had to come up with a title because all I needed to do was come up with the title and write it. Do you understand Newton’s law of motion?

The Wonder Launch

 In Te Ngahere we have been continuing the Wonder Project. During that time my group has been modifying our rocket and launching it. Our first launch wasn’t that successful then we modified it by making the fins stronger and changing the fin design. Our second launch wasn’t that successful either. What I thought was easy was probably when I had to do someone else's job when they were away because I didn’t really know what to do. What I think I could do better next time is try to contribute more. What fin design would you have used if you did this?

The Importance Of Kawa Of Care

 For a few weeks at Paihia School in Te Ngahere we have been learning about the rules of Kawa of Care. The Kawa of Care is some rules that you have to follow to ensure the care and responsibility of Chromebooks. The rules are to not have food or drinks around your chromebook because it could cause some damage to it and a couple of more rules. We also had to create something like a poster or animation to show the importance of Kawa of Care. What I thought was hard was probably when I had to create something because I didn’t really know what to do for a poster but eventually I found out a way. What I thought was easy was maybe when I decided to make an animation instead because an animation is more easy but it would of took long to finish it which is why I decided to do a poster. Would you do a poster or animation if you did this?

Stories That Show And Not Tell

 On Monday this week we did a new type of t-shape. We had to write examples of ways the author showed how someone was feeling about themselves, others and also what type of person the characters are and more. What I thought was hard was probably when I had to write something that has happened but wasn’t directly stated in the story because I couldn’t find an example. What I thought was easy was maybe when I had to read the story because all I needed to do was read it. What I think I could do better next time is  make sure I read the text properly so I can find some examples to write. Would you be able to find some examples if you did this?

Where Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths Comes Alive (Wonder Project)

 Week 2 this term at Paihia School in Te Ngahere we did the Wonder Project. The Wonder Project was lead by two guys named Troy and Gustavo. We were learning  Newton's laws of motion and how to make, modify and use a rocket. The day before that we all got into groups of 5 or 4. When Troy and Gustavo finished introducing themself we all made a copy of the progress chart and we also made a copy of the wonder project slideshow so that we can show our work. What I thought was frustrating was probably picking a job to do cause I didn’t know what I wanted to be but eventually I picked one. What I thought was easy was  when we had to do the progress chart because all we needed to do was come up with our group name, write who’s in our group and write who is leading the wonder project. What job would you pick if you were doing this?

Behind The Scenes

On Monday last week we started making some movies. We first had to get into groups of 4 and then we had to make a script. Before that we also came up with characters and decided what props we use and what the location we are going to record it. After all that we started on the script. We still  haven’t started on filming it though. What I thought was hard was the script because it takes a very long time to come up with the words that the characters are saying. What I thought was easy was probably when we made the slideshow because we got a link to a pdf and it had everything we needed to do so we just made that into separate slides. What I think I could do better next time is maybe make sure that we pay attention to our work so we can get it done faster. What would your movie be about?