Coding

We have been learning how to code to programme Bee Bots. It was very tricky to get the Bee Bot to land on our numbers but eventually we worked out the correct code. 

We also programmed the Bee Bots with several directions to find the pirates treasure on a treasue map. We had to avoid the sharks and the swamp. 

Next time, Mrs Naden needs to remember to have her phone landscape and not portrait when she videos. She always forgets!

Te Kurī a Pāoa

We have been been learning about Pāoa and Kiwa through art. When Pāoa and Kiwa came to Tairāwhiti, Young Nicks Head looked like Pāoa’s dog so they called it Te Kurī a Pāoa. Over time, soil erosion has made some of the rock erode. It wasn’t until Captain Cook came that it got called Young Nicks Head. 

A New Zealand graphic artist called Warren Pohatu was an author and illustrator of four books about Māori stories. We looked at his art and created our own Te Kurī a Pāoa. We had to overlay pastels, blend them and make colours we didn’t have by experimenting and mixing pastels. We also showed movement through detail.

Torch Challenge

We have been learning about closed circuits for our Digital World unit. We were given an equipment list and had to work out how to make a light bulb go.

Equipment:
2x C batteries
6x wires
lightbulb
tinfoil
cardboard
electrical tape

We brainstormed some ideas and got stuck into the task. Some of the groups could get the lightbulb to work but didn't use all of the equipment. We are now trying to work out what we will do next time to make the closed circuit.
Read our blogs to find out how we got on.

Coding

This term we are learning about Our Digital World. As part of this unit, we are also learning how to code. This is one of our lessons during Lockdown: 

You can go to our individual blogs to play some of the games we have made.
Here's some Flappy Bird ones we made:

Josh's Flappy Bird

Sione's Flappy Bird

Morgan's Flappy Bird

Maybe you could make your own Flappy Bird game and post it on your blog for people to play.

Our Digital World - Making Circuits

We have been learning about Our Digital World. One of our tasks was to read an aticle called Lighting the Sky with Raspberry Pi then we went to a Circuit Construction Website and created our own circuits.
We had to use:

• wires
• batteries
• lightbulbs
• resistor
• switch

We could also use:

• voltmeter
• ammeter

Here is Kaylah's Screencastify of how she made hers:

Some people had electrical circuit kits at their houses so they used them.

In order for electricity to start flowing, we needed to make sure we made a closed circuit. Electricity is caused by tiny particles with negative charges, called electrons.

When a circuit is complete, or closed, electrons can flow from one end of a battery all the way around, through the wires, to the other end of the battery. Along its way, it will carry electrons to electrical objects that are connected to it – like the light bulb – and make them work!

ANZAC Day

This week, a lot of our tasks were to do with learning about the ANZACs. We read articles about what ANZAC meant, the Gallipoli Campaign, the first ANZAC Day, why poppies became a symbol for ANZAC Day, trench life and The Dawn Service. We had a new Create component for our LEARN CREATE SHARE each day. 
On Friday, we got to choose which ones we wanted to do from an ANZAC Day Choice Taskboard:

Which one would you have done and why?

Here are some of this weeks completed tasks:

Paoa and Kiwa

This term, we have been learning about Paoa and Kiwa's voyage on the Horouta waka from Hawaiki to Tūranganui-a-Kiwa (Gisborne). Our final task is to present a series of slides retelling what happened.

We are publishing these on our individual blogs so keep look out for them. Here is Catalina's.

Pāoa and Kiwa

For Inquiry, we are learning about Pāoa and Kiwa's voyage from Hawaiiki to Tūranganui-a-Kiwa. 
Today, some educators from the Tairāwhiti Museum came and did sand art with us and we also made single hulled waka. The educators also let us explore Pāoa and Kiwa's journey on Google Earth using i-Pads. 
We will post pictures of our waka  on our individual blogs later in the week. Be sure to check them out and leave us a positive and helpful comment.