Karly @ Ngatea Primary School

Polystyrene Homework challenge How did you get your idea? So for my polystyrene homework challenge I decided to do a sailboat. I choose this because there is a lot of water on our farm because of the rain.  I like trying new things so I thought how about make a sail boat. Who helped you? My Mum and Dad helped me on my sailboat and helped me make it the best it can be. They let me use things like flags., that we use for rugby games and Dads spray paint. What was the process - how did you make it?  I cut it in half then I carved it into a boat shape. Got 2 metal sticks and stuck them into the two parts. Then I got a stick and glued the stick into the two parts. Then I spray painted it and let it dry. For the last part I put the flag on the stick.    When you looked at everyone else’s, which ones did you like and why? To be honest I liked all of them. I think they were all a good use of the polystyrene. Also they were good Ideas. This is my f...

Impact Reflection For Impact I am in the Environment group. Our aim for impact is to plant some more native trees. In our native tree area  and to get our worm farm going and eating the staff room scraps. So we are just waiting for our worms for the Worm farm and to get a bin so we can put our scraps in there.  So we have ordered our worms and printed out our posters for the worm farm. Our next steps are to get a bin so we can put the scraps in and  to put the worms in the worm farm. I am enjoying the group that I am in because of the fun we are having. I am not enjoying some of it because some people are not completing their follow up and are not turning up to our meeting.

Term 3 reflection What have you enjoyed the most this term? Doing kapa haka and learning all the different things like  the rako and the songs because it is interesting. Doing cross country and running around the block it got my fitness up. Doing our Impact project and getting our worms to complete our worm farm I was very excited. What has been challenging this term? Doing Cross country training, sometimes I am not up for it . Some maths worksheets like finding area and perimeter was a little bit too hard. Getting some things marked off the first time like my timetable and blog post I only got it marked off the first time once. What are you looking forward to next term? Doing Kids for Kids Because  I would really like to be  in the Choir and I really enjoy singing the songs because they are really cool songs. I am also looking forward to  iMake it sounds like it is going to be really fun. I am looking forward to getting something signe...