Our Trip to Motat

Today the Senior School went to MOTAT (Museum of Transport and Technology) to learn about flight. We first went to the main idea of MOTAT and then we took the tram to the new aviation building. We saw War Planes and Tiger Moths. It was such a fun day out. Here are some photographs taken of our trip.

My Zeppelin Poster By Raymond

This is my Zeppelin poster and I have learnt that a Zeppelin is large

Our Hang gliding Poster By Nicola and Piripi

Hi, Piripi and I ( Nicola ) have done a poster on Comic Life. It's a really smart thing that our school has on our class computers and our teachers have. I hope it's not too small for you to read, still we love it hopefully you like to. By the way, our poster is all about HANG GLIDERS! I reckon you'd probably learn something. 

My Aeroplanes Poster By Alazay

This Term I have been learning about aeroplanes and how they were invented By Leonardo Da Vinci

My Hang gliding Posters By Amato

These are my posters on hang gliding. I worked hard on them. We did two posters.

My Screenr reflection on my procedural writing By Quaid

This is my Screenr. My Screenr is based on this term's procedural writing. My Favourite piece of procedural writing is How to make Rich chocolate Easter eggs. Watch the video and please leave a comment.

My Screenr reflection on my procedural writing By Caitlin

This is my Screenr on the procedural writing I have done this term.

End of Term 2 Evaluation

Well it is that time of year again. This week is the last week of term 2 and I would appreciate your feedback on how you think this term has gone. Fill out this Google Form. Your feedback will help me improve my teaching, programme and delivery.

More of our kite day photos

Check out some of our photographs taken today of the kite flying.

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Flying Kites

Today we had kite day at Panmure Bridge School. It was such a fun day and the kites in Room 5 flew very high. All kites flew off the ground and the gentle wind blew them up high. Our secret was using light weight materials and duct tape to avoid our string from breaking away from the kite.

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My Hot Air Balloon Poster By Rose

This is my Hot Air Balloon Poster. Check out my questions and my groups questions. I hope you enjoy my poster and leave a comment.

My Helicopter Poster By Tevita

This is my Poster on Comic Life about Helicopters hope you enjoy leave comments.

The Jets Group Poster By Aryan

 

This is Quaid Cody and My Comic life on Jets.

This term our topic is Flight. We have had a lot fun with Flight. We have been making Cable cars, Parachutes and Kites. I think that our Comic Life is good because it will teach others all about Jets and when we were making the Comic Life even I learnt some things about the Wright Brothers. Have a look at our Comic Life and please leave a comment

Zeppelin's Group Poster By Teagan, Jacob, Kifi, Isaac

These are the the posters that my group made in Comic Life.

My Poster on Aeroplanes By Caitlin, Isabella, Taryn

This is my poster that I created in Comic Life about Aeroplanes. Here are some questions and answers that we found out. If you like the poster please make comments.

The last of our Hot Air Balloons

The last Hot Air Balloons are finished in Room 5. They are hanging beautifully. Tomorrow they will be hanging from the rafters up high at different levels. They all look simply amazing. Check out our Animoto presentation of the final five Hot Air Balloons.

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My Hot Air Balloon Reflection By Latisha

Reflecting on my Papier Mache Hot Air Balloon

1. Are you pleased with your Hot Air Balloon? why / why not?
I am pleased with my Hot Air Balloon because I worked really really hard on it.

2. What did you find easy when you made your Hot Air Balloon?
The easy part was when I painted.

3. What part did you find tricky when you made your Hot Air Balloon?
Putting the ribbon on.

4. Who / What helped you when you made your Hot Air Balloon?
Rose and Angel helped me.

5. What would you do differently next time? Think about: Painting, Smoothing, Gluing of ribbon, Glittering and Time Management.
I would think about glittering and painting my Hot Air Balloon.

6. What frustrated you when you made your Hot Air Balloon?
I got frustrated when I started to glue the ribbon on.

Reflecting on my Papier Mache Hot Air Balloon By San Tat

Art: Reflecting on my Papier Mache
Hot Air Balloon

1. Are you pleased with your Hot Air Balloon? why / why not?
Yes because I like balloon and the colours.



2. What did you find easy when you made your Hot Air Balloon?
Puting the giue and the green on the lines was easy.



3. What part did you find tricky when you made your Hot Air Balloon?
It was hard to do the papier mache.



4. Who / What helped you when you made your Hot Air Balloon?
Raymond and Miss Paton helped me when I made my hot air balloon.


5. What would you do differently next time? Think about: Painting, Smoothing, Gluing of ribbon, Glittering and Time Management.
Next time I would like to paint the balloon blue.



6. What frustrated you when you made your Hot Air Balloon?
It was frustrating to paint the balloon and to tear the paper because it was too big or too little.

Reflecting On My Paper Macher Hot Air Balloon By Piripi.

Art: Reflecting on my Paper Mache
Hot Air Balloon

1. Are you pleased with your Hot Air Balloon? why / why not?
Yes because I am finished and it looks good.

2. What did you find easy when you made your Hot Air Balloon?
Painting.

3. What part did you find tricky when you made your Hot Air Balloon?
Making the basket.

4. Who / What helped you when you made your Hot Air Balloon?
Miss Paton and Miss Chapman.

5. What would you do differently next time? Think about: Painting, Smoothing, Gluing of ribbon, Glittering and Time Management.
l would paint clouds instead of segments.


6. What frustrated you when you made your Hot Air Balloon? Measuring my ribbon against my balloon.

My Tasks to complete By Rose

The tasks highlighted in yellow are the ones I have completed.

Asmah's Hot Air Balloon Reflection

Art: Reflecting on my Papier Mache

Hot Air Balloon

1. Are you pleased with your Hot Air Balloon? why / why not?
I am very pleased with my Hot Air Balloon because I like the way I painted my balloon.

2. What did you find easy when you made your Hot Air Balloon?
Doing the painting I found that very easy.

3. What part did you find tricky when you made your Hot Air Balloon?
I found out doing the Masu box.

4. Who / What helped you when you made your Hot Air Balloon?
My friends Angel, Latisha, Alazay, and Liantre.

5. What would you do differently next time? Think about: Painting, Smoothing, Gluing of ribbon, Glittering and Time Management.
Next time I would use glitter instead of ribbon.


6. What frustrated you when you made your Hot Air Balloon?
Doing the colours 3 or 4 times over again on both sides on the paper.

Raymond's tasks to complete

The tasks highlighted in yellow are the tasks I have finished so far this term.

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Example of the Tasks to complete

This we have been very busy. These are the tasks I have completed so far.

Experimenting with Show Beyond

Experimenting with a Web 2.0 tool for screen shots. Show beyond. We will make one of these this week on reflecting on our Procedural Writing this term.

Our Hot Air Balloons

These are some photos of our beautiful hot air balloons taken up high. Been experimenting with Photo Peach.

Our Hot Air Balloons on PhotoPeach

This is my reflection on my Hot Air Balloon By Isabella

Art: Reflecting on my Papier Mache
Hot Air Balloon

1. Are you pleased with your Hot Air Balloon? why / why not?
Yes because it stands out also it took a long time to make it look perfect.


2. What did you find easy when you made your Hot Air Balloon?
I found the paper mache easy because all we had to do was to glue the balloon and to stick the paper on




3. What part did you find tricky when you made your Hot Air Balloon?

I found painting my balloon hard because I had to paint between the lines.


4. Who / What helped you when you made your Hot Air Balloon? Miss Paton, Miss Chapman, Fine and Caitlin.


5. What would you do differently next time? Think about: Painting, Smoothing, Gluing of ribbon, Glittering and Time Management.
I would spend more time on my balloon than talking to my friends



6. What frustrated you when you made your Hot Air Balloon? Putting the glitter on because it was too close to the other side and it made it look like big puddle of glitter

My jet propelled cable car instructions By Tim

These are my instructions on how to make a jet propelled cable car.

Making a jet propelled cable car

These are my cable car instructions.

My Art: Reflecting in my Hot Air Balloon By Deziree

Art: Reflecting on my Papier Mache Hot Air Balloon


1. Are you pleased with your Hot Air Balloon? why / why not?
Yes because I worked really hard on it
2. What did you find easy when you made your Hot Air Balloon?
I found glittering my balloon was easy
3. What part did you find tricky when you made your Hot Air Balloon?
Drawing the cloud patterns
4. Who / What helped you when you made your Hot Air Balloon?
Nicola and Pace 5.
What would you do differently next time? Think about: Painting, Smoothing, Gluing of ribbon, Glittering and Time Management.
Glittering it and Painting6.
What frustrated you when you made your Hot Air Balloon?
I was behind in the art because I kept talking to my friends and did not manage my time wisely.

My Hot Air Balloon Reflection By Addnan

Art: Reflecting on my Papier Mache

Hot Air Balloon

1. Are you pleased with your Hot Air Balloon? why / why not?

Yes because it came out how I wanted it to.

2. What did you find easy when you made your Hot Air Balloon?

Painting it white.

3. What part did you find tricky when you made your Hot Air Balloon?

Drawing the segments.

4. Who / What helped you when you made your Hot Air Balloon?

Teagan and Miss Paton

5. What would you do differently next time? Think about: Painting, Smoothing, Gluing of ribbon, Glittering and Time Management.

Smoothing My Balloon.

6. What frustrated you when you made your Hot Air Balloon?

Going over 1 colour 2-3 times.

Art: Reflecting on my Hot Air Balloon

Art: Reflecting on my 
Papier Mache
Hot Air Balloon



1. Are you pleased with your Hot Air Balloon? why / why not?
Yes because I had fun making it and painting it.




2. What did you find easy when you made your Hot Air Balloon?
The paper mache gluing the newspaper and news print.



3. What part did you find tricky when you made your Hot Air Balloon?
The ruling of the segments



4. Who / What helped you when you made your Hot Air Balloon?
Miss Paton and her instructions



5. What would you do differently next time? Think about: Painting, Smoothing, Gluing of ribbon, Glittering and Time Management.
Try working faster because I was very slow.





6. What frustrated you when you made your Hot Air Balloon? 
When I Thread the pipe cleaners

My Reflection on my Hot Air Balloon By Caitlin

Art: Reflecting on my
 Papier Mache Hot Air Balloon

 1. Are you pleased with your Hot Air Balloon? why / why not?
 Yes because it looks amazing with the paint colour

 2. What did you find easy when you made your Hot Air Balloon?
 Drawing the clouds and Painting my colours

 3. What part did you find tricky when you made your Hot Air Balloon?
 Doing the Paper Mache

 4. Who / What helped you when you made your Hot Air Balloon?
 Isabella, Liantre, Taryn, Miss Paton and Miss Chapman

 5. What would you do differently next time?
Think about: Painting, Smoothing, Gluing of ribbon, Glittering and Time Management.
Taking my time  glittering my balloon

 6. What frustrated you when you made your Hot Air Balloon?
 Putting the glitter on because the glue was dripping everywhere

Tree Planting

Today a small group of twelve students in the senior school went tree planting at the Mt Wellington War Memorial Park. We planted three Kauri Trees as a symbol of peace and to remember the soldiers who died. Members from the Council Board were there and there was a photographer that took lots of photos. Miss Paton bought her own camera to take photos. Check out our presentation.

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More of our amazing Hot Air Balloons.

The majority of the Hot Air Balloons have been made. Only four more to go. Here is an Animoto presentation of our balloons. Check it out.

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More of our beautiful hot air balloons

This term we have been making papier mache Hot Air Balloons. These balloons have taken six weeks to make. They are hanging high off the rafters in Room 5. Check out the artists and their amazing hot air balloons.

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My cable car instructions By Fine

These are my instructions for making a jet propelled cable car.

My Hot Air Balloon Reflection By Teagan

1. Are you pleased with your Hot Air Balloon? why / why not?
I am pleased because my balloon because it is smooth and it is hard.

2. What did you find easy when you made your Hot Air Balloon?
I found making a paper box easy because it was easy to remember.

3. What part did you find tricky when you made your Hot Air Balloon?
Sticking the ribbon on where the colours meet.

4. Who / What helped you when you made your Hot Air Balloon?
Addnan, Amato and Tevita all helped me.

5. What would you do differently next time? Think about: Painting, Smoothing, Gluing of ribbon, Glittering and Time Management.
The segments differently because one was big and one was small.

6. What frustrated you when you made your Hot Air Balloon? Doing my paper mache work.

My Cable Car instructions By Nicola

These are my instructions on how to make a jet propelled cable car.

My paper mache Hot Air Balloon Reflection By Rose

Rose: Reflecting on my Papier Mache Hot Air Balloon

1. Are you pleased with your Hot Air Balloon? why / why not

Yes because I’ve been working on it and I am just proud that I made it.

2. What did you find easy when you made your Hot Air Balloon?

Getting some brown paper and some crayons and rubbing the texture of the concrete onto the paper.

3. What part did you find tricky when you made your Hot Air Balloon?

Creating the segments. Holding the ribbon while someone uses a pencil to rule the segments.

4. Who / What helped you when you made your Hot Air Balloon?

Mostly it was my buddy Pace and it was Latisha.

5. What would you do differently next time? Think about: Painting, Smoothing, Gluing of ribbon, Glittering and Time Management.

I would do Gluing of ribbon differently.

6. What frustrated you when you made your Hot Air Balloon?

When the string that Miss Paton put into the balloon came away. It took her ages to thread the string through the holes.