Yesterday, Mia, Ava, Sophie, Kitty, Mirsu, Laurie, Balam and Aidan went to the first day of DigiCon. DigiCon is two-day conference and exhibition about interactive digital technology. We got there by tram. When we arrived, we ate morning tea and then started looking at the technology. We all really enjoyed the interactive bits of it, such […]
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Vicki Tu has been a welcome visitor to neighbourhood 1 for the last two Tuesdays. She has been exploring the art of origami with students who have found the experiences thought provoking and relaxing. Through the art form students are prompted to think mathematically and geometrically about design, while building perseverance and patience. Vicki will visit
Following on from the success of the Year 2 Assembly presentation at the end of last term, the Year 2’s have been asked to share their learning at tomorrow’s assembly. We will be sharing some of our country projects, and presenting a song that they have been working on with Deb in music. Some
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Excitement and expectation was in the air on Tuesday afternoon. The year 2 two students sat patiently in the meeting space, ready for the big announcement……..who was their new buddy for the week?!?! Students had reflected on Monday afternoon about the Buddy Project. Why exactly do we do this in the year 2 neighbourhood? What
We started off the session looking at this “alien” message and trying to work out what it meant. This was quite a provocation as we drew on our prior experiences, understanding of symbols and cultural awareness. https://youtu.be/XyyVpHrjonU We started to build up our understanding of the challenges and solutions in colonising Mars. There was some
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Students across the two Year 3/4 neighbourhoods have been thinking about their roles within our micro-economy. Presently, the neighbourhood CEOs (teachers) are in the midst of receiving applications for the many jobs available. While all the jobs are important, each comes with separate responsibilities and expectations. Additionally, many of the most sought after jobs will
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Yesterday, students continued exploring the idea of bringing life on Earth to Mars. We used thinking tools to organise our ideas around the various topics. As a group we sorted the challenges we would face in colonising Mars, and the problems we are facing on Earth, under the headings of air, water, food, health and
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Over the next few weeks, the students in the year 2 neighbourhood are going to be focussing their maths investigations on money. Students will broaden their understandings of how maths is used in every day life and be able to the apply skills they will develop during these investigations. The main focus of learning
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High quality job applications for employment in Neighbourhood One are starting to pour in, with the positions of Banker and Neighbourhood Librarian in high demand. Students are identifying fantastic reasons that they will be reliable employees, and finding evidence to support their reasons from both their learning and social interactions. Feel free to share your own job
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We are all off to a very productive start this term with lots of fantastic provocations and projects to explore! Let’s begin with our Inquiry : Us at our Best! Currently we are investigating amazing ideas through the Mars One Mission Project. All students in 3/4 chose to become a researcher in one of
What’s happening in the 3/4 Neighbourhoods this term…… Read More »