Akomanga Kaihanga Project Rotation One

Project question: 

How might we make our school more vibrant?

The process to answering our project question:

Step 1. Identifying the problem: Our school is very dull.

Step 2. Ideate different solutions: Create art competitions, paint etc.

Step 3. Design a prototype: Paint four benches, each bench will be one house colour.

Step 4. Test and get feedback: Paint the benches and get feedback from staff and students.

Step 5. Refine and test again: Reflect on the process, look at the feedback and create and test an improved version.

Personally, I think our process started off slow but gradually got better towards the end. We were only able to paint two benches during the time we were given, so we are working on a time to paint the other two.

Showcase night:

My experience from the showcase night was okay. I think my team and I were a little unprepared and shy when we spoke. I enjoyed listening to the other teams present and loved to see their progress with their projects.

Is there anything I would do differently?

Yes, I would come more prepared and finish our project before the day of the showcase.

Overall, what did you learn from the first rotation of project-based learning in term 2?

I learnt to try and test our prototype as soon as we can so we have time to refine and reflect.

Number Study Notes

Multiples = 3, 6, 9, 12 ... 

Factors = 15 = 1, 3, 5, 15

Prime numbers = 2, 3, 5, 7, 11 ... so 

HCF = the highest number that can be divided exactly into each of two or more numbers.

LCM = the lowest quantity that is a multiple of two or more given numbers e.g. 12 is the lowest common multiple of 2, 3, and 4

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Order of operations

B brackets
E exponents
D division
M multiplication
A addition
S subtraction

Te Tiriti o Waitangi

On the 6th of February 1840, The Treaty of Waitangi was signed at Waitangi located in the Bay of Islands.

About 500 chiefs, including 13 women had signed the treaty that day. A few of the people who signed the treaty were William Hobson who signed on behalf of Queen Victoria, and Hone Heke, who was an influential Maori speaker and was the first chief to sign the treaty.

Due to mistranslation between the Maori and English text, a few years later, the British began confiscating land from the Maori people. This has had a significant influence on Pakeha and Maori relations and has shaped the way we live today.

For some people, it's just a public holiday, for others it may be a day of celebration, and for many, especially Maori, it is a day to reflect on the treaty.

I think it is important to learn about the treaty, so that people are informed about the history of our country and to also acknowledge the hardships that the indigenous people of Aotearoa had to face.