Building on the work we have been doing in measurement our Maths for the last few days has been centred around trying to accurately map the school. No mean feat! We have been estimating distance and dimensions, noticing the actual size and shape of things and identifying the parts of the school important to us.
A couple of examples of fine maps.
We are working with Chloe our Enviroschools educator, looking more closely at the natural environments within the school. Students were invited to connect to an Atua, an idea to help notice and connect them to the Taiao or environment. We are thinking about Tane and Tangaroa for our project in The Arts too. More on this later.
Ethan Q: My special place is the fairy garden. It is a relaxing place and I enjoy it. The breeze is as nice as a little fan and as cool as an ice block. I chose a rock on the ground in the fairy garden because it reminds me of a calm gentle forest. The fairy garden is a relaxing place and we play camouflage there.
Fabian: My special place at this school is the pizza oven and I chose a rock because on the floor of the pizza oven there are lots of rocks there. It is also very fun to play around there (when there is no fire going) there are also trees close so you can climb them if you are waiting for your pizza. It is also really nice there.
Zor: I like climbing a tree at school because first of all trees are a part of nature. I also love to climb trees, but in New Zealand, I find it harder to climb. I want to get better at climbing trees. Trees are fun and sometimes when you don’t know what to do try climbing up a tree it’s relaxing. Sometimes it’s better to relax and enjoy it. I like to climb trees because you can see lots of things and it’s a wonderful view.
We have been getting inspired, thinking about ideas for our upcoming Zine. Raife has been doing amazing comics, even working through his lunchtime because he's loving it. He imagined a whole lot of incredible things which he thought would be cool for Miramar in the future. How would you feel about 'Hotel Raife' being built at Ōruaiti Reserve?
Draft Map of Te Motukairangi/Miramar Peninsula
One of our big ideas is making a map of the Miramar Peninsular. Using pictures which 'tell a thousand words', we are describing our Magic Places, introducing them to each other.
One of Henry's Magic Places is Fort Balance. This is also a historic place and one which we would like to take a closer look at. In a few weeks we aim to set off on an expedition to explore these new places, special places and historic sites.
We will keep adding to our map and will get a team producing it, ready for the prototype Zine which will be ready early term 2.
In Maths this week, we have been designing our own Theme Park. We have been collaborating, sharing ideas and coming to a consensus. We have set group goals together and have been reflecting on these goals. Please look at our presentation:
