Determination

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Determination

• Never Give Up
• Why is Determination important ?
• Growth Mindsets

Introduction

This explanation is about Determination. Rm 18 have been learning about what determination means.

Never Give Up

Never give up even if it’s hard to do it. Try your best when you think it’s too hard to do it. Don’t let anyone say to you give up. Don’t just give up so easily.

The boys are writing about their learning this term

Why is Determination important?

Determination is important because it is a motivation to getting your task done. It also helps you with succeeding with things. Determination helps with all sorts of things.

Ngaia is giving Laksh feedback on his Maths

Growth Mindsets

Growth Mindset is also connected to Determination. If you have a growth mindset that means you are determined to reach your goals.

Determined people

These are the people who are showing Determination.They are determined to finish their work. They are determined to help their buddy of the week. One buddy helps the other buddy to get the information onto the COW. 

Naman and Ishan are determined to learn English

Conclusion

So that was our explanation. We hope you now know why Determination is important.

Ayushi and Aleluia

Journalistic Writing - Articles

Introduction

We have been learning how to write newspaper articles. Newspaper articles give you information about what’s going on in the country and the world.

Newspaper articles are very important because then you know what is happening.

We wrote an article about the 2016 Olympics Opening Ceremony in Rio and about Olympic values.

How to write an article

We chose to write about the story of Nikki Hamblin and Abby d'Agostino

• Firstly chose a topic that is in real life.
  
  
   
  
  

• Next make a plan that suits your topic sort of like a brainstorm.

• Now write your introduction
  
  
  Example:
  A kiwi and US athlete have been commended for showing Olympic spirit after they stopped to help each other up after falling at the same time midway through their the 5000m race.
   

• Use the plan to help you with your (newspaper) article.

Namrata's published news article

- Vinshi and Layman

Wind Power by Ayush

Arataki Trip, June 2016

Here are the pics from our trip to Arataki. We had a fabulous time!

New Zealand Minibeasts

Before we head off on our trip to the beautiful Waitakere Forest, we thought we better find out about some of the animals we would see.

No, the big mammals for us but the tiny invertebrates. The most fascinating New Zealand native we researched was the weta.

We are hoping to see some real ones when we go on our trip!

Have a look at what some of our boys have been working on using the iPads.

Kace's work

Naman's work

Samson's work

Sustainability - Aleluia

 

The children have been working on the iPads to display their knowledge about this half term's topic of Sustainability. They used the app Strip Designer to create factual poster pages.  

 

Check out some of their work below.

 

Sustainable living is very important.

We have solar panels at school which help PCS be a little bit more sustainable

To make lots of electricity, power companies create wind farms with dozens of huge wind turbines

Volcanoes and geysers are examples of geothermal energy

Hydropower is not a new thing - it has been used to grind corn for thousands of years

Term 2 and Te Whare Ako

Where did our classroom go? One day it was in on spot and the next another!

During the holiday, our classroom was moved and relocated next to the fitness trail. This will be the new home of the classroom of Room 18 (and Room 16) until this time next year, while the upgrade to a Modern Learning Environment is happening in our school. We are officially a construction site.

However, you may have noticed that the children of Room 18 are not in our relocated classroom but are currently to be found working, just as hard as ever, in Te Whare Ako.

We are patiently waiting while our classroom is installed with electricity, internet and fitted with a new deck and ramp. As you can see by walking past, the workmen ar busy with their nail guns and skill saws making it so we can actually get in the door and will have somewhere to sit at lunch time.

We are having to be super organised and considerate because Te Whare Ako is a learning hub and not a classroom, which means that compared to our usual space, it feels like we are working in a shoe box.

This is a huge challenge for us but it is only until next Friday (all going to plan) and anyways, who doesn't love an adventure?