2015 Final Newsletter - Term 4 Week 10

Weekly Update Term 4 Week 8

Update to the parent newsletter

Dear Parents and Whanau

Sorry...I left the date off the following notice. The date for this trip is Friday 11th December.

Room 10/11 End of Year Celebration trip. We have organised a big day out for our students. First we will attend a movie followed by lunch on the foreshore, finishing off with a walk to the pools for a swim. These activities will be covered partially by the Activity Fee. Students will need a big lunch and snacks , have their togs and towel, hat and sunscreen. We will notify you shortly of any further cost. The movie is Hotel Transylvania 2. This starts at 10.00 am and goes for approximately 90 minutes. This is the link to further information (http://www.flicks.co.nz/movie/hotel-transylvania-2/)

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Red Cross First Aid Training

Today we have Anita from the Red Cross teaching us about first aid and what to do in emergency situations. This is an extension of our learning from our Term 1 W.I.T called Save a Mate. 

We are going over the DRSABC first and discussing our circulation system.

Wit review

INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS - Review and Reflection

Our group names: Abbie,Shanelle and Briana

Our Product: Terrariums,Minion Jar and Tea light

Questions:

Look back at your questions in your W.I.T. book, write down any that you have not answered.

We have answered all of our questions.

Were there any extra questions you had to research? Write these here.

How much the spray paint would cost?

Surveying:

How did you survey your prospective customers?

We ask them which product they would buy out of our three selections and how much they would pay for each one of them.

How many people completed your survey?

28 ( Rm 10+Mr A)

Do you think that was enough people and a range of people to get a good idea of what people would like to buy? Why do you say that?

Yes because most of our products were for that age group and most of them sold.

Summarise what this information told you. Did you use this information to choose what to make.

No because we had already decided that we were making all three. We were only surveying about the price and how much we were going to make of each.

Profit:

Do you think you make a profit or a loss?

Profit

Tell me what materials you needed and the approximate cost (even if your parents bought your supplies).

Tea lights : $3

Spray paint: $8

Food colouring : $1

Plain Flour: $6-7

Salt: $3

Jars: $1

Wine glasses: $1

Googly eyes: $6

Ribbon x2: $5.50

Using the data collected from Mrs McA and Mr A work out how much money you made from sales.

$45.50

Now work out how much profit you made. Explain your working carefully in the box.

$14 because we spent $31.50 and altogether we made $45.50 from the products at the carnival.

Finally, work out the percentage of your products that sold and didn’t sell.

9 minion jars: 100% sold 0% not sold

10 tea lights: 10% sold 90% not sold

Terrariums: 90% sold 10% not sold

Group work:

What went well for your group?

We finished before the deadline and we had enough time to make a poster for our products as well as an ad for the school. We found good products to make earlier on in the wit so we had enough time to make it. 

What didn’t go well for your group?

A few disagreements, nothing major. Just miscommunication.

What could you do differently next time if you did this again to improve your profit?

We need to work on making sure everybody knows what is going on and future steps.

Do this but as an individual.

Name (person 1): Abbie

Thinking about your contributions to your group. How did you make a Positive Difference to your group?

I showed our group Pinterest and that is where we got all our ideas from so that made a very big difference for finding ideas.  

What do you know more now that you have completed this WIT?

You have to make sure you are selling something for the right audience and the right price people would pay. I learnt how to use the design process and how it helps to use it to create a successful product. About Surveying and how you can have an open question and a closed question and what effect they can have on your data whether it be good or bad.

What new vocabulary did you learn?

Innovation: Process

What is one thing that you personally would do differently in how you worked as a group member?

Making sure that I made my ideas heard and thought about by the other group members. 

Do this bit as an individual.

Name (person 2):

Thinking about your contributions to your group. How did you make a Positive Difference to your group?

Suggesting that we could make more than 1 product and make 2-3.

What do you know more now that you have completed this WIT?

More about surveying, open and closed questions when surveying. How to make an average from something.

What new vocabulary did you learn?

innovation,craft product,Design Process

What is one thing that you personally would do differently in how you worked as a group member?

offering more ideas into the group, and try and bring more materials

Do this bit as an individual.

Name (person 3):

Thinking about your contributions to your group. How did you make a Positive Difference to your group?

What do you know more now that you have completed this WIT?

What new vocabulary did you learn?

What is one thing that you personally would do differently in how you worked as a group member?

Frankley Carnival

Check out our finished products ready for sale at the Frankley Carnival on Friday. Today we will be analysing our sales results. 

Jar-Tastic

Frankley Carnival - make sure you come to Room 4 on Sunday and check out these great products:

Make-Tember

In the last two weeks of Term 3 some of us have been involved in a learning task called Make-Tember. This involved taking some learning from this term, summarising it and creating a tool that other students could learn from.

The three options were: 1. Water Safety - from our AWE Water Survival skills sessions 2. School Pepeha - learn more about this by watching the video! 3. Quality Blog Comments - watch the videos to learn how to write a quality comment on a blog. Students involved were given choice as to how to present their work.

Check out some of the final results:

 The rest of us were keen to watch them. We decided to give some constructive feedback to those involved.

Here are the criteria we came up with:

1. We understand the message (the message is clear).

2. The quality of the product (e.g. easy to hear, not fuzzy, not shaking).

3. Creative e.g. interesting, has a hook, entertaining.

 We used this to give product a rating out of 3.

Weekly Newsletter Term 4 Week 4

Messages of Support for the All Blacks

Today in Literacy we wrote messages of support for the Rugby World Cup final against the Wallabies. We discussed the intended audience (the All Blacks, coaches and support staff), the message we wanted to get across and how to incorporate the writing technique of "Personal Voice."
Here are our messages of support:

Good luck All Blacks!

You can do it! We believe in you! Have fun, enjoy the time out there because you won’t have that experience for another 4 years. Even if you don’t win, You still got in the final and NZ will still be proud. You are a really good team now all you need to do is show it!

We will be watching on Sunday at 5am,  since it’s that early you need to win!

Shanelle and Michaela

To all of the All Blacks,

We hope you have a great game against Australia in the World Cup final. You’ve made it this far so you can waste the Ozzys in the final. We hope you six All Blacks have a great life after leaving the team. We think the score is going to be 28/9 to the ABs. Go the All Blacks!

Kind regards, Ethan and Ari.

To The Mighty All Blacks:

I have been watching some of the games but i really liked the game against France, the score blew me away. Richie Mccaw you are a good leader may you have a great last game. I wish all the luck to you guys and hope you win just like 4 years ago. I will be getting up in 5 in the morning to watch you guys win, i really enjoy watching rugby and seeing all you big tough guys getting nailed it makes me laugh. My favourite all black is Julian Savea he plays very well. The All Blacks are the best team in the world! and i mean it!

But If you can’t do it just keep on keep on keep on trying.

MAY THE ALL BLACKS SMASH THOSE AUSSIES.

We hope that you play like you did against France and smash the wallabies. Make New Zealand proud and win the world cup for your supporters. Make us proud.

Go the All Blacks hope you win the 2015 Rugby World Cup Final. We will be cheering for the team to win. Thrash those Wallabies. You can do it because you are the best team ever.

From Will and Daniel.

Dear all Blacks

I hope you win the world cup finals and beat the wallabies. Bring victory home to New zealand with some thrashed wallabies.

From Jack and kaino

Lay down and rest

There is no need to stress

For the country's behind you

Even me two

We've got your back we've got you side

Good luck All Blacks

And win with Pride

-Emily

Dear All Blacks

Hello there team i wish you guys all my luck for the 2015 world cup final. Give it your best shot and waste the Wallabies we got to win this world cup final. Play hard and try hard!

“Hello Team” congratulations on getting into the final game of the 2015 Rugby World Cup. I wish guys you all the luck on your next continuing game Win the Rugby World Cup like you did 4 years ago. Give the Wallabies a wiping and show them how New Zealand plays give it 100%.

I am really excited for you to play heres some advice don’t kick the ball at the wrong time. I wish you all the luck Richie , Dan cater and all those players that are leaving the team, I wish you all the best luck.

Dear the All Blacks

To the All Blacks I hope you do really well in the rugby world cup, get your head in the game and beat Australia. I wish you good luck and I hope you can hear my dad yelling TRY through the tv. If you guys win I will be dancing all day and I would never forget the moment you win.

From Izzy

To The All Blacks,

We hope you have a great game against Lostralia. Remember to play your best and even if you don’t win, keep moving forward. You have set a great example for New Zealand we are proud of your accomplishments, win or lose. For you All Blacks with your last game. Enjoy it.

From Isabelle & Eliala

Go All Blacks!!

You will make our nation proud even if you don’t succeed, but we believe you can do it because you are a great team. Don’t look back because you are rising higher. If you are playing your last game make it the best game you can.

From Abbie and Briana

Sun Safety And UV Radiation - Riley

Over the last two weeks the class have been looking at how we can get ready for spring/summer and take increasing responsibility for our own Health and Well-Being. We have learnt about UV Radiation and the importance of knowing how to keep ourselves safe from the harmful effects of it. Here is Riley's informative and creative infographic:
Sun Safety And UV Radiation

Emily's Comma Learning

I had a writing goal at the start of last term that was I can use basic punctuation that is mostly correct ( A  .  ,  ?  !  ‘  “ ) Over the term I worked on that goal and I knew how to do all of them except one, commas. So I decided to find out about commas and make my own presentation on my learning. I now know what a comma is, what it can be used for and why we have commas. Enjoy :)

Weekly Update - Term 4 Week 2

Weekly Update

Sea Turtles

Room 10's Post on Friday, 4 September 2015

This week some of us were learning about the reading strategy of Summarising. We discussed some techniques that enable us to summarise better. Here they are.

Ella, Emily and Briana Leadership W.I.T