Friday 26 May 2017

Technology Challenge ... How can we help Maui?

We have been reading the legend of Maui and the Sun and Te Ika a Maui. We did some drama with them and had fun creating a WHOOSH circle! We then were set the challenge to design a device that would help Maui either catch the sun or fish up Aotearoa. We had to complete a design plan. Eleanor let us put hers in to show everyone!




Here we are trialling our first design!



This is me trying to catch the fish.
By Emily

Here I am fishing up a fish (Aotearoa). My device worked!
By Caleb

I missed catching the sun because my device didn't work.
By Jade
My device didn't work because it was too floppy.
By Lachie

My device worked. I caught the fish.
By Poppy
My device didn't work because it fell apart.
By Stevie


Yeah! My device worked!
By Eddie
It completely ... FAILED!
By Tristan




My device didn't work because it was too short.
By Maggie
Oh man! It didn't work!
By Ben

I felt excited when I nearly caught it.
By Eleanor
I felt nervous if I was going to get it or not ... it was too short!
By Cooper

My device didn't work because it was too floppy and short.
By Max
I'm going to reach ... Oh no, I didn't!
By Oliver

I felt happy that mine didn't work because I got to redesign it.
By Alannah
Will I catch it? Yes I did!
By Cameron

It worked, it worked, it worked!
By Hannah
Mine didn't work!
By Juan

It worked because it was deep enough.
By Finn
I caught it ... YAY!
By Ashton


After trialling we recreated our designs to see if they would work better.
By Caleb
When we were remaking our designs we tried to make them better by talking to each other.
By Emily

Here are our final devices! Did they work????
Ask us to find out!





















Friday 19 May 2017

Wheelie Wonderful Wheels Wednesday!

This is us lining up ready to go wheeling!
By Caleb


It was wheelie fun when I did drifts!
By Ben

Everyone was trying to race each other!
By Lachie

I had fun on my wheelie shoes.
By Emily

We all rushed passed the marshals.
By Hannah

Jade was on roller skates so I went really slow with her.
By Ella

Oliver is speeding passed the camera!
By Eddie

I went wheelie fast passed the seniors!
By Blake

Thanks Miss Kerry for lending me your scooter!
By Stevie

Caleb made a funny face.
By Maggie

I am stopping for a photo!
By Alannah

I am going super fast!
By Juan

I wheelie want to beat Ben!
By Tristan

I wheelie had fun landing that jump!
By Ashton

Mrs Buckley was trying to beat Alannah but it didn't work!
By Cameron

Jump Caleb ... Jump! Weeeeeeeee!
By Jade

Tristan you missed the jump!
By Lachie

Traaaa laaaa laaaaa! I'm Superman!
By Eddie

Alannah is in a photo ... again!
By Eleanor

Yay you did it ... this time!
By Caleb

I'm glad I had a try on the scooter!
By Poppy

All of the teachers had some wheel time.
By Ella

Weeeee, I made the jump! I'm happy now!
By Ashton

Finn did a wheelie big jump!
By Blake

Oliver was going wheelie fast!
By Emily

We did wheelie cool tricks and jumps!
By Eleanor

Guess who .... again! Photo bomber!
Mrs Olynsma

Eleanor was super fast as she flew over the jump!
By Hannah

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
By Ben



I had a ride on the back of Miss Simpson's bike. It was wheelie fun!
By Poppy

This is Jade on her wheelie fast roller skates.
By Cameron 

Poppy returns from her trip!
Mrs Olynsma