Sunday 14 August 2016
Olympic Games 2016 Blogging Challenge Winner
Click the slide to reveal our Olympic Games Torch Challenge winner :-)!
Visit Owen's Blog by clicking the link below:
http://owenpagecampioncollege.blogspot.co.nz/
Monday 13 June 2016
Forms of energy
Today 7/8 OD were learning more about the forms of energy and how energy forms transform into different types of energy.
Students had 4 activities to choose from. One activity involved watching a video and completing a poster or video, 2 involved navigating through a slide and either creating an energy superhero or flow chart slide, and the last activity was a hands on group sorting task.
Here 7/8 OD are in action:
Michael, Tom and Sam worked together to sort the energy images into a number of different categories. Looking forward to seeing their blog post about how they met each of the set tasks for this activity.
Julia and Georgia used their artistic skills and the knowledge they learnt from the Energy Slide to create a very impressive superhero. Looking forward to seeing the finished version on their blogs.
Stefan used what he learnt about energy to create an energy transformation flow chart using the animations on Google Slide.
Ngauru and Bianca created 'Energy Girl' and added information on exactly how she used the different forms of energy.
Other students created a Powtoon about the different forms of energy and their will be some other superheros popping up on students blogs soon.
7/8 OD which activity did you choose and why?
Students had 4 activities to choose from. One activity involved watching a video and completing a poster or video, 2 involved navigating through a slide and either creating an energy superhero or flow chart slide, and the last activity was a hands on group sorting task.
Here 7/8 OD are in action:
Michael, Tom and Sam worked together to sort the energy images into a number of different categories. Looking forward to seeing their blog post about how they met each of the set tasks for this activity.
Jennah and Hazel worked together to create a poster on the forms of energy with examples of how we use each form of energy on a daily basis.
Jamie and Scott worked together to create an energy superhero each. Their superhero uses lots of different forms of energy to give him/her powers.
Julia and Georgia used their artistic skills and the knowledge they learnt from the Energy Slide to create a very impressive superhero. Looking forward to seeing the finished version on their blogs.
Stefan used what he learnt about energy to create an energy transformation flow chart using the animations on Google Slide.
Ngauru and Bianca created 'Energy Girl' and added information on exactly how she used the different forms of energy.
Ollie and Owen created their superhero online using shapes. The boys have added their superhero to their blog. They have explained how their superhero uses each form of energy.
Other students created a Powtoon about the different forms of energy and their will be some other superheros popping up on students blogs soon.
7/8 OD which activity did you choose and why?
Monday 6 June 2016
7/8 OD Recent Ativities
In R.E, 7/8 OD have been learning about how 'God is a Mystery' and we all created our very own Psalm. Here are some snippets of what we did, you can click the student's link below each one to leave that student a comment :-)!
Zoe and Julia used storyboardthat.com to share the different types of energy we use everyday.
Hazel:
Gabrielle
In Social Science, we have been exploring culture, what is it and why it is important. We chose a culture that was important or interesting to us and researched it. On Thursday this week we are going to have a shared lunch to celebrate our hard work and share information on the various cultures we explored.
Georgia used her technology skills to add audio to her culture slides. Check her work out by clicking on the link below:
Georgia's Blog Click Here
Jennah completed a comparison between her chosen culture and New Zealand. She shared her comparison on her blog. Visit her blog and leave her a comment.
In Science, we have just started exploring energy. We have looked at the two main types of energy, potential energy and kinetic energy and the Law of conservation of energy. Students had to present their learning in a digital artifact. Some students have still to upload their digital creation to their blog but here are a couple.
Roy and Steven used 'Stop Motion' to show their understanding of potential and kinetic energy.
Click here to leave the girls a comment. Zoe's Blog
Looking forward to being able to share more of our videos, slides, stop motion animations and Powtoons with you soon.
7/8 OD - Did you find anything particularly challenging when you were creating your digital artifacts? Which presentation tool do you prefer?
Saturday 21 May 2016
Some Impact Project Highlights
Lots of students have been working extremely hard on their Impact Projects.
Here are some snippets of what the students in 7/8 OD have achieved so far in their Impact Project.
Looking forward to hearing all about what they learned in the process and how much they raised on expedition day.
Here are some snippets of what the students in 7/8 OD have achieved so far in their Impact Project.
Fundraising Bake Sales
Chelsea, Riley, Julia, Ngauru and Zoe (also with Georgia's help) held a fundraiser on Friday to raise money for St Vincent de Paul. They made delicious cakes, cupcakes, cookies, brownies and more. Looking forward to finding out how their sales went and what they learnt.
This was the hand made poster created by Julia's group to advertise their bake sale.
Tie Dye T-shirt Fundraiser
Bianca, Nina and Jasmyn decided they wanted to raise money for Canteen. With Georgia's help, the girls created and sold tie dye-t-shirts.Looking forward to hearing all about what they learned in the process and how much they raised on expedition day.
Surfing Wax Production
Jennah has created blocks of wax to sale. After spending the last couple of weeks creating a budget and presenting her business plan to Mrs Hyland she was able to purchase her ingredients and have her was tested. She was busy packaging her wax and creating her logo on Friday. Photos to come.
Protect our beaches from pollution
Hazel and Keita-Yee are organising a beach clean up and have sought permission from the council to put up a sign to make people think about how littering affects wild-life. Really looking forward to seeing how the sign turns out girls.
There is lots more going on...
Tom has created a 3D army tank and has lots of information about how this particular tank was used in the war.
Gabby and Steven are working on various designs of bracelets to raise money for charity. These go on sale soon. Bracelets can be pre-ordered now.
Eli is involved in the filming umbrella project so it will be very exciting to see what Eli and his group have to show us on exhibition day.
Other students are involved in the robotics and animation umbrella project - they have been visiting Mindlab.
Sunday 1 May 2016
Term 1 2016
Wow - super slack! 7/8 OD 2016 have been so busy this term we have not managed to get our class blog updated!
Busy doing what you ask?
In preparation for the Weetabix Triathlon we learnt and practised transitioning. The triathlon was a new challenge for many of us. It was tough but exhilarating. Campion College won a prize for having the most entries from one school.
We found this video particularly interesting and it stimulated lots of conversation. We discussed the many ways we need to stay safe online but also the benefits of having this technology at our finger tips.
Other Learning
In class, to mention but a few things, we revised how to use punctuation correctly by looking at the structure of basic, compound and complex sentences. We learned about alliteration, adjectives and similes. We looked at the structure of a myth so we could write our own :-). In Science, we explored the adaptive features of different animals before creating a 3D rocky shore creature of our own.
What did you most enjoy about Term 1 this year?
Busy doing what you ask?
Swimming Sports
We had a day of swimming sports at the Olympic Pools where we worked together as a team to complete the challenges as fast as possible. We had to complete challenges such as saving our team mates with a life tube/buoy, underwater swimming, handstands and lots more! We enjoyed our lunch under the trees, chatting, playing football or playing on the playground.
Weetabix Triathlon
In preparation for the Weetabix Triathlon we learnt and practised transitioning. The triathlon was a new challenge for many of us. It was tough but exhilarating. Campion College won a prize for having the most entries from one school.
Whangara
We spent time preparing for and going on our trip to Whangara. Before going we learnt about what a powirhi is and the protocols we need to follow when we are part of a powhiri. We also learnt more about myth and legends by watching and discussing 'The Whale Rider'. We were able to identify different scenes from the movie at Whangara. In Science, we also learnt about the rocky shore environment and how creatures adapt to survive in this environment. We all completed 6 activities - surfing, rocky shore (one group saw over 30 crabs), weaving, boogie boarding, koru art and the scavenger hunt. Thanks to Erin and all our parent helpers we all extremely well-fed (yum!).
From 6:30 am swims, as the sun was rising, to weaving in the shade, we had LOTS of fun facing new challenges, learning new skills and getting to know each other.
Cyber Safety
We also learned about and had lots of interesting discussions about being safe online.We found this video particularly interesting and it stimulated lots of conversation. We discussed the many ways we need to stay safe online but also the benefits of having this technology at our finger tips.
Other Learning
In class, to mention but a few things, we revised how to use punctuation correctly by looking at the structure of basic, compound and complex sentences. We learned about alliteration, adjectives and similes. We looked at the structure of a myth so we could write our own :-). In Science, we explored the adaptive features of different animals before creating a 3D rocky shore creature of our own.
What did you most enjoy about Term 1 this year?
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