End of Term 2

Projects
We are now moving into the project phase of our learning. All students have selected a project to be part of.  We have started the initial planning (see below for the planning format) and these have been shared with students.  Next term, we will be kicking these off.

Example of our project planning map

Some students are building and sewing. If you (or anyone you know) have expertise in these areas and are available to help, please get in touch with the LC3 learning advisors.

In an effort to connect schools around New Zealand, some of LC3 recently had the opportunity to take part in a mystery skype activity. This involved one country school, and one city school connecting through a skype conversation. The students had to use teamwork, problem-solving, and research skills to figure out where in New Zealand the other school was through asking yes or no questions. The students worked in certain roles within the team to ensure there were some researchers, communicators, reporters, and some question masters. 

This is CLASS-IFIED - by Callan

On Wednesday, sixth of July 2016, some 20 people were chosen to become the amazing legendary skypers! Even though the connection was horrible, the most challenging part was probably trying to communicate with our team, because there were so many people saying things at different times. The fun bit was when they asked if we were a new school, and everyone thought we were doomed! And then we located the Chatham Island. Since there were only three schools there, we managed to find out that their school was Te One. After we guessed their school, we let them continue guessing, and they soon realised that our school was Hobsonville Point Primary. We then started asking questions about what life is like living in the country, and random questions like, “Do you know how to dab?” and “Can you do the running man?” We gave them a tour of our school and introduced the LAs.

Farwell Jaimee & Mandeep
We farewell Jaimee Poihipi and her family who are sadly leaving us and moving to Hamilton.  We have enjoyed having Jaimee as part of our learning family and wish you all the best for the future. Thanks to everyone for your contributions today and to Nelle and Jacinda who organised a lovely send off for the last day of term.

We also farewelled Mandeep who has been a fabulous helper from getting balls off the roof to constructing skate ramps.  He is always so willing to offer great advice and to help out.

LC3 shared morning tea

Term 2

Welcome to our newly re-instated blog.  Here you will find information about what has been going on in Learning Common 3.  This blog will be updated regularly with guest bloggers from the class.  We would love you to leave us a comment (it is helpful to us if your comment is specific, helpful and thoughtful).

Planning:
Our weekly planner is online and available for you to have a look at anytime. Here you can find workshops students have been involved in, follow ups that are expected and online activities to support learning.

Check this out here: LC3 Planning Site

LC3 Learning Journey Wall:
Outside LC3 is our learning journey wall. This wall has several snapshots of what learning looks like in LC3. You can also see our planning overview and other planning documentation.

LC3 Learning Journey Wall

Immersion - Inventive Thinking - Identity:
This term we have delved into fine arts, music, and technology.  Students have been exposed to lots of different experiences around our key concept of inventive thinking and identity.

Music Immersion

Design Thinking Challenge

Following on from this, students will be selecting a project around one of these areas. These projects will run through term 3.

Community Exploration Through Various Lenses

#thephotographyproject

Holiday Blogs!

A few of the students are going to share their experiences over the holidays.  Here are the first two to have a look at!

Natalia's

http://nataliasholidayblog3.blogspot.co.nz/

Jacinda's

http://jacindasholidayblog.blogspot.co.nz/

Photography Group Shot for My Story. Our Story. Your Story

Today our photography group has taken a couple of group shots to upload to the collaborative photography project.  We took photos around school and tried to share how creative we are, make our shot unique, have fun with our ideas and show a little bit of school.

Here are a couple of the photos.

Visual Provocations for Photography

Our photography group is thinking about what images we could use to communicate information about ourselves.  We explored some blogs, that show images of children, from around the world in their homes.  Some of the images were quite difficult to look at, as they showed poverty and what appeared to be a hard way of life.  We reflected on our own bedrooms and homes and thought about what they tell about us and our families.

If you would like to see more click here

School From A Different Perspective

We are exploring points of view and exploring looking at the objects, people and spaces at Hobsonville Point Primary through a different lens.

These are a few of our shots that we took today.

Try taking photos from the perspective of a mouse, bird, different angles to add interest to your shots. Inspiration:  The Chicago Portfolio School Tours