Fiona's Blog

WEEK 7 REFLECTION What did I achieve this week during Passion Project time? Me and Ruby decided to make some cute edible snow mans using orange flavoured gummies that are also orange coloured, we also used pretzel sticks, marshmallows and some long tooth pics to hold them together. What challenges did I have? We had challenges poking holes to  fit the pretzel sticks and cutting the  gummies to make it fit in the hole of  the marshmallow. What am I going to work on next week? We are going to paint rocks of Santa Claus because it is nearly Christmas, and also if we have time we are going to start our presentation.

WEEK 7 REFLECTION What Learning did you find challenging this week? The learning I found challenging this week is cycle safety  when ken wanted us to do hand signals and I couldn't do  the right hand and only the left. How did you use a growth mindset to overcome these learning challenges? I tried my best and even though l didn't hold it for 3 secs I still tried and managed  to succeed to hold it for 2 secs close enough right? What is the piece of the work you are most proud of this week? My piece of work that I a most proud of is my writing about a advert of the bike that we choose. Why are you proud if it? I am proud of it because I thought of interesting words and use some new vocab to make my add more attractive.

WEEK 6 REFLECTION What did I achieve this week during Passion Project time? We achieved making the reindeer using candy canes, brown pipe cleaners,  googly eyes, hot glue guns, scissors, and red pom poms it was very yummy  we made 10 altogether including 4 for the teachers ( Mrs Fahey, Miss Harsent,  Ms hazlett, and Mr J) the other 6 me and Ruby spilt evenly so we got 3 each.   What challenges did I have? We had challenges trying to not  burn our fingers with the hot glue  guns and trimming the pom poms  because they were to big and  wouldn't fit onto the candy cane.  What am I going to work on next week? The snow man using white marshmallows, pretzel sticks, long tooth picks to put the marshmallows onto and chocolate to make the eyes and the mouth.

Athletics  Reflection \ 1. How did your athletics practices go?  good because I kept on trying my  best and even when I failed I kept  on trying and didn't give up. 2.  In what event did you most improve your technique? How? shot put because every time I threw it more faraway  from me and I did the right moves to push it out. 3. What value did you show on Friday at Athletics most? How? I showed be brave and respect by helping others and giving things a go even when I didn't want to do it I still did it. 4. Who else did you notice showing one of our school values (they could be from another class or syndicate)? How? Ruby Ann Wilson showed be brave by giving things a go and never giving up

WEEK 5 REFLECTION What did I achieve this week during Passion Project time? We were researching and finding crafts to do next week, we came up with the candy cane reindeer, the marshmallow snowman and last but not least the Santa Claus rock painting. What challenges did I have? We found it hard to find some stuff that are not so much to eat and some crafts that don't involve cooking so we had a look on pinterest and some other websites to find ideas. What am I going to work on next week? We are going to make the reindeer using red pom poms, brown pipe cleaners, googly eyes and mint flavoured candy canes we are also gonna try research some more ideas if we finish in time.

My Passion Project title is…christmas crafts Who am I working with? Ruby and Fiona What are my big questions to guide my learning? how to make fun Christmas crafts and what are he best ones to make? I chose this particular topic because….(give three reasons why?) We chose this because Christmas is coming up and we want to make some Christmas  What are some possible ways I could share my learning?  Choose 3 possible ways. 1) poster 2) slide show 3) diagram What materials will I need to accomplish my task? hot glue gun, tinsel, jars, candy/chocolate, paper, scissors, computer What problems do I foresee occurring during this project and what will I do to solve them? maybe we will not know how to make them so we will watch videos and find out what is the correct way to make them. When problems come up, who can I contact for support / assistance? (Mentor) we will find help from the teachers and maybe other people if they know how to make t...

WEEK 1 REFLECTION What Learning did you find challenging this week? This week I found my math hard because we were  doing a test and there were a lot of hard questions  that I didn't know how to do. How did you use a growth mindset to overcome these learning challenges? Well I just kept going and actually got most of them right because I kept  trying and didn't give up. What is the piece of the work you are most proud of this week? My writing about the eagle trying to eat the squirrel .  Why are you proud if it? Because I used some new words and I tried to make   my writing interesting. 

WEEK 8 REFLECTION What Learning did you find challenging this week? I found my writing challenging because it was hard to find where the commas would go and what does it do to the sentence means. How did you use a growth mindset to overcome these learning challenges? I asked people around me where they would put it then see where the teacher puts the commas. What is the piece of the work you are most proud of this week? My math's about how to work out the highest common factor  for fractions. Why are you proud if it? I am proud of it because I already know how to do it but I still help people and listen to the teacher.

WEEK 7 REFLECTION What Learning did you find challenging this week? This week I found reading challenging because there were a lot of hard words that I didn't know how to pronounce because we were reading about tectonic plates. How did you use a growth mindset to overcome these learning challenges? I highlighted the words that I didn't know so Mr J could  tell us what the words  meant and so when we do our I think that means statement  we would know what  the words mean and not just say random words. What is the piece of the work you are most proud of this week? I am most proud of my inquiry about Iceland and its volcanoes.  Why are you proud if it? I am proud of it Because  I got lots of facts about  I ce land so when I did my  slides I would have enough  facts to full my science slide up.    

WEEK 4 REFLECTION What did I achieve this week during Passion Project time? Our group managed to get a head start on our presentation so we could do more slides and make our presentation more interesting. What challenges did I have? We got a little stuck on rating them and getting enough slides to present so we can continue our presentation  next week. What am I going to work on next week? We are going to finish our presentation so we can present.

WEEK 4 REFLECTION What Learning did you find challenging this week? I found my reading challenging because there were  too much hard words and long words that I don't know how to pronounce. How did you use a growth mindset to overcome these learning challenges? We highlighted the words that we didn't understand so then the teacher can explain them for us. What is the piece of the work you are most proud of this week? Writing about our super hero's adventure plan. Why are you proud if it? Because I used a lot of cool features and interesting words to make my writing fun and interesting to read not boring.