Making of our shelters/structures



Here are some explanations about our sculptures and shelters:

My structure is a bridge. I made it because Papatoetoe kids go in the Living classroom and see the eels. It will be in the living classroom. The people that will use my structure are the whole school that wants to see the eels. I made this using egg box PVA glue and a little bit of hot glue gun on the sides but the real on is going to be made out of wood.
By Cameron

My structure is a medium sized shelter for the living classroom so the kids don’t get soggy and sick. It solves a problem because when its raining the kids can stay dry for the rest of the day. My simple prototype is made out of ice block sticks and blocks of foam and a circle base mode out of cardboard. This shelter is for the kids of Papatoetoe East Primary School which I will build at the back of The Living classroom where there is heaps of space.
By Evile

My structure is a bird house. I made it because I want more birds in the living classroom. It will be in the living classroom. I made this using a box but the real on will be made out of wood and metal.
By Arkesh

My structure is a larger shelter for the living classroom. I made it so the kids don’t get wet, soggy and sick in the rain. It is made out of cardboard but the real one will be made out of wood, nails and dry grass. It is for the kids who come in the living classroom and the teachers. I will build it near the fence in the living classroom.
By TJ

My structure is a bird house. I made it because there are no birds in the living class room. The birds that will use my structure and I made it out of a box and my real one will be made out of a wood.
By:Bethany

My structure is a bridge. I made it because people need to go across and see the eels. It will be in the living class room near the stream. The people that will use my structure are the people who come to the living classroom. I made this by using cardboard my real one will be made out of wood, nails and paint.
By: Faye

My structure is a bridge.
I made it because so kids can cross over the bridge and they could see the eels. It will be in the living out of wood nails classroom. The people that will use my structure are the big and small kids and teachers. I made it out of cardboard and sticks but my real one is going to be made.
By: Aanay

My structure is a bridge and it is made out of cardboard and colorful sticks. I made my bridge because kids and teachers can see the eels. My real one is going to be made out of wood, fence and ropes and that is my explanation.
By: Jayrena

My structure is a shelter for the living classroom. So the kids that come to our important place don’t get wet and sick in the living classroom. I made it out of cardboard, glue, sticks and sellotape.
By: Joseph

My structure is a bridge.
I made it because it’s for people to go on to see the eels. It will be in the living classroom. The people that can use it are the people that go in the living classroom like kids and teachers. I made this using four bottles and three cardboards and sticks but the real one will be made out of wood.
By Henry

My structure is a bridge.
I made this so the children and teachers can see the eels. The problem was that we wanted to see eels but they were on the other side so a bridge can take me across. It’s made out of cardboard and PVA glue but the real one will be made out of wood. And now it’s going to be in our living class.
By Alaska

My structure is a bird house. I made it because the living classroom did not have birds’ houses. It will be in the living classroom.
By Sophia

My structure is a bird house
I made it for the birds to come in. It will be in the living classroom. I made this using a tissue box but the real one will be made out of wood.
By Wendy

My structure is for the living classroom. I made so we don’t get soggy and wet when we are in the living classroom. Now I can be in the living classroom when it is raining and wet. The people that will use my structure are the kids and the teachers. I made this using a box and sticks to hold it together but the real one will be made out of wood.
By Shareef

My structure is made out of cardboard it’s a bridge. I made it so kids can cross the stream and see the eels. It will be in the living classroom for the kids and teachers.  I made using cardboard but real will be made out if wood.
By Ayan

My structure is a bridge
I made it so kids can go over the bridge and see the eels. It will be in the living classroom by the stream. The people that will use my structure are the teachers and the kids. I made this using cardboard and ice block sticks but the real one will be made out of wood and nails.
By Enthia


My structure is a shelter for our living classroom.
I made it because when it rains people can still go to the living classroom. The people that will use this shelter are students and teachers. I made the model with newspaper and cardboard but the real one is going to be made out of wood and nails.
By Ryan

My structure is a Temporary shelter
I made this because when people don’t have their homes they can live here. My structure is made out of cardboard and a mouth wash lid. The real one will be made out of wood and hay. My structure is big because lots of people can fit in it. It will have toilets and kitchen and seats. This structure will be used for the Pacific island countries like Fiji, Samoa when there is a storm or flood.
By Ozal

My structure is a temporary shelter. I made this because in Fiji they have a lot of thunderstorms and floods. So we should expect to have temporary shelters for people that lose their homes. The problem will be solved by making these temporary shelters. These shelters will need to be big and have a kitchen and bathroom and toilets. I made this out of cardboard boxes and Popsicle sticks the real one will be made out of wood.
By Jakobe

My structure is a temporary shelter.
I made it so people who have lost their houses in the storm and floods can go and stay there for a while. It will be in Fiji. I made this using cardboard and toilet paper rolls but the real one will be made out wood.
By Armaan

My structure is a bird House
I made it because we can hardly see any type of spectacular, amazing and beautiful bids in our living classroom. In my bird house I have a bird bath, a little place where the bids can go and perch, have some food, and drink water. I want my bird house to be on the tree by the lake so lots of birds can come. I made my model bird house out of a bid cardboard box but the real one will be made of wood.
By Emilia

My structure is a shelter for the living classroom but its just a model made out of box. So if make a real one the kids and teacher will stay dry in the shelters if we want to use it on a wet day. So the real one will not be made out of soft materials because it will get damages and I will have to make it with wood, grass, nails and ropes.
By Vansh

My structure is a bird house.
I made it because we hardly see any birds in our living classroom so maybe a bird house could get us more and more birds. My bird house will be in the living classroom. Lots of Birds will use my structure. I made this using cardboard but in the real thing I will use wood.
By Jael

My structure is a bridge.
I made it because I couldn’t see the eels in the living classroom. It solves the problem by crossing the bridge and seeing it better. It is made out of cardboard and glued it together with hot glue gun but the real one will be made out of wood. It’s for the people in the living classroom. I will build it in the living classroom and it will go on top of the stream.
By Amy

My structure is a shelter for Nepal.
I made it because people in Nepal lost their homes because of earthquakes. It will be in Nepal. The people that will use it will be homeless people. The real one will be made out of hay and sticks.
By Roran

My structure is a living classroom shelter. I made it because when it’s raining; teachers and children can be dry. It will be in the living classroom. I made this using eight toilet rolls and one plate and a box but the real one will be made out of wood and nail.
By Danny 


My structure is a temporary shelter
I made it because it can protect the people that lose their houses to storms and hurricanes. It will be in the islands. I made this using cardboard but the real one will be made up of wood. It will solve the problem of people getting hurt and giving them a safe place to stay in.
By Andy



Initial models and Make a Difference Day!


 Sharing our shelters and structures learning at the expo. Shelters and Structures are a basic need for all living things-people, animals and plants. We wanted to make a difference to our world by:
  •  Designing a bridge for the Living Classroom 
  •  Making Temporary shelter for Natural Disaster struck communities
  •  Making a covered shelter for the Living Classroom 
  •  Designing a Bird House
  •  Making an earthquake proof shelter for Nepal






  

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Term 3 Swimming Lessons 2015

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Welcome Back!

Hello everyone! Hope you all had a great break and have had time rest and relax and spend time with your families. What exciting things will A5 be learning this term? Keep a lookout on this blog.
Have a great term learning heaps of new things everyone!

The Making of Our Sculpture

In Term 1, we were learning about Change. Every class had to make a sculpture that would be displayed in OUR LIVING CLASSROOM. A5 decided to use old tyres and changed it into an amazing sculpture.

We called it 'Mega Star - Tama nui te Ra'

Here is a description about Mega Star:

"A5 has created this sculpture after gaining inspiration from Maui and the sun. Our school is in the east which is where the sun rises, so now even when it is a rainy day, Papatoetoe East will always have its own sun shining in our fantastic Living Classroom."


This group used toys to make their sculpture


This group made a sculpture using shells

This group used CDs and tyres to make their sculpture


Paint sculpture group working on their sculpture