Reuben's Blog

Hello, Last week we have been doing our PBL planning for this term. As you probably know this term I am doing PBL with Nasili and Flynn and our question is "How can we create an environment to live safely in the future?" We were sent a planning template and were ask to fill it out so we can get on with our PBL project. Here is Flynn, Nasili and my planning template I hope you like what were going to do. Do you have a big project coming up? Link to Planning Template   

On the second week of term 2 some year 7 to 8 students got to go out to a teacher's conference this was called voice and choice. That is when some students go to a teacher's conference and speak about what goes on your school but the students say what goes on not the teachers. So me and Trent had to come up with a speech to say to the other teachers that were there. We all got a topic to speak about and a buddy to come up with what we presented ( mine was Trent ). There was a number of topics and our topic was science. This term we get to come up with our own science project and we get to go with a buddy. Mine is Logan and our project is "how does the shape of a paper plane's wings affect its travel distance?" This is mine and Trent's speech. Hi my name is Reuben and this is Trent and we will be sharing with you what it is like in science for the Kaupeka hub for kids. Last term we started to do some science we got to chose out of chemistry, Biology and ph...

Last Friday our hub and some parents went to Lyttelton to walk the Bridle Path as well as Ferrymead to experience what it was like back in the 1950s. What were the differences and similarities of the time you experienced at Ferrymead to now? What I noticed is that the differences were there was less technology so most things were made by hand and it was harder to make food. The children had lots more jobs and chores to do before and after school. The clothing they wore was long, itchy and thin. At school they had very strict rules and if you broke them the teachers would gave you the strap! They had no computers but they had paper and pencils.  From your experiences what do you think life was like at home in the era of your event? It was hard because not many people had that much money to pay for school, food, water, a house and many more things and only the rich could afford a TV and other technology expenses.  How do you think the early settlers felt climbing the bridle ...

Over the past 3 or 4 weeks we have been sharing treasures and this time it was my turn. For my treasure I had a picture of my Great Grandad He was born in Waimate and died when he was 93. I was just 9 years old. Great Grandad went to the 2nd World War and his dad went to the 1st World War.  He fought in the Pacific Island war alongside his friends and his brother. He went to war when he was only 16 but he was supposed to be 18. He was away for about 18 months. When he came back his mum was so happy to see him and I was so lucky to get to spend time with him and listen to his stories. My second treasure was my green stone fish hook. T his is special to me because this was handed down to my dad as a wedding present. From his WHANGAI WHANAU ( this means adopted parents ). Now Dad has passed it down to me. The fish hook symbolises Maori determination, peace, and good health. My last treasure is my very first rugby trophy. I got player of the day on our last game of the season and then...