Deana's Learning Blog

      What are your interests, talents or passions? I am interested in Art and Craft, but excited to learn them both. How do you get to learn about your interests in the classroom? Give us an example.  I can ask to choose a topic maybe in Inquiry, or search it up and ask if you can make and display it in the Classroom. Do you think it's important for children to have time each week to learn about something that they're interested in? Why? What is the world's most important invention so far? How does it affect your life? The Kid President wanted to invent a Catuum Cleaner. What would you like to invent to make the world more awesome?  The top 10 jobs in 2017 didn't exist in 2007. What jobs do you think there will be in 10 years time? Inventive thinking requires taking risks, being curious and thinking skills. How do you do this in the classroom? Is creativity important? How can we encourage creativity in the classroom? Sometime...

Classrooms of the future Classrooms of the future Righto, get those imaginations going! We want you to think about your current classroom and what a classroom could look like in the future. 1.What about your classroom do you really like? I like how everyone treats each other like a friend, and I like how Mr Foster is always nice and funny. 2.What are the things that you find difficult in your classroom? Maybe talking to some people I don't really talk to? 3.What would you do in your classroom to improve it? probably some people in this class should focus on their work more. 4.What is your favourite piece of furniture in your classroom? Why? My Desk, because it fits everything I need in it, and because we had Tote trays for a WHOLE YEAR in Papanui Primary, and it SUCKED! 5.If you have no budget what one thing would you buy for your classroom that would help your learning? Why? Pencils. 6.What would your dream classroom look like?  ...

Digital technologies: 1) Do you think that technology will be a big part of our lives in the future? Why, Yes, because we will be using more often, new inventions, etc. 2) Will technology disappear? yes, no, why? No, because we all have evolved into it, and lived and experimented with it. 3) How do you use technology already in your life? Um, like typing the words now on the school computer for my Blogger Promts, or taking pictures, videos, calender's , etc. 4) Research what the first digital device that was made and when it was built? The Atanasoff–Berry Computer (ABC) in 1942, the first   electronic digital  calculating device, And I think it got made in the year, 1942. 5) What do you think about technology at Casebrook  is like? And how could we make it better? We use our devices for studying, I don't personally think we need to make it better. 6) How do you think technology will change and what will be something you think...

  This weeks questions: What skills or qualities does a person need to have to be a Leader of a Country? Do you have these skills?you have to be Educated, kind, person that keeps promises for the good, ask what other people think, and love's New Zealand. How does the Government of New Zealand affect you? I get a really positive vibe from them as they list all the things up above on number 1, I think Jacinada Ardern was the rite person to pick. If you wanted to change something at your School, what would it be? Maybe put more stuff outside like equipment, so most people get to use it for a day. How would you go about making that change? Could you lead that change and what skills would you need? What problems do you think New Zealand children are facing? Why are they having these problems? How could we help the children who are having these problems? Does your School do anything to help your local community? (Fundraising etc) What is more important - helping you...

The powerful Inspirational true story...Never give up! 1) Research the history of athlectics - when did it all start, why did it start, what country did it originate from? etc. See if you can find some information out. Athletics started in 776 BC, and came from Greece were they even first started the Olympics. 2) Explain what you did well on athletics day? I did well in Long jump, Shot Put, and High Jump. 3) Explain what you could have done better with during athletics day? Maybe more on Discus, because I missed the Practices cause of Hay fever, and Robotics. 4) What was your least favourite event and why? Maybe the Discus as I forgot from last year of school, and missed a Practice. 5) What is your favourite event and why?  Probably Shot Put, because it has been my all time favourite sport, since I was little. 6) Explain how you showed REP on athletics day?  Kept on running with a sore Thigh, but came 2nd in the 60 metr...