Statistics and Sustainability

Habitat 17 have been learning about statistics and how to conduct a statistical investigation. We were told that we had to go and pick up rubbish from around the school and then somehow sort and present what we have found.

First we got into our groups and had 15 minutes to go and collect as much rubbish as we could from around the school.

 We then came back in and sorted our rubbish to see what types of rubbish there was and how we could display what we found.

Next it was time to record what we had found. Some of us chose to do tally charts and others drew the rubbish and labelled it on a piece of paper. After that there was a few of us who then created a bar graph from their tally chart. Finally we all got together as a class and talked about what we had learnt and the language that we had used throughout our learning.

Learning in Habitat 17 - By Habitat 17

Here is a video that we created about what learning looks like in habitat 17. We hope you enjoy it. 

Question Map - By Katie

For homelink I decided to make a question map. We learnt how to make one in Habitat 17. Here are the steps you need to use a questions map:

• Firstly In the middle of the map you put the topic that you want to find out more about. I Put bees. 

•  Then you put the key words around the topic word.  I put hive, flower, insect, honey and nectar.

• After that you write down words that would make a statement. I put bees eat nectar, bees make honey, bees are insects, bees use flowers and bees live in hives.

• Finally you put a question starter in front of the statement. My questions were why do bees eat nectar? How do bees eat nectar? Why do bees live in a hive? How do bees live in a hive? How does bees use flowers? Why do bees use flowers? 

I found it a really great way to ask interesting questions. 

Here is the original chart that was modeled to us when we were learning about how to create a question map.

Cyber Bullying - Habitat 17

This week Habitat 17 have been learning about cyber bullying. We watched a hectors world video which explains the issue of cyber bullying in a fun and interesting way.

After watching the video we discussed what cyber bullying looks like, what it feels like, and what we can do if we are a victim of cyber bullying or see someone being cyber bullied. Some of the students created posters to raise awareness about the issue of cyber bullying.

Shared Reading Retell - By Habitat 17

Habitat 17 have been reading the books Call Me Harry and Speak Like Us for shared reading this week.



We chose what book we wanted to read and had that as our shared reading book for the week. On the 5th day of shared reading we get to retell what we have learnt from the book in a creative way. Many of the students chose to create their learning through visual art however there were other things chosen such as acting out a play, interviewing the main characters of the story and creating a comic strip. Here are some pictures and a video of our learning during this time. Tomorrow we will be sharing what we have created with each other and displaying it in the classroom for others to see.

Setting Attitude Goals - Habitat 17

This week habitat 17 have set some goals based on Attitude. We used the I CARE posters and rubrics to choose an attitude goal to work on for the term. 

We were challenged by Mrs Matuku and Mr Allison to present our goals with illustrations in our learning journals. 

Below are some examples of students who thought of a goal that was relevant to them and took pride in the presentation of their learning: