My Memoirs

Goal - I’m learning to write a memoir of my life at Bromley School

Purpose - A memoir  must show how your life was  changed due to your experiences

Children had the choice of presenting this IP anyway they liked and had to share their final product with the class.

They evaluated their efforts up against the purpose and against the key competencies. This was completed in their learning groups through reflective discussions and peer feedback.

My Bromley School Memories 2018 to 2018

My favourite book is  Goosebumps because it has scary stories.  It is a horror style book.

The best thing that happened  for me was making new friends at Bromley School and having fun with them and playing sport. My teachers are pretty cool as well. Way better than my last school.

My favourite classroom activity maths because I like trying new equations. Doing multiplications and learning all my times.

My favourite school trip was camp because it was really fun and I tried lots of new things there. I tried air rifles and gaga ball. I also had to face my fears and do climbing and stuff like that. I had to flex my bravery muscle and go for it.  We had a great time.

A lesson I learnt was  to have fun and try new things and give everything a go at school. Taking risks with my learning and giving things my best effort even when it is hard.

My favourite school lunch is macho chips, apple muffin, orange cake and fizzy. When I am allowed it. Fish and chips if mum brought me them. Yum!

The funniest thing I ever saw or heard Mr Cron dancing on stage at school camp at Woodend 2018. It was hilarious.

My lifelong friends Sharn, Robert, Lucas Whitworth, Kerrin, Ruben, and Zion.

What am I looking forward to in the next chapter of my life? Our family is moving to Australia, Melbourne at the end of this year. I Will have to go to another new school.

What am I going to miss most is my friends and this makes me feel sad.

By Zyon

Passion and Interest Projects

Children planned and presented their IPs. There was a wide range of topics and different ways children presented. Some children researched NZ disasters, Kiwi Fruit Industry and some children even researched and designed a new school playground to go with our new school hall. Children set their own driving questions and had to justify the choices they made. 

Thank you Shania and Chloe for flexing your kindness mucsles by supporting Holden and Riley through the passion project process.

Our Bodies- Interest Projects

NATURE OF THE PROJECT

Have looked into hauora and mental well-being. Making links to our physical bodies (systems, parts, exercise, processes).

ENGLISH ACHIEVEMENT OBJECTIVE

Integrate sources of information processes and strategies with developing confidence to identify form and express ideas

SCIENCE ACIEVEMENT OBJECTIVE

Recognise that there are life processes common to all living things and that these occur in different ways

HEALTH ACIEVEMENT OBJECTIVE

Identify factors that affect personal physical social and emotional growth and develop skills to manage changes

First children were asked what is an interest project.

Our responses to ‘What is an Interest Project?’

Here area few of our ideas:

Choose a topic - gather information - make a project - Miyah

Project of interest - Riley

Pick something to work on and make it interesting - Shania

Getting good facts - Jaelen & Oli

Get facts about a theme. Pull out important parts. All earning together. Doing it together. Team effort. - Jordis

Topic - info - make a project - Maia

THIS WAS A GUIDED INQUIRY

Next the teachers took childen through the inquiry process and then children got into groups that they thought they could work well with. We discussed in detail the Key Competencies and how these would look, sound and feel in action within the group. Children then observed a couple of documentaries around the human body. This was the provocation to help motivate interest.

In there groups children discussed and brainstormed  topics of interest. All children were brought to the mat to discuss and elaborate on their ideas. We talked about the importance of coming to a consensus with in the group and some of the skills needed to do this. 

Once children decided on a topic to explore they had to come up with the big idea, driving questions, resources needed and how they would document their learning. 

Children had to decide how they were going to present this information to class. 

Finally once the presentation was over children provided feedback, the group that presented had to evaluate and reflect on the process as well as the teacher providing feedback in the form of a comment.