Aleisha's Koru design!

Questions..and answers!

This week in reading we've been practising the comprehension skill of asking questions. We read this text together on our IWB and wondered the following question - after we'd read.

"Why did so many people die of the regular flu back then but not today?" We thought we'd ask an 'expert' for the answer so Ben W and Jaidene typed up an email to send to a doctor. I happened to have one as a friend so we sent it to Dr Stout on Facebook! Here was his reply - that night!

We put his reply - thanks Dr Stout! - on the IWB and worked out what some of the words meant. His reply gave us three reasons and this led to a great discussion about life expectancy and what your immune system is.

Then we wondered the following question - at the top of our 'prior knowledge' graph. What do you think about our wondering?

Digging Deeper - Hauora

This week we worked hard to finish our Hauora projects. The purpose of these projects was to help us deepen our understanding of what the model is and how it helps us. You will be able to see what we've created on a wiki, soon.

Today we discovered that we have quite a few questions about the Hauora Model. This is what happens when you 'dig deeper' into an idea.

Here's a popplet of some of our wonderings. Next week we will do some research in Pow Wow Pals and see if we can answer them!

Haoura Projects

Here's a 'in progress' Hauora Project using Popplet as their media source. Milly, Hannah and Mac have started creating this popplet and are well on the way to meeting their criteria. Our purpose for these projects is to explain what the Hauora Model is.

Some of the projects are Keynotes, imovies, posters and even a goanimate! Stay Tuned for more.