Tiny House Expert Alannah!

Today, Alannah from the Tiny House Community in Christchurch came in to talk to us about tiny homes. She and her partner are building a tiny home themselves - on a trailer! While they build their tiny home, they are living in a sleep out. 

The interior of the tiny home is made of steel framing. Inside, the wood they use will be rimu and pine.  It was fascinating hearing the pros and cons of living in a tiny home as well as the process Alannah is taking to build her home.  She told us that even families are living in tiny homes and that it can work really, really well.

We had lots of questions as it was really interesting hearing what she had to say about tiny homes!

Thank you for coming to visit us Alannah!

We measured the size of Alannah's tiny home on the court (2.4m by 6.5m) and we stood inside it.
It was a small space!!

A different angle.

Alannah drew up the plan of the tiny home.

Alannah also spent some time looking at the little tiny homes we had created. She gave out some awards.

Children who received a certificate for the tiny house awards.

Finn received one for 'Best use of plants'

Hannah received one for 'Best colour scheme'

Felix received one for 'Most realistic tiny house'

 Erin and Nethira received one for 'Best use of roof space'

Aditya and Armand received one for 'Best layout of a tiny house'

Sharukh received one for 'Most detailed tiny house'

 

Sienna and Isabel received one for 'Best two storied tiny house'

Tiny House Adventures...!

Multiplication, perimeter, area, volume, real world learning, project based learning, schematic view, birds eye view, interior, floor plan, space, design, colour scheme, challenge, problem solving, relevant,

!...MATHS...!

Passion Time Progress!!

Marthajoy and Emma are really enjoying Passion Time! 

One of the girls is doing woodwork and is holding a prototype of a bedside table she is going to make this term! The other girl is learning to knit. She is holding a pompom she created that she will sew onto a knitted head band.

They are motivated and enthusiastic and learning some fantastic real world skills as well as goal setting and reflecting on what they are doing.

What learning...!

'Quake City' and 'Rock On!'

Last Tuesday we traveled by bus to the inner city to experience the science behind earthquakes at 'Quake City' and then walked to the Canterbury Museum to 'Rock On' and learnt about igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks. This was part of our geology based inquiry called 'Rocks Talk' which is all about land formations and their causes. It was extremely informative and interesting. We really enjoyed ourselves and the learning!

 

 

 

     

 

Get Writing NZ!

We participated in School Kit's 'Get Writing,'

Our writing was all about using figurative language to paint a picture in the reader's mind. We came up with descriptive similes and metaphors to describe our class and ourselves!  We based our poetry on the Iain Sharp poem.

We wrote to Oteha Valley School in the North Island and they wrote to us.

Here is a picture of their postcard writing put together. 
Underneath the photograph are some of our metaphor poems!

Clara is the tangerine sunrise, spreading over a slice of bread.

Clara is Luna Lovegood, stroking a thestral with honour.

Clara is a paintbrush, paint and canvas; creating a river flowing into a quick tempered ocean.

Whenever my partly cloudy eyes venture into water, I see my reflection, I shed a tear that shatters the beast. I hope this isn't Clara.

Clara is a warrior, not letting her feelings spill out like a glass of water on a wooden table.

Clara is a sloth, lolling around in the not wanted sunshine.

Look there and here! A trail of blooming flowers erupts through the doors. I turn around and stare at it in awe, hoping one day to be that person.

Arjuna is small black parcel filled with deadly poisons.
Arjuna is a spy sneaking through the night.
Arjuna is a ship lost at sea.
Whenever I peep in mirrors Arjuna growls back at me. It's terrifying.
Arjuna is a prison guard watching over the prisoners.
Arjuna is 15 letters bashed out of the English alphabet.
Look there and there, books of different names fly from door to door. I catch them with joy.
They might be Arjuna. 

Hannah is an otter in the gentle sea, searching for kelp.
Hannah is wild ivy, climbing wherever it pleases.
Hannah is words, waiting to be experimented.
Whenever my dark eyes examine mirrors, Hannah slides in to greet me. It's reflection.
Hannah is a tree, standing tall even in the stormiest weather. 
Hannah is a netball, achieving higher places and going further than others.
Look there and here!
Pages flying out of every book shelf.
I run in desperation to grasp the ideas.
I cling on, being swallowed into its mist.

Brodie is a tiny little falcon peeping around the wise sky with open eyes ready to dive.
Brodie is a small office and he cowers below towering skyscrapers.
Brodie is a sock, more unique than the others and always persevering.
Brodie is a banana glued to the bunch helping up green bananas.
Brodie is a blasting Lamborghini zooming past other cars not waiting for the green light shooting out fireworks from the tailpipe, forming the word 'savage.'
Brodie is an oak branch stretching from leaf to leaf venturing for the top.
I peep in the mirror. Brodie looks back at me. It's joyful.
Brodie is a light bulb full of bright ideas twisting around swimmingly in my socket for fun.
Brodie is a waving flag crashing against the wind, gaining ultimate power in the sky.
Look there and there. Footballs rocketing into the goal.
They might be Brodie.