Friday 24 November 2017

Specialist Technology: Coding

This term we have been learning Scratch



W have learned about the different scripts


and learned how to write basic code


we started off by setting up accounts


and using help cards to help us navigate the programme


code started to become easier


we started to look at other peoples code to help us learn


but x & y were unknowns


so we did some work on co-ordinates


to help us understand x & y


it was fun learning


but had a purpose and it really helped us


we started to have some choice about what we did


ans started to use the internet to help us


Scratch is something we understand well now, many of us are doing it at home 
because we enjoy it so much..


and we can use it for many different applications.. 
and we can teach ourselves now..




Specialist technology: Gifted and Talented; Make our hall a space we can be proud of; Part 6

Our students have been busy filling the holes in the hall in preparation for painting

 

We need to develop the right techniques so we don't waste the filler


we have a lot of holes to fill


but there are a lot of us


and we keep busy


when the filler is dry


we get busy sanding... wearing masks to keep us safe..

Unfortunately we can't paint the hall now but we have learned a lot along this journey and the hall is in a much better condition.


Saturday 2 September 2017

Specialist Technology: Cultural Cooking; Cook Island potato salad

This week we have been making potato salad of our choosing


It was a good opportunity to see all of our different cultures at work


first we processed the potatoes


peeling and then..


chopping


then we boiled the potatoes in salted water


and hard boiled our eggs


whilst the potatoes and eggs were cooking we processed our other ingredients


chopping onion


frying bacon


processing all the extras


then we strained the potatoes


washed them in cold water and put them in a bowl


we added mayonnaise, eggs...


some added beetroot, chow chow, mixed vegetables..


and mixed


some grated some egg over the potato salad..


as one Cook Islands student said... it is all about the presentation!










Specialist technology: Gifted and Talented; Make our hall a space we can be proud of; Part 5

This week we have been continuing to prepare the walls for painting

We washed the walls using sugar soap and cloths


this work is quite exhausting..


but necessary..


so we kept working hard..


and stuck at it..


working with our friends..


to get the job done..


it's starting to look good..


and the hard work is paying off..

Saturday 26 August 2017

Specialist Technology: Cultural Cooking; Potato Salad

This week we have been learning about the Cook Islands

15 islands
two currencies
local delicacies like sea cucumber (rori)
and the fact that Cook Islanders like their potato salad very colourful and full of healthy ingredients like beetroot and veggies


we have also been planning the making of a potato salad


no demonstration this week- just our prior knowledge about planning and sequencing



we need to cut out the words


then sequence them into the correct order- based on being logical and sensible


and using our prior knowledge


then we listed associated equipment we would use


health and safety considerations


quality checks and timings... next week we make our own version of potato salad