Inquiry update and assessment

Last week the Supernova team had a fabulous week assessing the students understanding around the cause of earthquakes and their effects on buildings. This has been a major focus over the last 5 weeks of school and has even seen some students watching lectures from the University of California on the subject.

This learning will help the students in their quest to redesign the Christchurch CBD over the next few weeks.

The assessment was in the form of an art. The students chose whether they would show their understanding of the cause of earthquakes and their effects on buildings by either using drama, music or visual art. This assessment process was fantastic for all concerned as it really showed which students had this understanding that perhaps a written test may not have.

Here is an example of the Drama

And here is an example of an Music

In both cases a high level of creativity and thought was used. I was blown away with what the students came up with and are very much looking forward to what they come up with in their designs for the CBD!

A copy of your child inquiry assessment will be on their e-portfolio later this week.

Well Done Sophie!

Last Friday Sophie organised a can collection at Oaklands School as part of The Breeze Radio Station's "Can Crusade". With little time she was able to organise a school-wide mufti day that raised nearly 500 cans to be be donated to the Red Cross. You can see more here 

This task was part of the Supernova Challenges. In order to complete this Sophie had to;

• write a letter of proposal to Mrs Trotter the school principal.
• contact The Breeze radio station to enter
• advertise the mufti day by creating a series of posters.
• organise collection of the cans

Within this one task Sophie needed to perform a series of tasks in order to make this happen. This is an example of authentic learning in action!

As an aside, in recognition of Sophie's efforts The Breeze radio station gifted her a Canterbury Rugby Jersey and a $150 voucher at Hornby Mall.

Sophie's career slide show

Sophie's cubism art