Tongan language week and Makerspace

Week seven was Tongan language week and Hamilton East School was lucky enough to watch a performance from some of our Tongan learners and their whānau at Positive Assembly on Friday.

We also had week two of Makerspace. At the beginning of the week learners are given a problem that they have to solve. They then brainstorm ideas for a solution, and plan how they will model that solution. When they have finished the reflect on their creation and evaluate how successful they were. Last week was trying to work out a way for Miss Rasmussen to carry all of her things to her car without dropping anything, and this week we designed a game for Mrs McKenzie that didn't have dice in it.

The photos below show the processes behind the learners creations and you can find their finished models on Seesaw.