Community Heroes Take Flight

Our Community Heroes work is now complete.  Didn't the students do a great job of designing their costume pieces and stitching them up! 

Students offered feedback to each others groups, and completed a PMI (positive/minus/interesting) for themselves as they reflected on their learning.  There was a general consensus that using the sewing machines was both interesting and fun.  Many students appreciated the freedom to choose their own issue and there was a lot of respect for the choices other groups made.  While cyber bullying was a common topic, each group handled it uniquely. 

All the students who took part in "Community Heroes" will receive written feedback from me over the next week.  Please look out for this as the students will be bringing it home to share with you.

Student Voice

Positive:

Ollie:  I liked collaborating and thinking of ideas to make the world a better place.

Prya: I enjoyed making the costume, drawing the character, working with Lejla and using the sewing machine for the first time.

Wairangi: I liked the colours and way our logo represents how people need to be seen inside of their homes if they are feeling low or pressured.

Ella: I enjoyed that we got to think about all the problems in the world and reflect on what ways we could stop it.

Minus:

Declan: Using the hot glue gun was hard because our pieces kept falling off.

Marcel: Trying to make the logo, the scissors kept sawing through the wrong parts.   

Lejla: It was a bit difficult creating the logo and figuring out what colours to use and what would match our concept.

Maia: Sewing was hard because I felt under pressure but it was still fun.

Interesting:

Amy: Many people made heroes who solved the same problem but their power and costume were different.  We need to think about elements when we design something.

Isaac: How to use the sewing machine and how to make a t-shirt.

Jimmy:  How the sewing machine works.

Ryken: Having new workmates.