Tag: 2025: inquiry

December’s First Snowflake (Music Video)

Task Description: This term in Inquiry (Team 5), had the exciting task of creating an original piece of music. My group Tiare and Emzjull decided on a festive christmas theme for our song!Creating a song from scratch takes planning and teamwork. Here is a breakdown of the 5-step process we followed over the term to bring our carol to life: (week 1) Brainstorming, deciding on the specific theme (e.g., snow day, family, giving gifts) and the core message of our song. (week 2) Writing the chorus, (Functuation) The most important step! Writing the core lyrics and composing the main melody. (week 3) Building the harmony (Structure) The Composer selects the chord progressions that will support the melody for both the Chorus and the verses. (week 4) Completing the verses (Development) The Lyricist writes the verses, expanding on the chosen theme, and the Composer/Arranger fits them to the existing harmony. (week 5-8) Rehearsal & Recording (Execution)  Practicing all parts together, refining the performance, and preparing for the final recording or live showcase. This task was so much fun I hope that you all enjoy watching it, make sure to check out some of the bloopers I put in. Remember to leave a positive comment on my blog, thank you.

Sound of Latin America

Task Description: In team 5 this term’s inquiry, the topic was “Music from Around the World.” Every class had the exciting opportunity to become an expert on a different country or region, learning all about their unique musical styles and heritage. This week room two got the opportunity to head to room four, where we were researching all about music from Latin America. Throughout the past two days we have been learning about the type of rhythms and instruments we hear in Latin American music. What was so awesome was we even got to listen to the music and do these hand movements to the beats we heard. These beats were called ”Dembow Beat”. The Dembow beat is the core, unmistakable rhythm of Reggaeton music, known for its iconic, bouncing “boom-ch-boom-chick” pattern. We had to then create this dembow beat using virtual drums. After all of that we got to then find a song on YouTube and I found the perfect example of the Dembow beat in action. Doing this task was SO much fun, especially because I learnt so many new things about the music from Latin America. Remember to leave a positive comment on my blog, thank you.

Discovering Japanese Music

Task Description: This week in room three for inquiry we have been discovering Japanese music. We uncovered the unique rhythms, vibrant timbres, and captivating melodies that make this musical style truly special and different from Western traditions. We also learnt about famous instruments used in Japan like taiko, Taiko drumming is all about powerful rhythms and energetic beats! This exciting traditional Japanese music style encourages everyone to join in and feel the music’s vibrant pulse. Another instrument is koto and shakuhachi. The koto and shakuhachi creates a soothing, melodic ambiance in Japanese music. Sometimes it can even sound haunting and terrifying. The task we had to do was create a japanese melody using a virtual piano. I hope that you all enjoy the melody I create. Remember to leave a positive comment on my blog, thank you. 

Community Reflection Video (Inquiry)

Task Description: This term for inquiry we have been learning all about the communities that we belong to. The meaning of community is like a group of people that share the same thing. Some of the communities that I belong to are like my church, family, school and my netball team, the chiefs. For this inquiry task we had to create a video using goggle vids. The video had to be based on what we have been learning about throughout this term. Doing this task was so much fun especially because I learnt so many things about my community and why they are so important to me. I hope that you all enjoy checking out my community reflection video. Remember to leave a positive comment on my blog, thank you. 

Me – as a Leader ( Inquiry )

Task Description: This afternoon for inquiry I have been finishing off my ”Leaders in my communities” task. What we had to do was find a picture of ourselves or a silhouette image on goggle to add onto a new goggle drawing. What we had to do around the image was action statements about how I can lead and some practical things I can do? This task was honestly so much fun. I hope that you all enjoy checking out my poster as me as a leader. Remember to leave a positive comment on my blog, thank you.

School Leaders in Action ( Inquiry )

Task Description: This week for inquiry we have been finishing off our ”leaders in my communities” task. For this task we had to create a mini profile of a leader in our school. These leaders can include the prefect, house captains, or the SMT squad. The person that I chose to do was Mr Jacobsen. The profile had to have their face, Role, actions they’ve taken, and how this person has helped others. I created my mini profile on goggle drawing. Doing this task was so much fun. I hope that you all enjoy checking out my mini profile of Mr Jacobsen. Remember to leave a positive comment on my blog, thank you.

Leaders in My Communities ( Mr Burt )

Task Description: For our recent inquiry task, “Leaders in My Communities,” we were asked to explore what makes a great leader. As we thought about all the people who make a difference around us, one person stood out right away. That person was Mr Burt. In this task, Emzjull and I are going to be talking about the amazing things Mr Burt has done for us. We wanted to share our project and shine a spotlight on how his hard work and kindness have made our school community a much better place. Join us as we go through some of the many great things he has done and why we believe he is a true leader. I hope that you all enjoy it. Remember to leave a positive comment on my blog, thank you. 

My Place in My Communities (Inquiry)

Task Description: Last week for inquiry team five have been creating a poster based on ”My place in my communities. What it means by my place in my communities is the communities I belong too. Like for example my community that I belong to is my netball team because my team is a group of people. To do this task all we had to do was write down what our role is in each of our communities. To create my poster I used canva. Doing this task was so much fun. I hope that you all enjoy checking out my community poster. Remember to leave a positive comment on my blog, thank you.

Uranus/Neptune Trading Card ( Inquiry )

Task Description: This week for inquiry we have been learning and researching all about uranus and neptune. For this task we had to create trading cards all about uranus and neptune. To begin this task we had to make a copy of a google drawing template to create our trading cards. The trading card had many questions like, ”What’s uranus and neptunes distance from the Sun?” or ”Is humans able to live on uranus and neptune?” What we had to do was answer these questions. Doing this task was so much fun because I learnt so many new and interesting things about uranus and neptune. I hope that you all enjoy checking out my uranus and neptune trading cards. Remember to leave a positive comment on my blog, thank you. 

Jupiter & Saturn ( Inquiry )

Task Description: This week for inquiry we have been learning all about Jupiter and Saturn. For this task we had to create a fact poster about Jupiter and Saturn. To begin this task we had to choose either google Slides, Canva  or Google drawing to create our fact poster. The app that I chose to create my fact poster was canva. After we had chosen what app we were going to use we had to begin researching facts about jupiter and Saturn. To create the poster we had to add our facts onto our poster and an image of  what planet we were talking about. Doing this fact poster was so much fun because I learnt so many interesting things about Jupiter and Saturn. I hope that you all enjoy checking out my fact poster. Remember to leave a positive comment on my blog, thank you.