We have a teleprompt!

Today was an exciting day for the PENN crew! We had a teleprompt arrive from Australia! Since covid has stopped us being able to film indoors, we have found it challenging to read from a script as we have to hold the laptop up above the camera. We had our first go filming today using the teleprompt, which reflects the script directly in front of the camera!

Here we were trying it out while the camera wasn't rolling. 

Lesson learned from today: The glass needs to be TOTALLY smudge-free before we begin filming to insure the image is clear and blemish free.

We look forward to having this as part of our set up from now on!

Whale Tales 2022

We have been fortunate enough to have had Tāmaki Regeneration sponsor us with a mini whale tail for the Whale Tales art trail!

In the first couple of weeks of term, classes from across the school participated by designing tails!

The Year 7 & 8 extension children then decided on their favourite designs. Ezekiel and Matelita, from year 7 & 8, had their designs chosen. 

Ezekiel and Matelita then combined their designs before pencilling the final design onto the sculpture!

Our tail is looking amazing! Ezekiel's and Matelita's next step is now to begin painting the tail.

Manaiakalani Film Festival 2021: Dear Covid19...

 

Covid-19 has stopped us in our tracks but there is a lot to be thankful for. What would you thank Covid-19 for?

Nanogirl and the Year 5 &6 Extension Class

Yesterday, the Year 5 & 6 extension class hosted a very special guest to their google meet - Nanogirl!! She came along to teach us all about our bodies. This helped us with our extension project about how athlete's bodies move. We were joined by a few other children from team 3 and 4 as well.

Nanogirl taught us all about fingerprints.

Nanogirl taught us all about tendons and how they are needed to help us move our fingers.

If you want to explore some of Nanogirl's Science experiments and try some of them at home, check out her website!

Year 3 Stop Motion Animation

 Here is Levi's Stop Motion Animation he made to show construction of his tower:

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Year 1 Stop Motion Animation: Aroha

 Aroha made a great Stop Motion Animation today using her iPad. She showed a toy elephant being sucked into the vacuum clearner! Oh no!

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Year 1 Stop Motion Animation: Michael

Wow! Our year 1s have been showing their skills on their iPads by making Stop Motion Animations. Here is Michael's movie about two characters, Bob and Pou, playing soccer. Turn on the sound too as Michael has narrated his movie too!

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