Being Sunsmart – Questions

Beings Sun Smart – Learn & Create 

 

What is a sun smart school in NZ? 

Did you know there are about 500 Sun Smart schools in Ashburton? Well St Joseph’s is one of them, in Aotearoa. 

St Joseph’s is well known, where shade is an excellent option for sun protection. Having shade around the school is good, because students can use it for several purposes; including Education Outside, Kapa Haka, eating lunches and also just for sitting down and chill. 

 

Why is it important for schools in NZ to teach students how to be Sun smart?

It is important to teach students to be sun smart because the sun’s UV ( ultraviolet ) radiation is the cause of skin cancer, and the UV damage also causes Sunburn, tanning, premature ageing and eye damage. 

But the good new are that all UV damage can be avoided if you are sun smart

 

How many schools in NZ are sun smart?  

In Aotearoa, there are about 500 Sun smart schools. 

 

What behavior are sun smart schools trying to teach their students? 

Sun Smart schools are teaching their students to use sun hats, ( bucket hats, Broad-Brimmed ). To use broad-spectrum 30+ sunscreen

 

What must a sun smart school address to be accredited as a sun smart school? 

  • Behavior – Use sun hats , clothing, broad spectrum SPF 30+ sunscreen
  • Environment – Working towards providing shade and encouraging its use 
  • Curriculum – Education students about UV and sun protection
  • Review – The schools sun protection policy is reviewed at least every three years. 

Slip, Slop , Slap and Wrap guidelines, what are these guidelines?  

– Slip into shade – Find a nice shady tree or a shade sail to slip into. Shade is one of the best and easiest ways to protect ourselves against UV radiation. 

  – Slip on clothing that covers your skin – A shirt long sleeves is ideal 

– Slap on a hat – Wide brimmed hats protect the face, neck and ears. 

– Slop on some sunscreen – Remember to apply 20 minutes before you go outdoors and reapply every two hours, or after swimming or sweating. 

Wrap on sunglasses – Sunglasses can protect you from UV radiation 

Further reading; What are shade structures in schools? 

Shade structures are used for school playgrounds or sitting areas. 

The best shade structures materials are PVC and vinyl both work well for shades. As an option to wood that resists rot, mould, and stains, these materials have been gaining popularity. 

The availability of wood grain and textured finishes has increased, making them a more relaxed option for classic wooden shades.

Technology – Task

At Tech this is what our classroom looks like with Miss Smallwood. We had to a doc about the 10 rules while inside the science lab. This is what the class room looks like and what our rules are.

Introduction Lesson 2 -Working in the Laboratory

Basic Safety Rules

  1. Chemical Use { If you have used too much chemical do not put chemical back into the original bottle } A2. { If you don’t know what to do, give it to the teacher and she will waste it }  
  2.   Walking with chemical’s { Use to hands while walking with chemical’s, don’t run with chemical’s }
  3. Do not touch anything without teacher’s permission
  4. Eye safety { If hurt your eyes, quickly wash your eyes for exactly 15 minutes with your eyes open  } 
  5. Skin Safety { If chemical’s get onto your skin, wash that part for exactly 15 minutes } 
  6. Smelling Fumes { Don’t smell any chemicals you do not know what they can do to your body, instead waft it towards your nose } 
  7. Broken Glass { If broken class, let the teacher know and she/he will clean it up and do not use any chipped glass } 
  8. Fire Safety { If fire, tell the teacher and she will put it out } 
  9. Eating/Drinking { Do not eat or drink inside the lab } 
  10.  Hand washing { After the lab lesson, always wash your hands for 10 seconds } 

Te Oro

Today, Room7 went to Te Oro.
We went to learn how to make Poi, for our Kapa Haka group. Once we got to Te Oro, we went inside with Fire Benny.

Fire Benny, gave us all foam, scissors and also 3 different coloured wool Red, Black and White.
First with our cubed foam, with our foam we had to cut it in a circle shape, it was kinda hard shaping the cubed foam. After we took our foam and each colour we had to measure an arm length and do it three times so we have three stings, we had to do it to all three colours.
After having our circle foam and our three coloured stings, we had to tie the three strings together, then with our foam we had to dig a hole in the middle on top so we could put our strings inside.
After all that we had a big cube and wrap wool around it at least 30 times, after wrapping it, we had the wrap of string then tie the three strings together with the big strings, so it can stay together and braid the three colours strings, after that we had to wrap plastic bag to our foam, then we were all done.

During our lesson, I had a lot of fun making Poi with my class. I can make a poi without asking. After cleaning up, we all sat down and me, Headgirl and Headboy thanked Fire Benny for teaching us how to make poi

NewShounds – Session Disinformation & Misinformation

Disinformation & Misinformation .

Today, with Miss Grant, we did Newshounds, Disinformation & Misinformation. Here is Disinformation about Billie Eilish, spreading lies about her on a social media account, called ” Billie Eilish Updates “, also trying to damage her reputation.

Disinformation means false information, & the owner of the account spread disinformation ( False ).