Nicer Loos
Marilyn Daly
Rangikura School, Porirua
Introduction
Rangikura School is decile 2. The students in my Year 3-4 class are aged between 7 and 8 and a half. My class is one of three in an open plan block. The students come from many ethnic backgrounds including Māori, Samoan, Tokelaun, Tongan, Indian, European and Laotian. This is our first unit of technology this year and the students have little previous experience of this type of unit. I chose the topic because an issue arose about the use of the toilets and during a class discussion there was general agreement that the toilets were unpleasant to use. This material is based on the work I did with my students and the breakdown I provided for my colleagues.
