The Fish

 

Early this term we have been doing some science experiments. One of them was to do with a big stinky fish. We measured it and even weighed it. Some people even tried to hold it up. In the class we have three jars. In each of the jars there is  piece of the fish. The first jar is a control, the second piece of fish is covered in lemon juice and the third piece is covered in salt. We did this to see which would preserve the fish the best. Some of the people cut open the fish's eye, to see what was inside.

Cross Country

On Friday 24th of May we had cross country. I came 3rd in my age group. We had to run 2km in different paddocks and back up to our school. I think that the hardest part was running up the hills and trying to keep my pace. Next time I would like to practice more at home.

Makahuri Students

In term one our school had the Makahuri students come to visit us from Japan. When the Makahuri students come we get to do all sorts of things like musical chairs, writing our names in Japanese and origami. The Makahuri group performed in front of us. It was really fun to learn some of the Japanese culture.

Camp

 

 At camp we had a disguised dinner. We had to disguise ourselves so Mr Marquand didn't know who we were. I dressed up as the easter bunny with my friend. We also went to the lake Karapiro dam museum. At the museum there were old control panels which they used to control how much water is let out. 

Robin boxes in the making

 

In term one we made robing boxes so some people could transfere them onto Mt Pirongia. The hardest thing was hot gluing the mesh over the breathing holes because the glue was hot. On a Sunday when it was the day to release the robins I turned up so I could help release them. All of the birds flew quickly out of the boxes into the forest. I think that this was a great idea because all of the robins that were on Mt Pirongia had died or the eggs had been eaten by rats and other predators.

Silage Stacking

  




We did silage stacking at a local farm to fundraise for trips and other things we might do. When you are doing silage stacking you have to be careful. Because when you are walking on the polythene you could make a hole and the silage will go mouldy and that is not good for the cows. In the end we did make a couple of holes but we got them fixed up. I think that the hardest part, was passing on the heavy tyres up to the next person.

Pencil Portraits

In room 7 we are learning to sketch and shade  to make our face look symmetrical. I think that the hardest part was shading the eye. Next time I would shade the face darker so it looks similar to the picture.