Sceince Fair

In late term 2, room 7 were focussing on their science fair boards.
I partnered up with Lilly and our board was called 'Time To Burn.'Our aim was to see what wood burnt the slowest or lasted the longest in a fire. The woods that we used were: Rimu, Totroa, Poplar, Kwila, Pine, Kauri, Chestnut, Matai and Macrocarpa. It was the Macrocarpa that won. I am really proud of our board it looked eye catching. We placed first and are going to the Waikato science fair.

Maths

In class I have been learning how to convert fraction to there lowest form, eg 10/20 would be 1/2. We have also been learning how to use fractions to help us work out divison problems. I am finding it quite easy but some of the equations are challenging.

Kindy Reading

 Last week room7 walked down the road the Te Pahu kindy. I read The Cats Pajamas and Marmaduke Duck and The Maralade Jam to a little girl in the little play house. We all really enjoyed the reading.

Smelly Hands

Room 7 did an experiment with a two year old Australasian Snapper. It was a massive 12kgs and 82cms long. Mr Marquand cut bits off the fish and 8 volunteers rubbed their hands in it. The products we used were lemon juice, vinegar, soap, watery detergent, tooth paste, salt, water and baking powder. The rest of the class then went and smelt the fishy hands before they had been washed and then smelt them after they had been washed. We then decided whether it was better, the same or worse. We found that the detergent cleaned the hands best. Some students then disected the eye ball.

Cross Country

On Friday the 24th it was cross country at school. I was the 2nd girl home and the 1st in my age group. In my race I had to run 2 kilometers with a hill near the end. The cross country was held on a farm next to the school. My house group and all the parents were yelling and skreeming for us. It was really challenging and I had just enough energy to sprint over the finish line. I am really pround of myself for beating my time by 33 seconds.

Silage Stacking

On the 10th April room 7 went silage stacking. It was very muddy and the tyres were full of water, that ment we all got really wet. We all had to work really hard to get the job done. We completed 2 stacks and started a 3rd but ran out of tyres. It was a good experence because we earnt some money to go towards class tips.    

Pencil Portraits

We were learning to show shading, contrast and gradent in our portraits. We cut our picture in half and sketched the other half of it. The hardest parts of the face were getting the ear in the right place with the hair coming over it and showing the shading in the mouth so the teeth were seen. I really enjoyed it and I am very proud of the finished picture.