Science

On Friday the 24th of April we turned Ryan's bike upside down and then I started turning the pedals.  Ryan and Sophie keeped on bringing over stuff to cut on the wheel so I decied to see what broke and what didn't brake.  I also wanted to see the funny noises they made.  First I did a flower.  It didn't make any noises but the head did break off.  Next I tried a leaf.  The leaf made a funny noises but it only broke a little bit. After that I did a stick.  The stick made a funny noises but it only broke a little bit.  Next I did a peice of clay. It made a bit of a funny noise and it broke.  Lastly I did a scrubbing brush.  The brush didn't break or make a funny noise but it brushed all the dust off the wheel.  I learnt that soft things break easier than hard things.

Odd One Out

On Friday the 17th I made a 2x2 table with the numbers 9, 16, 25 and 43.  I also had this in my head which one is the odd one out to these questions: which one is a single number, which one is an even number, which ones are a square number and which one is a prime number.  First I looked up what a square and prime number is then I answered the questions. I know that nine is a single digit so I put that in the box. I also knew that nine is an odd number, lastly I had just learnt that nine is a square number. After I wrote that I moved on to the next number and answered the questions that were related to the problem.  After I answered all the numbers I checked through it and I was all done.

Hand Hygiene

In Te Maunga we have been learning about hygiene.  It’s really important to wash your hands to help stop the spread of illnesses.  On the 19th of March we did a science experiment about COVID-19 (crona viris). We got some milk and put some pepper in it then we put soap on our finger and put it in the milk and the pepper seemed to run away from our finger. Weird! 

Koru Art

We did some koru and mangopare art.  We found out that mangopare means hammerhead shark-strength.  My art has my mum, my dad, my brother, my sister, my dog and my three favourite fish.

Action World

On Tuesday the 3rd of December the seniors went to Action World.  We did a mix of different activates. The first one I did was a ball one where I had to jump from ball to ball and then onto a slide and slide down.  Next I went on the Tarzan swing and the tightrope (It was a bit scary). Last but not least I played the 18 hole mini golf (The mini golf was my favorite).

Plant Animation

For T shaped literacy we made an animation on how plants grow.  This animation shows how to grow kawakawa plants. I learnt all about different healing plants and other plants too  like popcorn and plants that survive in colder temperatures.

The Food Contest

On the 25 of October we made some food.  The food was for our maker space. We planted  our plants on Matariki. They needed water, the right temperature and sunlight.  They grew from a seed to a seedling. After a few months they were fully grown and ready to harvest.  We made lemon and carrot pikelets. We put in flour, eggs, sugar, baking powder and milk. We mixed it a few times and then we grated the carrot and lemon.  We put the carrot and lemon into the bowl and mixed it. We put it on the electric frying pan. Lastly we presented the pikelets on a plate with caramelized bananas, two lemons on the side and  topped with maple syrup.