Cow's Farts: By Leo

Year 6 Leavers Assembly Selfies

Water Problems: Jonty

Play Leo's game: Why you SHOULD start walking

https://c.gethopscotch.com/p/xndjr940n

Global Warming Slideshow - Zylah

GLS Senior Athletics

Here is a picture of all our school athletics award winners today from Room 9. More pics to come...

Ethan in the Herald

Here's Ethan and his family at the All Black Parade! Awesome picture guys...

Inquiry: this is how we collaborate

Room 9 are collaborating through an interactive brainstorming online tool called Padlet. We were putting all our knowledge about Green house gases and Global Warming down. As a collective w know so much more!

Big Foot Cycle

Here we are putting our biking skills to tye test...

Narrative

It was a freezing cold day at the bottom of the mountain. There was a tower covered in snow, there were yellow clouds covering top of the tower. There was a tall tree with green moss standing beside me with vines dangling down in front of me there was a grey great tall tower with sharp tall bits, there also was a rocky road bridge and the side there were sharp bits that looked like knives.


The End
By Madeline

The Strange Farm

Characters:
Scott
(Has busshy black beard and affro looking hair.)
Taylor
(Very long blond hair and is a teenager.)
Ice queen
(Blue hair and pink dress)


It was a hot summer Saturday Scott and Taylor were feeding the strange animals like: tigerphant (tiger and elephant.), lionbra (Lion and zebra.), dogat (dog and cat.). Then Scott was about to move to feed the horchick (horse and chicken.) then he heard a sound he walked over to the barrels be hind them was the Ice queen.


‘‘Can you please tell me the story about the Ice queen.’’ Said Taylor   ‘‘Okay'' said Scott
Once when the Ice queen was a little girl there was a tree and here parents told her not to  go near but one night she snuck out when here parents where in bed she snuck out to the tree there where bananas in all her favourite colours she took a blue one soon in the morning she realised that she had powers. She tried to tell her parents but it was too late, then she got mad and ran away.

‘‘That's the story about the Ice queen’’ Said Scott


The End
By Madeline

Grandpa

Grandpa, or better known as Pinocchio, has a nose that looks like he has an extra thumb, and on his head is an over grown wort with little baby hairs. Grandpa has two little sheep on top of his eyes. His body looks like an old whittled peace of straw, he also has a protruding chin and when Grandpa talks he whistles too. He has a neck like a peace of straw, he has over growen chin and when he talks Grandpa whistles too. Grandpa has two over grown shoulders  And when he walks he limps on one side. And Grandpa always ‘‘It's been 50 years and I will make it across America.’’

By Madeline

Wolfgang Armedeus Mozart

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in Salzburg, Austria in 1756. He was one of the world’s most important composers and wrote over 600 pieces. Some of which were some of the most recognisable tunes in the history of classical music.

As a three year old, Wolfgang was fascinated by the harpsichord lessons his father Leopold gave his sister. When he tried pressing the keys himself, Leopold was shocked. He could play tunes after only having heard them once. He could tell which notes were wrong and which were right by listening to them. At the age of 4, he had started composing his very own original music. Leopold then took Wolfgang to show him off. Wolfgang spent 9 years performing to royalty and fascinating famous musicians from all over the world.

In 1782, he married a singer named Constanze Weber and became close friends with Joseph Haydn. He had 6 children but sadly only 2 of them survived to adulthood.

In September 1791, Mozart became seriously sick and died a few months later. But Mozart still remains to be one of the most celebrated composers of all time.   

Ratios: Leo's explanation

Ratio's by Jonty and Joseph

Global Warming - Zylah

Over the last hundred years, Earth's temperature has begun to change. This change is called global warming.

Scientists believe that global warming is causing problems such as more powerful storms and rising water in the oceans. Different plants and animals could be dying because of global warming. Most scientists believe that people and the way they live are the main cause of global warming.

Refineries and factories are where oil is turned into gasoline. They put greenhouse gases into Earth's atmosphere. Greenhouse gases trap heat near Earth, which keeps our planet warm. This is called the greenhouse effect. Without it, Earth would be too cold for living things. When too much greenhouse gas gets into the Earth's atmosphere, it traps too much heat and causes global warming. Today's factories, cars and power stations make much more greenhouse gas then in the past. 

Today, global warming is causing climate change. By studying glacier ice, scientists have discovered that Earth's climate has changed very slowly over time. However, scientists now believe that global warming is causing climate change to happen more quickly. Some animals like polar bears, are in danger because Earth's climate is changing too fast for them to adapt. 

About half of all people live near oceans. Because global warming is causing glaciers to melt, oceans are rising. This puts animals and people in danger. Rising temperatures caused flooding and storms that have hurt people and their homes. 

Luckily, there are ways of travelling that make no greenhouse gas at all.  Walking and riding bikes, scooters and skateboards are great ways of travelling making any greenhouse gas.   

Jolie and Cassie Bittern article

Today we are interviewing the eco warrior from the bittern. (We don't know his name, yet.)
"Now, what is your name?"

"My name is Babaloo."
"Well that's a very interesting name, don't ya think! And how old are you?"
"I am now 76 years old."
"Why didn't you drain your swamp?"

"Well, I wanted all the water birds like the bittern and the pukeko to have a place to live."

"That's a wonderful thing to do. But why did you care for the water birds?"

"Where else would the water birds live, they wouldn't live without a home."

"Ah, how were you treated?"

"Unfortunately I was not treated kindly, people called me a useless farmer and sometimes even a lazy Maori."

"Hhmm those horrible people, now how much do you care for the environment?"
"Oh I would do anything for the wonders of nature."
"Why are you becoming famous?"
"Well I guess because I didn't drain my swamp and I worked hard to do that. I did what it took!"

Scene setting by Hazel

It was freezing cold at the bottom of the humongous mountains when I saw a breath taking Sky high castle. Snowy clouds covered the bumpy brick walls of the castle. I stood on a rocky bridge staring at that cream coloured magnificent castle.

BATMAN BY SEKO //_o\

One day Batman jumped off a dumpster and fractured his left elbow. ＼(^o^)／ He then went to hospital, escaped from hospital and fell in radioactive waste. After that he pushed himself off the Empire State and broke his nose. Then woke up in hospital chained to his bed. L(´･Д･)」He then said "Don't

worry I know what to do (FART!)"

The chains then started to melt. He then 

ate the wall and Superman picked up Batman and threw him. And then Batman ate the Great Wall of china. Next he smashed a car and 

landed in a toilet and drowned!! THE END ＼(^o^)／(・・?) 😶

Jolie's describing the character

Grandpa's eyes are as big as turtle shells which go with his trumpet like nose sticking out below. His three yellow teeth wobble when Grandpa talks on and on about the old days in his high pitched voice. His mouldy green overalls lay loosely over his spatula-like body. Grey clouds hang above his poo brown eyes. His double chin sticks out beneath his shriveling mouth. The lump on his head was like a cactus in a desert landscape. His bony elbow lead to an arm like a ruler. The old man's body was as wrinkly as a prune. Grandpa often says "You dang kids get off my property!" and "What'd I say about touching things." Instead of casually walking, he staggers but insists he is only twenty eight and tries to prove it by dancing with his cane! Grandpa always asks disgusting favors like "could you please grab the moisturiser? I've got a wart on my back on I'd like you to treat." Grandpas rotten cabbage smell wafts around the house when he trudges grumpily to get his cup of tea (which is pink, I'm not sure what he puts in there.) When his bony witch-like fingers touch your skin you feel like you're in the South Pole.

Jolie's Horse acrostic poem

Horse acrostic poem

Happy

Optimistic

Rearing

Saddle

Elegant

By Jolie 

Sebastian's Wind Energy Explanation

Hazel's Nepal Report

Jolie's Nepal Report

Nepal Explanation - Created with Haiku Deck, presentation software that inspires

Benji's Wind Energy Report

Sebastian's Nepal Report

Sumit and Sam's Wind Energy Explanation

Zania's Solar Energy Report

Benji's Nepal Report

Ellie's Report about Wind Turbines

Do you know how wind is used to create energy? Well I will tell you…

In Ancient Egypt, people used wind to power their sailboats along the Nile river. The first windmills were used in Persia in today's middle east region about 1,500 years ago. Windmills in the olden days looked sort of like a egg beaters, and were mainly used by Persian people for grinding grains and and drawing water from wells. Today modern wind turbines are strong, sleek and well sorted for converting the force of wind energy.

Molly's Nepal Report

Facts on plastic

1. The Plastic gets smashed in to bits

2. The plastic turns into little dust

3. Plastic is used for other things like toys and milk bottles

4. The People make it into a cubes

5. The People can fill a whole rugby field of plastic

Paloma's Solar Energy Explanation

How does solar energy work?

Intro

Did you know fossil fuels are bad for the environment?

Solar power is a renewable energy.

Why do we use fossil fuels not solar energy?

We use fossil fuels because they are cheaper than solar panels.

There are more fossil fuels than solar panels.

How can we collect solar energy?

We can collect solar energy with thermal collectors, solar sails photons and semiconductors.

What are photovoltaic cells?

They are dark panels on a calculator or satellites. They convert sunlight directly into energy.

What are the drawbacks?

They can’t get power that quickly. You need to cover your whole roof  with solar panels to get as much power as other houses without them. Solar panels are really expensive and it isn’t always sunny.

Conclusion,

I think we should use solar energy not fossil fuels, because fossil fuels are cheap and bad for the environment.

Cassie's Wind Energy Report

Intro/history

Americans use the second most amount of wind energy. The first windmills were used in Persia. They looked a bit like egg beaters, they were used to grind grain and draw water from wells. In ancient Egypt they used wind power for sailing boats down the Nile river.

How it works

Inside the turbine a generator converts the movement into electricity. The blades convert the wind's energy into a rotational energy called toque. When strong winds blow against a turbine the force causes the rotor blade to turn pretty quickly

Wind farms

An area of land with a group of energy-producing windmills for wind turbines.

Renewable Energy

Is a source of energy that won't run out unlike fossil fuels which will eventually run out

Countries using Wind power

New Zealand,America,India,Germany,France, Spain,The United Kingdom,China,Denmark and Italy.

The Drawbacks

People think there are ugly and they don't like to look at them and so people are concerned that flying animals are dieing from them.

Conclusion

So that's all you need to know about wind energy.

Plastic - Guided discussion

If you could go back in time, would you stop the discovery of plastic? And why?

Georgia: No, because we use plastic for a lot of things, like cups and bottles and many other things. If people hadn't start littering then plastic wouldn't be a problem.

Minh Anh: I don't know. Plastic can be useful but it can also destroy the earth.

What do you think? 
Answer below in the comments.

Thanks for reading!

Jolie's discussion about plastic bottles

Guided Discussion

If I could go back in time, I would stop the discovery of plastic because plastic goes into rubbish bins way too often, which takes them to a rubbish dump. When water molecules get into the plastic, it creates a harmful liquid called leachate which will pollute soil then ground water and then it could travel into a lake or pond and harm or kill whatever is living in it. Also if plastic is just left on the ground it might get swept up with the wind and land in the ocean or a river that might flow into the ocean. Once it is in the ocean a sea animal might mistake it for food. Once the animal has eaten the plastic it will feel full and will not eat. Now it will starve to death. So plastic is killing animals. Plastic can be useful to put stuff in and it is waterproof. It is also very light but we can use other things to put stuff in and there is other things that are waterproof also there are probably other waterproof materials in the making.

Open discussion

If we took all the plastic away from the sea it would be benicicial and a happier place because when sea animals eat the plastic they cannot digest it so the plastic gets stuck in side them which can choke  and kill them. Other sea birds like sea gulls can get tangled up In the mess which is another good reason why we should eliminate rubbish from the ocean. Some of the consequences are where would we put all the rubbish because, really, if you think about it there really isn't much choices, but if we put them on rubbish islands, the rubbish population would keep on growing, and then where would we put the rubbish? All the sea creatures that live on the ground like starfish, those animals will have set up a little area and if we drag nets along the seabed trying to get the rubbish, we will ruin all their small homes.

Recycling Game by Felix

Click here to play this game. You will need hopscotch to do it.

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch

by Zylah

Benji's Solar Power Explanation

Sebastian's Solar Power Explanation

Reduce, Reuse and Recycle

by Leo

Felix's Solar Energy Explanation

Jonty's Nepal Report, Solar Energy and Wind Energy Explanation

Nepal - Created with Haiku Deck, presentation software that inspires
Solar - Created with Haiku Deck, presentation software that inspires
Wind - Created with Haiku Deck, presentation software that inspires

Leo's Nepal Report

Ethan's Wind Energy Explanation

Wind energy

Windmills have been used for almost 1,500 years.

The first windmills were used in Persia/modern day middle east for grinding grain and drawing up water.

In ancient Egypt they used them to power boats down the nile river.

How it works?

When the wind hits rotor blades at a certain angle it propels round and round which turns a generator on that turns it into energy and puts it through power lines.

What are wind farms?

Wind farms are where there are heaps of wind turbines up on a hill producing all the wind energy that people need. Sometimes people can't get wind energy because there are limited spaces.

Countries using wind energy

There are heaps of countries using wind energy such as NZ,Aussie,Middle east and parts of Europe

The drawbacks

Some problems are that they could hit birds because they're quite high up and are white like the clouds. Some people think they're ugly and take up to much space.

By Ethan

Zylah's Nepal Report

Nepal

Nepal is an asian country between China and India. They have a population of about 27 million.

Nepal speaks over 92 languages. The main language spoken is Nepali. Nepal is made up of 40 different races and tribes.

The Terai jungle is home to the Bengal Tiger which is very hard to spot. Living in the trees is the Spotted Leopard. Also living in Nepal is the One Horned Rhino and the Himalayan Snow Leopard.

37% of Nepal’s land is covered in trees. Timber and herbs are valuable resources for the Nepalese. Nepal’s resources are very important to them. They are rich in water which they rely heavily on.  Because Nepal isn’t near any oceans, they get all of their water from the rivers, which is helped by the melting snow from the Himalayas.

Nepal is most famous for Mt Everest, the tallest mountain in the world. Mt Everest is called Sagarmatha in Nepal. This means Goddess of the sky. Sir Edmund Hillary was the first to ever reach the summit in 1953 which was the beginning of a long history between New Zealand and Nepal.       

By Zylah

Ethan's Nepal Report

Nepal By Ethan - Created with Haiku Deck, presentation software that inspires

Leo's Solar Energy Report

What really happens to our rubbish when you throw it away?

Georgia and Paloma's

Leo, Felix and Elliot's Wind Energy Report

What will happen if you carelessly throw away plastic?

Presented by Minh Anh and Cassie

Jolie's solar energy explanation

Introduction 

Solar energy is a lot better for the environment so researchers are constantly working on ways to harness sunlight. 

Why do we use fossil fuels and not solar energy?

Fossil fuels are much cheaper than solar energy, but unlike fossil fuels solar energy is a renewable energy source. A renewable energy source comes from a natural ongoing process that will continue into the forseeably future. 

How can we collect solar power?

We can collect solar energy with thermal collectors. Thermal collectors use sunlight to warm water which is used to heat buildings. 

What are photovoltaic cells?

Photovoltaic cells convert solar power straight into electricity. They are the dark panels you see on solar powered devices like calculators and satellites.

What are the drawbacks?

Solar panels only turn 15-20% of sunlight into electricity. That's enough to power a calculator but for a house you would pretty much need to cover the whole roof in panels! The sun isn't always shining so you wouldn't be able to get energy all the time unless you stored it which costs a lot of money. Solar panels are so expensive. 

Conclusion

I think we shouldn't use solar energy because it costs around $6,000 and when the sun's not out we usually want to use something electric but thats when there is no energy.

By Jolie

Nepal Report written by Zylah

Nepal

Nepal is an asian country between China and India. They have a population of about 27 million.

Nepal speaks over 92 languages. The main language spoken is Nepali. Nepal is made up of 40 different races and tribes.

The Terai jungle is home to the Bengal Tiger which is very hard to spot. Living in the trees is the Spotted Leopard. Also living in Nepal is the One Horned Rhino and the Himalayan Snow Leopard.

37% of Nepal’s land is covered in trees. Timber and herbs are valuable resources for the Nepalese. Nepal’s resources are very important to them. They are rich in water which they rely heavily on.  Because Nepal isn’t near any oceans, they get all of their water from the rivers, which is helped by the melting snow from the Himalayas.

Nepal is most famous for Mt Everest, the tallest mountain in the world. Mt Everest is called Sagarmatha in Nepal. This means Goddess of the sky. Sir Edmund Hillary was the first to ever reach the summit in 1953 which was the beginning of a long history between New Zealand and Nepal.       

Emily and Cassie's Recycling game

Click here to play. You will need the Hopscotch app to play this game.

Tama's Report on Nepal

NEPAL

INTRO

Nepal is an Asian country in between China and India.

The people

There are 27 million people in Nepal. Nepal is made up of 40 different tribes and languages.

Wild life

Nepal is home to some of the world's most exotic animals but they are hard to find. The most popular animal in Nepal is the Horned Rhino.

Natural recourses

Nepals natural resources are important to the lifestyle of the nepalese. 37% of Nepal's land are trees and timbre and herbs are a valuable resource in Nepal.

Mt Everest

Mt Everest is the tallest mountain in the world, that's why nepal is famous.

Conclusion

That concludes this report on Nepal hope you enjoy.

Ruby C, Madeline and Hazel Lifecycle of Plastic Bottles Movie- First Take

Alex: Solar Energy Explanation

Solar power

It works by the sun shining on it.
We use fossil fuels because it is more efficient and it is cheaper.
We collect solar energy from the sun and then the energy from the sun becomes power.
Photovoltaic cells convert the energy from the sun to power  and tiny particles the makes power.
The drawbacks of Solar Energy  are that it is 15 to 20 percent efficient and not always sunny and cost more money to store solar energy and more expensive than fossil fuels.
Solar energy is not the best power option and it is more expensive than fossil fuels.

Alex

5 facts about plastic bottles

1 plastic bottles are made in a oil refinery.

2 plastic bottle number 3 is the best because it can be reused.

3 plastic bottles can kill animals because they eat the plastic and they think they're full but there not, so they starve to death 

4 plastic bottle number 1 can create a toxic stew called leachate.

5 seabirds get stuck in the plastic mess.

       By Hazel 

Solar Power Explanation: Ethan

How does solar power work

Solar power is a renewable energy so why do we use fossil fuel instead of

solar power?

Because it's cheap and it's not always sunny so you have to save it up and that's expensive.

How can we collect solar power?

By putting solar panels on our roofs and where there is a lot of sun e.g Fiji,Middle East and the outback. It would take about 700,000 panels just to power Hamilton and that's not very efficient.

What are photovoltaic cells?

They are the black panels on calculators and satellites. When a photon gets hit by the sun in a calculator they come loose and are filled by another one.

What are the drawbacks?

People think solar panels are ugly and they’re not cheap.

By Ethan

Zach's five facts about plastic

Five facts about plastic bottles💧

-rain water flows through plastic. It contains  chemicals and some are highly toxic. It creates a chemical called leachate

-There is a special machine that molds plastic

- If you recycle plastic it can turn into nearly any thing

-Tons of animals die from plastic

-There are five great garbage patches in the world (which are in the ocean)

By Zach

5 facts about plastic bottles

5 facts 

1. Plastic kills living things 

2. Plastic bottles were made in a oil refinery 

3. That plastic can kill animal's and more and it is bad !!!!!!!!! 

4. That plastic bottle number 3 can be reused for ever !

5. Plastic is the fault  of the world 

♻️♻️♻️♻️♻️♻️♻️♻️♻️♻️♻️♻️♻️♻️♻️♻️♻️♻️♻️♻️

Remember to recycle 

Solar Power Explanation - Zylah

How does Solar Power work?

Solar Power is a much better way to get electricity because unlike fossil fuels, it doesn't pollute the environment. 

Why don't we just switch over to Solar energy instead of fossil fuels when fossil fuels pollute the environment?

The reason we don't just switch over to Solar energy is because fossil fuels are still a lot cheaper than Solar energy. Solar panels are very expensive. However, unlike fossil fuels, Solar energy is a renewable source of energy. A renewable source of energy is a type of energy that can be used again and again. Researches are constantly working on ways to harness sunlight.

What are Photovoltaic Cells?

Photovoltaic cells are those dark panels you see on Solar powered devices like calculators and satellites. Photovoltaic cells convert sunlight directly to electricity. A photovoltaic cell is a thin layer of a semi conductor. A semi conductor is any substance which an electric current can pass with quite a bit of effort. 

What are the disadvantages of Solar Power?  

A disadvantage of using Solar power is of coarse, the sun isn't always shining. To collect enough sunlight to power a whole house, you would have to cover almost the entire roof with solar panels which would be very expensive. Any solar power plan is only good for cities in very sunny climates.

I think we should use solar power as much as we can.

By Zylah 

2 questions by Leo

1

Question:

If you could go back in time would you stop the discovery of plastic or do you think it's positives out weight it's negatives?

Answer:

If I could go back in time I wouldn't stop the discovery of plastic but I would make the idea of recycling more known so the world today would be less polluted.

2

Question:

What if we removed all the plastic from the sea, would this be beneficial and what do you think some of the unexpected consequences might be?

Answer:

It would be beneficial but the micro plastic would be hard to see and it would be very expensive, tiring and time consuming. 

For more info about the two questions go to:
http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-really-happens-to-the-plastic-you-throw-away-emma-bryce#discussion-open

By Leo 😸

What really happens to plastic when you throw it away? Zylah

What really happens to plastic when you throw it away?

There are many things that can happen to plastic when you throw it away. Lets take a plastic bottle. The first thing that could happen to a plastic bottle when you throw it away is for it to be taken to a landfill. A landfill is a huge hole in the ground where tons of plastic and other waste is put. Once the waste is in the landfill, they cover it with dirt. The plastic sits there for thousands of years because it doesn't decompose. Rain water flows through all the waste and absorb's the waters soluble compounds (substance that dissolves in water). And some of those are very toxic. Together they create a harmful stew called lechate. Lechate can move into ground water, soil and streams. This harms ecosystems and wildlife. 

The second thing that could happen to a plastic bottle is for it to float down a stream which leads to a river and that river will reach the ocean. After months floating around in the ocean, it will be drawn into an enormous vortex. A vortex is a place where trash accumulates. The oceans currents attract millions of bits of plastic. Some animals like sea birds get tangled within the mess. Those birds, and other sea animals like turtles mistake the small bits of plastic for food. Plastic makes them feel full when their not, so they starve to death. The toxins from the plastic are passed up the food chain. For example, the plastic is eaten by lantern fish, and the lantern fish are eaten by squid, the squid are eaten by tuna, and the tuna are eaten by us. Most plastics don't biodegrade, which means that they will keep on breaking into smaller and smaller bits called Micro plastics which could rotate in the sea forever. 

The third thing that could happen to a plastic bottle is for it to be recycled. This is the good option. A person picks up the bottle and puts it into a plastic recycling bin. Next a truck comes to pick up all the plastic recycling and takes it to a place where it can be made into something else. First, the plastic bottles are squeezed flat and are compressed into a block. Those blocks are shredded into tiny pieces which are washed and melted so they become the materials that can be used again. Now the bottle that didn't get dumped in a landfill, or pulled into a vortex, can be made into something completely new. 

After reading this, I hope you will recycle as much as you can!

By Zylah    

Zylah's Recycling Presentation

Lotta's acrostic poem about Birthdays

View Lotta's poem here!

Lotta's Writing about Sticky Notes

Here is Lotta's writing about Stick Notes. Beware! You may need a magnifying glass to read it.

Lotta's Acrostic Poem about the Circus

Click here to view Lotta's poem

Recycling Game made by Madeline and Hazel

To play this game click here. You will need HOPSCOTCH to play this game.

Recycling Game: Made by Cassie

You may play Cassie's recycling game by clicking here. You will need HOPSCOTCH to play it.

5 interesting facts about plastic - Zylah

1. If a sea animal, like a turtle, eats a bit of plastic then it makes them feel full when they are not.
2. Plastic is made out of oil and gas molecoules. 
3. People put a lot of of plastic in the trash that could be recycled.
4. If a plastic bottle is recycled it can be made into something completely new. eg. an umbrella. 
5. Plastic in the ocean breaks into tiny pieces called Micro Plastics.

By Zylah

Rugby World Cup Schedule by Ethan

Click on this link to check out the 2015 Rugby World Cup schedule.

King of the Hill Summary by Jolie

King of the hill

King of the hill is about four children who want to win a go cart race but first they will have to

design their go cart. They wanted something fast so they did some research and decided to

create something closer to the ground where the driver will lay down head first which will

make the cart more stable. Also being close to the ground means the driver's body offers less

resistance. Next they had to find the materials. They got an old aluminium swing, which was

used for the frame, some second hand wheels and a sheet of plywood. Now they had to find

something to steer the go cart. Their friends Dad helped them put some handles on to steer

the front wheels. Finally it was time to fix the brakes on. After some careful thought they fitted

a bike brake over the back wheel with a cable running to a lever on the steering handles.

It was finally time to race! They decided that the two lightest would race.

Kayla came first in both her races but Damien had a faster time. In the end they decide that

Kayla comes fourth place. She is a bit disappointed but there is always next year!

Now it's time for the semi-finals.

Kayla will drive. Three, two, one, GO!

What is a Factor by Molly

What Is A Factor? - Created with Haiku Deck, presentation software that inspires

Ruby C explains how she rounds to solve multiplication problems

Sadie in Nepal via Skype

Here we are talking to Sadie who is in Nepal helping with relief. We are talking to her via Skype on her experience in Nepal when both earthquakes hit and what she is doing to help.

Attached are some she has taken.

Madeline's Multiplication Strategy

Stage 5 Multiplication - Created with Haiku Deck, presentation software that inspires

Madeline and Hazel's Electricity Presentation

Electricity - Created with Haiku Deck, presentation software that inspires

With One Loaf update

After the recent tragedy in Nepal, With One Loaf crew want to sell the Sleep Out and use the funds to build a house in Nepal. With the help of Habitat for Humanity, we're going to see our goal realised.

Click here for the trade me listing

Cross Country

Congratulations to those from Room 9 who ran the Cross Country last Friday. Also, big congratulations to those who are competing in the inner city cross country :)

King of the Hill: Cassie's summary

King of the hill

King of the hill is about 4 children

And they are trying to win a go cart

Race.First they have to design the shape

Of the go cart. Next they have to find the right materials for the go cart. Lastly they have to

test it out. Race time!

By Cassie

     
                                      Stella's Haiku

                          Always chase your dreams
                          Try your best in all you do
                             Nothing can stop you

THE END

Devestated, I look around at the littered world, sand dunes slope over the destroyed city

 buildings are torn apart.The polluted air fills my nostrils, black clouds cover the sky like jail bars on a prison cell.

As I walk over the deserted dunes I wonder if any other living creatures survived the explosion other than cockroaches.The world was silent and night fall is close I take shelter in a half buried house

I try to comfortmy self, by I can't. 

This truly is the end. 

Jonty's Follow Up: Summarising a text

Here is a link to read Jonty's follow up

Zylah's Follow Up: Summarising a text

Follow up

School Journal, Part 3 #1 2008

King of the hill By Maggie Lilleby

This is an article about a trolley race. Damien, Kayla, Emry and Lex built a cart out of lots of different materials from their school and their local recycling centre. They have to plan and design what they think would be the fastest and the most efficient trolley. Of course, they had to choose who was going to race their trolley in the three races they competed in.

By Zylah