Science Intensive - Mrs Moopanar

For science today some of room 7 students went to Mrs Moopanar class. In room 10 we learnt about Magnet. For a start we did three activities that was based on Magnet.

We did four activitys

1. Follow that force
2. The indecisive Magnet
3. The invisible dance partner
4. The Jitterz

• Magnet can stick to metal
• Stick together
• Compatible
• There is all types of colour
• Magnetic force

Magnets we used:

(Bar Magnet)

(U shaped horseshoe Magnet)

(Donut Magnet)

We use three different types of  magnets one was a Bar magnet, A U shaped horse shoe and a donut magnet. Magnet is also made by gravity because if we weren’t standing right now then we would be floating in the air which will be cool.

But magnet won’t stick to plastic, Paper, Carpet, Grass or Brass. I know this for a fact because magnet is only connectable when it is metal.

I really enjoyed today's science with Mrs Moopanar, What I learnt about Magnet was how magnet can stick to metal.

Financial Literacy lessons

Today room 7 students had financial Literacy lessons with Hannah and Halsey. They have came to our school because they are teaching us about money and how to save and spend money.

We started off with 2 skits presented by Fusi and Mata then Luisa and Amelia.First up was Mata and Fusi they did a skit of Mata lending five dollars to fusi then the next day she came to mata and paid back her five dollars.

The next skit was Luisa and Amelia. Luisa skit was about her lending her cell phone to Amelia and then when she came back the next day with her phone and Luisa had asked her what happened to her phone Amelia said oops i accidentally dropped it in the toilet.

We talked about so many things that was included about regaining and trust worthy. The meaning of trust worthy is how money works in the world or to help donate, Regaining is something that people give back for an example I broke my friends phone and gave her some money to buy her a new one.

This is what we have been learning about today with Hannah and Halsey. It was so fun because we learnt about regaining and trust worthy and did some activities.

Current Events

Current Events

Which American state has been hit by Catastrophic flooding in the past week? Louisiana

What was special about the 400m women’s track final race? The eventual winner was coming close to being overtaken so she threw herself over the line

How many times has Usain bolt won the gold medal in the 100m track event? Three times

Which New Zealand town has been plagued by water quality issues recently? Masterton

How many olympic gold medals does USA swimmer Michael Phelps now have? Michael Phelps has 22 gold medals all together

What Australian rugby team accused of doing to the All Blacks before the Bledisloe cup match at the weekend? Bugging their team hotel room with a listening device.

US swimmer Ryan Lochte claimed that while in rio he? Was robbed at gunpoint

A shark found in Greenland is thought to be the oldest living animal with a backbone. How old is it? 400 years old.

New laws have been introduced allowing the GCSB to spy on New Zealanders. What does GCSB stand for? Government communication security Bureau

In which event did kiwi athlete Eliza McCartney win a bronze medal? Pole Vault

Auckland Transport

It is not the Auckland transports fault that they can't slow down trains or that people won't wait until trains have gone past that's and they think that they can make it before the train does, we have those bells so that people know when a train is coming through.

A lot of people should be safer around Auckland Transport because the driver driving the train can not slow down that easy. Old people should watch out for trains because they don't want to turn out to be in the same way that man died. Why? because some people have already lost their lives and it is really hurtful when someone loses someone that they really love especially family.

Science Intensive week with Mrs Tofa & Miss Stone

On Monday room 7 students had science Intensive with our teachers Miss Stone and Mrs Tofa. We were put into 2 groups, group one and group two. Who ever was in group 2 had to go down to room 3 with Miss Stone and Mrs Tofa stayed with group one in class. Juring this week we have science intensive week were we do science in our class rooms.

In group one we had to do a car experience with Mrs Tofa. In the car experience we had to read a paper that had law 1,2 and law 3. The first law we read was law 1, it was about force and inertia. The second law was about acceleration and the last law was about when the force is pushing the other reacts.

The girls got to build the car first and the boys did the Sir Isaac Newton quiz. After that we swapped over the girls did the quiz and the boys finally got to make their car.

Here is the steps to make a car:

Step 1: Get a few straws like about 4 or 5

Step 2: Cut the end bits of the straws that you don't need to make it shorter.

Step 3: Then get something for the balloon to hold on, 

Step 4: After that tape the bottom of the balloon to the cardboard box so it can hold

Finally step 4: Blow the balloon big so that it can push your car far.

In the end of finishing our cars the girls and boys raced. The girls put their car in the middle and let go of the balloon so we can see how far it goes everyone and the teachers we yay, Then the boys put their cars in the middle and they failed we started laughing because it was so funny, they tried again and it did a front flip.... 

I had so much fun on monday with Mrs Tofa and I learnt so much about that yesterday.

The emperor of peka peka beach

In the beginning of the story a penguin was washed up on to Peka Peka beach. He was found by the animal vet who had taken him to an animal hospital. They had found 3 kilograms of sand and sticks inside the penguins stomach.

I'm feeling happy because happy feet recovered from swallowing 3 kilograms of sand and sticks. When I started to read this book I thought that the penguin might not survive but after 2 months of his recover he was fine and they sent him back.

Facts about Emperor Penguins

Link for my facts http://mentalfloss.com/article/56416/20-fun-facts-about-penguins
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/animals/penguin.html

Fact 1: While other birds have wings for flying, penguins have adapted flippers to help them swim in the water.

Fact 2: Penguins are a group of aquatic, flightless birds living almost exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere, especially in Antarctica.

Fact 3: Emperor penguins are the tallest species, standing nearly 4 feet tall. The smallest are the blue penguins, which is only about 16 inches.

Fact 4: Emperor penguins often huddle together to keep warm in the cold temperatures of Antarctica.

Reading - Hatchet

                Hatchet

                                                               Gary Paulsen

              We are learning to: Interpret complex plots, sophisticated themes and abstract ideas.

Catalog - A complete list of items
Consuming - Completely filling's one's mind and attention
Tundra - A vast, flat treeless Arctic region of Europe.

1. Where is Brian going? Canada)
2. Why is Brian not speaking to his mum? Because he is angry that his mum broke off the marriage.
3. What did Brian’s mom give him on the drive up to meet the airplane? Hatchet
4. What happened to the pilot as they flew toward Canada? The pilot driving the airplane had an heart attack.
5. How did Brian know the pilot was having a heart attack? He already knew the pilot was having an heart attack because he has seen someone in the mall have a heart attack.

You might like to consider the following questions:

What do you think of the story so far? I think that the story is getting interesting, I also like how the author wrote this story for audience to enjoy.

What do you think of the main character? I think that the main character is too young to drive a airplane.

Who might you recommend it to? I would recommend this to a pilot.

Give it a star rating out of five. I give this story a five out of five because it's a cool book and spooky.