Sunday, March 24, 2013
Swimming has begun.....
Our swimming time has begun and we have already had the first two of our sessions at the Levin Aquatic Centre. This group is in training for the Interschool Swimming Sports which take place early next term.
Measuring Volume, Capacity and Mass
Our maths focus for this term has been based around Volume, Capacity and Mass.
One of the activities we are exploring is to do with displacement - by measuring the amount of water that spills over the top of container, we can determine the volume and capacity of the object that has caused the water to spill.
Mrs Young then set the challenge of finding a large stone that was exactly 100g in weight. We had to measure how much water each stone displaced until we found the right one.
One final challenge was to create a milk container that could hold exactly 4 litres of milk and fit in a fridge door that was 50cm long, 10cm wide and 50cm high. Here is the most successful design.....
One of the activities we are exploring is to do with displacement - by measuring the amount of water that spills over the top of container, we can determine the volume and capacity of the object that has caused the water to spill.
Mrs Young then set the challenge of finding a large stone that was exactly 100g in weight. We had to measure how much water each stone displaced until we found the right one.
One final challenge was to create a milk container that could hold exactly 4 litres of milk and fit in a fridge door that was 50cm long, 10cm wide and 50cm high. Here is the most successful design.....
The last of our Run, Jump, Throw
Here are the last of our Run, Jump, Throw photos.....two of our clever high-jumpers and a hammer we managed to lodge into one of our tall trees!!!
Sunday, March 10, 2013
Bio Poetry
We have been creating poetry about ourselves over the past two weeks.....here are a few to wet your appetite!
Krystina
Nice
Annoying
Funny
Wishes to fly
Dreams of eating two tubs of ice-cream
Wants to bungy-jump
Who wonders what the future will be like
Who fears maths and big numbers
Who is afraid of big spiders
Who likes milkshakes, thick and frothy
Who believes in dragons
Who loves her family very much
Who loves her kittens
Who loves drawing
Who loves ice-cream
Who plans to get a good job
Who plans to go to Australia again
Who plans to live a long and happy life
Whose final destination is to be at home with her family.
Alex
Athletic
Funny
Awesome
Wishes to be a trillionaire
Dreams of being famous
Wants to travel around the world
Who wonders about Matthias
Who fears falling from high places
Who is afraid of crabs
Who likes chocolate melting in the sun
Who believes in the Easter Bunny
Who loves soccer
Who loves ice-cream
Who loves food
Who loves family
Who plans to live in a mansion
Who plans to be the richest person in the world
Who plans to get flash bikes
Whose final destination is Honolulu, Hawaii.
Who loves food
Who loves family
Who plans to live in a mansion
Who plans to be the richest person in the world
Who plans to get flash bikes
Whose final destination is Honolulu, Hawaii.
Monday, March 4, 2013
How tall is that tree?
Our school is blessed with massive trees - most of which we are allowed to climb! One of our teachers, Ms Coogan, posed the problem of working out how tall a tree was without actually climbing it with a rather long tape measure. We found out about isosceles triangles and how they can help us to measure the height of something - ingenious!
The action of Run, Jump, Throw!
We have spent 4 sessions now with Cameron who has been guiding us through various track and field sports - and have once again, been able to launch a piece of equipment high into the trees!!!
Here are some photos of us giving things a go, learning and refining skills and most importantly, having fun!
Here are some photos of us giving things a go, learning and refining skills and most importantly, having fun!
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