Science Fair - Year 8 Girls

Check out the Science Investigations completed by the Year 8 girls

Science Fair - Year 7 Boys

Here are the Science Investigations completed by the Year 7 boys

Science Fair - Year 7 Girls

Check out the great investigations from the Year 7 girls

Science Fair

It's that time of year again and this afternoon we started to put our presentations together.  Considering there were 2 classes in our room busy cutting, arranging and glueing, it was relatively stress free.  We have left quite a mess though - we know what we'll be doing in the morning!

Monster on the Motorway

We read a journal story about a teacher, dressed as a lion, causing mayhem on the motorway!  We turned the story into an informative report for the newspaper.

Motorists are shocked after a horrific event on the Auckland motorway which seemed to include a school teacher dressed in a lion outfit.  The teacher, Mr Timms, was on his way to celebrate the first day of Book Week.  Dogs were rabid, truck drivers fainted and a baby was frightened.  A police officer was on duty but had a son in his class so was let off with a wave and a friendly warning.

Niamh

Motorists struggled to get anywhere yesterday morning due to an incident caused by what appeared to be a homemade lion.  Mr Timms, a local teacher at St Mary’s School, was wearing a lion costume for the annual Book Week, and was heading to work on the State A5 highway.  At first babies were howling, but then it led to dogs barking, people fainting and a heap of stress and commotion that caused the traffic to be delayed.  Fortunately for Mr Timms, the police let him off with a warning and traffic was back on the move.

Shea

Motorists on the Auckland highway spotted what appeared to be a homemade lion.  Upon closer inspection, it was revealed that it was a primary school teacher dressed up as a “monster” for his students’ Book Week.  The unusual apparel caused commotion involving dogs, trucks, and a baby that were frightened by the mask.  An officer was sent to investigate and came back laughing.

Kieran

Reach out in Kindness

Yesterday was the Feast Day of Mary MacKillop.  We shared a story that showed what a kind woman she was, putting the needs of others before her own.  We reflected on how we could "Reach out in Kindness" to those who are important in our lives and had to come up with our own way to visually show this.  Here are two excellent examples.

Olympic Gold

In response to Nathan Cohen and Joseph Sullivan winning our first gold medal, Mrs Jackson set us the challenge of "showing" not "telling" about the moment.

How well do you think these writers did?

We were extremely nervous.  A mixture of anxiety, tension, nervousness and adrenalin was coursing through our bodies.  We exchanged a glance.  The hopes of all New Zealand were riding on us.  That was at the start.  Now, we are whopping with elated glee as we celebrate our victory.  Yes, that’s right – GOLD MEDALS.  We had received an unusual burst of strength as we powered through the water towards the finishing line.  I’m not being vain or anything, but I knew we were going to win, because we are the champions, my friend ……

Kieran

Suspense filled my tangled emotions as if it was being eaten as I watched Nathan Cohen and Joseph Sullivan accelerate down the river.  It was heart breaking that they had 500m left and were so far behind Italy and Slovenia.  But all of a sudden, the intense waiting ended – they broke free from the chains that kept them behind, and surged past the rowers of Italy and Slovenia, to claim their gold medals.  It was nail biting to watch but it was a magnificent finish.

Sam

500m to go.  I was leaning into the TV.  Even though we were watching it from half way around the globe, it was still so intense.  We’re creeping up from 4^th place in the rowing.

The water rippled around the boats.  2^nd place.  1^st place.  They were in the lead.  It was so overwhelming when Nathan Cohen and Joseph Sullivan past the finish line and won gold for New Zealand.  Arms up, the crowd was going crazy and so were we.

Niamh

Poems

In response to our reading tasks this week, we had to write a poem to show our understanding.  Michael and Jayde each wrote and acrostic poem that clearly showed what their story was about.

Rushing through the water

Oars ripping through the sea

Wind rushing in my hair

Into the ocean

Nearing my destination, I’m

Going to make it.  Yes I’m here

Michael

Picturing himself at the finish line coming first

Over and over he could see himself winning

Ravenous for first place, Poros jogged over to the starting line

On Dikon’s back, Poros watched a bead of sweat dripping down

Scared and excited at the same time

Oh no, the race will start soon

False starts mean getting whipped!

Male athletes were naked

Adrenalin pumped through Poros’ body - literally

Losing was not an option for Poros

Imagining himself winning wasn’t enough; he had to win!

After all Poros won, because he was unbeatable of course!

Jayde

Tech Arts

Another busy week at Tech Arts.  This was our final session at Food Tech, Electronics and Materials Tech.  We are looking forward to our new challenge next session.

Balloon Rockets

Mrs Jackson posed the question  

"By adding rocket like features to a balloon, can we change the direction it flies?"

We had great fun experimenting.  Some of us were more successful than others!