Vote for Samarah and Kristy!!!!

Samarah and Kristy in Room 3 have won a film competition based around sustainability.  They are one of 20 winning films and are going to a prize ceremony on December 8th. There is also a special prize for audience favourite.

So..... I would really appreciate if you could follow the link below and vote for "The Juice Box Bandit"

http://www.theoutlookforsomeday.net/vote/

Thanks a lot

Mr Bainbridge, Samarah and Kristy

Let's get voting for Samarah and Kristy!!!!

Congrats girls!! Good luck!!!!

Group Inquiries - Solar System

Define the Solar System

Describe the Solar System




Explain Why it is called the Solar System?

Create your own solar system
Predict what would happen to our solar system if there was no sun?
Generalise the importance of the Sun

Group Inquiries - Atmosphere

Define: What is the Atmosphere?

Describe: The 5 layers of the atmosphere.



Compare and Contrast: 2 different layers.

Group Inquires - Biosphere

Biosphere:

Define: What is the Biosphere?
Classify: Living/ Non- living

Group Inquires - Hydrosphere

Hydrosphere:

Define: What is a hydrosphere.
Sequence: The Water Cycle, make sure you use the words Condensation, Evaporation and precipitation.

Biosphere:

Citizen Seung

Halsey Drive citizen Seung was spotted being awesome!!!

Poupou

We have been working collaboratively to create Poupou using warm or cool colours.

KiwiSport Tennis

Here are some pictures of us learning how to use a tennis racket correctly to strike a ball.

Cause and Effects of Earthquakes and Volcanoes

Earthquakes and volcanoes are both Geological events. 

Choose to investigate the cause and effects of either earthquakes or Volcanoes.


Write down what causes them and then their effects.






Choose the app you would like to present your work on.

What causes Volcano?

What causes a Volcano?

What causes Earthquakes?

This morning New Zealand experienced a huge earthquake.  Our thoughts are with the people in the South Island and Wellington.

What causes earthquakes?




How to keep safe in an Earthquake!

DURING AN EARTHQUAKE

• If you are inside a building, move no more than a few steps, drop, cover and hold. Stay indoors till the shaking stops and you are sure it is safe to exit. In most buildings in New Zealand you are safer if you stay where you are until the shaking stops.
• If you are in an elevator, drop, cover and hold. When the shaking stops, try and get out at the nearest floor if you can safely do so.
• If you are outdoors when the shaking starts, move no more than a few steps away from buildings, trees, streetlights, and power lines, then Drop, Cover and Hold.
• If you are at the beach or near the coast, drop, cover and hold then move to higher ground immediately in case a tsunami follows the quake.
• If you are driving, pull over to a clear location, stop and stay there with your seatbelt fastened until the shaking stops. Once the shaking stops, proceed with caution and avoid bridges or ramps that might have been damaged.
• If you are in a mountainous area or near unstable slopes or cliffs, be alert for falling debris or landslides.

Here is Room 8 practising how to be safe in an earthquake:

Drop, Cover and Hold

Narrative Writing

Check out his Christmas advertisement.  See if you can write a narrative based on the ad.

Earth's Layers

Watch this clip to learn about the different layers of the Earth.

W.A.L.T: Sequence the Rock Cycle

Choose a partner to work with and then decide on an app to show how rocks are made in a Rock Cycle.

Design a rock cycle showing how the 3 types of rocks are made and then label your diagram using these labels in the correct places. You can also make your own labels if you decide to.



Magma ( hot melted rock), deep under ground cools down and crystallises making igneous rock.


Igneous rock erodes by wind, water or other forces into sediment ( small particles of rock). These small particles are deposited in layers which eventually become sedimentary rock. 


Some sedimentary rock is pushed deep under ground, where they are exposed to heat and pressure transforming them into metamorphic rock. 


Check on the blog for examples of the Rock Cycle.

Athletics Day 2016

W.A.L.T: Plan a Pirate Narrative