Potato Gun Experiment

Today in science, we did a test for potato guns. The things we used were McDonald straws, a skewer, a potato, and paper to record your results. The first thing you need to do is put some potato in the by stabbing your straw in the potato. You'll need a bit of potato in one end. Secondly, you need to put some potato in the other end. Once you've done that, you need to slowly push the skewer in the straw in any end. Make sure you use the blunt side of the skewer and not the sharp side because you could pick up the potato. The way you know that you've done it is when you see it fly pretty far. And maybe it wouldn't work for others because you either used the wrong side or maybe you pushed the skewer in too fast. Or maybe because it wasn't airtight. This experiment didn't work for everyone but it was fun.

Passport Tasks

On Friday the 30th, I finished my passport task. The task we did was to draw a picture that relates to a piece of lyrics that's in a New Zealand song. The song I chose was Vibes from Six60. The lyrics that I picked was "I 'Lucky That My Wish Came True".  I did this task because that was a way that I can improve my drawing skills and it can help me become creative and so it would help me imagine and think for myself. The drawing wasn't easy but it was very fun and looked cool.

Sports Assembly

Last week on Friday, there was sports assembly for athletics. The events we did was 800m, 400m, 200, 100, shot put, long jump, discuss, high jump, and the relays. Before we did the sports assembly, we presented the haka we did for Eden Albert Kapa Haka. After that, we had the birthday and merit certificates. 
Soon later, we had the athletic certificate for the 5 and 6 year olds. 
Then, we had the 7 and 8 year olds. Later, there was the 9 and 10 year old. When that was done, the Irish dancers presented their dance. Finally, they had the 11 year old boys and girls. In 100m, I got 1st, in 200m I got 1st, and in 400m, I got 1st. I didn't want to do 800m though. I didn't get a place in shot put, I came 2nd in long jump, 3rd in discuss, and 2nd in high jump. And in the relay, our team came 2nd. The assembly may have been 20 minutes longer, but it was very cool to see what place everyone got.

3D Shapes

Last week for maths, we did an activity on 3D shapes. The first thing we did was we had to fill out a worksheet about shapes and how many corners and faces it has. Soon after, we started working on the shapes and cut it out. There were different shapes and objects like cubes, square based pyramids, cones, and pentagonal prisms. I decided to do the pentagonal prisms because there weren't a lot of people doing it. We did this activity because it was something we usually didn't do and it's very cool. It wasn't very easy but it was fun.

Passport Task

For topic, I did a slide about a New Zealand artist and I picked Dave Dobbyn. This activity was worth 20 points. What we had to do was to pick a New Zealand artist or band and make a slideshow about when they started singing and about their childhood story. I picked him because this is an artist I haven't heard about too much and because he sounds like a good artist. This is my slide about Dave Dobbyn.

Eden Albert Athletics

Yesterday on Thursday 22nd of November, year 4, 5, 6 boys and girls went to Eden Albert Athletics in Mt Roskill. The events I competed in was 100m, 200m, 400m, and the relays. It was a 400m track and there were lots of kids and adults there. The first even that was called out was 800m for the girls. The first track event for the boys was 11:00 and it was 800m

. And my first event was 100m and was at 11:30. In that race, I pulled a hamstring during the race and I ended up coming last. But it was really fun because I met some of my old friends. In 10 minutes, there was 200m and I came 4th in that race out of 7 people. Half an hour later, they called all the year 6s for 400m and I just came 4th.

 Then, in an hour everyone in the relay for the girls and boys. The 6 girls ran first but they came last. Then, the year 6 boys were up and they came last as well. But the year 4 and 5 girls did well and they came 4th. Then the year 4 and 5 boys ran and they came second to last. Even though we didn't get a place in anything, it was really fun and I'm glad to be there.

World War 1 Powerpoint

On Tuesday, we were all given a souvenir that was from before world war 1. Before we were given souvenirs, we all were paired up and I was with my friend. We had to find out the story behind our souvenir. The souvenir my partner and I got was a button and a card with the name of a school. I had the card with the name of a school. The story behind my souvenir was that there was a man that the school believed in because the school students were volunteered to serve in the war. So the put a name of a man to remember of all the school kids. This is our presentation.

Kapa Haka

On Saturday 17th of November, there was kapa haka for our school. The kapa haka took place at rocket park. The songs we performed were a school song that we came up with, Te Aroha, Hareruia in Maori, and Tika Tonu. We all  in front of the stage first waited till everybody came so we could get in order before we went on the stage. It was very intense performing because there were 1,000 people. After, we all were happy and we thought it was cool to be there.

Science Experiment

Today in science, we did a science experiment. The experiment was to use different types of tweezers and they were all labeled with numbers in codes. We all picked a tweezer that would pick up skittles and gummy bears the best. We named them Type 1, Type 2, Type 3, Type 4, Type 5, and Type 6. For the gummy, we chose type 5 because it would just poke through it and because the surface of the tweezer is very soft and was wide enough to scoop it up. But before we tested it, we got to eat a skittle and a gummy bear each. Then after, we got to eat the rest of the skittles and gummy bears. And, we had to record which one was the best for us to use. The experiment was very good and we were glad to be a part of it.

Passport

During this term, we've been learning about New Zealand artists and about during music in the past. There were different categories such as art, music, physical movements, and presentation. They were activities that were up to 50 points and we had to reach up to 200 points by the end of this year. I am up to 180 points. The passport tasks are very good because it can help you learn more about New Zealand artists and about the history behind them. That's why the passport task are very fun and are very good.

Athletics

On Wednesday 14th of November, the school and I went to Three Kings Reserve for athletics. When we arrived, we all sat down on the concrete stairs and just waited for the events to be ready. The first event we started of with was 800m but I didn't do it because I wanted to save my energy and everyone had to be in the same lane. Soon after, the teachers announced 200m and I placed 1st. Then we had 400m and I placed 1st again. And then, we had 100m and I came 1st again. Later, we did the field events. The first event we did was discuss and I came 3rd.

After, we did long jump and I came 2nd, but when we did shot put I didn't come a place. Lastly, we had the relays and I was in the relays. I was the 2nd runner. The places were Cowley, Hillary, Blake, and Sheppard. When we finished it was very disappointing but was very fun. Thanks to all the parent helpers and the teaches for coming along because without them we wouldn't have been there.

Comic Writing

On the 7th of November, Mr. Drummond came in and taught us about how to draw comics and how to draw well. We all thought of a story we could do or we could just make a comic we thought of doing. My comic was about two people who go and rob a bank and there's a cop that tries to stop him but he gets distracted by the money he saw.
We did this because comics are interesting and we all wanted to learn about comics. This lesson was very fun and enjoyable for all of us.

High Jump

On Wednesday 7th of November, there was high jump for all 11 year old boys and girls. For the boys only 5 people did it and 3 girls were doing it. The height we started of with was 0.95 meters. Sadly only a few of us managed to make it and 1 girl didn't manage to do it. Soon we moved to 0.98 and there were only 3 boys left and I was one of them. Eventually, only 1 girl was left and for the boys, there was only me and someone else. I did come 2nd but it was really fun and the person who got 1st was really good. I'm glad I got a place and it was very competitive.