Sherbet Experiment

Today in science, we did a science experiment involving sherbet. We first got a recording sheet for keeping track of the amount of scoops of each ingredients we added. For this, we needed ingredients such a icing sugar, baking soda, citric acid,artaric acid, and we needed a cup. Before we used them, we had a try at all the ingredients. We first tried the icing sugar and it was really powdery and sweet. Then, we had the baking soda and mostly everyone was running straight to the toilets. After, we tasted the citric acid and that was bitter and really strong. Finally, we ate the tartaric acid and it was sour and was very strong flavoured. When we finished, we got a cup and put a bit of each ingredient and mixed it up. Eventually, we got to try it out and we could add as much of each thing as much as we want. At the end, we were all allowed to try each and everyone's cup of ingredients and they were all very good. I'm really glad that we could get the opportunity to do this and we all really had fun.

Graduation Mass

Yesterday at 5:30, there was graduation mass. When we entered the church, there were lots of families, including my family. All the year 6's were waiting at the entrance of the in the opening song. After, our monsignor Bernard, was talking to us. When that finished, we were singing more songs. Eventually, we started singing Hark the Herald and Away In A Manger. Right after that, all the year 6's including me came up the front of the church and gave all the year 5's their leadership candle for 2019. Soon after, we performed our graduation song and it was called The Time Of Our Lives by Tyrone Wells. During the end, we were given presents and a certificate of graduation. The present we got was a photo of all the year 6's. Finally, we all left the church during the final hymn. When we all got out, the parents and other kids were crying because they were sad. The mass was very sad and we all were glad to be together at the last mass. And this is a photo of my graduation poster.

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.