Zoo Trip

 On Monday 23rd of November room 7 and 1 went to the zoo by bus to learn about pest control but didn't learn that much about pest but learnt more about the animals that we need to protect.

we learnt about Ostriches and that they are extreme birds that run the fastest, lay the largest eggs and even have the largest eyes.

After seeing the Ostriches we went to the Meerkats and I learnt that pregnancy for them is quick and simple which will only go for about 11 weeks and they can have about 2-4 pups.

While going to the Spider Monkeys we stayed back to see the seals and I learnt that Seals have a layer of fat under skin called blubber, which keeps them warm in cold water.

We were near the end and we had made it to the Spider Monkeys and they were feeding them, the Spider Monkeys had a diet made up with corn and beetroots. They have no thumbs and uses there tail for climbing and pinking up things.

It was a good time at the zoo and learnt lots if you go i recommend you go to the Meerkats because they are so cute.

 

Story by Mary-Jane Stewart: Roland Fish Rises Up

 

Kapa Haka Practice

 Every week on Tuesday room 7 and 1 has been doing Kapa Haka practice for the past 2 terms and have learnt a lot from our kaiako named Wairahi. 

She gave us time to learn a new haka for the boys and a waiata for the girls and another 2 song to sing together which sounds absolutely amazing to be honest.

On Saturday we will be going to the Ruapotaka marae to preform on stage with 16 other schools that will also be preforming so I'm kind of nervous but I am also so excited for it.    

Tech

 At Tech group 3 were learning about our planets most important but not notice as much as it should be, the Earthworm.

We learnt that Earthworms are so important and valuable because if we didn't have Earthworms the world that we live in would be so dry and harder for our plants to stay alive which means we can't make fresh fruits and veggies, I know some of you would like that but you wouldn't be able to eat the strawberry ice creams that we love or eat your favourite chocolate and much more foods that we love and couldn't live without and if you can't live without this then it should be the same with worms so if you see a worm dying make sure to help it out because with your good deed we will have more of a great life and more fresh foods.

Technology

 Today room 7 and 1 went to Tamaki College for tech, we got into our groups and went to our classes.

In science we talked about plastic again and if it was bad or not, we were given a sheet that had lines of words that were talking about plastic and if they were bad or good. Some had good quotes and them and some had bad quotes but the majority of it was spoken and the answer was that plastic is bad and will kill of planet if don't stop using it.

Back at Science

 Today room 7, room 1, and St Pius X students went to Tamaki college for tech, group 3 went to science with Mrs. Sharma and we learnt about plastic and by now everyone know what plastic is but do you know what it does to our sea creatures? and that is what we learnt today.

did you know a 19 day old bird had eating a record making amount of plastic because of the rubbish and single-use plastic bags that we throw away, Seven billion tons of rubbish and plastic is thrown away and as more people enter this world the amount of rubbish we have now will triple rapidly unless we start to reduce the plastic that we use and leave behind for the wind to take.

We were ask if plastic was good for us and by the look of the information that we have been given of course we would say no, but if plastic is bad what do we replace it with? the answer is reusable bags! It well decrease the lost of marine life and save the planet little by little.

It was time to go so we brought in our books and left with the knowledge we were given and went back to our schools.

 

    

Tech: Science

 Today at tech group 3 went to science and our teacher was Mrs. Sharma. we learnt about science and scientist, in science we talked about the science branches and here are some of them biology, physics, and chemistry.

We learnt that biologist study humans, animals, plants, and the environments in which they live. A physicist is always thinking about the properties of the natural world like atom formations or gravity and develops scientific theories and models that help them understand and explain it. 

The last one from the science branches was chemistry, it is the study of matter, basically anything that has mass and takes up space, and the changes that matter can go through when it is in a different environments and conditions.