Coke Bottle experamint

Can you inflate a balloon inside a coke bottle? We did an experiment to find out.

Hypothesis

I think that it will work because when there is a hoil (If there is) all the air will come out and the balloon will have enough air to move.

What to use

• 2 liter Coke bottles
• Balloon
• scissors

Liam did a demo version of how it would work. We had a go at blowing up the coke bottle with no hole and it didn’t work. I got to have a turn and it was really hard and my cheeks turned red. When you have a hole the size of a pin you can blow it up and when you take it out the balloon should stay pumped up because when you put the hole in all the chemicals and the air will come out then there is enough room for it to blow up the balloon a quarter up. With the little one it is the exact same as the big one when you put the hole in. With the big one and it has no hole  it will shrink in lease then a second.

Conclusion

So when you do it make sure you have a hole in the bottle and the balloon is pumped up and you seal it.

Bike Safety

Bike Safety

Before you go out on the road stop! Check your bike incase something is wrong because you could get really hurt and you don’t want that to happen. The following paragraphs will be talking about clothing, safety rules, Road rules, how to check your bike and the conclusion. Also, are signs on the streets just for cars?

At night when you go biking you need a bright orange or yellow jacket because they are very bright and cars should be able to see you. Shoes are also very important because when you are riding along you could stub your toe but with shoes you wont. Helmets are very important because if you fall off and you pound your head on the ground you might seriously get brain damage.When you are turning a corner or roundabout yous your arms as indicators.If it is a really hot day take some sunblock! because you might get burnt.

When you go out on your bike, make sure you know all the rules because if you break them you are in a lot of trouble. If you are biking and the Police see you with no helmet they will take your bike off you and they will give you a ticket.  All rules are just as important.

Every time you bike on the road you always stay on the left side of the road because that is very illegal and people will be thinking what are you doing. They will also suspend your bike and if the police call you up the might take a pitcher  so if you get caught again something will happen. When you are zooming on the footpath go slow past gates because a car might hit you off your bike, if you are also over teen and you bike on the footpath that is illegal.

Before you hop on your bike do a safety check. So when you are checking it turn it over and you will see your serial number. Write it down just incase it gets stolen and the police can track it down. You also need to check every part of you bike because something might be loose or broken. Make sure you check your brakes are good because if you are going down a hill you won’t be able to  stop. Make sure you have oiled your chain because it will just rust and will be weak then eventually break.

So if you are ever planning to go on a biking adventure make sure you have a helmet and you have oiled your chain. Also, the answer to that question is yes, bike riders  do need to follow the road signs.

Hair-pong

Hair-pong

You need!

1 hair dryer, 2 ping pong balls

Methed

We used the tools and the question was can a hair dryer balance 1 ping pong ball and it can because the gravity was trying to push it down but the hair dryer had enough strength to push it up and stay. When we tried to use 2 they keep hitting each other and one fell of.

Art Reflection

Art

What I have learnt?

I have learnt how to blend the colours,

shade and how to use charcoal.

What has Improved?

I have improved on my blending

every time I did it too late and now I

do it on time.

I am proud of?

I have improved on mixing the

colours because I never knew the

right colours to mix and know my art

looks good and stands out.

What did I enjoy?

Painting because when you

try it looks really cool and you

feel great.

Writing Reflection

Writing

What I have learnt?

I have learnt when to do are paragraphs and use

are punctuation at the right time.

What has Improved?

I have improved on putting the action verbs

in the right place and starting with a action

word.

What am I proud of?

I am proud of finishing them because that

is when you round it all up also it sounds

not that bad.

What I have enjoyed?

I have enjoyed doing writing because

everything I have learnt I have put it

in my stories and it makes it better

quality.

My Egg Drop

How it works

The experiment worked because the gravity pushed the egg in the cupful of water. We put it on a toilet paper roll, plate then a cup full of water. You have to put the toilet paper roll on the the absolute right spot otherwise it will not work but you have to pull it quick because the motion will go good and if you do it slow it will lose its balance and hit the cup or ground.

Sailing

Bow  The front of the boat.

Stern The back of the boat.

Port  Left side of the Yacht.

Starboard Right side of the Yacht.

Bailing Getting the water out of the boat with a bucket.

Becalmed Lack of wind.

Capsizing The boat turning over and the person falling out.

Tiller The handle is used to steer the yacht / rudder.

Man Overboard A person that falls out and is in the water.

Offshore  The wind will be blowing out to the sea.

Onshore  The wind will be blowing onto the shore.

Rigging The Boat  Getting the yacht prepared.

Hull The main part of the yacht.

Tacking Going into the wind.

Gibing Sailing with the wind.

Heeling Over Tipping over..

In Irons Is when the boat is sailing directly into the wind.

Luffing When the boat is steered far enough to the direction of the wind.

Running With Wind When the wind is coming directly from behind the boat.

Mayday A person in trouble and also might say Mayday.

Upwind Against the direction of the wind.

I have to find out what these words mean on a yacht.

Rugby

RUGBY

I chose rugby over pizza because rugby is fun and anyone can play it. People will give me questions and I will respond to them in a small paragraph saying what I would like to be and what else I would rather do in the great game of rugby.

1. What sport  would you do instead of rugby ?-Crystal.

2. What rugby team do you wish to play for-John.

3. Where are you hoping your rugby career will go?- Rhys.

4. When you are older will you become a rugby player? Charlotte.

5. Do you wish to take a career? and be an All Black?-Georgia.

Rugby is my favourite sport because it is really active and a bit dangerous but my second option would be Cricket because it can be really fun when you get people out.  It feels really great and you also get to have a bat.

Maybe if I get to chose a super 15 team it would probably be the Crusaders because they are a good team with a lot of team spirit and they play to the rules without arguing if they don't think thats illegal they just carry on.

Some time in my life if I do get a rugby career like being a Magpie or an All Black player I would like to travel around New Zealand and the rest of the world because you get quite a lot of fans and they always cheer you on.

I would like to be a professional rugby player because you would make very good mates and you get a great atmosphere as all players do.

Yes I would because it would be really cool representing my country in a game of rugby. My family will be very proud as they always are and it would be really cool.

Alaska!

This report will explain why you should go to Alaska for your holiday and instead of New Zealand because Alaska has more amazing things. I am going to try and persuade you by the history, animals and scenery.

Alaska was found on 15th of July by Aleksa Chirikov. On March 30th. In 1876 the U.S purchased Alaska from the Russian Empire for 7.2 Million! dollars.

The Alaska flag was made by a 13 year old boy named Benny Benson and it is blue with 8 stars. Alaska can go below -78 degrees.

Alaska state song!  Here is a link to Alaska's state song. Heres the link.

http://www.alaskasbest.com/facts.ht

The king Salmon has been the state fish of Alaska since 1955 and is 1000 years old which is pretty long. Willow ptarmigan has been the state bird of Alaska since 1955. Sometimes it changes light brown to a light snowy white at certain times of the year.  Kodiak Bear way 1,400 and are 11 feet tall. Polar Bear way 1,400 pounds and are 12 feet tall. Grizzly Bears, (Brown bears) weigh 1,800 pounds and are 11 feet tall. Mosse way 1,350 are 11 feet tall and their antlers are 72 inches high.

There are over 130 volcanoes in Alaska and 80 percent of them can erupt any time. Alaska is one of the biggest states in America.  I think you should go to Alaska because you can see all of the Amazing animals like the Moose bears Willow ptarmigan and more like the lovely view. Alaska is 134 years old.

I think you should go to Alaska because of all the amazing views and sites it has also got thing their that no one has found.

Wolf in the wardrobe

Wolf in the wardrobe is written by Susan Brocker.

If you are looking for a book with mysteries and problems this is the book for you.

This book is about a wolf that was at a circus and a boy saw what the clown was doing to him.

The characters are Finn, Eva (his nana), Pam, Finns Mum, his best friend and last but not least Cackles. The problem was that Finn wanted to take the wolf Lupa to America to be with all her own kind and find a partner so she can have her baby wolves.

Cackles started sending emails to Finn saying ‘Cackles is watching you’ and that gave Finn the creeps. Finn found Lupus’ collar and it had diamonds, gems, rubies and more! Just to double check, Finn took the collar to the jewelry shop. Finn found out that it was worth thousands of dollars.

Other books written by Susan Brocker

• Saving Sam

• Brave Bess
• ANZAC Horses
• Dreams of warriors
• World war 2 about a teenage girl

Willow ptarmigan

My holiday

During the holidays I went to my batch in Porangahau with my family where and we have got a batch. On Monday me and my Mum went down to the beach to get some paua, Kinna, Bobo and some seaweed for my Nana because she loves her sea food. So we set off to get some food. In about 20 minutes we had 8 Kinna.  later on I found a legal size paua.   

I was so shocked because I haven't got a paua in a year. After we had a look for some Bobos.  We found a rock full there was so many I didn't know what to say, I yelled out hey Mum! and she came over, and we got 36 Bobos altogether.1 hour later my Mum saw a paua and she didn’t want to get it so she got me and told me to get the paua and I got it. We had another look and we found 6 more kinna I was extremely grateful that I got some food for my Nana. That was the end of our day so we got some seaweed for her soup. We went back home and we washed all of our gear down.

Ripper rugby Reflection

Ripper rugby Reflection

On Thursday 27 of June some kids went to a park and played Ripper rugby representing our school. That day are first game was against Irongate, the ref was a bit shaky though. Irongate were leading at halftime and the score was 2-0 to Irongate I was a bit bummed out though. It was the second half and I was really pumped and ready to go again, in the first 35 seconds we scored the first try. We went back to halfway and Irongate started with the ball. Irongate taped it and then passed the ball, then they suddenly dropped the ball we all saw it as a opportunity to pick up the ball and score. Renee got the ball and outran everyone on the other team by heaps and that made the score 2-2. We went back to halfway and Irongate tapped the ball then we all missed his tag and they scored a try which made the score 3-2. There was 5 minutes left and the score ended up being 4-4.

The next school we faced was Ma-hora and the first half we were winning 5-0. We were in the second half and we concertedly keeped scoring tries and it ended up being 11-0. In our third match we faced Frimley we won 6-0. In our fourth math we faced firmly again! and we won 7-0. Then are last game we had a by. We went in the semi final against the other Parkvale team and it nerve wracking. at halftime it was 1-0 to us. Then after that it was full time and the score was 3-2 to us but one of Sams try was disallowed because he was defending. So we went into extra time and I scored a good try and we won 3-2. We lost the finals against Te-mata 3-5.

Canoe Polo report

On Sunday 7th of July, Parkvale 1 and Parkvale 2 both went to Flaxmere pools to play the semifinals against each other. We all waited for 5 minutes and it was full time then it was our turn to play. There was 15 seconds until play, we were all lined up in the water with our canoes and off we went. The buzzers went of it was all on, Parkvale 1 got the ball and threw it to Jack and they got a goal. We all went back to halfway and the buzzer went off again, Parkvale 1 again got the ball and threw it to Jack and they scored once again. Once again we went to half way, it started play but straight away the hooter went off.

It was the second half and we changed ends and lined up again. The buzzer went off and Parkvale 2 got the ball. Camron had the ball and I yelled out I am open so he passed it to me and I got a goal I was really happy. We all went back to halfway and we marked a player each. Parkvale 1 started with the ball, Jack passed  it it was just a bit short!, I got the ball my canoe was floating up towards the goal I took the shot and I got it then it was full time. We had to go into extra time because there can only be one winner and that one team goes into the grand final. We both swapped sides for the third time, the ref threw the ball in the water and Parkvale 1 got the ball, Henry threw the ball to Jack,  he had a go and Ethan saved the goal we were so relieved at the time. Ethan threw the ball to me and I passed it to Cameron, I said I am going long so he threw the ball to me. Parkvale 1 was already there they were so quick I looked at the goalkeeper and I took the shot we won! I shouted we won and that was full time and the score was 3-2 to Parkvale 2.

20 minutes later it was the final. In the first half Frimley was winning 3 to nil. It was the second half and we got a goal straight away and that made the score 3-1. 2 minutes later we scored a goal and that 2-3 with 2 minutes left. Then Frimley scored a goal and I was gutted with I minute to go. The ref threw the ball in the water and we got the ball and we just scored with 2 seconds left and that made it 3-4 to Frimley

My Gran

Although she works in the kitchen every time I see her, she does not smell like oil. Without her I would be as lost as a leaf getting blown away from a tree. Even now she works so hard, she is still nice as she can be.  Every time I see her she will be reading a book or cooking dinner.  She makes the best boil up with watercress, potatoes and meat.

She is such a friendly gran always has a hug, but she is still humorous as she can ever be. Even though she is physical, she likes to relax like a turtle. She is not flash, she is not rich but she is still really neat.

Every time I go to her house she says come and give me a hug and then says do you want some cookies or water and I say “Yes!”  Gran has a huge garden.  You can find her digging every day of the week.  Her garden is organic and composting is her specialty.  When she comes comes to my house, she’s relaxed and kind.  At Easter we trade chocolates.  She always gives me a bunny.

Sometimes when she is so tired, she just doesn't do anything and just sits down. When we go over to her house she always says how is your day and we always good! Every time she sees my sister she says you look like an angel and my sister says thank you. But she always says you look like a turkey and I always say, “Whatever! “

It is easy to see what she likes. She likes cooking, gardening and cleaning. Gran likes going to work because she sees her friends and cleans like she always does at home. Sometimes Gran listens to the radio and the music she mostly listens to the olden day songs.

Windmill farmer

              Windmill farmer

One day  I was planting, and a few miles away there was a terrorist storm coming my way.Over night I heard a smack and a bang it just kept pounding my house then it turned pitch black. I went outside it was terrifying I lost my hat then I got it back. Then my windmills started going nuts one went way up in the hills then every other windmill went up way way in the hills then I went doping back to bed.

I wne I looked at my ugly, old, worn clothes and my house but I was a complete pigsty. I got up in the morning and I swiped the snow of my porch I went outside it was a disaster.  It was blowing like mad, I was so puzzled because it was really fine yesterday. I lost my hat.  It went in a tree and I got it back in no time and my windmills were all going crazy, some broke and went up on the hill like most of them and and worst of all my garden was a disaster. went to bed so stunned and depressed. I thought I would die alone. I woke up in the morning and I was so touched because everything was back to normal as always. My garden even grew back overnight and same as my windmills. That day I went back to town and I got some new tools and started planting again.

The story of the snail and his sidekick bob the snail

The story of the snail and his sidekick Bob the snail.

One day in Bull town there lived two furious warriors. Called Snail and his sidekick, Bob the snail.

One time I was in my house and I yelled out “ah, a radish” it was in my bowl and snail said “I will save you, but my sidekick is sick.” Worm went over and ate the radish. I said “you are my hero” and snail said “see you soon”.

I went to Bull town and everybody gave me lettuce because of my bravery.

Two years later I saw my enemy called Banana Boat. For some reason he looked like a real boat, shaped like a banana.

It looks like it is going to end now, ‘’agreed’’ said banana boat, at the same time we both pulled out our cucumber’s and started shooting for our family and justice.

“Boof” you are down said the snail., It looks like I am getting my dignity back once again. I went home and I got even more lettuce because of my bravery and courage.

Snail had a great life and his sidekick was all goods.

When life hands you a bag of lemons, don’t make lemon juice make icing for your cake!