Measurement

 In Te Maunga we have been learning about measurement. One of the activities I did was called Shady Shadows. We had to measure the size of an object and we had to measure the size of an object and the size of the shadow of the same object. I learnt how to measure properly using a metre ruler. My favourite activity was growing in water. We each got a capsule and we had to measure the size and width of the capsule. Then we put the capsules in warm water and watched them grow. It was very satisfying watching them. I had fun learning about measurement.

Learning about science.

 In Te Maunga this week, we had a visit from the Northland Science Roadshow. We learnt about rockets, water testing and spectroscopy. Our class got split into 3 groups. I was in group three and we were first to do the rockets. We used plastic bottles as rockets. I learnt about the amount of pressure you had to have in the bottle to make it go far. Next we did water testing. For water testing we used two chemicals called nitrate and ammonia. I learnt that if you put a different amount of the chemicals in water it changes color. We looked at the different types of water and they weren't drinkable. The last activity we did was spectroscopy. We got a box with a slit in it and a CD. We had to slide the CD into the slit in the box and it made the CD look like it had a perfect rainbow on it. I really liked doing science projects with the Northland Science Roadshow.

Playing Cricket

In Te Maunga we learnt how to play cricket. We got taught by a guy named Neil. I was very scared to do cricket because I thought I wouldn’t be good at it but it was really fun. I learnt how to hit the ball with a bat properly. After the warm up, we played SPEED cricket. It was really easy and fun. I hit the ball twice in speed cricket.

Poetry

 In Te Maunga, we have been learning about poetry and how to write a poem. The things we learnt about were, adjectives, adverbs, similes and more. An adjective is a describing word. For example: harshest, shimmering, big. I enjoyed learning about poetry.