Going To Rutherford Junior High.

Today we went to Rutherford and did some P.E and music, it was fun. When we were at music we learnt about the drums and a bit of theory. After that we had a go on all of the drums my favourite drums were the bongo and the Congo drums. Then we went to P.E and for a warm up game we played monster ball. Monster ball is when there is a big ball in the middle and you have to throw little dodge balls to hit the monster ball over the other teams line. Also you are not allowed touch the ball with your hands or feet.

Free Writing

W.A.L.T attempt paragraphs.

All of the planets in line

Facts on the Sun

The sun is the most important object in our solar system it gives all of the planets heat and light. Without the sun life would not be possible on earth. The sun is very hot there is nothing we can compare to the suns temperature on Earth so we can not imagine how hot the sun is.

The sun began billions of years ago before the sun the solar system did not exist. The sun is about four and a half billion years old! Like people, animals and planets, it was born, and eventually it will die. The sun is made out of hydrogen gas. The hydrogen gas is turning into helium gas. This creates allot of heat.

When all of the gas has been turned into helium , the sun will start to grow it will grow 100 times it size and when it is finished it will be called the red giant. Sometimes there are big explosions on the sun these are called solar flares. When the moon moves in front of the sun this is called a total eclipse.

Striving For Accuracy

This week we have been focusing on striving for accuracy. We had to draw a picture of one time when we mucked up, and the next time we strived for accuracy. My picture is of when I shot my little brother with a Nerf gun and got it taken of me, the next time I didn't because I had learnt my lesson.

Week 5 Reflection

WHAT: This week I finished of a zombie movie that Mr McMullin and me were making for the six60 project, to share in assembly. I think it was awesome. This week I also went to a science trip to a Genesis Energy program it was great. For the full story go to www.carltonbloggers.blogspot.com and find Isaiah's trip. This week I think that I didn't think about thinking.

SO WHAT: This week I learnt how to put a power point onto my blog. Another thing I learnt was that Uranus is a very gassy planet , it has big clouds of methane gas in it.

NOW WHAT: Next week my goal is to manage my impulsivity at all times. And next week I want to do a B.P technology challenge.

Personification Examples!

Today the felts writing group has been learning about personification, here are some examples.


The car, painted lime green, raced by screaming for attention.


The moon winked at me through the clouds above.


The window panes were talking as the wind blew through them.


Her life passed her by.


The bees played hide and seek with the flowers as they buzzed from one to another.


The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.

Free Writing

W.A.L.T Attempt paragraphs.

Facts About Uranus

Uranus is made up of compressed methane gases, and if you compress methane gasses it can create diamonds so it is possible that on Uranus it rains diamonds.  That Uranus has four moons named Miranda (1948), Ariel (1851) , Umbriel (1948) and the biggest Titania (1787) these are the discovered moons but there could be more. That Uranus's core is made out rock and possibly ice.

That the methane gasses on Uranus make Uranus look blue when you look at it through a telescope. That Uranus is the third biggest planet in the solar system. A day is the time it takes a planet to spin around once. A day on Uranus is the same 17 and a half hours on Earth. A year on Uranus lasts 84 Earth years this means that the seasons last about 21 years. That the atmosphere of Uranus is cold but near the centre is very hot.

That Uranus was first named in 1781 after king George the third the planet was later renamed Uranus after the Greek god of the sky.

Writing Activity

In Room 15 the felts writing group has been learning to write complex sentences to prove it we have made a short movie to show you how...

Going To Rutherford

Today we went to Rutherford to do P.E and music class. It was awesome. First the group that I was in went to music with Mr Berryman. When we were at music we played on the ukuleles, keyboard's and drums. It was fantastic. After that we went to do P.E. First we played German Warfare then we learnt a bit about badminton. We learnt the forehand grip and how to serve, then we had a game of badminton. It was fun. 

Week 4 Reflection

WHAT: This week we had a rugby player called Frank Bunce come to our school, he taught us about what the Westpac helicopter does. He also brought some of the people from the Westpac helicopter trust including the pilot. He talked to us about what he does and what gear he uses. Also this week I won an award for great Kapa Haka. Another thing is that we had a famous New Zealand artist come to our school and teach us how to draw animals it was fantastic. I don't think that I thought about my thinking.

SO WHAT: This week I learnt how to draw a possum it was fantastic, we got shown how to do it step by step. I also learnt how to take a video of our class off YouTube and paste it in my blog. Another thing we learnt about was how the earth has day and night, it was interesting.

 

NOW WHAT: Next week my goal is to manage my impulsivity at all times, and another goal is to think about my thinking. Next week I want to do a B.P technology challenge because it would be fun.

Making Book Covers

Last week we designed new book covers for our favorite book. First we had to draft the spine and the front and back covers. Then we had to get them checked by a teacher. After that we could publish them on a A4 piece of paper with color, my favorite book was Fantastic Mr Fox. I thought that it was a bit challenging but it was very fun.

Frank Bunce

Yesterday Frank Bunce co came to our school with the Westpac Helicopter Trust to teach us about the Westpac Helicopter and what it does. First he talked a bit about the Westpac helicopter. Then the Westpac helicopter pilot talked to us about what he does and the gear he uses. After Room 15 had a photo and got his autograph we also got to shake hands with him.

Week 3 Reflection

WHAT : This week we learned how to do cup stacking. First we did the easy one with three cups, then when we mastered the easy one we moved on to the hard one with six cups. It took me a long time to master it , but it was a lot of fun I would recommend it for other people especially kids. We also did buddy art with our buddies in room 12. When we were in there we made Picasso faces. We also had our buddies from Room 1 come to our class so that we could teach them how to blog.

SO WHAT: This week I learned how to draw Picasso faces it was challenging because it couldn't look to realistic or to weird it had to be just right. I also learnt a new strategy in maths that was really cool.

NOW WHAT: Next week my goal is to be king of the den.

WHAT: This week there was a teacher only day on Wednesday. This week we also did a whole lot of stuff on our favourite story book, including making a reading bug and making our own book covers. This week we also had a reliever called Mrs Connaglan, when she was teaching us we made a book that we called I wrote to the zoo. On Monday we went to Rutherford and did some music and P.E it was fantastic.

SO WHAT: This week I learnt how to play monsterball at and this taging game at Rutherford. We also learned some of the simple keys to play the keyboard and guitar, we also got some free time to play on the keyboard and the guitar it was fun.

NOW WHAT: Next week my goal is to know all of the words to all of the assembley song and to sing them perfectly.