Bean report

Introduction

I wonder how a bean can grow without soil and how it grows on a tissue?

This term we have been focusing on science and we all got given a bean from Kiri to look after and take responsibility of. Kiri had also given us an observation sheet so we could observe our bean and record it on the sheet.

Hypothesis

I hypothesis that my bean seed will not survive because I will probably forget to water it.

Method 

Firstly I glued my observation sheet into my literacy book

Secondly I got given my bean and put it in a petri dish

Thirdly I started doing my observation and recording it down

Fourthly I started watering it

Results

On the 9th of August 2016 my bean was 1 cm long with little gray vines and no leafs.

On the 18th it was still 1 cm long and hade white wrinkles and one yellow dot still no leafs.

On the 26th it was 2.5 cm long and had turned green still with a little bit of white and had also grown a stork but still no leafs.

In the end it turned out that my bean had survived and ended up in the planter box outside room 12.

Conclusion 

Something that I learnt was that the sun is one of the main sources of energy to keep the bean alive. I also learnt that a bean does not need soil to grow. But I am still wondering how it can grow without soil.

By Cerys

 

 

Holidays A.B.C.

Holidays A.B.C.        

Ate food in the food court 

Bought clothes in the mall

Collected lollies to eat 

Dinner at Mr Wong’s

Eggs for breakfast 

Flew to Australia 

Got treats for my dog

House exploring 

I drew the front of my house

Journeys through the city

Kayaking in Sydney

Listened to my parents

Missed my Guinea pigs

Nails painted pink 

Overpowered dog running in the park

Picked pinecones in Jellie Park 

Quietness while we sleep

Rode the fake animals in a mall

Shopping in Warringah mall

Taronga zoo

Yelled at my brother 

Very hot at night

Watched Netflix in bed

X box 3

Yummy food

Zoo was my favourite activity 

Term two reflection

Term two reflection 

Last term I enjoyed doing the reading cards because I liked how we read the story and then got to answer the questions from the back of the card. I also enjoy how we got to read in our own speed.

I disliked the speed of how we did our writing because I had just started a piece of writing and I hadn't finished it and I had to start a new piece and that gave me a lot of stress.

A highlight for me was the pupil conceal because I got to be part of my first disco that I helped run. I also got to have lots of fun doing the posters for the disco and working with someone I don't usually work with at school.

Something new that I learnt was how to make friendship bracelets. It was interesting how a friendship bracelet is basically made out of knots but you did it in a certain way so that it would turn out as it was meant to look like.

Overall I really enjoyed this term and am looking forward to the next term.

DNA should be compulsory

DNA should be compulsory 

My claim is that DNA test should be compulsory. And I've got reasons why.

Firstly, in history people were judged by what they look like and they still are now. Along time ago there was a person called Hitler and he only liked people with blonde hair and blue eyes the rest of them got sent to a camp.

Secondly, more people would know their history if they got their DNA tested. And adopted people would know were there family is from and their heritage.

Thirdly, people would understand more about where they came from. And they could connect with other cultures and make you think twice before going to war.

In conclusion, I believe that DNA test should be compulsory so that no one will be mean to one another. 

Discovery Time

DT Reflection 

Today at Discovery Time 

I did a science experiment with Natalya,Anzu,Todd,Marco,sairusi, and Natalya's Nana. The experiment we did was bag bombs.

Today I noticed nobody because I was concentrating on what I was doing.

My struggle was when you have to lift a full cup of vinegar or water into the plastic bag.

If I could improve or redo it I would focus more on zipping up the bag when we were about to throw the bomb in the air.

Overall I really enjoyed it because when it came to my turn to throw it was a success.

Discovery Time

Discovery Time

Today at Discovery time I made red sky jelly with Anzu,Lulu and I it is actually called blue sky jelly but we made it with red jelly to make our own twist to it.

A struggle for me was getting the cream off the spoon and on to the jelly because it stuck to the spoon. So I let Anzu do that.

A success was getting it made and into the cups but now we have to wait for the jelly to set. And that will probably will be done by lunch.

I would like to improve on making sure that we have set out a job for each other before we do it so that it is fair. 

A dislike is that the jelly takes ages to set so we have to wait.

I didn't notice anyone today because I was to interested in my work.

 

 

My speech

Do you know what happens to all the plastic that you throw away.

Everyday we,re using plastic. In the morning I open my plastic Nutella jar, spread it on the toast using a plastic board, brush my teeth with my plastic toothbrush, open my plastic lunchbox, drink from a plastic water bottle .…... 

We're completely drowning in plastic. 

So what does happen to all that plastic when we are done with it.

Well nothing. The problem with plastic is that it doesn't just rot away. It might actually surprise you to know that it takes between 500 to1000 years to disintegrate. So, apart from the plastic that has been burnt, almost every piece of plastic ever made still exists.

But what if we invented a plastic that degraded.  How would that improve the world.

I'll tell you how.

For a start there would be 1 million sea birds that would still be flying in the skies this year.

100 thousand mammals would still be swimming our beautiful oceans.

Then there is the problem of plastic soup.  What's plastic soup?  Well if you took all your plastic trash from this week and put it in a filled bathtub, you start to get an idea.  Now imagine the whole world throwing its plastic into the oceans.  It creates a giant floating trash pile the size of Texas, and it's known as the plastic soup.

So why is plastic so bad for animals.  

Let me tell you a story. In March this year a 10 meter whale washed up on a beach in Spain.  They cut it open to see why it had died, and to their horror they found 17 kilograms of plastic in its stomach. Because the plastic does not degrade, it ends up blocking the whales food system, causing it to starve to death.

We also have mounting trash piles.

We think we recycle lots of plastics, but in fact only 1 to 3 percent of the 100 million tonnes of plastic that we use every year is recycled.  10 percent goes into the oceans, and the rest is put into trash dumps.  

Why is this bad?

Well plastics are made of petrol, so when they do disintegrate in a 1000 years time we just do not know what harm will come from these chemicals entering the soil and possibly the water supply. It's a ticking time bomb.

So plastics are bad because they don't biodegrade like cardboard does, this means they hang around and are a risk to animals and pollute the environment.  With 100 million tonnes produced each year we have to find a solution to this problem...

.. And I think plastics that biodegrade is the answer.

My medals:

Good facts

Clear voice 

Missions:

Little bit slower

  

 

 

 

Discovery Time Reflection

Today at Discovery Time, Anzu, Natalya and I all made a cubbyhole for Natalya’s Shopkins that she brought in for Discovery Time.

A struggle for me was cutting out the fabric and making sure that it was the same size as the cardboard for their cosy beds to sleep on in the night.

Today I noticed the people who were doing science because they knew what they were doing and were focused. Science is usually quiet and you need to concentrate.

I would like to improve on knowing what I want to do before Discovery Time starts.

Because I would like to be more organised on what I do for Discovery Time.

I achieved cutting out the fabric the same size as the cardboard for all of the three pieces even though it was really hard and it took ages.

Overall I am really proud of what I got done today because I got to improve on my patience and cutting skills.

 

 

Tree top climbing

 

So there I was at Hanmer Springs camp standing right under the sky high trees ready to do tree top climbing. I was petrified, I had never done this before. As the instructor strolled over to tell us the instructions I was thinking to myself I can do, it I just need to get this over and done with. 

She told us the instructions and as always that took forever!! She finally finished and said that we could get our gear on. I went over to get my harness and helmet on. When I had finally done that I decided to go first up the tree.

When I was finally ready Charlie realised there was something wrong with my helmet so we had to go change it. When I put the other helmet on it was too big so I tried another one, that one was too tight and so I tried another, it was too big then the instructor realised that she had a spear in the garage and went and got it. I was now ready to climb.

I took a deep breathe and put a foot on the ladder then another until I got to the end of the ladder. A shiver ran down my spine. I started to climb up the wooden steps. When I got up I looked down, it felt like I was on the top of the Eiffel Tower. The children looked like seeds to me from up here. When I got down I was still shivering with fear. 

At the end of the day I was glad that I did it and achieved climbing up a tree for the first time.

My writing reflection 

In my writing I have used a simile when

I said “the children looked liked little seeds

to me.”

I am going to work on making my 

writing a bit more descriptive by adding

 more strong verbs.

 

Pride writing

Have you ever felt proud of yourself ?  Well I have. And it all began on a Saturday morning in Arthur's pass.

It was a cold windy morning and I was woken up early just to climb a mountain I was furious all I wanted was a sleep in. But I had to go. So off I went to get changed once I had done that it was time to go. 

While I was in the car I was thinking just enjoy the car ride. We finally got there and I was still angry I really didn't want to go. We walked over to the map and my dad showed me where we were going my mouth dropped IT WAS SO FAR I was begging not to go but they pulled me along as most parents do. As we were climbing I was just thinking of the big prize at the end. 

When we finally got to the top of the mountain we stopped and had a big lollie break and then got on these things for our legs so that when we went down the scree slope we didn't get any dirt in our shoes. 

As I stood up I could see everything it was amazing as I looked out all I could see was little dots moving on the road. It was time to go down the scree slope I was scared and excited at the same time so first off went my brother and my mum and now it was just me and my dad.

 So I took one step and then I realised it was fine so I took a big jump and slid right on to the ground it was so fun. So when I finally got down to the bottom near the river I sat on a big rock and then when I went to go get some food there was a big brown mark left on the rock everyone started laughing I was laughing to.

 After we ate we headed back down the river and then in a distance I could see the car I started raising to the car I had finally finished I was so proud of myself but really tired so I took off my shoes and got in the car and slept the rest of the way back home.

Term 1 Arts Reflection

Term 1 Arts Reflection 

This term I have been learning about beat and pumanawatanga. I also learnt how to read some notation and how to clap it.

We also did a performance near the end of the term to show what we have been learning about which was beat. In the performance I did the parts of the singing and the discovery time part.

A struggle for me was to keep up because sometimes I had to go danks and then come back and I didn't no what we were doing so I just had to go see. Also sometimes when I came back they had started something new for the performance and I didn't know what to do.

A highlight for me was making up our own little song for the performance and also making the beat.

Overall I really enjoyed term 1 and learning about beat and pumanawatanga. I am putting myself in relational because I can identify beat in many ways.

Discovery Time Reflection

 

Today at discovery time I made a new mood board with Anzu Natalya and Samantha. I made a bedroom for me but I haven't finished it yet because I had to go to ukulele.

The role I played was cutting out things from the magazine and listening to instructions.

A strategy I used was to ask someone for help because I needed some help on placing the things I cut out.

Something new I have learnt is how to set out a mood board.

A struggle for me was cutting out things neatly.

I showed a growth mindset when I listened to Anzu.

Next Discovery Time I want to show an improvement by finishing my work.

Overall next week I want to finish my mood board because I would like to do something else.

My Special Place

My Special Place

Roasting hot pools sizzle me up as I walk in. 

Twirling hydroslide washes me down like a washing machine. 

Delicious ice cream melts down the cone.

Frustrating mini golf tries to dodge the ball. 

My turquoise bike waits for me to ride it.

Long walks drain out energy in my legs.

Popcorn process

Popcorn process 

The machine started with the same whizz as a hairdryer, as the kernels were thrown in the sound was replaced by ping pong ball sounds. The machine started to look like a yellow monster spitting out popcorn. The shape of the popcorn reminds me of the frothy peaks of milk on hot chocolates. These tiny white clouds smelt like smoke from charred marshmallows. A whiff of the movie theatres wafted of the machine.

By Natalya Cerys and Anzu