Butterfly Creek

On Monday 16th of March the year 6, 7 and 8 students of Glenbrae School and the teachers of Rooms 9 and 10 got on a bus and headed to Butterfly Creek which is near the Airport. We needed to be at Glenbrae School by 8:55am so we could leave school at 9:00am. A big, white Swasbrook bus took us there so we could learn about dinosaurs and see model, robotic, dinosaurs with sound effect too.

We got off the bus at Butterfly Creek and went inside. We got our morning tea out and sat down then ate it. When we had finished we put the bags in the Birthday Room where a guide told us to put them. Then the guide told us the rules then asked us to follow her. We followed her to a room where a man gave us a talk about dinosaurs, showed us a dinosaur tooth and dinosaur poo.

Then we went to the aquarium to see the fish in it. There were heaps of small fish and big fish, different size fish, different coloured fish. I took a few photos with the Ipad. Then we headed through to the Butterfly House. There is about 800 butterflies in it at one time. Mrs Maruaki was attractive to the butterflies. One landed on my hat. Then we saw the saltwater crocodiles. They were long and impressive. Then we saw the insects which were weta and tarantula. I liked the tarantulas mostly and I took a photos of them.

Then we went out to the train. We hopped on the train and the guide started up the train and we were off. The train did a whole loop. We went to study the dinosaurs close up. We went in an egg, went in a cage with a dinosaur then went on a broken down go-kart. Mr Nath called us into a building with facts about dinosaurs. The heaviest dinosaur weighed 80 tonnes which is the weight of 18 elephants. We went back to the sitting area, got our bags, said thank you to the guide, hopped on the bus and went back to school.

ICC Eden Park

On Saturday, at 12.15pm, my family and I headed to school to get on a bus with other students and some teachers to go and watch an ICC Cricket World Cup match.  It was South Africa vs. Pakistan.  School had been given 30 tickets to the game, and we all paid $5 for the bus.

When we arrived at school, the only people there were students, as well as Ms Elia who was not going to the cricket.  The teachers who were going were Mrs Adcock, Mrs Kumar and Mrs Raj, plus their husbands, and Mama and Papa.  Once they all arrived, we all took our seats on the bus, and off we went to Eden Park.

When we got to Eden Park, we hopped off our bus and walked around to the closest entrance to where our allocated seats were.  As we walked in, security guards checked our bags as we were not allowed any drinks (but we could take empty bottles in and fill them once we were inside).  When we got through security, we met in a group, filled our water bottles, and headed up to our seats.  Our seats were in an uncovered stand (so we got sun, and some of us put sunblock on), and we had a good view of the length of the cricket pitch.

South Africa were the first team to bowl so they took their positions on the field and the game started at 2.00pm sharp.  For the first 10 overs, the fielders had to be close in to the pitch, but could move out further for the remaining overs.

The Pakistan team batted well and after their first 4 (where the ball bounced then got to the boundary) they continued getting some 4s till they finally got a 6 (where the ball goes over the boundary without bouncing).  Most of their batters were caught out on the full, and at least one was out by LBW (leg by wicket).

The Pakistani team were all out for 222 runs.

Then South Africa came in to bat after the rain had fallen and they had had a short short dinner break.  The South African team had a high run rate, but they lost batters quickly.

A number of players reached high runs for their careers during this game, including one who had about 5,000 runs.

The South Africans were all out for 202, but unfortunately we did not get to see the end of the game, as we had had to leave on the bus in order to get back to school where the parents were waiting for children.

For some of the students it was their first time going to Eden Park, and for some it was their first time watching a cricket game, like Papa, Karl and I.  It was an excellent game and I really enjoyed it and appreciate Mrs Raj for organising it for our school.

Reading Activity 4

The Fish Highway by Adele Jackson

WALT: Learning to make predictions on what is going to happen next in the text by using the key words in the preceeding sentences and paragarphs.

The oldest pipes that snake along Wellingtons street are brick lined and they are the stormwater pipes. They have fish living in and near them. Some of the pipes were built about 1880. The pipes are highways for fish and eels. One night a Fish Scientist saw some fish swimming in and out so she decided to investigate. She uses 250 metre long tape measure to tell her if there are any fish. She uses her pack on her back to make the fish unconscious then she puts the fish in and container and measures it, records what type it is. Then she puts it back in the water and finds another fish to record. She records the details about the fish in a notebook. There are 2 types of fish there and the longfin eel. The city are putting up kelp ladders so the little fish can climb them to get into the stormwater pipes. The newest pipes have bricks poking up so the little fish can rest on them and they can go up there if the current is too strong.

Recount Writing

WALT: We are learning to write an Recount

Friday 20 February 2015

On Thursday 19 February 2015 Room 9  students headed down to our school pool. We  saw the swimming instructors from GI pools. They said that we would learn survival Techniques to be safe in the water.

First they put us in 3 groups. Then the instructors told us that we have to jump into the pool and lie on our front under the water for 5 seconds. I was put in group 1. Then the second and third groups did the same as group 1.

The second and third activities are like the first one but they have a slight change in them. The second activity was lying on our back and float for 5 seconds.  For the third activity we needed to do the first and second activities for 10 seconds instead of 5 seconds.

Lastly we put on an imaginary life jacket. We did up the straps and then Leon told us how to check whether or not it is done up properly.

The swimming lessons were cool and I want to do it again sometime soon. I hope other kids can learn from them.

Birthday Cakes

Birthday Cakes

WALT:I am learning to use multiplication to find a fraction of a set.

1) 4 People have to share a birthday cake. There are 8 candles spread evenly around the birthday cake. How many candles are on one piece of the cake? 2

2) Draw little candles on the cake to check your answer.

8 divided 4 is 2 so the answer is 2

3) 2 people share a pizza. There are 20 pieces on pineapple spread evenly around the pizza. How many pieces of pineapple will they get each? 10

4) Draw on the pineapple to check your answer
20 divided by 2 is 10 so the answer is 10

5) 4 people share 16 sweets. How many do they get each? 4 sweets each

6) 5 people share 20 grapes. How many do they get each? 4 grapes each

7) 3 people share 15 oranges. How many oranges do they get each? 5 oranges each

8) 2 people share 18 marbles. How many marbles do they get each? 9 marbles

Our Body Systems

The Respiratory System

Walt: We are learning about our body systems and how they work.

The Respiratory System (also called the Ventilatory System) is a biological system which has specific organs and structures. They are used for the process of respiration in a organism. The Respiratory System is involved in the intake and exchange or oxygen and carbon dioxide between an organism and the world. Respiration takes place in the respiratory organs called the lungs.

• The passage of the air into the lungs to supply the whole body is known as inhalation and the one going out is known as exhalation.

• The Trachea leads to the lungs through the windpipe
• The windpipe splits into two different pipes
• The first one is called the Bronchus and leads into the chest with many different pipes going off the main one
• The air comes through our nose, through the windpipe to the lungs, then the carbon dioxide comes back up on the other side of the windpipe and out of the mouth

By Robin

Circulatory System

The Circulatory system, (also called the cardiovascular system) is an organ system which helps to transport blood, gases (such as amino acids), oxygen and nutrients around the body. It helps to nourish the body, but also helps to fight off diseases in the body, keep body temperature as well. It is often composed as both the cardiovascular system (which distributes blood) and the lymphatic system (which circulators the lymph). The heart is made up of four chambers. There are two chambers on each side. The two chambers at the top are called atria, meanwhile the chambers on the bottom are called the ventricles.

Kids Health

Why is the Moon Upside Down?

Why the moon is upside down?

Niko and Ani had lived and known each other for years. Then Niko’s mum was offered a good job in Japan and Niko’s family moved to Japan.

Ani got an email from Niko and Niko said that the moon looked like is was upside down, so they decided to take a photo of the moon every night for seven weeks. It did not work good because the cameras did not have good zooms so it was not close up.

Niko and Ani agreed that it was not working. Ani thought that they could try drawing the moon. They drew the moon for seven weeks. They found out that Niko’s drawings were the same but they were the other way up.