Dallas Hodges Park writing

Last Friday we went to Hodges Park with Harriet and learned  about water. Fist we did the clarity test.

Millie filled up the bottle with water and poured it in the tube and Charli looked at the magnet. Harriet pulled the magnet back until Charli couldn’t see the magnet any more.

When Charli could not see the magnet, she said, “Stop!” and Harriet checked the measurement. It was 82cm.

Ashton dropped the orange ball in the water. Morgan timed how long it took to get to Kobe.  It was about 24 seconds. We were learning about the water flow.

Then we got our baskets and nets.We used the nets and put them in the water then dragged it out into the basket.

We collected some creatures  then we put them into a specimen identification box. It had a chart on the lid to help us work out what each creature was. We found fresh water crayfish, mayflies, wooden cased caddis flies, and some freshwater snails.

Harriet helped us find out that the Otepapa stream is a healthy stream.

by Dallas 

On Tuesday afternoon Mrs Thomsen came to visit from Northpower.

 She came and told us about power. 

If you get stranded in your car you don’t get electrocuted because the rubber tyres stop the electricity from getting through. 

by Rohan

on Tuesday afternoon Mrs Thomsen came to

our school and taught pod 7 about  Northpower.

You never want to tip water on a

power line because you will get an electric

shock.

Mrs Thomsen showed her keynote

about power to pod 7.

There was a video about a substation

that got all on fire.If you crash into a power pole

and the power line comes off it  could cause 

a big fire. And if you touch the ground and the 

car you will get  electrocuted and die.

by Kaea

Mrs Thomsen's Visit from Northpower

On Thursday afternoon Mrs Thomsen came to teach us about electricity. She works at Northpower.

Electricity can kill you. Do not pour water on power plugs. Turn the plug off before getting toast out of the toaster. Do not plug too many plugs in one power point.

If you crash into a power pole, stay in the car or jump out. But do not hold on to the car and put your foot on the ground or you will get electrocuted. 

If birds go on power lines they will not get electrocuted  because they are not on the ground.

If there is a broken plug, do not touch it or you will get electrocuted.

by Dallas

Mrs Thomsen's Visit from Northpower

On Thursday afternoon Mrs Thomsen came to teach us about electricity. She works at Northpower.

Electricity can kill you. Do not pour water on power plugs. Turn the plug off before getting toast out of the toaster. Do not plug too many plugs in one power point.

If you crash into a power pole, stay in the car or jump out. But do not hold on to the car and put your foot on the ground or you will get electrocuted. 

If birds go on power lines they will not get electrocuted  because they are not on the ground.

If there is a broken plug, do not touch it or you will get electrocuted.

by Dallas

Drains to Harbour Field Trip to Hodges Park

When I reached Hodges Park, I wanted to catch bugs.

First, we did the clarity teast. It looked fun because we had

to see if the water was clear or not.

We filled the plastic see-through tube up with water from the stream. 

Next we put the magnet inside and we screwed the lid on. 

Harriet slid the magnet along the tube.

Charli and Hannah looked through the tube until they couldn’t see 

the magnet any more.

harroet looked at the numbers on the tube outside. It was 82cm.

That means the water was clear.

My team and Kaea caught a fresh water crayfish and a snail.

I went to the stream with the net. I lifted a rock. It super slippery.

I found another fresh water crayfish but it escaped by using its pincers to

snap the rope.

We found out that the stream was healthy.

By Ethan

Our Matariki Haiku

Pod 7 used their knowledge of the haiku poem format, and counted the syllables carefully to write some great examples about Matariki.
Check that we have got the 5-7-5 pattern correct

The stars shine brightly

You can see them in winter

And share time with friends

Ashton  & Tane

The seven sisters

The Matariki cluster

Stars shining brightly

Peyton & Isabella

Matariki stars

Shine in the night sky in June

The seven sisters

Rohan

Stars shining brightly

Means a good harvesting year

To grow fruit and veg

Aston

They shine very bright

There are seven of the stars

They glow in the dark

Hannah & Zoe

Stars shining brightly

Matariki families

Matariki stars

Kobe

The seven sisters

Are the Matariki stars

In the winter sky

Dallas

The seven sisters

Matariki is special

People grow veges

Gemma

Fruit and veges grow

In the middle of winter

Matariki falls

Dillan

People plant veges

Matariki is special

Families celebrate

Kaprice

The seven sisters

Shining brightly in the sky

Matariki stars

RJ

They shine very bright

They are a constellation

The Maori new Year

Bailie

Shining in the sky

Matariki is special

Stars shining brightly

Christiaan

Matariki shines

Brightly in the winter sky

At Maori New Year

Morgan

Each June the stars rise

The people plant their veges

They are so pretty

Rohan

Matariki is

A time for celebration

And eat yummy food

Kadin

A man in a boat

Threw pebbles into the sky

Making stars shine bright

Ethan

A long time ago

A man in his waka rowed

Across the dark sky

Kaea

Matariki is

A group of seven bright stars

In the sky in June

Millie & Charli

Matariki shines

At night in the winter sky

They are eyes of God

Honey & Ella

Matariki sky

Is a group of seven stars

Shining in the dark

Charli

Matariki Sharing Day

The middle syndicate shared the work that they have been doing about Matariki.
Pods 9 and 10 shared some of their legends that they wrote about how Matariki came to be. Some classes shared their artwork, and Pod 7 shared their haiku.