Our learning in Geometry

What is a protractor???

Ostrich egg

Bird facts

The Moa is an interesting bird because it was hunted by the Maori people and the moa can't fly because it is flightless.The Moa is a native bird to New Zealand.-Alec

I learnt that the Moa is 3 meters tall.I also learnt that a Kakapo is a flightless bird and camouflage in trees and shrubs to defend themselves from predators.Birds can fake an injury to defend themselves and there children as well.A bird that has always been in New Zealand and found no where else is called an endemic bird.-Bonnie

I learnt that Moa are related to the Kiwi . Some birds are native they are found in other countries some birds are Endemic so they have always been in New Zealand and some  birds were self introduced  so they swam or flew here. Zoe.

I learnt that the Hasst Eagle was extinct because the Moa its prey was hunted by the Maori to e

The eastern rosella lays six eggs a once!Maxim

I learnt that the Takahe were thought to be extinct in 1948. Then a person named Dr Geoffrey had rediscovered the Takahe in lake Te Anau in Fiordland but they only found a few Takahe. They call it Takahe valley. The North island Takahe is extinct but South island still have about 220 Takahe. David

I learnt that the female Moa was 3 metres tall and it sounded like a light saber.Toby

I learnt that there are more then 9,000 species of birds in the world.Dion

I learnt that kea lives in the alpine areas.They camouflage when they are in danger.Grace

Kiwi are living. kiwi come out at night.They are nocturnal.SAM    

Facinating bird facts

Today at school we had a bird museum session.

We learnt that......

Moas

-They made a lightsaber noise.

-The female Moa was 3 metres tall and the male was about 1 metre tall.

                                                                                                                                                    

Predators:

                                                                                             

  -Haast eagles claws were the size of a Tigers paws. Cadence.

  The Haast's eagles wings are about 3 metres long. That must be huge!

Their targets were Moa, Kiwi and Kakapo. Caitlin.                                                                       

the haast eagle stabs its prey with its claws. the prey bleeds to death .  Isaiah .

My bird fact is that a duck has webbed feet and swims in water  the shag has webbed and claw feet so the shag can go in the water and trees .

My inquiry that I'm going to find out about is what a Moa  fed its baby on.I know that the male it was about 1 metre tall and a female was about 3 metres tall ..Mikayla.


My bird fact is the maori people went hunting for moas more than kiwis because moas had more meat on them than kiwis and it would feed about 10 people for weeks and kiwis would feed 1 person for the day and they'd have to go out everyday to everyday.by Chloe

My bird fact is that Ostriches don't make nests but they still lay eggs, on the ground, so did the moa bird.They have to be careful when the female has eggs because they can't fly then. By Breanna.

My fact is  that birds have different feet because of there habitat like ducks they have  webbed feet  so they can swim in water. Magpies have claws because they can live on trees.

My bird fact is that the hasst eagle  kills its  prey swooping down at 50 km per hour , they can kill a prey from up to 250kgs.By Harry!!!

I have leant that a kiwi sets in the water when the egg is in the mums body it sets in the water to take the wieght from caring the egg.by CALEB.


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

snow stories

In the snow my brother and I started to make an igloo but  it is not finished. There are two kinds of igloos the walrus or sealshik tents of summer and hut houses for winter . Igloos are made of blocks of snow. Mikayla   



My brother  and I made so many snow men it wasn't funny. we made 2 snow men and 7 snow women.
do you know that snow can turn from rain to snow and back again -it depends on the temperature. Harry!!!!! 
My brother and I noticed that the sleet has 6 branches if you look at it very closly. In the snow people build igloos and snow men to have fun in when it is snowing.caleb.

More snow!!!!!!!

Can you believe it!!! More snow - but the poor birds.

We put out a plate with some wheat on and it was really interesting watching the different birds come on to our deck to feed because their food supply was covered by the snow.
Here is one of our pigeons, a wild duck and a sparrow.

Think about the different features of these 3 birds. Why are their feet shaped like they are? Where do they live? How do they normally feed - when there is no snow?Do they all have the same body shape and size?

Big Snow

I wonder what you are all doing today.I can see that some of you have been very busy on Mathletics.Great work.Maybe you could try Mrs Eaves cake recipe. Miss France

Sexuality Road

I was so proud of the way you managed yourselves and made such mature contributions in our lesson today. I learnt lots with you. The human body is a fascinating thing.It is very important that we are able to use the correct names for our body parts. Miss France

Writing an Information Report

You write a report about scientific information. We wrote about mammals. You need to have a title and paragraphs. Use diagrams and maps. Have facts including habitat and breeding of all mammals.It must be written in the present tense.You need to have a summary or evaluation.

Mrs Eaves' famous Chocolate Cake

Mrs Eaves always treats the teachers to a birthday cake on their birthday.

Here is her recipe.have a go at it- it never fails!!!!

 

Jiffy Chocolate Cake 

2 cups sugar

1 cup milk or plain yoghurt

¾ cup cocoa

2tspn baking soda

Salt

2 eggs

200grams softened butter

1 tspn vanilla ess

3 cups flour

1 cup strong hot coffee

Put all ingredients in bowl in order given

Beat for 2 mins

Bake 160 degrees for 1 hour approx

student Councilors

We have chosen our student councilors they are Bonnie and Ethan.

Our deputies are Toby and Caitlin.

the student councilors are also Harewood Heros.

We got chosen because we show Harewood School values.Student Councilors are students that is a good role model to junoirs at school and everywhere else.
We got chosen because we are good class members and manage ourselves.

Mimio skills

We are learning a bit more about our mimio. We were doing a chart about mammals and non mammals, living and non living things.

Toby taught us how to clone the pictures that we liked so we can use them again.Zoe

Our suggestions for the holidays

We have all  been on holiday for 2 weeks. Here are some ideas you might like to try next holidays.

My suggestion is that you should go to the cinemas and go see Kung Fu Panda 2 and Cars 2. There are three easy cinema's there is Westfield , Northlands and Hornby.By Cadence.

My suggestion is that you should go to Hanmer Springs and go to their hot pools. They also have swimming pools there as well and a Super bowl ride which is so much fun. By David.

My suggestion is that you go to Snow Park because they have loads  of  diffrent grinds and huge jumps they also have a restaurant and bar and yes they have

acommodation.By Harry. 

 My suggestion is that you should play outside because you should not play on your playstaion for 5 or 7 hours and you should get fresh air .By Liam

My suggestion is that you go to the park with some mates and play ball tag or tag on the equipment.By Toby.

My suggestion is you visit people from your family. In the holidays we had a surprise party for my Grandma and she loved it. By Ben

My suggestion is get out side and do some sports in the holidays and if you can
go on a family holiday to any country its great.Caleb

My suggestion is to go to a sporting event as a family and have a good family sports game.Maxim

My suggestion is to go to Porters ski grounds as a family -it is great fun and slopes for every level.Zoe


I think people should visit your family or go on holiday. I said this so people can have more fun than staying at  home playing PlayStation or watching TV.Grace


I suggest that if you are trapped inside do some baking at home with your
mum or dad or mabe you stay at your aunties and uncles or possibly your nana and grandad's - Chloe

In the holidays I went to Timaru and went to the movies and chipmunks. I think other people Should go to Timaru and stay at Timaru top10 holiday park because you can hire little bikes.When I was there it was really fun .My family also went out for lunch it had a play area for kids  it had a pit fall of  balls in it.It is  really  fun.-MIKAYLA

 I think you should go to Hanmer Springs with your family to have family time and after go to a restaurant to eat and enjoy the evening! My family drove there and it was a very enjoyable evening.I really liked going in the hot pools!-Bonnie

I think people should try doing filming of your own sometime and then send it to the what now crew and be a moviestar because it is really fun to do and the website is http://www.whatnow.tv/ whitebait T.V-Alec

I think people should rug up in a scarf, a pair of gloves, a woolly hat and a big jacket and go outside! Make a snowman! Have a snowball fight! So get outside
for the school holidays.Caitlin.

I think in the holidays you should try to go to the movies and play basketball and maybe go for a walk.sam

I think you should try to do the gnome grotto for kidsfest http://www.kidsfest.co.nz/ and it is cool because it is for free at the botanical gardens you can get a map for free it takes about 30-40 minutes.There are cool water fountains a long the way and a really cool surprise at the end  (you must do them in order).Sven

 

I  think you should try go out to a camp its really fun plus you get to do

lots of things. I went to Boys  camp but when I got home it snowed

lots it was so thick we made a snow man and had a snow ball fight.Dion

In the holidays I enjoyed seeing my cousin called Emma and Brya and Bryan.And we went bmxing.And we watched a dvd.By Isaiah

Our holiday suggestions

My holiday suggestion is to get out and enjoy the outdoors no matter how chilly.If you wrap up warm you can always enjoy it.It is so important to get fresh air and exercise and make the most of our environment.I especially enjoyed being out in the snow.Lily and Jesse enjoyed it too!!!