Visitors from Japan

Today Mrs O'Donnell brought two people from Japan to visit us. We got to ask lots of questions about what it was like living in Japan.

They explained what Japan is like. By Paige

We learned how to say hello (konichiwa) and goodbye (sayonara) in Japanese. By Isaac

We learned what the tallest tower in Japan is called ... 'The Skytree'. By Bella

We loved having them here. By Arden

They taught us about the weather in Japan. By Brody

They have lots of horrible earthquakes in Japan. By Campbell

We learnt that there are A LOT of people living there. By Isabelle

We learned that one of them taught English in Japan. By Max C

What have we been up to in science this week?

PJ Day!

We love PJ day!!!

 

Ohhhh, they are so cute when they are asleep! 

What have we been learning in science this week?

Cartwheel Creamery

After we went to the Bartlett's Dairy Farm we invited Jill from Cartwheel Creamery to teach us all about cheese making. By Max C

We have been learning about changes in foods and she taught us how milk changes into cheese. By Bella

The cheese starts as a liquid (milk) and then turns into a solid. By Isabelle

To make milk turn into a solid they have to add salt, rennet and a culture. By Zara

This is Jill from Cartwheel Creamery and she is talking about cheese making. By Brody

She showed us a video and photos about how she makes cheese from their house. By Campbell

This is some of the equipment they have to use to make cheese. By Carter

She is telling us about what to use to make cheese. By Kaiden

They use this to cut the cheese (tee hee!) into squares. By Cooper

They use this thing to squash the liquid out of the cheese. By Liam

This is a book about recipes for cheese and Cartwheel Creamery have a cheese in the book! By Isaac 

Jill offered us some cheese to taste it was delicious! By Lucy

I liked trying the cheese. By Charlie

Brody couldn't wait to eat his cheese ... he was dying to eat it! By Blake

Jill gave us some cheese to eat. I think the others thought it was yum but I couldn't have any. Mrs Olynsma didn't give me a lolly instead ... honest! By Arden

Writing Group 3 - States of Matter Rap

The Three State of Matter Rap

By Max H, Cash, Charlie, Isaac, Lucy, Paige, Arden and Isabelle

(and a little bit of help from Mrs Olynsma)

Now, this is a story all about matter

Lot’s of science served up on a platter

And we’d like to take a minute,

Just sit right there

We’ll tell you all about matter just let us share

So look all around you, what do you see?

A solid keeps its shape and does not flow ... like me

Liquids aren’t like solids, they flow away

They take the shape of what they’re in, just like I say

When a gas flows around we just can not see

Like the air all around the world and me

Mass is the weight of things like people and perfume

The amount of space that something takes is known as volume

So this is the end of our rap about matter

If you eat to much solid you are bound to get fatter

We hope you’ve been learning

We are finally there

Look all around us and matter is here

Chin Up Champs 2018

Writing Group 2 - States of Matter Poem/Drama

States of Matter Poem/Drama

By Campbell, Max C, Kaiden, Ben, Thomas, Brody, Carter and Blake

(with a little bit of help from Mrs Olynsma)

Matter is the stuff all around

The things that make the earth from the sky to the ground

Things that have weight and take up space,

It’s anything you see, touch or taste

Solids keep their shape and do not flow

The particles are tight and can not go

Solids are things like metal and bricks

They can be paper and pens and great big sticks

Liquids can flow to fill a bath

Or follow a river down it’s path

The particles move slowly past each other

Giving high fives to their brother

Gases can move freely around

They move all about from the sky to the ground

Gases are things like air, farts and steam

You can let out your breath with a very big scream