Creative Writing

Room 7 students really enjoyed working with a partner to create some amazing stories. Very entertaining!

Investigating The Effects of Acids

Room 7 students watched a short movie that explained what pH is and the difference between acids and alkalines. Students then used a match stick and lemon juice (acid) to write a message on a piece of paper. Once the message dried, they then rubbed their message with a wax crayon. The message appeared. Why?

Big G amongst the nuts

Big G would rather be eating bananas but maybe the nuts will be ok after all!

Big G checking out Joseph's new laptop

Here is Big G enjoying time on a laptop. Big G is looking forward to practising his maths skills on Mathletics!

Big G and Friends.

Big G was very fortunate to have his first sleep over of the year at Ellie's house. Here is Big G looking very comfortable with Ellie's two gorgeous friends.

Field Trip - Landfill and Transfer Station

Room 7 visited the New Plymouth transfer station and landfill today. We learnt many interesting facts about the landfill such as that by June 2019 the landfill will be full and the rubbish will all have to be transported to South Taranaki. Last year 63000 tonnes of waste was put into the landfill. All plastics, except those with the numbers 1 and 2 on the bottom, end up in the landfill because they cannot be recyled in New Zealand. We all must reduce, reuse, recycle so that less waste is being taken to the landfill.

Colourful Milk Science Experiment

Room 7, 8 and 9 students carried out an experiment that showed how one end of the molecules in detergent are attracted to fat while the other end repels water. We learnt that milk is made up mostly of water, with protein and fat being two other main components. As the molecules in detergent went about their business, the food colouring in the milk moved around in a chaotic manner. A fun experiment which demonstrates how molecules in detergent work.