( Merit Evidence ) On the Bus ( At Technology and on the Bus )

On Tuesday morning before the bus left for technology I arrived at school. I was so glad I made it on time, I signed myself in and grabbed my pencil case. Then we hopped on the bus, I sat next to my friend. We had a silent drawing contest, because she had a pad and pen in her bag. She went first and had a go at drawing me, it took awhile and I turned out well, weird. I could tell it was on purpose. It was my turn and of course I made it look weird as well. In the end both drawings looked like two pigs, it was hilarious. We were still laughing by the time we hoped off the bus. 

( Merit Evidence ) PALS

This was my first time at PALS. I was very excited to run a game for Kauri, we decided to play octopus. I went around to ask people to join the game. Luckily heaps of people joined, so when other people saw them playing they decided to play. After octopus we played never ending tag. One of the people in our PALS group left. I thought that was a bit weird because he had already signed up. In the end we had heaps of fun and my first ever PALS was awesome!

( Merit Evidence ) Getting Involved

When I started year 7&8 I knew straight away I wanted to be a Peer Mediator, but I wasn't sure about PALS. I contacted Mr Muller and made some enquiries. I took awhile to make my decision, then I decided to join PALS. Mr Muller has now put me on the roster.

( Merit Evidence ) Peer Mediation

This Wednesday I remembered to turn up on time to my duty as a Peer Mediator. One of the Peer Mediators came late, I reminded them that they have committed to being a Peer Mediator. Our team walks around the field. The year eight Peer Mediator showed me how the system worked. We helped sort out an issue between three year two students about who would play with who, I encouraged them to find a solution - in the end they decided to play together. It felt good to help other people and to be a role model. 

(Merit Evidence) Cleaning School (Role Model For Kakano Students)

It was a windy Wednesday afternoon ( after school ) and I was walking past the Oscar Room.There were a lot of students walking down the area. I could see a huge piece of paper blowing around near the recycling bin. Heaps of people were walking past looking at it and not doing anything. I had to get to softball but decided to clear it off the path and into the recycling bin. I made it to softball in time.

(Merit Evidence) Picking up Bins (Help Out Around The School)

It was a very windy day. At lunchtime I was playing on the field and noticed one of the two blue bins had blown over and all the balls from inside it were blowing around. I picked up the bin and collected all the balls to put back inside of it, then carried on playing. Then I saw the bin fall over again so once again I tidied it back up, but this time I moved both bins to the corner so they wouldn't blow over again.

Science

This week Rm 12 are doing science and we did " The Milk into Stone "

To do this you will need:

Ingredients:

- Milk

- White Vinegar

- A Bowl

- A Cup

- A Microwave

- A Spoon

- Some Paper Towels

- A Sieve

Step One - Put a cup of milk into the microwave for 30 seconds. 

Step Two - Pour it into a bowl then add a tablespoon of white vinegar. 

Step Three - Stir briskly until it goes clumpy. 

Step Four - Tip it into a sieve until there is a blob left.

Step Five - Tip the blob into a paper towel and make sure it's really dry. 

Step Six - Take the blob out of the paper towel and put it on a plate. 

Step Seven - Mould the blob into whatever shape you want. 

Step Eight - Wait a couple of days for the milk to turn to stone. 

Hope you enjoy your creation!

This group wanted there creation to mould the smiggle sign!

This group wanted to do a smiley face! 

All these groups moulded them in a cup or bowl!

Camp Recount

SPLAT! I jumped into the pool. It was so loud. I paddled around a bit, then I just got bored. I went outside to lie on the ground and stare up at the sunny sky. Then I heard screams and shouts. I got up and went around the side of the building. THE MUDSLIDE! I ran up to have a closer look. Awesome! I got in line it looked so fun. Finally I was front of the line. I was quite nervous. I didn't want to jump on the slide like most people because it might hurt, and it was my first go. So I got on it. WHOOSH! I went down and embraced myself for the mud at the bottom. PLONK! I was at the end! I ran back up the hill and into the line. "That was surprisingly tiring" I thought. My second go I jumped on the slide it didn't hurt after all. But it was still so much fun! Beau's Mum grabbed the hose and hosed us off it was so cold. 

WALT on my Komodo Dragon report

WALT: write an information report that has paragraphs about different subtopics.

Next Steps: Independently write an information report about a different topic. 

The komodo dragon

The komodo dragons have been around for millions of years. “I sure would’ve liked to live that long!”.

The komodo dragon, the largest living lizard in the world, is found in the Indonesian islands of Komodo, Rinca, Flores and Gili Motang.

The komodo is the only lizard species to hunt and kill prey larger than itself and larger than it can swallow whole. There are two glands in the lower jaw which produce several toxic proteins. The komodo relies on it’s patience skills and the camoflaging of it’s skin. When their prey enters the preferred spot the komodo dragon pounces on their prey with powerful legs and sharp claws, then sink their jagged sharklike teeth into them. Then they follow their prey for up to three days to witness the poisonous bite kick in. The victim will then have a slow and probably painful death. The komodo will then go and feed on it. Did you know the komodo would usually eat up to 80% of body weight in a single feed.

The komodo dragon has a wide, flat head and a rounded snout. They have a huge muscular tail and bowed legs which give them a clumsy back and forth walk. Their tongues flick in and out constantly. Adult komodos can reach about three metres long and weigh about 70 - 140 kilograms.

Pic Collage

I have been doing some stuff on pic collage, have a look: