Tuesday, August 9, 2011

BP Water Tower Tech Challenge

On Friday we did another BP Tech Challenge. This time it was alot harder because it had to hold a 750ml bottle. We could only use Newspapers, sellotape and string. The winners were: Michael, Edward and Elson that managed to hold 1.5l.

Well done Guys.

By Fleur

Limerick By Libby

There once was a woman named Kim
Who previously lost her limb
She developed a hop
She started, she couldn't stop
Her life was since reasonably dim

Thailand Prezi

Monday, August 8, 2011

Enterprise Poem

Edmund Hillary, a New Zealand hero.


New ideas are always needed.


Trains. From Steam trains to the Maitangi train.


Entrepreneur


Relating ideas to others


Projects are made and changed to satisfaction


Risks are a big part of Enterprise


I is for ideas that are always needed


Selling is also quite a big part of Enterprise


E is for Enterprise





By Fleur



BP Tower Tech Challenge

As part of our Enterprise unit we have been constructing towers, only able to use a small roll of sellotape, 10 pieces of newspaper and our mind. The tallest in our class was approximately 3.5 metres made by Pererika, William, Justin and Ryan.

Congratulations to Nasan from our class for making the team to represent our school along with 3 others. These four will be entering their own ginger beer in the Wellington competition made entirely by themselves!

By Fleur and Libby

Friday, July 1, 2011

Creative Strategies in P.E

Our recent topic for P.E has been creative strategies, which means making up games for the rest of the syndicate to play. Here are some of the games.





Paper, Scissors, Run - By Emily rm 4





Streetrug - By Damon, Michael, Ash, Edward and Elson rm 4





Manball - By Mike rm 6





Barscer - By Erin rm 6





Tenniball - By Gabi rm 4





Speeches

In room 4 we have been doing speeches and the following finalists to the whole school is.....(drum roll please) Jenna Gotlieb - Seagulls Nasan Jenkin - Nanotechnology, and at last Me! Bailey Fantham - Bullying. These excellent speakers have won the hearts of our syndicate judges.






Written by Bailey Fantham :D-Room 4 blog administrator
Jenna Gotlieb :)-Room 4 student/speech finalist

MALAYSIA

This is some traditional Malaysian clothing:

These are some Malaysian kebabs:







Kazakhstan by Ash

1. Kazakhstan changed their flag 4 times.

2. They have a cup of tea with every meal.

3. One of their national sports is called Kakpor.

4. Kazakhstan take up 45 percent of the population in their country.

5. The rain drops in Kazakhstan can go up to fourty centre-meters!.

India

This is the Taj Mahal it is a ancient temple.


The Taj Mahal looks pink in the morning, white in the day and changes its color to golden in the moon light.
2. The pillars surrounding Taj Mahal are slightly tilted outwards so that in the event of an earthquake they will fall away from the tomb.
3. An identical Taj Mahal was supposed to be built in black marble instead of white. The base of it can still be seen across the river.
4. Over 1,000 elephant were used to transport building materials during the construction.
5. In all, 28 types of precious and semi-precious stones were inlaid into the white marble.

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