Year 7 & 8 Genetics Workshop.

Genetic workshop  — by Leestream School

Last Thursday Miss Allan took the Year 7 & 8 students to Otago University Biotech Laboratory for a Genetics Workshop.

Mondrian Maths

Every second Thursday we have a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Maths) challenge during our maths session.

Ski Camp 2016

Jakob,  Blair, Charlotte, Jade and Ben — by Leestream School

The senior school headed to Cardrona for two days skiing.

Father's Day Gift

On the 26th of August Diane came to school to make a Father's Day gift with us. We decorated mugs by writing a message on one side and a picture in the other side. First we had to write and draw our design on a scrap piece of paper. When a teacher checked our idea we got a coloured Sharpie and put our design on the mug, it was really hard because you wanted to make it perfect. After that Diane put our mugs in a really hot oven to soften the glaze. When Diane had done that she gave us a tag and we wrote a message to our Dad or Grandad or Uncle.

The Library Visit

On Wednesday after Hui Ako we went to the Mosgiel Library. Diane read us a story called 'The Three Little Pigs'.We also played in the park.
We got mask books from the library and most of the kids issued books out.

 

By Sophie & Max

Albatross Colony Visit

On September the 1st Lee Stream School went to the Albatross Colony. First we met in the car park. We went in, we split into two groups. One group headed to the Disappearing Gun and the other group went to the observation room to look at the albatross. 

From the room where the Disappearing Gun was you could see for miles, way up the coast. We could see two albatrosses near the lighthouse. Up in the observatory room we learnt how the albatross can die and we learnt how the rangers look after them. They wear different coloured bands on their feet which tell us what number they are and how old they are. The colour of the bill of an albatross tells us if they are a baby or an adult. A baby bill is grey and an adult is pink. 

Here is a website for watching  the albatross  

live stream albatross colony

 Learning about the albatross life cycle.

Byron holding an adult sized albatross

Albatross in flight

Regan and a model of the Disappearing Gun

The Disappearing Gun

Rifles used during WWII

Harley and his soldier hat

The Lighthouse

Missiles from the Disappearing Gun

Will the Albatross

Albatross eggs

X COUNTRY

We have been training for this event for 10 weeks and this year it paid off. We ran very well winning the trophy back from St Mary's. 

Here's our results:

Rebecca Vaughan placed 5th
George Tisdall placed 3rd
Jed Millar placed 4th
Molly Nichol placed 3rd
Sophie Horton placed 4th
Will Nichol placed 2nd
Taylah Ruxton placed 1st
Charlotte Williams placed 5th
Ben Joyce placed 4th

Good luck Taylah in the Otago's this week

Mini Olympics

Two Fridays ago in discovery we competed in the Mini Olympics. We did it in are library, in our mask groups. In the Mini Olympics there were three events which were paper plate discus, straw javelin and pom pom shot put. In the ceremony the first place contestant got to stand on the table. The second got to stand on a chair, and third stood on the floor. It was a pretty hard competition and those who won deserved it. While we were up on the podium a mini flag got raised and the national anthem got played.   

By Ben and Will         

On Thursday the 12th Bob Bickerton came to show us and Macraes same of his instruments.Some of them were called the harp and some flutes. I love the sound of the harp. Bob Bickerton had some Maori flutes.

On the 12.5.16 Macraes School came to Lee Stream to have a visit. At play time we had a game of super touch with the Macraes kids.I got two tries and my team won eighteen to seven.I did a face plant dive try.After play time Macraes School left back to their school.

Today Diane Joyce, Ben and Max and Harley's mum came to school to help us make Easter bunnies.

 First we got a facecloth and laid it flat in a diamond shape.

 We rolled it tightly into the middle from the corner, turned it around and rolled it tightly again into the middle from the other side.

We placed an Easter egg in the middle and folded the cloth in half. We then tied a rubber band around the top to hold it in place.

 A ribbon was then tied around the neck. This covered the rubber band. Googly eyes were glued on and pink cheeks were added. These were made from cotton wool. We then glued on a nose with a hot glue gun.

Finally we glued on the whiskers which was made from black cotton. 





Wahoo!!! the finished product. WE were very proud of our bunnies. Happy Easter everyone. Thank you Dianne and Jakob for creating this blog.

We have been learning the weather in Maori with help from the AEIOU song

 FREEZE, DRY AND WET

First we got a spade from the sport shed. Then we went to the potato patch and dug some dry soil and put it in a ice cream container. Next we went to the old abandoned garden and dug up some wet soil and put it in a container. Then we went to the office and put the containers in the freezer. Our hypothesis was that the dirt would freeze up and start cracking. We opened the freezer after the dirt had been in there for three days. Nothing had happened it looked the same but when we touched it it was solid.

                                                Destroying Mt Williams

On Tuesday we started to do some experiments. Our experiment was to make a mountain with sand,dirt,gravel and clay. Then we made it in to the shape of a mountain. Lastly we showed how erosion changed the shape of our mountain to the class. Our question was "what washed away first?" and it was the top. Another question  was what was the strongest part of a mountain and it was the bottom because  it was way more compact and had more support. 

Volcano Experiment

We made a model of a volcano this is how we did it. We tipped water in sand to make it wet so the volcano set in place. We put a cup inside the volcano and made pink lava from baking soda, dye, dish washing liquid and vinegar. It spewed out of the volcano.

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Rock and ice experiment

In class we made an experiment on boulders and ice. We rolled some play dough into a ball and then wet it under the tap. Next we wrapped the ball in glad wrap, we put the ball into the freezer. We took it out to see if it had cracked.
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Our experiment didn't work the first time so we tried again.

DISCOVERY

Taylah and Jack are showing Room 2 how to make Earths out of marshmallows, lollies and chocolate. The inner core is the lolly, the mantle is the marshmallow and the chocolate is the crust.

Cricket with Tama

Today Tama from Otago Cricket came to school to teach us some cricket skills. We learnt to bowl like a windmill.