The "How To" Project

This term, part of our learning in writing has been how to write instructions. One of our tasks was the "How To" project - we each had to select something that we could teach others how to do, write instructions and film a matching instructional video. Coming up on our blog you will see each of our instructional videos, with the written instructions to download if you want to try this things at home.
We hope you enjoy our writing!

Instructional Writing

Room 1 - this is the video to watch for your instructional writing task...enjoy!

Ice Skating and Swimming

 

This is the video that I made for assembly at the end of Term 3. I am very proud of it!

 

Poetry Anthology

On Wednesday a few weeks ago Mrs Weir started some poetry with us. We had to create a Poetry Anthology. You need 8 or more of your own poems and 5 collected poems. You need more than 12 poems, a contents page and a title page. Don’t rush because it takes a long time to finish. When you’re finished you bind it together then you are done.

What do you think of my anthology?

 

Our Class Dog Kennel

The steps on how to make the Mitre 10 Mega dog kennel.

 

1.  We got told that we were receiving a dog kennel to build and decorate from Mitre 10 Mega, for a competition.

2.  We thought of design ideas and planned the kennel.

3.  Fergus and Mrs Cassie constructed it so that we could get measurements and to see what it looked like.

4.  In groups we made our final plans and started drafting the stencils that we would use to paint the kennel.

5.  We deconstructed the kennel because we couldn’t fit it through the door and it would be easier to paint and spray paint.

6.  We made our stencils on cardboard and put them in place on the kennel.

7.  We spray painted, used vivid and painted the kennel.

        We then constructed it and sent it to the competition! We hope it sells for lots of money at Mitre 10 on Saturday!

 

 

Rain Gauge Update

Today we checked the rain gauge it had 25mm in it!

 

Marshmallow Maths

Today we were doing Marshmallow Maths, we were learning to read thermometers and estimate the temperature of water. We had to see what temperatures were the best for melting the marshmallows.

This is what you need...
Marshmallows,Water,Cups,Thermometer, a spoon and drinking chocolate.

What to do...
Fill your cup with water that is 75 to 40 degrees Celsius. Put in a tea spoon of drinking chocolate in and a Marshmallow. Wait until it has melted. You can time it and find all of the differences.
We found that the hottest water (75 degrees Celsisus) out of the Zip was the best for melted marshmallows.

It was a lot of fun and at the end we got a tasty treat!!!!

By Libby