KWL Chart

In our Contracts, we had to pick a text and make a KWL Chart about it. I chose this text about New Zealand at War. 

Anzac Day Diamante Poem

Anzac Day Diamante Poem

This week we had to write a Diamante Poem about ANZAC Day. These are the words I chose for my Diamante Poem. Have a read for yourself.

Candles

Candles
By Andrew

Candles are common symbols throughout the Catholic Church.

But what are the candles for? Decoration?
The candle in our church has many meanings depending on the situation.

Candles could teach us lessons in different meanings.
In Matthew 5: 14, Jesus says “You are the light of the world.”
The candle sends a message that we need to be the light and lead other through the darkness.
In John 3:30, John the Baptist says “He must increase, I must decrease”
Just like how the candle melts itself in order to shine it’s light.

But do all Religions use the candle?
Many religions use the candle. Christianity, Judaism and many more.
Dharmic Religions are Indian religions like Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism.
They don’t use candles and instead lamps.

Different candles can be used for different celebrations.
In the Catholic church, we use an advent wreath to countdown to Jesus’ Birthday.
We use the Paschal candle at the Easter Vigil to represent the light of Christ coming to our world. The light represents the risen Christ, as a symbol of light (life) dispelling darkness (death).

Even the amount of candles lit represents a meaning.
The number of candles lit on the altar depends which Mass is being celebrated (a Low Mass or a High Mass, eg) Or even who is celebrating it. (Priest, Bishop, Archbishop eg.)
For a low mass, there are supposed be only 2 candles lit on the altar.
For a high mass, there should be 6 candles burning in the Church.
For all Masses, there needs to be at least 2 candles lit.
However, there can be some added solemnity when using more than two. On Sundays and Holy Days of obligation, there can be four or even six candles lit.
Whenever the bishop offers Mass, the use of seven candles is invited.

We all thought that candles just represented the Light of Christ, but a bunch of different meanings and background revolve around the candle.

Google Docs Ninja!

How does Bluetooth Work?

How does Bluetooth Work?

By Andrew

Bluetooth is a wireless communication technology used globally; originally invented by people at a Swedish company called Ericsson in 1994. Now, no single company owns Bluetooth technology. Instead, a group of companies named the Bluetooth Special Interest Group works together to make the technology better. Ericsson, Intel, Nokia, Toshiba, and IBM make up this group.

Devices that use Bluetooth includes smartphones, headphones, speakers, cars, medical devices, computers, and even toothbrushes.

To send and receive Bluetooth connections, a device must have a particular microchip that has an antenna. It also must have bluetooth software that can process signals.

To send bluetooth signals, devices send low-power signals (at about 1 milliwatt), so it doesn’t use much battery. But, the weak signals limit the range of Bluetooth devices to about 9.144 metres (30 feet).

Bluetooth technology can connect up to 8 devices at the same time within the same 9 metre radius without the devices interfering with each other. That's impressive, given that there are currently billions of devices in the world with Bluetooth capabilities.

Point Perspective Art!

Point Perspective Art!

In our class, we had to make Point Perspective Art.
We used Rulers, Markers, and Pencils to make this.

Cross Country at the Cutler Farm

Cross Country at the Cutler Farm

“Jog on the spot…” Mrs Cutler was preparing us for the race.

This is it, I was so nervous, I could feel it in my- “Go!”

The race had started. The sound of footsteps and running immediately

interrupted my thought process, which confused me for a split second,

already putting me behind. “Great start…”



As everyone else quickly faded off into the distance,

I was greeted by dirt, rocks, and every kind of mud in existence.

Slowly, and not so surely, I slothed through all the mud.

After a while of nothing but lush green trees and muddy grass,

I could see a faint image of someone on top of a hill.

In awkwardness, I yelled at them to go without me, but they insisted to stay

there and cheer me on.



As I got further up the rocky hill, I could see that the person on top was Evan.

He said he stopped because his leg hurt, but I could instantly tell that

it wasn’t the case. We then carried on together and played around in the mud.

I felt so much better running with a friend and it pushed me to carry on.



As we got closer and closer to the finish line, we got muddier, dirtier, and

more wetter. We rolled down grassy hills, put mud on our faces, and

jumped into dirty puddles. As we were on our final stretch, we planned

to do a body slide at the end. In nervousness, we started to count down for

the big jump. “3,2,1!” Simultaneously, we leaped and slid into the slippery

mud as we crossed the finished line!



In the end, we did come last. But I think we had the most fun, and were the muddiest.

How to post a blog!

How to post a blog!

Our class had to make a video on how you can post a blog.
This is what I made. I hope that this can help some people that had never posted a blog before.

Pest Trap!

Pest Trap!

All the kids in our class were assigned to make a Pest Trap.

We had 3 weeks to research, and create a pest trap that was simple and easy to trap pests, such as mice.

I made a glass bowl mouse trap. It is pretty easy to make, and easy to set up. 

I made my trap by following this video. Check it out and try it yourself!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZN3vxS9peA8&t

Here are some photos of my trap:

3D Birds!

Conservation Week 2017!

For Conservation Week, our class had different tasks to do.

One of the tasks was making a 3D Bird.

I created a Fairy Tern!

This is how I did it.

1. Print a bird of your choice.

Fairy Tern:

A4

A3

NZ Pigeon, Kereru:

A4

A3

Kōkako:

A4

A3

Tāiko:

A4

A3

Blue Duck/Whio:

A4

A3

Tūī:

A4

A3

2. Glue the bird on to a piece of card.

3. Cut around the bird and the wings. Do not cut the dotted lines!

4. Fold along the dotted lines.

5. Cut the white lines to slot the wings into the bird.

6. If you printed in black and white, colour it!

7. Enjoy! 

If followed the instructions, your bird would look somewhat like this.

Book Review: The Cry of the Taniwha

Our class for the past terms had read a book called 'The Cry of the Taniwha'
Just a few weeks ago, we finished reading the book. We needed to create a book review about it.
This is my book review.

My friends' blogs!

In my class, we all have blogs!
In our blogs, we like to post so many things!

I wanted to showcase all my friends' blogs!
Check them out, and leave suggestions too!
We share blogs about learning and cool school activities!

Jarque:
http://pcsjarquew.blogspot.co.nz/
Alexander:
http://pcsalexanderc.blogspot.co.nz/
Kazuya:
http://pcskazuyan.blogspot.co.nz/
Scott:
http://pcsscotth.blogspot.co.nz/

And also check out our class' blog!
http://pompallierprimary.blogspot.co.nz/