A blog for Terrific Team 17 at Fendalton School in Christchurch. This is where we share our observations, thoughts, ideas, reflections and celebrations. Content on our blog ranges from published work to streams of consciousness, so please excuse spelling errors.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
in the weekend
In the weekend went to my granny's house we played tanks it was relly! fun because there were real bulets in the tanks but they did't go very far.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Our questions about thermometers
Today we learnt about thermometers. We have lots of questions about them! We practiced measuring various items in and around the classroom, making predictions first, then checking.
We used this form to collect our data:
Here are our questions about thermometers:
We used this form to collect our data:
Here are our questions about thermometers:
- George and Lauren - What is the liquid in the thermometer and why is it there?
- Hannah and Gracie - Why do we need thermometers?
- Will - Why do thermometers break easily?
- Laura - Why when you turn them upside down, doesn't the liquid go up?
- Lucy - Who invented them?
- Na-Myung - Why is the colour of the liquid red? What is it used for?
- Aron - Why is there numbers on the side of it?
- Hannah - How does the thermometer get the heat?
- Charlotte - Why does it go up and down?
- Kendra - Why do we need liquid?
Kendra's news
on the weekend I went to the mall and got some lollys .I got some....... huba buba it was delishis! it was grap falver. But it was such a riany day so I had to run i mean I had to run run run siad my mum so I did. Then we went home we had a great day thats my news
In the weekend by Will
In the weekend I went bowling at Ben Hall's party. We played games and I got nine tickets.
my weekend
On saterday, I got a Dictionary. It was same as Room17's Dictionary but it was
really new. I forgot to bring my Dictionary at school for news so I will bring next week. My Dictionary was so cheap and I will use at school and I will
share with everyone.I WIIL NEVER EVER lost it.
really new. I forgot to bring my Dictionary at school for news so I will bring next week. My Dictionary was so cheap and I will use at school and I will
share with everyone.I WIIL NEVER EVER lost it.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
My weekend
In the weekend I went won a zacpower book on www.zacpower.com it was called thrill ride also we bought a TV we are going to the gold cost!!! for 3 nights.We are going to go to the glaciers & Shantee town with a Ganer & Bok.
Monday, May 25, 2009
Thursday, May 21, 2009
The lion and the mouse
We think the big idea is you can save some body evein if you smille and big you can help ech ather
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
The Lion and the Mouse
we learnt that if your big and some one alas is small and you get trapped they can help you
Wednesday, May 06, 2009
A very special frog
The maud island frog is tiny onely about 47 millimetres long. That 's about as finger. it's golden yellow to light brown in colour.frogs are famous for their loud croaking. The maud island frog. swim's like the dogy padil
Tuesday, May 05, 2009
Fence Sitting
Today we had an provocative question for our 'fence sitting' session. We had to decide on whether we agreed or disagreed with the statement:
All people who break the law should stay in prison.
Not everyone agreed. We used a technique called a 'sliding values line' where we lined up based on how strongly we felt about this statement, then the line split and slid so different people with different ideas got to explain their thinking to each other. Here are a couple of pictures:
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