Hot Air Balloons! Yay!

Today at technicraft, we were told that we were going to see how a hot air balloon works. We need...

• Gauze Mat
• Tripod
• Matches
• Balloon
• Meths Burner
• A Flask
• Wet Cloth
• Place Value Block
• Ice Cube

1. Stretch a balloon.
2. Wipe burner with a wet cloth.
3. Light meths burner and place it on a place value block.
4. Place tripod over the burner and the gauze mat on top of the tripod.
5. Grab a ice cube and place it in between your hands and rub your hands against the ice cube.
6. Push the ice cube into the flask.
7. Get the stretched balloon and place the mouth of the balloon over the mouth of the flask.
8. Gently place the flask over the gauze mat and OBSERVE what happens.

Results…

The air from the heat energy filled the balloon with air.
The cold and hot air mixed together made the balloon rise up.
Condensation fills the flask and collects the water. The water bubbled up and the balloon popped.

Religious Education

What!? 16 to 2 at half time, what a lead!

Learning Intention: We are learning to identify key information and develop our critical thinking skills.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I answer the thinking questions using my prior knowledge and information from the article 'Tonga beat Kiwis in Rugby League World Cup'. 

Click here to view my description of Polyfest!

• Polyfest is packed with happy, joyful children and adults.
• The music coming from the Maori stage sounds very alluring.
• Watching the performances is like sitting in a cinema watching an action movie.
• The food smells so delicious, just like being in a cafe that is filled with chocolate.
• The Polynesian students looks very charming and elegant in their costumes.
• The bright colours of the students' costumes attracts everyone's attention.
• The sound of children cheering for their friends and families fills the air with joy.

Learning Intention: We are learning to write a description.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I write seven descriptive sentences to describe the  Polynesian Festival.

You can use similes to describe a setting or a character!

• Daniel is a rugby player who plays for the RLWC Tongan team 'Mate Maa Tonga'.
• A fit athlete who can run 400 meters without stopping.
• He is very muscular and strong, so strong that he can lift up a  table.
• He is as tall as a giraffe.
• Daniel's voice is very deep and he sounds like an gorilla.
• A proud Tongan who shows a lot of pride by wearing traditional Tongan clothes (Tau'o'vala.)
• Daniel shows a lot of commitment to his rugby league team by always turning up for training and games on time.

Learning Intention: We are learning to write a description.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I write seven descriptive sentences to describe Daniel Tupou.

Here is a revision of my first week of Te Reo!

Learning Intention: We are learning how to pronounce and understand well-known Maori words.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I record the new vocabulary that I have learnt this week using screencastify.

Save the Children Charity is My Inspiration!

Learning Intention: We are learning to develop our understanding of how charities help those living in poverty and suffering from injustice.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I record 7 key information about how Save the children charity shows concern for the poor using Screencastify. 

• Save the children is a foundation that helps fundraises money for children.
• Save the children helps children in 120 countries including the United States working with Save the children members worldwide. 
• Save the children believes every child deserves a future. 
• Save the children does everything that they can do to help children around the world.
• They put children first before themselves. 
• The save the children motto is "We save children's lives, fight for their rights, we help them fulfil their potential."
• Save the children was founded 98 years ago on 15th of April 1919 and they started out helping those in need.