Argo Cycle

For my reading activity my group and I were assigned to make a small diagram about the Argo Cycle and have a discussion about what Argo Floats are.  An Argo Float is an underwater device that measures the temperature and salinity of the ocean waters.  The Argo Float weighs about 25kg which includes it's instruments and the batteries inside.  They are 1.2m long.  The people that collect the data from the Argo Floats send to the satellite are Scientists, Meteorologist and Oceanographers.

This photo shows the Argo Cycle.  I have added the satellite and the receiving station for information.

Sailing Have A GO - Ellma

On Monday the 10th of May, the seniors of our school got ready to go sailing at Okahu Bay. It was such a pleasure to have our instructors Holly, Robbie, Kim and Collin to teach us how to steer the boat with a rudder and how to control the sail. 

I'd like to thank St Johns Rotary and Sailing NZ for giving us the opportunity to experience this. If it wasn't for them, we wouldn't have had the chance to learn how to sail on mini boats. Though the weather wasn't the best, we managed to enjoy ourselves and had fun even with a few little splashes.  

                     

Diary Entry - Yellow Umbrella

Dear Diary, 

Today this girl gave me her yellow umbrella since she knew how much it meant to me. As I breathe in the air of the dark attic, I stand there with an exciting look on my face while looking at the smile she had on her face. I slowly walk towards her while listening to the creaks on the floor. I gave her a BIG hug! I was letting her know how much sadness she's taken away from my life by giving me a yellow umbrella.

Diary Entry

 This is a diary entry which I have written in response to a short animated movie we're studying for literature.

Dear diary, 

The amount of broken plates in front of my teary eyes. My family that was once happy turned into something more scarier, makes me wonder how I should react when they're acting like a horror movie. I breathe in and sniff the smoke coming from the kitchen. I listen quietly as my parents roughly insult each other with no hesitation whatsoever.

Prayer In Colour

 This term in Prayer we are learning about different ways to pray. Today we did a prayer in "colour" praying for all those who need us at this time.

Clay Value - Ellma Sofai

Today we discussed our values. We had to dig deep and think hard about what really counts. I chose  "Siblings" as something I value because without them I would be really bored at home, with them I have  some entertainment. I created one sibling in clay so I could think about what they mean to me.

                                               

 

The Stations Of The Cross

On Holy Thursday, the 1st of April, the year 7 and 8’s of my school, including myself,  got prepared to recreate the Stations of the Cross in the hall. The Stations of the Cross are phases that Jesus went through before his crucifixion. There are 14 stations that Jesus had to go through before finally breathing his last breath.

We practised in the morning then went back to our normal morning routine in our classroom. We had a normal morning tea but our lunch time was shortened to 10 minutes, because some people had to get dressed in their costumes. Because I was one of the narrators I didn't have to get changed into anything but my uniform. 

The characters were Jesus, the 6 soldiers, Mary and her friend, Simon and his friends, Veronica and her friends, the women of Jerusalem and the 2 narrators, which I chose to be.  

We went up to the hall, took pictures and got into our positions. I felt quite scared narrating because their were a lot of people in front of me, but I was also quite confident since they weren’t looking at me, but what was going on around them. 

After the Stations of the Cross we went to class, got changed back into our uniform, cleaned the classroom and got ready to go home.

I felt like the event was a really big success because everything went how we wanted it to go, there were no mistakes made and everyone’s facial expressions just made the scene more tense and sad.