koru Art

We made koru art with Whaea Rose.  We made our koru using foam and stamping ink onto paper.
My koru represents all of the people who went to war for New Zealand.
I really like the colours and shapes in my koru art.
Here is a photo of me and my koru art.

Balloon Hovercraft

B E G I N N I N G	TITLE	Balloon Hovercraft
	QUESTION	How does a hovercraft hover?
	HYPOTHESIS	I predict that the disc will move.

M I D D L E	EQUIPMENT  AND MATERIALS:	Balloon Disc Bottle cap
	PROCEDURE:	Step 1: Glue the bottle cap over the CD hole. Step 2:  Blow up the balloon. When it is fully inflated twist the end so no air comes out. Step 3: Stretch the balloon over the end of the bottle cap. Step 4: Open up the cap and place the CD on the surface. Step 5: Untwist balloon and let go.
	OBSERVATIONS/RESULTS:	The disc moved smoothly across the table.

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CONCLUSION:

The air from the balloon creates a cushion of moving air between the disc and the CD and reduces the friction across the surface.

Speech

We have been learning how to write speeches.  My topic was Military. We had to present these in front of the class. I think I did a good job.

MILITARY
Do you know New Zealand needs help from the Military. Every country has a military to help protect their country or other countries. The Military in New Zealand has 3 types, the army, the air force and the navy.

Firstly, our military go over to other
countries to help, for things like earthquakes and volcanoes. They also go to other countries to help for little wars.

Secondly, the air force shoots down planes with poisonous gases. The Air force picks up people who need help.

Finally, Navy help save boats on fire. The Navy will try and catch Pirates.

The USA has a lot of military men. Military can go and help with attacks, like the mosque attack. I think the military is important to help people around the world.