My weekand

On Friday my church had a party. Some of the people where dancing. First they  put some songs on for us to dance to 6 times. Then we ate sandwiches and cakes too with Lisi and Angela also Branen and Modi. We had  a dancing comepitition they stopped the song so we could sit down. After a while we were done so we cleaned up and went home.

What makes a kite fly?

 

We wrote this piece of writing together as a class.

What makes a kite fly?

There are four forces that affect a kite when it is flying. They are gravity, lift, thrust, and drag.

Gravity is the force that keeps us on the ground. The heavier a kite is the harder it is to fly.

Lift is the force pushing the kite off the ground. Lift happens when air moves over the top of the kite at a faster speed than the air that is moving under the bottom of the kite.

The force that makes a kite move through the air is called thrust. Thrust happens with a kite when it is held in one place by its string, while the wind flows around the kite.

As air flows over the kite the wind gets held back a little by the roughness of the fabric. This friction is called drag.

Magical Matariki

 

What is Matariki?

Matariki is a new year for the Maori and the 7 stars. The 7 stars come back again in late May or early June. It is time to celebrate and it means it's the Maori new year. Have you ever seen the 7 stars in the night sky? They are called the 7 sisters. We celebrate Matariki in lots of different ways, like flying and making kites. When the 7 stars are light and bright we forgive and forget. 

Fractions

We have been learning to make, name, and recognise wholes, halves, third parts, fourth parts and fifth parts using play dough.

My Holiday Highlight

In the holidays my highlight was I went to the pools! With my cousins. My dad came along with us to the pools. He did not want to swim my cousins got ready a swim! Next we had been doing star swiming and doggy paddle. After that we had to get ready to go back home. I had fun becuase I had got to have fun with them. It was beautifulat the pools. I was becuase I like to be to be with my family.

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