How high can you grow?

Recently we grew some grass seeds. To make it interesting, we made grass heads (hairy characters). This is how to make a grass head.
Items needed: plastic cup, a pin, soil, grass seeds, funny photo
Method:
Step 1: Tape the funny photo on to the plastic cup.
Step 2: With the pin, poke seven holes in the bottom.

Step 3: Carefully spoon a reasonable amount of soil into your plastic cup (+-3/4 cup).

Step 4: Carefully place your cup on a plastic plate and water the soil.

Step 5: Carefully spoon one spoonful of grass seeds onto your soil.

Step 6: Carefully push your seeds +- 3 centimetre underneath the soil.

Step 7: Place your plate and cup on the bookshelf/ window sill.

Step 8: Remember to water your plant sensibly every day.

Step 9: Hypothesise on how high it might grow and compare the heights of different grass heads.  

Step 10: Take photos to see how the grass/hair grows.

Room 15 JH

Athletics at Botany Downs

Athletics day

On Friday it was athletics day. We all had to be ready in sports gear. Then we had to meet at the hall to get ready to go to our first event.  We were split into age groups and some of the school did non- competitive and some chose competitive activities.

First we did high jump. The starting height was one metre. Most of the people were able to jump that height. Then it was increased to one metre five. Most people were moaning and groaning that it was going to be too high. The highest was one metre fifteen, which four people cleared.

Nervously I was standing on the starting line waiting for the clapper to bang. Then we started to run as fast as the wind. I could hear all my friends cheering loudly - all the way to the finish line! Then I waited to see if I made it into the top 3 for the semi–final. I was so disappointed!  I finished 4^th so I didn’t make the semi-finals.

Using what I learnt at ball throw practices I hoped to get through to inter schools. I was standing behind the line, hoping not to step over it, trying to focus on my technique. I pushed the ball as hard as I could and watch it fly into the air. I was really ecstatic that I came first for the 11 yr. old girls.

AM, KF & IS Room 15

Sid the blue tongued skink!

Sid is a beautiful blue tongued skink, he comes from the Australian Outback, but was found in home and was not cared for properly.  He was found in his tank with a tub yoghurt and a tin of cat food which is the worst thing for a lizard. 

So Danni’s mum, Sally, rescued him and now he is being looked after properly. Guess what! Sids real name was Billy but Sally didn't like the name so she changed it to Sid. And now Sid has a "Happily Ever After" home and nice people to take care of him. 

His dream has finally come true at last!                 

By Haylee!

Thursday 5 November 2015

Sid the blue tongue lizard

Aim: to write a report on sid the blue tongue lizard.

 
Today the 5th of November Sally Blackwell came to room 14 to show us her new pet lizard, called Sid. She got him from an abandoned house.  
She told us some facts, asked us some questions. some of the questions she asked we did not know the answers so we have to research them by ourselves.
Some of the questions she asked were;

• What sort of plants can we put in Sid’sCage that can handle 40 degrees?
• What is the temperature that Sid has to be in night and day? 

We asked her some questions too , like…

• Can his scales go different colours?
• How often does he eat? 
• How many degrees can Sid’s neck turn? 

She told us some facts. The mothers give birth to live lizard not eggs , that Sid’s food is 50 percent vegetables 40  percent meat and 10 percent fruit.

So this is my report on Sid the friendly blue tongue lizard. 

By Eva room 14 :)