Solar power vs Wind power

In room 2 we have been comparing the positive and negative points of wind power and solar power as alternative power sources. We researched many questions that we had about each power source. We also interviewed Bob Lloyd a physics lecturer from the university and asked him a lot of our questions. After comparing all of our information we found that solar power is a better option for our area, it would not cost as much, need less to maintain, they are more energy efficient and has a longer warrantee. We investigated different solar power options for around the school, such as a solar sprinkler, a solar fountain, a scarecrow and solar lights for the path to the hall down the steps. Room 2 decided that the solar powered lights would be the best option. We have researched a range of solar lights from websites of local companies and selected 3 based that we felt would work. We would love your feedback on which one you think would be best for us to purchase from the options below.

OPTION 1: The Warehouse

OPTION 2: Mitre 10 Mega

 

OPTION 3: Mitre 10 Mega

 

 

TO VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE PLEASE MAKE A COMMENT AND SAY WHICH OPTION 1, 2 or 3 YOU LIKE BEST and WHY. Thank you from Room 2

Maths homework

Hi all, don't forget to look at the maths page of our blog to see your homework for this week!  Well done Rowan, Nathan and Claudia for top homework last week, you get to use the I-pads in our next maths lesson.

Ape Escape

Ape Escape

In the weekend, three Gibbons escaped their enclosure at Orana Park in Christchurch. All the people visiting the zoo had to go into special cages to prevent getting attacked by the small 14kg apes. One of the teenage Gibbons got excited and swam over the moat which is very unusual because Gibbons are not swimmers. The biggest cause of death for Gibbons in zoos is drowning. Two other excited Gibbons decided to follow their friend over the moat. Orana Park has had the enclosure for eight years and has never had this happen before. The small but deadly apes are strong enough to rip you apart, can grow up to 1 metre tall and can jump up to eight metres high. After an hour of chasing monkeys around Orana Park, the Gibbons were finally captured and put back in the enclosure without the use of tranquilizer darts. The male apes didn’t go very far from their enclosure because they didn’t want to leave the females and babies alone. The zoo staff only knew about it when a visitor took a video and some photos of the ingenious Gibbons escaping over the moat. The incident was said to be very serious and Orana Park will investigate into how to prevent this from happening again in the future. A presenter from the Erin Simpson Show was at Orana Park when the Gibbons escaped and posted on Twitter “I’m at Orana Park and an ape has escaped! This is like real life King Kong”. Callum           9.09.13

"I must protect this pole"

Two adventurous Gibbons take over

Two adventurous Gibbons take over

 

Growing great veges & making pumpkin scones

Weather Report

This video was made by Rowan and Harvey.

Jack's Pics

Rugby

Gymnastics

Signatures

This morning when I had a  bath, I refused to wash my arm and took great care not to get it wet. My arm is covered from wrist to elbow in signatures from the Otago rugby players that visited our school. Some children got to tackle the rugby players. Seth McKeay managed to bowl one of the rugby players over.  I hope they come again this year.

By Blue

Blue coming to my house

On Sunday, Blue came to my house. We made a big grass wall and smashed it with my little dump truck. When we did that the dump truck flipped and rolled over. Then we went to the school to play with our bikes for 30 minutes. Half an hour later we went home and dropped a plastic man called Steve out the window up the stairs. Then Blue went home. It was fun.                

By Nathan 8.8.13                                    J

Nancy Wake

Nancy Wake

Nancy was a hero.  She saved over 100 people that were on her side in the war. She joined the war because she wanted to help people who were being treated unfairly.  She had a nick name.  It was the white mouse.  The Germans called her that because she sneaked around saving people in her team and led them to safe places, like Spain. 

Endangered Elephants

Endangered Elephants

Every day in Africa elephants are being killed for their ivory. Poachers are selling ivory to black markets and the black markets sell the ivory to companies so they can make jewellery  and other goods. Rangers are trying to stop poaching but poachers aren’t listening. It is not just poachers that are killing elephants, farmers are killing them too, because elephants are going on their farm land and destroying their crops. I hope that in 20 years time there will still be elephants.                 5.8.13                  

Gymnastics with Ms Bell

Gymnastics with Ms Bell

Yesterday, after maths, room two went down to the hall to do some gymnastics. Seth M came down with us because he was too good for the room one gymnastics. When we got down there I saw a very cool set-up. It looked like a very challenging course. When it came to my turn I sprinted as fast as I could, jumped as hard as I could onto the spring board and did an awesome forward flip onto the big blue crash pad. After completing a flip I felt amazing and wanted to do it again.      

        By Alexander    28.8.13

Fighting Pirates

Fighting Pirates

Yesterday some New Zealand Navy ships set off from Devonport to defend against Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden, off the coast of Africa. They are going to spend seven months stopping the pirates from taking other ships hostage. Part of the reason why New Zealand is sending out ships is because they are looking for a seat on the U.N Security Council and this is all part of the campaign.       Callum 13.08.13

 

 

 

Gymnastics

In Room 2 we have been doing gymnastics with Ms Bell. We did cartwheels, dives, flips and forward rolls. Here are some photos and short movies of us doing those things.

By Callum



 

Wood knot

Wood knot

On Sunday I found a wood knot in my dad’s wood shed. It is the size & shape of a large walnut, smooth & shiny like polished wood and has the small beginnings of a branch sticking out of it. The branch is like a little wooden spike growing out of it. My dad said he had never seen one like it. The children had never seen one either & thought it was a little potato.

By Nathan 20.8.13

Going to wiremu's house

Going to Wiremu’s house  

Yesterday after school, my twin sister, Stevie, and I went to Wiremu’s house. We all went up to the school to play on the new bikes that mum got us for our birthday. Our birthday is on May the 12^th but we had to wait a week for our bikes to arrive. I chose my bike from the Warehouse and Stevie chose hers from K-mart. My bike is a stunt BMX, coloured highlighter green and white. I liked it instantly.  I hope to learn heaps of new tricks and become the best BMX rider in the world. I will have to practise every day after school.  

When we all went up to school together Wiremu did not take his bike. He just went on my pegs. We were like a stunt riding double act.   It was really cool! 

By Blue 12.6.10

Gymnasticks

 

We are down at the hall with Ms Bell. We run up to a spring board jump on to a big board, called the box or horse,  then on to a soft, floppy mat to make sure that we don't get hurt. I am very good at gymnastics.

Newsboard

School disco

In three days it will be the local School Disco. I’m still thinking about what I shall wear. I have multiple costumes from when I was six and seven, but now they are all too small, so I might just have to wear a dress unless Mum designs me a costume that fits me. Still, I am EXTREMELY excited, because I haven’t been to a school disco for so long!

Holly, 27. 8.13

Alpine Fault

Alpine Fault (Pacific Plate)

The Alpine Fault, or Pacific Plate, goes right through the middle, & then to the west, across the South Island of New Zealand, & almost touches Antarctica.

This Pacific Plate is known to many people as the Ring of Fire, because it’s surrounded by volcanoes.

It goes around the Americas, Australia & Europe, but it cuts through New Zealand. It made a mountain range through the South Island from Milford Sound to about Picton, called the Southern Alps, the ‘backbone’ of the S.I (South Island).

Holly, 2.9.13