Stone Carving #3

Today we have been working on a big block of stone carving for the school. First we trace out the school H to make for the school. After that we were working out how big the H is going to be to cut it out. Today was the funnest thing we have dont since we have started to do ston carving because it was a mega one.

Stone Carving #2

Today in the workshop we have been stone carving again. Today I have been smoothing out my koru with sand paper and now it is really smooth. My next step is smoothing out the edges with the white sand paper, the white sand paper is more stronger to make it more smoother. Next time I am smoothing it out with white sand paper and spraying it so it doesn't get all over your clothes and no lose stone.

Stone Carving

This week we have been designing and making a koru using omaru stone. In the work shop we have been given a piece of omaru stone and making a koru with all different tools. In j1 we have been drawing different moari designs. Today I have learnt that it can get very messy and it was very fun stone carving is really fun because we got to learnt different things.

Fizzy Drink Experiment

Fizzy Drink Experiment

Aim: We need to make a fizzy drink with raro.

Method: The equipment me used was a cup, spoon, citric acid / tartaric acid, baking soda, raro and water.

First we put a teaspoon of citric acid into the cup, then we put a teaspoon of tartaric acid, after that we got a teaspoon of baking soda and 2 teaspoons of raro also some water.

Results: For most people it taste really grose it taste like soap. in the drink it diddnt taste like fizziness

Conclusion: It tasted weird because there was to much baking soda and it was slightly salty and bitter. The reason it fized up was because there was to much acid that they put in.

Acid + Base = co2

Fo Guang shan Temple Visit

On the 22nd of may we went to a temple visit. When we got there we walked into the driveway and there were two people there they looked like statues for a minute but they weren't because they waved at me. Then we went in two lines, 1 and 2. After that they introduced each other to the children. Then we went inside and one of the people taught us about 3 G & 4 G. It means 3 good deeds and 4 good givings. After that we split into 2 groups one went to make a lotus flower and the other group went outside and had some biscuits and a cup of water. I went in the first group which was the food and drinks. First I had the biscuits I didn't like them because they tasted like play dough but that was just fine. Then we got a tattoo with water and we had to count to 50 which was easy. After that we switched and my group was going to make a paper lotus flower. When we got there we sat down and a girl was telling us a story and then she asked some people to put water over the buddha which was quit weird. Then she showed us how to make the flower witch was really fun. After that everyone went to the big room upstairs to see the police and they told us their values that the police use for their job. Then they told someone to come and be dressed as a cop and get a lollies. After that they shared the vest around and it felt hard. Then they showed us how to meditate for about 2 minutes. After that we went back to school. It was a fun day because because got to learn about new things.

Christmas Around The World

we are learning about christmas traditions around the world.

Today I learned that in Italy people eat and drink very little on Christmas day because this is a special day of prayer. I also learnt that in France that the children leave their shoes in front of the fire on Christmas eve and when they wake up in the morning, they find them full of Present from father Christmas. In Sweden Christmas eve is knowed as julafton. This is a day for Parties, eating and drinking and present giving. In poland people call Christmas eve the 'Fesival of the star'. and often they dont eat anything until it gets dark and the first star appears. Duch people celebrate on St. Nicholas day 6th December and St Nicholas arrives on the last Saturday in November, riding a white horse.

Today I learnt that people in Britain put out plum pudding.

Can you tell me about some other Christmas traditions from around the world?

The pigeon Writing

I think the pigeon should get a walrus because he will  itlearn his lesson

The pigeon should get a walrus because it would be cool to see what the pigeon would do with it.

I think the pigeon should get a walrus because I would like to see how long until the pigeon gives it a bath or a

shower but the walrus is way bigger than the pigeon.

I think the pigeon should get a walrus because I wonder what the pigeon would get the walrus food and how much it gives.

Over all I wonder what the pigeon does with it.