Ski Team Trip

For most of the week we were at the North Island Ski Champs down at Mt Ruapehu. We were competing for the school.  Monday was a pratise day and we had a lesson with this guy called Benny.  After that we had a snowball fight. 

On Tuesday it was race day and it was a really good day to race on but the snow was crusty.  After our first race we were lucky to hear that there was a second race because Gemma had crashed on her first.  It was a fabulous crash because I went right through the gate and took the gate over the finish line!!!

On Wednesday Gemma, Mikalya, Grace, Rachel, Abby, James, Louis, David and Paul started on our huge snow fort. Our snow fort grew as tall as David who is James's dad.  We had a snowball fight.  It was Meadowbank, Milford and some other kids we made friends with vs Kings. Some kids were really mean and through ice at Abby's eye and she had to wear an eye patch they also bruised Louis face and knocked down both of our snow forts.

On Thursday we had to go home and back to school.  NEVER!!!!!

By Mikayla and Gemma

Gemma's going around a gate

Gemma's coming up to the finsh line

Mikayla's at the start getting ready to race

Mikalya's started the race

Hugh, Madaline,  Ej, Grace, Mikayla, Gemma, Paul(captin),
Xavier, Rachel and Abby

Hugh, Madaline, Ej, Grace, Mikayla, Gemma, Paul(captin),
Xavier, Rachel and Abby with their poles in the air

Energy Experiment - Bottle Rocket 1

Last Thursday Room 32 investigated how to make a bottle rocket fly by using air pressure from a bike pump.  We needed a 1L bottle, a stand, a bung, a bike pump and clear open space.

We discovered that when we tipped some of the water out it blasted higher into the sky.  However, without enough water in it, it struggled to gain as much height.

It was one of the best experiments we have ever done!!!

Aaron's Water Wheel

Wow look what Aaron made in the holidays with his Dad!  Well done Aaron.

New Links

Hi Room 32,
Check out the new links that I have added to our blog.
Maori - Maori word of the day.
Enviro - Iwik's adventures at Mataia Farm

Mrs Cook

Room 32's Young Inventor Challenge

Room 32 have been learning about inventions.  We have studied famous inventors, visited MOTAT and had experts come in like Mike (our school caretaker) to help us build things.

We have identified problems that we have and have selected one to focus on.  We hope to design and create something that can solve our problems.

We are going to run a Young Inventors Challenge in our class. 

We have until Monday 1st July to complete them if we wish to participate.