Hula Hoop Amoeba

Today at Enrich we played hula hoop amoeba. Hula hoop amoeba is a game where you have a group of three and when Katie (or whoever's doing it) says jump and then claps your group(who are holding hands) have to jump with your feet together and all land at the same time if you don't you have to go back to the start also if Katie says something different then jump and then claps and you jump you have to go back to the start as well. Your aim is to get to the hoop jump in it and then jump out to get to the next hoop. There's only two hoops and the first hoop is a checkpoint. Our team came first and then we went back to the start and came second as well. We didn't come third but we were quite close. It was a really fun game.

Chess

Today at Enrich I thrashed Alana at chess I took out her queen straight away and it was a piece of cake after that she was a gonner in seconds. She lost a tragic death and it went downhill after that because I won both rounds of abalone as well it was easy! Alana was so sad she cried for two hours afterwards I guess I just have mad game winning skills. In abalone I got six in a row both times and Alana got none both times I guess she's just got mad game losing skills, actually everything was the exact opposite.

My Garden Planner

This is my garden planner. I chose it for a family with 3 kids of the ages 7, 10 and 12 which is pretty much like our family. 

It is a modern backyard garden with safe fences to keep the children in and a swimming pool that is fun for kids to play in and great for friends.

It has a deck for the parents to hang out in and have some time alone and a relaxing swing seat.

It has 2 tanks a wheely bin, a washing line and a letter box which you find in most modern backyards but it also has a mixed breed palm tree a mixed breed fountain tree and a mixed breed tree.

It has a vegetable garden  and a herb garden so they won't run out of food and a trampoline and sandpit to keep the children entertained.

In my opinion this is a perfect backyard home perfect for every family with 3 kids of the ages  7, 10 and 12.

I enjoyed making this and would love for it to be my own garden.

Stone Carving

Today at Enrich I did my stone carving. It is a koru pattern. To make a stone carving you need  a piece of Omarau stone. You then cut that stone into the right amount of stone and draw your carving onto the stone. Then you cut most of the extra stone out with a saw and then the excess pieces off with a smaller saw. After that you use a file to round the stone and get the pointy edges off. You then use a small knife to carve anything in that you need to carve in and then use sandpaper to sand it until it is completely smooth. I am up to the filing stage and when I'm finished it will hopefully turn out like this picture.

The Technology Challenge

Today at Enrich we did a technology challenge. We had to make a device that would pull a hammer and a chisel towards us and then free ourselves from the set concrete which our feet were sealed in. In our group there were Pippa, Jemma and I. Our construction was a failure and we blew up. Luckily it was only a game!!

Recycle Signal

Today at Enrich Isabella's Mum came in again and we finished rolling the newspapers. We also started the table top. First of all we chose a design. The design was the recycle signal, that you see on the bottom of the things you can recycle, outlined in black and coloured in white, then we had a circle and it was coloured in green. Next we put little black circles around the circle and decided we'd colour in the rest of the cardboard white. We put it all on and it actually looked pretty good. This is what it looked like:

Teacher Comment

Hi Kate.

Your preparation for the recycled furniture is going so well!  You girls were REALLY busy all day.  I didn’t hear any complaining about all the painting you had to do - you all just got on with it!  Great to see.  The discussion about water pollution today was pretty interesting.  We could see your thoughts progressing with each question you asked!  It is something to keep in mind, that while we are doing our bit with our environment projects, we also need to keep in mind the bigger picture and the fact that if everyone does just one thing to help - even through awareness - then this is a step in the right direction.  It was great to see you so involved in the discussion Kate!  Katie.