Science/Chemistry

Today at Enrich we got to try either science/chemistry, maths tessellations or art painting. I chose science/chemistry. At chemistry we made elephants toothpaste. Elephants toothpaste isn't toothpaste for the elephants it is only called that because it looks like toothpaste coming out of a tube except the tube is way bigger than a normal tube of toothpaste it looks a tube the size elephants would have. To make elephants toothpaste you need either a tube or a fizzy bottle, you then fill the tube halfway with hydrogen peroxide that has water mixed in with it you then put a little bit of dish washing liquid in and add food colouring of your choice. After that you need a cup or a very little measurer and put a  teaspoon and a half of yeast add some hot water then stir while also stirring the tube. Then pour the liquid yeast into the tube and watch the reaction. Here is a photo of what might happen:

Last Day Reflection

Yaaay! Finally, today is the last day of Enrich for the term. Because it is the last  day we did a reflection on the term. The reflection was talking about what things we liked and didn't like and did and wish we had done. I found the reflection challenging because it was hard to put your thoughts into words. This is a picture of it:

Habits of Mind

Today we learnt 8 Habits of Mind. Habits of Mind are things that gifted learners use when they are thinking up ideas or other things. One of my favourite Habits of mind so far is managing impulsivity. Managing impulsivity means that you're  stopping and thinking before you do something. The action for managing impulsivity is when you put you're hand out in front of yourself like you're saying stop!

Tapa Cloth

Today I did a Tapa Cloth. I made it out of Paper. Here is a video of me explaining what I did.

Wayne Edgerton

Today after we went to the radio station to record our plays we went to the Art Gallery to look at Wayne Edgerton's paintings. The paintings were of places in Fiordland. They were very detailed and very impressive. He has a very unique way of painting. If I could of I would have bought some of the paintings but they were way to much money and I don't have anywhere to put them. I wish I could paint that well and he had some amazing talent. I was so amazed and would love to see him again.

Talent Development

Today for Talent Development we recorded one of our plays. The play we recorded was Little Red Riding Hood. We recorded it on Garage Band. We left gaps where we wanted sound affects and recorded it by headphones. It was a podcast and there were nine different people playing parts. I am Little Red Riding Hood. I enjoyed the recording. It was a great experience and I'm looking forward to doing it next week.

P4C

Today I did P4C with Katie. It was about is it ever okay to use violence. I think it's okay to use it for self defence but I don't think you should do it when your being harassed and teased by someone. I would also use violence if I were fighting for our country but otherwise I don't think I would even if I was really annoyed with someone.