The Wizards of Oz 2010

On Wednesday we all gathered on the front courts to set off our bottles of fizzy and our packet of Mentos. We hoped that the devices we made would let a geyser off!  Check out this movie to see how we got on.

(Special thanks to the Manawatu Standard for being there and creating this footage – you guys are awesome!)

Check out the results of crazy experiment.  I wonder if this will happen to us on Wednesday next week?!

On Monday we tried the geyser experiment – adding 3 Mentos to a bottle of fizzy drink.  Many of us had predicted that it would explode or blow up.  Watch the video to see what really happened!

Now we have some new things we’d like to try….

-using a thinner bottle
-including dry ice
-bigger fizz bottles
-more mentos
-use coke

On Wednesday next week the whole school is going to try this experiment.  Children will be paired up and will get 1 packet of Menots and a 1.25 bottle of fizzy to share….. I wonder what will happen then?

Check out these awesome claymations the children from The Wizards of Oz created!  It took an awful lot of time, commitment, persistence and team work to get these finished, but the results speak for themselves….enjoy!
The Fish of Maui:

The Secret of Fire:

Fire Woman:

Battle of the Mountains (Group 1):

Battle of the Mountains (Group 2)

We have been carrying out experiments on what happens to meteors as they travel through our atmosphere.  This little clip describes what a shooting star, or a meteor is.  We even did a ‘dust’ hunt in our houses and backyards for meteor dust that floats around in our atmosphere.  We think we found a few wee specks!!  AMAZING!

For the first few weeks this term we’re going to be learning about multiplication and division.  This is a crossword I made so you can practice your five times tables.  Take note of the type of questions and answers I have used as you are going to be making your own crossword about a set of times tables…  Have fun!

Look at these gorgeous sock puppets we made with our buddies from Aniwaniwa.  Aren’t they wonderful.  We look forward to buddy class each week.

We have been learning lots of different skills as we compete certain activities in gymnastics.  So we could see ourselves complete some activities, Deb videoed us.  After watching these video’s, we set ourselves goals.  These goals belong to Alexandra….If you see her, ask her how she is getting on.

We won the competition to challenge MoreFM and Mitre 10 MEGA’s Levi at a tug-of-war.  The challenge takes place at 2.30pm this afternoon.  Listen to our radio broadcast below…photo’s coming soon!

Here are the images from the battle… CONGRATULATIONS WIZARDS – YOU WON!!!

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