Our stone carving 2013!

We have been making a stone carving with Mr Briggs a professional stone carver.

After the 150th birthday of Harewood School we had some money left over and we decided to make a stone carving.

Mr Briggs worked on a design that represents Harewood School and our Maori culture. It includes the school logo, southern alps, 3 holes that represent the past, now and the future. It also has the Waimakariri river. There is a star which the girls in Kapa Haka have on their uniform.

Here comes our block of Oamaru stone

Ooops! mind that judder bar!!

First the man brought the piece of Oamaru stone on the forklift.

Next we drew the sketch to get the shape. Then we got 3 strong people to do the cutting. Next we cut the main shape of the carving. After that we drilled holes right through the carving and chiseled some creases with a chisel.




Here are Mandy and Anarharia cheese grating. In this photo you can see the koura pattern and the pathway. If you cheese grate it is not like a saw, all it does is get the dust away.





THIS IS FUN

This is Conor wearing safety goggles. We all had to wear these so the dust wouldn't get in our eyes.

This is what the carving is going to be like hopefully. The tools we use are chisels, saws and cheese graters (rasps)

We are making great progress

Rocket launching!

 We had awesome fun making a rocket launcher today.

Milk in Schools

Yay! we started Milk in Schools today
Room 8 are the official Milk Monitors

Which nutrients does milk provide?

• Calcium helps to keep your bones and teeth strong and hard and prevents bone disease (Osteoporosis). Calcium also helps your heart and muscles to work well and may help to prevent high blood pressure.
• Vitamin A helps keep your eyes and skin healthy, and your bones to grow.

• Vitamin D is added to milk. Vitamin D helps your body use the calcium it needs to build strong bones and keep them hard.

• Protein is needed for growth, development and repair of your muscles and other body tissues. It also helps fight infection and disease.

Oli and Ashleys Flight Inquiry !!!

How do you control a plane and how do air traffic know if you have had an accident???

We have found out all our inquiry information from Neil Miss France's brother.
here are the questions and  answers to our inquiry. 
 

This is a picture of Neil in his back garden with his pilot uniform.

                                                                                   This is a picture of Neil and his wife Michelle.Michelle is a flight attendant.

 

 

This is the message we got back
Hi Ashley and Oli

It sounds like you both have chosen something exciting to study?! Hopefully I can help you with your questions.

1 How do you control a plane?

1. The pilot controls the aircraft by the control wheel, or in some cases a control stick which moves the elevator, or horizontal tail and ailerons on the wings. There are also foot pedals which control the rudder, or the 'tail' of the aircraft. 

 

2 How much training did you need

2. I first learnt to fly microlights when I was at school, then I went on to train in larger aircraft at a local aero club and do a commercial pilots licence. This took about two years and a total of 250 flying hours. When I finished my training I got my first job flying tourists around the mountains.

 

3 How much time do you have to wait before you are allowed to land if a couple of planes are in front of you?

3. Different size aircraft have different requirements when it comes to landing after each other. Generally, at a large airport such as Christchurch a passenger aircraft can land about every three minutes.

 

4 How do you know where to land?

4. Pilots know where the airports are because they have books which contain information on all airports and airfields around New Zealand, and also of other countries if they fly overseas. 

 

5 Do you have a favourite country to land in, if so which airport is it?

5. Auckland is my favorite airport to land at, because I know that when I land there it means that I'm almost finished work and heading home :-). Wellington is the most fun, because of all the bumps!

 

6 What airline do you work for?

6. I am a Captain and fly the Boeing B737-800 airliner for QANTAS.

 

7 How long approximately are most flights you fly for?

7. Most of our flights are across to Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane in Australia, and normally take about two and a half, to three hours to get there.

 

8 How many planes are allowed to take off and land at once?

8. Only one aircraft is allowed to take off or land on a runway at once, but some bigger airports have several runways so a number of aircraft can be taking off and landing at the airport at once.

 

9 How do you prevent an accident?

9. The are many ways that accidents can be prevented. Good pilot training is one of the main ways; the aircraft also have sophisticated equipment on board to warn the pilots if they are flying too close to the ground, other aircraft or turbulent weather.

10. How many planes can land in Christchurch airport?

10. On a busy day, there could be over one hundred aircraft landing and taking off at Christchurch airport including international and domestic flights, aero club training aircraft and privately owned planes.
 

I hope this answers all your questions? Please send me another email if you have any more

Bye

Neil

 

First day memoirs

Today we were writing our memoirs about our first day of school we got our idea from Rm 9.

Matariki - Maori New Year

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Matariki is the Māori name for the constellation of stars that are often known in other cultures as the Pleiades or the Seven Sisters.

 

Matariki may be translated as mata riki – tiny eyes, or as mata Ariki – eyes of God. These eyes are thought to watch over the land and it’s people.

 

There are many Māori beliefs regarding Matariki in relation to its cultural significance. Some iwi believe Matariki is a mother surrounded by her six daughters.

 

Matariki was used as a navigational star. It was also thought to herald what the new year might have in store, as its physical appearance when it arose was thought to signify whether or not the following year would be prosperous. This celestial configuration announces the changing of the seasons, the coming of the cold and indicates an ideal time to plan for planting.

Traditionally by the time of the ascension of Matariki, food crops had been harvested and the storehouses would be well stocked. Hākari or feasts were common. Other food gathering activities would cease. Communities would be able to participate in celebrations with a focus on activities related to learning and the arts, with weaving, singing and performing, wānanga and the learning of whakapapa being some examples. Nowadays Matariki has become a time to celebrate the revitalisation and resurgence of Te Reo Māori and other traditional Māori knowledge.

Matariki was also an important time to mourn and remember those who had passed away.

The yearly reappearance of Matariki signifies a time to prepare, to share ideas, to remember the past and celebrate the future.

 

Matariki can be a time of change, and growth. During Matariki we acknowledge what we have and what we have to give. It's a celebration of culture,language, spirit and people, of our past, present and looking to the future.

Each year, many communities come together to remember those who have passed, and to

celebrate those who are to come.

 

The Japanese call these Seven Sisters 'Subaru' - if you look at the logo of the company

Subaru, you'll see a stylised symbol of the Seven Sisters, as ancient mythology meets modern industry. We have noticed that there are only 6 stars on the subaru logo!

Making kites for Matariki

To celebrate Matariki our class made Maori kites.

First we had to draw koru patterns with black crayons.
 Then we had to draw a white outline around the black crayon. After that we dyed the background of the kites. Then we dyed the koru patterns a different colour. Then we let the dye dry. After that we made a frame out of green sticks. We then cut the bottom of the kite. Then we glued the flappy parts on the back of the kite. We then sellotaped the streamers on. Yay we have done the kites.