Making and testing sherbet

Ko te Raapa o te Mahuru o tenei ra

We are learning to record  observations that link directly to our science experiments.

Todays Science experience is sherbet. We used Icing sugar, baking powder, citric acids, and flavoured drinks powder (RARO). We had mixed it together. After I mixed the ingredients together it was time for tasting. Once you put the sherbet in your mouth, it feels like it’s exploding in your mouth and has a really fizzy taste. Then the taste got really sweet and sour that makes you do a funny squint face. Then your mouth are full of saliva. Once you swallow you can feel fizzy going down your throat. But I think the icing sugar made it tasty and the baking soda made it fizzy and explode in your mouth.

Rubbish Bins should be Banned - My speech 2013

It has been far too long having school rubbish bins and it should be BANNED from school grounds. Thats right! It should be BANNED! B.A.N.N.E.D! Banned! Do you want to know why rubbish bins should be banned from school grounds? Then listen to my speech.

Rubbish should be banned from the school grounds because students can be lazy and they end up putting their rubbish in their pockets or they end up littering. But Littering is a big NO NO for school rules and also New Zealand’s Law.

It can also be a waste of time for students to put their rubbish in the bin because they have pockets to put in their rubbish. It will also be a waste of time for teachers and students to waste their time picking up rubbish than  in class learning cool things about what’s happening around the world. It also would be annoying and frustrating for teachers and students to scare the seagulls and birds away.

But where would your rubbish go if theres no rubbish bins? That’s the problem. There is always a smart way to think about, like putting your rubbish in your lunchbox and take the rubbish home and throw it in the bin, or you can make your own food wrap but has to be a reusable so you can use it again.

These are my reasons why i think rubbish bins should be banned from school grounds. So next time you have rubbish where do you think you should put it?

Chemical Reaction

The four substance that we explore can be grouped under the name of carbonate.

When each of the carbonate were put in our mouth it reacted by giving a taste.

Describe the Reaction:

• I had a twinkle feeling on my tongue and it started to go on my inside cheeks.
• The reaction was the same when the tartaric touch my mouth.
• felt like tiny things on top of your tongue.
• There was no reaction on some of the ingredients.

Acids that we find in the kitchen:

• Lemon
• Orange
• Vinegar
• Lime
• Soya sauce
  When you mix a substance that contains an acids (for example, vinegar, citrus, fruit juice, acids.) with a carbonate ( for example washing powder, baking powder, chalk, marble, eggshells, or limestone) the two react to from a carbon dioxide gas. It is the escaping gas that causes the fizzing. The reaction can be expressed in the following way.

Acid + carbonate → carbon dioxide + a salt + water 2HCI + CaCos --> CoCle + H2o hydrochloric acid + limestone → carbon dioxide + calcium  chloride + water.

Basin Walk Report

Caption: Ethan testing out his underwater machine.

Room 8 went to Panmure Basin for their Underwater viewing machines testing. They were trying to discover what is under the water. When Room 8 got to Panmure Basin, Mrs Dines gave Frankie a canister and asked her to get a small amount of the Beachfront water and told Mrs Foden that she has to watch Frankie while Mrs Dines takes the rest of Room 8 to the area where they are going to test their Underwater viewing machines, and afterwards they can catch up.

When Room 8 got to the area where they were testing their Underwater viewing machines, it was an area that had a park next to it. When Frankie and Mrs Foden caught up, Mrs Dines had to check the water before room 8 can go in and test their machines.

When Mrs Dines says it was ok Ethan and Asia was already by a rock testing their machines.

When Mrs Dines saw small little fishes and told everyone, Asia jumped up on the rock and started to scream and almost pushed half of the class into the water.

After an hour of screaming and pushing half of the class into the water, room 8 and Mrs Dines decided to head back to school before the bell rang for morning tea.

Always get along with family!

Family are the most important people in our lives. You can always learn about your family history and also can do some new awesome activities to do with your family. However you may not get along with other families from the past history but you can always forgive and forget. I think that we should get along with the families that you may not get along with.If you don’t agree with me, well here are some reason you should agree with me.

First reason is that we should get along with other families because there’re  may be the only peoples in your life that will always be at your side no matter what and that you can always look up too.

Second reason is that if you give them a chance to prove themselves to you that they are wonderful people and they deserve to be in your life.

Third reason is that you can always learn new things from other families, and you may have lots of things in common with. We also don’t want drama’s happening in our life too.

Last reason is that if you don’t get along you will miss so many things that has happen in their life.

These are all that reason why families should get along with other families because we don’t want drama’s do we?

My Digital Famous Life

Technicraft 2013 Movie

My mum is special to Our Family.

I’m very thankful to God for giving me and my siblings a Mum.

A Mum that comes home and does cleaning and cooking.

A Mum that was always there by our side through our ups and downs.

A Mum that respects other people. A mum who puts the needs of others before herself.

A Mum that will always be at her kids games and cheering for them.

A Mum that loves her family so much.

A Mum who works hard to keep her kids away from danger.

A Mum who is always happy when her kids receive an award.

A Mum that will always take care of her family and guide them to make great choices.
A Mum always prepared to give her family advice to stay strong.

A Mum that will never give up and will always be proud to be called a mum.

I’m so grateful and proud to call  her  my mum.

Problem solving

Solving Problems by Frankie  on GoAnimate

Animated Presentations - Powered by GoAnimate.

Family Time

On Easter Weekend my family went to the Easter  show at the ASB showgrounds. When we arrived, we paid for parking and then paid again to enter the show itself.  Fortunately, we had some free tickets that covered the entry cost for my siblings and myself.  

Our first stop was the animal farm.  The animals were housed in a huge building that had a entrance that allowed people to exit into a barn yard.   Here we saw pigs, ducks, cows, sheep, goats, and also some small, fluffy, yellow ducklings.  We also had the opportunity  to pat and feed the animals. One of the sheep followed my little brother Lasike.  He  got scared and jumped on my back and started screaming like a little girl.   Both my dad and my sister Lupe, started laughing and taking pictures. Click, click, click went the camera.  I felt the eyes of all the people around staring at me!   My temperature rose and I could feel my face turning red, I was so embarrassed. I was so relieved when we left the barn yard and Lasike finally jumped off my back and ran towards carnival rides.

We each had 5 tokens  to use on the rides of our choice.  We lined up for our turn on the huge slide.  Each person had to sit on a red sack to go down the slide to prevent friction burns.  When I was  going down the slide, it was as if I was falling forward - it was a long way down.

Following the rides we decided to have lunch and a little break. Fifteen minutes later I took  my brother to the flying fox. Each person using the flying fox, had to put on safety gear and listen carefully to the instructions to make sure no one was hurt.  I waited and watched at the finishing point for my brother.  I heard him before I saw him, his high pitched squeal made me shiver.

It was a great day and a wonderful way to spend time together as a family.

Frankie's 24 Hour Watch

Values and Virtues

These are The Virtues and Values that represent Saint Patrick's school.

St Patrick's school Chrism

In Saint Patrick’s School students help each other with their learning, cooperate with each other and also shared their ideas. St Patrick’s students enjoy playing with each other and including others in their games.  They reach out to help people and make them feel welcome. We respect each other and also there work. Cooperation, Courtesy, Friendliness, Patience, Self-discipline, Enthusiasm, Helpfulness, Unity, Trust, Respect, Compassion, Commitment and Courage.

Welcome to my Blog 2013

Kia ora, Talofa lava, Malo e lelei, Bula Vinaka, Bonjour and Welcome to my Blog. I'm back! I'm a year older and I still love the same things. I have found out that I also have Fijian heritage. In my spare time I love to write songs and try to find the right tune that goes with the song.