House Leaders 2016

We have elected our 2016 House Leaders.

 

Welcome to 2016

Welcome to 2016.

This year Kahikatea has Year 4, 5 and 6 in our learning space.

We are looking forward to doing our learning on Chrome Books this year. Keep an eye out for our new class website once we get it all up and running.

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Shaylas ten facts about Brazil

1)Brazil is the next place in the world that the Olympics are being held in.

2)Did you know that the name Brazil is actually from a tree in Brazil called Brazilwood?

3)Brazil is the 5th largest/biggest county in the world.

4)Portugal claimed Brazil's land in the 1500's and also independence was declared in the 1822.

5)Did you know that Brazil owns/covers three time-zones?

6)Did you know that the people in Brazil actually drive on the right-hand side of the road?

7)Did you know that Brazil is the first largest country in South America?

8)There are just about 2500 airports placed in Brazil.

9)Did you know that millions of tourist go and visit at least every year?

10)In Brazil Football (soccer) is the most popular sport/game in the nation team among the best in the world Brazil has also set the record by winning the world cup five times in a row.

Tennis Stars at Sockburn School - By Cameron and Greg

14/10/15

On the 14/10/15 we headed off to the court to take part in some unbelievably fun activities based on tennis.

Here are some photos of our amazing adventure!

Here is us playing a game named "Hamburger." Here is how you play: The first person is going to walk around a cone with a tennis ball on the wiring of a racket then he/she comes back to the start so the second person puts their racket on the first persons racket and so on until all the people in your group have gone.

We had a lot of fun learning these Tennis skills and we cannot wait until next week!

By Cameron and Greg

Playstation of Ages - Reuben

My Passion Project - The Solar system - Hinepukohurangi

I did my Passion Project on the Solar System these are some facts I learnt about each planet.

The Sun- The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System and is by far the most important source of energy for life on earth.

Mercury- Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun in the whole Solar System.

Venus- Venus is the second planet closest from the Sun orbiting it every 224 earth days.

Earth- Earth also known as the world is the third planet from the Sun. Earth is the largest of the terrestrial planets.

Mars- Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second smallest planet in the Solar System, after Pluto.

Jupiter- Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the biggest planet in the Solar System.

Saturn- Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun. It is a gas giant with an average radius about nine times that of earth.

Uranus- Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun. It has the third-largest planetary radius and fourth-largest planetary mass in the Solar System.

Neptune- Neptune is the eighth planet from the Sun and has a radius of 24,622 km.

Pluto- Pluto is a dwarf planet in the Kuiper belt, a ring of bodies beyond Neptune. Pluto was the first Kuiper belt to be found.

By Hinepukohurangi

Freshwater Crocodile - Alex

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History of the Challenger Disaster (Updated)

History of the Challenger Disaster

Introduction

On January 28 1986 the NASA association sent a space shuttle called the Challenger (OV-099) which was designated to land at Kennedy Space Center but blew up 73 seconds into it's flight.      

Crew

Francis R. Scobee, Commander

Michael J. Smith, Pilot

Ronald McNair, Mission Specialist

Ellison Onizuka, Mission Specialist

Judith Resnik, Mission Specialist

Greg Jarvis, Payload Specialist

Christa McAuliffe, Payload Specialist   

Launch

On the day of the catastrophic disaster it was unusually cold and extremely icy. At 11:38 am EST (European Standard Time), the Challenger started the liftoff sequence but 73 seconds into it's flight disaster struck.

Weather Conditions

22℉

-5℃

Air temperature - 28℉                                                                  

Very cold conditions and ice was in abundance.

Clear sky.

Plume

At approximately half-way through the tragic incident, the right solid rocket booster was leaking harmful plumes of pressurized burning gas which led to the structural integrity of the craft to be ripped apart by aerodynamic forces. With the hot gas flowing through a growing hole in the SRB (Solid Rocket Booster). The force of the wind shear shattered the temporary oxide seal although had it not been for the wind shear the oxide seal might have held through the booster burnout. Within a second the burning gas intensified leading to the internal pressure of the SRB  dropping because of the rapidly enlarging hole in the failed joint and there was visual evidence of flame burning on the joint and impinging on the external fuel tank.

Breakup

At approximately 60 seconds into the tragic flight, the right SRB pulled away from the aft strut attaching it to the external fuel tank. Then afterwards the aft dome of the liquid hydrogen tank failed producing a propulsive force that rammed the hydrogen tank into the liquid oxygen tank in the forward part of the external fuel tank. At the exact same time the right SRB rotated around the forward attach strut and struck the intertank structure. The external fuel tank was in a complete state of structural failure and the LH2 and LOX tanks mixed and ignited causing a fireball to cloak the craft leading to the explosion that took the life of all 7 crew members.

Aftermath

After the catastrophic incident known as the Challenger disaster had drawn to a close, the renown Space Shuttle program was put on hold for 2 years and upgrades to the structural safety of the shuttles was enhanced greatly. There wasn't any other incidents such as previously stated, until the space shuttle Columbia disintegrated when coming into the lower atmosphere of the earth.      

Conclusion

The Challenger disaster was arguably the worst catastrophe in American history which could've been easily prevented if political priorities were not of higher importance than public safety. Also if they had postponed the launch until at least February 2nd and repaired the damaged O-ring and the hole in the right-hand SRB there may not have been a disaster in the first place.

    

                       By Nathan 

Lionel Messi

Wild animals

Wild Animals

Pandas

1)Pandas are endangered species. Population estimates vary but there may be around 2000 left living in the wild.

2)It has a black and white coat that features large black patches around it's eyes.

3)Most pandas live in China (native).

Tigers

1)Tigers are the biggest species of the cat family.

2)Tigers can reach up to 3.3 meters(11 feet) and weigh as much as 300 kilograms.

3) Did you know that around half of the tiger cubs don't live beyond two years of age?

Lions

1)Lions are the second biggest species of the cat family.

2)The roar of a lion can be heard from 8 kilometers away.

3)Lions are very social compared to other cat species, often living in prides that feature females, offspring and a few adult males.

Wolves

1)Adult wolves have large feet.

2)A grown wolf would have a paw print nearly 13 centimetres long and 10 centimetres wide.

3)Wolf pups are born deaf and blind while weighing around 0.5 kg (1.bl). It takes about 8 months before they are old enough to actively join in wolf pack hunts.

Clouded Leopards

1)Leopards are well known for their cream and gold spotted fur, but some have black fur with dark spots. These black leopards are often mistaken for panthers.

2)Adult leopards are solitary animals. Each adult leopard has its own territory where it lives and, although they often share parts of it, they try to avoid one another.

3)These particular leopards are found in Southeast Asia, China and Taiwan.

I hope you enjoyed my passion project about wild animals.

By Shayla

Amazing Facts and Information About Beluga Whales

Frida Kahlo's Exciting Adventures

One of my favourite artists is Frida Kahlo. She is in my favourite artists lists because all of her fabulous artwork have very odd meanings and are sometimes confusing. For example staring at one of her paintings can make you stand (or sit) there in confusion wondering why she painted this picture. And I have this strange feeling about this picture she painted that is actually quite sad. It is called Girl with death mask (She plays alone). Just reading the name makes me shiver. It is a picture with a girl wearing a white mask (a.k.a death mask) and a pink dress, holding a flower, while she is playing in a cloudy desert. Next to her is a head from a creature that I know looks nothing like a human. But this is not the only picture that is extremely odd, there are plenty more. That is why Frida Kahlo is my #1 favourite artist.