Our blog 2011

Welcome to Room 1 in 2011.

Camp 2010

Last week Piwakawaka syndicate went on camp in Masterton for 4 days and 3 nights.
This is India and Regan's favourite parts.

Funniest part:
India:When Regan fell over the tent rope and fell face first up a hill.
Regan:Mine was the same as India's.I couldn't stop laughing it was maybe the highlight of camp.

Favourite part:
India:The water fight on the second night. It was caused by Hemisha , Regan, Dannie and I.
Regan:Mine was the water fightcause Mrs Taylor joined in with the fun :D

Favourite activity:
India:Caving I liked climbing up the waterfall and going down the three metre drop.
Regan:i liked the swing.Because i got over my fair of heights,it was really fun :D

Best memory :
Regan:Mine would be falling over the tent rope and the river.The river was always nice after doing activities on hot days.
India:Mine would be the bike ride and the tramp. the tramp was cool because we had a nice day to do was it and the bike ride was fun but tiring as we did it on the first day which was 32 degrees.

Interesting facts about digestion

We did an expert jigsaw and found out these interesting facts about digestion:

• the smaller intestine makes about 1.5 litres of digestive fluid a day
• the stomach can enlarge to hold almost 2 litres of food
• on a hot day you may not need to go to the toilet for hours
• after 6 or 7 years the first teeth fall out
• an average person eats about 500 kg of food a year
• the liver has more than 500 jobs to do
• when you eat lots of meat your urine comes out dark
• the stomach is below the left rib with the centre halfway between the nipple and the navel
• the large intestine forms a frame around the small intestine
• the root of the dentine is glued to the jaw with a layer sementun
• some animals use their waste to mark their territory
• the liver is the body's largest organ with a weight of 1.5kg
• if you eat dry foods your mouth feels all rough because it soaks up your saliva
• food passes through the small intestine for up to 6 hours
• the liver breaks down toxins - this is called detoxification
• the guts are covered by a large sheet of fatty tissue
• the 2 kidneys receive more than 1/5 of all the blood - about 1.2 litres of blood every minute
• your stomach shrinks if you eat small meals

The Senses

Here are some interesting facts that we found out about the senses:

• more than half of the knowledge in the mind has been learned from the eyes
• blue eyes are the most sensitive to light of all eye colours
• the lips are one of the most sensitive parts of the body
• cats don't have nine lives but they do have better balance than humans - they react 4 times faster
• the tongue is made of muscle
• an eyeball is almost a perfect circle shape
• taste buds are almost too small to see
• when you move your jaw, earwax loosens in your ear
• in the sensitive skin of your fingertips there are 50-100 micro-senses in an area the size of a freckle
• the iris can be blue, green, grey or brown. Blue eyes have the least melanin and are more sensitive to light
• every second your brain receives over a million signals to help you balance
• our taste buds look like tiny oranges
• the chameleon's tongue is longer than its body
• stroking pets helps to relax you
• the ear drum is about the size of a nail
• people with smaller eye balls have good sight
• pain may be painful but it is also useful because it warns the body of damage
• horrible smells warn us of rot indicating germs
• a young person has a total of about 10,000 taste buds

Dylan and Daniel reading to some Year 3s at Greenacres

Room 1 reading with Greenacres

Trip Up To Taupo Poem

On Friday we drove up to Taupo
We saw cows and sheep on the way
We played in the snow in the mountains
It was an extremely fun day

On Saturday I lined up for North Islands
To compete in the under 12 race
When the gun made a very big BANG!
We set off at a very fast pace

There was only one girl in front of me
And another one close behind
She chased me down to the finish
But that big silver medal was mine.

By Jess Kerr