Energise - Takeaways

This term we have had two sessions of energise with Whaea Gina. This term she is talking to us about healthy eating. Our recent session was about takeaways and which one is healthiest  to eat. At the beginning of the session Whaea Gina showed us the difference between a healthy heart and a non-healthy heart. Whaea Gina told us it is good to have some fat around your heart to provide cushioning  for your heart but having too much can lead to problems, eg diabetes. After we identified the difference between the two hearts we made a table. One side was least amount of fat and the other was most amount of fat. A helper from the year 7&8’s placed photos of various takeaways on either side. Surprisingly there were quite a lot of photos under the least amount of fat. The pictures underneath the least amount of fat were mostly things that have a lot of veggies or are homemade like Chinese takeaways since they consist mostly of vegetables or burgers (again with a large amount of veggies in it) and chips (that are thick). But the takeaways with the most amount of fat in it were takeaways like KFC, MCDonalds and all other takeaways. After  that we had a test. Whoever won got to get their prize the next time Whaea Gina came in. I think I did a good job at knowing where a certain picture went and I think my group (who won) worked as a team and it went really well. Next time I think we should be a bit more quiet when we are working. Here are some photos:

Science fair

These past 3 weeks we have been busy with our science fair projects. In my group it was me and Imogen. We have been working on our presentations with the information to stick on our science board.  We had to follow a certain success criteria and had examples of boards specifically made for the science fair. One of them was even a prize winner. What I think Imogen and I did well was working together to finish our presentation and get something on our board that we completed to a high standard. What I think we could do next time we do this is to maybe start earlier. Then, if we get this opportunity again, we can finish earlier and we won’t have to stress the week our science fair is on. Here is my presentation:

Cross country

This term, Te Ngahere has been training for our Cross Country. Everyday this term, we have been doing 2 laps around our course. When we do this course we have to run over the pump track once and then we do a lap around our court and run back to the starting line. When we first started I thought I would get a really low time and keep on increasing time, not decreasing but I tried my best and I gradually got faster. My times that I got were 8.52, 6.42, 6.21 and 5.49.  I think it is important that we train for cross country because then we are prepared for the real thing. Next time I think I could have a steady pace and try not to stop at all.

Science fair

These past 3 weeks we have been busy with our science fair projects.
In my group it was me and Imogen. We have been working on our presentations
with the information to stick on our science board.  We had to follow a certain
success criteria and had examples of boards specifically made for the science fair.
One of them was even a prize winner. What I think Imogen and I did well was working
together to finish our presentation and get something on our board that we completed
to a high standard. What I think we could do next time we do this is to maybe start
earlier. Then, if we get this opportunity again, we can finish earlier and we won’t have
to stress the week our science fair is on. Here is my presentation: