Friday 28 June 2019

Science Fair

In Room 1 we are learning about science
I enjoyed doing the slide show about our Science fair project we have chosen.
I found it challenging to find out if the metals had copper or rust.

Wednesday 19 June 2019

Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton

 In Room 1 we are learning about saints, the saint I have chose is saint Elizabeth Ann Seton I enjoyed learning all types of things about her. I found finding things about her challenging. Here are the things I found out about her...

Elizabeth Ann Bayley was born in New York City just before the American Revolution began. She was just two years old when her mother died. 2 years later, her sister Catherine died.

When she was 19 years old, Elizabeth met and married William Seton a businessman. Soon they had two lovely children and another one on the way. Then suddenly William’s father died, and many  ships belonging to the family business got attacked by pirates. And not long later William got bankrupt. And not long later Elizabeth’s Father died.Soon after William developed a disease called tuberculosis.

Sadly William had died after they had arrived in Italy.With the ship not Ready to sail back to America 28 year old Elizabeth was alone with anna in a foregin country.Mr and Mrs Antonio Filicchi kindly took them into their home.Elizabeth who had been raised in the church, began learning about Catholic faith from her Italian friends.Elizabeth couldn't stop thinking about Jesus is really Present  in the holy Eucharist.
A priest eventually invited Elizabeth to open a school for girls in  Baltimore. Some other young woman also came to help. Soon they formed a religious group called the sisters of charity. They became the first Catholic school in the United States run by Sisters. They called Elizabeth Mother Seton and her Symbol was a pink flower. Elizabeth died of tuberculosis When she was only 42 on the 4th of January 1821. She is the first native born North American Saint.

By Joan

Sunday 16 June 2019

Making Crystals



What is a crystal ?

How do they grow?

How long do crystals take to form?

The first thing we did was labelled the cups and put the ingredients and which were…

Epsom salts

Washing crystals

Non crystals (Which was sprinkles)

Raw sugar and rock salt...Next we added warm water into the ingredients and sterried till it dissolved into the water next we put them in a warm dry place so they could grow.

By Joan

Fizz,Foam and Froth


Have you ever wondered what makes things Fizz,Foam and Froth?

A physical change is reversible like how you can change ice back into water. A chemical change is irreversible that means it can't change it back.

When you put baking soda and white vinegar together it will explode how does this happen? Well When  you add the white vinegar to the baking soda it changes the properties of the baking soda.

By Joan


Wednesday 12 June 2019

Profile

My name is Joan.  I live in Gisborne, NZ and go to St Mary's Catholic School. I am in year 5. I am an only child. I live with my parents. My mum is Irish and my dad is from New Zealand. I have six dogs one cat chicks chickens and I had three piglets but one escaped so I only have two.
I like to dance, sing, do art and play netball in my spare time. I am good at reading and mathematics. This year I want to make loads of new friends and learn more amazing things.
This year I am looking forward to some dancing competitions that are coming up, and learning lots of new art techniques and reading loads more amazing books.