Space: Key Words

planet - A large object from space that revolves around a star and often has one or more satellites.





moon - A planet's natural satellite.



star - A ball of gas that gives out heat and light.



universe - All of space. Everything.



galaxy - A system of billions of stars and other things.



solar system - A sun that has planets and other things orbiting it.



asteroid - Space objects that are between 1 and 500 kilometres across and that orbit around the sun.



astronaut - A person who goes into space and explores it.



gravity - A force that draws planets and other objects near it.



space shuttle - The rocket that is used to go into space.

Poetry: Tanka

Luna is Earth’s moon
Luna has lots of craters
The sun is a star
The sun is extremely hot
Someone has been on Luna

By Te Kawehau


Tigers are mammals
Tigers have big furry coats
Tigers are so strong
Tigers are big meat eaters
Tigers are very sneaky

By Shar

Space: Key Questions

These are the questions we have about Space:

Phyllis: How hot is the sun and how big is it?
Shavanah: How long does it take to get to Mars?
Shar: Is there water on Mars?
Chase: How was the black hole made?
Te Kawehau: What is the Milky Way made out of?
Euphrasia: How many galaxies are there?
Karnvir: How many moons are there?
Kimball: Which planet has the most moons?
Quinton: What is the name of the biggest star?
Ariana: Did people live on Mars millions of years ago?
Nikita: What is a comet?
Tyson: What is the biggest star?
Kingi: How was the galaxy formed?
Taylah: How close is the sun to the earth?
Brooklyn: How close is the moon to Earth?
Ben: What is the size of the biggest moon?
Marino: What is the biggest planet?
Jyris: What are meteors?
Joseph: Why do people explore Mars but not other planets?
Kaiya: How do you walk on the moon when there is zero gravity?
Susan: Which planet has the biggest moon?
Memory: Is Pluto a planet?

Term 2 Science Topic: Space - The Solar System

The planets:
My ..............MERCURY
Very.............VENUS
Earthly..........EARTH
Mother...........MARS
Jane.............JUPITER
Seymour..........SATURN
Uses.............URANUS
Nut..............NEPTUNE
Pips.............Pluto (Dwarf Planet)

Recount: Swimming Sports

A few weeks ago in week four the teachers planned for us to have swimming sports. When we were all ready to leave our classrooms we had to sit outside in the hot sun. A few minutes later all classes came outside. Mr. McMillan talked to us about what the rules were for walking and when we got to the pool. Finally we left. We were the first class to lead the whole senior syndicate. We all went to the pools to practice swimming for the people that were competing for the school and to have fun. I was sure that when we got there a lot of kids were getting excited. Everyone was exhausted from walking a long way to the pools. That was a pretty long walk. We were all happy because we knew that we could sit down. Finally when most of the classes were there Room 8 got changed in the changing rooms first. A few minutes later Mr. Oakey said that we could all have a free swim to get used to the water. Then we all had to hop out. Then Mrs. Smith called out the year 5 boys to have races and so on. A lot of the races were won. Some children came 1st other children came 2nd and some other children came 3rd. I felt happy that I won those races and that gave me a chance to practice competing for the inter school swimming sports. I was really proud of myself after the swimming sports. I also felt proud of my school for all the hard work they had done even though we came 4th.
By Te Kawehau




In week four this term the whole of Kelvin Road went to Massey Park Pools. First we all had a free swim for five minutes. Everyone was having a good time. After the teachers blew the whistles everyone had to jump out. Later on we started with year 4s races. They had free style then back stroke. Then it was year 4 girls turn. They also did free style back stroke and breast stroke too. Next we did free style lengths that took a lot of time but we got through it. Later on it was year 5s turn. We did all that but it was harder. We were so exhausted when all of our races were done. Then it was year 6s which was even harder. I bet they were tired. Then we had another free swim. Next the teacher did a just for fun race. I came 3rd in mostly every race but that’s ok. Later in the day I went home with my mother and nana. I felt excited and exhausted too. I also felt happy that it was over. But it was a very good day. That was one of my best days at the pools. I was very tired.
By Ben

Recount: Summer Sports

On Wednesday 25th March 2009 some kids went to summer sports day. We went on a bus to Ray Small Park. We went there for interschool sport’s day. The sports we played was soft-ball. Mrs Smith was our couch. After we got there, we watched some schools play other schools. Some schools looked very good at playing soft-ball. First we played Opaheke School. We were the batters and they were the fielders. It was a fun game but Opaheke School won. They had 56 and we had 49. Next we played another school. We were the fielders and they were the batters. When we were the fielders, Shavanah was first because she was the captain of our team. We lost and the other school won. We had 54 and they had 65. We played 5 schools until we had our lunch. We went under a big tree and ate our lunch. We went under the tree because it was a very hot day. The last game we played we were the only ones that beat them so that was cool. We won 5 out of 7 games. Lastly the lady handed out the certificates. Cosgrove came first. That day was a very fun day and I’m glad I joined in.
By Ariana