Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Iceland Volcano Eruption

Today we have had a really interesting topic for current affairs.  It is about the volcano that has erupted in Iceland.  One of the things that surprised me was that no one was killed or injured!  Want to know exactly when it erupted?  6.03pm!  Exactly!  It erupted in the south part of Iceland.  Nobody knows how it erupted or what caused it, but I bet that they're just happy to be alive. Everyone will still have to be really careful with all the ashes around, just incase.

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Talent Development

The school holidays were really awesome but I'm glad to be back!!

This term the kids from last year are doing their passion projects. A passion project is when you choose something that you're really interested in and you do a little project on it.
But, I am not a kid from last year, so, what will I be doing? Me and all the other kids who have started this year are doing Talent Development, which is where we all get to chose a subject, nature science, art or ICT. One teacher goes with each group and guides them through it. I have chosen to do the nature science because I would love to learn more about nature and how it actually works. We have been on a trip to the museum and had a look at all the animals and the adaptations that happen. For example, mostly, for birds the male always has the prettiest colours and the female is just plain old Mrs. Brown! But the adaptations come into this now. The male is bright and handsome right? So he can easily get caught or shot or eaten. However, the female who is so plain she is better at camouflaging and has a better chance of surviving.
I have had an exceedingly great day today!