Poem, Journey through the Stars - By Alan Bagnall

Journey through the stars (a poem for Norm) by Alan Bagnall

On this gently pulsing desk I lie, 

gazing down into the infinite depths of a night sky. 

For every star in our galaxy is reflected on a polish sea. 

Stars above and stars below all sense of earth is disappearing. 

Life is a space journey - anyone steering.

​Picture and Posted by Hemi

How Waves Are Made, Hemi

By Hemi How Waves Are Made.

How Waves Are Made.

• Waves are mainly a product of the wind.
• The best waves for surfing are the result of the interaction of winds on the surface of the ocean, far away from the coast.
• Wind is the first step in the formation of surfable waves.
• Local shore winds can also produce waves, but they can also destroy the quality of the breaking waves.

• Onshore winds are typically known for creating choppy and bumpy waves because their effect is added to the direction of the wave.
• In a way, offshore winds are a sort of a counterbalance.
• Swell comes from miles away and the ground wind works as a "pause-hold" effect on the wave face, allowing longer unbreakable waves.

This is where I got my information from. Click on this site for more informationHow Waves ares Made.

BY Hemi

Story Review, Hemi

The Experiment By Diana Noon an

This story is about a group of children who lived on farms.They had a pie warmer

day at school. Everyone took some food to school that could be heated in a pie warmer.

The characters in this story are Alisha, Matt,  Dad, the children and the teacher. I felt happy when Alisha was able to put her chocolate chip biscuit in the pie warmer because the class felt that she did not have anything to put in the pie warmer because she had a sandwich for lunch.

By Hemi

The Blue Whale

The Blue Whale

Blue whales are the largest animals ever known to have lived on Earth. These marine mammals are up to 30 meters long and  weigh up to  200 tons.

Blue whales feed  on a diet composed  of tiny shrimp like animals called krill. During certain times of the year, a single adult blue whale consumes about 4 tons  of krill a day.

Blue whales  feed by first gulping an enormous mouthful of water, expanding the pleated skin on their throat and belly to take it in. Then the whale's massive tongue forces the water out through the thin, overlapping baleen plates. Thousands of krill are left behind—and then swallowed.

Blue whales look true blue underwater, but on the surface their coloring is more a blue-gray. Their underbellies take on a yellowish colour from the millions of microorganisms that live on  its skin. The blue whale has a broad, flat head and a long, tapered body that ends in wide, triangular flukes.

Blue whales live in all the world's oceans occasionally swimming in small groups but usually alone or in pairs. They often spend summers feeding in polar waters and undertake lengthy migrations towards the Equator as winter arrives.

Blue Whales are the world’s most endangered creatures and they should be protected.

I got my information from this link. Click on the link to read more about the Blue Whale.   

Blue Whales

By Hemi

Mighty Muscles

Mighty Muscles by Sue Gibbison

This article is about how to get healthy and strong and what food to eat to make our muscles strong and healthy. It also tells us how to prevent our muscles from getting injured. This article also tells us about what you need to do keep our muscles strong. Now, I have to do a lot os exercise to keep my muscles strong and healthy. I liked this article because it shows me how to keep my muscles strong and healthy.      

Lots of Learning in Room 9 by Anthony

Kia ora, my name is Anthony and this is my blog and thanks for viewing. My favourite subject in school is Maths. l am good at multiplication tables.

At home I like to watch One Direction and Big time Rush. My friends are Moses, Fusi, Nga, Sam, Fineasi and Taki.

My Favourite colour is Yellow, Red, Green and Black. I like to go to the beach and G.I pool. I like to go to Rainbows End  and the Waiwera Hot Pools.

Water Fun Day by Hemi

There was a water fun day at Glenbrae School. It was on Monday 18th February in our school courts.

First we got changed into our togs and house colours. Then we got into our house lines and walked to the school courts.

We sat down and Ms Ripata told us about the activities. After that we went to do the three legged race. We got wet carrying cups of water to fill our house buckets.

After sometime, we did about five activities with water. I enjoyed the water slide the most.

Then we went back to the courts. Mrs Moopanar told us the results. The Green house won the competition.

Finally we went to the classroom and changed our clothes. We had a lot of fun playing with water and getting wet.