DANCING STICK FIGURES

Ms Udy showed us a science experiment on Friday that was very tricky to master, but lots of fun! We started by drawing a simple stick figure with a whiteboard marker. We drew them on a shiny surface, like a ceramic or glass plate. Then we carefully poured water over the stick figures, and some of them lifted off the plate and 'danced' on the water! It was really cool!

We learnt that it works because of three properties of the special ink in whiteboard markers:
1. The ink is designed to not stick very hard to a surface (so it can be erased)
2. The ink is lighter than water
3. The ink doesn't dissolve in water (it is insoluble)

We loved blowing on the figures, or jiggling the plate, to make them dance.

FRIDAY OPT IN - COOKING

Today some our kids opted in to making Fruit Kebabs!  

We each brought some fruit to share and Mrs Lunn brought the marshmallows! 

Mrs Lunn cut up the fruit and we had to assemble the fruit sticks using skewers.  We had to be super careful with the sharp end of the skewer.

We had a great time!

            

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FRIDAY'S COOKING OPT-IN - SMOOTHIES

Friday rolls around pretty fast in Piako Rua.  

We don't mind though because Friday means COOKING!!!

Mrs Lunn helped us to make smoothies.  We each brought along some fruit to share and Mrs Lunn cut it up for us.  Then we got to choose what fruit we wanted in our smoothie.  There was so much to choose from!

Then we made our own smoothie and you can probably tell from our smoothie moustaches - they tasted delicious!