Diary of a wind turbine!

                                

                                  1 of  November 2013

Today wind turbines are competing against each other to create the most electricity in a week.  Inside the nacelle is a generator which produces electricity. The base of the turbine weighs 600 tonnes.  The towers weigh 120 tonnes.


                                         2 of November 2013

Wind turbines work with 3 blades that catch the wind.  It turns a shaft that is connected to a gear box which make electricity.  There are more than 300 steps to the top of the tower!  It is very scary being 68 metres off the ground.

What is a Wind Turbine

A wind turbine is a windmill that makes electricity.The bits on the turbines like the blades, controls and steel towers, came from  all over the world .There are more then 300 ,steps to the top of the tower.  They are really big because the wind is stronger up high.  They have to big enough for the blades so they don't bang into the ground.

Igloo Persistance

We are learning a lot about persistence and hot glue in Room 13 this term.  What seemed like a great idea at the time has turned into quite a big job!  A picture says a thousand words...

 

The rebuild has commenced, this time with a frame to support it from the inside and silicon rather than hot glue.

Toku Papori and the Lei Project

Our leis are finally on display at E Hayes and Sons and look fabulous.  Today our display was mentioned on the front page of the Southland Times!

Emma has been for a closer look, you should too!

Ancient Egypt

Over the first two weeks of Term 3 the Year 4, 5 and 6 students have been going to Splash Palace for swimming in the afternoons.  The Year 3 students have had a great time learning about Ancient Egypt. We had a go at writing using hieroglyphics and learned how to play Senet, even making our own boards and throwing sticks.

We mummified apples, burying half in a natron mixture like the Ancient Egyptians used to mummify the dead and left half to decompose naturally.  This is how they looked a week later.

Next we wrapped the mummified half in gauze.

Then, just for fun, we mummified each other in toilet paper!

Rugby

When I play a game of rugby it feels like I am playing in the finals like my uncle Campbell. I scored 2 when I played against Blues and they’re hard. My uncle plays in the Southland Stags. Once I saw him playing for the BNZ, he got two good tries and I got to get signatures by Jamie Macintosh and Scotty. Mum and nanny and Grandad and other people supported them. They got 11 and the other team got 7 points. They tackled good too they got the ball off them a couple of times and he still plays for Marist.

My Wish...

My wish is to have a  pony. Main thing is riding them.  The one at my house is a  horse  she  is  called  Hap, well that  is  a  weird  name.  I like walking them, I go down the bumpy road at my house. I like brushing ponies and horses. The person that owns it lets me pat her. Sometimes I go down to R.D.A but  not  all  the time.  Do you  now  why  I  like  horse’s and  ponies?

Because they are COOL.