Cheek Cells by Tatia

Today in room 4 we got to look at cheek cells. We had to look at them through microscopes it was really cool looking at our own cells.During that time whenever my group (Me,Farah and Terapi) looked at the microscope we saw really weird designs like tiny circles and paint! When we looked at the highest setting we could see the cells.

What we needed:
1* Lolly pop stick
2*Slide
3*Sodium Chloride
4*Methylene Blue (stain)

What we needed to do:
1* Put a lolly pop stick inside our mouths and rub it on our cheeks but not too hard
2* Then we had to wipe the lolly pop stick on a slide.
3*Next we added a drop of sodium chloride on top of the slide
4*Finally we added a drop of methylene blue to stain the water and cells blue. This meant that our slides were ready to go under the microscopes

First it looked like this:


But under higher magnification (closer up) it looks like this:

How to be a good person

Are you contemplating whether or not you are a good person? Check out Bethan's essay below for some great advice for life!

Are you a good person? How can you tell? There’s got to be some things that make people good. So what are they. In this essay I will label key characteristics that create a good person.

Respect. Everyone likes someone who knows to be respectful to others. Respect is something everyone, no matter what gender race or upbringing, deserves. You’re ability to recognise that makes you a good person.

Humility. Being humble is something that people need to do more these days. Humility gives us the ability to share our help without showing disregard to another person’s needs. For example: if someone is good at math and they are helping other people they will help the person without saying how simple they think it is.

Compassion. If you sympathise with other people you’re more likely to help them and you’ll find yourself helping people more. Getting into the habit of it will create a new way for you to get a good attitude about the way you are impacting other people’s lives. Making your life live to its utmost potential.

If you take these qualities and put them into your daily life. You will mature as a person and find the ability to make better decisions. It won’t be easy but you will be a good person. If we gather these qualities as a species, we can make the world a better place

Room 4 Champions

At the end of last term many students in room 4 represented different sports teams in competitions around the country.

First, Jacob, Jayden and Caleb travelled to Taupo to represent Marist Rugby Club at the New Zealand Junior Rugby Festival. This was a great opportunity to compete against other rugby teams from around New Zealand.

   
Then Paikea travelled to Tauranga to represent our school at the AIMS tournament for swimming. She competed in the 100m freestyle, 100m backstroke, 50m freestyle, 50m backstroke, 50m butterfly. We were really proud of her, especially as she was the only person in our school to qualify!

In the holidays Makayla travelled to the sunshine coast to compete in a waka ama tournament. She participated in the under 12, 12 man 250m straights,  under 12s 6 man 500m turns, under 12s 6 man 250 straights,  under 14 6 man 4km and under 12s singles 250m straight. She placed several times, and she won the under 14 6 man 5km race!

We are really proud of all of our athletes and will keep track of their progress as they have more competitions coming up!

End of Term 3

This term has been jam packed with events, from cross country to our school production! Check out Hinerangi's reflection of the term:

What is inside of a cell?

This term we have been learning about genomics. In the last few weeks of the term, we learnt about the different organelle that are found inside animal cells. Cells are the building blocks of life. This means that all living things are made up of cells! Naomi worked really hard to create this video which will tell you more about the organelle!

Caleb's Animal Cell Animation

This term we have been learning about cells and the organelle inside them. This is Calebs animation!



Hello, my name is Caleb, and in this task, I created an animation about an animal cell. I had to explain what each of the organelle are called inside of an animal cell and what they do. This took all term, but in the end, I got this. I am very proud of what I did, and This is one of my favourite DLOs.

Laolao: Are Dogs Better Than Cats?

𝓐𝓻𝓮 𝓭𝓸𝓰𝓼 𝓫𝓮𝓽𝓽𝓮𝓻 𝓽𝓱𝓪𝓷 𝓬𝓪𝓽𝓼?

Are dogs better than cats? That's what people are talking about for the past  centuries. This essay will tell you all about why dogs are better. They could be your best friend (or your only friend ),  they are helpful and they could even save your life.

Why dogs are better than cats? 

Well people think dogs are better than cats because they're caring and they would always want to play and go out for walks but if they are a lazy dog they might not. Dogs are very talented and would do anything for you for a treat or a belly rub unlike cats they would just sit around and eat a lot of food.

Hero dogs!

Some dogs around the world are really talented and brave they could even save your life one day. Some dogs have very special jobs to help people like police dogs they help the cops chase down criminals and because they have a really good sense of smell they could find people that are missing from their families and bring them home. Other special dogs helps people that are in wheelchairs or people that were born with medical problems some dogs help blind people cross the road and take them back to their home happy and safe.

More about why dogs are better than cats

Dogs are better than cats because dogs are kind. Some dogs are aggressive but they're just trying to protect their owners. Unlike cats they just want the attention and people to give them food.

So are dogs better than cats? They're playful and they would be the perfect pet or friend. They could save your life one day and they're kind of better than cats.