Think twice before speaking

I regret the day I suggested to my parents to give me a sibling. By then I was feeling so alone and miserable that my parents agreed. I had no idea what I was asking for. 

The day finally arrived for my sibling to be born. Back then my friends had tried to warn me about the horrible things that happen when you have a little brother or sister, like having squabbles, or them 'borrowing' my clothes, or books or my computer. But I ignored them. They didn't know what pure loneliness truly feels like. That's why I was desperate to have siblings. My friends say that there are advantages to being an only child, like owning your life, not having fights every ten minutes, and getting a bigger allowance than I probably would have if I had siblings. 

But these advantages are overpowered by one big disadvantage. When you're an only child your parents depend on you to be their big success. You have to be good at everything. You can't fail. You have to be neat and tidy, because it's much easier to have one kid instead of having lots of little kids screaming and running around the house. You have to have good grammar, tidy clothes, and table manners. It's a lot of pressure. That's why I want a sibling. 

The problem was, I was completely and utterly oblivious to the fact that my friends were as low-spirited as I was when it came to siblings. Apparently they were so worn out by arguments that they just gave their stuff to their siblings whenever they asked. 

Anyway when my sibling arrived, I could hardly contain my excitement! No more loneliness. No more pressure. For the first few weeks I was content in just cradling the baby. But after that the crying and yelling became annoying and my friends were saying 'I told you so'. I knew that as soon as my sibling can talk, there would be disagreements and quarrels every day. When that happened, I got so stressed and upset that I was almost wishing to be an only child again. 

Life is like that. What you don't have always seems to be the things you want. So be careful what you wish for, think twice before speaking. 

By Emma P

The life cycle of a butterfly

The majestic butterfly soars through the air and lands on a dew-covered leaf. She lays her tiny eggs and flies away. This is the first stage of the butterfly life cycle.

The eggs are miniature, round and oval. The mother butterfly must be very careful about where she lays her eggs, because when they hatch, the caterpillars won't be strong enough to crawl onto another plant, so it starts eating the one they were born on. It is important that they eat the right type of plant, for each type of caterpillar likes only certain types of leaves.

When the egg finally hatches, a tiny baby caterpillar emerges, very unlike its mother. It starts eating the leaf it was born on. As soon as it starts eating, it instantly starts to grow. It's skin does not stretch or grow, so they grow by moulting (shedding the out grown skin) several times while it grows. Mostly, in this stage, all they do is eat.

The third stage is when the caterpillar forms into a pupa. As soon as a caterpillar is done growing and they have reached their full length/weight, they form themselves into a pupa, also known as a chrysalis. Inside of the pupa, the caterpillar is rapidly changing. Within the chrysalis the old body parts of the caterpillar are undergoing a remarkable metamorphosis (change) to become the beautiful parts that make up the butterfly that will emerge.

Finally, when the caterpillar has done all of its forming and changing inside the pupa, an adult butterfly emerges. It's wings will be soft and folded against it's body. This is because the butterfly had to fit all it's new parts inside of the pupa. As soon as the butterfly has rested after coming out of the chrysalis, it will pump blood into the wings in order to get them working and flapping. 

Once this has been achieved, the magnificent butterfly rises into the air and goes in search of another butterfly to reproduce with, and when a female butterfly lays her eggs on a leaf, the cycle will start again.

By Emma P

Shifen Waterfall Model

Colourful Rocks

These are some stones I picked from a beach. If you are lucky you might find gem stones like agate or amethyst, then you would be rich. :)

Rock facts can be found on many websites, here are some selected websites for easy reading:

http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/earth/rocksandminerals.html

http://idahoptv.org/dialogue4kids/season11/geology/facts.cfm

http://www.ducksters.com/science/rocks.php

http://www.kidsloverocks.com/html/what_to_collect.html

http://www.realstoneworks.com/choosing-stone/types-of-stone/

Have fun!

IT'S THE HOLIDAYS!

Insane Base Jumping!

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Get well soon Mr.H !!!!!!!!

Do it for the adorable red pandas :) 

Hippo makes a mistake!

This is the second episode of the eraser adventures.

This is when Hippo make a huge mistake and falls off a cliff.

The First Adventure out of the Pencil Case!

This is the first of many episodes of the eraser adventures.

We created this video, so we hope you like it!!!

It is about 4 cute erasers that have fun adventures.

This is also a time-lapse film, and it took ages to make.

This is how a bath bomb works!

This is how a bath bomb works! We will be selling it at Market Day for 50c to $1!

Wonders of the World!

Wonders of the World!

The Taj Mahal

The Taj Mahal is an Indian palace that is located in Agra, Uttar Pradesh in India.
Top 5 facts about the Taj Mahal:

• The Taj Mahal is about 73 metres high
• The Taj Mahal was built in 1632-1653
• It is made out of white marble
• The full height of the Taj Mahal is 171 metres
• The name Taj Mahal means "crown of palaces"

The Great Wall of China

Before you look at how long it is, take a guess. (Highlight the white space to see the answer)

The Great Wall of China is aproximately 21,196 km long.
Top 5 facts about the Great Wall of China:

• The Great Wall of China is made of stone, brick, tamped earth, wood, and other materials
• It is built across the northern borders of China
• It's main purpose was protection against attacks and invasions from the north
• The Great Wall of China is the longest structure ever built by humans
• The highest point of the wall is around 8 metres

Machu Picchu

Machu Picchu is a mysterious Inca site in the mountains.

Top 5 facts about Machu Picchu:

• Machu Picchu is located 2430m above sea level in Peru
• It is warm and humid during the day and fresh during the night
• The languages they speak in Machu Picchu are Quechua and Spanish
• Machu Picchu means "Old Peak" or "Old Mountain" in Quechua
• It was built in a typical Inca style, with beautiful, polished dry-stone walls of granite stone.

The lucky shot!

The Lucky Shot!

Early in the morning, the sky was red all the conditions were perfect, click went the camera as the photo was taken. I look back  at the photo and gasped, a bird had flown right under the sun as the photo had been taken, it looked amazing!

Red Cross

Red Cross is a charity that helps people. When they need clean water when their own water is dirty, or when people can't cook their own food, or don't even have food, people can depend on red cross.

Red Cross teach people first aid training as well as finding missing people. They transport people to and from doctors and hospitals. They also deliver hot food to people on the doorstep.

Red Cross do Meals on Wheels which is a process in which they transport hot meals to people in need. They also bring fresh, clean water to people who don't have it. They donate goods and services to oncoming families, as well as search for missing family members.

  

They help in St. Albans when it floods ,by making sure everyone has food and clean water and if some ones house is too damp to sleep in. They set up a place that they can go to with all the other people, that are in the same situation as them. They set it up in the St. Albans high school.

Red cross needs your money to take action.By donating to Red Cross you can make life better for hundreds of people around the world who have been affected by natural disasters such as earthquakes and war.

Cookies!!!

Cookie Advertising!

To tell people about our cookie sale, we made poster telling people what we were selling, where it is, the time and date, how much the cookies are, and why we are selling them. We are selling them to raise money for new sports gear. We also put the news on the detail sheet and went around classrooms to tell them.

New blog!!!!

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This blog was made on the 29th of May 2014!

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