An interesting statistical graphic found and shared by Josh

The World as a 100 People

Group HH observing the properties of light at Science technology

Dance festival performances

Emily, Megan and Anna from Room 10 are performing in these two groups, recent competitors in the Hawke's Bay Schools dance festival.  Watch and enjoy

Megan's explanation writing of the human skeleton

The Human skeletal system is one of the most important systems in the body. If we didn’t have a skeleton we would be floppy and wouldn’t be able to move.  

Joints are very important in the skeletal system because they help us to move around and also supports us. There are different types of joints like the ball and socket, hinge, saddle and the gliding joint. Joints aren't the only thing that help us to move- other things like tendons and ligaments also help. Tendons connect our muscles to our bones and ligaments connect bones to other bones.

Bones support our body and keep us standing up straight. There are five different types of bones in the skeletal system. They are the flat bone, short bone, long bone,  irregular bone and the sesamoid bone.  Bones support us and help carry our weight they are also able to absorb shock so when we run they are able to take the weight of our body. Bones are able to absorb shock because

Your skeleton also helps to protect your body. Your skull, rib cage and pelvis are the main bones that help to protect your body. Your skull protects your brain and everything inside of your head. Your rib cage helps to protect your heart and lungs. Your pelvis protects your bladder, rectum and uterus.

Marrow is inside of your bones. It can regenerate blood cells. The blood cells are then carried by the arteries and veins to and from the heart. The veins take the blood back to the heart to be made better and the arteries take it away from the heart to all of the other places in the body.

So now you know that the skeletal system is very important in our body and if we didn’t have one all we would be is a big blob on the floor.

Megan

Watch this clip informing us of the various functions of the skeleton

Manreet's explanation writing: The Human Skeleton

The Human Skeleton:

The human skeleton is one of the most important parts of your body. It supports, and protects us, it also lets us move, and the bones in your skeleton make blood cells.

The parts of the skeleton that allow you to move are called joints. There are different types of joints such as the ball and socket, pivot joint, saddle joint, hinge joint and gliding joint. These are the main joints in our bodies but there are other joints that help us move around as well.

Bones are alive and are the structure or framework of your body. Without your bones or skeleton you would just be a lump of skin on the ground and would not be able to move. The inside of your bone has looks a bit like this: inside of bone. The blood marrow is a flexible tissue the is in the middle of the bone, and the red blood cells in our body are produced by bone marrow. The spongy bone is one of the two types of calcium tissue that make up bones in the your body. Spongy bone is lighter, softer, and weaker than the normal bone. The spongy bone is found on the inside of a bone and it is surrounded by a stronger, more protective bone called the compact bone.

Our skeleton protects our organs. Different parts of our skeleton protect different organs like the skull protects the brain, and the ribs protect the heart and lungs. The backbone contains spinal fluid which acts as a shock absorber to cushion the back during falls.

Without our skeleton we would just be a lump of on the ground and wouldn't be able to move or walk. Our skeleton is the framework of our body.

Dylan and Liam at Science

The above photo is Liam and me proving that static electricity is real and that is can make a balloon stick to the ceiling and make things stick to it. We did several experiments and proved that you can make water bend using static electricity. It was really cool. The best ever............

The above photo is a world record for HNI. To get 5 polystyrene balls to connect to a balloon in science tech. Well a record in our class anyway.

Above is a video clip of science tech. We had to rub a balloon on our head or shirt to build up a static electricity charge. Then Liam and I had a race. We placed an aluminium can on the floor by some tape and we had to make the tin can roll to another taped line using magnetism from the balloon. I got mine to work really well. 

James and his ANZAC Assembly poem reading