Team 4 - Term 3 2012

ElectronicsElectronics
The first class of Team 4's technology programme is electronics. When first going into the class, you are given an orientation. Then you look at different types of devices. After a while, Ashley the teacher starts you on building a basic circuit. There is an intense safety discussion looking at all kinds of tools, some of them dangerous. The types of tools that we use are: soldering irons for fixing together wire, clamps for fixing our work to out tables. And those are just some of the things we do in technology class 1.
Author: Rohan
 
DebatingDebating
Throughout the past few weeks, Team 4 students have been taking their persuasive writing skills to further use in debates. From discussing whether Northland School should only teach literacy and numeracy, to deciding if Pavlova is from New Zealand or Australia, we’ve been arguing a diverse range of cases and focusing on meeting debating criteria that can also be applied in our writing.
Author: Laura
 
Hundertwasser ArtHundertwasser Art
For art, in Team 4 we have been styling our masterpieces on the works of Hundertwasser, an Austrian artist who used bright colours and never used straight lines. A lot of his work was based on famous landmarks, especially from his country. Team 4 students chose a landmark and started with pencil, then coloured in with pastels and felt-tip pens. The art was then either down-sized or drawn again for calendar art.
Authors: Ella & Stella
 
Team 4 Dance for ProductionTeam 4 Dance for Production
In 1886 Mt Tarawera erupted - in the blast the Pink and White Terraces were destroyed. The 8th wonder of the world was gone. In the school production, Team 4 did a re-enactment of the eruption. This started with Victorian dancers prancing around on the beach. Then the scene turned ghostly and a spirit waka appeared (spirit wakas were signs of unhappiness and of bad things to come). As the waka drifted off stage, the Victorians started dancing again. All of a sudden Mt Tarawera exploded and the dancers sheltered inside a hut. The scene changed and some scientists reviewed the waters of the lake and discovered that the Pink and White Terraces were still under the lake, hiding as they have been for over a hundred years.
Author: Rohan
 
NIWA Science FairNIWA Science Fair
Congratulations to all the Northland School students who competed in the NIWA Science Fair on Thursday the 30th August at Victoria University. The projects were amazing, and all the judges were really impressed – as you could tell from winning a total of 16 prizes! This includes the prize for 1st place out of classes 1-4, making it the second year one of our students has won an iPad. Well done everyone, and good luck for next year!
Author: Laura
 
Maths in Team 4Maths in Team 4
For maths this term Team 4 has been doing fractions, ratios and decimals. Room 12’s student teacher Rick has been teaching groups for maths (as well as writing to Room 12 only). This week he will start taking over teaching for Alex.
Authors: Stella and Ella
 
The School ProductionThe School Production
Northland School students were extremely excited to finally present the production they have been busy working on this term in three shows over Wednesday 22nd and Thursday the 23rd of August. Performances ranged from dancing farmyard animal to grumpy old mountains reminiscing about “the good old days.” If you missed this phenomenal performance, DVDs are available for pre-order from the office until 31 October – they’re definitely worth it!
Author: Laura
 
Kevin BiggarKevin Biggar
Team 4 was excited to welcome Kevin Biggar, winner of the famous Trans-Atlantic rowing race and world record setter, to Northland School last Wednesday. Kevin gave an inspirational talk about his many adventures around the world, including his journey across Antarctica, earning him the title of one of the first New Zealanders to travel to the South Pole unsupported. Thanks to Fuji Xerox for sponsoring Kevin to come – we were fascinated by his stories and can’t wait to hear of his future adventures.
Author: Laura
 
Science FairScience Fair
The students of Team 4 worked really hard on their science fair projects and their hard work was rewarded when the four science fair judges came round on Monday. First place for year sevens was Tara, second place Zac P-S and third place Zoe. Year eight winners were Merryn, Roman and Tipene.
Authors: Ella & Stella
 
Persuasive WritingPersuasive Writing
Persuasive writing is the perfect subject for the members of Team 4 who like to argue, so many students were happy when they found out that debating and persuasive writing is our writing topic for Term 3. To start off, each class has been discussing the pros and cons of vegetarianism, and will eventually work on writing arguments to support their views. We will then be taking a looking at current affairs, and start developing pieces of writing that could potentially be used in a debate.
Author: Laura
 
Science Fair PreparationsScience Fair Preparations
In Team 4, we are conducting science experiments for the Science and Technology Fair. Each student did a different project on an area of science including meteorology, agriculture, geography and 13 other areas of biological science and anything concerning living organisms. My science fair was about finding out if environmental conditions affect the strength of rubber bands. Here is a picture of my experiment.
Author: Oliver
 
Team 4 DramaTeam 4 Drama
In preparation for our upcoming school production, Team 4 is busy working on different aspects of their performance. One of these is drama, which half of the team have picked to perform in. The script is based on the legend of the battle between Mount Taranaki and Mount Tongariro, and many Team 4 students are busy at work rehearsing lines, making costumes and designing props. Watch out for Team 4’s performance in the production!
Author: Laura
 
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