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The Great Outdoor Art Exhibition - Term 3

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This is my stencil. Whaea Georgia spray-painted the stencil all around the school, all my birds are the same but some is in different colours. My amazing bird is a Kea or maybe a Tui.   Here is our exclamation mark. It got brought from the dump. We used resense testpots to paint the door and make it an exclamation mark. It is 4 panel (probably smooth). We used masking tape to create all the coloured shapes.

Genius Hour Reflection Term 3

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Natural disasters in NZ!

Natural disasters in NZ! There are lots of disasters. Sometimes they can cost lots of money to fix and it is scary for towns/cities when they happen! There is earthquakes, tornados, floods, forest fires, volcanoes and lots more in NZ! Sometimes earthquakes can make floods because they might break the water pipes underground! Also, they could break a wall around a river and then it starts to flood! Did you know that Hamilton is quite safe from earthquakes? There have been 20 earthquakes in NZ (New Zealand) 2010 to 2016 (2010-2016). There has only been 1 in Waikato at Taupo! Christchurch has had 4 earthquakes (2010 to 2016). Only talking about ones with a better magnitude of 60. Also not talking about aftershocks. Did you know that tornados can spin up to 300 mph? Also, did you know that tornados often come from very very early in the morning to bedtime? They still come at other times. Tornados can also be named twisters or whirlwinds. Newspaper Report Writing Rubr...