I am going to be explaining how the four forces can help a plane get flight. The four forces are Gravity/Weight, Lift, Thrust and Drag. Which are all different types of forces. Now I will explain how each force helps a plane get flight.
Gravity/Weight – If there is too much weight on the plane the plane will start to fall to the ground. That is why at the airport they have to way your bags to make sure it is not too heavy to go one the plane. Gravity pushes the plane just a little bit so it doesn’t go too high up. When you go down to land that gravity is pushing the plane down as well.
Lift – Lift is what keeps the plane up in the air and flying. It helps the plane keep air and not go down. It is kind of pushing the plane upwards. It helps the plane to stay straight and move in a straight line. It helps the plane move up when the plane has just taken off. Lift pushes the front of the plane upwards for the plane to get high in the sky.
Thrust – Thrust helps the plane move forward to the location you are going to. It is pushing the plane and is helping the plane move faster. It is giving the plane just a little bit more speed. It is like a little booster for the plane. Thrust pushes the back of the plane, that is why on the back of the wings that have something hanging for the thrust to push that.
Drag – Drag is what slows the plane down. That is why on planes you will see the front/nose of the plane is pointy because it pushes most of the drag out of the way so the plane will only have a little drag. The way the plane turns is because the wing flaps go up on the side they need to turn too and so that side will slow down for the other wing to move that direction. When you are landing the wing flaps will come help and the drag will be pushing against both the wing flaps for the plane to slow down and have a safer landing.
I’m sure life has changed drastically for everyone due to coronavirus, it just shut off everything! When life was normal my day would be getting up and going to school, coming home, and maybe going places or visiting people. But now all that is pretty much illegal. I was happy that I had all that freedom, but I was so used to having it I didn’t realise how important it was!
Now because of coronavirus, all I do everyday is just stay at home, I can’t do much really, considering I have to stay inside all the time. My bubble consists of only me and my mum, and what we do everyday is find things to clean, go for walks, and do nothing. I don’t like staying home and doing nothing, I get bored quite quickly so I always try to keep busy and keep my mind active. I do wish that it would go back to normal, I miss school the most out of all the things, I don’t know why but it just doesn’t feel the same doing school work from home, I also miss my friends so that’s another reason why I want to go back to school.
It’s nice staying home and just relaxing, but it can get quite boring for me. I’m not really a relaxed person because as I said before I like to keep busy and keep my mind active, but lockdown and staying home has given me opportunities and time to start new hobbies! Like I’ve been practicing drawing, practicing cooking! And I even started knitting. Yes, knitting. I do hope that this coronavirus ends soon, but I will stay home for as long as I have to if it means that the rest of NZ is safe, wouldn’t you?
It was busy and people were always working, including my parents, so we didn’t get much family time. School was still going, which was a relief, I was able to see my friends and play around with them and play sports. Shops were open and I could walk to the dairy by myself and get lollies and chat with the shopkeeper. Though my parents were always busy with work I always had my sisters, who always had their devices and I was practically left with nothing so yeah, I guess some people really are alone in this world, but I held the power of the T.V to myself!
During lockdown
These days, I can no longer go to the dairy, I can’t go to school, and I don’t have the T.V to myself, I can’t laugh with my friends face to face, nope that was all gone by far. And my parents are still working which worries me sometimes. And the worse part is there is no excuse not to do my school work, because we are working from home!!!. It was like I was actually living one of my own nightmares that I could never wake up from…. But we did get more family time, there was no laughing with my friends but there was laughing with my family. I guess that was better. My Parents got more days off work now. But sometimes I just sit on the couch and stare at the roof, because it’s just so boring!, just sitting there all day doing nothing, and it’s driving me INSANE!!!!.
Lockdowns. The name basically says it all! Everything just goes into lockdown during lockdown! But seriously everything just closes including your social life! Lockdowns usually happen for a reason, like in 2020 almost the whole world had a lockdown by April, because of a virus called COVID-19, but viruses aren’t the only reason we might have lockdowns, it could be because maybe a murderer has gotten out or something and they can’t find them, or some other reason like that.
Who decides on a lockdown?
It is usually the highest occupant in that country. Could be a prime minister, a president, just the highest occupant! But they usually get advice from others like some ministers and they even listen to people all over the world and just locals in that country! Then they listen and take in all the advice to help them decide on what to do.
What usually changes during a lockdown?
Usually during a lockdown shops close down, like bakeries, restaurants, takeaways, clothing stores, everything! But some stores open like supermarkets and pharmacies because they are essential shops and businesses, so lucky for their workers! You’re also usually not allowed to drive around unless you’re going to the shop, just to try to keep people home more often, and sometimes you’re not even allowed to go for walks!
How long does a lockdown last?
It depends on how long the highest occupant decides, could be weeks or months, just depends on what the situation is and how long they decide! But it doesn’t usually last over a year.. USUALLY, who knows it could soon! Everyone could have a lockdown at any time for whatever reason.
GREETINGS TO ALL PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS AND CAREGIVERS
Happy Easter to all and we hope that you are keeping safe and well during this terrible pandemic.
We would like to welcome Miss Ahriel Siluuga who will take over teaching Room 19 from Mrs Jansen. We thank Mrs Jansen for all the amazing work that she has done in Room 19. This is Miss Siluuga’s fourth year as a teacher. She is a former student of the school so we welcome her back and look forward to the amazing skills, knowledge and experience that she brings to our school.
The following is an overview of the topics we will be covering this term;
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Easter
Traditional Prayers
Jesus Strand
Holy Spirit Strand
WRITTEN LANGUAGE
Recounts
Information Reports
Explanations
Narratives
HANDWRITING
Letter Formation and Developing the Cursive Style.
SPELLING
You Can Spell Programme.
MATHEMATICS
Numeracy.
Algebra
SOCIAL SCIENCE:
Inventors
HEALTH
Healthy Habits: Viruses and Covid 19
SCIENCE
Physical World: Flight
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Gymnastics
Sports: Pending due to Covid 19 restrictions
ARTS
Painting: Painting Techniques
SPECIAL EVENTS
This will be updated as more information comes to hand.
ONLINE LEARNING:
As you know with the Covid 19 restrictions, we have been forced to work online. Your teacher would have contacted you via Seesaw or email with the work that has been set for your child. The school is in the process of distributing devices to students who have no device at home or who are sharing devices. You will receive these devices as soon as they have been processed and delivered. The government is also sending out stationery packs that hopefully will arrive soon.
Here are some offline activities that your child can do whilst the devices are being processed. After that, they should be able to access the class’ activities online.
Write a recount as if you were one of the disciples in the reading.
Write an information report about the Liturgical Season of Easter is.
Write a reflection or poem about how we should think and act as Easter people.
Reading
Find and read the other Resurrection Gospel readings. What are the differences?
Daily 5 Read to self Buddy read Write a 15 word or less summary of what you have read. Use at least 10 interesting words from your book and make a short story using them. Listen to someone reading to you.
Daily 5 Read to self Buddy read Write a 15 word or less summary of what you have read. Use at least 10 interesting words from your book and make a short story using them. Listen to someone reading to you.
Maths
Learn your tables I have 45 face masks and use 18. How many face masks do I have left? I need 4 face masks per day for a week. How many face masks do I need? I have 12 face masks and give ¼ of them away. How many face masks have I given away? Write 23495 in words. Name all of the factors of 12
Learn your tables I have 72 face masks and use 46. How many face masks do I have left? I need 8 face masks per day for a week. How many face masks do I need? I have 24 face masks and give ⅓ of them away. How many face masks have I given away? Write 34021 in words. Name all of the factors of 24
Learn your tables I have 45 face masks and use 18. How many face masks do I have left? I need 16 face masks per day for a week. How many face masks do I need? I have 48 face masks and give ⅜ of them away. How many face masks have I given away? Write 56345021 in words. Name all of the factors of 18
Topic
Write down everything that you know about Covid 19
Write down the rules that we have to follow during the lockdown.
Write a procedure on how to properly wash your hands.
If you have any problems then please contact either myself or your class teacher.
We have been very fortunate to gain access to a fully funded tennis programme called Hot Shots. We will be receiving free tennis lessons from Tina from Sunnyside Tennis Club for the next four weeks. It would be great to see some of the children take this sport up! There could be a future Serena or Roger among them!
