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Parachute Recount

Today Mrs Armitage brought her red parachute to show the Middle school. She chose Keziah to put in on because she is tall and brave.

Mrs Armitage showed us the parts on the harness. There was the altimeter, main parachute and reserve parachute. The main parachute is the first one. For example, when you jump out of an aeroplane the main comes out. If the main parachute does not come out or gets confused with the wires then you can just pull the reserve parachute. You can land without getting hurt. That is why they have a main parachute and a reserve parachute.

There is a little parachute that Mrs Armitage pulled out. She kept pulling until the main parachute came out. She chose 3 strong people to hold Keziah then she let the wind inflate the parachute.

The parachute was fluffy and big. I thought the parachute would be bigger than our classroom. Then Mrs Armitage pulled the parachute back down on the turf and showed us the brakes.

When we were having questions a strong gust of wind came, as if a tornado tore through the school and the parachute pulled Keziah over. We thought she was going to fly away across Manurewa. Luckily the teachers got hold of the parachute. We were all surprised. We all had a great big laugh. Then Itomi sat on the parachute so it wouldn’t fly away.

By Jenny, Manveen, Daniel, Deken and Sukhdev.

Should we have solar panels at home?

I believe we should have solar panels at home.

Firstly, if we use electricity we will be wasting resources. Coal is a nonrenewable resource. People use it to make electricity. But if we use solar panels, we will be catching the sunlight to make electricity instead.

Secondly, with solar p0wer you don't have to pay for how much power you use. But you have to pay for how much you use with power from power lines.

Thirdly, generating power from other resources such as coal, makes pollution but solar power doesn't because it is energy from the sun.

Daniel

Police Visit

On Friday a police man came to our class to tell us about the police.

First he told us about the jobs police do like catch robbers, stop drink drivers, stop speeders and much more.

After that he put some pictures on the desks for us to explain to him.

Then he showed us his tools. They were handcuffs, pepper spray, baton, firearm, walkie talkie, taser, first aid kit and bullet proof vest.

After that we walked to his car.When we got there he put on his siren and let us sit in his car.

I had so much fun I can't wait for next time.My favourite part was sitting in the police car.

By Daniel