BLOG OF SCIENCE EXPO

Every year i get excited for Science Expo.Ethan and I have done it together for 2 years.This year our topic for Grade 5 was energy.We decided to build a plastic house using recycable items like plastic bottles.We built five things  and  they were a eco wall, solar bulb, solar kettle, eco cooler and plants in a bottle.The reason we chose this is so we can not waste electricity and money on lights,aircons and other household supplies.

A day in the life and home of a child in an informal settlement. Ross Coetzee

A day in the life and home of a child in an informal settlement.

I wake up once again out of my wet,damp bedding and my tummy is aching from lack of food as I did not have any food the night before. My feet are icy as I cannot feel my toes. I wish I had just one pair of warm socks that would release my pain. I sleep on the floor and I have a sore back when I wake up from the hard ground that I sleep on.

 I am desperate to go to school to educate myself so I can provide for myself one day, but most days I get told to go home as I do not have the correct school uniform. The days I am allowed in the overcrowded classroom, very little learning happens as there is one teacher and sixty children. I don't get very much attention. Not all of them are wanting to learn. My favourite part of the day is when the golden bell rings for break and we have an opportunity to play soccer. Some days the other boys get into physical fights. 

My day ends at school and on my route home I walk the streets and scratch in bins hoping to find something to eat. I hope my mom gets the time to stop at the community soup kitchen for something to eat. I pray that my parents will stop fighting over money for alcohol and drugs.I love my parents but my father abuses my mom and we get neglected. I know one day my parents will get a good job and earn a better income. Every birthday I want a pair of soccer boots but my dream ends in disappointment. I hope my dad comes home safely and does not get hurt as he works very late at night. The crime in the area is high and from 6pm onwards you hear gun shots and screams. I do not feel safe in our tin shack. I don't sleep very well from all the noises in the township. 

When I get home I need to bath as the water is freezing cold as we don't always have electricity. My sister and I get sick sometimes because we shower with cold water. I wish that my dad would be able to get some more roof sheets to fix our roof as this will stop the rain pouring in and maybe some carpets could make our little shack warmer in the winter. Life would be easier if we had running taps close by and a toilet. We have to walk very far to use the toilet and it is so dirty inside. I often feel like we live like animals and we are just lucky if we survive. 

ILT Soil Creature project

On the 24-25 of February,Thursday, We did a tally about all the creatures that live in soil.With our partners we had to do a column graph and a picto graph.My partner was Luke.P.I did the column graph.We did a another maths test that was for a individual mark.Friday,We had to make a poster about a creature that lives under ground.Luke and I chose a Trapdoor spider.We painted our poster a orange,red color.Our poster looked very cool when we were done.Then we had to do a oral.It was a  unprepared oral.We did a poem in the beginning of our.I thought the project was very fun with Luke knew alot about Trapdoor spider ,I was lucky to have him as a partner.I learnt alot from my other friends like Oliver and Mathew that did a Pangolinand Ethan and Calum that did a Ground Pangolin.