Ice candles

 Yesterday we made ice candles! It was really interesting and it was really awesome when we pulled the carton off the wax and all the water poured out. Here are some steps and equipment to make ice candles yourself:

Equipment:

Old candles

Long candles

milk cartons ( the cardboard ones that you get soy milk in )

ice

Frying pan

Steps:

1. cut open the top of the milk carton

2. pour some olive oil inside the carton and spread it around in the inside, make sure you have covered all the sides

3. turn on the stove and put the old candles in the pan, melt them until it is just liquid

4. get your long candles and put one in each milk carton, make sure they are in the middle

5. fill the milk cartons up to the top with ice

6. get your melted candles ( if they are done ) and pour the wax into the carton

let the candles sit over night and rip the carton off them in the morning

here are some photos of us making ice candles:

September Reflection

 Today we did our September reflection. I like doing these reflections because I like to reflect on my learning and remember all the things I did in September. I enjoyed doing my reflection and writing about Maara kai, I found it tricky to write the explanations, Next time I would change the colour of the background.

Here is the reflection:

Treaty of waitangi Day facts

today we were learning about Waitangi Day

I found making the little picture down the bottom easy

I found it hard to find good facts

My learning shows I can use word art

Bobby lord of potatos design

Epic Journeys

We were learning about where we were going to go for our epic journeys.
 I found it easy to pick a background.
 I found it hard to find things to do at the cities.
 I really enjoyed showing it to the class.
 Next time I need to put more information.
 My Blog Post shows I am Stepping Up