Our Visit to the Observatory

On Wedensday the 18th of June the Senior Syndicate of Vardon School travelled to the Hamilton Observatory to have a hands on session with Space Dave.

What we enjoyed...

Seeing the rings glow on Saturn in the beautiful night sky

Space Dave’s computer technology

Using the telescope

Checking out the website where there is life forms seti@home

Stellarium website

Milky way spiral lines
Discussing and learning about the galaxies
The adronomer galaxy

What did we learn...

You don’t age as fast in space compared to people on earth if you are travelling fast enough

In approx 5 billion years we will need to move to another solar system due to the sun dyeing

Light years are a distance not a time

A shooting star can only stay in the sky for a short period of time and a comet will stay in the sky for weeks even a month
That betlegeuse is living its last billion years

 

Term 1 Reflection

Plus                                                                     

Meeting New People                                                                             

Tennis                                                                                                              

Treats and rewards                                                                 

 Miss Workman                                                              

Fun maths 

Netball
Games
Sports

Minus  

 Reflection room
Toilet tally
Being silly while teacher is gone
Not enough games
People talking while teacher is talking                                                                                  

Interesting                                                                                          

Exploring Dr Suess

Making Schllop

Watching lorax

Learing new maths skills

Learning how to be a senior

Fun things this term

The fun things we have done this term on PhotoPeach

Tennis

Tennis

Tabloids Day

Tabloids Day on PhotoPeach

Tabloids day

On Friday 28th of February tabloids day was held. There were many different events and the sun was shining, so it was great. After morning tea it was time for tug of war. Everyone was cheering everyone on. Room 13 won the senior tug of war and there was also a house tug  of war and Ngata won. Overall It was a perfect day.