This is the classroom blog for Room 7 at Glenbrae School.
We are in Years 5 & 6 and our teacher is Mrs Parker.
We will share our learning with you, please leave a positive, thoughtful and helpful comment.
Congratulations to May's Blogger of the Month Davarni!
Davarni puts screenshots of her work into her blog to make sure that they fit nicely, she replies to comments, and always puts a relevant label on her blogpost. She also describes what she found difficult in a task.
This month our blogger of the month will be somebody who also uses labels, and makes sure the blog layout looks good by hitting 'PREVIEW'. So get blogging!
What are hiccups? Honey, Whitney and Davarni wondered the same thing so they went about learning more. They created a poem to share their learning and recorded it in their own news show. I look forward to seeing more from their news show (If you have trouble viewing this video please follow this link). They also created some posters to share their learning which is proudly displayed around our classroom! Well done girls.
What causes hiccups?
We hiccup because we eat too fast, or too much.
Also hiccup become an diaphragm that gets annoyed .
Sometimes people get really annoyed with the ways they do hiccup
Sometimes you can do a hiccup that sounds like a burp
When you hiccup the result is involuntary, the diaphragm follows by the closing of the throat.
Drinking too much alcohol
Swallowing too much air
Smoking
Ways to stop hiccuping?
Hold your breath 10 seconds then breathe out slowly. Repeat about 3-4 times
Somebody could give you a fright unexpectedly.
Drink entire glass of water with a straw and block your ears
Putting sugar under your tongue
Try to burb
Put your tongue out
Get a massage.
How long can hiccup last for ?
Hiccups can last for a couple of minutes, sometimes it can even last for 48 hours.
It can also last for weeks and months, if it does last for this long then you might most likely have a medical condition.
Here is a link for a site, go visit it if you want more information
Today Glenbrae School was treated to a wonderful performance from Motuhake called I Am Special. They were a group of actors/dancers who performed a story WITHOUT TALKING. Instead they used dance, gesture and sound effects to share their message. Everybody was so entertained and couldn't take their eyes off them, we were laughing so loud. Some of the senior students got the privilege of helping the performers with their "Because I'm Happy" song. Honey, Sean, Tamati and Davarni from Room 7 got up there and took part in the show. They were absolutely fantastic. Watch the clips below to see some of the action.
