Go, grow, glow and slow foods

 I just finished my go, grow, glow and slow foods google drawing 

Ford The Rhodesian Ridgeback (Pet Day)

 Ford the Rhodesian Ridgeback (Pet Day Informational Writing)

Ever heard of a Rhodesian Ridgeback? I don’t really know my dog breeds but this dog is hella adorable. My Aunty owns this breed, and it’s really cool to have a little puppy around, although he’s very full on. What’s cool is that Ford's sibling lives on the same street as us. His name is Ford, I would say he is a couple months old. I’m still trying to convince mum to get one. 

When my Aunty first got Ford, he was the size of my hand, a couple weeks later he grew double the size. Ridgebacks stop growing around 12-14 months. Rhodesian Ridgebacks are a South African breed, a dog with several breeds. The rhodesian Ridgeback is a strong, balanced and athletic dog. They also love to run. 

Rhodesian Ridgebacks have a lifespan of 10-12 years. These dogs don’t suffer from any serious health problems, however it’s common for them to suffer from elbow and hip dysplasia. 

Female Rhodesian Ridgebacks weigh 29-34 kg, males on the other hand weigh 36-41. Fully grown rhodesian ridgebacks grow up to 61-69cm tall. 

This dog was bred to hunt and be a family protector. They’re brave enough to take on anything threatening their family, if you’re a part of this dog's family, they will always find a way to protect you with their lives. They are easily trained and have above average tractability, tractableness is a trait where the dog is easily persuaded or easy to control. 

Rhodesian Ridgebacks are actually very good with children and newborn babies, but both the dog and the baby have to learn to behave around each other. Because of their size, younger and more excitable ridgebacks might knock small children by accident. These dogs are also good with cats if brought up with them. 

To sum up this topic, I think the Rhodesian Ridgeback is a great breed of dog to have as a home pet, athletic but brave. So, mum what’s your answer? 

Making ice-cream!

Awahono School is doing a science thing where we go to different classes every Friday, today we learnt how ice-cream is made, and we got to experience it by making it in groups. Firstly we had to whip the cream and condensed milk, I got picked to whip it for my group. While adding in vanilla essence with a beater thing, it went liquidy then like whipped cream. After that we added food colouring to make the ice-cream different colours, to make.. what it’s called unicorn ice-cream. After that Tahlia, Haylee, Zoe, Anusshika and I splat all these colours of whipped cream into a large rectangle container, I also got chose to add sprinkles, I added a lot of sprinkles. Then Miss Bailey put the coloured cream in the freezer, it might not be ready in time for us to eat it but we get to try it on Monday. It was a really fun social, science experiment! Thanks Miss Bailey for this session, it was so fun to do this with a group, it’s good teamwork and definitely helped to build up my social skills. I'm super excited to see how it comes out and to taste it. The funny thing is that I had no clue you could make homemade ice-cream! Here are some pictures of my class in the process of this experiment!

The Farm Visit

A couple weeks ago, my class and I went out for a farm visit while others were at Westermaths. It was a really fun experience for me because I've never really been on a farm because I've lived in a lot of cities. At the farm, someone got electrocuted by an electric fence. We saw huge pigs and deers, and we got to eat bees honey! Heres a photo of when we went on the farm. 

The SUN

 Last week, our class went outside to silent read and played a game in the hot sun. The game we played, was when you went into two groups and linked hands, and you had to try and get untwisted if that makes sense. It was really easy, but super fun. It was really nice to go outside in the sun for a bit to get some energy, and to get out of the classroom. Here are some pictures!