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the solar system

Term 2 - week 2 .

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Walt: write an information report on the solar system

Success criteria:  my writing will have all the structural features  and                                                        

language features of an information report.

The solar system

The solar system was created by the  the planets that orbit
around the sun.  
if there was no planets there wouldn’t be a solar system.

Mercury is the smallest planet in the solar system and it
is  the closest planet to the sun. on mercury one year is 88 days.
 Mercury takes
88 days to orbit around the sun.

Venus is the second closest planet and it is the brightest thing
after the moon in the night sky.  Venus rotates the other way
then other planets and it is called earth sister planet.

Earth was was once believed to be the centre of the
universe  and it is the only densest planet in the solar system.
is only one satellite of the planet earth and its the moon.

Mars is  fourth planet from the sun and it is the second
smallest planet in the solar system.  Mars takes its name
from the roman god of war and the sun on mars appears half way.

Jupiter is the fifth planet from the sun and it size is two times bigger
than all the other planets. The great spot on it is  a huge storm that
can fit three earths in it.

Saturn is the sixth planet from the sun and it is the furthest distance  
from the sun. Saturn has 150 moons and saturn is the flattest planet.

Uranus is the seventh planet from the sun and uranus has the
coldest temperature of any planets. Uranus is known as ice giant
planet because it is cold.

Neptune  is the eighth planet from the sun and it is the
smallest ice giant in the solar system.  Neptune atmosphere
is made of hydrogen and helium with some methane and neptune
has very active climate.

 

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Sailing trip

Sailing trip

On Tuesday the 15th, some students from the senior classes were
picked to go on a sailing trip to Okahu bay.  We were dropped off
by bus and we had to walk all the way to where the sailing instructors
were first. One of the swimming instructors Justin taught us how to  
set up the sail and the steer. There were lots of knots on the ropes
and we had to untangle it.

Then we had to go and change in to our swimsuits. After putting
our swimsuits on, we put on this red jacket  with a life jacket. Then
with our partners we had to go to our boat and lift it near the water
and waited for our boat to go in the water. Finally our boat was put in
the water.  Anita and I took turns on sailing and steering. i had to swap
partners with Jayden because our sailing wasn’t going well. Then
Miss Smith and maria said that we were having a race and me and
Jayden came first and Kuea and Gideon came 2nd.