Making guitar with strings and steel box.

What you need:

- A empty cardboard box

- 5 rubber strings

- Half of a cut cardboard

- Empty coca cola lids or any other lids that you find.

1. Measure and cut out a half of a cardboard. it should be slightly wider than the box you a using.
2. Lay the piece of card'board over one end of the box, and stretch the rubber bands lengthwise around the box. Space them evenly across the cardboard. Beside each strings write a number - 1,2,3,4 and 5.
3.Slip one drink caps or pebbles between each of the rubber bands and the cardboard.
4.Pluck one of the rubber bands at the uncovered end of the box, and listen to the sound it makes when it vibrates. You can change the sound that each strings makes by moving the bottle caps or pebble back and forth under the strings. Experiment to find out how to make the notes higher and lower.
5.When you have tuned all the strings, try picking out a tune on your instrument. When you've found one you like, write it down by recording the number of each note in turn. Put a dash where you want a rest, or break, in the tune.

In clubs we did making a guitar with rubber strings and a box. It was really interesting because everyone joined in and participated. Nobody was left out. I hope you enjoyed reading my instruction for how to make your own guitar at home.

By Chris

Shine a Light

Today Glenbrae School had a show called Shine a Light. It was perform by two people who is from Perform Musicals. Everybody enjoyed the show because you get to join in their show. The main thing from the show is imagining good things so you can take bad thoughts out of your mind. In the end of the show Tamati from room 8 thank the two people for performing a good show about imagination and fighting against your nightmares monster that scared you in night time.

By Chris

Glenbrae Weather

On Monday 21 June 2016 room 7 had a weather maths problem to solve. Everyone enjoyed the maths problem. Every group got a turn to do their own weather report Like Dan Corbett on ONE News.
Here is one of the Group who did their weather report.
ENJOY!!!

Sam and Alfred Weather Report

Balloon Experiment

Use a Balloon to Amplify Sound Small sounds can still make a big noise when you use a good sound conductor. Experiment with a balloon, compressed air and your own ears to find out how it works and the science behind it.

What you'll need: Balloon Instructions: Blow up the balloon. Hold the balloon close to your ear while you tap lightly on the other side. What's happening? Despite you only tapping lightly on the balloon your ears can hear the noise loudly. When you blew up the balloon you forced the air molecules inside the balloon closer to each other. Because the air molecules inside the balloon are closer together, they become a better conductor of sound waves than the ordinary air around you.

balloon experiment

I learnt that you can make music with anything you see in the world.

By Chris

Room 7 Poem

Today everyone in room 7 did their poem. I enjoy listening to everybody's poem. Each student from room 7 had interesting poem. When I stood up and did my poem I was very nervous because I forgot some of the line I was supposed to say but it didn't took that long until  I finished. I really need more practise but my Poem was not even that long but I was glad it was over.

By Chris