ART WITH MRS MCCRACKEN







On Monday the 14th of September our class finished our paper mache pigs.First we paper mached our ballon with six layers .Then we painted it white and let it dry for one week. For the legs we cut out four cups from the egg carton and for the snout we cut the end off a milk bottle. Then we put more layers of paper mache over the legs and snout.
Then we put white paper all over it and let it dry again. Next we put paper towels over it and painted it white.
Mrs Mc Cracken told us how to use the paint brushes properly.Then she told us to do a draft copy of what our pigs were going to look like. After that we started painting. We all had different ideas and designs some kids had tiger pigs, cow pigs, flying pigs, royal pigs, we have even got a Michael Jackson pig and a super hero pig!
We love our pigs!!
Thanks Mrs McCracken.

4 square trip more than a normal shopping trip

We went to the Top Four Square to look at the food that we buy and think about the fat, sugar and salt in the food. Mrs Sutton is a nutritionist and she told us that you should look at the 100g column. When you read the label look for

Total fat - less than 10g per 100g

Sugar - less than 15g per 100g

Sodium (that is salt) - less than 400mg per 100g

Dietry fibre - is good for you and you should have more than 6g per 100g

So you should choose foods that are low in total fat, low in sugar and salt.

Did you know that 4g of sugar = 1 teaspoon?

A can of coke has 12 teaspoons, and V has 17.

So read the label before you buy and make the choose the healthy food.