Tornadoes

A tornado is a violent rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm.The most violent tornadoes are capable of tremendous destruction with winds of winds speeds up to 300 mph. They also destroy big building trees and hurl vehicles hundreds of yards. In an average year 1000 tornadoes are reported nationwide.

Most tornadoes form from thunderstorms. Also it can form when warm moist air from the Gulf of Mexico and cool dry air from Canada. When these two air masses meet, they create instability in the atmosphere. A change in wind direction and an increase in wind speed with increasing height creates an invisible horizontal spinning effect in the lower atmosphere.

Rising air within the updraft tilts the rotating air from horizontal to vertical. An area of rotation 2-6 miles wide, now extends through much of the storm. Most strong and violent tornadoes form within this area of strong rotation and becomes a tornado.

Tornadoes are dangerous but if your In a house with no basement like an apartment Avoid windows. Go to the lowest floor small room under a stairwell, or in an interior hallway with no windows. Get as low as possible to the floor facing down and cover your head with your hands.

Hurricane

A hurricane is a huge storm It can be up to 600 miles across and have strong winds spiraling inward and upward at speeds of 75 to 200 mph. Each hurricane usually lasts for over a week moving 10-20 miles per hour over the open ocean. Hurricanes gather heat and energy through contact with warm ocean waters. Evaporation from the seawater increases their power. Hurricanes rotate in a counter-clockwise direction around the eye of the storm.

 in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere. The center of the storm or eye. is the calmest part. It has only light winds and fair weather. Hurricanes only form over really warm ocean water of 80 F or warmer. The atmosphere must cool off very quickly. Also, the wind must be blowing in the same direction and at the same speed to force air upward from the ocean surface. Winds flow outward above the storm allowing the air below to rise.

storm surges are frequently the most devastating element of a hurricane. As a hurricane’s winds spiral around and around the storm they push water into a mound at the storm’s center. This mound of water becomes dangerous when the storm reaches land because it causes flooding along the coast. The water piles up unable to escape anywhere but on land as the storm carries it to the land.

A hurricane is dangerous but to survive you can do these things  Stay away from low-lying and flood prone areas. Always stay indoors during a hurricane, because strong winds will blow things around.

Book week in Schools

Book week in Schools

This week was book week.There was a play performed in our school hall on Tuesday.

The play was about the Treasure Hunt that has been written by Craig Christie.

There were two tribes living on an island. These two tribes blamed each other for stealing each others song.

The Treeland tribe was led by George and the Seaview Tribe was led by Jessica. These two characters teamed up to solve the problem about the lost treasure that was there song.

The problem was solved when they were able to put the torn map together and work out how to get to the treasure. They had to read three different books to solve the problem.

I really enjoyed this play because both the characters were very smart and talented. They sang very well and were also very hilarious.

Thank you Sam and Lidia for coming to our school. I hope to see you again next year.

Financial Literacy

Financial Literacy

We learnt about how to budget to save money.

The other topics we learnt about we're insurance,borrowing, ad ledig,identity theft,mortgage,trust and saving money. Our tutors we’re Emma,Jane and Matt from price waterhouse and cooper Accounting firm.

I enjoyed all the sessions because the activities were very exciting and practical.

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