Math whizz!!

Buoyancy!!

Reflection!

Figure 8 knot!

My special family member!

My Aunty Mou!

Me and my Aunty like to do all sorts of things like, baking,going out and watching tv. But we like making fun of each other all the time so she is kinda my Best Friend Forever . My aunty is as sweet as a cupcake. Sitting,watching movies,eating popcorn is the perfect thing for me and my aunty.  What is the perfect activity for you and a family member?

My favourite family member!

Sailing!!

Sailing

WALT: Analyze surface features and the language used.  Look beyond the text - Inferencing

1 Unfurl means make or become spread out from a rolled or folded state, especially in order to be open to the wind.

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2. You hold your neck up high and which ever way the wind is blowing you would feel it on your neck.

3.Another way to find out where the wind is going is you get a balloon and blow it up and release it into the sky and when the balloon moves the wind is blowing it into the opposite direction when the wind is blowing on the other side.

4. The reason why the optimist is so sturdy,safe and unsinkable is because of the structure and the wind and the weight.

5. Make as many smaller words as you can from the words ‘Optimist Sailing Dinghies’:

• Safe
• sturdy
• Unsinkable

6. Find the meaning of each of these sailing related words:

	Meaning
rigging	The ropes and wires supporting the structure of the boat.
bail	Release or secure
rudder	Something flat that is pushed into the stem of the boat or ship for steering.
tiller	Of air,water or weather.
centreboard	A board that can be lowered through the keel sailing boat to ride a sideways movement.