Shivers on the water.

Splash! cold water running down the stream. Rocks are rubbing hard on my feet, Ouch! as I trip onto the water my face reflects on the water but lucky my face never hit onto the rocks.

People laugh at me but it's really not funny getting wet purposely in front of a bunch of students.

Its shivering cold as the cold water chills up your feet until it reaches your arms, no towel nor warm clothes to wear just shorts and a short top swimming tog.

Wind is blowing roughly getting you even colder. You would wish you were never in this Activity getting fully wet.

Time for another activity No!! It's just getting worse and Worse!! every time the longer you stay the worse you will get cold and sick.

“This is the last activity” shouts out the lady running the activity FINALLY!!! “10 seconds are left” yay!!! no more getting wet and no more shivers I am never coming back to do this activity ever again.

BY Amanda

Hydraulic lifting Jack (made out of popsicles)

Materials

• Hot dog sticks or Ice block sticks
• 1 copper wire
• one pack of blue tack
• a bunch of aluminum wire
• syringe 2
• 1 plastic long tube
• sellotape
• cardboard box
• paper clips
• hammer
• nail
• 1 needle   
• skewers or toothpicks
• scissors

Method

First of all we poked holes in the hotdog sticks in the middle and the sides at the end.

Then we used a nail and hammer to make the hole because it was a lot more easier to poke through the sticks.

Next we connected the hotdog sticks by using copper wire and pushing the copper wire through the middle and tighten it up.

We then sellotape the tips at the sides of hotdog sticks. This is because when we hammer a hole at the ends of the hot-dog sticks, it always crack.

After, We poked the through the sellotape using a needle so that it was clear to poke through.

Then we attached two of the connected sticks to make the half of the elevator. You do the same to the other side.

Later we joined the sticks together with a skewer. We broke the skewer in half because it was too long.

With the skewers in half, we sharpened the ends with a pocket knife.

After that, we stuck the skewers in the bottom of the two sticks. We also used Blu Tack because it wouldn't stop shifting. Then it worked out pretty good.

Camp highlights and lowlights

Camp highlights and lowlights.

HIGHLIGHTS

• I really liked how we went to Extreme edge rock climbing for the first time. It was amazing because you got to climb up all the way and it was super safe when we got down was also fun.

• I really love walking around the beach when it was dawn and exploring the waterfall It was perfect to go around and explore at the right time it was a perfect view.

• We all enjoyed Ice cream after we walked around the beach as a treat.

• 
  We watched a movie and sang on the second night we also went around to the camp fire and got all the memories in our mind what we like the most about it It was a moment for everyone to take their time off.

LOWLIGHTS

• The activities were a bit hard and hurtful because I cut my finger in archery. I did not like the river games because I could feel my foot scraping on the rocks and it was a bit cold to get wet.

• when we were baking dampers the dampers were dry and not cooked properly the smoke just kept on coming towards us.

• We did  not get to read a book when we wake up early

• Teachers were standing out our door listening to us It was a bit weird why they exactly were listening to us.

• People were rushing people when they were in the shower and the showers were not enough for people to fit us in.

WHAT DO WE NEED TO IMPROVE NEXT TIME

• Teachers should not listen to us when we are asleep.
• give more exciting activities.
• less hurt activities
• Give a sensible behaviour
• Showers we need to all fit in enough.

Mrs Sullings card

Mary

Camp at piha

Digital footprint

Google cardboard

What is Google cardboard?

Google cardboard is made by scientists and computer experts. Google cardboard will allow you to experience real things as if you are there in that image in real  time, situation and scenery.

How does Google cardboard work?

Google cardboard works by placing your smartphone into the cardboard near the lenses then you fold the cardboard and connect the magnets to close it then you can experience an animated 3D when you put the Google cardboard on.

What is it made of?

Google cardboard is made out of cardboard, lenses for your eyes to see through it also has magnets to connect to the sides so that it can hold and all you need is a smart phone to be placed into.

http://www.flamingtext.com/

Stingray

Stingray

Stingrays are flapping fish without scales in the sea. They can breathe both water and air isn’t that amazing.

Stingrays have weird body features. Sometimes we can see them swimming coming up to land, flip in the air and many times under the sea hiding in the sea bed.

Stingrays have legs. Which  many of us do not know.  Why do stingrays have legs? Stingrays have legs and they are called claspers.  They are just a part that help them to swim.

This is the question everyone's asking about. Stingrays breathe both air and water under the sea. They breathe from their gills and spiracles which are special for stingrays.

Stingrays are only found in temperate seas or warm tropical waters. This is a better environment for them it is the best condition where they thrive in the warm tropics and temperate sea waters.

Their diet is carnivores which means they mainly eat meat such as crustaceans, fish, worms, sea snails, shrimp and shellfish.They have sharp jaw teeth which will allow them to crush these kind of food.

These facts are all about Stingrays and it tells everything all about it. They are creatures that swim in shallow water and very huge sea creatures that will amaze you.

http://ngkids.co.nz/

Back to the future (Nike mag)

The NIKE mag.

Do you remember the movie back to the future? Wasn't it a cool movie when that amazing that shining shoe with sparkles appeared right in front of your face? Well Marty Mcfly was the one that wore the amazing looking shoes.

Marty Mcfly and Doctor Brown had to travel thirty years to the future. They were in hill valley CA to save Marty Mcfly yet to be born children. The date of the arrival is October 21st 2015.

As we talk about the fantastic iconic sneakers Nike has released a new famous model of the Nike mag sneakers that Marty Mcfly wore in the movie though the ones were just props he wore. The Nike mag can power tie its own shoe and light up how cool is that.

The real happy news is that Nike has planned to release the additional pair Next year on 2016. The bad news is that they will be limited edition and launch in via auction. Because the company donating all the money for the Nike mag to The Michael J. Fox donation which would mean it  will be expensive for all of us to buy it.

A Day At The Beach

Tonga

Tonga is located in the South Pacific. It is in the Western side of Samoa. It is two thirds away from Hawaii and New Zealand. The capital of Tonga is Nuku'alofa. Nuku’alofa is in the north coast of Tongatapu and is the largest city in Tonga. Tonga’s population is 100 000. Tonga has three main Islands which are the Vava’u group, the Ha’apai group and also the Tongatapu. Nuku'alofa is the capital and is on the main Island from Tongatapu. Tonga ruled parts of Fiji and Samoa. Tonga have a few volcanic islands, limestone islands and small coral atolls. Tonga uses limestones for jewellery. Global warming is serious that can threat Tonga because usually Tonga is mainly hot. The king of Tonga is Tupou IV he is a political leader of Tonga. Captain James Cook was the first to name Tonga (friendly island). These are the favourite foods that Tongans love to eat which are: raw fish, pulu masima, Ufi (Taro), chop suey, Talo, Pork, Keke, lau lau, (Otai drink). The things I don’t like about Tongan food are horse meat and pigeon. By Amanda. 

Child labor

Child labour is a work for young  children ages 6 to 15 years old who are not meant to be working. But are forced to work. Children are usually enslaved for money due to poverty. They don’t go to school and miss out on education to know the fault of their own.

http://www.un.org/en/globalissues/briefingpapers/childlabour/

Children are being enslaved and beaten up they are also forced to work without stopping. They work in factories such as the making of chocolate, in mining such as gold, charcoal, chrome, diamonds, emeralds and coal. Sometimes they are work in the distribution of drugs.

http://www.ilo.org/global/topics/child-labour/lang--en/index.htm

Child labour are happening in this countries the Pacific, Asia, Africa, Mongolia, Colombia cote D'ivoire, Zimbabwe and Brazil. There are many ways children are used to do work in construction, agriculture, domestic helpers in manufacturing or factories or used to fight in wars. For some children receive no pay, have no protection they get sick and ill and sometimes injured they don’t receive good food and place to sleep This is the truth of child labor on what is happening.

http://www.un.org/en/globalissues/briefingpapers/childlabour/

In the ILO, child labour is defined as using young children to work in dangerous and unsuitable conditions. Children below 16 years of age work in factories and mines to provide for their family.  They don’t go to school nor get good education.  Now ILO are trying to make rules to help and protect young children not to be used as slave, labourers, in drug trafficking and even to fight in wars.

http://www.un.org/en/globalissues/briefingpapers/childlabour/

What can we do to stop child labour? A big problem all over the world. What can we do to help children who had been used in labour? Child labour is not fair. Children deserve more. They should be treated well. These children who are being forced to work do not deserve that. If other children are living freely why can’t other children be free too? People should think before they act.

By Amanda

Syrian Exodus report

Syrian Exodus

How would you feel in a place where killing is happening everywhere? Is this war going to end? You would probably be  hoping that this will never happen to your lovable country. Looking at people getting killed, raped, tortured and murdered made my heart bleed. We are so lucky here in New Zealand, we are not in that situation that Syria has to go through.

200,000 Syrians have lost their lives and over 11 million people have been forced to move away from their homes and own country. In March the 11th,  there were teenagers who were painting on a school wall so they were arrested and tormented. July 2011 hundreds of thousands were taken to the streets across the country.   This was how the war started.

The President of Syria took out freedom from his people. Rebel brigades fought and started to battle the government. The government controlled the cities, towns and countrysides, and  the fighting passed on to the capital of Syria, Damascus. In June 2013 the United Nations  said that 90,000 people have been killed in conflict.

The total killings as of March 2015  reached up to 220,000. The Government and rebel forces have been raging war and many civilians were suffering from lack of food, water and health supplies. 6,000 civilians have been killed by the government's air  strikes which was meant for the rebels.  The people were caught in the battle.

Nearly four million Syrians have fled Syria since the crisis had happen.  The syrian refugees are leaving to other countries such as america and britain and other countries including ours. 6.5 million syrian refugees have displaced syria.

In Syria people are dying and being shot by their own people, and this is not a way to solve this civil war. Maybe one day it could be us in this war, fighting and killing each other when this is not the solution.

What can we do to help the Syrians find a better peaceful place? Can we help the Syrians? If we can what is your  resolution?  

By: Amanda

Venezuela south America

Venezuela is located in South America. The people in Venezuela speak in either Spanish or Latin American, it was first owned by the Spanish. The population in Venezuela is 31.292.000 which is in 2015 (now) there is 28.5 million people living in Venezuela.

The capital of Venezuela is Caracas in Venezuelan it is usually called Santiago de León de Caracas. The president of Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro.Venezuela shares the land border with colombia to the west.

Did you know that the world's tallest waterfall is Angel falls? which is in Venezuela. Thee biggest mountain in Venezuela is Pico Bolivar at 4,979m (16,335 ft)

Venezuela is famous for many things such as oils, people and food and other many things they are famous for. Popular sports in Venezuela is football,baseball (major league baseball) Venezuela's flag colours is yellow at the top, blue at the middle and red at the bottom. designs on the flag are the 7 stars around the blue strip.

PHILIPPINES

Daffodil day

Daffodil day.

Daffodil day is in every Friday on August the 28th.

What is Daffodil day?

Daffodil day is the cancer society's yearly flagship function and the most important fundraising event.

Why?

It supports the cancer foundation for the treatment and recovery of those who are suffering from this disease which comes from many forms.

Help those who are needing our help.

If you want to help go to http://www.daffodilday.org.nz/donate/

Child labour vs. Chocolate which one do you pick?

Do you love chocolate? do you know the secrets of chocolate? well I know and I can tell you what are the issues that are going on.

Did you know that kids ages to 12-16 are forced to work in cocoa farms to collect cocoa nibs my opinion I think all for money. They are slaved to work being unpaid in the Ivory coast in west Africa.

Some chocolate companies just like Hershey's and others never have given out the real truth. They hide it behind their backs the truth that hasn’t been spoken out to the world what issues of chocolate going on. Nestle is the company that provides all the cocoa to be given away to chocolate companies.

Nestle gets all the chocolate from the Ivory coast where the children are trafficked. Children are slaved and beaten up to collect all the cocoa nibs.

This is truly unfair to those kids who are trafficked and slaved to do all the work. How would you feel when you are slaved just like them?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8j2l-3TxTg&feature=youtu.be

My goals for term3 and 4

My goals

Maths: I am confident in subtracting and adding tens and ones. I am also confident in learning the strategy right and understanding it very well. I can add hundreds to the 2 digit numbers and is very easy. But I need to be careful while doing the strategy.

I am working in Stage 5. I would like to do the strategy right and carefully with no mistake and learn a different strategy (not repeating the same strategy). I wish I could work with Mrs. Cochrane's class.

 

Where to next?

To learn more harder maths and move on to stage six so that I can move on I do not want to stay on the same stage I really need to move on. Learn more about fractions, adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing complex and hard numbers, decimal numbers, more on measurement problems- area, weight, length, volume, conversion, time and money, geometry and doing investigation in statistics.

Writing;

I am confident in explaining and and adding more information to my work.  I need to learn more vocab and making sure that each of my sentences makes sense.  I need to proofread it before I post to my blog. I must always use paragraphs and put them in the right correct order. I am working on Stage 4B.

Making sure I proofread my work before publishing or posting. I need to put my work into paragraphs in the correct order to make sure I do not get mixed up with the first or second.

What to next?

I need to move my writing level up  to 4A- achieve level 4. I should be able to proofread my work by myself by using interesting words. Make sure to  write in paragraphs and add harder words to make my work interesting. So that I don’t need to use the same words because it is boring.

Book review: last wolf

Robbie McLeod an orphan,met a young wolf Cub and named him Charlie. Both went on an amazing adventure and they tried to get away from all the war that's going on. Robbie was living alone and now lived with Charlie. They moved to America where they found freedom for themselves. Robbie begun a peaceful family with Charlie.

I recommend this book to children ages 10-12.  It is a hard book because some words are difficult.  You need to understand them.  The vocabulary is very good, the book you will love and you’ll get hook in reading it.

Author: Michael Morpurgo

BY: Amanda

Switzerland

Switzerland has four languages such as… (Swiss)

German, Roman, French and Italian. The capital of Switzerland is Bern. For over 190 years Switzerland has been  uncommitted country during the world war times.

Switzerland has been a landlocked country in western europe. It shares its land border with Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, Italy and France.

The population of  Switzerland is eight million (7,996,026). The Swiss cities of Zürich, Geneva and Bern is ranked in the top 10 most liveable cities in the world. Switzerland is a mountainous country with 208 mountains that are high over 3,000m high and 24 over 4,000m Wow!! How high is that?

Did you know that the highest mountain in Switzerland is Monte Rosa? It is about 4,634m high and about 15,203 ft.  That must be very high and can kill people when they fall and hit the ground. Did you know that a famous climber named Charles Hudson died ten years later after climbing Mount Rosa.

Switzerland is very famous for its chocolate my favourite chocolate Toblerone this comes from Switzerland. It is also famous for its cheese, banking system, watches and alpine mountain areas. Popular sports in Switzerland is skiing, snowboarding and mountaineering. Traditional sports: Switzerland is wrestling golf and baseball and stone put.

switzerland collage

Mary Mackillop

How bees make honey

How bees make honey

Honey gets its nectar from the flower which bees get to make the honey. The nectar is naturally broken down into sugars and put in honeycombs. Nectar is 80% water with some multiplex sugars. If you pulled a honeysuckle blossom out of its  stem. Nectar is the fluid that drops at the end of the blossom. Some bees get their nectar from flowers like clovers, dandelions, berry bushes and fruit tree blossoms. Bees use their long tube tongues to suck the nectar out of the flowers and suck it all in their honey stomachs. Did you know that bees have two stomachs? one is a honey stomach that stomach holds the nectar like a backpack and the regular stomach too. The honey stomach holds 70 mg of nectar and when it's full it almost weighs the same as the size of a bee. Honey bees must collect between 100-1500  flowers to collect the nectar in order to fill up their honey stomachs.

If they only had let’s say  15% nectar, it is not sufficient to make the honey so the bees need to collect as much nectar as they can so they can make nice, sweet and liquidy honey.

Book review: Greek mythology Junior genius Guides

Greek mythology

Author: Ken Jennings

Book review: Amanda

This book is all about greek mythology but changed the story a bit different and confusing. It is all about ancient stories about how Prometheus was being very clever to the Greek Gods how Achilles’s heel led to his death. This book has great illustrations inside and pop quiz to break open the code plus this book is good for your knowledge and is great to challenge your friends and your teachers too.

I recommend this book ages to 9-11 because it is great for knowledgeg and should be able to read harder words they should be able to know they should be able to know.

Tornadoes

How to make chcocolate

How to make chocolate

Cocoa trees are found in West Africa. Chocolate pods is where the chocolate beans come from. When the beans are dried you put it in the sun where they get the flavour from. When the beans arrive to their destination they are blended, cleaned and then dried. When it is dried the shell comes off and only the nibs are left. Then the nibs are grounded into a nice cocoa mass, the mass is then processed into cocoa powder and cocoa butter.

White chocolate does not contain cocoa mass only cocoa butter sugar, milk and lecithin are blended altogether and putted into rollers. They are then anchored into a big tank. The chocolate is heated in a processed machine in a temperate. The temperate involves heating and cooling to the chocolate to make a specific crystal structure. It insures a perfect snack and texture and so that it will shine to each of the chocolate. Once the chocolate is tempered  it is made into solid chocolates bars, truffles, whipped chocolate cream, caramel and chocolate figures.

By: Amanda