Status bubble

I this the status bubble should show your name and how you were feeling, Your age and any details you wanted to show but you couldn't how rude photos on it because everyone could see it even younger kids.

I think it would change your day to day life because people wouldn't have to ask you your name because they could just look at your status bubble and if people read it then they could know a lot about you and if someone looks up your name and find out were you live and maybe you could make it only your friends could see your status bubble

Clever names

Does Oscar The Cat Have A Sixth Sense? One Doctor Certainly Thinks So

WALT:take notes and make notes reading an article

SC:

-use keywords and phrases to take notes

-use symbols and pics to take notes

-turn keywords, phrases, symbols and pics into full sentences.

-visualise

When the administrators of the Steere House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center inProvidence, Rhode Island, adopted six 'therapy' cats from an animal shelter, they had no idea that among them was one that possessed an uncanny sixth sense to predict theimpending death of terminally ill patients.

Oscar the tabby cat's story begins in 2005, when the newly born kitten was placed on third floor of the nursing center, home to patients that are in the last stages of illnesses like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and cancer. The kitten spent the first year lazing around and watching the bustling activity around him. Then, just before his first birthday, Oscar began visiting each of the 41-patients on the floor regularly, just like the doctors and nurses did.

Initially, the hospital staff did not pay much attention to the feline's behavior. However, after some of the people that Oscar was snuggled next to passed away, they began to notice a pattern - the cat only went close to those that were a few hours away from dying. Otherwise, he would curl up on a desk and spend the day sleeping.

To test if it was just a coincidence, the staff tried to place Oscar next to a patient they believed was close to dying. But the paranormal cat refused to stay put and decided to snuggle next to someone else. Turns out he was right because 'his' patient died that same evening, while the one whose death the nurses had thought was imminent, lived on for another two days.

Among the biggest believers in Oscar's paranormal powers is Dr. David Dosa, ageriatrician and Assistant Professor at Brown University. He is so convinced of Oscar's unusual 'gift' that he not only published a paper about him in the New England Journal of Medicine, but also wrote a book. Entitled "Making rounds with Oscar: The extraordinary gift of an ordinary cat’, the 2010 publication outlines the various pieces of evidence he has been able to gather about the cat's predicting powers. Also convinced is the hospital staff who has been using Oscar's foretelling abilities to inform family members so they can bid farewell to their loved ones before it's too late.

Of course, not everyone believes that Oscar has a sixth sense. Some feline experts think that his perfect timing may have to do with a certain smell that the cat has come to associate with death. Others speculate it may have to do with the lack of movement in people that are about to die.

Then there are the skeptics who maintain that Oscar's record is not as perfect as it has been made out to be. They think that the hospital staff and Dr. Dosa have simply 'cherry-picked' the occasions when Oscar has been accurate and ignored the ones when he has not. Fortunately, none of this negative chatter has affected nine-year-old Oscar who continues to provide comfort to sick people in their final hours!

Never Leave a Drink Unattended

Movie Challenge reflection

What your group did well? We worked well together even though we were in a tuff group and never work with the people in out group

What would YOU do differently next time? I would take me time with the videoing and not rush it because our videoing was really bad

Based on the criteria, how would you improve your movie if we gave you time. I would redo some of the scenes so they look better

Criteria:

Teamwork

Able to work collaboratively as a team to produce a movie

Quality of message -

Life Ed theme. Shows understanding or learning from Life Ed programme

Able to use film making conventions

Camera angles, dramatic intention

Sound quality

Ability to ensure all dialogue is heard

Felted rocks

Waimarino Trip

A blade of grass

Thud! A ball lands and hits the ground right beside me kids start running towards me nearly squashing me. I can feel the sand and wind brushing against me. I can see kids hitting the ball and falling to try and get the ball over the net. As the kids leave for the day I sit there moving with the wind and wait for the next morning for the next class to come.

Life Education

Reason
Excuse
Assertive
Change the subject
Humor

Walk away
Ignore
Toughen up
Say No!

Faster
Absorption
Rate

Memory
Reason

Judgment
Mechanical skills

Intellect
Concentration
Emotions

Addiction is when you need a drug to make yourself feel normal

Methamphetamine

P is also known as methamphetamine

Here is a photo of a before and after person who took P









The short-term effects

Loss of appetite

Increased heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature

Dilation of pupils

Disturbed sleep patterns

Nausea

Bizarre, erratic, sometimes violent behavior

Hallucinations, hyperexcitability, irritability

Panic and psychosis

Convulsions, seizures and death from high doses


long-term

Permanent damage to blood vessels of heart and brain, high blood pressure leading to heart attacks, strokes and death

Liver, kidney and lung damage

Destruction of tissues in nose if sniffed

Respiratory (breathing) problems if smoked

Infectious diseases and abscesses if injected

Malnutrition, weight loss

Severe tooth decay

Disorientation, apathy, confused exhaustion

Strong psychological dependence

Psychosis

Depression

Damage to the brain similar to Alzheimer’s disease,3 stroke and epilepsy

How william killed corla burrows


They arrived at the South Featherston School about 8.17am. It was pouring with rain. Storm got out and ran inside but Coral refused.





Williams later told police she got cheeky to him and he "lost the plot". The police summary of evidence records that he "flew into a rage such as he had never before experienced".


From the driver's seat he reached into the back, half climbing over the seat to punch Coral repeatedly, holding her with one hand while hitting with the other.


He broke her jaw in two places, just below the right ear and on her chin. Her jawbone was protruding on the left-hand side of her face.


Her blood was everywhere, including all over his hands and her face.

America's Favorite Giant Panda Celebrates First Birthday

Article Comprehension:

Every animal turns one so why was Bao Bao's first birthday so special?

While first birthdays are always special, this one was even more so, given that only one other giant panda born at the National Zoo, Bao Bao's brother Tai Shan, has survived to celebrate this all-important milestone.

How did the zookeepers celebrate it?

In keeping with ancient Chinese tradition, the party commenced with the young panda being offered a choice of three honey-dipped bamboo shoots. Next to each, was a colorful hand-painted poster labeled 'Long Life,' 'Good Health' and 'Many Cubs'. Given that the panda's first choice is believed to predict its future, it was fortunate that Bao Bao immediately gravitated to the 'Long Life' bamboo.

They also made her a cake that was crafted from frozen diluted apple juice and dyed various shades of pink, with beet juice. Frozen in between, were slices of  Bao Bao's favorite fruits - apples and pears. Flower appliques carved from carrots and sweet potatoes adorned the top and a large number '1', carved from frozen apple juice, completed the perfect treat. Like any one-year-old

What are some of the things Bao Bao has learnt during her first year? 

The smart panda who now weighs a healthy 44lbs, has even learnt to respond to her name and stand tall on the scale, during her monthly weigh-ins.

What are some of the things in store for her before she turns two?

As the year progresses, she will gradually stop drinking her mother's milk and then just like pandas in the wild, move away from 'home', which in Bao Bao's case means shifting to a separate enclosure. Of course, this will only be a temporary home. 

Word search

Dangerous Decibels

Dangerous Decibels 

25/8/14

Today we had dangerous decibels and I really enjoyed it because we got to learn about things that could make you unable to hear if you are around them to long like rock concerts and fire works and lots of things.

Did you know that 85 decibels is the safest amount of sound you can listen to before it damages your hearing and that if you go to a rock concert that is 120 decibels and you can only last 15 seconds before it starts to damage your hearing.

Mining Cavern Transforms Into World's Largest Underground Trampoline Park

Article Comprehension:

How is Bounce Below different from other trampoline parks?
Trampoline parks are sprouting up all across the world. However, they all pale in comparison to Bounce Below - the world's biggest underground trampoline park, Nestled in a massive cavern that is located inside a 100ft deep and 60ft wide former slate mine, it provides visitors with a bouncing experience like none other. Visitors to Bounce Below begin their journey with a safety briefing they have to wear overalls and safety helmets and embark on an old mine train for the short ride into the mountain.

What are some of the things visitors will experience at Bounce Below?
Bounce below is lit up with many lights, making it look beautiful and magical. There is a series of trampolines across 10,000 square feet, all connected by slides. The biggest is a 60-foot plunge. There is also chutes and ladders. For different age groups, the trampolines are set at different heights, so that everyone can enjoy it. For people who like thrills, or trampoline experts, there is a trampoline that lies 180 feet above the cavern floor. For young children there is a trampoline set 20 feet from the ground.
What are the two ziplines called?

Velocity

Titan

What is special about each one?

The mile-long Velocity, which stands 500 feet above the ground is not just Northern Hemisphere's longest zipline, but also, its fastest, allowing daredevils to fly across at speeds exceeding 100mph.


The newly opened Titan is no slouch either. Besides being the largest of its kind in Europe, it is also the first in the world to feature four lines, side-by-side. This means that families and friends can experience the thrill of flying across at 70mph, simultaneously! And they are not done yet.

Homework Challenges Aims training

Aims Netball training

14/8/14

Today we worked on our shooting and to practice passing the ball in a straight line down the court to get the ball in the hop faster.

We got given a fitness log that we have to fill in every day and we have to show it to our coach every time we have trainings and know one tock theres to training so we had to run 4 laps around the school field.

Maori Myth or legend

Press space bar to play and to go to the next slide ;)

Homework Challenges (Netball)

!!!!Netball!!!!

10/8/14

Last Sunday I played a netball tournament and my team won every game and bet lots of teams that we lost against before and it was really fun we also won a bag with chocolate for each player and a netball for the team.

RIMU HOUSE CHALLENGE/Aims training

Aims training 

12/8/14

Today For aims training we worked on our ball skills and our stepping and how to get away form your players by passing in a square.

My main goals for aims are to work on my confidence with the other players in my team and the other teams that we play against and to also work on my technique for my shooting

Homework Challenges (Physical Activity and the Outdoors)

 I Compete in a sport for an entire season

 Netball

I played netball for an entire season last year and I am still playing now and the season is nearly over this year. Last year I was in the E team and I never played before and this year I am in the D team


Netball: Last week we had a hard game and we played Tauranga intermediate C team. I was surprised 

because we only lost by 8 points and they were really good The score was 31-23. I am also In the aims netball 2nd team and my team has training on tuesdays, thursdays and my normal netball team has training on friday.

Japanese Scientist Builds Robots That Look Eerily Human

Q. What are androids?

A. Androids are robots in human appearance

Q. Name the three robots Professor Hiroshi Ishiguro has created for the 'Android: What is Human' exhibition? What are their respective roles?

A. Two females, an adult (Ononaroid), a child (Kodomoroid) , and a small baby-like robot (Telenoid). They can have conversations with people, helping to make them less "creepy." Kodomoroid can recite news articles, and speak several different languages, in different voices ranging from a high pitched girls voice to a low mans voice. Telenoid can hug people and engage in short conversations.

Q. Why are androids more difficult to build then normal robots?

A. They have to make everything a human has, for example, the teeth. Then they have to carefully mold and paint the android to look like a normal human. After that they have to program it carefully to make actions like a human, and also think like a human.

TE WIKI O TE REO MAORI

RIMA
The Story of Ranginui and Papatuanuku

Who is Ranginui? Sky father
Who is Papatuanuku? Earth mother
Who is the god of the forests? Tane Mahuta
Who is the god of the winds? Tawhirimatea
Who is the god of war? Tumatauenga
Who is the god of the sea? Tangaroa

RUA
These islands are well known to locals but to Maori of Tauranga these island have their own respective Maori names. Find out these names.

Islands in Tauranga Moana
Leisure Island - Moturiki Island
Peach Island - Motuopae Island
Rat Island - Motuopuhi Island
Mayor Island - Tūhua Island

TORU
Towns in the Bay of Plenty Can you name the towns situated between Tauranga and Whakatane? with Maori names
Tauranga
1. Te Puke
2. Maketu
3. Matata
Whakatane

Video Of The Week - British Competition Honors Naughty Pets

Why did Direct Blinds ask people to post pet pictures on their Facebook page?

The contest, organized by Direct Blinds an online supplier of custom window coverings, asked owners to upload photos of their pets caught performing their naughtiest deeds, on the company's Facebook page.

What title did Yodie win? What did he do to deserve it?

Yodie, a German Shepherd and Keeshond Cross, that captured the judges' attention. Originally from Romania, Yodie was rescued by a British charity from where he was adopted by 25-year-old Laura Vitty. The Newcastle resident says that over the years, Yodie has destroyed many items including, his own dog bed.

What are the 2nd and 3rd place winners known to do frequently?

In second place was another dog called Harry, whose favorite hobby is to shrednewspapers and magazines. The funniest and most talented however was Stoops, a black cat who came in third place - She apparently loves to open the fridge and hop in to lick the tops of the cold milk bottles.

Word search

Bali Trip

Q 1. These little parcels are left outside everyday. You see them everywhere. What are they for?


A. These are called canang sari that Balinese offer to their Gods three times a day

Canang sari is one of the daily offerings made by Balinese Hindus to thank the Sang Hyang Widhi Wasa in praise and prayer. Canang sariwill be seen in the Balinese temples (pura), on small shrines in houses, and on the ground or as a part of a larger offering.

Q 2. It was the first day back at school when we arrived. These kids meet their teachers at the beach. They were about your age. Find out about school in Bali. 

A. Most schools in Bali start at 9am-11am they finish vary from 1pm-4pm. They go to school 6 days a week Monday-Saturday but in New Zealand we go to school 5 days a week Monday-Friday.

Q 3. They have tanks of these fish everywhere. You pay $3 to soak your feet in them for 15 mins. The fish nibble at your feet. Find out what type of fish they are and what they are doing?




A . Garra rufa fish are a tiny, toothless carp native to Turkey, Syria, Iraq and other parts of the Middle East. Also known as 'doctor fish', they thrive in the hot springs of Kangal, Turkey, where they suck and nibble away at the dead-skin cells of tourists and health pilgrims.







Q 4. This was taken at a batik factory. What is batik?

A. Batik is a type of fabric dyeing method using wax to create patterns and designs.This method makes use of a resist technique, applying areas of cloth with wax (a dye-resistant substance) to prevent them from absorbing colours when the cloth is dipped into the dye. Not only as a dye-resistant substance, the wax applied is also used to control colours from spreading out from a particular area to create motif when the dye is painted.

5. This is the Saraswati Temple in Ubud. Who is it dedicated to?
The Saraswati temple is in Ubud is dedicated to the Hindu Goddess Saraawati.

Caveman poo suggests they may have eaten vegetables

Q. how many years ago did researchers examined ancient specimens of poo, from people who lived in part of southern Spain 

A. 50,000

Q. Where did researches examined ancient specimens of poo.

A. Southern Spain

Q. What did they find in the samples

A. Traces of meat

Q. What did they find in their detailed tests

A. Plants, such as tubers, berries, and nuts.

Q. Who said that Neanderthals ate what was available in different situations, seasons, and climates

A. Anaira Sistiaga

Q. Where was the latest finding that comes after the recent discovery of plant microfossils trapped in?

A. Neanderthal teeth

Q. Who were Neanderthals close evolutionary cousins of our own species

A. Homo sapiens

Two-Year-Old Peanut Crowned 'World's Ugliest Dog's

How many years has the 'World's Ugliest Dog' contest been around? 

The worlds uglyest dog contest has been around for 26 years 

How many contestants did it attract this year?
The contest attracted 29 contestants this yea

How did this year's winner Peanut get his 'ugly' looks?
Peanut the two-year-old shelter dog was badly burnt in a fire which caused him to lose his lips, most of his body hair and eyelids. 

What is the organizer's main purpose for organizing this unusual competition?

The competition is also a great way to honor these pooches, many of whom owe their unusual looks to human abuse. But most importantly, it raises awareness for their adoption by showing the world that physical detractions do not prevent dogs from becoming loving pets.

Australia's Favorite White Humpback Makes A Rare Appearance

What is so special about Migaloo?

Migaloo was the world's first documented white humpback whale. 

Cite a few facts from the article that tell you how precious Migaloo is to the people of Australia.

Migaloo's is precious to the people of Australia because of his color, his color is caused by a genetic skin condition called albinism also known as achromia and achromasia.

Migaloo is his name which means white Fella

Why is Migaloo known as a 'hypo-pigmented' humpback? is he the only one?

The people have been unable to confirm it with scientific evidence so they therefore refer to him as a 'hypo-pigmented' humpback. 

Oskar Peterson from Australia's White Whale Research Center speculates that he may be the same white whale the center received notification of, in 1988. If true, it would mean that Migaloo is 26-years-old. Given that the mammals can live up to 80 years

Who knew corn flakes could look so good

Who Knew Corn Flakes Could Look So Good?

What cereal does Rosado use to create her portraits?

The artist portraits from grains of corn flakes hit her while she was eating breakfast, which comprised of well corn flakes.

Why does it take so long to create each masterpiece?

The artical say tha each portrait takes about five hours to create. 

Name some celebrities that have featured in her cereal art series. What kind of art did Rosando unveil in 2013.

Michael jackson

John lennon 

Bob marley

Alicia keys 

114 foot taower in budapest is the worlds tallest lego structure

114-Foot Tower In Budapest Is The World's Tallest Lego Structure

1. Where was the most recent tallest Lego structure built?
In front of the Saint Stephen's Basilica in Budapest.

2. Who built it?
The elementary students in Budapest collected a team of official Lego builders from Denmark to help them build one that would surpass the existing record holder - a 112-ft 11-inch tower which is built in front of the Saint Stephen's Basilica in Budapest.

3. What are the two requirements imposed by the Guinness World Records before a Lego tower can be eligible for inclusion?
You are not aloud to use adhesives and once the tower is finished you must take the wires out and let it stand up on it's on with out any support for it to be in the world record book.


4. Why does the author believe that a new Lego tower record will be attempted soon?
I think that the author believes that because the record was broken and attempted 3 times in 2012.

Vegetarian Crocodiles

Vegetarian Crocodiles? You Better Believe It!

What is unusual about the reptiles that live at Nyanyana crocodile farm?

Something unusual about the crocodiles is that there are 164,000 vegetarian crocodiles and that the vegetarian crocodiles have skin that is softer and more supple than those that eat meat.

How did they turn this way?

They started feeding the reptiles with pellets that were a mix of meat and vegetables. After noticing that the change in diet did not seem to deter the reptile's growth, they gradually eliminated the meat completely and are now raising crocodiles that are 100% vegetarian.

What are the crocodiles being bred for?

the reptiles are bred for their skin, which is sold to European tanneries where it is transformed into leather and sold to fashion houses like Hermes and Gucci to make expensive handbags, shoes and belts. 

Current Events Reading

13-Year-Old Indian Girl Becomes The Youngest Female To Conquer The Everest!Article Comprehension:

1. What did Malavath do? Malavath became the youngest female to climb to the summit of the world's highest peak - Mount Everest.

1. Why does the author believe it is so admirable? Because she's really young and she's broken the words record  for youngest to climb mount everst

1. What did she have to do to get selected for the Mount Everest climb?  It was therefore not surprising to hear that she was one of the twenty selected for the professional training session at the Darjeeling Himalayan Mountaineering Institute from October 26th to November 16th, 2013. At the end of the two-week period, only two youngsters were selected for the dangerous climb - Malavath was one of them!

1. What happened when Malavath reached the advanced base camp?  It was not easy. In fact, Malavath was sent back to base camp after she experienced altitude sickness when she got to the advanced base camp set up at an altitude of 6,400 meters. However the determined youngster returned three days later, and insisted on continuing.

1. How long did it take the team to get to the summit? It took 52 days for them to reach the top of the mountain.

1. What does Malavath hope her achievement will do to help other people?  The young girl hopes that her achievements will inspire underprivileged people and girls all over the world, to try achieve their dreams.

Battle of gate pa

This is Willie Apiata and he is famous because he got awarded the Victoria cross

this is Governor General he is famous because if the queen is unable to attend something then he will be sent to go for her as her. His name is Jerry Mateparae

Protect maths

Student led conference

How did it go? 
My conference went good because the year has only just started and I have a new teacher that my mum doesn't really know and thanks to the conference she does we talked about my learning and who I worked good with and not so good with and if i'm good and maths, and not reading but good at writing or good at reading and good at maths but not writing and it turns out that i was better at reading and writing then maths.

What was it like having them in class? 
It was good having my mum is class because she learnt stuff about me when I'm at school and how I learn and about my friends in class and the people I work good with and the people I don't work good with. I felt different when my mum was in class with me because I talk and play around with my friends but if I did that when my mum was around she would tell me to get on with what I am supposed to be doing.

What did they like about the process? 
My mum liked that me and my teacher we organise for everything and that my teacher talked about things my mum didn't know about me before and that she nows what stage i'm in for my reading writing and maths.

What did you like? 
I liked that my mum now knows what stages I am in for my reading writing and maths and that my conference was last so I had more time to talk to my mum and teacher about my learning.

What would you/they like to do differently next time? 
I wouldn't like anything to change.

BEDMAS

These are my prototec maths

Battle of gate pa

Swimming sports

Swimming Recount Blog post

WALT: identify area of need from writing sample feedback and make a conscious effort to improve that area.

SC: Co-constructed

- paragraphs if a focus

- Punctuation that you don’t normally use

- similes and vocabulary that you don’t normally use - thesaurus

- Ideas - simple to complex. Lots of detail.

My focus is vocab and detail

Monday 18th march 2014

Today we have swimming sports everyone has to be in there full school uniform before they leave school grounds. All of rimu meets outside the hall and we start walking to memorial park. We walk across the road I felt like a balloon full of air waiting to pop and  I can’t wait till we get there. We have to walk down in pears my pear was neve we were the leaders for our class. Zoe and Sheridan were walking behind us and we all decided to start singing.

We arrive at the pools we walk in and get changed into our togs and sit on the stands outside. We sit there waiting for the teachers to call the first race. “Year 7 girls please go and line up behind the cones” Mr mossop said “Year 7 boys please go line up” Mr mossop said “Year 8 girls please line up” Mr mossop said I walk over to the cones with my friends Mr mossop puts us in even lines we move up to the diving board “On your marks get set go” Mr mossop shouted I dive into the water like a dolphin. I come up to the serfass and gasp for air. I move my arms like a win meal in and out of the water my hand hits the end of the pool. I finished but didn’t come anything. I hop out of the pool breathing in and out like it was my last breath. I walk over to Miss mills and give her my name and room number and then go to sit down on the stands.