BRAIN TEASER:)

What is better than God, poor people have it, rich people dont have it and if you eat it you will die?
Sophie's & Amelia's brain teaser

Sometimes the stars (writing)

This is the video our class watch for writing we had to write a good starting and we will post the storys soon.
by amelia & sophie:)

NIKITA HOWARTH- NZ PARALYMPIAN

Nikita Howarth is a 13 year old girl from the Waikato who embodies the values of the Olympics and Paralympics: Respect, Excellence, Friendship, Determination, Courage, Equality and Inspiration. Nikita was born with bilateral upper limb deficiency, meaning she has no hands. It is difficult to know what is more impressive; being able to beat able bodied competitors at her school swimming sports day or being named as the youngest NZ competitor at the Paralympic Games in London!

If you had to choose 3 values that were important to you what would they be?

This Week In History

The First Ever Paralympics - 1960

Most of us took pleasure in viewing the highs and lows of the 2012 London Olympics. They were a success in terms of the sporting events themselves and in the values and Olympic spirit that shone through. For those of us who have missed watching the inspiring athletes on our TV screens, this week sees the beginning of the second largest sporting event in the world...The Paralympics.

Wonder of the Week

Have you ever wondered…
Do you have ESP?
What does ESP stand for?
What types of ESP are there?

Did you know?Can you read people’s minds? Do you sometimes get a sense that something is about to happen just before it happens? If this sounds familiar, maybe you have ESP!
ESP — short for extrasensory perception — refers to the ability to receive information directly with the mind rather than through the five senses of sight, smell, touch, taste and hearing. ESP is sometimes called by other names, such as sixth sense, gut feeling and a hunch.

What do you think?

Rhythm Interactive

Last week we were lucky to have Rhythm Interactive visit our school. It was a fun experience where everyone got their own drum. There was no talking throughout the entire performance. Check out the fun we had.

Technology Challenge

This week for our technology of the Maori unit we read about Maori fish hooks and nets. We then worked in teams of 2 or 3 to create a fishing rod using only the materials provided. We were given 16 sheets of double newspaper, 4 metres of string, 2 paper clips, one roll of sticky tape, 4 sheets of A4 card and scissors (for construction only) and 30 minutes to create our fishing rods. After that we were challenged to catch as many fish as possible in 2 minutes. This proved to be quite a difficult task with some groups not catching any fish. Fynn, Michael and Kerryn won the challenge by catching 4 fish. Well Done boys.

Wonder of the Week

Are You Talented?
Have you ever wondered…
Are you talented?
What types of talents do different people have?
How can you discover your talents?
So what are your talents? And don’t say that you don’t have any! Everyone has talents.
If you’re not sure what your talents are, ask a friend or family member for help. They will be glad to help you see yourself in a different light. You may be surprised by what they think your talents are.
Check out this girl with a funny talent.

This Week In History

Mt. Vesuvius erupts 24th August AD 79

This week, nearly 2 000 years ago, Mt. Vesuvius in Italy exploded in a spectacular and devastating way.The cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum were buried under tons of volcanic ash. What is truly amazing is that these lost cities were perfectly preserved by the ash.

Brainteaser Of The Week

Amazing Talent

A man is sitting in a cafe feeling rather poor. He sees the man next to him pull a bunch of $50 notes out of his wallet. He turns to the rich man and says to him, "I have an amazing talent: I know almost every song that has ever existed." The rich man laughs.The poor man says, "I am willing to bet you all the money you have in your wallet that I can sing a genuine song with a lady's name of your choice in it." The rich man laughs again and says, "OK, how about my daughter's name, Joanna Armstrong-Miller?"The rich man goes home poor. The poor man goes home rich. What song did he sing?

Wonder of the Day

Can Kids Be Inventors, Too?

Have you ever wondered…

• Can kids be inventors, too?
• How do things get invented?
• What famous things have been invented by kids?

Did you know?Do you have imagination? Do you like to solve problems? Can you think outside the box?

If so, you could be the next great inventor. “But I’m just a kid,” you might say! Don’t worry about a little thing like age. Some of the greatest inventors in the world got their start as kids.


Do you have your own bright ideas for some new inventions? How about a toothbrush that brushes your teeth while you’re sleeping? Or a robot that does your homework while you’re at soccer practice? Maybe even a pencil that knows the answers to test questions!
Post your ideas as a comment.

This Week In History

The Opening of the Panama Canal - 15th August 1914

Looking back in history, we find that ships were used for much of the transporting of goods around the world. Take a look at the map above. How would a ship have managed to get its cargo from the west coast of the United states to the East? The ship would have needed to travel all the way down to Cape Horn at the bottom of South America and then all the way back up. There had to be an easier way. And in 1534, King Charles V of Spain decided there was. He planned to create a canal through Panama so boats could cut though and enter the Atlantic ocean more quickly. In fact, a journey that was once 20, 000 kilometres long could be reduced to just 8000 kilometres by building an 8 kilometre canal.

The Panama canal has been called one of the modern ‘Seven Wonders of the World’. It is an example of what can be achieved through hard work and determination. However, it came at a very high cost - the loss of 26 000 lives.

The Panama Canal is considered one of the greatest engineering feats in the world.

The following landmarks are also examples of incredible engineering.

In which countries would you find the following?

a) The Hoover Dam

b) The Eiffel Tower

c) The Golden Gate Bridge

d) The Channel Tunnel

Can you think of any other famous man-made landmarks?

Brainteaser of the Week

Unusual Paragraph

This is an unusual paragraph. I'm curious as to just how quickly you can find out

what is so unusual about it. It looks so ordinary and plain that you would think
nothing was wrong with it. In fact, nothing is wrong with it! It is highly unusual
though. Study it and think about it, but you still may not find anything odd. But if
you work at it a bit, you might find out.

Waka Making

In literacy we have been learning about maori culture and have been makeing maori canoes (nag waka) and have 30mins to make a canoe with  stable sides and have to be able to hold one person in it.
we had to make it out of *news paper *ice block sticks *stiky tape and scissors.

By Alani and Sophie

Shot Put

This morning Valerie Adams won a silver medal in shot put. With the score of 20.40m. In first place getting the gold was Nadzeya Ostapchuk from Belarus and the bronze medal went to Evgeniia Kolodko from Russia. Comment what you think about this
By Alani and Sophie

Funny picture time !!!!!!!

write a funny caption for this picture.

Can you solve this riddle?

A cowboy rides into town on Friday stays in town for 2 nights and he leaves on Friday how did he do it????????

By Sophie & Alani.

Brainteaser

The Magician

A 6-foot tall Magician had a water glass and was holding the glass above his head. He let it drop to the carpet without spilling a single drop of water.

How could he manage to drop the glass from a height of six feet and not spill a drop of water?

This Week In History

1988  - Seoul Olympics - Ben Johnson
Canadian, Ben Johnson, beat the great Carl Lewis with a run
of 9.79sec. It was four hundredths of a second better than his
old record. Then news broke that Johnson had been taking
performance enhancing drugs. The yellow eyes Lewis had
spotted as they lined up were a sign of steroid use. From that
point on, drug-testing has become an important part of the
Olympics and references to staying drug-free are made in the
Olympic oath.

What you believe to be the most memorable moment of the 2012 Olympic Games.

This is our ad for super high bouncing shoes. We had to create a new inventionfor our Olympic thinking keys activity so we decided to make shoes with springs on them. After we had made them we decided to make an advert and this is it, we hope you like. By Chelsea and Sophie<3