Word Out Game

Test your spelling abiltiy and problem solving skills by playing this fun game.
Post your score as a comment. A prize will be given for the highest score.

 

Inspirational Story

A man was lost while driving through the countryside. As he tried to reach for the map, he accidentally drove off the road into a ditch. Though he wasn't injured, his car was stuck deep in

the mud. So the man walked to a nearby farm to ask for help.
"Warwick can get you out of that ditch," said the farmer, pointing to an old mule standing in a
field. The man looked at the decrepit old mule and looked at the farmer who just stood there
repeating, "Yep, old Warwick can do the job." The man figured he had nothing to lose. The two
men and the mule made their way back to the ditch. The farmer hitched the mule to the car. With
a snap of the reins, he shouted, "Pull, Fred! Pull, Jack! Pull, Ted! Pull, Warwick!"
And the mule pulled that car right out of the ditch.
The man was amazed. He thanked the farmer, patted the mule, and asked, "Why did you call
out all of those names before you called Warwick?"
The farmer grinned and said, "Old Warwick is just about blind. As long as he believes he'spart of a team, he doesn't mind pulling."

1.What do you believe is the key to being part of a successful team?

2.Think of a team that is successful in your opinion. What makes them successful?

This Week in History

19th Septmeber 1893
NZ women win the right to vote.

When the Governor, Lord Glasgow, signed the Electoral Act into law on 19 September 1893, New Zealand became the first country in the world to grant women the right to vote in parliamentary elections. Most other countries, including Britain and the United States, did not allow women to vote until after the First World War. New Zealand was therefore seen as being a forward thinking and progressive country.

Despite this victory, women did not gain the right to stand for Parliament until 1919, and the first female MP was not elected until 1933. We have now made up for lost time, as in 2012 around one third of MP’s are women

… we have the suffragettes of the 19th century to thank for that.

 

What was the name of the suffragette who appears on our $10 note?


 

Brainteaser of the Week

Breaking the Rules

A bus driver was heading down a street. He went straight past a stop sign without stopping, he turned right where there was a 'no right turn' sign and finally he went the wrong way down a one-way street, in full view of a police officer. Still - he didn't break any traffic laws. Why not?

The Little Things

“ Sometimes it’s the smallest decisions

that can change your life forever”

The head of a major company survived the tragedy of “9/11” in New York because he took the morning off work and took his son to his first day at kindergarten.

Another man was alive because it was his turn to bring in morning tea.
One woman was late because her alarm clock didn’t go off in time.
One was late because of being stuck in traffic due to a car accident.
One of them missed his bus.
One spilled food on her clothes and had to take time to change.
One’s car wouldn’t start.
One went back to answer the telephone.
One had a child that dawdled and didn’t get ready as soon as he should have.
One couldn’t get a taxi.
One man put on a new pair of shoes that morning and developed a blister on his way to work. He stopped at a chemist to buy a Band-Aid. That is why he is alive today.

The next time things seem to be going wrong; you miss the bus, you can’t seem to find your shoes, someone holds you up when you’re running late

… don’t get mad or frustrated; chances are it is all for the best. Look at these annoying little things with fresh eyes – and try to remember and appreciate their possible

purpose.

This Week in History

9/11 Terrorist Attack - September 11 2001

On Tuesday morning, September 11, 2001, 4 passenger planes were hijacked by 19 terrorists. The terrorists were from the Islamist militant group, al-Qaeda and it is believed they were acting out of anger at America’s involvement in the Middle East. They carried out the deadliest terrorist attacks on American soil.

You were probably too young to remember when the 9/11 terrorist attacks took place in the United States. However, if you were to ask any adult where they were the moment they heard about these attacks, they could probably tell you as it was such a life changing event.

I was working at a school in England in the computer suite.  All the computer crashed and we didn't understand why.  I only found out when I got home from school and put the news on.

Ask your parents or caregivers where they were and post their answer as a comment.

Brain Teaser of the Week

Wheelbarrow Challenge.

Two men working at a construction site were getting on each other’s nerves so they decided to challenge each other. One man, obviously stronger, said “See that wheelbarrow? I’m willing to bet $100 that anything you can wheel to that cone and back, I can wheel twice as far. Do we have a bet?”

the other man, too proud to decline, shook his hand ... but he had a plan.
He looked at the objects lying around: a pile of 400 bricks, a steel beam, the 10 men that had gathered around to watch, and a stack of ten bags of concrete mix; he thought for a while, and then finalised his plan. “All right,” he said, and revealed his object.
That night, the strong man went home $100 poorer. What was the weaker man’s object?
 

Wonder of the Week

Are you handy when it comes to art?



Check out Guido Daniele’s online gallery of animals he has created with hand art. I challenge you to scroll through his whole collection. Can you find the following animals in his gallery?
•Alpaca
•Chameleon
•Clown Fish
•Crocodile
•Elk
•Flamingo
•Hound Dog
•Komodo Dragon
•Owl
•Python
If you are up to the challenge try some hand art of your own.  Take a picture and we will post it on our blog.

Try work out what the question is to this answer ... Answer is a clock...

Now it's your turn the answer is...a clock

By Amelia & Sophie(: