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Friday 5 December 2014

What The?

Summary:
Rusty Croft,a professional sand artist might have beaten a new record of the World’s Largest Sandcastle. This sandcastle is 39 feet tall. This masterpiece was created only with sand and water. The Guinness World Record’s team had to travel to Brazil just to measure if it was actually the tallest sandcastle.

Opinion:
I think that this is so cool and I could only wish if I could see that in real life. Unfortunately it has been busted.

Attribution Kiwi Kids News

Monday 1 December 2014

This Is So Cute!!

Summary:
Hamilton Zoo has welcomed two new additions to their zoo animals. The two tiny Sumatran tigers 10 year old Oz and 6 year old Sali are proud parents. They have now had two stripy tigers. These small tigers were born on November 16th.


Opinion:
I think that these two stripy tigers are so lucky to have a new home in Hamilton and I feel happy for the parents and visitors who will get to see them.

Attribution Kiwi Kids News

Friday 21 November 2014

Is This Weird Or What??

Summary:
McDonald’s attempt to make Bubble-gum flavoured broccoli did not go as planned. This experiment has confused kids who tried it. Unfortunately there new experiment was just to prove that they serve healthy food, but the bubble-gum flavoured broccoli was not sold.

Opinion:

I think this experiment is one of the weirdest things I have ever heard of. If I was one of the customers I wouldn’t buy it, would you?

Wednesday 19 November 2014

This Is Amazing!!

(Summary)
On the 13th of November for the first time in London for the 10th annual Guinness World Records Day. This is a day that celebrates the achievements from all over the world. This day also brought Sultan Kosen,31 years and Chandra Bahadur Dangi,74 years together. Sultan was the tallest living man in 2009 and Chandra became the world’s shortest man in 2012, measuring 21.5 inches.(54cm.)


(Opinion)
I think that this is cool how the World’s tallest man and the World’s shortest man met on a very special occasion. I only wish that I could meet them one day.

Attribution Kiwi Kids News

Tuesday 18 November 2014

What The??

(Summary)
An Italian performance artist Sven Sachsalber had an impossible task and was set on finding a needle in a massive haystack. This task was held at a gallery in Paris. While he was searching for the needle he was also streamed online.


(Opinion)

When I read this article I laughed because I couldn’t do that in 48 hours. I hope he got rid of all of the hay that was stuck in his hair.

Friday 14 November 2014

Is This Funny Or What?

SUMMARY
My favourite movie from the Manaiakalani film festival was from the school Stonefields. The title of the film was ‘Lazy Boy’.
This movie was about a boy who never got up to get the remote that was on the table. Instead he rings,texts,messages his mum to come and change the channel for him because he was so lazy. Suddenly he heard a voice coming from the T.V. and the person said LAZY BOY!!
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OPINION

When I watched this film I was laughing. I think that the actors acted really well and all the expression in the mom's voice cracked me up. I think the lesson from this movie is not to be lazy and get up and do it yourself.

Tuesday 28 October 2014

New Make Over!

(Summary)
In 2015 the makers of Bob The Builder will be changing Bob by giving him a new make-over. He  will have a different voice when Bob The Builder comes back in 2015. The new episodes will be generated by a computer which will make Bob look a little different.


(Opinion)
I think that this new make-over will be awesome, but the question is will it have the same sort of stories as the old one?


Attribution Kiwi Kids News

Here is the video:

Friday 17 October 2014

Announcement At School:


I was at school and the speaker went on saying that someone is about to announce something really special. It said “Please make your way to the hall for a special announcement. There was silence and then everyone started pushing and shoving in the corridor trying to get to the hall to hear what the principal wanted to say.
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 Two minutes later after being totally squashed I finally made my way to the hall just in time to hear the announcement. The principal was saying “There will be a 40hr famine challenge happening at our school. The student who hands in the most money will receive a special prize from the principal”. My heart was filled with joy just to hear that announcement. I then went straight to the office to get myself one of the 40hr famine plastic bags filled with all the information I needed to know about this challenge.
 Once I got home I went straight to the kitchen but what I saw was that my whole family were looking at me holding one of their own 40hr famine plastic bags. We then decided to work through this challenge together.

Tuesday 23 September 2014

Amazing Patterns!!

Tessalltion
The three main tips of using a Google Drawing is:
*You press on the shapes tool bar and select one shape.
*To duplicate the shape press Ctrl-D.
*To group your shapes together press Ctrl-G.(Because It Keeps Them Together While You Are Duplicating)

Genaration After Genaration!!



(Summary)
New born Rose Pullen shocked the midwives with being born with already two front baby teeth.She was born at the University Hospital in Wales on August 22. They were shocked by this because they have never seen a born baby with two front teeth.

(Opinion)
When I read the article on Kiwi Kids News I was so shocked because this is the first baby I have seen with two front baby teeth!! How Amazing!!

Attribution Kiwi Kids News

Thursday 18 September 2014

Celebrity Against Party!!



(Summary)
The latest political bombshell is to make the headlines this week to be a new announcement to the music publisher that is behind the US rapper Eminem. Eminem is pressing serious charges on the National Party for not asking if they can use Eminem’s rapping song. This song is Copyrighted.

(Opinion)

When I saw this on Kiwi Kids News I was shocked because I have never heard of a rapper called Eminem. I thought that his name was spelt M’n’m. The National Party should have asked first.

Monday 15 September 2014

A Glassy Cereal!!

(Summary)
The Honey Poppa’s was sold at Countdown and they have immediately recalled their newly homebrand. They have encouraged customers to return the homebrand for a full-on refund. Luckily they have heard on report of injury yet.

(Opinion)
When I saw this new article on Kiwi Kids News I was sad because Honey Poppas are my favourite cereal instead of Corn Flakes.

Wednesday 10 September 2014

New Talent!!

(Summary)
A 22 year old Australian man woke up from a week long coma, but then he realized he unleashed a new talent out of him. He could speak fluent Mandarin.Ben McMahon had a serious car accident.

(Opinion)
When I saw this on the internet I was shocked. I only wish that was me that could speak fluent Mandarin, but then I would have had to relearn English.

Tuesday 9 September 2014

The Most Unlike Pair!!!

Best friends are sometimes the most weirdest and the most unlike pair! Just like Ruuxa the cheetah cub and Raini the puppy. These two animals make the most adorable besties.

When I saw this I was like Ah, Weird, but aren’t they so adorable together!!

Encouraging Others!

We have been learning a positive footprint. 
In the future I want my future digital footprint to encourage other people.

Monday 8 September 2014

Odd One Out!!

The Queens guards are known for their odd looking headwear and how they have the ability to keep a straight face. Instead one of the guards wanted to shake things up a little by dancing in slow motion to a odd marching dance.

When I saw this article at first it sounded a little boring but when I kept on reading it was actually really funny!!

Wednesday 3 September 2014

Virtual Baby!!


A virtual baby was born in at the University of Auckland two years ago and now she can see, react, she also can laugh and giggle when she knows that she has done something good.

I thought that this baby was actually skyping her dad, but when I read the article it said that she was created on the computer. Awesome!!

Attribution Kiwi Kids News

Tuesday 2 September 2014

MONEY$$$ MONEY$$$


An armoured truck turned on a highway in Rhode Island causing a lot of money to be spilt. This Accident caught the eyes of some drivers. The Police said that the driver lost control which caused it to tip on it’s side. The driver and the passenger that were in the truck both has cuts and bruises with neck and back injuries.


If I was there when the crash happened I would have jumped out of the car and grabbed some money for ME.

Attribution Kiwi Kids News

Monday 1 September 2014

MESSY!!! MESSY!!!

Thousands of people from all over the world have come together on the last Wednesday of August. People come from other countries to participate in a small town in Spain for the most messiest festival in the world.

When I saw this on the news I was shocked because I had never ever seen this kind of festival before. I don’t think I will ever take a trip to Spain on the last Wednesday of August… This is just not me!

Wednesday 27 August 2014

Struggled Warriors!!

The Warriors were knocked out by the Roosters from the top eight play-off. On the NRL leaderboard the Roosters are coming third, but the Warriors have dropped. The Gold Coast and Penrith are the only teams left to face the Warriors.

I am so disappointed about the Warriors losing against the Roosters and are still trying to make their way to the top 8. Go the Warriors!!

Tuesday 26 August 2014

Fireworks Banned!!

The NZRU has set a new rule that there will be no more fireworks at the All Blacks games. The fireworks at the Bledisloe Cup injured 3 people just after the Haka. They were struck by debris.

When I saw this on Kiwi Kids News I was shocked because I always thought that the audience were well spaced out and away from the fireworks. Now I think I will just stay at home and watch the games on T.V.

Attribution Kiwi Kids News

Monday 25 August 2014

Incredible Victory!!



The All Blacks have been undefeated in 12 straight Bledisloe Cup series. Richie McCaw and Rob Simmons were sin-binned. At halftime the score was 23-6. The New Zealand team is still undefeated since 2009.

When I watched the game I was cheering for the Wallabies but then my team was defeated by half time. So then I went for the All Blacks.


Attribution Kiwi Kids News

Wednesday 20 August 2014

House Never Seen Before!

The Rainbow House was built in Portobello Road, London. The house has an awesome colourful spiral staircase and a rotating bed. Each room has a jigsaw of colours so each room is different.

I saw this house on Kiwi Kids News and I thought it was amazing. I could actually live in this house because all the rainbow colours are my favourite colours.

Tuesday 19 August 2014

Unexpected Death.


Robin Williams passed away, he was sixty-three. He was famous for acting and won an Oscar in 1998. He was born in Chicago in 1951.


I was so sad when I heard about this because he was one of my favourite actors and comedians.

Monday 18 August 2014

Two Players Die At Chess Tournament!!

   A major international chess tournament has had two players that have had a sudden death. Kurt Meier from Switzerland suffered a heart attack while a competitor from the Uzbekistan team was found dead in his hotel room. Those two deaths have been caused by natural causes. The tournament had 1,800 players from 174 countries from all over the world. China won the men’s title and Russia won the women’s title. An Australian chess champion was forced to retire from the sport in 2007 because he had a lot of stress and and it could cause him health problems.

   When I saw this on Kiwi Kids News I was shocked, first I thought how can people die from this kind of sport but when I read it it was clear to me that it was caused by stress playing the game and them being too focused.

Monday 11 August 2014

New Zealand To Play In Samoa.

  The New Zealand Rugby Union team has announced that they will compete in a match in Samoa next year. The New Zealand rugby team will play in Apia next year in July. The head of the NZRU Steve Tew says that the New Zealand team has never played a test match in the Pacific Islands. He also says that there are a few problems to work through for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.

Yay! I’m happy the All Blacks will finally play a game in Samoa.


Tuesday 5 August 2014

Samoa's National Symbol.

Samoa's National Symbol.


This national symbol belongs to one of the Pacific countries which is Samoa. This symbol is called the Coats of arms of Samoa. I chose this symbol to draw because I come from the islands of Samoa. The english saying for what I wrote in my picture is 'Samoa is founded on God'. Samoa chose this symbol to be there national symbol because the shield in the middle representes Samoa's first independence day which was on June 1st 1962. The whole thing is described as 'The Public Seal Of The Independent Of Samoa'.
I drew this symbol because it remindes me of my family who died under the Germans Reign.

Commenting On Other Peoples Blog.


What I Have Said On The Comment:

*Made a connection.
*Asked a question.
*Said something specificly.

What I Need To Work On:

*Commenting on more blogs.
*Doing this more often so I can get use to it.
*Starting a new conversation on someone's blog.


Monday 21 July 2014

Hide And Stuck!!

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      An 11 year old girl finds a good hiding place in a washing machine. But when she realises that the  game was over that she was stuck while playing with her cousins. She stayed hidden throughout the whole game. When she knew that the game had ended she couldn’t get out.
During the game her legs lost all feeling and she couldn't move them.  Her sister come to help her get out and tried putting butter, peanut butter and ice on her to make her slippery but she didn’t pop out. When her sister realised she was totally stuck she called for her mother and her mother came running with her aunt to help her. They tried to pull her out but they had to call 911 and firefighters came to help as well.

     When I read the article I was  surprised that she could actually get herself into the washing machine and I’m not surprised she couldn’t get out!

Wednesday 25 June 2014

Hollywood Walk Of Fame For Peter Jackson!!

    Peter Jackson, a kiwi movie maker gets his own star on the Hollywood walk of fame. Peter Jackson is the director of the movies The Lord Of The Rings, The Hobbit and King Kong.  He got awarded a star last week for being a great movie maker. He received the  award together with Will Ferrell, Jennifer Garner, Paul Rudd and Disney’s character Snoopy.

I can’t wait to watch the actual star ceremony when he gets his!!

Monday 23 June 2014

Libary Book Returned 61 Years Late!!


Ron Webster took a book out of a library in 1953 at the University of Liverpool’s Library and has only returned the book 61 years later!
Ron was working in the university’s Social Science Department. Ron Webster decided to return the book after he left school and went to work. But Ron forgot. The 91 year old thought the book was so good that he thought that it was a shame for the other students to miss out on reading it. Ron had a $7,651 fine but the liberian decided to forgive him for bringing the book back 61 years late. Ron Webster says that he will always return library books on time from now on.

Monday 16 June 2014

Brutal Attack In West Auckland!!


 Screenshot 2014-06-16 at 09.57.40.png I heard on the news that a 57 year old  Indian shopkeeper was killed by two boys who were 12 and 13 years old. This happened in West Auckland on Great North Road. He was stabbed on the neck until he was killed. The two boys were doing two things at the same time. One boy started to steal stuff and the other boy was stabbing the man. The parents of the two boys were really upset about their children.

Friday 13 June 2014

Kiwi Sport Netball!!


 Our first netball lesson with the Kiwi Sport tutor was awesome. We did warm ups that were jogging, skipping, shuffle running and then  criss-cross running. After we did our warm ups we moved onto the group works and we had to get into four teams on four of each colours that were on the pavement floor. When we got into four teams we had one hoop and one netball ball. We had to try and throw the ball into the hoop without touching it then we moved the hoop to the middle and then we had to put it over our heads.  We played a game with three people in each team and threw the ball to each other. The last game was just a game of netball.  Netball was awesome!!!  

Tuesday 10 June 2014

BE CYBER SAFE!!!

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I feel happy that I am getting my new password for my school Google account. I want to be cyber safe so I can be protected. My new password is important because other people will not hack into it. When I get my password hopefully no one will get into my work.

Monday 9 June 2014

ALL BLACKS AND ENGLAND!!

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ALL BLACKS AND ENGLAND!!
Wow! The All Blacks and the England rugby game was awesome and it was a really close game. At the end of the game the score was 20-15 the All Blacks only just won. My family was watching the game but  all the kids were playing in the hall. The adults told us to stay in the front room to watch the game, so we did.
We watched the game until it was full time and the All Blacks won. When the game was over the kids went back to play in the hall while the adults were really angry and talking and laughing at the same time while being angry.


That was a really cool game but heads up for the ALL BLACKS!!

Tuesday 3 June 2014

How To Make Pewter Jewellery.

On Wednesday 28 May 2014 we went to technicraft.  Mr Grundy was there and he said we were going to make some pewter jewellery. We were learning the basics of metals and wood  material. After we were introduced to what we were going to do we moved onto looking at the worksheet he set up for us. He said we had to fill it out before we moved on to actually working with the  hard materials.
We needed to choose a picture from Google images by typing in the word silhouette followed by the shape we wanted. The next step was to get MDF wood blocks. Mr Grundy printed out the picture he was going to use and said that we had to turn the piece of paper over and shade the back of it. Then we traced the picture onto the MDF wood but pressed a little harder. When we took the paper off the MDF wood we used our pencil to draw over it.
The next step was to take the MDF to the scroll saw and cut out the drawing. Then mark the outside of the drawing and finally it was ready for the pewter to be poured in.  After the alloy is poured in we waited for 5-10 minutes to let it cool down.  When it was cooled down we took off the rubber band and the two wood pieces that kept the MDF wood secure. We removed it carefully. Then we the pillar drill and drill a hole in it so the string could be threaded. When we had finished drilling we used a set of needle files to make the edges shine with a nice finish.
Use a 180 grit sandpaper and rub the pewter against the sandpaper. When we were finished the 180 grit sandpaper we moved onto the 400 grit sandpaper when we were done with that and move onto the 1200 grit sandpaper to give it a good finish. After using the grit sandpaper we used the grit sandpaper with water to give it a nice polish. When we had finished with the sandpaper we had to water wipe off the grit. After that we used the buffer to make it look like we hadn't  even make it.Then we used the brasso to give it a final shine.


Here is the video on how to make the pewter jewellery:




  

Wednesday 28 May 2014

What We Have Been Learning!!

When we share on-line we will make smart decisions about what personal information we share
  • I will use my first name only
  • I am going to think carefully about what I share on-line and if I am not sure I will  ask my parents, teachers or principal.
  • If I can’t ask anyone or I am not sure I will  keep it private
  • I will be sharing what I am learning, new knowledge and information relevant to my learning

We have been learning to make sure that our personal information like our home address and our last name is not on the blog.We will be sharing our first name and we could share our age but not our D.O.B (date of birth).

Tuesday 13 May 2014

Better Than Before!!

Talofa Lava, my name is Sini and I am 11 years of age. I have 1 sister and 2 brothers. I go to Ruapotaka School and I am year seven. At school my strengths are soccer, touch and other school work. In my family I am the second oldest. In public or at home my strengths are baking, cooking and doing my daily chores night and day. The person that I look up to is my mum and my dad. They are the people I look up to when I get stuck on something at school or at home because they always correct me when I have any mistakes at school, home, church and in the public.My favourite rugby team is the The Chiefs.
My favourite subject at school is maths, art and learning new facts at school. My favourite hobbies is spending a lot of time with my family and friends and even cousins, aunties and uncle. My favourite food is a lot of salads and chocolate and even some junk food. My favourite bands are Moor-house and my own church band. My learning goals at school are trying my best to be BETTER THAN BEFORE!!  My favourite movies I have watched so far are Pacific Rim or The Lego Movie.