christmas signs

top 5 best selling Christmas toys for 11 year olds

 

guess the object

 

christmas around the world

 

christmas acrostic poem

 

my prep diary

 

Napier flooding

 More than 225 homes\properties have been affected by this one in 250 year rain event. 18 of those houses are on Napier hill. 800 locals went without power for 2 days. Many families are in temporary accommodation while this is going on. It’s now up to insurance companies whether Napier homes damaged in last week's floods will remain standing or if any will be demolished.

Financial literacy

for the past couple days Totara 3 have been studying how to budget (wages,groceries,bills and more) We have a sheet in our maths books that helps us keep track of how much money we have\get. All our  cards are picked my random so u could end up with 150$ bill or a 40$ bill for your groceries. There is also a thing called fortune cards where u have a 905 percent change of getting an extra bill like " you bought KFC pay $35.00 " or if you get lucky you could earn $35.00. There is also much, at the start u picked up a card which had how much money you earn,how much u pay rent/mortgage and if you get 30% tax or 20% tax. This is worked out with a calculator.

Simon Cowell forced to break vegan diet

 The Producer of american idol { Simon Cowell  } forced to give up vegan diet after breaking his back in a horrible e-bike accident. After this incident he wanted to rebuild his strength, so hes ditching the plant based diet to gain some weight. Simon's girlfriend, Lauren Silver-man brang him multiple meat pies in recovery. Since then she has stated : "hes looking way healthier" He lost 60lb by sticking to his plant-based diet it has to come to an end. 

what makes a great learner ?

this week we had to a piece of explanation writing of what a great learner shows, here is mine.

Historic Moment For Tasmanian Devils

Tasmanian devils released on too australian mainland after 3,000 years.

Tasmanian devils, which weigh up to 8 kilogrammes (18 pounds) and have a black or brown coat, typically prey on other native animals or scavenge from carcasses.According to government environmental authorities, devils are not dangerous to humans or livestock but will defend themselves if attacked and can cause serious injury.The animals – known for their extremely loud growl, powerful jaws and ferocity when confronting rivals over food or mates – are classified as endangered after a contagious facial tumour disease ravaged the remaining population in Tasmania, an island-state off the south coast of the mainland.It is estimated that fewer than 25,000 Tasmanian devils still live in the wild, down from as many as 150,000 before the fatal disease first struck in the mid-1990s.On Australia’s mainland, they are believed to have been wiped out by packs of dingoes – wild dogs native to the vast continent – an estimated 3,000 years ago.

Probability

           Today we had to do a sport and choose the probability of what could happen, me               and Shilah chose basketball & free throwing. We had to do a tree diagram and list               all of the possible outcomes on the side.

Wellingtons Unknown Tunnels

In breaker bay,wellington there is a man made cave. A man lived in there called Ross Collins. He slept in his car and sat\ate in the cave. Ross was a retied bus driver who had nowhere to go. Ross saved up enough money to put a storage area,wood planks and a couple blankets. The cave was old & grotty but it had an amazing view.

{ the view }                                                         { inside the cave }      

  { what the cave looks like from the outside } 

                                              

Current Events Rhino Task

Diagram Of A Mussel

Today me & shilah  studied/worked with a mussel. It was quite hard to open but mr b gave us some help. Here is a labeled diagram of our mussel/

Excellence Quotation Analysis

Excellence Quotation Analysis

Task 1: Quote Understanding

“We are what we repeatedly do. 

Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.”

 - Aristotle (Greek philosopher 384 - 322 BCE)

Why does Aristotle say that excellence is a habit,
what do you think he means? Never stop being excellent,
always do work hard & choose what's best for you and others around you.

Describe three habits you currently have that are the
habits of excellence. 

When is this quote not accurate?  When someone does a
selfless act of kindness to a stranger.

Can you think of single acts that are demonstrations of excellence?
When someone gives money to the homeless, When someone
joins a sport\activity When someone works very hard.

Task 2: Quote comparison

Choose two of the excellence quotes and record them here

“If you can dream it, you can do it.” 

“To be successful you have to be selfish, or else you never
achieve. And once you get to your highest level, then you
have to be unselfish. Stay reachable. Stay in touch.
Don't isolate.”

Now answer these questions.

How are these quotes similar in meaning? They both are telling
you how to be successful in different ways

What is different about the ideas behind these quotations? The first
one is telling you to have self belief & The second one is
always be selfless even when your at the top.

Task 3: My Favourite Excellence Quote

Choose your favourite quote about excellence. 
Record it here and write a paragraph explaining
the meaning of your quote and why you chose it.

Static Energy Experiement

Last week in interchange, We did an experiment on static energy.

What Is Excellence ?

This week in totara 3 we have been focusing on excellence & how too show it.

Woman Takes Selfie With Bear

In 

Here are some photos of the bear following the two woman around

Now i bet youre wondering where is this selfie..?  well this is how it turned out

Chipinque Ecological Park in Mexico:

Pet Week

On the last week of the term we had pet week. Every day a different hub brought their pet to school, On Thursday it was totara's pet day. At the beginning of the day all the people that had their pets sorted their dogs into small,medium and big. My dog Oreo was sorted into the medium dogs category, Oreo unfortunately wasn't the best behaved and was VERY energetic which made my job to look after him HARD. His harness wasn't on properly so it kept on coming off and when it came off he sprinted to the other dogs which was very annoying.  Oreo loved the people tho, and was petty good at walking around. But he was only 10 months old and he was scaring some people. 

What's In The News?

Elon Musk Changes His Sons Name 

Due to California laws Elon Musk and his wife grimes had to change X Æ A-12 too X Æ A-XII. They did this due to their state laws they can only involve the 26 letters in the alphabet so they swapped the numerals to the roman numerals. I dont think I would like to have this name.

Extra Fact: You actually prounounce X Æ A-Xll as Zai 12.