A Bumpy Road to Rio

Are you excited about the 2016 Rio Olympic games coming up very soon. I am, but Before the olympics start lets go behind the scenes and catch a glimpse of some of the stuff the Brazilians are up to? But also we shall be looking at how it compares to Pt England School, and we see if the games should be held in New Zealand for 2020? Whats your opinion on the subject? Comment below and tell me if New Zealand shoud hold the next Olympics in 2020!

The Chicken Leg Effect???

You might be wondering why it's called the chicken leg effect. Well, I won't tell you, you'll have to find that part out for yourself. But I will give you a clue. It has something to do with space and the cause of being in space for a period of time. So hopefully you'll read the presentation and comment below the answer and I'll see who actually looked at the article and who just asked a friend or guesed. Good luck!

Leaving for an exciting holiday

It was a cold Sunday evening. The car was already packed and all we were waiting for were the keys still hanging up on the hook and the owners of them. Shannon(mum) and Anthony(dad) were rushing through the house sorting stuff out when finally the door burst open and our Mother came out, and close behind here our father, the reason they took long was because they each had little snacks to help us get to our destination without a rumbly stomach. So mum and dad unhooked the keys, step by step got into the car, put the slightly rusted key into the keyhole, turned it and the van successfully turned on, we were on our way.

But as my family and I were leaving home we realised that we hadn’t had dinner so while Anthony went to his workshop with two of my brothers, my mother, brother and I went to go and get some dinner. The choices were out of Wendy’s, Wendy’s or Wendy’s. So after we picked up the food from Wendy’s we drove to my father’s workshop, ate the food, and then left to travel by car for 5 hours down to a little town known as Ohakune. You must be wondering why are we going to Ohakune? Because 30 minutes away lives the great Mt Ruapehu. We are going away for 2 weeks on a snowboarding holiday!

Thinkboard Week 1 Term 3

Winter Learning Journey Bonus 1 Week 1

Bonus: During the ancient Olympic Games, men were allowed to compete in the events but women were not. In fact, women were often forbidden from even watching the games. In your opinion, is this a fair rule? Why or why not? On your blog please tell us what you think about this interesting rule.

It goes both ways. No, because women should be able to see their loved ones play and fight and win. Not stand outside the stadium and wait. Back then women weren't treated with respect and women should always be treated with respect. But also yes because men used to run fight and ride horses naked so it would be very inapropriate if ladies were in a stadium with a lot of naked men.

Winter learning Journey Activity 2 Week 1

Activity 2:  In the ancient Olympic Games the winner of each event was called the Olympionic. Instead of a gold medal, the winner had a palm leaf placed in their hands and a crown placed on their head to show that they were the winner. Arguably one of the most famous Olympionics was a man named ‘Milo of Kroton’ (see picture below). Use Google to research ‘Milo of Kroton’ and post three interesting facts about him on your blog.

Three fast facts about Milo of Kroton:

1. Milo of Kroton was a Wrestler

2. Milo of Kroton was a six time olympic victor

3. Milo of Kroton came from a Greek city of Croton in southern Italy

Winter Learning Journey Activity 1 Week 1

Activity 1: Let’s imagine that you were alive 2792 years ago and invited to compete in the first ever ancient Olympic Games. Which of these events: running, wrestling, boxing, pankration, horse racing and pentathlon would you compete in? Click on the name of the sport and it will take you to a site that tells you about the sport. On your blog tell us which sport you would choose and why you chose it.

If I was alive 2792 years ago and I was invited to take part in the first ever Olympic games in Olympia, Greece, I would have to pick one sport to play out of 6. The choices were running, wrestling, boxing, pankration, horse racing, and pentathlon, and out of all of these choices I’d have to choose Horse racing. The reason being, Chariot racing seems like the most fun and life threatening sport to play.

Mixture of problems

This maths presentation is about word problems. Pay special attention to the last three slides. They were the hardest questions.

Character Descriptions

The first blog post for term 2

Measurement

Statistics Vocab

Problem Solving

The Differences to how I learn, and how my parents learnt

Hatter's Gold

The War at Home

In this reading presentation you'll find that we had to do some research.vPlease enjoy and comment on my blog.

Fact or Opinion

Do you know the difference between a fact and an opinion? in this presentation you'll learn all about facts and opinions. The main difference between facts and opinions is, facts are somethings that are always true, and an opinion is what you feel or think. It can not be proven.

So those are the basic meanings of facts and opinions. In this presentation, there are a list of things that you have to decide if they are facts or opinions. So hopefully after this presentation you shall know a lot about facts and opinions.

I Got Skills TJZMS

I GOT SKILLS TJZMS from Team 4 Pes on Vimeo.
This movie is all about kindness, it's based on the song, "I Got Bills". But I think our version is cooler. So please, sit back, relax, and enjoy the show.

Easter's True Meaning to Me

Easter’s True Meaning to Me

Don’t you always love it when easter comes and you eat chocolate bunnies and Easter eggs (even though they make no sense, bunnies don’t lay eggs), and everyone has a good time talking about what they did last week and how funny it was. Have you ever thought about the true meaning of Easter?

About the man who saved us, who made us right? The one, the only, Jesus Christ who came to save us. Have you ever thought about Easter being more than just chocolate and seeing old friends and family? In this story I shall be telling you about what Easter means to me and also the true meaning to me.

This year when I celebrate Easter, I’ll be thinking about what really happened, what it was like and maybe have a few chocolates on the side. But what I think the true meaning of Easter is, is about the crucifixion of Jesus and when he rose on the third day. My family and I normally spend Friday morning in celebration, but also remembrance of what Jesus did for us. He died on a cross to take away our sins, and so now that he’s done that, we can be with him.

So this Easter, when you think about buying Easter eggs or going on an Easter egg hunt at the Auckland Domain, think about what the true meaning of Easter is. It’s still okay to eat chocolate bunnies and chocolate eggs, or go and see relatives. But I encourage you to keep in mind about Jesus and the real meaning of Easter. Also, you could even tell your friends about Easter. How cool is that! So now that you’ve heard about Easter’s true meaning to me, what’s Easter’s true meaning to you?

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