Joshua T @ Ngatea Primary School

Samsung has invented the ability for their new phones to charge in 12 minutes. The phone will go from dead to fully charged in 12 minutes. According to reports, a really thin layer of graphene are attached to the battery.  The graphene is just one atom thick.

This week I have enjoyed doing my Mangahigh because I achieved getting 6 medals. I have also enjoyed working with Michael who is a new kid. I also been getting my zentangling done and have almost finished my draft. I have done a few patterns on my zentangling and need to add a few more.

2 Chinese kids travelled 80km under a bus. The boys are from a poor village in southern Guangxi and are trying to find their parents who are in Guangdong province. They were reported missing on the 23rd of November and found on the same. Their teacher was one to report them missing. The boys were eight or nine years old. They were found by security when the bus stopped at a station.

An Indian Army Service Corps motorcycle display team have tried to set a new word record of 58 men on 1 motorcycle and the men drove 1200 meters. Their team name is called Tornadoes. According to Guinness World Records, the management team received an application but needs to be reviewed

These are the tasks I have got medals on!

A man reunited with his car after 20 years because he forgot where he parked it. The man reported his car to police in 1997. 20 years later, they found the car at an abandoned building that was set to be demolished. The man assumed his car was stolen. The car can no longer be driven and will be taken to scrap yard.

This week I have enjoyed participating in the HP athletics and I only did one event there. There was a big storm near the end. I have enjoyed my Mangahigh because I got a medal on each tasks. I have found reading the passages on  Read Theory interesting because they were about loads of different things.

People are replacing christmas trees with pineapples and decorating them with fairy lights and ornaments. To create a christmas effect, baubles are being hung from the head of the pineapple. It is a more interesting and tasty idea! People have taken this to Instagram and have loads of cool decorated pineapples!

This week I have found some of my Mangahigh tasks challenging. I have enjoyed participating in athletics also. I got 6th in 100m sprint and 4th in high jump. I have also enjoyed writing a script as part of my write bingo tasks. Writing some tips for the years 7’s next was quite hard because you had to think of tips and a goal for next year.

Scientists have found evidence of a huge dinosaur that is an ancestor to the T-Rex, roamed in Africa about 200 million years ago. Megatheropods are a species that turned into the T-Rex. Each of the footprints were recorded to be 50cm wide and 57cm long. Megatheropods are a larger version of theropods which were 2 legged meat eating dinosaurs.

This week I found one of my Mangahigh tasks challenging but I liked the challenge. I enjoyed sharing my IE. I also enjoyed  going to the art festival because there was music and activities you could do. I achieved getting my Art done which was fun. I have also been working on the My Shelfie Milestone.

From the end of June, 77% of people live in the North Island in New Zealand so that is 3.67 million people. The North Island’s population  grew at a rate of 2.2 percent. Half of New Zealand's population live north of Rotorua and there is 18,000 per square kilometer in central Auckland.

This week I enjoyed making pikelets, making sock animals, and sand gardens! I found making sock animals hard because it was hard to put things on it. I enjoyed working on my IE because I finally finished it. I found shotput in PE challenging because the ball was heavy but I enjoyed long jump and discus.

Coca-Cola has unveiled a new product that will replace the Coke Zero brand. The new drink has been launched in New Zealand and Australia after it was trialed in Mexico and will be later launched in the US. The drink uses the same sweetener as Diet Coke. The company says that it tastes like it’s “classic” full-sugar variety.

A satellite has been launched into space so it can help scientists study Earth’s atmosphere. The satellite is named Sentinel-5P and was built in the UK. It is part of a project called Copernicus and helps to understand what his happening to Earth’s environment. The project is named after a famous scientist and he was one of the first people to suggest that Earth revolved around the sun. Another satellite called Sentinel-2A is in space and studies the world’s food crops growth. There is also another satellite called Sentinel-5P and it records the level of gases.

A British man caught a fish and it jumped into his throat and medics had to come to the pier in Boscombe. They were told that he was kissing the fish to celebrate his catch but it wriggled out of his hands and went into his throat and it was blocking his airway. His friend performed CPR on him while the emergency services were on their way. The paramedic got the fish out on the 6th attempt.

Connor Connor is nice and is fussy when it comes to food. He likes to play video games and eat lollies. He has light brown hair and has one brother and one sister. He likes to play games and have fun. He is my cousin!  

My 3 favourite experiences this term was Volleyball, Litm, and PE. I liked Volleyball because I learnt new skill and had never played in a tournament. I liked Litm because it was two days and I ran 4 workshops. I liked PE because I liked playing different games. I have learnt loads about my IE topic. Something I would change is longer brain breaks. A goal for next term is to finish My shelfie milestone.

Near the end of this term, we started to play volleyball and in my team was Jonty, Sophie, Noah, Elaina, Mathew, Katie, Kurt, and Jocelyn. In our first session we learnt how to serve and then we learnt how to dig and in our second session, we practised serving and digging. Then we learnt how to do a set and then on our last week we had a tournament. We played all the teams and we only won two games but the ones we lost were close. At the end we had a mini prize giving and I got the reward of most valuable player. 

This week I enjoyed doing my Mangahigh because it gave me a bit of a challenge. I liked doing Read Theory because it challenged me I like things that challenge me. I really enjoyed doing my Maori art because it turned out good. I liked doing the patterns and drawing something related to the proverb. I also enjoyed playing volleyball because we got to play other teams and we played against our leaders.

The Shoe Storm On a nice sunny day, Bill, Bob, and Ben went out to their farm to feed their animals. They fed the cows, chickens, pigs, horses, and the sheep. They then went to milk the cows and when they got back to their house, they had breakfast and for breakfast they had cereal and toast. They then went to the beach to relax, and when they got there, no one was there! They played in the water. Bill was surfing, Bob was fishing, and Ben was making sand castles. Then they all relaxed and had lunch and had a drink. On their way home, dark clouds covered the sky like it was a big blanket. Then there were flashes of lightning and they heard big rumbles of thunder. Then shoes started to fall out of the sky and they were all really cool shoes! Bill, Bob, and Ben then decided to collect some of the shoes so they could keep them. Now it was nighttime and they had just finished milking the cows. They had the fish that Bob had caught for dinner and then had chocolate pudding! Th...

An epic mission has just ended after Cassini crashed into Saturn because the probe ran out of fuel. It was one month away from its 20th anniversary from its launch. The team behind Cassini has a laboratory in California. It started its mission in 1997 and arrived in orbit around Saturn in 2004.

This week we did Kowhaiwhai patterns instead of Word Of The Week because it is Maori Language week. We had to draw patterns and write down the meaning of them. I enjoyed writing on my blog because I write about a new chocolate that was invented. I found some of my Mangahigh tasks a little bit challenging but I also liked how they challenge me.

When you feel happy you feel great about yourself and you are being cheerful. You get the feeling of being bright and it makes you want to do everything you enjoy doing. One thing that makes me happy, is when I arrive to school because I like to learn new things and see my friends. When you feel sad you are down and can be miserable. You have the attitude of not wanting to do anything and you just want to be alone. Something that makes me  sad, is when my brothers always get me into trouble! When you feel scared you are afraid of something or frightened. You feel nervous sometimes when you're in a big event or something like that. Sometimes I feel scared when a horrendous storm comes by because I don’t what is going to happen.

A chocolate firm has created the fourth type of chocolate and is the first new type in 80 years. The chocolate was created with ruby cocoa and the chocolate is named after it’s colour. The white chocolate was created in the 1930s. The cocoa  bean was used to create a confectionary with berry fruitiness and luscious smoothness.

This week I found looking after Moana Nui challenging because they some of them were being really silly and chaotic. But I also enjoyed it because it was a fun day. I have enjoyed working on my write bingo because I like doing a range of different writing and writing about different things. I have also enjoyed working on my Shelfie milestone because I like reading the different text. I have also enjoyed doing pe because everyone was doing something.

He is wearing a black under layer and white accessories and armor, with the rolly on his wrist. He has a light skin tone and has blue eye protectors with black hair. His name it Prince Wigglebutt and his special power is to wiggle his butt really fast, and at all of his birthday partys he has a butt wiggle contest and he is the undefeated champion and won everytime, and if a villain is doing something bad he scares them away but wiggling his butt really fast. If he has a fight he uses his big muscles in his butt to knock them out real quick, he once got contract to fight in the UWBC (Ultimate Butt Wiggling Championship) and he accepted it and became the world champion within months. By Joshua, Tawa, And Desmond

19 sculptors almost using 4,000 metric tonnes of sand has built a meter tower that was featuring a number of famous landmarks to claim the world record for the tallest sandcastle. The team of people spent 3 weeks working on the sandcastle in a German city. The artwork includes a graveside of Elvis Presley, a replica of The Great Sphinx Of Giza and Venice Rialto Bridge. The world record was handed to them.

A guy in Toronto has no fear of bee and proved it by setting a bee beard record. The previous record was 53 minutes and he had it on for 61 minutes. He had only practised twice before the real test. They had over 100,00 thousand bees there.

This week I enjoyed doing my Mangahigh because it I liked getting points but I don’t have enough points to get a medal. I also achieved my language milestone which is really awesome! I also like doing my Read Theory because it was my first time having my new account so it was really fun to read!

An Argentine dinosaur has been found and is the biggest ever discovery. The dinosaur weighed over 65,000 kg and was 370 meters long. That makes the biggest land animal ever and the dinosaur bones showed that it was still growing. A family on their land has found 6 fossils and scientists have taken them away.

Fonterra has made a rule that you have to be under 150kgs to drive the trucks. They said that the seats in the trucks are only safe for people under 150kgs. About 50 drivers have been replaced until they lose weight. In the trucks the seat belts are attached to the seats like cars but there is a higher possibility of it detaching.

In the UK, a horse trainer sings opera to her horse. Heather Main from Oxfordshire said that her key to a winning racehorse is by singing opera to it. She said it helps relax the horses as well as keep them entertained. Four horses that she has trained and sung opera to, have won their races.   

This week I have enjoyed doing my Mangahigh because I liked getting loads of points for the comp. I thought that my word of the week was a bit challenging because it was hard finding the antonyms for the words. I also enjoyed working on my IE because I’m really interested in my topic.

The New Zealand police guinea pig mascot has died. Constable Elliot has been teaching kiwis to drive slow and the police shared some sad news on twitter yesterday. Constable Elliot was based in the Wellington team and was telling people to slow down and particularly near schools.

Dogs in Mumbai are turning blue! Experts believe it is because dyes are getting into the a river by businesses. Someone thought that it was stray dogs going near the river to get food and the area has nearly 1000 engineering and food factories. Concerns were raised by animal protection and posted a dog that was dyed blue online.   

This week I have enjoyed doing my Mangahigh because I have got two gold medals and I am still working on one. Another activity I have enjoyed is my Language Milestone because I am working on my postcard and I have written a paragraph in Italian. I liked doing my blogpost because one of my blogpost was about someone finding a fruitcake in Antarctica. I also liked doing word of the week because it was on paper and we had to draw an image.  

15.8.17 A Saudi Arabian was doing a show and was arrested for doing a dab. Abdallah Al Shaharani is best known as a TV show host was arrested for doing the dab at the show. Now the dance has been banned in the notoriously conservative nation. Abdallah Al Shaharani has has apologized and has taken his expressions to Twitter. They are having a debate whether there should be a punishment or not.

14.8.17 A fruit cake has been found in Antarctica and is 100 years old. It was found in a hut and was found in a “as new” condition. It was brought to Cape Adare by Robert Falcon Scott’s northern party in 1911 and has been preserved ever since. The team that found it was surprised that it looked edible but it smelt a bit like rancid butter. The taste of the cake after 100 years will be a mystery. The team in Antarctica are on a journey to take items that were left by explorers. The project has just finished after 14 months of effort to bring back items like clothing, tools and other things as well.

11.8.17 This week I have enjoyed doing the word of the week because it was on paper and we got to draw our image and drawing is something I enjoy. I also enjoyed blogging because one of my blogpost was about Rainbows End taking away the swinging ship. The ship was one of my favourite rides at the park. I found one Mangahigh task challenging but I still got a bronze medal on it.   

10.8.16 Rainbows End has announced that they will be taking it down and was one of their popular rides. Ride has been at Rainbows End for 34 years and will have it’s last swing later this month. Rainbows End has said that they want to invest in extra new and exciting things so they really want the space. Since 2009, the park has enjoyed a 62% increase of attendance. Their will be a best dress day at Rainbows End to farewell the ship.

8.8.17 The most watched video on Youtube is now Despacito. The song is spanish and sung by Luis Fonsi featuring Daddy Yankee. This video has over 3 billion views!!! Last month the song was the most streamed song with 4.6 billion streams combined on all platforms. This adds to Daddy Yankee’s own records. This is the most listened song on spotify.

3.8.17 This week I have enjoyed doing my Mangahigh activities because I have gotten a gold on two of them. I also liked working on my Language Milestone because I am nearly finished and I am just translating my sentences from English to Italian. I enjoyed doing my Read Theory because I found the stories interesting. I enjoyed PE the most because we got to play Jet Ball which was really fun.   

1.8.17 Word Of The Week: Conspicuous Definition: Something noticeable or visible. Getting attention. Type Of Word: Adjective Example: I saw a man trying to spy on me but he was conspicuous Image: Synonym: Noticeable, Visible, Evident Antonym: Hidden, Vague, Invisible

1.8.17 Jeff Bezos is the founder of Amazon and is now the richest man in the world. A website called Forbes keeps track of the world’s wealthiest people and Jeff Bezos wealth is 90.6 billion dollars. Jeff Bezos has overtaken Bill Gates and takes 17 percent of the shares from Amazon. In 2016, Bill gates gave 31 billion to charity and now has a about 90.1 billion dollars.

31.7.17 Gold has been found near Paeroa by a mining company. In the Karangahake Gorge, New Talisman Gold Mines has found over 300,000 ounces of high quality gold. The company wants to start extracting small amounts of gold. A group of people wants to stop people from mining in the Karangahake Gorge and to protect the area. They have been protesting since the company got permission for bulk sampling.

27.7.17 This week I am proud of getting gold medals on all of my Mangahigh tasks. I really liked how we did our Mi Plans on paper this week. This week we changed learning teams and then we had to come up with a team name that was relevant to Ngatea. Our team name is Swamp Foxes because it is a Thames Valley team. We are now making a team logo and our plan is to draw a fox with the team name underneath it.

27.7.17 Word Of The Week: Optimistic Definition: Being positive and hopeful about the future. Type Of Word: Adjective Example: A man was optimistic after he threw a coin in the wishing well. Image: Synonym: Cheerful, Bright, Happy Antonym: Gloomy, Hopeless, Sorrowful

26.7.17 An enormous iceberg has broken away from Antarctica and scientist have been watching the ice break away. The iceberg was estimated to cover 6000 sq km of an area. The research station that was close by, now has to move away. The iceberg weighs about a trillion tonnes! Scientist have been watching this for 10 years and surprisingly broke away  between Monday and Wednesday. It is now important to watch where it goes because it can get in the way of ships’ routes but it depends where it goes.

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake hit near Turkish and Greek tourist places in the Aegean Sea. On a popular Greek holiday island, 2 people died and 100 injured from the earthquake. About 70 people in Turkey’s Bodrum were admitted to hospital. The US Geological Survey said that the earthquake was very shallow and was 10km below the seabed. Turkey is located between the Arabian plate and the Eurasian plate so Turkey is prone to earthquakes.

6.7.17 This week I am have gotten loads of points for the school and I am nearly at 200 points. I have really enjoyed doing my Mangahigh tasks because they challenge me. I have also enjoyed doing my Read Theory because I enjoy reading. This week we have the book fair at school so I bought a book to read. When you buy a book or something from the book fair, you can get a bookmark for free.

5.6.17 An artist has been building a model of a jet for years and uses manilla folders to create it. It has engines, seats, moving landing gear and more! So far it has taken him 9 years to create. He dedicated his time to the seats during the summer and spends 20 minutes on each seat. He has also made a cabin making it look like an Air India Boeing 777 aircraft.

5.6.17 Word Of The Week: Preposterous Definition: Something ridiculous or using common sense. Type Of Word: Adjective Example: It was a PREPOSTEROUS idea! Image: Synonym: Absurd, Crazy, Insane Antonyms: Bad, Good, Poor

4.6.17 For the first time in 16 years, Sir Peter Blake's boat has returned to New Zealand. Sir Peter Blake was 53 when he died. He was shot by pirates on the Amazon River in late 2001. Over the weekend the boat made its way to the Auckland Viaduct and is now heading towards a coral reef study in the Pacific. Sir Peter Blake was one of the most celebrated yachtsman and his lucky red socks are a symbol of support for Team New Zealand.

29.6.17 Weekly Reflection: This week I have enjoyed working on my Manga High tasks because I have gotten a gold medal on at least one of them. I have also been trying to get loads of points on Manga high. I really enjoyed the Have a Go day at the college because my group got to do Basketball and Speedball. In basketball, we played one game of basketball and then a few mini games. In Speedball we had to run around the mats and try and get the ball to score on the other teams mats. We played touch rugby rules so whenever we got touched, we had to hand the ball over.

28.6.17 Matariki starts this week and marks the new beginning of the Maori New Year. Matariki is cluster of stars and each have a name. Their names are Te Uru O Te Rangi, Tupua a Rangi, Tupua a Nuku, Waiti, Waita, Waipuna a Rangi, Mereope. The season of its rising is late May or early June. Matariki is a celebration of remembering the dead and the beginning of a New Maori Year.

28.6.17 Word Of The Week: Catastrophe Definition: An event causing damage and a disaster. Type Of Word: noun Example: I was driving along the Karangahake Gorge and the suddenly I saw rocks rolling down the side of the hill and got hit by a big one. I still survived but it was a catastrophe! Image: Synonym: accident, adversity, calamity, Antonyms: Advantage, favor, joy

27.6.17 A dog named Martha was announced he was the winner of the 29th annual World’s Ugliest dog contest. The favourite dog won 1, 500 dollars, a trophy and a trip to New York. Martha had several surgeries after she had nearly gone blind. In second was a 16 year old Brussels Griffon Pug. In  third was 14 year old Chinese Crested Harke.

21.6.17 Word Of The Week: Excruciating Definition: When something is extremely painful. Type Of Word: Adjective Example: I woke up in a chair surrounded by a doctor and a nurse. I could feel the pain and it was EXCRUCIATING! Image: Synonym: Acute, unbearably, intense Antonym: Calm, dull, easy

20/06/17   10 Facts About New Zealand! These are my 10 facts: Maori Settlement: The first people to arrive to New Zealand were ancestors of Maori. They arrived from Polynesia between 1200 - 1300 AD. As they were exploring the Pacific, they discovered New Zealand and were navigating by ocean currents, stars, and the winds. The First Europeans: Dutch explorer Abel Tasman, was the first European to arrive in New Zealand in 1642. Abel Tasman first called New Zealand Nieuw Zeeland. 127 years later another European came to New Zealand and his name was Captain James Cook. Captain James Cook arrived in 1769 on the first of three voyages.   The Treaty Of Waitangi: At Waitangi on 6th of February 1840, William Hobson was New Zealand’s first Governor. He invited the Maori chiefs to sign a treaty of peace with the British Crown and the treaty was taken all around the country. There were more than 500 people that signed the treaty.   Conflict An...