Joshua T @ Ngatea Primary School

30.3.17 If I met Richie McCaw… I would ask Richie McCaw what breakfast he has and why? I would thank him for be a great leader of the world’s best rugby team! He never gives up supports and his teammates. I would ask him how long he practises for and how many days? I would also ask him if he was interested in any other sports as well. Another question I would is how did you become captain for the All Blacks? My last question would be who inspires you and why?

21.3.17 In Italy, Mt Etna erupts! Mt Etna is on the island of Sicily and is one of the most active volcanoes in the world! The mountain usually erupts a few times a year. The steam was seen rising and an explosion. Everyone got off the mountain safely and there were no serious injuries.  

21.3.17 My goal for camp is to face all the challenges and do the best that I can. I am going to camp because I want to complete all the challenges. The skills, strengths, qualities, and powers I will need are: Resilience, Connecting, Communication, and Motivation! I will need Resilience so I do not give up on any challenges. I will need Connecting to connect with others and my activity group. I will need Communication to communicate to my team and to help each other out. I will need Motivation to keep others going and to support them! If I have a problem at camp, I will tell the people around me, a parent, or a teacher. The teacher or the people around me will help me solve my problem. For my activity group I will share ideas and support each member. I will see loads of awesome activities and hear lots of voices so I will need to listen carefully for the teachers instructions! For camp we are going to the All Seasons Kiwi Holiday Park! I hope we will have loads of fun and one of t...

14.3.17 Weekly News World's Oldest Crocodiles Eggs Found! In Portugal, they have found the world’s oldest crocodile eggs. The eggs that they found were in cliffs on the western side of the country. The eggs were laid 152 million years ago by the mother crocodile. Crocodile fossils are quite common to in the fossil record. When dinosaurs were alive, the Sarcosuchus crocodile lived in Africa and ate dinosaurs and fish. I think it is cool that they found crocodile eggs that were 152 million years old! I wonder how they find out how old eggs are? I found this information from Kiwi Kids News.

14.3.17 A small Canadian town has residents seeing pink when they turn their tap on. The council apologised to the residents and what had happened was that they got a plant treatment for the water the plant turned it pink. It was caused by a chemical during the routine. The Mayor said that there is no health risk.

8.3.17 My Weekly News: SpaceX To Send Tourist Around Moon There are two people that volunteered to go in a spaceship and go around the moon. SpaceX is a company who is sending the passengers around the moon. This is going to happen late 2018. I hope they survive because the last time someone got sent to the moon was 1970. I found this information from Kiwi Kids News and I wonder why the people who are going around the moon wants to go?

8.3.17 Two New Zealand triathletes have been named Ironman champions after the Ironman in Taupo. Braden Currie won the mens race and a bonus is that he is a kiwi! Jocelyn McCauley won the women's race and she is American. Braden Currie bet Cameron Brown by 4 minutes.

7.3.17 Scientist have created a pill that is controlled by your stomach acid. It sends health data from inside your body to your phone and can also monitor your health! It just sits there and takes measurements and send them to your phone. The pill is designed to stay in your stomach without blocking anything.

1.3.17 IE I hope that when I finish my IE, I will understand more about tornadoes and how they work. I can use my current knowledge to help me understand more about tornadoes. I hope I am able to learn how to survive a tornado. The learning powers that will be able to help me is Resilience, Curiosity, and Connecting! I will be learning more about tornadoes. I will use Resilience by not giving up on my topic and IE, I will use Curiosity by asking loads of questions, I will use Connecting by getting information off the internet and out of books.