Joshua T @ Ngatea Primary School

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.