EVOLUTION, ADAPTATION AND THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS HHHHYYYYPPPPEEEE!!!!

Galapagos Islands

For the last half term, the three intermediate classes have been learning about the Galapagos Islands, Evolution and Adaptation. Also how animals got to the Galapagos Islands and evolved or adapted to the environment. But before that,how the Islands got created. The Islands got created by explosions under the sea and the explosions pushed up hot molten rock. When the Islands got old they start falling under their own weight because the earths core couldn't support it and it will start collapsing. and also in the future. 

Some interesting things I have learnt about the Galapagos Islands is that the Marine Iguana use to be a Land animal but is now a animal that can swim in the sea and breath on land. Also the Giant Tortoise is one of the biggest animals in the Islands. Another amazing thing is that there is a finch that can use a stick to lure grubs out of a tree.

The next topic I would like to learn about would be Planes and aerodynamics or Cars and the history of Cars. Also transport before Cars were invented.

 

Sport Moniter and House Captain

This year I have taken to responsibilities which are Sport Monitor and House Captain. I am a Sport Monitor on Friday for morning tea and lunch time. For House Captain I am in charge of the House group Murphy. The importance of the House Captain job is to lead and motivate the students in Murphy to win the House Cup. Also as a House Captain we get to chose a Christmas carol for the end of year for Murphy. Looking after the students as in looking after them if they're hurt or lonely. These are just a few responsibilities to be a House Captain but there are many more.

 

The way I have helped by being a Sport Monitor is by showing younger students where sport equipment is in the P.E shed and if they need anything to use to play with. I have also tried to keep the P.E shed tidy and organised so that if anything goes missing it can be found and be used again. I have also pumped up about 15 balls with Jarden this week.

The thing I have enjoyed about being a Sport Monitor is helping people with sports they might not of played before because I love playing sports. The thing I have enjoyed about being As a House Captain I have enjoyed all the big and the variety of responsibilities that have is going to challenge me so far. I'm also looking forward to leading

ASB man A.K.A Vane came into ROOM 11 HHHHYYYYPPPPEEEE

Hello People

It's Henry here,

And I'm here to talk about what the whole point of the ASB guy coming into our class to talk about money was. He came in to tell us about saving, earning money also credit and eftpos cards. I think I found the session worth while because I got some good tips on getting and saving money to use in the future. The key points of this session were probably getting kids to save more money and learn how to earn money at a young age.  Some of my financial goals are to save up for a phone and also to put more money into my bank account. Vane also told us about a way to save our money for something you need called "My CAT goal/s". The C stands for Clear, A stands for Action and T stands for Time. Clear means what you want and how much it is.Action is your income, expenses and savings. Time is where you divide the cost and that will give you the number of weeks it will take you. To improve my money management I will try spend less money on stuff like toys, sweets and things I don't really need!!!

      

See next time, 

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EOTC Week

What I found challenging

The only thing I found challenging was rock climbing because after a while my hands, fingers and arms got quite sore.

What I found easy
I found Archery, tubing and going up Mt Kaukau easy because they were all things I had done before except from tubing.

Was it what I expected
Yes It was what I expected but I imagined something different when it came to tubing.

What was my proudest moment
My proudest moment was probably completing five out of seven rock climbing stages.

My favourite moment
My favourite moment was probably when we went to El Rancho and doing most activities with my friends.

Cricket and Art Groups/ Skills

Hey People

It's Henrydaman here 

 

I'm going to tell about how well Lawrence and I did on our Cricket World Cup project about Ireland and their Cricket team. Three weeks ago our teacher gave us a country participating in the ICC Cricket World Cup. Which is being held in New Zealand and Australia. I think Lawrence and I were a good team together. We agreed I would do the poster about Ireland and he would do the slide show on Ireland

Maori Legend

 Last week we put ourselves in groups of three but you had to choose people that aren't in your class to work with. I chose Liam and J.L to work with and we decided to do Maui and the Fire Nails. I think we will work well together because we are good friends. Also we come up with good ideas so the art work will look good.

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Ireland

What I have learnt about Ireland...

One thing I've learnt about Ireland is that they have a President not a Prime Minister. Their money is the Irish pound but they can also use the Euro. From1846 to 1851 a disease destroyed the Irish crops that caused famine throughout Ireland. More than a Million deaths occurred.

 Matthew

My friend Matthew has his birthday the day after mine. He plays in my rugby team but he plays against me in cricket. His house has a huge garden and at the bottom of his garden is the Mount Kaukau bush. Through his garden runs a stream and we love building bridges over it and catching crawlies in the stream.

My holidays in Taupo

When it comes to the summer holidays we go up to Taupo for a few weeks. I spend every day in the lake with my sister. I go Kayaking and snorkling in the bay. I look for small fish or crawlies under rocks and try and lead them into my net. After that I put them in a bucket of water then release them when we leave.



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Hi guys it's my first post on my blog for the Year!!!! :)

Hello Everybody,

 



What I'm interested in at the moment.....

 

This week I'm going to talk about a book called Nicholas which is a fiction chapter book. Nicholas is about a French boy still at primary school with his friends Alec, Cuthbert, Rufus, Eddie, Jeremy and Geoffrey. He and his friends are a gang who love playing football at morning tea, lunch and after school. But the thing is they always only get One-Fifth through their football game because everyone disagrees on the teams. They all start thumping and kicking each other then go home and do it all over again the next day.

I like this book because it can be funny and he can be very naughty. I also can't wait till Mockingjay Part 2 and the latest James Bond movie to come out in cinemas.

 

 



 

I'm sorry to say this but it's time to go and finish this post!!!

But check in soon for my next one!!!