Tamaki College Sports Day

Yesterday all Year 8's from Ruapotaka, Point England, Glen Innes Primary, Glen Taylor and Glen Brae schools went to Tamaki College for a sports day. The day was only for the Year 8's because they are going to Tamaki College next year as a student. Each student had a photo taken with their name and also with a sticker on their shirt. On the sticker there was another one that was a colour, my colour was blue. Mr Stevenson called out all of the colours so everyone could go in their teams. The first activity we did was Volleyball, the teacher split us up in 4 teams. In my team I had Tevita Smith (Who use to come Ruapotaka) and Hemi (A boy who goes Glen Brae. The teacher was encouraging the other teams because we were the King of the court. We won all of our matches because we were just to good. The Other activity's were Netball, Touch, Basketball, ABV activity's, Softball including Volleyball. We all were exhausted and tired.

Mega Tsunami: Would Auckland Survive?

Following the magnitude 7.8 earthquake, equal in power to the one that destroyed Napier in 1931, Civil Defence initially issude no Tsunami warning but 55 minutes afterwards did so, claiming a tsunami was possible. A 2m high tsunami had already hit the Kaikoura coast by then. Some people in Kaikoura and Wellington had already left for higher ground, but others haven't.

Adidas Pull Sponsorship Of Athletics

The sportswear company Adidas has announced that it will stop the sponsorship for athletics equipment.

Apparently the move is because of the allegations of athletes doping. Adidas have been sponsoring athletics ever since 2008 it was a deal that was suppose to last 12 years. When it was signed the deal was worth about NZ money 51 million dollars. 

Adidas thinks there is too much risk for their brand reputation to continue with the IAAF.
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Duffy

On Thursday the 16th of February, we had a duffy theatre show at the multi purpose room and the main characters were Duffy, Ruby and Phil. Duffy liked to read a book about doctor who. The way he told us the name of the book, was Knock Knock!/ Who’s There/ Doctor/ Doctor Who?, And that’s and he told us the name of that book while he was in his bed that was standing up. It was a bit funny at the beginning when duffy’s neighbour Ruby, was an old lady and walking like her back was really soar. The when duffy went over to Ruby’s house and had a boogie with her, at the back of her caravan. Then duffy got to look at Ruby’s photo album with all her photo’s in it and her dad as well. When Ruby went back to when she was 4 years old, a plane flew by and Ruby’s dad got called to war out in Crete/Greece. When he went ruby was all sad and duffy was feeling sorry for her. Then Duffy saved Ruby's dad in Greece. 

Going To Technicraft

Yesterday I was suppose to be going to softball but I forgot my notice at home. So instead of going to softball I stayed at school in Room 12. When we were in Room 12 we had to do work and other stuff, Until the bell rang when it was the best bit because we were going to technicraft. At Technicraft we make berry smoothies.

When we were at Tamaki College our teacher Ms Tuipolutu took us inside and we sat at random tables. Then we had to get our bowl's of mixed berry's at 2 frozen bananas and put them together, and after we put it together we had to go to Ms Tuipolutu. When we went to Ms Tuipolutu and we got some milk to put in our bowl and let it rest. Then we got yogurt in our bowl. The we mixed it a bit and then put it in a blender.

When it was done we drank it all and sat on 2 tables and talked about our smoothies.
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Cutest Hedgehog Ever

Do you think this is the cutest hedgehog ever?

This hedgehog is going to be called Huff, his full name is Sir Hodge Huffington. The three year old African Pygym is making headlines about his cute fangs. Huff's owner, Carolyn Parker said that he is a rescue hedgehog. The Utah student started taking pictures of Huff and then started sharing them out on Instagram. 

Muhammad Ali Dies

Worlds most famous boxing legend Muhammad Ali has died at the age of 74. He is one of the most famous sportspeople in history. He won many awards for boxing including three Heavyweight Champion of the World titles. Ali was diagnosed with a disease called Parkinson’s which is a condition that affects the brain. Parts of the brain become damaged over many years causing problems including shaking and slow movement.

Bond And Murray Win Gold

Rowing's greatest team Hamish Bond and Eric Murray have won New Zealand's first Gold medal at the Rio Olympics. The 2 people have won the men's pair final and means that their victories are now at 69 races. Bond and Murray were in third place over the first 500m of the 2,000m race. But as soon as they got to the 1,000m mark they were a boat lenght ahead. At the 1,500m the rest of the field were simply battling it out for second with Bond and Murray 2nd and a half lenghts in front.

1 Week Trip

Last week Wednesday, The whole of Ruapotaka School went to Tamaki Primary because the school was having a special clean in our roof because it might have Asbestos in our roof. The reason we went there is because the ministry wanted to keep us safe while they cleaned the roof. If they were cleaning the while we were there, we could've got Cancer that could affect the lining of our lung or abdomen.

Queen Elizabeth Sends Condolence Message To NZ After Kaikoura Earthquake Deaths

The royal family is shocked after the 7.5 magnitude earthquake hit North Canterbury, and has sent its condolences for the deaths of two people in the quake. Mt Lyford woman Jo-Anne Mackinnon died of a suspected heart attack when the quake hit just after midnight on Monday morning, while Kaikoura man Louis Edgar was killed when his family's homestead collapsed. In a message to Governor General Dame Patsy Reddy, Queen Elizabeth said: "Prince Philip and I were shocked to hear news of the severe earthquakes that struck on Monday.

Strange Lights During Earthquake Confuse Onlookers

People in Wellington have witnessed a luminous phenomenon known as earthquake light on Monday morning. An Instagram user Syrian Kiwi who is living in Wellington, posted a video showing the lights flashing in the sky. The user wrote
"Sky during earthquake in Wellington. Hope everyone's safe."
Earthquake lights attend to happen all around the world, where vertical faults allow stress-induced electrical currents to flow rapidly to the surface, producing the Phenomenon. The earthquake lights are a bit like the Auroras and produce a white and blue combination of colours. Earthquake lights only show up when the magnitude 5.0 or higher. Experts say the lights may one day help predict the approach of future earthquakes.

Brotherly Love

Brotherly Love- My Favourite Scene.

My favorite scene in Brotherly Love is when Sergio makes his team win in the NBA finals and his big brother June comes over to congratulate him on his win.

His sister Jackie also runs over to hug him because of how proud he made his town and also his family, his mum even knew about it and she wasn’t there. After his big game they went over to a graduation party. Sergio, Sean and his other friend go over to rob this big house in the ‘Hills’ (That’s what they call it.) Sean and Sergs other friend got caught by the police when they were carrying T.V’s in to their car.

After the other cop arrested Sean and his other friend, he goes into the room where Sergio was and search’s it. He see’s Sergio lying on the floor with his hands up, “It’s all clear” The officer said. Serg was lucky because the officer thought that he was living in that house.

Actors:

Keke Palmer-Jackie

Cory Hardrict-June

Eric D. Hill Jr-Sergio

Romeo Miller-Sean

Quincy Brown-Chris Collins

Macy Gray-Mrs. Taylor

Duco Confirm Joseph Parker Vs Andy Ruiz Fight For Auckland

Promoters Duco have confirmed that the Joseph Parker vs Andy Ruiz Jr bout will take place at Vector Arena in Auckland on December 10. The fight for the vacant WBO heavyweight title will remain on New Zealand soil after Duco managed to secure the requisite financial backing following Auckland City Council's denial of their bid for public funding last week.

Liverpool Rout Watford, Arsenal Draw With Tottenham

Liverpool stormed to the top of the English Premier League table for the first time since May 2014 after they hammered Watford 6-1 on Monday (NZT). Sadio Mane scored twice and Philippe Countinho, Emre Can, Roberto Firmino and Giorginio Wijnaldum got the others as Liverpool moved one point above Chelsea. Countinho had already hit the wood work before Mane got things rolling with the opener and Coutinho and Can made it 3-0 at halftime. Roberto Firmino added a fourth in the second half before Mane got his second and though Daryl Janmaat grabbed a consolation, Wijnaldum scored the sixth to send them to the top.

Man wrestles panda to impress ladies

A man who snuck into a panda enclosure found himself in a wrestling match in a zoo in Nanchang China. Mei-Ling was sleeping when the visitor who was reportedly showing off to female friends, jumped into the panda house. The panda then woke up and gripped his leg before wrestling with him and pulling him to the ground. The man struggled to free himself and eventually managed to escape. According to witnesses, his trousers were torn a little, but the man and the panda were unharmed.

Steven Adams Prepares For NBA Opener By Watching Japenese Cartoons

Oklahoma City Thunder big man Steve Adams wasn't watching former teammate Kevin Durant lose his first game with the Golden State Warriors yesterday. The giant Kiwi had more pressing issues at hand. OKC begin their season on Thursday afternoon (NZT), taking on the 76ers in Philadelphia, As they move ahead without former inspirational leader, Durant.

Malta Plane Crash Kills All On Board

Five French officials have been killed after a small plane heading towards Libya's coast to monitor migrant trafficking routes for the French government crashed soon after takeoff from Malta's airport. The twin prop Fair child Metro liner banked to the right and slammed into the ground in a huge fireball soon after lifting off on Monday morning, according to video of the moment captured by a dashboard video cam.  

Killer Clowns

Some clowns are terrified of going out in their white greasepaint and makeup as they say they risk being arrested by police or attacked by mobs who take to the street in so-called Clown Hunts. The sinister trend, which began in America and quickly spread to Europe, sees internet pranksters wearing grotesque clown outfits terrorise passerby before posting the footage on social media.

MRSGREN

Yesterday we were all learning about MRSGREN and what it means: Movement, Respiration, Sensitivity, Growth, Reproduction, Excretion and Nutrition. These seven words tell us if something is alive.

Dinosaur Footprint Found In Gobi Desert

Dinosaur Footprint Found In Gobi Desert

Scientists from Okayama University have discovered one of the largest Dinosaur footprints ever. It is believed to belong to a Titanosaur. Measuring over a metre long, this footprint is estimated to date back around 70 Million years. The scientists say that the footprint that they had found will give them new clues about the big monsters that roamed around this millions of years ago.

Botanic Garden Exploration

Today Our whole school went on our trip to the Botanic Gardens In Manurewa. Once every class hopped off the buses, the teachers took their class to go and explore the different plants that were there. My class (Room 11) went to the Edible Garden first and we checked out some vegetables that we didn't even know about. After a 10 minute walk around the edible garden, we moved on to the Threatened Native Plants. My class just found out some plants that are almost gone because of us humans. We walked around and saw a lot of other plants that were interesting. The last spot we visited was the Rock Garden which look like a nice spot for everyone to relax at while you can look over the water to see some nice ducks swimming in the water. Once We Finished looking at that, we had to look at the Edible Garden again because of some of the attitude that was happening.

Rock Garden

Rock Garden

Tomorrow Ruapotaka school is going on a trip to the a place called the Botanic Gardens. When we get there I want to go and visit the Rock Garden because it looks like a nice calm spot for people to kick back when the sun shines. I also want to go and check out the Rock Garden because it looks nice on the photos that are on the Botanic Gardens page. When we get there I hope that we can go explore on our own as a class.

Breakers Win First Game Of The Season

Breakers Win First Game Of The Season

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The New Zealand Breakers have started the season perfectly with a score of 76-71 against the Melbourne United. The game was close for the first three quarters, with the two teams having a turn each at taking the lead. However, in the final quarter the Breakers shot ball extremely well to score a total of 28 points for the win. The Breakers shooting guard Corey Webster scored a total of 11 points which included a treble of three pointers while their wingman Tom Abercrombie drained 14 points, both in the final 10 minutes. The Breakers, run-up in their last season, showed that they will be a forced in this years competition.

Close Firefighters Climb Sky Tower To Mark 9/11

About 160 firefighters have climbed the Sky Tower in Auckland to honour their New York counterparts who died in the September 11 terror attacks. Today marks the 15th anniversary of the attacks, and New Zealand is one of the first countries to pay tribute. Firefighters traveled from around New Zealand to climb the Sky Tower’s 1,100 steps, many of them wearing their full uniforms. The American flag at the US Embassy and Consulate in Wellington has been lowered in remembrance today.

Welcome to the Rainbow House

There is a rainbow house which allows you to ride a slide down in to your living room. The house is in London, Portobello Road, will be able to bring out the kids in everyone. The house features a slide that links a bedroom to the kitchen, a colourful spiral staircase and a rotating bed. The Rainbow House is available to rent for $15,000 per month.
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Flight Of The Albatross

Ruapotaka-Mini Olympics

Ruapotaka-Mini Olympics

On Friday the 19th, our school hosted our own Mini Olympics just like the real one but it wasn't.

The whole school where split up in to 16 countries, I was in China and our leader was Mele. Me and 2 little juniors were the flag bearers. At the begging of the opening ceremony, the Olympic anthem was played. Two teams went with one of the teachers to go to one of the Olympic activities.

We ended it off with a closing ceremony, when Mrs. Vickers thanked all the parents for coming. Before it was closing, we all sang the New Zealand National Anthem.

Mini Olympics-China

I worked on this project with my group about China, The people in my group is Mary Tristan and Mele.

Bolt world’s fastest man

Jamaica's runner Usain Bolt has won the 100m final at the Rio Olympics. The result confirms Bolt as the world's greatest sprinter after he claimed his third consecutive Gold in the event. Bolt crossed the line in a season's best time of 9:81 seconds, with Justin Gatlin seven hundreths of a second slower to win silver. Canada's runner came 3rd and took a bronze metal. The win takes Usain Bolt a step closer to his goal of winning a histric triple-triple, which is the combination of winning Gold in the 100m, 200m, 4X100m relay.

Boxing In The Olympics

The best part that I liked in my story of being in the Olympics is when I did my combo on Manny Paquiao and he fell to the floor, and when I did my triple power punch to his face. But the thing I liked the most was when I won, when I celebrated it with my family and also when Paquiao said that I was the best Boxer that he has ever faced at the Olympic Games.

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This Is The Belt I Won

My Olympic Mascot

Today Room 11 made their own Olympic Mascots. My mascot is called The Guy and is also a boxer as you can see from his boxing gloves, he is tough but has no muscle's, he also is the toughest mascot to ever live. He has won the Heavyweight Boxing Championship. The Guy will always keep the Heavyweight Boxing Championship. The way I created The Guy, was by using Sumo Paint.

Awaroa Beach to join National Park

New Zealand's own little paradise, Awaroa beach, has now become part of Abel Tasman National Park. In February almost 40,000 people made a total of $2.28 million from their Givealittle campaign to buy the beach, with the help of the Government and the Joyce Fisher Charitable Trust getting it over the line. Abel Tasman National Park is New Zealand’s smallest national park which attracts the greatest number of visitors.
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My Speech

Under Armour

Kia Ora, I'm going to tell you what I did for my speech. My speech is on Under Armour because I like that brand and I will buy me some of the gear. The founder of it is Kevin Plank and how he came up with the brand name and the gear. When I did my first practice speech, my time was 1 minute and 8 seconds, When I did my second attempt, it was 1 minute and 15 seconds. The thing I enjoyed telling my class was When the company was found and Kevin Planks Life of sweaty shirts.

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Maori Language Week

Matariki-Maori New Year

Matariki is the Maori name for a small cluster of stars also known as the Seven Sisters. This is the Māori New Year. Some Maori tribes celebrated Matariki at different times. Some of the tribes had held the festivities when Matariki was first seen in the dawn sky. Others celebrated after the full moon rose or at the beginning of the next new moon.

Maori Emojis Coming To Your Phone

A brand new set of Maori emojis have been developed for New Zealand users only. The set of icons will include 150 characters in a green and black design. The new icons include waka ama (outrigger canoe), piupiu (flax skirts), kapa haka moves and faces, kete (woven basket/bag), taiaha (weapon), whānau (family) and even delicacies such as koura (crayfish), paua (abalone), eels and hāngi. The ’emotiki’ will be officially launched in July, but have already been cropping up online after first being unveiled two weeks ago.

From Farm To Table (Bees)

This is my presentation on bees with my group members Matali, Henare, Sebastian, Teremoana and Isabell.






... And here's my screencast about what I did...

Thank You Letter

This is my thank you letter to the chefs from NZMA.

How To Make Your Own Blog Post

How To Make Your Own Blog Post

'  This is my video on how to make your own blog post.

Hunt For The Wilderpeople

Kiwi movie "Hunt for the Wilderpeople" has broken all New Zealand records to become the largest grossing local film at the New Zealand box office. The movie has collected over $9.6 million in the seven weeks its been showing. The film is set for release in Australia on May 26 and then in the US on June 24. It will then be released globally. The film is directed by Taika Waititi and inspired by Barry Crump’s novel Wild Pork and Watercress.

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Circus Lions Return To Home

Thirty three lions were removed from circuses in Peru and Colombia during surprise raids organised by Animal Defenders International. 

Almost all of the lions have had their claws removed and most have had broken teeth. One lion has lost an eye and another is almost blind, making it impossible for them to survive in the wild. The lions will return to Africa in a week, after spending years in South America. The wildlife defense group has worked with authorities to crack down unlawful wildlife use and trafficking to rescue the animals.






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My Six Word Summer

My Six Word Summer

More ANZAC Soldiers Than First Thought

More ANZAC Soldiers Than First Thought
Almost twice the number of New Zealand soldiers served in the campaign at Gallipoli in the First World War. 

The ministry for culture, heritage and also the defence force, have shown that more than 16,000 soliders served at Gallipoli. 

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Making A Volcano

Last week on Thursday R11 went to R12 to do science experiments on volcano's. I was with MinZin, Azahar, Suliasi and Anavea. We started off bad because we were'nt collaborating well, because we were'nt talking together and sharing our ideas. All the other groups went outside before us.

We all had to use red food colouring to make it. The ingredients we used were Baking Soda, Dish washing liquid, Food Colouring, Vinegar and A volcano (or a little container).



Method:
1. Use a container to be the volcano.
2. Put 2 spoonfuls of baking soda in to the container.
3. Add about a spoon full of dish washing liquid in the container.
4. Add 5 drops of food colouring (you can use any food colouring).
5. Tip your vinegar in to the container at the top of your volcano.

Cute Polar Bear Cub, 'Nora'

POLAR BEAR CUB, NORA

A three month old polar bear cub who was born in the Columbus Zoo and an Aquarium. The Cub has finally got a name and they have named her Nora. She might be let out in to the wild after she is five months old. Nora is a cute little cub.

Here is a short video of the cub playing around: By Kiwi Kids News-Kiwi Kids News Video-Link

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Fisherman Catches 363kg Black Marlin

An Australian fisherman says that he feels sore after pulling in a 363kg Black Marlin on Wednesday in Perth. This big monster fish took the fisherman 3 hours to reel in.

The catch would have smashed the previous record in Western Australia for the biggest black marlin ever caught (296kg), but after two hours of fighting with the fish, Milne needed help from his friends to keep him upright, which is against official game fishing rules.

The 25-year-old, who caught the fish weighs just one-fifth of the marlin (He weighs 72kg), he said fight with the fish was the most painful experience of his life. 

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Digital Art

This is my digital art that I drew using the sumo paint online art programme which helps us draw things. It took a while to finish. We also had to write the word Waitangi anywhere on the page which had our art on it.

I made a flag because a lot of people fly it around.

If you want to try out sumo paint and see what it's like then click here-Sumopaint

Going To The Airport

On Saturday Me, My Mum, My Two Brothers and my sister are going to the airport to drop of my brother Api because he wants to go back to Motueka.

He wants to go back because he reckons it's boring up here but it's not. When he goes it's going to be boring because he is better than my older brother Ofa. Yesterday they were making plans because we are going on a boat to Motueka. He was also cleaning up under the stairs to see what he wants to take with him and other stuff. 

So tomorrow when we drop him off at jet star, I'll give him all my cool stuff like my money and some cool clothes. We are also sending him back not because he wants to go back, it's because he only came up to go to the RaggaMuffin concert with me, my mum and Ofa.
It will be dumb to see him go but cool because I can play on the PS3 by myself, without him asking for a turn and stuff.

How To Write A Narrative

When you write a narrative it has to be like a made up story that hasn't even happened or ain't real. If you are telling a story about something you did, then that isn't a narrative either. It is also need to have where it took place at, When did the story took place, How did the story begin and also Who was in the story. I have written a narrative which is called the last survivors, if you want to see it I will leave a link to my document for the narrative.

A narrative mostly needs a Simile, Metaphors, Onomatopoeia and also Personifications. You need to use the senses like the smell, taste and the eye sight. Right now about to end my quick explanation on how to write a narrative and I hope you have learnt how to write a narrative. The link will be down below.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/17vNsIvIrJJt4LvIMNxsCgigQwALEoz2KcGaseFaho28/edit

Food Tech

Food Tech

Today when I went to technicraft we did food tech. I was with the year 8's in my class and the year 8's in room 12. When we lined up we had to get into groups of two and my group was number 8 and I was with Sebastian. When we walked in, we had to get our apron and then washed our hands. Then we got our ingredients for what we were going to make. We made milkshakes, the best part I liked about the milkshake was the foam. At the end we had to say what we thought about the milkshake we made. 

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Valentines Squirrel

              Valentines Squirrel

Valentine’s Day isn’t just for people! Captured in a photo, a pair of squirrels were snapped celebrating the romantic holiday. The adorable photo shows one squirrel offering a red rose to his partner squirrel – looks like roses are a symbol of love in any language!

The photo was snapped by renowned squirrel photographer, Max Ellis, from London. Max says the pair have also been sharing meals of sunflower and pumpkin seeds.

Waitangi Day

On Saturday I went to Orakei for the concert which was the Waitangi Day one. I went with my mum and 3 Brothers. When we arrived we could already hear Troy Kingi before we even made it behind the marai. When we got to our spot, my mum went up close to take a picture of him.

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Then the next person came on and I think it was this guy and his sister , she also had the same name as my mum (Kiri), my mum also said that she added them on Facebook. He sang 3 song for the Wahine and the other 2 were for everyone. When he finished this guy who goes crazy with an electric guitar was next, He was basically playing the guitar instead of singing. We waited till it was 1814 to video all of there songs, I was basically videoing them on my iPhone 4 which my brother gave me for Christmas, it was my brothers old phone.