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

Corey Webster Picture
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.