Zoo Trip

 On Monday 23rd of November room 7 and 1 went to the zoo by bus to learn about pest control but didn't learn that much about pest but learnt more about the animals that we need to protect.

we learnt about Ostriches and that they are extreme birds that run the fastest, lay the largest eggs and even have the largest eyes.

After seeing the Ostriches we went to the Meerkats and I learnt that pregnancy for them is quick and simple which will only go for about 11 weeks and they can have about 2-4 pups.

While going to the Spider Monkeys we stayed back to see the seals and I learnt that Seals have a layer of fat under skin called blubber, which keeps them warm in cold water.

We were near the end and we had made it to the Spider Monkeys and they were feeding them, the Spider Monkeys had a diet made up with corn and beetroots. They have no thumbs and uses there tail for climbing and pinking up things.

It was a good time at the zoo and learnt lots if you go i recommend you go to the Meerkats because they are so cute.

 

Story by Mary-Jane Stewart: Roland Fish Rises Up

 

Kapa Haka Practice

 Every week on Tuesday room 7 and 1 has been doing Kapa Haka practice for the past 2 terms and have learnt a lot from our kaiako named Wairahi. 

She gave us time to learn a new haka for the boys and a waiata for the girls and another 2 song to sing together which sounds absolutely amazing to be honest.

On Saturday we will be going to the Ruapotaka marae to preform on stage with 16 other schools that will also be preforming so I'm kind of nervous but I am also so excited for it.    

Tech

 At Tech group 3 were learning about our planets most important but not notice as much as it should be, the Earthworm.

We learnt that Earthworms are so important and valuable because if we didn't have Earthworms the world that we live in would be so dry and harder for our plants to stay alive which means we can't make fresh fruits and veggies, I know some of you would like that but you wouldn't be able to eat the strawberry ice creams that we love or eat your favourite chocolate and much more foods that we love and couldn't live without and if you can't live without this then it should be the same with worms so if you see a worm dying make sure to help it out because with your good deed we will have more of a great life and more fresh foods.

Technology

 Today room 7 and 1 went to Tamaki College for tech, we got into our groups and went to our classes.

In science we talked about plastic again and if it was bad or not, we were given a sheet that had lines of words that were talking about plastic and if they were bad or good. Some had good quotes and them and some had bad quotes but the majority of it was spoken and the answer was that plastic is bad and will kill of planet if don't stop using it.

Back at Science

 Today room 7, room 1, and St Pius X students went to Tamaki college for tech, group 3 went to science with Mrs. Sharma and we learnt about plastic and by now everyone know what plastic is but do you know what it does to our sea creatures? and that is what we learnt today.

did you know a 19 day old bird had eating a record making amount of plastic because of the rubbish and single-use plastic bags that we throw away, Seven billion tons of rubbish and plastic is thrown away and as more people enter this world the amount of rubbish we have now will triple rapidly unless we start to reduce the plastic that we use and leave behind for the wind to take.

We were ask if plastic was good for us and by the look of the information that we have been given of course we would say no, but if plastic is bad what do we replace it with? the answer is reusable bags! It well decrease the lost of marine life and save the planet little by little.

It was time to go so we brought in our books and left with the knowledge we were given and went back to our schools.

 

    

Tech: Science

 Today at tech group 3 went to science and our teacher was Mrs. Sharma. we learnt about science and scientist, in science we talked about the science branches and here are some of them biology, physics, and chemistry.

We learnt that biologist study humans, animals, plants, and the environments in which they live. A physicist is always thinking about the properties of the natural world like atom formations or gravity and develops scientific theories and models that help them understand and explain it. 

The last one from the science branches was chemistry, it is the study of matter, basically anything that has mass and takes up space, and the changes that matter can go through when it is in a different environments and conditions.

Winter Is Near!!!

Now that we have moved to level 2 New Zealand citizens are feeling the last draught of Autumn come though, Now that Autumn is gone and is waiting for another year to come winter is feels way bigger than a draught so people will be getting sick more often, so what you need to do is keep warm and when you feel a cough coming up to stay home because it could be a cold or sometimes could be more than this so if you do feel like this stay home and keep your family and you warm.

Things to do: One thing you could do is learn/study more so that you don't lose your learning from just coming back to school. You could eat or drink things that are warm like hot chocolate, or tea (if your like me) and if you want you could have hot tasty soup. One last thing you could do is get lots and lots of cosy blankets so you don't get cold at night.

A little fact:June 1st marks the official start of winter.Many people believe that the Earth is farthest from the sun in the winter. Although this makes sense, it’s not true. In the Northern Hemisphere, winter happens when Earth is closest to the sun- how weird!

this everything you should do and a little fact to know before you go, so keep safe and keep warm all the time.

Road Safety

We might be in lockdown but once this pandemic has been solved we will be allowed to go out again but still with the same conditions and hope everyone will stick to it but on thing we must remember is the rules on the road so here are some rules on the rad the you need to keep.

1. One thing you should know and remember is to keep to the speed limit and always stop at STOP signs.

2.Another one is to always slow down to observe recommended speeds around bends and to keep on your left-hand side

3. A simple one that everyone should know is to always put on their seat belt and to know that it is on is to wait till you a click then you are already to go.

4. Do not Drive under the influence of alcohol or drugs it is a crime in New Zealand and strictly enforced by police.

5. Remember to give way to cyclists using the bus lanes, and vehicles using bus lanes.

these are all the things you need to remember while on the road I hope everyone keeps safe and looks both ways on the crossing.

Moving to Level 3

As some of you know we have now moved into level 3 of this pandemic and hope that you are all safe, remember that we must continue to stay in our household bubbles whenever we are not at work, school, buying the groceries or exercising.

Fast food restaurants like McDonald's and KFC have opened for alert level 3 but the only way to get a Big Mac or some Wicked Wings is from drive thru the only ones allowed in are the staff and the people that bring the fresh new ingredients.

 

Earth Day

 Earth Day is an annual event celebrated around the world on April 22 to establish support for environmental protection. it was First celebrated in 1970 and has continued on till this day and now over one billion people in 192 countries celebrate this.
Earth Day founder Gaylord Nelson came up with the idea for a national day to focus on the environment.

Lastly to celebrate this you could do some garden in your backyard and try planting some flowers or if you want you could plant things that can be used in you life like potatoes, lettuce, blueberries, and more, so when doing this you can make the world a little more brighter for the next generation.

"The fate of the living planet is the most important issue facing mankind"
- Gaylord Nelson

ANZAC Day

On the 25th of April will be the beginning of another year of remembering the once that we lost during the war and the ones that protected our country and our familes and as everyone across the globe know that the Corona virus is spreading rapidly so most countries including New Zealand has made everyone stay inside their homes, so here are some ideas to remember those that have died for us.

1. You could make a poppy out of anything and try putting ti somewhere that people are able to see like on your windows or stick it on a wall.

2. If you wanted you could also get your the people in your bubble to come to the lounge and if you have a device you could play the last post which is normally play on ANZAC Day it symbolises the duty of the dead is over and they can rest in peace. 

3. Lastly you if you have a device you could Skype, Face time, or even call your families just have a talk and see how they are and if they're keeping safe.

These are somethings you can do on ANZAC Day. I hope you are keeping safe and will do something special to remember the ones we lost but well never forget, thank you for reading! 

First Online Supermarket

Countdown has opened New Zealand's first online supermarket, the supermarket was opened 16th of April and is located in Penrose, Auckland.
It is estimated that the new store will have about 7,500 online orders in a week from the Auckland region.

The e-store, which will achieve 24-hours a day, seven days a week was planned previous to the virus lockdown. Countdown said the new e-Store will undoubtedly ease the pressure of staff at 10 busy central Auckland supermarkets.

How To Cure Boredom In Quarantine

It is coming near to the end of New Zealand 4 week lock down but could go on so here are some advice to cure your boredom during this time.

1. You could do a family activity like a board game, do some dancing to keep you active and healthy, and if you want you can grab a book and start reading to your siblings or you could read it to your parents.

2. If you wanted you could go for a walk near your street but not to far, you could also play a game of rugby or scorer in your own backyard or if you don't have a ball you could play tag or ball rush.

3. After doing these things you could also do somethings that you need to do or were to lazy to do like clean your room or do some cleaning around the house and if your feeling nice you could also help your mum or dad with preparing dinner.

4. Lastly you could learn something new like a new language or how to cook great food with the things that are common to have in the house.

Well these are all my advice to cure your boredom in quarantine hope you are all keeping safe wash your hands for 20 seconds with soap and if you get sick remember to isolate yourself from others.

 

Aircrafts Are Finding It Hard To Park

With Coronavirus making Air travel stop airlines around the world have been forced to ground most of their aircraft and in some cases their entire convoy.

American air service has had to park 450 of its aircraft, Delta airlines have grounded 600 and Lufthansa Airlines around 700 aircraft, we do not know at this stage where Air New Zealand will park some of its grounded fleet. However New Zealand has the options of a handful of air force bases around the country where they can park some of their aircraft's.
airports around New Zealand will be willing to help Air New Zealand during this time.

What Is The Corona virus?

The Corona virus is a flue-like virus that has cross the world rapidly, it has made a huge impacted on the world but has also made an unexpected side effect:a positive environmental impact.

Since the beginning of the outbreak around New Year’s Eve last year we had to change the way we live and shut down all factories and school so the air has had a huge decrease in it's pollution. Just because it has had a great impacted on the Earth we still have to keep safe so remember to wash your hands both before and after eating and playing.   

Water Fun Day

On 5th of March Ruapotaka had a Water fun day (it's basically a day of water and fun). We all had to wear something that was in our house colour, my one  house is yellow but in Maori it is Kowhai. I used wore a lava lava which is worn by Polynesians and other Oceanic peoples, I also wore a yellow buttoned up shirt too.

Their There was a water slide that Mrs. Golder was hosting and Mr. Reid was hosting a game that was played by trying to get water balloons in the bucket, . Their There was a bucket that would give you 1 point and ,one that gives you 5 and the last one is gives10 points, which was kind of hard but you got to focus and then you can get it.

Lastly we all came together and the teachers totalled up all the scores and the winners were....... Kowhai (YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!) at the end of the day we basically all won because we all got a bottle from Mrs. Golder's husband, so if your you're reading this Mrs. Golder can you tell your husband, thank you!!!

All About Me

Malo e lelei, Kia Orana and hello. My name is Alamoni and I live in New Zealand also known as Aotearoa. My city is Auckland and I go to Ruapotaka school.

I am a year 8 student and my teacher’s name is Mrs Cardoza. She is a great teacher and is very kind!!! I’m Tongan and Cook Island and have 3 siblings. One is a boy and the other two are girls. We all live with our mum and dad.

My hobbies are Rugby, Basketball, Soccer; I enjoy many more sports but out of them all my favourite one is Rugby. Hopefully I can turn that into a career and if I did become a professional rugby player I think I’d play for Tonga. 

My goal in life is to do extremely great in primary school and college. Also I am trying to go to university and learn more about mechanics and rugby to make my mark on history.

Finally my favourite colours are blue, yellow, and black, I love food and fruit ( I think I got that from my dad as he also loves fruit ) 

Well that is everything about me thank you for reading my blog. 

  

Powhiri Time With The ERO

This Morning Ruapotaka met some Visitors from ERO ( Education Review Office) the man's name was Richard and the woman's name was Pam.

We first welcomed them in to our school with a fantastic greeting, then they introduced them self to us and then Sosiua told Mrs Hamilton to stand up so that she could tell us that they will be here till Thursday.

When we were done Jessica told the ERO people that they could leave while all the classes sang a song for them, after they went Jessica told the classes to go back to their class room to do some more learning.