Friday, 19 September 2014

Rimu Homework Challenge

This year I played rugby.
This year in rugby I played second five for rangiuru rugby club we came 7th but had a good season. It was a my first time playing for rangiuru. I went to rangiuru from mount.

Sorry no pictures at the moment.

Rimu Home Work challenge

A couple of weeks ago I cooked for my family.

Entree
Shrimp Cocktails


Main
Homemade Pizzas



Dessert
Apple Crumble


Scores
Paula 8/10
Ross 7/10
Connor 7/10

Sunday, 7 September 2014

SSR - Current Events



Candy That Doesn't Cause Cavities.


1Q. What causes cavities.

2A. Bacteria feed off the remnants of sugar that remain on the surface of the teeth.

2Q. What was the genius idea the scientists at OraganoBalance came up with to try combat cavities

2A. OraganoBalance turned to Lactobacillus paracasei. The bacteria that is naturally found in cultured milk product, Kefir, is known for its ability to bind with streptococci mutans and therefore could potentially help draw the bacteria away from the teeth.

3Q. What was the experiment they conducted to test their thesis? Was it successful?

3A.This one simply displaces them to areas where they can cause no damage.

Sunday, 31 August 2014

SSR - Current Events

America's Favourite Giant Panda Celebrates First Birthday.

1. Every animal turns one so why was Bao Bao's first birthday so special?
Bao Bao's first birthday was so special because Bao Bao was a gift from the government of China.

2. How did the zookeepers Celebrate it?
The zookeeper celebrated Bao Bao's first birthday by making him a big cake and making posters for him.

3. What are some of the things Bao Bao has learnt during his first year? What are some of the things in store for her before she turns two?
Bao Bao has learnt to respond to her name and stand tall. Bao Bao is going to move into a different encloser

Sunday, 24 August 2014

Dangerous Decibels

Today my class got about decibels and what is dangerous to our ears. I learnt that the safe level of decibels that you can listen to forever is 1 - 85dB. My favourite part was when we used tuning fork. I also learnt that the closer you are to a loud sound more decibels and the more they hurt your ears.

SSR - Current Events

1. How is Bounce Below different from other trampoline parks?
Bounce Below is different to other trampoline parks because bounce below to the biggest trampoline park in the world and its built in a old mining cavern.

2. What are some of the things visitors will experience at Bounce Below.
They can experience two of the zip lines ride after there hour long session at Bounce Below.

3.What are the two zip lines called? What is special about each one?
The two zip lines are called Velocity and Titan. Velocity is special because it stands 500 feet off the ground and fly's at speeds exceeding 100mph. Titan is also special because there are four lines side by side and fly's across at 70mph