Antarctica

People can live almost anywhere on earth, however, one place in which almost no one lives, is Antarctica. Antarctica is the largest wilderness on the planet. It is one of the highest, coldest, and windiest places you could imagine. Antarctica is one of the seven continents of the world. It is larger than Australia and Europe.

Antarctica has mountains and valleys like other continents. However, a thick sheet of ice covers almost all of Antarctica. Even on the warmest days, the temperature is freezing. The freezing temperatures are just one part of what makes Antarctica uninhabitable. Winds of more than 200 kilometres per hour rage down the polar slopes driving snow blizzards. Except in a few remote valleys where rain and snow have not fallen for over two million years. There is no soil to grow crops. Even below the ice cap which is 4000 metres thick in places.

On the coast, animals live by spending most of their lives in the water, which is warmer than the land. And on the land itself, only bacteria, tiny insects, and microscopic organisms are able to survive.

Penguins are flightless birds that are highly adapted for the marine environment. They are excellent swimmers and can dive to great depths (Emperor penguins can dive to over 500 metres). Their shape enables extreme agility underwater; the feet and tail act as a rudder while the flippers act as propellers. They also have a waterproof coat of short, overlapping feathers and a well-developed layer of fat insulation.

Who named the days of the week

The Greeks named the days week after the sun, the moon and the five known planets, which were in turn named after the Gods Ares, Hermes, Zeus, Aphrodite, and Cronus. The Greeks called they days of the week the Theon Hemerai "Days of the God".

THE SEVEN DAY WEEK

Sunday - Sun's Day

Monday - Moon's Day

Tuesday - Tiu's Day

Wednesdays - Wooden's Day

Thursday - Thor's Day

Friday - Freya's Day

Saturday - Saturns Day

How many types of dog breeds are there in the World.

Now there are 340 breeds recognized by the Federation Cynologoquie international(FCI), the world governing body of dog breeds, sometimes known as the World Canine Organization. But the standards of breed recognition vary from country to country - the American Kennel Club currently recognizes only 167 breeds. 

What colour is the sun?

However, the Sun is essentially all colors mixed together, which appear to our eyes as white. This is easy to see in pictures taken from space. Rainbows are light from the Sun, separated into its colors. Each color in the rainbow (red, orange, yellow, blue, violet) has a different wavelength. When we see the Sun at sunrise or sunset, when it is low in the sky, it may appear yellow, orange, or red. But that is because of only its only short wavelength colors ( green, blue, violet ) are scattered out by Earth's atmosphere, much like small waves are dispersed by big rocks along the shore. Hence the only reds, yellows, and oranges get through the thick atmosphere to our eyes.

The Monkey & The Turtle

In English I made a diorama out of clay. It was about The Monkey & The Turtle, In the the photo displayed, it shows The monkey climbing the banana tree that the turtle planted so he could have it all to himself instead sharing it with the turtle, but the monkey couldn't climb is tree because  it didn't grow out. The story is about a turtle who was walking through the jungle looking for food until he bumped into the monkey and the monkey was also hungry too so the turtle told him to follow him so they could go and look for banana trees and plant them so when the bananas are ripe they could eat them. But the monkeys tree didn't grow out so he tricked the monkey into climbing the tree for turtle so they could share the banana but instead he had all the bananas to himself and threw down the unripe ones down to the turtle.

Why do we blink?

The reason why we blink is because every time we Blink, your eyelids spreads cocktail of oils and mucous secretions across of the eye to keep to keep your globes from drying out. Blinking, also keep eyes safe from potentially damaging stimuli, such as bright lights and foreign and bodies like dust. 

Mindful & Body Cues

LO:1 Identify what mindfulness towards others is and demonstrate this.LO:2 Understand how our body gives us clues when experienced different emotions.

Being resilient can help with dealing change by putting up with your surroundings so you don't go off the rails. So for example, if your friend is is getting mad due to puberty then it's good if you understand how they feel and changing.

3 SENSES YOU CAN FOCUS ON WHEN BEING MINDFUL IS:Touch,Smell, and Sight.

Some important thing to remember when being mindful with others is understanding how they feel, knowing that people aren't always themselves during puberty, and how things affect others. 

WHEN WE CONNECT WITH A PERSON, IT IS IMPORTANT TO PRACTICE OUR MINDFUL SKILLS TO MAINTAIN THE QUALITY OF THE CONNECTION. REMEMBER THAT BEING A MINDFUL PERSON MEANS.

Being fully present i.e. paying full attention- look and listen (two of the senses).Noticing both verbal and nonverbal messages, showing genuine interest.Being non-judgemental.Being receptive (being open to other (ideas/ views).Trying to connect and be fully engaged. When your happy you tend to be a lot more jumpy or talkative. Although it also appears to happen when your worried in a certain way. When your worried you become stressed and jumpy as well because you can’t stop thinking about something that concerns you and so you do things like for example sometimes create scenarios in your head that you talk to someone about. When your angry you can be loud, rude, slumped against a table with your head resting on your hand. You become more slump to try relax and calm down a bit. Posture is a big thing when it comes to recognising body cues. When your sad you tend to be in a slump posture and quiet. It's generally hard to focus on work when you have something on your mind that's bothering you so you can get hints that they’re not feeling great when not much work is getting done.

B. This is an example of a angry person, the have a closed fist, a angry face and his grinding his together.

Social Studies: MARAMATAKA

My research was about the "Maramataka". 

In the traditional Maori Maramataka, the new year begins with the first new moon following the appearance of Matariki on the eastern horizon. Usually this takes place in the period June-July.

2 things I found interesting?

2 things I found interesting that the Maramataka were brought to New Zealand by Pacific Islanders form Hawaiki & "Maramataka" which means "The moon turning".

2 things you thought you did well? 

2 things I thought I did well was writing down some information about my research and finding a lot of interesting things as I was doing my research.

Something you want to do differently next time.

I don't really know what to do yet.

I wonder prt 4

I wonder...

I wonder who first created netball:
In 1891 Dr James Naismith, a Canadian immigrant YMCA instructor in the USA, invented the game of basketball. Another American, Dr Toles, who was visiting England in 1895, introduced basketball to that country, and although Englishmen preferred traditional sports, it was popular with the ladies.

In England in 1895, ladies using broomsticks for posts and wet paper bags for baskets played the played the basketball games on grass. Their long skirts, bustle backs, nipped waists and button up shoes impeded running and their leg-of-mutton sleeves restricted arm movement making dribbling and long passes difficult. The ladies decided to adapt the game to accommodate these restrictions.    
In 1898 the court was divided into thirds, the number of players increased from five to nine and a smaller ball (a soccer ball) was used. There were two umpires, two scorers and two timekeepers – almost as many officials as players for each match.

In those early days the nets were not open at both ends and after each goal was scored, the umpire had the task of retrieving the ball from the top of the post.

In England in 1901 the first set of rules was published and ‘netball’ officially came into existence in that country. At the turn of the century school teachers from England travelled to many countries of the then British Empire, and the game of netball or “ladies basketball” (if prior to 1901) went with them.

Candle Holder & Match Holder

CANDLE HOLDER & MATCH HOLDER.

In Technology recently, we have been creating a Candle Holder & Match Holder. The candle holder took about 2-3 weeks to finish. It was really fun and enjoying making this candle holder it was hard at first especially planing it because if you don't hold it right it wouldn't be leveled. It's a really interesting thing to make and it's also useful.

EQUIPMENT'S:

• Sand Paper
• Wood
• File
• Wood Glue
• Hand Drill
• Ruler
• Pencil
• Plane 

I Wonder...Prt 3

Why do we need eyelashes?

There are many particles in the air, like dust and sand, which can get into your eyes and harm them. ... Your eyelashes help to tell your eyelids when they need to shut to protect the eyes. Along with your eyebrows and forehead, your eyelashes also help to shield your eyes from the bright light of the sun.