Writing Promps

I think it should say if your in your teens, 20's, 30's so on. It should only say your first name because you don't want anyone knowing your personal information.

I wouldn't really like these status bubbles because random people would no more about you

TELItime

Oscar The Cat

WALT:

take notes and make notes reading an article


SC:


-use keywords and phrases to take notes


-use symbols and pics to take notes


-turn keywords, phrases, symbols and pics into full sentences.

-visualise







When the administrators of the Steere House Nursing and Rehabilitation Centre inProvidence, Rhode Island, adopted six 'therapy' cats from an animal shelter, they had no idea that among them was one that possessed an uncanny sixth sense to predict the impending death of terminally ill patients.


Oscar the tabby cat's story begins in 2005, when the newly born kitten was placed on third floor of the nursing center, home to patients that are in the last stages of illnesses like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and cancer. The kitten spent the first year lazing around and watching the bustling activity around him. Then, just before his first birthday, Oscar began visiting each of the 41-patients on the floor regularly, just like the doctors and nurses did.


Initially, the hospital staff did not pay much attention to the feline's behaviour. However, after some of the people that Oscar was snuggled next to passed away, they began to notice a pattern - the cat only went close to those that were a few hours away from dying. Otherwise, he would curl up on a desk and spend the day sleeping.


To test if it was just a coincidence, the staff tried to place Oscar next to a patient they believed was close to dying. But the paranormal cat refused to stay put and decided to snuggle next to someone else. Turns out he was right because 'his' patient died that same evening, while the one whose death the nurses had thought was imminent, lived on for another two days.


Among the biggest believers in Oscar's paranormal powers is Dr. David Dosa, a geriatrician and Assistant Professor at Brown University. He is so convinced of Oscar's unusual 'gift' that he not only published a paper about him in the New England Journal of Medicine, but also wrote a book. Entitled "Making rounds with Oscar: The extraordinary gift of an ordinary cat’, the 2010 publication outlines the various pieces of evidence he has been able to gather about the cat's predicting powers. Also convinced is the hospital staff who has been using Oscar's foretelling abilities to inform family members so they can bid farewell to their loved ones before it's too late.


Of course, not everyone believes that Oscar has a sixth sense. Some feline experts think that his perfect timing may have to do with a certain smell that the cat has come to associate with death. Others speculate it may have to do with the lack of movement in people that are about to die.


Then there are the skeptics who maintain that Oscar's record is not as perfect as it has been made out to be. They think that the hospital staff and Dr. Dosa have simply 'cherry-picked' the occasions when Oscar has been accurate and ignored the ones when he has not. Fortunately, none of this negative chatter has affected nine-year-old Oscar who continues to provide comfort to sick people in their final hours!

Movie Challenge Reflection

What your group did well? 

We shot the scenes from different angles and decided what one was the best

What would YOU do differently next time? 

Pick a different character because i was only in 2 scenes 

Based on the criteria, how would you improve your movie if we gave you time? Increased the length of the movie as it was the shortest one

Criteria:

Teamwork

Able to work collaboratively as a team to produce a movie

Quality of message -

Life Ed theme. Shows understanding or learning from Life Ed programme

Able to use film making conventions

Camera angles, dramatic intention

Sound qualityAbility to ensure all dialogue is heard

How To Make A Felt Rock

Life ED

Addiction is when you need a drug to feel normal, with out the drug you will feel down.

FAR:

F - Faster
A - Absorption
R - Rates


REACH WITS:

R - Reason
E - Emotion
A - Assertive
C -  Change The Subject
H - Humour

W - Walk Away
I - Ignore
T - Tell Someone
S - Say No


MR JM ICE:

M - Memory
R - Reason

J - Judgement
M - Mechanical Skills

I - Intellect
C - Concentration
E -  Emotions

Methamphetamine

What does methamphetamine do to your body? It increases your heart rate and blood pressure by at least 40%. It can cause liver or kidney damage and damages blood vessels in your brain which can cause  strokes or worst case scenario death! Meth can also cause people to lose trust in close ones.

Steve Williams was driving his daughter to school, she was in the back seat and he got mad at her because she forgot something for school. He reached over to the backseat and continuously punched her a number of times. She ended up with a broken jaw and was unconscious. He drove off and puller over onto a gravel road near Lake Onoke. He then carried her to a bush and laid her down assuming she was dead she made a small groan so Steve grabbed a branch and bashed her head fracturing her skull and killing her.

Restaurant Bans Ketchup

P= I predict that this article will be about a restaurant that has banned ketchup because i might have been poisoned.

C= N/A

Q= Where is the restaurant? Florida, Can they bring there own Ketchup? No

S= This article is about a restaurant in Florida that has banned ketchup because the chef is tired of people asking for it.

Candy That Doesn't Cause Cavities

1. What causes cavities?

Bacteria the feeds off the remainder of sugar.

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

OrganoBalance turned to Lactobacillus paracasei. The bacteria is found in a type of a milk product.

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

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

Giant Panda Celebrates First Birthday

1. Every animal turns one so why was Bao Bao's first birthday so special?
 Because he is the most popular and and favourite panda in America.

2. How did the zookeepers celebrate it?
They made that was full of Apple Juice and decorated it and he got some special chocolate and a vanilla cake and lots of other treats.

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?
She has learnt to sit on scales and climb trees .

Dangerous Decibels

Today we learnt about dangerous decibels, decibels are little tiny hairs in your ears that can be permanently damaged and can cause hearing loss. We did two tests, banging a tuning fork on the ground and listening to the vibration and tapping the forks on a ping pong ball. I learnt that 85 decibels (DB) is the safe limit that the sound should be and that headphones are more safer than earphones while listening to music and watching videos.

Maori Myth

Homework Task P5

I have completed another season of rugby playing for The Mount Marlins. We didn't play as good as last year as this year we just missed out on the play-offs.

Homework Task P4

2 Weeks ago I Completed the New Zealand TT National Champs in Gisborne. I placed first in the 85cc class and got the holeshot money which was worth $100. It was one of the hardest weekend of riding in a long time as the races were 20min plus 2 laps and it started pouring down with rain after the first practice but i never gave up and it all payed off.

Homework Task G1

Recently My family and I have donated $140 to Arohanui Hospice (Palmerston North). We donated to this specific Hospice because one of our close family friends Jason Boyden passed away due to a brain tumor.

Japanese Robots

1. what are androids? Android are just like humans and they also do exactly the same things as humans.

2. Name the three robots Professor Hiroshi Ishiguro has created for the 'Android: What is Human' exhibition? What are their respective roles? The first of the lady ones name is Otano witch mean adult in Japanese and Kodomo means child in Japanese. His previous creation included android actors that have stared in plays with humans.

3. Why are androids more difficult to build then normal robots? Because they have to make them like humans and make them do things like humans.

Naughty Pets British Competition

1. Why did Direct Blinds ask people to post pet pictures on their Facebook page? Direct blinds asked pet owners to upload photos of their pets caught performing their naughtiest things.

2. What title did Yodie win? What did he do to deserve it?
Yodi deserves to win because he ripped up all the pillows in the house

3. What are the 2nd and 3rd place winners known to do frequently?

In second harry the dog who's favourite hobby is to rip up magazines and newspapers. In third was a black cat who loves to jump into the fridge and lick the top of the milk bottles

Hot Dog Eating Contest

1. Who was responsible for making Nathan's hot dog contest famous? How many hot dogs did he eat?

Takeru Kobayashi is responsible for the contest and he ate 50 hot dogs in 12 minutes.

2. How many years has Joey Chestnut won the contest prior to this year? What significant event occurred before the contest began? 

Joey has won the competition 8 years in a row. He married his girlfriend right before the competition.

3. What happened in the women's contest?

She was beaten by Miki sudo from Las Vegas, who ate 34 frankfurters.

Bali Inquiry

1. There called Sari canang sari and they are to worship the gods of hinduism.

2. This is the Bali international school (BIS) the school started in 1985 and goes all the way up to grade.

3. You pay $3.00 for 15min to get little tiny fish to nibble away at the dead skin on your feet.

4. Batik is both an art and a craft and is coming more popular throughout the world.


5. Saraswati temple Kingdom is dedicated to the gods of hinduism.

Term 2 PMI

P
1. I placed 3rd in the Western Heights Primary/Intermediate Schools Motocross challenge.
2. I got my T.I.S STARS wrist band.
3. I got a STARS card for Team and put it in the Rimu box.
4. I placed 26th in the year 8 boys cross country race.



M
1. I didn't make the Rugby 7's AIMS team.
2. I didn't get 100% attendance.
3. I didn't get a yellow dot on my Science Fair board.
4. We got in trouble on the bus.



I
1. We have got Tech.
2. The house sport competition is Dodgeball next term.
3. I improved my Maths.
4. I got a BK voucher.

Current Events Reading

1. How many years did the cavemen live in part? 50,000

2. Where did the cavemen live? Southern Spain

3. What were the samples containing? Traces of meat

4. What was part of Neanderthals diet? Plants, such as tubers, Berries and nuts

5. Who went to the university of La Laguna In Spain? Anaira Sistiaga

6. What were the Microfossils trapped in? Neanderthal Teeth

7. Neanderthals were close evolutionary cousins of our own species? Homo Sapiens

Two-Year-Old Peanut Crowned 'World's Ugliest Dog'

1. How many years has the 'World's Ugliest Dog' contest been around? How many contestants did it attract this year? 

The contest has been running for 26 years and still going. And the competition had 29 competitors. 

2. How did this year's winner Peanut get his 'ugly' looks? 

Peanut was badly burnt in a fire which caused him to lose his lips and some of his body hair.

3. What is the organizer's main purpose for organizing this unusual competition? To reward the owner of the most ugliest dog.

Word Find:

A Pair Of Shoes

"BANG" of went the gun and Trent was quick of the mark, he was round about 10th with a good pace going I knew he was going to try keep up with the top guys but he found it as a struggle. Down the hill my soul was hurting thumping on the ground and then straight into the uphill now this was his advantage!!! as he could run on his toes quick and fast and made a few positions up.

Coming up I could hear the crowd yelling as loud as they can the adrenaline kicked in suddenly Trent was going a lot quicker. Down around the bike shed this is where it started burning but luckily for me i was running on leaves so it was much softer but not as much grip. Now back on the field, where now half way just 1.5 more k's to go and i could hear the crowd roaring and cheering everyone on. I could just hear a little voice "go Trent".

Back down Fraser Street running as fast as Trent could he caught up to the group in front of him and then back up the hill!!!. He had good momentum and stuck to the low line and passed most of them there was someone just ahead of Trent as he tried to run the same pace as him. Coming onto the last few 100's metres he was sprinting and he was passing people onto the last straight there was a big gap behind him and crossed the finish line with relief we got 26th and i was truly proud of Trent.

Australia's Favorite White Humpback Makes A Rare Appearance

1. What is so special about Migaloo?
Migaloo is a rare Hump Back whale that doesn't get seen all the time and he has a rear skin disease.

2. Cite a few facts from the article that tell you how precious Migaloo is to the people of Australia.
His names in the indigenous Australian language. He has been given a special Status called "Special Interest Whale". Fans have built Facebook pages and Twitter accounts about Migaloo. And he has heaps of fans.

3. Why is Migaloo known as a 'hypo-pigmented' humpback? is he the only one?
Because Migaloo has no colour in his skin. And no he isn't the only one

140ft Lego Structure

A. Where was the most recent tallest Lego structure built? Who built it? The most recent tower was 112ft and was built by students from John Dickinson High School.




B. What is the requirements imposed by the Guinness World Records before a Lego tower can be eligible for inclusion? The wires had to be removed before the judged it.




C. Why does why the author believe that a new Lego tower record will be attempted soon? Because the record has been broken 3 times in one year and i think other students would be determined to break the record

13 Year Old Indian Girl Climbs Mt Everest

1. She is the youngest girl ever to climb Mt Everest.

2. When she got to Advanced Base Camp she got sick and had to go back to Base Camp.

3. It took Malavath 52 days to accomplish Mt Everest. She hopes to encourage poor children accomplish their goals.

The Mystery Men

The man in the first picture is Willie Apiata. Willie Apiata was born on the 28th of June 1972 and was born and raised in Mangakino, NZ. He is famous because he carried a Injured soldier across the battle field under fire And won an award called the Victoria Cross.

Jerry Mateparae is in the second picture.  Jerry Mateparae was born on the 14th of November 1954 and was born in Whanganui, NZ. Jerry Mateparae is famous because he was the Chief of the NZ Defence Force between 2006 and 2011. And is New Zealand's 20th and Niue's 9th Governor general.

Khan Accademy

Student LED Confrence

Thursday 7th was my Student LED Conference. My Mum attended this with me. It was good for he to see what we have been learning in class on the laptops and in my books. She said I am doing really well and I need to trust myself with my maths answers instead of doing everything twice to make sure its correct. So we all agreed that I need to work on my speed. Mum thought it would be good if the conference was just a little bit longer to go over everything.

Prototec Maths

Bigfoot Sumopaint

Ordering Fractions

Battle Of Gate Pa Crossword

BEDMAS

Tech Posts

Tuesday 4 March 2014 Today I did music tech with Miss Story first we did keyboard and i learned two notes it was really fun. Next we did guitar and I also learned 6 notes and it was way harder than keyboard. Next we split up into groups of four and did ukulele I was with Xavier Noah and Jhan. Then we gathered round Miss Storey and played the ukulele together. I had an awesome time at music tech and can't wait for tomorrow. Wednesday 5 March 2014 Today I did Music Tech again with Miss Storey first we split up into 3 groups we were in group 2. First we used the keyboard and garage band to record our keys and also we could play around with sounds a bit. Next we did Guitar we got about 3 minutes to practice our notes before Miss storey assesses us, I passed every note but 1 so I can practice tomorrow. Next we did keyboard we practiced our notes but she didn't have time to asses us. Thursday 6 March 2014 Today I did music Tech for the second to last day. Today we had to make a song about a crunchie bar I paired up with Xavier it was really funny because we made up our own version it was pretty cool. Me and Xavier went into the back room. we had to get the keyboard one of our laptops and the headphones. Then we recorded it. When we finished we had to present it to the whole room. we didn't get to judge the winner but i'm sure we won. Friday 7 March 2014 Today was the last day of music Tech we all got assessed on the ukulele, then did a worksheet and then did some of the normal rotations. It was weird doing music tech for the last time. At the end of tech we all played some ukulele together it was really fun.

Homework - Battle Of Gate Pa

Rimu Swimming Sports

25m Breaststroke “Yr 8 boys 25m breaststroke to the line” I quickly grabbed my goggles and everyone speed walked to the cones. I was in the 5th lane. There was a few people lined up before me so I had a little bit of time to see who I was facing. To be honest I had a pretty hard group they were all good swimmers and then there was me. My group got called to the line, I didn’t know whether to dive in or to hope in the pool and start. I decided to dive it was a good choice because I got that little bit of more speed. “CLAP” I dived in like a dolphin it felt awesome. I got above the water and took a deep breath my goggles were slipping down I said in my head “ damn I knew I should've tightened them!!!”. I just stayed concentrated on my strokes. I was past halfway I knew I needed to push a little bit more harder. I reached to touch the wall “what did I get what did I get?” yuss I got second thats pretty good for me. The boy handed me the blue stick I was so stoked.

45 Min Inquiry

Possums are nocturnal they only come out at night. possums are pests to New zealand they destroy natural forest and they eat all the shrubs and sometimes kiwi fruit in orchards. Possums have red eyes so in the night you can sometimes see them. Possums freeze when they see light so thats why you see heaps of dead possums on the road because they freeze when the see the headlights.

Te Whare Wananga o Te Maro

The Whare is a special place where you can connect with the the world. That is why you have to take of your shoes and hat. There are parts of the Whare which are basically a skeleton made out of wood. Tahuhu is the backbone and Heke is the ribs.

Te Whare wananga o Te Maro are the 3 iwi and they have a rope taura which has all of the colours of the houses going up the rope. The carving also use nails to carv into the 3 iwi. The 3 main parts of the Whare. The top one is from takitimu, the middle one is ngati pukenga and the bottom one is from matatua ngai rangi.

Valentine's Day

St Valentines was a Roman priest who was secretly organising weddings for soldiers. He was jailed then sentenced to death by the King on February 14th AD 270. We exchange cards, candy, gifts or flowers, with our special valentines. A special valentine is someone that you love.

American spend up to 3.6 billion dollars on Valentines gift each year. 50 million roses are sold each year on Valentines Day. 73% of people who buy flowers for Valentines day are men and 27% are women.15% of the US women send themselves flowers on Valentines day.Eros is the greek god of love and his roman form is Cupid.

Waitangi Day

They are holding the banner because there are people disrespecting the treaty and they are trying to tell the people to agree by holding the sign. They are walking through the streets hoping everyone will see the banner so everyone knows to respect the treaty.The Treaty of Waitangi is to make peace between the Maori's and the British. The Treaty of Waitangi was signed in 1840 and was also signed by 40 chiefs.