Strange food

In Korea it is a delicacy to have a dog soup. with spring onions and dandy-lions.

This one is from the Philippines where they eat duck eggs with the embryo growing inside.

This one is actually from America, this is a real scorpion inside a lollipop you can also get it with a maggot

Wonder

In class we are reading a book called Wonder about a boy named August who has a birth defect but is as normal as everybody else and just wants to fit in.

Maori questions

The story of Ranginui and Papatuanuku

1. Who is Ranginui?

Ranginui in the god of the sky.

2. Who is Papatuanuku?

Papatuanuku is the god of the land.

3. Who is the Maori god of the forests?

Tanē Mahuta is the god of the forest.

4. Who is the Maori god of the winds?

Tāwhirimātea is the god of the winds.

5. Who is the Maori god of war?

Tūmatauenga is the god of war.

6. Who is the Maori god of the sea?

Tangaroa is the god of the sea.

7. Find a link to the Maori story of creation about Ranginui and Papatuanuku.

End of term review

Science Fair

For science fair this term I decided to test if video games improve hand eye coordination. We started in week 2 and finished in week 8 and presented them on week 9.  My results where that video games do improve you hand eye coordination. The way I tested this was I had two tests one online and one physical, The online test is a game called Obechi and the physical test you have to throw a ball at a wall with one hand and catch it with the other.

PE

For PE in Rimu we have Round Robin, Multi Sport and my favourite Dodge-Ball. We play these on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, the whole of rimu get together to compete in these activities. For round robin the house gets split into 8 groups and then compete in different sports. For Dodge-Ball the house get's spit into two groups and vs each other.

Student suspended for long hair

16 Year old Lucan Battison has been suspended from St Johns collage because he has refused to cut his hair. He has taken his school to court because the school refused to let him come to school with his hair long.