Merry Christmas!

Our Sun And Earth

The Sun has been here for at least 5.9 billion years, and we have been here for 4.8 billion years. I asked myself why is the Sun been here longer than the planets if it was born with the solar system? Our Sun was born with the rest of the solar system and if there was no Sun we would not be here.Our beloved Sun is named after the Roman god Sol or Helios god of light.
The Sun's Core is that big that it is still bigger than 8,000 Jupiter's.The core is a heat source for the Sun's solar energy and give us light and life.

The black dot is actually called a sunspot.Some sunspots can be bigger than Earth or maybe Neptune. Sunspots are eruptions happing in the radioactive layer which is below the Sun's surface. The sunspots gases can burst as far as your finger but they are very wide.A sun flare is a huge eruption releasing big amounts of gas into space and being pulled back into the Sun.It is where the most violent eruptions in the solar system are mainly recorded and the biggest was in 2007.

The Sun was born through a cloud of dust and it was hot. As it got hotter everything started to collide into each other forming a small little baby Sun.Then gas and ice were formed into giant gas planets. Jupiter and Saturn were first two planets then Uranus,Neptune,Mercury,Venus and Earth the biggest inner planet.

Earth is home to life and is one of the youngest planet but is older than Venus and Mars.The Sun is what gives us light and energy so that the plants can grow and give us oxygen.What is a atmosphere? What does it do? Do you know? Well it is a force that traps the Sun's energy and it helps us breath. It also retains gases and energy by it gravitation pull.

What makes Earth suitable for life? Well we have a strong atmosphere, air and water.The plants are what gives us oxygen to breath.Also the Sun gives us light and heat.What makes Earth suitable for life? Well we have a strong atmosphere, air and water.The plants are what gives us oxygen to breath.Also the Sun gives us light and heat.

Earth is the biggest terrestrial planet meaning a rocky body.Earth also has the highest density of the four planets,with the highest surface gravity and is probably the only one with active tectonic plates.

Our water is a layer that spreads through Earth and the Sun is what picks up the water then it turns in to rain or clouds.

Netbook Reflection

There are many reasons why I like my netbook and the biggest is having to do with my maths. There’s this game called Tuxmath it helps you with strategies to find the answer. Maths is one of the my lower subjects but laptop has made it easier for me because you could easily go to a website and find out the answer so if you come to a question it makes it easy to remember.

The highest is my writing because ever since I got the Netbook my writing started to go up and now I’m in the top ten writers in my class.Term 1 that was when my writing was really low as I got my Netbook after term and term I started to use new words and con junction such as ? ! “ ‘ and that told me I’m getting better.

Since I got my Netbook I’ve been going on the Internet and researching facts and information.My most interest is history and planets, now I can find and store info in my mind.
My internet maybe slow but it’s because everyone is on it at the same time but anyways I still I can get my reading up when I start to read a piece of writing posted.

As much as I have loved having a Netbook there are some things that I haven’t liked.Such as how long you have to wait for the internet to load and I know I said having to wait in my likes but really it gets so annoying to wait for minutes.Also getting a message saying your timed out or your offline when you are maybe because we forgot to switch the internet.

When you write a mistake when you try to spell it or even correcting it from the computer because it sometimes it does not show up in the list of correct words.I really hate when your
trying to write that it then stops.The internet sometimes switches to TLN Manaiakalani then you have to change it back to Wairehe.I don’t like how long it takes to open a folder.

The greatest challenge for me is my writing.My writing improved better then last year and at the start of this year. My homework is what made me improve beyond where I planned to be and I’m proud of myself.

I think it would make it hard to write on pencil and paper in addition we would have to wait for us to copy our writing on our blog. But the biggest problem is that we won’t be able to spell the correct words, if we did go back to pencil and paper then if we make a mistake then can’t find a rubber so if we crossed it out our writing might look ugly.It would also be a slow writing.

Our Mysterious Solar System

Welcome to the known universe of space. The Milky Way is the part of space we live in and is full of mysteries and wonders of stories. Get ready on a ride of your life through
space its self.

Many scientist believe we were created through a cloud of a cloud of dust and rocks. This is how the story of the universe was fore told. Scientist said that there was a cloud or a nebula that traveled through space, then a Baby Red Sun was in the middle. As the cloud began to rotate around the Red Sun small bumps evolved into balls then the first two planets were born, Jupiter and Saturn.Then tiny lumps made of rock and ice turned into planets 4 of them , Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars.Then the last two....Ice planets Uranus and Neptune. Then asteroid's stared to orbit the Sun with the planets.This is called the Big Bang.

Mercury!!! You know that Mercury is the closest planets to the Sun right? Well do you know that back in the years of BC, (Before Christ) it was called the morning star and evening star. That was a tale to the people who lived in 9 BC. Some scientist believe that Mercury might of had a moon but the Sun’s gravity pulled it near it’s self and than it was disintegrated and burnt out to ashes by the heat.

Venus well is the hottest planet and the 2nd planet from the Sun. Venus has been known since the prehistoric times and still is now. Venus has a roman name and is Aphrodite goddess of beauty and love.You can see Venus without a telescope,you would have to look in the right direction.

Earth has lived on for at least 4.3 billion years.The first creatures to live of sea and land is amphibian’s,if they didn’t make it on land we would of not existed. Ancient bones of the first creatures were discovered in the waters of the deep sea in the Atlantic Ocean.

Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and is the second planet to be traveled to in the year 2011 by humans.The Red Planet or Mars is named after the roman god of war and man Ares.Mars has the biggest mountain in the solar system and is named after the ‘Greek Mountain’ Mons Olympus a god mountain.They also have the biggest canyon.

Jupiter is the biggest of all and is the fifth planet from the Sun.The Giant or Jupiter has a roman name which is called Zeus king of the gods.The Great Red Spot has interested me because it’s a large storm that has been raging on for 300 years and is bigger than Earth its self, the biggest Rocky Planet.Jupiter also has the biggest moon and is called Ganymead.Jupiter is the biggest well the biggest moon that a little odd don’t you think?

Saturn is the second biggest planet and is sixth from the Sun.The Ringed Planet or Saturn has a roman name.He’s the father of Zeus and is called Kronos a titan and died in the Great War of the gods. Saturn has the most rings and is believed that it was created when a moons were pulled apart from it’s gravity.The moon Titan is a the 2nd biggest moon and is named after the last titan to fall, Gaia.

Hmm!Uranus?Oh Uranus is counted as one of the windiest planet and the 7th planet from the Sun.A year of Uranus is 4 Earth years and to complete an orbit around the Sun is 1,546 Earth years.I can’t believe it,Uranus is a planet with the most tornado's and storms in our solar system.

Neptune is the called the water ball and is the last planet from the Sun.Neptune had a storm like Jupiter and it is gone but not for gotten.Neptune is the coldest planet and has a core that is actually cold that if you touch it you could die because your blood would lose it’s tempture.

I hope you learned heaps and you could show people this information to friends and family.

Samoan National Animal

This is the national animal of Samoa it is called Rose Atoll.It is located in Manu’a Islands and is on the edge of extinction like the kiwi.People are worried about this animal because birds of prey have been hunting these small animals.This is the story of the National animal so please don’t hurt them.

Welcome To The Island of Beauty

Why would you go to Samoa?Well please to know that the beauty that grows there are magnificent.The food there is delicious and the Salami is so yum it has taro with coconut cream on it with pork and rapped in taro leaves.Almost the Samoan knife fire dance that would entertain you with surprises and spectacular moves.

Birthday Funstar

I got up on a beautiful day,the birds were singing and my little cousin got up.It’s my big day..... THE BIRTHDAY BOY!That's right it’s me.With one big slap my auntie's face was red and it was hilarious when you looked at her face because when she opened her eyes, it.. stared.. at.. me.Everyone was up and the working began it was going to be busy now time to get to a job.I could not wait till it was going be on.

It was not long until everyone arrived.there was only 8 more guys to come.3 Of them came then the last ones.

The games we play was awesome and fantastic but I got hurt on the first game then the 2nd. All was well until everyone left but it was fantastic.I was angry when my mum went it was no fair for me but I slept over my cousin’s house.All was good.

I think this was the best birthday in the history of me, the ALMIGHTY KEVIN!!!

This is my typing progress.

Story behind the Samoan Flag

Hey have you ever wondered what the stars on the Samoan flag is well after searching three times it means constellation the Southern Cross.What does the red mean?it is courage and the blue well maybe its is freedom and the could be purity. The five stars symbolize the constellation the Southern Cross, representing the stars Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta and Epsilon, which is smaller because it doesn't shine as brightly as the other stars in the constellation. The cross represents Samoa's geographical position in the world and its link to New Zealand, which also incorporates the Southern Cross on its national flag.

A Nightmare In A Dream

This is a story of a boy who was with his little brother.They were told to go walk through a reserve on there way to the dairy.
It all starts of when they were in the reserve when suddenly Rogan pasted out with his little brother James freaked out.Rogan got up in a world gone insane, he wondered around then he heard his brother crying for help,he said “JAMES, JAMES ,JAMES where are you cried Rogan.It was not long untill Rogan notice it was a dream in a nightmare where things go wicked and good.
Rogan saw someone or should I say something familiar it was a cartoon chair, it was telling him to not trust anyone that he meets even his family he cannot trust.It was little hard to understand him.He was still had the picture of the chair in his head which was hard to see.
He got up and a small part of the chair was in his hand.

Birthday Extreme

On Sept 24,2011, is my birthday with a combined of my cousins birthday,it going to be a blowout.I am really excited and I will be turning 12yrs old. It is going to be a big day for me because of my cousins birthday celebration.My cousin will be turning 18 but that's kind of a down for me but It’s no time for feeling sad because its my birthday.

What we will be doing is playing 24 games outdoors and 4 PS3 games.Today we will be sitting things up which will be ‘AWESOME’.What would it be like if you had a birthday?I might just do nothing a laze around or I could try at least to help and go for gold because its my birthday yeah....It might be a crazy party or a wicked one what do you think?

My cousin might spice things up a bit because he is silly and is hilarious.He loves birthdays because of we do boring ones until he comes.BAM!Just like that he could make us laugh and could also make joke from someone ‘s dry joke.The celebrations are going to be a hit now that he will be there.

I’m so excited and fill with wicked nous .

Mt Rushmore is a mountain with the carving of the four presidents heads Thomas Jefferson,Abraham Lincoln,George Washington,and Theodore Roosevelt.It is located in South Dakota close the city Keystone.It was sculpted by Gutzon Borlgum and his son Lincoln Borlgum .
South Dakota historian Doane Robinson is credited with conceiving the idea of carving the likenesses of famous people into the Black Hills region of South Dakota in order to promote tourism in the region. Robinson's initial idea was to sculpt the heads in to the Mountain.Thats how Mt Rushmore came to be.

This is the story behind the USA flag. The 13 stripes represent the 13 original colonies of the US: Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina and Virginia. The 50 stars represent the individual states that make up the nation.

This is my Typing Progress Certificates.

Badminton

I was with my class on a magnificent day.We had an opportunity to play a sports called ‘badminton’. It was with great excitement that we got to go, it was being held in the hall. We would never have guessed that it was on such a busy day at school. Our teacher Mr Barks told us to line up at the front door, I was still going on about it because its been a while since I played badminton. When we arrived at the hall, there was a lady holding a racket in her hand, her name was Lauren.

When we sat down on the cold floor, it got a little chilly but it was time to hear what the coach was going to tell us about how to play. First she told us to grab a racket and a shuttle. (if you are wondering what a shuttle is, it’s got feathers and a ball in the middle) She showed us how to grip onto the racket, it was little confusing but we made it. She showed us how to serve, it is when you hold the shuttle with you index finger and thumb on the tip and the racket underneath will then whack it. She showed us how to hit the shuttle when it's above you, turn your wrist and whack it back up. (I wondered if I was a sports player)

We had teams of two on each side I was with mainly Anahera.The net was in the middle, we all lined up against the wall, we all had our moment at missing the shuttle then another player went on. It was about time I got on but I kept on missing the shuttle because I was starving but I wasn’t that terrible at it.

This was a great experience! Was it an experience that might be for you?

A Way Of My Past.

What didn’t go well at school was that we weren’t listening to the teachers and not finishing our tasks. We were meant to finish our projects for the term but we wasted our time and was not able to finish it. Most of us hardly done anything for our task and work.

Things that worked well was that we were improving on our writing skills.Trying to understand maths problems because they were explained to which was broken down to be understandable .This was a great way to show what worked well.

I hope next term will be better for me.

Story Of The Argentina's Flag

The story of the flag is the blue and white-blue sky parting to reveal white clouds
The Yellow SUN- some believe that the origin of the Sun of May is related to Inca mythology.

An Unexpected Visitors

On a wonderful day my mum got a text from her phone saying “Someone is coming over. As I was reading it, dinner was ready, I heard my stomach growling like it was starving, as dinner was being served we heard a knock on the door. I was so excited because I had thoughts in my head.

My mother answered the door and a unknown visitor was standing there. My mum was introducing us to her because she was our unsuspected visitor. It was so surprising that I had a guest.We talked alot in my kitchen,we talked for minutes, it so cool it was more like a conversation.

They lived in Brisbane,Australia with our grandfather.They said it got cold there,but I thought why would it be cold its hot in that country.That was all in that conversation we had which was confusing.This was great data about where they lived.But I could still wonder why its freezing.

It was a great knowledge about my cousin,I hope I have another secret cousin.

Keep Your Eye On The Ball

This week we are going to be studying the 20 countries. They are facts that we yet do not know about them so we got alot to learn about these countries. We would be studying the four countries that one of our students from our class choose these.

I want to go for my goal which is to finish and focus on my facts for the 20 countries and get rid of the rubbish in my work to get all finished on time. I also have another goal is to be able to get all my writing publish on my blog so people all over the world could read my work. I don’t want any distractions in my way so I could get all this hard work done for a reason.

What am hoping to be looking forward is that we get to go on a trip so we can gather information, so yeah that is what I’m looking forward too. This is my last thing I’m looking forward to is to seeing what we would be studying later. That was all I was looking forward too so I hope it would be awesome to be running with your country flag.

I can’t wait till next time in the future.

Trainees In The Water

It was such a beautiful day for a swim in the pools or beach, but any ways I was at school working. I’m in room18, we had an opportunity to go to Glen Innes pools. We had to walk a short distance to arrive at our destination, the pools. It was a little bitter inside the building, but it wasn’t to much for me.

Once we got there we got change in the changing rooms in to our togs. We had a quick rinse, then we jumped in the pool. We did a circuit up and down waiting for the others to come in the pool. When we started to do the proper laps, Mr. Barks called our names two by two. What if you did at least six or seven laps? Would you be tired I know I would be? Ding! Mary donged her head because some one was on the left side of the pool on the wrong side. I did not know how many rounds I did that period.

It felt like a competition to me, I wish it was a race because it would of been an enjoyable activity. I thought I did 4 laps,but it was a minimum of 11 or 14 laps I did. I had a stitch which tried to stop my, but it didn’t keep from going on.

It was not long until I stopped so I could go on the other side. I was trying my hardest to swim passed 200metres, that was like my goal. I did beat my goal and just passed it. It was time to get out of the pool because we had to go back to school.

I really loved that day I hope another wonderful day like that happens again.

Just Feel The Weather

The sky is clear and the
Sun shines, it feels
like heaven,but when its gone
I feel B L U E,then it rains and the
drops shines like diamonds.I wish
it stayed nice and beautiful,but you
can’t always get what you wish
for.

I just wish for is a
beautiful weather and keep changing.
You could feel like
me,but you could never forget your spirit
because its always with you
forever and ever.

The weather changes because
of the seasons like Winter,
it rains most of the time,
Summer, its mainly sweating
hot,Autumn is also cold and
Spring is warm which is a new
life.

My Exotic Holidays

After a tiring term at school, it was finally the school holidays. I was so excited so I jogged half way home, then there right in front of my baggy eyes my aunt’s car zooming by. I was to sore to run so I walked fast all the way home and as soon as I got to the fence I heard someone say my name in a weird way and laughing. When I got inside I was so amazed. I saw my oldest cousin Jerome and his younger brother Noah. It’s been a while since I last saw them.

I went all crazy and over board, excited. We all were happy to see each other. We went to the park, Pools and Skating! It was such a day for me because it was amazing. We waited a bit for the sun to go down and when the Sun was gone we walked home all lazy and full of joy. Jerome, Noah and I went to our cold but also warm beds, then we started to tell ghost stories. My story was a hit because it was quite funny and silly. It was when you go to an ugly house and a ghost will come with nails in a plastic bag and hit you on your small head.
It was not long till we were asleep. I had a dream, it was about me flying then I could not I was falling, there was water but it was ice, I was yelling out “HELP I’M FALLING IN TO ICE!” I got up in the morning Noah and Jerome were playing my game and I was still tired but when I started to play I was wide awake.

When it just went on 8:00am someone came knocking on the door. We were wondering who would be at the door at this time. When Noah opened the door it was his cousin from his mothers side. His cousin’s name is Prince or Piriniha, he comes to my school. I was so surprised that it was his cousin because I’ve known Prince since we were around 4 or 5 years old. Jerome was so angry because he knew Prince’s step brother, he was the one who gave Jerome's brother Christan the bash. Noah did not know what his grumpy brother was talking about! Noah and I didn't care about that we just wanted to play a rough game of our favorite sport rugby. It was me against Noah and Piriniha. Noah had the ball and then he ran like a cheetah, but I tackled him as if I were a mad rhino, then when he fell the ball was still in his hands and then he scored. It was not long till my Mother and Uncle got up they still looked so tired like a sloth.

I was really sore after a long game of rugby. It was not long till it started to rain like a meteor shower except with little rocks. Prince went back home and I went inside my house. I was playing on my awesome white PSP that stands for Playstation Portable. It was not long till my Aunty Api came to pick up Jerome and Noah. I was moaning and groaning then I had an idea I ran as fast as I could outside. Before they could go I asked if I could sleep over for a day, Api said “go ask your Mum” and I went to tell my Mum if I could sleep over at Api’s place and she said “no” so I went and sulked in bed.

Tuartara

I am learning how to put up a picture.If you follow
this link it will take you to the website.

2011

I am in Room 18