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Kiwi Kids News

Kiwi kids news - Week 8

1. In which of the following countries has a major conflict started after ISIS militants took over the city of Mosul?

• a. Morocco

• b. Iraq

• c. Somalia

2. True or false, John Key has publicly stated that New Zealand supports the United  States’ latest military action in Iraq?True

3. Which country won the last football World Cup?

• a. Italy

• b. Brazil

• c. Spain

4. Which of the following countries have announced that they will cut carbon emissions by 30% by 2030 to combat global warming?

• a. New Zealand

• b. United States

• c. China

5. A food drop was made to help a man in his efforts to cross the Tasman Sea. How is he  traveling from Australia to New Zealand?

• a. paddling a surfboard

• b. swimming

• c. kayaking

• d. rowing

6. The Iguazu Falls are some of the world’s largest and have just recorded their biggest

ever flows. In what part of the world are the Iguazu Falls located?

• a. Africa

• b. Asia

• c. South America

7. Astronomers studying how the universe started have detected the oldest light it is

possible to observe in space. What is the name of the theory that scientists believe

created the universe?

• a. Big Bang Theory

• b. Universal Expansion Theory

• c. Black Hole Theory

8. The Westpac Rescue Helicopter was sent to the Canterbury coast after sightings of a plane in the water. What did the crew find when they got there?

• a. a Google wifi balloon

• b. a homemade submarine

• c. another rescue helicopter that had crashed in the water

9. In which UK city will the Commonwealth Games start next month?

England so they would versus each other.

10.Michael Schumacher has been released from hospital in France after a skiing

accident in December. In which sport was Michael Schumacher a famous competitor?

• a. Skiing b. Motor Racing c. Football

11.What was thought to responsible for a series of loud bangs and thumps that were felt

across Auckland city last Thursday?

• a. Volcanic tremors

• b. A Meteor Shower

• c. Bomb testing

12.An injured German man was finally brought to hospital after emergency workers and

volunteers took 12 days to rescue him. Where was he rescued from?

• a. Fiordland National Park

• b. Mt Everest

• c. A German Cave

13.In which country would you be most likely to see a sombrero?

• a. Mexico b. Spain c. Argentina

14.A list of the most trusted jobs was released last week. Which of the following occupations had the highest level of trust from the New Zealand public?

• a. Firefighters

• b. Police

• c. Nurses

• d. Teachers

15.The Washington Redskins team are being pressured to change their name as it is

offensive to Native American Indians. What sport do the Washington Redskins play?

• a. basketball

• b. American football

• c. ice hockey

Recount of social

Scenario about social

At first I realized that social was on  and the time was really on a move.

It all started when I had to get change besides there was hardly no clothes…

As I was trying to find my tiets it was nearly time to go, I was starting to feel intense

furthermore uneasy.

I was thinking should I, or should I not go to social?

This causes  me to feel intense into my thinking issue of whether I should go

to the social… furthermore I only had five minutes left till it starts.

I found out that my friends were going so they gave me the encouragement

of me going. After all I settled the drama and decided i’m going to the social…

As I got dropped of to the year 7&8 social I was being a little nervous because I was

not wearing something suitable, that goes with the theme.

As soon as I got dropped off I could start to see my friends!!!

When they looked at me they said “hi Janise” and I said “hi” back

I was wondering what other people are gonna wear because, I was

dressed as myself but that was the same with my friends. We had to wait awhile intill

we were allowed inside…

They then said “hello just pop you money in the container”

so I did, and entered the hall… I was thinking what should we do???

my friends started talking about all these people and how they were dancing.

It was getting late and thats were the dance off started, but you had to dance to get

the prize.It got umbilevable seeing the boys and the girls dance off, it was funny and phonamenal

at the same time.

In the mean time it was nearly time to go and I could see my brother in the back ground.

I told him to just wait a extra 10 minute while I was dancing with mao.

There were a couple that came in costumes and a few that didn’t…

but  after all it was pretty fun and funny. especially when they

had the twerkin dance off I just couldn’t stop laughing.

As long as my friends were there I had the time of fun.

I had my moments of talking and dancing at the same time, on the other hand

there was  food one reason is they were cheap. The only thing I had was a drink

that only cost around $1, this is a good price as they were selling out pretty fast.

It was fun as it was my first time…

Thinking about my brother just waiting for me I thought to myself, it was

time for me to go. I said “bye”,  to all my friends and I said “see you all tomorrow-

at school bye” so they said the same… This issue causes me to walk home in safety

with my big brother home

Ever since that day I just couldn’t  get over the dance battles and how they came up with the idea?

The prefects were all there and kind of the year 7&8 students. I have enjoyed my time going to social and with my friends talking and, dancing.

Born in the year of the rabbit

Born in the year of the Rabbit by Peter Mirams

Locate a detailed map of China, locate the following cities. Shengzhou, Beijing and Shanghai.

1) Shenzhou is a country level city in central Zhejiang inland south of the Hangzhou bay.

2) Beijing, sometimes romanized as peking, is the capital of the peoples republic of china and one of the most populous cities in the world.

3) Shanghai is the largest chinese city by population and the largest city proper by population in the world.

Locate the yellow river and draw a line on your map, that shows where the river flows.

What is the population of Zhengzhou in comparison to China’s largest city? It is a largest city up to eight million and its the about a half o time of New Zealand.

What are children in China counted as when they are born? Hua Yan was born in november 1999. 1999 was a year of the rabbit, In china children are counted as being one year old when they are born.

What are the animals and what years do they coincide with?

They coincide the year that you were born and the animal that you are, and this just shows what you represent.

What animal are you? Research and find five facts about the year you were born in and how this coincides with the Chinese calendar?

1. I was born in 2002 and im a horse.

2. The horse ranks seventh of all the animals in the chinese zodiac.

3. The lucky colors are green, purple, and red.

4. the lucky numbers are 3, 9, and 6.

5.  And one of the years are 2002.

Why does it state “like most Chinese children, Hua Yan is an only child”? Is that in china families in china are not usually allowed to have more than one child. China has a huge population, and this is one way of trying to stop it getting bigger.

Do some of your own research to find the answer to this question.

They have mostly one child so it makes it easy for them to deal with, and so that it makes it easy for the parents to pay for there food so it would be cheap.

Referring to the images on the pages what can we gather about where Hua Yan lives? State five facts.

1. That he lives somewhere different to we live.

2. They use stuff that we don't have.

3. They use bamboo to make things like baskets.

4.  That they have more hours of school more than us.

5. Is that they have 1 hour of homework at home

What does the word harvested mean? Put it into a sentence of your own. The word Harvested is a Verb it mean that is is showing actions.

What is the process that the nuts are harvested in?

That they put the nuts into the babbo basket so that when they have a picnic they can just put their food into the basket so that they, are organized.

Thursday/Friday

Is the river a popular place to gather? Why?

Yes because it is where you can travel and try something knew, but in the mean time it would be tiring because it is one of the largest river.

How do we know that school is China keeps students occupied during the week? We know because it says in the text that some kids is not allow to go home and some kids are allow to go home because there prantens doesn't work at all. But the prantens that works and works far they have to stay at home and have lunch at school.

What does a Chinese child’s school day consist of? Is that in weekdays, classes start at 8 a.m, and school finishes at 5 p.m. Each classes is forty five minutes long, with only a ten minute break between classes not enough time to play.

How do you feel about the hours that children in China attend school. Why do you feel this way? The reason I feel this way is because I feel sorry for the kids in china because they have school for ten hours and they have more learning and also they have to wake up early in the morning to get to school fast because where they live is fast.

Do you think it would be beneficial if schools in New Zealand were to have hours as long as schools in China? It will be really beneficial because kids in New Zealand will not be able to handle this long of school because mostly schools in New Zealand are only used to 8 hours of school.

What is a monitors role? A monitor role is that they have to wear a red scarves, and there job is that they have to stand outside and welcome kids and teachers that is new to the school and when they come very morning to school.

How long do students in China have to do homework for every night? The student in china have homework for 1 hour per week but Hau Yan homework is that he has to copy of chinese handwriting and trying to speak Zhang Tian.

How does this compare to how long you do learning at home for? It compares likely exactly the same because after they come back from school they have a break and then they go back to learning and doing their homework which is really boring and cool at the same time because they have to do their homework every night for 1 hour.

Write a letter to Hua Yan, telling him about a day in school day in New Zealand.

Your letter needs to include the following:

Your details name, age etc.

The hours at school

What subjects we have

Extra special things we have at Pt England such as we are a Manaiakalani school - what does this mean?

Tell him about your netbook!

And anything else special you might like to include.

Don’t forget how to set out your letter and sign off with your name.

To: Hua Yan

At New Zealand the hours of school is different because In New Zealand we only have 7 hours of school and at china you guys have school for 10 hours and 1 hour at home. The subjects we have here is reading and writing which  we do that in the morning and maths after morning tea and also we have Inquiry which is after lunch. Also what we have here is that we are a Manaiakalani school and we have netbook that we can just work online and our teacher can see what we are doing and also we don’t work on papers all our work is on our netbooks.

wolf spiders

.All sorts of Spiders are actually not harmful than you think they are.They are really amazing if you search them up and find more information about them because,they are invertebrates which mean(animals that don't have backbones).Quite a lot of people say they are very harmful and scary because they say they are harmful because of the way that they look.

1.Wolf spiders and all other Spiders are not insects because, insects actually have six legs and two eyes just like humans. According to my research insects have heaps of eyes but their eyes are all joined into two. Spiders and insects are different because insects have three body parts, six legs and they have a antenna and many, many eyes.Spiders have  two body parts and eight legs and no antenna that’s why they are different.

2.Because spiders have eight legs they have special claws that  hook and barbed into the spiders legs, they have eight skinny legs to make it easy for them to catch their food in prey.

They start of by one single thread, that means that it makes it easy for them to catch their food. The spider makes elegant traps quit fast then you think.Did you know just because the spiders neurotoxic this means (poisonous to nerves or nerve cells)  and this mean it can make the humon get affected by its system getting nervous because of the spiders neurotoxic.

3.If you are wondering where spiders live...the better question is where don't they live because spiders manly live anywhere that is why densification  out their. You would be very lucky because if you love spiders and if that is you then you would find spiders at, very dry climates

in some countries but the only place that you won't find them is  Antarctica, because  it is too cold out their. Regions are home to some specie spiders, not because they just thrive it’s because  they can last in the climate and did you know some spiders can last without water.

4.The reason why I am starting to be interested in spiders is because I want to be different to everyone else because they like other animals, not just because of that it’s also because everyone loves other thing...and people are starting to not like spiders because of the way that they look and because they look scary but  we need to realize that they are actually not that harmful than we think they are.

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Kiwi kids quize

Kiwi kids news - Week 7

1. A trust has been launched to oversee an important New Zealand anniversary in 2019. What will New Zealand be celebrating?

a. 150 years since Captain Cook landed in NZ

b. 250 years since Captain Cook landed in NZ

c. 350 years since Captain Cook landed in NZ

2. Who did Brazil play in their opening game of the World Cup?

• a. England

• b. Chile

• c. Croatia

3. What caused the Auckland Harbour bridge to be temporarily closed last week?

• a. high winds affecting traffic

• b. repair work

• c. road workers protesting against a wage decrease

4. At which venue is the national Fieldays agricultural show held each year?

• a. Claudelands Showgrounds

• b. Mystery Creek

• c. the Hamilton Rose Gardens

5. In which country was the main airport attacked by terrorists?

• a. India

• b. Pakistan

• c. Egypt

6. Why has Dan Carter been in the news recently?

• a. he is returning to NZ rugby

• b. he has announced he will be playing for a rugby club in Japan this season

• c. he is planning to switch the position he plays in

7. Why has the head boy at Marlborough Boys College been hailed as a hero?

•a. he dragged a woman from a burning house

•b. he has donated a kidney to a fellow student  vb

•c. he helped rescue a girl who was being swept down a swollen river

8. What is the main language spoken on the island of Santorini?

English  

9. What is the name of New Zealand’s base in Antarctica that is getting a $3.9 million refurbishment?

• a. Hillary Base

• b. Scott Base

• c. Kiwi Base

10.True or false, after being found guilty of filing a false donations declaration John Banks has resigned as an MP? True

11.Why has Wellington’s version of the “Hollywood” sign been given a revamp?

• a. it was damaged in high winds

• b. it has been painted a different colour after motorists complained it was too distracting

• c. the W has been changed to a V to promote a new movie

12.How much money is Kim Dotcom offering as a reward for anyone who can provide information that will help his court case?

• a. $500,000 b. $5 million c. $10 million

13.True or false, Christchurch has announced it will no longer fund the Ellerslie Flower  Show?

False

14.Why was the Solomon Islands in the news last week?

•a. an outbreak of diarrhoea is creating a health crisis

•b. rioting has broken out at their only prison

•c. John Key has visited and committed an extra $2 million in emergency funding

15.What type of transport is going to be removed from the Wellington streets following a decision by the city council?

• a. skateboards

• b. trolleybuses

• c. mobility scooters

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scenario of weather

As It was cold, to the start of the morning this is an important issue because I had to go school and we couldn’t be late. Make it even worse our car was all covered in frost and me imagine walking to school, it  just couldn’t work in the condition of the weather. After much thought I decided to heat the car up to make the frost at least go away. I decided it is just not working, besides I still had 10 minutes left for instance time was still ticking…  

As I was thinking how is this going to work? how am I gonna get to school?, am I gonna be late my mind was just constantly thinking… after all that nonsense of stress we decided to put water onto thecar for our car to get, all the frost of ice off our windows on the car.

After all stress I realized i’m gonna be late…

I look at the time and I think to myself will I make it in time?

The clock hits 8:28 I tell my mum “mum will I make it in time”

my mum was thinking should we go walk or try to work the car for the 8th time… my mum said “ come on hop in the car lets see if it works? we hoped in the car, put the keys in, turned the car on. As my heart was pumping would we make it in such a decreased weather??? as we got to the end of it I made it in exactly in time that I walked in to my class and miss clark said my name on the roll as soon as I walked in the door.