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Nike Unveils Marty McFly's Iconic Power-Lace Shoes On 'Back To The Future' Day

Nike Unveils Marty McFly's Iconic Power-Lace Shoes On 'Back To The Future' Day

The fans of Back to the Future has waited till October 21,  2015 to see

what would happen.  They have been wanting another back to the future movie! What happen to McFly’s children yet to be born?

Nike has released a shoe that is in the movie back to the future. It is quite different from the shoes in the movie because all the technology is inside the shoe.  The shoe glows like Marty McFly’s in the movie but it is better and it glows better. The shoe does its laces itself when it senses the feet.

This shoe is not the first of all. There was one in 2011 and it was also the same look and it was made by Nike. However it did not tie its laces by itself but the maker changed the features now in 2015.

The first pair of the Nike shoes went to the actor of Marty McFly. His real name was Michael J. Fox. The nike company is planning to release additional pairs in 2016, next year. If you will get the shoe it will be very expensive. The price will be around  $10,000 or probably more.      

By: Joshua C   

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Goals for Term 3-4 2015

My Goals:

Maths:  stage 6-7

What can I do? 
I can multiply and divide decimals and fractions , solve and compute word problems, solve and order operation of an equation (BEDMAS), as some operations some percentages and discount problems.

Where to next? 
To learn ratio & proportion, work on negative numbers, more BEDMAS exercises, more strand work: area, volume, weight, angles, distance, money, time, direction, Statistics and Geometry.

Writing: stage 4B 
What I can do? ideas R5: I can keep simple ideas and explain them further.

Structure R4: Language features appropriate to purpose and show development by describing and explaining more.

Organisation R4: I am beginning to group ideas in paragraphs and text is coherent and clear.

Vocabulary R5: I can select words and phrases that add interest and meaning .

Sentence R4: Most of my sentences are simple and correct. I am beginning to show variety in length, type and use extending phrases or clauses.

Punctuation R4: I am beginning to use some correct punctuation like commas and speech marks.

Spelling R5: I can spell high-frequency and difficult words correctly. I can attempt to spell by sounding the word and breaking them in syllables.

Where to next? 
To explain ideas more clearly and supporting it with more facts and information.
To follow the structure of writing like for example for explanation, I need to keep it present tense all the time. I have to Keep my introduction interesting.
To consistently organize ideas in paragraph and group sentences with same ideas into paragraphs.
To learn more new words or vocabulary  about the topic.
To write correct grammar in sentence, if present tense all the way present tense.
To use correct punctuation like comma, semi colon and colon.
To consistently proof read and edit work. I need to ask my friends to read my work and comment on them.

Reading:  Age Level: 11.5- 12.5

work on : inference, vocabulary, reaction.

Inquiry: What can I do? I can Write information, look for keywords, get information from the internet and find the keywords.

Where to next? Ask more interesting open-ended questions, more question to inquire.  

Joshua C

Telescopes

Guinea pig gang

Guinea pig gang

Guinea pig gang is about children with pet guinea pigs. The main characters are Ginny, Carla, Lisa and Pam. Lisa’s sister Jennifer has a pet guinea pig that she won’t share. Jennifer’s guinea pig’s name is Carla. Carla soon gets sick when Jennifer was about to enter the pet contest (welford show). All Jennifer wanted was the award.

My favourite part was when the guinea pig gang got together at Pam’s house. I liked it because Pam got to show the guinea pig’s to Lisa, Mandy and James.

I recommend this book 8-11 because it has some tricky words that 7       and below wouldn't  understand.                               

Contamination of water

Contamination of water

I wonder how it will be with contaminated water? If litter gets thrown into the drain it can cause death to sea creatures because the litter goes straight to the waterways and goes to the rivers, streams, oceans and the sea. Our families keep the finest trees with the finest fruit and veggies so we put pesticides. We put pesticides on so insects don’t go to the tree and eat it. When the rain comes down the pesticides come off and goes down to the drain and destroys the clean water.

Acid rain can be caused by water that is contaminated with litter. When the rain comes down and you get in the rain you might feel itchy because the water that went up to the clouds is dirty. If this keeps happening there might be diseases and viruses going around.

Contaminated water can break the food chain and can cause extinction. If the litter gets eaten by an animal the animal will choke and die. If whales sharks, fish etc. get extinct the food chain will be broken. The animals that eat fish and sharks will starve to death! Men and women will not get to get any more fish because the food chain will be broken.

If you don’t want to drink unclean water do not litter anywhere even if you are just in your garden.

By: Joshua C.

ANZAC

ANZAC

ANZAC is an acronym that means Australian New Zealand Army Corp. ANZAC is an army of New Zealand and Australia and they fight together as one army. Some NZ and Australian men were young. Many of New Zealand and Australian  troops died in the war.

We commemorate ANZAC because the ANZAC reminds us about the war in Gallipoli, Turkey. We remember soldiers that died in that war. Australia and New Zealand is an army that fought with pride.

We commemorate ANZAC by wearing the red poppies. We also commemorate ANZAC by baking delicious ANZAC  biscuits. We can also go to Gallipoli and go to the place where the soldiers fought in.  

The dawn celebration starts at 4:00 am- 6:00 am. When it is 5:30 am people are led to the combat memorial museum. When the ceremony is about to be finished people have some time to pray for the soldiers that died in the war.

By: Joshua C.

Bees and pollination facts

God's great creation

 God’s great creation

O Gracious God

I can see the koru dancing and swaying in the wind.

I can feel your love for me like a koru taking care of a newly grown koru.

I can hear the sound of the snakes that you have created and it makes me think about the day you created the entire world.

God thank you for everything you have created in this magnificent world.

By: Joshua C

Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus

Christopher was born in 1451. Christopher Columbus discovered Cuba the country in 1492 because wanted go to India that is east but he went west that is America and that is how he discovered Cuba.

He traveled to Spain, Venezuela and many more countries. Christopher explored many countries in the world. For seven he was exploring Europe with his crew. Christopher Columbus had three ships and were Pinta, Nina and Santa Maria With about 90 people in his crew. Christopher finally arrived at Spain because Spain had no war any more. He completed a few of voyages across the Atlantic. King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella wanted to prove Christopher that they were as strong as the country next to them Portugal. Christopher's crew were scared that they would starve so they turned away.

In 1504 when they returned to Spain Columbus spent his last 2 years in Spain the he died.  

The first pineapple

The first pineapple

Long ago, there lived a girl named Pina. She was lazy and just played with her toys when the mother works very hard. The mother would tell to get the broom and she would say "but mom I can't find the broom."

The mom also said to get water from the river but she would say "but mom I can't find the bucket."

The mom got really angry at Pina so the mom growled at Pina. The mom said "you are such a lazy girl I hope you had lots of eyes. The next morning Pina's mom woke up and could not find Pina.

The mom looked and looked for Pina but Pina was nowhere to be found. The mom sat down on the steps of her house and saw a pineapple in the garden. The pineapple looked like it had lots of eyes.

The mom named the pineapple Pinya to remember Pina her daughter.

Peace poem

Peace poem

Peace is happiness from within.

Peace is as bright as a white dove.

Peace looks like a very silent home (place). Peace sounds like children having fun on the monkey bars and slide.

Peace feels like people hugging each other with happiness and joyfulness.

Singing sensation

Singing Sensation

The book singing sensation is from Elisabetta Dami. It is about Geronimo Stilton enrolling in the song festival. He had to go on stage and perform in front of an audience. He was very shy and he only sang when his nephew,Benjamin came on stage and performed with him.

My favourite part was when Benjamin went on stage with Geronimo Stilton. I like the part because it includes Geronimo having confidence.

I recommend this book for children aged 6-9 because it is long and has some hard words. It is a very interesting book because it has interesting words.

The magic finger

The Magic Finger

The book ‘The magic finger’ is about this girl named girl and a family called the Gregg family. The Gregg family would always shoot ducks and deer and eat them. One day the girl visited the Gregg’s house. Mr Gregg and the 2 boys went to the lake to shoot ducks and when they came back the girl was angry and shouted at them. The girl saw red she was getting very hot and the pointing finger on the right hand tingles and the magic finger pointed at the person that made her cross.

My favourite character is Mr Gregg because he knows how to make a nest out of sticks and he is good at shooting birds and deer.

I recommend this book for children ages 5-8 because it is a short junior novel. It is a funny and good book. I rate this book 3 ½ stars.

Te tahawai Marae

Te tahawai Marae

On the 19th of August I went to the Marae with the year 4 and room 5 people. Before the tangata whenua did the karanga, we all stood in front of the waharoa for a while waiting for the call.

After the tangata whenua welcomed us, the boys took their shoes off first. We took our shoes off because it was a sacred ground and our shoes were dirty. The boys sat at the front of the girls. The tangata whenua said a speech and then Joshua K said his mihi. After Joshua K said his mihi Joshua J said a speech. After he said his speech the room 5 and the year 4 people had to do the hongi or just shake hands with the tangata whenua. When we did the hongi, we washed our hands before we ate. The tangata whenua helped us to weave with paper and stick the top bit on.

The boys and I did the haka before we went back to school.

I had a really fun time there especially because the activities and the haka.

The Gizmo

The Gizmo

The book ‘The Gizmo’ is about 2 people named Floggit and Stephen. There is this robot called  Gizmo and it is the weirdest Gizmo in the world. This is because it will never go away unless you give it to someone else. When two people are next to each other the Gizmo will swap their clothes without them knowing.  

My Favourite character is Stephen because he is a very smart person and because he is a very tall person.

I recommend this book for 6-9. Children that like weird robots will might like this book and people that like Paul Jennings will like this book.

Aristotle

Aristotle

The book ‘Aristotle’ is about a cat that has 9 lives. As he grew up he lost eight of his lives. He’s a cat that always causes danger to himself. Aristotle was adopted by a good witch named Bella Donna.

My favourite character is Aristotle because he is cute and is white as snow. Another reason is because he is tiny.

I recommend this book for children ages 7-9. Children that like junior novels will like this book and who likes cats would also like it.

The finger eater

The Finger Eater

The book ‘the finger eater’ is about a troll called Ulf that goes around the village eating fingers of humans with his sharp teeth. He lives in a big hole. Ulf has a trick how get their finger. He tries to be nice like shaking hands and then he strikes.

My favourite character in the book was Ulf because he is short like me, he eats humans fingers and because he has razor sharp teeth.

I recommend this book to children ages 5-8. Children that like junior novels and who like Dick King Smith’s books would like this book!

     Dick king-smith

Finding China

Finding China

When I went to China I found a lot of new things there.

The school

In schools there are no doors in the toilet but there is only curtains.They use a sprinkler to wipe their bottom and wipe the toilet. Their school starts at 7.00am to 5.00pm. Most of the people at schools come from Shanghai. It was winter and it was freezing.

School work

They need to get ready before 6.30am. The people have 1 hour of homework each night. They studied Science, Maths, PE, Arts and lots more subjects. Each day they had to do a hundred push ups and a hundred sit ups the they had to run around the track fifty times.

Food

For breakfast some Chinese people have buns filled with some vegetables and some meat. For lunch some of them have rice with prawns or sometimes they have pork and some vegetables. Dinner they have soup  some rice, vegetables and meat. When they are cold they drink hot chocolate to get warmer. After they eat a meal they can have fruit like orange, banana or apple but only one each day.

Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela was famous for his protest against apartheid and was in prison for 27 years. He was a great leader in South Africa.

Nelson Mandela was born in July 18 1918. He got the nickname Nelson from his teacher from his school. His dad was a chief of the city Mvezo. Nelson Mandela’s birth name is Rolihlahla.

He became a leader in the African national congress. He planned to bomb a certain building and he wanted to make sure that no one got hurt and he went to jail for this. He was released from jail in 1990. Nelson Mandela fought for the black people and for civil rights and equal opportunity.

Nelson Mandela was awarded the Nobel peace prize in 1993. His famous speech is “a good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination”.