World's Largest Sandcastle.

(Summary)

The World’s Largest Sandcastle was built on a Brazilian beach with a view of Rio De Janeiro in the distance. The sandcastle was created  only with sand and water and the Guinness World Record team travelled to Brazil to measure the sandcastle.

(Opinion)

I think the world’s largest sandcastle looks really cool. I think there should be a sandcastle built like this in NZ.  I wish I could build a sandcastle like this.

Star Wars Trailer Released

(Summary)

The trailer for the last Star Wars movie has been released. The new film is not due to be released until December of next year. It is the first film in a set of three sequel movies.

(Opinion)

I think I can’t wait for the Star Wars movie to come out. I think that it should come out next year on January 1st.

Bubblegum Flavoured Broccoli

(Summary)

The new Bubblegum flavoured broccoli has been presented at McDonald to show that McDonald promotes healthy food. The product never made the grade and has not been sold. The taste of this experiment is confusing the kids.

(Opinion)

I think the bubble-gum flavoured broccoli doesn't look delicious at all! I also think they shouldn't sell this broccoli in the markets. If I took  one bite of this bubblegum flavoured broccoli I wouldn't want to eat it again.

Tallest Man And Smallest Man Meet

(Summary)

The tallest man and the smallest man have met. I think that the tallest man is really long and the smallest man is really tiny. The smallest man is 54cm tall! That’s so small.

(Opinion)

I think that it’s really cool that the tallest man and the smallest man got to meet each other. I would like to meet them myself.

Kiwis Win Four Nations

(Summary)

Kiwis beat Kangaroos twice in a row. Manu Vatuvei scored two tries, Jason Nightingale and half-back Shaun Johnson scored the Kiwi more tries. The Kiwis have won the Four Nations this year by beating England, Australia and Samoa.

(Opinion)

I think that the Kiwis played a great game. They are really lucky that those three players scored tries. I also think the Kangaroos had some good players too.
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Going To The Movies

(SUMMARY)

Yesterday  Room 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 went to Sylvia Park to watch some of the films for 2014. There were a lot of films this year.  There were different schools there like  Stonefields and Tamaki Primary.

(OPINION)

I think that my favourite film would have to be the Epic Rap Battle Of The Moana. This is my favourite film because I really liked their rap.  The rap made me want to dance because I liked the rhymes.  I think all the films were  awesome but The Epic Rap Battle Of The Moana has to be my favourite.

Epic Rap Battle Of The Moana

Trick Or Treating At The White House

(SUMMARY)

Barack Obama had children coming trick or treating. The White House was specially decorated for Halloween. Children were given candy.

(OPINION)

I think Barack Obama is really cool. I think that he should keep on celebrating Halloween so children can come and see his family and to get some candy.

THE NOPHONE

(SUMMARY)

The No Phone is tricking people. So far the NoPhone has already raised more than $7000. Known as the NoPhone the lump of smartphone plastic has no screen or battery and cannot send texts.

(OPINION )

I think that the people who are selling  the NoPhone are wasting  people's money.  I also think that they should stop selling the NoPhone because  it’s really not funny but I guess it’’s kind of ok in a way because it’s stopping people from texting?

Don't Look Down

(SUMMARY)

The whole new angle of  the Eiffel Tower. The Eiffel Tower’s 125th  birthday celebration  is this year. The new glass floor is on the first level, which is 57 metres of the ground.

(OPINION)

I think this article is really cool because I think I want to be on the glass floor. One day I will visit the Eiffel Tower to see the new angle.  

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Silver Ferns Lost To Australia

(SUMMARY)

Silver Ferns lost again to Australian Diamonds. The final points were 34-47. The Silver Ferns have trail the series 3-0 with one game left to play in Auckland.

(OPINION)

I think the Silver Ferns losing the cup to the Australian Diamonds  was not really good but at least they scored some goals. they be awesome next year. Good luck.

KIWI KIDS.NEWS

Tessellation

THREE TIPS ABOUT GOOGLE DRAWING TO CREATE TESSELLATION!!!

1. A tessellation has to be symmetrical.
2. When you do tessellation you can use shapes to make it look nice. 
3. A tessellation has to be the same colours and patterns. 

 

A Spooky Shattering

SUMMARY

The owner Danny Parker believes that the building may be haunted. Danny said that he had only left for 10 minutes, locking the building. Danny said that he doesn't believe  in ghosts.

OPINION

I think this owner must be really freaking out. This article sounds scary when I read it. If I was him I would go and build another shop.

KIWI KIDS NEWS

No More Packed Lunch In England

(SUMMARY)

This article is about No More Packed Lunch. Six children have been removed from school  in England.  The  parents of these children are very angry.

(OPINION)

I feel sorry for the six children, I think if those children were in New Zealand, the principal wouldn't remove them from bringing   packed lunch to school.  These 3 families must  be looking for school’s for their children to go to. These families want their children to learn not stay at home and do nothing.
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Selfie Sombrero

SUMMARY

This article is about Selfie Sombrero. Selfies have officially made it into the wind fashion, making an appearance in London for fashion week. The bright pink and sparkling has was designed for Lady Gaga.

OPINION  

I think this article is really interesting. The bright pink and sparkling hat looks really cool because there’s a tablet connected to the bright pink hat. I think if there was fashion week in New Zealand someone should think about the Selfie Sombrero.

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The Kuro Burger

(SUMMARY)

The Kuro burger has been introduced to Japan’s   Burger Kings.  The Kuro Burger will be available until the end of November in Japan.  The word Kuro means black in Japanese.

(OPINION)

This Kuro Burger looks really delicious but the buns look burnt!  I think if I have a chance to go to Japan I would like to taste the Kuro Burger to see if it’s really delicious.

ATTRIBUTION KIWI KIDS NEWS

Car Crash Survivor Gains New Talent

( SUMMARY)

A man had a car crash. He is Australian and is 22 years old.  He was talking to an Asian nurse at the hospital.  He has a friend that can speak Mandarin.  

(OPINION)

This article is cool. I really like how this man  got an unexpected  new talent. He can now speak fluent Mandarin. This is pretty amazing.   

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My Future Footprint

We have been learning to create a positive digital footprint. In the future my future footprint will  be a netball player. 

Mirror, Mirror On The Wall

This article is a couple who were redecorating their bathroom, and then got an unexpected surprise when they removed the mirror, They revealed a time capsule. This  article sounds  freaky.

I  think this couple must be freaked out. This man Phil believed it was an informative part of history and should be saved. This  article was an interesting read.

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Frozen To Return In 2015

This article is really interesting. I really like how this article said that Disney  has announced that the hit film Frozen is coming back in 2015.

I  think this article is so cool because I really like the people in are acting in this movie. I  think that

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The Best Welcome Home

This article is telling us about there is no place like home especially without a special welcome awaits you!

I think this article is cool because it’s telling us that no place is like home. I also think that this article is good for dogs because they always wiggle when you get home.

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Money Truck Crashes

This crash  has hurt both of the drivers and the other person in the truck received cuts and bruises. Police say the driver lost control.

I think they were lucky not to get even more serious injuries.  hurt. I  also think if it happened  in New Zealand people might’ve taken the money.

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The Ghost Of Anne Tottenham

This article is about The Ghost Of  Anne Tottenham.  This 21 year old English man, Thomas Beavis was flicking through his the photo’s on his camera from the tour of Lotus Hall and was shocked to find ghostly figure.

I think this younger  girl must be scared. The photographer also would've been freaked out when he was flicking through his photo’s and seen a ghost figure of her in the background of one of his shots… SPOOKY!

Attribution Kiwi Kids

My Necklace!!!

This is my necklace. I made it at  Tamaki College with  Mr Grundy in his hard material tech class. I made a cross. This cross is for my sister because she likes crosses.  Sini  helped me when I needed help. I really liked making this with Mr Grundy.

It was fun.

Mobiles Phones Are Allowed On Aeroplanes

Mobile phones are allowed on planes now but the passengers  used to have to turn off their phones and  other mobile devices because it was  considered to be a safety risk.

I think that it’s good that mobile phones are allowed on  aeroplanes. I still think that  passengers should be allowed to turn on their mobile phones and other  devices  because they might miss an important  call or other important stuff.
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Chocolate Lovers

In Cambridge University there were  chocolate lovers that want chocolate for their studies. The challenge for the doctors looking at chocolate is to try to develop a chocolate that won’t melt in warm climates.

I think that the challenge for the chocolate doctors is hard but I think they can do it. I also think that if chocolate lovers eat too much chocolate they might go crazy with chocolate overload!

Attribution Kiwi Kids

Drinking To Much Milk

A woman name Sandra loves drinking milk. She drinks 10 pints of milk everyday.  That is 20 cups of milk .  This woman is  overweight.

I think this woman is getting healthy  by drinking 10 pints of milk everyday.  I  also think it’s good that she is trying to  stop drinking milk.

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Rainbow House

In London there is a Rainbow house it has a slide that end’s at the living room. This house has a slide, bedroom , kitchen and a colourful spiral case. This house costed $ 15.00 per month.

I think this house should be sold in New Zealand because instead of standing up to go to the living room we can justed slide down the slide.

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Scary Ride's On A Roller Coasters

There was a roller-coaster ride in USA. It was in the weekend at adventure park. There was more than 20 passengers stuck in the air.

I think this article is really awesome because it tells the people in USA that riding on roller coasters can be scary

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Commenting On A Blog

What I have Done:
I asked a question to keep the conversation going.
I told her what is reminds me of.
I told her who we have our big feed's with.

What Were Some Of The Things I need To Remember:
I had to be positive.
I also had to be thoughtful.
If i wasn't thoughtful I asked a question.

Australia Approves Underground Mine

Australia’s government has approved a massive underground coal and also a rail project that would produce 60 million tonnes of coal a year. The government says  that the mine could become one of the largest mine in the world and it would. They also say that it would provide electricity  for up to 100 million people. Hower the Australian government  also say that there will be strict rules to limit any damage.

I hope they don’t ruin the reef.

Pakistan National Symbol

This is Pakistan's national symbol. I choose Pakistan as my symbol because I think that they tried their best at the Commonwealth Games 2014. I choose Pakistan's symbol because I like the Green moon and the white star.

ALL BLACKS THRASH ENGLAND

On Saturday night the All blacks played against  England. The All blacks scored five  tries and England scored one try. Julian Savea scored three tries (a hat trick) and Aaron Smith scored two tries. England played better in the second half but the All Blacks still won. The All Blacks completed a 3 test series by winning them all. The final score was  36 to 13.  The All Blacks were really happy that they won their 3 tests against England.

My Cousin's Birthday

Last Wednesday was my cousin’s birthday.She turned seven years old. We celebrated her birthday with cake and chicken nibbles. We were getting ready to give Rita’s cake and then my parents arrived to say happy birthday and give her present.

We gave Rita’s cake  before we ate  all the chicken nibbles. She got a robe, warm shoes, bubbles and chocolate.

FIRE BIRD AGAINST MAGIC

Last night my family and I were watching the netball. We were watching netball because I had the remote, and it was up to me what I wanted to watch, so I picked netball. We were all cheering for a team, me and my sister went for the Fire Birds  and my other family members went for The Magic. The final score was 45 to 41 and the fire birds won the game. We had fun watching netball as a family.

Justin Marshall Getting Assaulted

I watched a news item about Justin Marshall getting assaulted. He was attacked on Friday, April 18 . Justin Marshall was a former All Black. He was attacked outside a Queenstown club. He got assaulted by two men. The two men were 25 and  23 years old. The two men got charged with assault by the police. Justin Marshall didn’t have any idea why these two men assaulted him. At the time of the accident Justin Marshall was in Queenstown celebrating his birthday.

First Netball Lesson

On Thursday  we had netball training with one of the netball trainers.Before we started our warm up, Fiona  ask us who played netball for school or who  plays  for a  netball team.She asked us if we knew ways to pass in netball.First we started with our warm up. We jogged all the way to the fence and  we were running on our sides. We had to pick a partner and I  was with Jnardy. We were doing friendly passes and then we did fire passes.My favourite part was when we had to get in to two groups and pass the ball round to each other.It was my favourite because everyone in my group was having fun and we were working as a team.Our first netball training was awesome.

Thinking Of A New Password

Today I am  going to think about  a new password  for my Google account. I want a new password  so other people don’t go on my drive and copy and paste my  work and put my work on their drive. I also like the idea of changing my password so I don’t get cyber-bullied on the internet and I can be cyber-safe.

Cleaning At Eden Park

On Sunday my church went to Eden Park to pick up the rubbish that was left outside and inside the stadium. Our church members  were trying to clean it all up. There was a lot of rubbish and bottles. Some bottles hadn’t  even been opened!

After we picked up the rubbish we had to go and put the rubbish bags in the truck. When we finished that we went back home and had a big feed.

That was a  job well done.

AT NETBALL

On Wednesday some students went to the interschool netball at the AMI netball centre in Merton Road.We had a year five/six team and a year seven/eight team. We watched the year five/six team when we weren’t playing our own games. The year five/six team got better and better and ended up coming seventh out of eleven teams..I had great fun at netball. My year seven and eight team did well and we came fourth out of sixteen teams.

I had lots of fun as Goal Shooter and scored some great goals.

Next Week We Are Going To Have Fun

On Wednesday we went to tech and we learnt how to make pewter jewellery with Mr Grundy. We had to find a chair to sit on. Mr Grundy gave us some simple safety rules to follow. He told us to not go past the yellow line, and to always stay one metre back when he is using the machines. He showed us how to  make  jewellery with a piece of wood and pewter. We had to listen very hard because there were a lot of steps.

He showed us who he was making it for and why. He also demonstrated how to make  the pewter jewellery. Next we watched a video clip of Mr Grundy making the pewter  jewellery and polishing it. We needed to write our names on our own MDF. We had to turn our drawing over and roughly mark where our drawing was on the paper. The pencil needed to be used on the back of our final drawing and then we placed the MDF under the drawing.

Next week we  might start to make  some jewellery. Before we start we have to decide  who we are making it for and why we are making it for them. The first one I want to make is going to be for my mum because she is the first one on my list. We also need to remember most of  the instructions. If we remember then we won’t need to go through them again and can get on with our work. Mr Grundy’s video will be helpful. Everyone enjoyed watching the video. Next week we are going to have fun.

Smart Decisions!!

When we share on-line we will make smart decisions about what personal information we share

• I will use my first name only
• I am going to think carefully about what I share on-line and if I am not sure I will  ask my parents, teachers or principal.
• If I can’t ask anyone or I am not sure I will  keep it private
• I will be sharing what I am learning, new knowledge and information relevant to my learning

I have been learning how to keep personal information about  myself  private  and only share information on-line that is safe.

For example I will only share my first  name and age but I won’t share my home address, D.O.B. and other stuff  I don’t want people to know about.                     

Some Information About Me

Talofa lava  my name is Estah. I am 11 years of age. My favourite  sport  is rugby. My favourite team is the Blues .My favourite food is Mcdonald's burgers Wendy's fried chips and chocolate. My favourite band is Smash proof. I  am a girl.I have got three brothers and one sister. Their names are Lucy, Sefo, Jonah, and Mika. My favourite subject at school is  Maths.I  admire my big sister because she works hard with her  university work. My goal is to be Better Than Before.