Famous New Zealand Paintings Stolen

Famous portraits by Czech artist Gottfried Lindauer have been taken from an Auckland gallery.The two paintings, which were painted in 1884, were taken from inside the glass window at the International Art Centre in Parnell. The two paintings, one of Chieftainess Ngatai–Raure and and the other of Chief Ngatai-Raure, were due to be auctioned in the coming weeks. Their value was between NZ$350,000 to NZ$450,000 each .New Zealand police said the theft occurred at 4am on Saturday. Police were concerned the paintings may be smuggled out of New Zealand. They had found the vehicle used to break the window to get into the museum and  were searching for another. Such heists were usually done by opportunists looking to make money quiet fast, but the distinctive nature of the portraits would make that very difficult. Jackson said border police and Interpol would have been alerted to keep a lookout for the stolen portraits but there was a risk they could already have suffered some damage.

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Large ship missing in Atlantic Ocean

A large South Korean cargo ship has vanished in the Atlantic Ocean. The ship has 24 people on it and it left Brazil last week. On Friday, a person on the ship, sent a text saying the 312m-long Stellar Daisy freighter was taking on water. The Uruguayan navy alerted ships in the area, which began to start looking for the ship. However, at this stage the ship has not been found. The South Korean government has requested assistance in the search from Brazil and Uruguay.The ship has a capacity of 260,000 tonnes and was being driven by a South Korean company.

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If you met Richie McCaw what would you ask him

1. What OPEN question would you ask him?  What do you need to do to be a awesome leader?
2. What would you thank him for? Being a awesome leader and help make the movie
3. What else would you say to him/ask him about/tell him…? How much dedication does it take to be a GAB?

3 words about Richie McCaw

Richie McCaw Movie

A few days ago we watched the Richie McCaw movie and we had to make 5 key points of more about it.
Here are mine

1. Success is a lousy teacher because it does not really teach you anything.
2. Push yourself if you don’t push yourself you won't get anywhere.

 3.Have a growth mindset to keep on trying.

4. Use your mistakes  to learn from.

5.Have a plan so you know what you need to work on.

Camp

What is your goal for camp?

To be able to climb up or near the top of the high ropes, because I have never really made it to the top of any climbing walls.

Why are you coming on camp?

To get away from my sister and brother, because they are annoying.

Make some new friends because I don’t normally play with other people.

Have Fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Get out of my comfort zone.

What skills, strengths, qualities, powers do you possess that will help you have a really successful camp experience?

Use all the learning powers, because they are important in their own way. 1. Being Me means to be yourself and not someone else. 2.Connecting means to listen when someone is talking are share your ideas. 3.Resilience means to not give up and say I can’t do it yet.  4.Curiosity means you want to know what's next and what something means. 5.Creativity means you are creative in your own way and you want to be different.

Being able to be independent and work as a team because we might need to work as a team and not as a team.

What will you do if you have a problem at camp?

Tell a teacher or a adult on camp

Who will you speak to?

The person who was making the problem, a teacher or an adult

What will help you solve your problem?

Telling the person to stop, tell an adult or teacher, or ignore them.

How will you be an effective team member in your car group, activity group and cabin group?

Listen to all their ideas and what they are thinking.

What will we see or hear?

We will see and hear huka falls. We will also see and hear lots of nature when we are driving and walking.

Thimble

Last month Monopoly fan voted out the thimble with 4 million votes This means that the  will be gone in the next version, the thimble token has been around since 1935. The next version will be released in spring. Voters had to choice Should Hasbro replace some or all  of the traditional game pieces, like the top hat and shoe with more culturally relevant items like a hashtag, emoji or computer?

Mt Etna Erupts In Italy

Mount Etna in Italy has erupted. Mount Etna is found on the island of Sicily and is one of the most active volcanoes in the world. Emergency services got everyone off the mountain and no one had serious injuries. Lava flows down Mt Etna. It was a huge explosion.. Following that boiling rocks and steam were seen rising from the mountain. Mount Etna had been erupting for the last three weeks and usually erupts a few times a year.

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Canada residents get pink water

Residents of a small town in Canada called Alberta, are getting pink water when they turn on the tap. The council has apologised to the residents of Alberta after a water treatment plant turned the water supply all pink. The colour was caused by a chemical used while they are having a routine done for, flushing the lines. Mayor Dale Krasnow said there was no public health risk.

















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Hauraki Plains Swimming

On Monday the 6th I had Hauraki Plains Swimming. The events I did was 2 and 3 lengths backstroke. For 2 lengths backstroke, there were 3 people in my group and I came 3rd. For 3 lengths backstroke there were like 5 people in the race and I came last, because I was versing the 12 year olds as well. I made it in for Thames Valley!!!!

New NASA Lego Figurines

Lego has announced new NASA Lego figurines. The new figurines are Nancy-Grace Roman, Sally Ride, Margaret Hamilton and Katherine Johnson. The set will also come with a mini version of the Hubble Space Telescope which was sent into space in the 1990s to collect data and take photographs. It will also include a space shuttle with rocket boosters, and various things used during space missions like Apollo and Mercury.

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Swimming sports

On Monday 27th we had school swimming sports. I entered all of my races champion which were, 1 length of Breaststroke, backstroke and freestyle. I also did 2 lengths for all of those as well. I am not really sure what I got for my races Because It was done on time. We have house teams  I am in Orewa, every race we entered we got house points for the team. The stroke I was best at was Backstroke. After the races there was a relay for every house group, but I went home before I could see all the relays. It was really fun doing all the races. We also got juices if we ordered them and I got 1 juice.

Yellow fever wiping out monkeys

Yellow fever is wiping out monkeys in the state Espirito Santo. Brazil and threating Atlantic rainforest. In Espirito Santo 400 Monkeys have been found dead. The monkey in Brazil are endangered. It mainly affects  monkeys and sometimes humans. It is transmitted by the same type of mosquito that spreads dengue and the Zika virus.

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My IE

This year for my IE I am doing how the bank works and all about money. IE's are things we want to learn more about. I wanted to know how money is made and does money make us happy. I thought it would be fun to try doing stuff that I might not know much about. The learning powers I might use will be resilience because I might want to give up on finding out the questions and curiosity because I will need to find out lots about money and the bank. Also at the and we need to create something to do with what we are doing for our IE's.

How Have my First Few Weeks Been

My first few weeks have been awesome, I like doing tech every Friday, and doing lots of challenges. For tech I am doing metal we have started to make a name tag. We had to do a crossword and a collage for homework. It has been very fun  in Marama so far.

If I Could go Back to any Time in History

If I Could go back to any time in history I would go to World War II. I would like to go back in time to see what it was like during the war. The experience was really loud. There was lots of people hiding and shooting and loud bangs. The woman could not do that much they only could be a nurse. 
https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2011/07/world-war-ii-conflict-spreads-around-the-globe/100107/

What would happen on my best weekend ever

On Saturday we won the lotto and we got  40m dollars. First we would go to Hamilton with all my friends Ella, Elizabeth, Olivia, Stella and Kate and go on the biggest shopping spree ever. I would buy fluffy things, the biggest bear ever. Lots of clothes and shoes. Some new decor for my room that is getting re-done. New bedding, fluffy furniture and lots more. Then for lunch we are going to Starbucks YUMMY!!!!

Now we are going to get me a fluffy puppy and a fluffy kitten. There names will be poof pup and poof cat. We are now gonna choose a bed a bowl and a costume fore them. I got them ghost costumes and fluffy bedding. Now we are going to The Apple Shop. I am getting a Iphone 6s in rose gold, a Chromebook also in rose gold and an apple TV for my room. We just got a message that school was cancelled for the week because they are redoing the classrooms.

We are all going back to my house to have a sleepover. We ate lots of snacks and watched a movie. The next morning we are staring to do my room, the builders have to come in first to build my loft. The next day they finished, the floors are here now. I am getting wooden floors done now. Now its time to paint!! The colour is a light grey. We are letting the paint dry now. We are all going to get lunch now. We went to subway, I got a beef wrap with lots of vegetables, a cookie and a drink.

When we got back it was time to do the second coat of paint. Over night it dried and all my friends went home as well :( The next morning more builders came in to build my pets house for my room. When they finished we started to move in my furniture. My favourite colour is rose gold so I got lots of things that are rose gold. When it was all done it was perfect. I invited my friends back over to see what it looked like.

Tagul

A few days ago we all had to make a tagul. Tagul is a photo editor, you write some words about the photo and it puts it on the picture. We had to take a picture of ourselves if we didn’t have one already. We also had to get 2 people to write something nice about us. I wrote about things I like and my family. I think they all turned out really well! Here is a photo of my tagul!

5 Facts How to grow a strong brain

To grow a strong brain you need to do a lot of things like,
1. Getting sleep is very important because it gives your brain a rest from doing all your learning yesterday.
2. Eating brain food is having a balanced diet so your brain gets everything it needs to work.
3. Taking breaks helps your brain so you don't get that stressed when doing your learning
4. Keeping hydrated. Your brain uses most of the water you drink so it is important you drink lots of water.
5. Failure is when you learn more because you learn from your mistakes so you understand what you got wrong even more.