45 Minute Inquiry

For Todays 45 minute inquiry we had to find out about the logs at the Tauranga Port. As Mrs Mills was  Was Driving home she took a photo of some logs at the port. we then discussed question to find out about what we needed to know.

The Vast majority of these logs come from overseas from places like china, and indonesia. but they also always get shipped directly to the port, they often get shipped to other ports and are transported on truck to the right location were the will get treated and cut down into smaller logs.

They Would then get shipped back were they will get cut into planks and made into other products like ply wood and paper.

45 Minute Inquiry

For todays 45 minute inquiry we did a search on 4 photos and had to ask questions on each. The photos were of inuit boots, boomerangs, Totem Poles, and Maori Carvings. 

I found Out that inuit boots are Indigenous to the inuits and are made of seal, whale, and reindeer skin. 

Boomerangs are native to the Australian aboriginals and are commonly used as a tool to hunt with.  

Maori Carving are of coures indigenous to the maoris and are typically made of wood. 

Totem Poles are an item made by the north american indians, but vary on were they are made and what they represent. 

These items are all incomen because they are indigenous to a particular culture.

Problem Solving

Today we did Maths Problem Solving. My group was Hugh, Lauren, Sharnae, Jacob, caitlin and I, we were the green team. I contributed by answering question number One and helping with number Two.
We ran out of time so unfortunately we did not get to find out our place in the competition.

45 Minute Inquiry

Last Saturday Mrs Mills went to Huntly to bow hunt for koi carp. She was hunting them because they are a pest. They eat native fish and their eggs. They pollute the water by stirring up the mud and it kills native trees. Koi carp can grow up to 80cm and can weigh up to 10kg.

Mrs Mills went bow hunting last weekend because the koi carp were spawning (breeding) and they come into the shallows to do this.

Bow hunting is a sport that requires a bow and arrow. You also need a line attached to the arrow so you can retrieve the fish and arrow. You do not need a license in NZ to bow hunt. It has been around since the Victorian era.

Mrs Mills caught 6 koi carp. She didn’t throw them back into the water because you can receive a fine.  She left them on the side of the lake and they were taken by some fishermen.

What Button Would You Push And Why

I would choose blue because you could fly anywhere. In the description of the button it doesn't say that you have any limits in terms of speed so you could go as fast as you want. so you could be anywhere instantly.

Summer P.E

This term we have started playing our summer sports for P.E, Today we played Tennis doubles.My partner was Hugh "Shuck" Yang. We had practiced yesterday in block 3 and he had a competition this morning. In our first game we lost to Kyle and Matthew but then won the next 6.

The Capturing Of Osama Bin Laden

It was 04:00 when the stealth choppers rolled in on the compound that Osama was hiding in. I was checking my gun to see if everything was in order. I checked my mags and the breaching charges. We were told beforehand that the doors may be blocked.

There were no windows in this chopper, infact, it was not fully safe checked or tested.

This was a prototype stealth chopper that could apparently go under the radar so we were not exactly happy about being in an untested helicopter.

We arrived in the village of Abbottabad and would be landing in two minutes according to the pilots. We had been planning this attack for months now and training. We were chosen for this job because this is what we specialise in as Seals. We landed just outside the ten foot walls and the other helicopter landed on the courtyard.

We positioned ourselves at the back gate to breach with our explosives. The others were doing the same but to the front door. We had our plan; blow the gate and move in to storm the house. The first charge blew. BANG!  We went to the door of the house with the other squad. We blew the second charge and breached in. I was 9th in line. Me and the three guys behind me walked with the other eight in front while they did crowd control.

Once we got to the stairs me and the other 3 went up. Me and my partner went to the top floor (third floor). The other two searched through the 2nd floor and found Osama’s wife and one of his children. But not only that they found his computer room and a lot of hard drives, documents, and other files. Meanwhile, my partner and I went to the top floor; it was a very small and compact storey. We had everyone else search through the building so we figured that he was here. We were told that if we ran into this situation we should call him in an accent that he would usually be called with.

“ Osama?... Osama?....Osama?“

Osama appeared from the bedroom. Me and my partner shot him several times until he fell to the ground. We yelled out, “We got him,” in relief.

Someone brought up a body bag and we carefully placed Osama in it. Straight after we searched through the computer room and files, we went through cabinets and found hard drives, documents and other files. Once we were finished with the search, we went outside to the helicopters and put the body bag in the middle of the chopper. We hopped in and spread throughout the choppers; one seal team in each and flew back the military base twenty one kilometers away. While we were going back all of us felt relieved that it was over. The search was over. I had done my part in the capturing of Osama Bin Laden.

12 Hour Relay

On Friday we it was the 12 hour relay day, I was not in the 12 hour relay so I did the Fun run.
The fun run was good it lasted for 1 and a half hours. i did a total of 7 laps. when we ran the
course part of the track was going behind the back of the classrooms and  Mrs mills squirted
water on everyone with the hose.

In Block 2 we did the top town competition we there were events like the gumboot throw, Army Course, Wheel barrow race and much more. it was fun and my highlight of the 2nd block would most likely be the leaky bucket and my least favorite would be the sack race.

In Block 3 we did the talent show were people showed off there talents. it  was a good cool down from the more energetic activities.