Can Tap water be good for you??

Tap water, is it healthy for you or not?? Here are some good and bad things that I found out about tap water. Let’s start with good things.

The good thing’s about tap water is that it keeps us hydrated. It really helps us lose weight. It’s healthy for us to drink and it really helps our skin being healthy.

OK, onto the bad things. Did you know if you drink too much water you’ll start having a stomach ache. You can really get germs from sharing your water with a friend. It can really give you a disease it’s called Waterborne. It has caused over 1.8 million deaths annually.

So can it be healthy for you?? well for my choice to say is that it is good for you. I choose good because all the thing’s that water has done for me was to keep me hydrated, keep me healthy, keep my skin healthy and last but not least it keeps me up and fit. Don’t you agree? So leave a comment of what you think about water. Is it good or bad for you?

Obesity in America

Obesity has come through U.S very quickly. There are many people that are getting affected by junk food addiction. Obesity has been affecting people's health in America. It causes heart attacks, heart disease, diabetes, shortness of breath and knee pains.

In some countries their coffins have to be extra big so the obese people are able to fit in the coffin. The coffin weighed 1000 pounds. It could hold a person that died 750 pounds.

Some people that are obese have problems like, lack of mobility (movement). There are people AND even kids that are dying at a younger age just because of obesity. The youngest age that has died was around 11 years old.

There is a store in America that has EXTREMELY affected some people of obesity. The store is called Heart Attack Drill. Their theme was hospitals and nurses.Their meat patties in the burgers use to be six pounds but now they are 12 pounds. A man who use to go there everytime died at the age of 29 because of pneumonia.He weigh over 570 pounds.

So obesity is a very dangerous disease. It can can kill you at a very young age. So think before you start eating if it’s healthy or not. You can eat some junk food but just watch out you might start getting addicted to it!

Egg Report

New Zealand people eat 920,000,000 eggs per year. Eggs can be different colours depending on the hen (white eggs are laid by white hens and brown eggs are laid by brown hens.) The eggs only last for 21 days unrefrigerated

There can be many choices we can choose from different eggs. Most of the eggs in New Zealand come from caged hens.

Free range eggs and organic eggs come from hens who have access to an area where they can run free, stretch and flap their wings. Their eggs are more expensive. They leave the door open so in the mornings they get to walk out for some sunshine.

Barn eggs come from hens who lives on a farm. The chickens only have a little bit of space to run around. They get chicken fed and dust baths and when they go to sleep.

We eat eggs mostly because of the protein inside of it. Cooked eggs are better than raw eggs to keep us fit and healthy. They are much better because raw eggs might have bacteria and the heat that cooks the eggs eliminates the bacteria.

There can be protein found in the egg’s yolk. Free range eggs have more protein than cage eggs.  Salmonella won’t be found in NZ eggs. The eggs in NZ have a darker yolk than other countries.

My Holiday Highlights!

MORNING!!! my aunty yelled. I moaned as I slowly woke up. Stomp! stomp! stomp! I dragged my feet to the kitchen as I followed the smell of bacon and eggs. Sizzling bacon cooking on the frying pan I sat on the table waiting for my plate.

Later after my yummy breakfast I got ready to go for a walk to the rugby fields. Finding the rugby ball was difficult because I couldn't find it. Up and down looking for the ball I looked in the garage but there was still no rugby ball. “Found it” my cousin screamed we quickly put on our shoes and sprinted off to the fields. Playing passes we both started to play rugby.

Scoring tries my cousin gets her revenge. Now it’s my turn to run with the ball. Sidestepping her, she is very hard to get away from so I tried to sprint. Nearly to the goal post but she quickly tackled me down. One more chance to get there I quickly tricked her to get my goal. TRY! I finally got to the goal as I had my victory dance.

It’s five o'clock in the afternoon we started walking back home. We both enjoyed our game of rugby. We had a little stop at the shop to get us some drinks because we were puffed out. Home was just around the corner so we decided to have a race to see who can get home first. READY, SET and GO!! we both zoomed off as she tried to pull me back. A feeling came from my back as she roughly pulled me as she was ahead of me. I reached out for her hair and then pulled it, we didn't know who won but at least we had fun.

My aunt walked in the lounge and saw two girls snoring like there was a beast in the room. She got us two blankets and put them on top of us. So we both enjoyed our day.

WE BOTH HAD AN AMAZING DAY!

Seeing Will.i.am for the first time!

WELCOME WILL.I.AM!! the whole school was so excited to meet the famous singer Will.i.am. Two of our students Vivienne and Patrick stood up and said a prey to start with. Later on it was time to watch the kapa haka perform. Cheering on for the kapa haka girls and boys then it was time for the hip hop group. Clapping for the group it was finally time for WILL.I.AM!

Hearing his voice was amazing to know that he really came. I was so surprised that one of MY FAVOURITE SINGERS in the world came to my school! Will.I.Am was generous to give our school a $100,00 cheque!

Before I thought our visitor will be Stan Walker but no it was the amazing WILL.I.AM!!! The thing I love about him is his music really inspires me. I really love the song that him and Justin Beiber done which was #thatPOWER. I was shocked how he said that he has brothers and sisters, I really wanted to know how many brothers and sisters he had but I was too shy to ask. I really loved his ancient it sounded like he came from Australia but he was actually from the U.S.A.

Later on after the school met Will.i.am, Will.i.am came around to our class and had a look of what we do during class time. One of my friends got asked if she could say what she wrote about Will.i.am, it was an amazing piece of writing. Here’s a link to my friend Makayla’s blog about Will.i.am. Keep in touch because I’ll be posting more about Will.i.am!

Term 1 reflection

Fiafia is coming! This week our school is having a fiafia night. It is a performance when different cultures show their own performances for a symbol of their country. There will be hip-hop, drumming and much much more. Food stores will be open for people and seats for them to sit down and watch. The stage will be on the field.

I'm in the Samoan group! I chose this group because this will be the only time for me to shine in my culture. This is my last year doing fiafia at this school. So this year I’m going to try my best at being a good role model. Jay’lee, she is a good leader for our group and a big thank you to her mum Timmy for teaching us the dance. Our group has been working hard to get the dance right. Now we just need to practice smiling and our singing.

This Thursday 18th of April 2013 will be the 60th anniversary of Point England School. That’s why our school is having fiafia. To celebrate the anniversary of our school. I am very nervous of this week. I'm starting to get overjoyed about this because this is the first time we are performing outside. Performing in front of hundreds of people has to be the thing I’m afraid of. Being confident is what I have to do on the day. Just smile and have fun is my way to get confidence.

My whole family from my Samoan and Maori side will be coming. My family loves watching me perform in fiafia. When I start dancing I always hear my dad yell my name. My dad is Samoan I support him on his softball sport. He plays for Otahuhu softball club, he teaches me how to swing and pitch. He is the best dad I could ever have. He supported me through my days of tea ball and now I’m going to make him proud to dance in my cultural group.

Being in fiafia is fun. I love to join hip-hop and Samoan because they are my favourite dances I love to join. What I love about hip-hop is that you get to dance however you like. Samoan, what I love about Samoa is that I get to represent my Nana who took care of me my whole life that’ll make my family proud especially my Nana that is watching me from above.

FIAFIA IS FUN!!

My Learning At School!

Walking in class my friends and I sat on our desk’s. Talking about what we’ve been doing lately and having a laugh like always. The bell rings, we quickly get our netbooks and turn them on. We have a look at what we’re doing for the learning block. We started writing and I’m just starting my paragraph one. So I ask my friend for some help to read my writing!.

Second block we have P.E. It is my favourite subject in class learning time! I love running and I love being sporty. We sat down and our teacher Mrs. Lagitupu  told the girls first that we had to run around the field once! I jogged first and then ran! I got half way and I tried my best to not stop! I am slowing down but I need to push myself harder! I keep on going, nearly there I finally made it and a HOORAY I shouted at the top of my lungs!

The class takes a three minute rest time. All of the girls stand up so we can do shuttle runs. !GO! our teacher told us. We ran to the first tree and back. !GHOST! she tricked us so we still carried on to the second tree and then the third. One more and I sprinted off because I was tired. I finally got back and dropped so I could have a big long rest. Then  it was the boys turn to do the  shuttle run! They were just slower than us.

We got back to class and I quickly ran to get my netbook. I sat down and went on xtramath. Xtramath is a site for kids to 10 year olds and up. You have to guess the answer before the time runs out. I am on two seconds division. I love my math too! I’m really into multiplication but I still struggle. After I finish my math I go on Math Whizz. It might sound familiar and yes it is a Math site. It helps me get better at my math, specially my long division. I’m getting way better than last year.

Last block was inquiry which is topic. During our time we finish off our movies or our podcasting. My podcasting is mainly about the book called A Diary Of A Wimpy Kid (Dog days). Some of you’s might of seen the movie but I haven't. So I just read the book about it! It really caught my eye so that’s why I chose that book! My buddy partner is Ashlee! She is one big help. She helps me through my story and helps me what to say. Her book is called Geronimo Stilton.

BRING!!!  The bell rang everybody packed up and quickly got their bags and sat down to be dismiss! Everybody was waiting until everyone was quite. Good Afternoon class our teacher said gladly. The whole class replied back good afternoon Mrs.lagitupu and zoomed out! Walking home with my friends having a laugh we saw free swings and we all had a race of who would get the swings first.

Learning at school is FUN!