The name Taurus means Bull in Latin, The story behind Taurus is that it is actually Zeus the God changing into a white bull to have the affections of the Phoenician princess Europa, Zeus as a bull swam across the Mediterranean sea while Europa on his back. He took her all the way to the island of Crete. You can see the constellation in the Northern Hemisphere during winter and spring, you can also see it in the southern hemisphere during summer and fall,
"No man has the right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. It is a shame for a man to grow old without seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable"
- Socrates
I think he is trying to say that men have to be good at physical training and that a man shouldn't grow old without knowing how capable his body is.
What I think is wrong about this is that it is sexist and that it's not just about men and that everyone can do it.
We can apply this idea into our lives by doing physical training as much as we can and by trying ti do our best.
Yesterday was Market Day. The first thing that we did was set up out stand by putting out poster up and setting our table in place. Our team consists of me as the CEO, Faye as Financial/sales manager, Kristille as the Marketing Manager and Shane as the Production Manager.
If two of us wanted to go and look at the other stands we would take turns looking. When I was looking around I bought food like ice cream.
Our game is called Pop It, the aim of the game is to try to pop the right balloon that has a piece of paper that either has an S or M, the S stands for small and the M is for medium. The small prize for small has 2 packs of sour gummies and the medium on has 2 packs of sour gummies and a scrunchie or a handball.I also played a game and I won a scrunchie.
So at the end of the day, our profit was $52.50. At the middle of P4 the year 7-9 cleaned up and put everything back to where it belonged
Here is a picture of us at our stand:
We have been working on a lot of stuff including weight and other stuff as well as maths. I liked how we also do maths in PE, not just a separate class.
What I enjoyed the most is playing games with the other class. I saw the link with maths more than the last time we did PE with a lot of kids. I think this rotation was better than the last time because it is quieter and less crowded to be in a class.
Here is some work that we have been doing:
Here are some before and after pictures of Christchurch when the earthquake hit.
Here are some facts about WW1 Schlieffen Plan
The Schlieffen Plan
Britain declared war on Germany on the 4th of August.
Russia mobilised their army in just ten days.
Germany had an army of over 4 million.
Germany thought Britain would stay out of the war but they were wrong.
France was allied with Russia
This week we are learning about WW1 and we have to answer a set of questions.
WHAT? What happened to cause the war? the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary. WHO? Who was fighting whom? Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Turkey and the Ottoman Empire fought against Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, Romania, Japan and the United States. WHERE? Where did they fight? It took place around Europe. WHEN? What years did WWI cover? It was in 1914 through 1918. WHY? Why were they fighting? They were fighting because an Archduke was assassinated and that's how the war started HOW? How did they fight? What weapons and tactics did they use? They used trenches, Guns, toxic gas and warships
2 images of scenes from WWI to support your facts.
Parihaka Poem
(3 words for each letter, beginning with the same letter)
Passive, Peace, Pakeha
Ancestors, Absences, Army
Ripapa, Resistance, Ruined
Island, Incarcerated, Invaded
Hungry, History, Historic
Angry, Areas, Armed
Killed, Killing, Kindred
Aim, Aotearoa, Aftermath
DRAW IMAGES/ Copy and Paste to illustrate your poem in this rectangle
Perimeter and area are for 2D shapes and volume are for 3D shapes. Volume is the amount of space in an object. You can work out the volume of something you just have to multiply the length, width and depth. For example 5cm x 3cm x 7cm
This week we have to continue the poems to make a sentence and it has to be about the NZ gold rush
Gold is rare.
Gold was found.
Gold can solve poverty at the time.
Gold feels smooth.
Gold looks shiny.
Gold buys food.
Gold makes money.
Gold often is mixed with silver.
Gold comes from sand.
Gold always is heavy.
Gold brings happiness but not for long.
Gold gives wealth.
Gold has value.
Gold will be found.
Gold provides houses.
Acrostic Poem
Grand
Old
Lovely
Divine
Rare
Unique
Shiny
Heavy
Maslow's hierarchy of needs is a list of important needs of a human being, at the bottom, there is Physiological needs which is food, air, shelter, sleep and clothing, it is at the bottom because it is the foundation of basic needs. On the very top, there is Self-actualization and there are also a few more before you get to the top, if you want to be at the top of it you need to make sure that you have the others sorted first. Being your best self is a journey, if you're already up there that doesn't mean you can't improve yourself even more.
Goldminer
Write down a minimum of 10 thoughts or observations about this picture.
ASK:... How, When. Where, Why, Who? .. to help you make decide what to write.
There is an old man named Thomas Lister, there is also a little girl beside the man.
He is related to Mrs Aplers. They lived in a mud house in Queenstown.
The man worked as a miner and he is married to Jane Godfrey and they
had a son named Arthur Lister.
When you have finished, search for information on ,’The New Zealand Gold Rush’ and make notes in the box below re. What you have found out in your search.. Ask How, When, Where, Why, Who again to sort your information.
Draw (or copy and paste) and label an image you’ve found during your research.
