Wednesday, March 29, 2017

current events week 10 Dinosaurs!!!

Dinosaurs came from UK

March 29, 2017
For a century scientists thought dinosaurs originated from South America some 220 million years ago.
However, a latest research has made an important discovery which could rock the dinosaur world.
A team of experts believe the dinosaurs originated in the Northern Hemisphere in an area now known as Britain.
They suggest that what we know about the evolution of dinosaurs, and where they first came from, might be wrong.
By looking at fossils they think that some of the first dinosaurs might have been around nearly 15 million years earlier that we thought.
The reassessment shows that the Tyrannosaurus Rex and Velociraptor have been wrongly placed.
Taking a deeper look at fossils, evidence suggests theropods like the T Rex should be moved to an entirely new branch that has northern origins.
To try and put it in simple terms: Dinosaurs are split into two groups. One group has bird-like hips and is called Ornithischia; and the other has reptile-like hips called Saurischia.
Theropods, which include the T Rex, were considered an offshoot from the Saurischia. But the new study has now moved them to the Ornithischia.

1. Who is the main person or group of people in this news article?
Dinosaurs

2. What was the key event from the news article?
Scientists think dinosaurs came from the UK not from South America.  Research shows that dinosaurs are split into two groups.  One group has bird-like hips and one group has reptile-like hips.

3. Where did this event take place?
Research centres learning about dinosaurs 
4. When did this event take place?
29 March 2017

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I wonder

Friday, March 24, 2017

Current Events Week 9

Antarctica coming to Auckland

March 24, 2017
Antarctica is coming to Auckland!
Over the weekend the walls of the Auckland museum in the Domain will turn into icebergs.
Visual artist Joseph Michael’s work ‘Antarctica – While You Were Sleeping’ will premiere on Friday and will be repeated the next two nights.
The 360-degree projection on to the museum walls will be accompanied by composer Rhian Sheehan’s score, which includes the crack, creak and groan of icebergs calving off.
The show will run on a 45-minute loop from 8:30pm until 11pm.
Michael led a team of eight film-makers and photographers on a trip to Antarctica to gather photos and audio of icebergs.

1. Who is the main person or group of people in this news article?
ARTIST JOSEPH MICHAEL

2. What was the key event from the news article?
A SHOW MADE BY FILM MAKERS AND PHOTOGRAPHERS IS GOING TO BE ON IN THE AUCKLAND MUSEUM DOMAIN.  THEY MADE THE FILM AFTER TRAVELLING TO ANTARCTICA TO COLLECT PHOTOS AND NOISES MADE BY ICEBERGS.

3. Where did this event take place?
AUCKLAND MUSEUM DOMAIN

4. When did this event take place?
DURING THE WEEKEND

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Wednesday, March 22, 2017

Buddy School

Room 7 has been writing poems and information about ourselves, our families and surroundings to share with our buddy class at Red Beach School in Auckland. We are very proud of our efforts!
We have been writing poems using metaphors. We hope you enjoy reading them!


Charlotte is a green speedy motorbike flashing on the sparkly fresh field .
Charlotte is a solid gold, silver and red ruby mansion
Charlotte is a bike track made of sharp hard stones in different bright colours
Charlotte is a fat juicy donut with icing and jelly all over it

Charlotte is a warm cosy soft and silky jersey



Ryan is an underground mansion hiding from the bad people
Ryan is a bike track with dirty new shoes on a bike with superfast rolling wheels
Ryan is a fat juicy apple on the tip of a tall tall tree waiting to get picked
Ryan is a pair of super black parkourist suit with shining tracking gear.
Ryan is a hovercraft hovering above the shining Pacific Ocean.


Shawna is a private jet zooming past the palm trees
Shawna is a sparkling skyscraper cutting clouds in the sky
Shawna is a water wheel making the water go up and down
Shawna is a round rolling dough nut with sparkling icing all around
Shawna is a silky weet-bix triathlon tee shirt biking around the swervy road.


Caleb is a jumbo jet cutting through the sky into the tiny atoms
 Caleb is a shiny golden brick castle blasting silver arrows at weak troops
Caleb is an old rotten wrecked water wheel dropping heavy water.
Caleb is a golden apple shimmering in the shiny bowl of fruit salad
 Caleb is in his sparkly green swiss shirt.