P.E: Cross Country Training

For P.E we have been doing cross country training. We have been doing different tracks such as 3 Field Laps,Guthrie / Brook vale / Woodlands, Guthrie / Brook vale / Russell Robertson /Croft and the full Cross Country Course. We have been trying to beat our own time. We go outside and do it almost everyday. I have been improving my time almost every week. Today we walked the whole of the cross country. It has been a lot of fun and i can not wait to cross country.

Inquiry Homework Reflection

Prostate Cancer

Today my speech is about prostate cancer. Firstly what actually is cancer?  Cancer is a lump or a tumor that grows from normal cells. our body is made up billions of cells and sometimes these grow uncontrollably producing cancer.Cancer is not a single disease with one cause and one type of treatment. There are more than 200 different types of cancer. Each has its own natural course of development and response to treatment

About prostate cancer

This cancer is in the prostate which is a gland below the bladder. prostate cancer is a cancer that can only affect men because women don't have this gland. This is the sixth most common cause of cancer death in men globally and the most common cause of cancer in men in New Zealand.  20 percent of the 3000 men diagnosed in new zealand die each year.  Men who develop prostate cancer are mostly over the age of 65 but can be in their 40’s.

How do you know when you have it?

Men are encouraged to see their doctor and be tested with a blood test from the age of forty. Difficulty going to the toilet to empty your bladder is often an early sign of prostate cancer. If caught early the survival rate is much better.  The risk of getting prostate cancer is higher as you age or if you have a family member who has had prostate cancer.

Can it be treated?

Yes it can be treated but with surgery.  It is best to have it taken out early because it can spread and metastasise to other parts of the body. A  urologist can surgically remove the gland and you can also have chemotherapy , radiotherapy and hormone therapy to help treat it.  You can die from prostate cancer  like other cancers if not treated early enough.  After treatment some men are embarrassed by the side effects of prostate cancer and don't want to talk about things like their bladder leaking.  Some people still don't know what prostate cancer is and how it can affect mens o the prostate cancer foundation runs a fundraising and awareness program through september each year called Blue September.  There is lots of research being done all the time. New research shows that a dog can sniff out prostate cancer with a stunning  98% accuracy this gives us hope for the future.

Te Reo: Te Tinana (Body Parts)

Picasso Inspired Art

This is my Picasso inspired art. We combined  sketches of the front and side view for this style.

Ode to my Nose

Oh nose, Oh nose

I go cross-eyed to see you

You sit on the end of my face

Like you’re stuck with glue

Without you I could not smell

Types of foods I could not tell

so i am glad my nose is on my face

not put in a different place

Maths: Fractions Problems

Change Makers - Term Three Inquiry

This term we are focusing people who have made a positive difference to the world (or their part of it )

Who can we identify as change makers? Why? Local, National and International.

Kate shepherd, abraham lincoln, Albert Einstein, Murray Franks, Sir Edmund Hillary, Obama, Nelson Mandela, William Shakespeare, Winston Churchill, Thomas Jefferson, George, Bob, Washington, Queen Victoria, Jack Hunter, Jenna Tidswell, Cryn Russell, David Barclay, Richie Mccaw, Pele, Messi, Ronaldo and Mr Forward.

What Do I think motivates change makers?

• I think they are motivated by what they love to do.
• They want to make the world a better place.
• Positivity and other people.
• People look up to them.

What might change makers do to motivate others?

• I think they will tell the people to do what they love and stick with that because it is easier to do something you love and you will do better in it.
• They are always positive to change the world.
• They might tell them something that made them change.

What actions and decisions do they take?

• They want their voices to be heard and are ready to back up their ideas.
• They take responsible and reliable ones that are positive and responsible.
• Their actions are confident and reliable.

Reading: 'Wonder' Reflection

Book Review

This is my detailed summary of ‘Wonder’ to-date:

Auggie is a not a normal kid he was born with a disease called Treacher Collins syndrome. This means he has a deformed face. he is always being stared at and has his favorite astronaut mask that he wears to hide his face. He has been home schooled for his life, but now he is going to school. At first he doesn't want to, but he is forced by his Mum. Three kids welcome him and give him a tour through the school during the holidays. he had made two friends from that day, but the other one was a bully. His name was Julian. when school was on Jack Will who was one of the boys who welcomed him and was hanging out with him. but when the word got out that Auggie was at the the school something called 'the plague' went round. Read on to find out what that is...

This is what I predict will happen coming up:

the principal will find out that Julian is a bully and he will be the unpopular kid and Auggie will finally be popular.