Galleria Mellonella

Did you know that a certain species of caterpillar called galleria mellonella can eat plastic. Amazing right. Researchers in Cambridge University have discovered species of caterpillar. Test show the this insect can break down chemical bond of plastic in a similar way to beeswax.

Marama Camp 2017

If I met Richie McCaw.

1. What OPEN question would you ask him? What inspired you to be an All Black?
2. What would you thank him for? Supporting and representing New Zealand.
3. What else would you say to him/ask him about/tell him…? Why do you want to stop playing rugby?

Richie McCaw

Great Leader.

If you want be a great leader you must make sure that you are ready for the worst to come and that means fail. if there is a change in the day you need to deal with it and be flexible, change plans. Step out of your comfort zone and talk to people you don’t really talk to and remember to keep trying, don’t give up on anyone including yourself. If you fail remember how failed and learn from you mistakes.

Camp 2017

This year Marama is going to camp in Taupo. I am going on camp to make new friends and one of my goals are to get braver at going on high rope courses. Another goal is to get better at swimming in places that are not a pool. If I want to accomplish my goals I have to be myself and be resilient. If I have a problem I am going to talk to a teacher or a parent. At, to and from camp I am going to be on my best behaviour and be kind.

NASA Lego figurines to honour female scientists

This year NASA and LEGO  join together to make 5 LEGO female mini figures from NASA. They have done this to inspire more women to be scientist, mathematics and more things a like. Some of the mini figures are Margaret Hamilton, Sally Ride and Katherine Johnston.I think this a really cool thing that they have done because I am a lego fan.

My Individual Endeavours.

This year my individual endeavours is about trains. An individual endeavour is when one person is working on a topic and finding information about the topic. The reason I choose trains is because I am really interested in trains and I would like to find out how safe trains can be. Also when and will we have passenger trains run from Wellington to Hamilton to Auckland. I also wanted to find out why trains were made.

I hope to gain a better understanding of the safety of train and how they could be better used in New Zealand. I will need to know how to research and scan for the most important information. Some of the learning powers I will need to use would be resilience, creativity, connecting, curiosity and being me. At the end of when I finish my individual endeavours I would like to make a video.

Woman Keeps Cookie For 85 Years.

In 1930 an Arizona woman was given a love  heart shaped cookie for valentines and keep it for 85 years in a jewellery box. The reason she keep the cookie was to remind her of her first love.

I got this information of KiwiKidsNews.

My first few weeks in Marama.

So far in Marama it has been quite fun. I been able to use so new website Mangahigh and the Maori dictionary. We have also started doing tech and I am in wood works. Last week at tech my group went over some rules, we were showed around the collage and we cut a piece of wood in half.

My best weekend.

In Hollywood.

On this weekend I was in Hollywood with my family. We came here because we won the lotto. Okay back to story, I was enjoying a nice slice of velvet flavour cake. (Mmmm).  After we had lunch we went back to the hotel and just as I sat down to watch the television, someone knocked on the door. When I opened the door no one was there, strange. I look down and up, then down again. There one the ground was a light gray envelope. I picked it up and went back in side and gave Mum the envelope.

The letter.

The next day we all watched Mum open the envelope. She pulled out a white folded letter. The letter read:

To Dilyn B

How would you like to act in our new movie 

Indiana Jones and lost village.

Is coming out in 2021

PS: Get back to us by Friday.

Signed: Steven Spielberg & Gorge Lucas.

Yessss.

So Dilyn, do you want to be in the movie.  Yessss Please!. Okay, but I have to come Mum said. Alright, alright you can come I said. So the next day the family droped Mum and I of at the airport to go to New York City.

Half a year later.

When the movie came out it was a big hit and I got a lot of money and most of my friends went to see it.

Now if I have found my new job.

Lego video

If you could go back in time to any point in history.

IIf I could go back in time, I would go to the 1930's. The reason behind this, is because I like the 1930's cars. (Their so fancy) I could experience what it would be like with all of those old cars and pretty much always wearing suits. I would take a bunch of car with me when I come back. But there would be two down sides and those would be, because there was the was no colour and I think there was a war. :(

Tuakana Teina

This year  I have put my self as Teina because I am in a new team and I am learning every thing in the team roles. But I kind of like Marama more than Whetu.

All about me.

This is my all about me pitcher of the stuff that is in important to me.

Facts about the brain.

• At birth we don't have many neurons, but at age 6 we will most likely have a lot more neurons because of all the learning we have been doing.

• When we get older we can have up to 80 - 100 Billion neurons.

• The way we learn is by failing and then learning from our mistakes.
• When you learn its like your crossing a giant pit. The more times you cross back and forth the better you get at doing it.

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Our Tikanga

Doing the right thing at, right place at, the right time. I have chosen this learning driver because my mother always reminds me to do this at school and it really works. It helps me to get most of my work done.

My one word 2017.

Ambition

I chose Ambition as my word for this year, because I like to achieve goals and I have a lot goals for this year. The reason I have a lot of goals is because I am in a new team. Some of the goals I have are to get better at maths and my grammar and punctuation.

Peace Treaty's.

The Waitangi Day is a day that we celebrate with a day off school or work. We celebrate Waitangi  Day on the 6th of February. The Waitangi Treaty was made and signed by the British and Maori, in the Bay Of Islands for piece between the two sides. On Waitangi Day this year Richard and I went and saw my step nanny.