Creature

This weird looking creature is a Weedy Sea Dragon!


The Weedy sea dragon or common sea dragon, Phyllopteryx taeniolatus, is a marine fish related to the Seahorse. It is the only member of the Genus Phyllopteryx. It is found in water 3 to 50 m deep around the south coast of Australia, from Port Stephan's, New South Wales to Gerald ton Western. It also found in the waters around Tasmania. Weedy sea dragons are named for the weed-like growth on their bodies. This camouflage hides them as they move among the seaweed beds where they live. The weedy sea dragon is the aquatic emblem for the state of Victoria.

Homework: Prototec Maths

Homework:

Prototec Maths - complete 6 of these over the next 2 weeks. 3 at your Stage and 3 timed ones. Snapshot just the result and create a blog post with all 6 images in it. Make them small images.

Here is a photo of my results:

Box Method

My teacher gave me a challenge for maths (homework) to go home and make a poster or slideshow to show you how to do the box method. 

Here is my picture of the box method in steps:

Possums

What do you need to know more about?

What colour are their eyes?

-Whitish Yellow

Do they live in groups?

Live by themselves. They are very territorial, and do not really share their space with other possums.

What countries do they live in?

- Possums are found in New Guinea, Australia (including Tasmania), Sulawesi (Indonesia) and a few other small islands in the Pacific Region.

How many babies do they have?

Possums generally give birth to just to a single joey (baby possum) at a time. They have about 1 - 5 babies.

What family do they come from? eg: Cheetah is from the Cat family.

Well actually possum is a suborder (Phalangeriformes) in the order Diprotodontia. So possums don't belong to a family, but they make up different types of families. There are six families in this suborder:
1. Burramyidae: Pygmy possums
2. Phalangeridae: Brush tail possums and cuscuses
3. Pseudocheiridae
4. Petauridae
5. Tarsipedidae
6. Acrobatidae

Why don't we want to see these animals on the NZ bush?

Possums are destroying New Zealand on two fronts. Every night an estimated 70 million of them chew their way through 21 000 tonnes of choice green shoots, fruits, berries and leaves in our native forests (the equivalent of eating 190 million standard hamburgers each night). Possums are omnivores,
and, as well as a wide range of leaves, they eat birds’ eggs, chicks and insects. Their voracious appetite threatens the survival of many of our native plants, birds and insects. Apart from their destruction of our native plants and animals, possums are also a major pest on farmland. They can be a carrier, and transmitter, of the disease Bovine tuberculosis (Tb) in many parts of the country. The presence of that
disease threatens New Zealand’s reputation as an exporter of world class beef and venison.

Te Whare Wananga o Te Maro - Our Marae

SC:

- explain the purpose of the Whare

-explain why it is the shape it is

- know the 3 main parts

Explain the purpose of the Whare:
In one tradition, the wharenui (meeting house) is seen as a metaphor for the world. On the outside of the house is Te Pō, or darkness. On the inside is Te Ao Mārama – the world of light. The floor represents Papatūānuku (the earth mother). It is connected by the posts of the house to the ridgepole. This symbolises the connection between her and Ranginui (the sky father). The Whare is always facing north.

Explain why it is the shape it is:
The shape of the Whare is like that because it is an ancestor. The piece of wood that goes across through the middle is the spine (Back Bone). The wood that goes off to the sides are the ribs (lungs).

Know the 3 main parts:

Ribs: Heke
Head: Mātenga
Spine: Tahuhu

Names of 4 classes in Matai: 4 paintings, tuna, crab (Pāpaka) mako shark (Mako Mangō) tuatara

Te whare wananga o Te Maro:

Rope (Taura) every colour of every house.

3 iwi:
Top one is from takitimu waka Ngati ranginui
Bottom one is from matatua Ngai te rangi
Middle one - Ngati pukenga

Nails carvers use.

Ancestors face to the sun

Head represents ancestor

Valentines Day

St Valentines was a Roman priest who was secretly organising weddings for soldiers. He was jailed then sentenced to death by the King on February 14th AD 270. We exchange cards, candy, gifts or flowers, with our special valentines. A special valentine is someone that you love.

American spend up to 3.6 billion dollars on Valentines gift each year. 50 million roses are sold each year on Valentines Day. 73% of people who buy flowers for Valentines day are men and 27% are women.15% of the US women send themselves flowers on Valentines day. Eros is the greek god of love and his roman form is Cupid.

Waitangi Day

The people are carrying the Maōri banner because on the 6th of February 1840 Hone Heke, Tāmati Wāka Nene and 40 other chiefs signed the treaty. Hone Heke was the first to sign the treaty. 500 people, 13 people are woman that also signed the treaty. The treaty was signed on Bay Of Islands. They are on the road because they feel strong about the banner saying Honour the treat. The treaty was signed by the queen the government and the maōri people. The queen promised to Maōri the benefits of royal protection and full citizenship. The Treaty of Waitangi is to make peace between the Maōri's and the British.