Suspicious house fire in Waikato

Police are investigating a suspicious house fire in Waikato overnight. Fire Service and police were called to Fife Place in Tokoroa shortly after midnight, and found the house well ablaze, Detective Neville Hawkins said. It was fortunate the house was unoccupied and that no one was hurt. He said the blaze was being treated as suspicious and neighbours were being asked if they knew or had seen anyone at the house over the last few weeks.

Body found in Bop river

Police have removed a woman's body from the Waipapa river in the Bay of Plenty.Emergency services were called to the scene, just off State Highway 2, early this morning after reports a body had been spotted. Inspector Lou Alofa says the search was fraught with difficulties as there were communication problems between the informant and officers. Police say there are no suspicious circumstances and the death has now been referred to the Coroner. Formal identification of the body is taking place and next of kin are being informed.

Truck kills pedestrian on motorway

Auckland's southern motorway has now been reopened after a man's body was found.The northbound lanes were closed from Manukau through to East Tamaki for a short time this afternoon.Police have recovered the body and the incident is being referred to the coroner.A police spokesman said a person was hit by a truck on the motorway under the Te Irirangi Drive overbridge near Manukau.

Teen who set three men alight gets off with warning

An Invercargill teenager, who set three men alight after he threw petrol on a fire, was given a warning under the three strikes law when he appeared at Invercargill District Court today.Judge Kevin Phillips convicted Timothy John Shand, 18, of disfiguring a man after acting with reckless disregard for the safety of others.The court was told Shand had organised an outdoor party at the house of his girlfriend's mother on the night of June 4. An estimated 200 young people showed up to it. Shand had obtained a metal drum in which he lit a fire. During the course of the night several items were added to the fire, including lighters and a wooden garden chair. Shand's lawyer Kate McHugh said he removed the chair from the drum and, in an attempt to get the fire burning better, he went into the shed and poured petrol into a pot.

Goals For Induction And Tanstition

What is our plan/ami?

To answer all the questions.






OUR GOALS


-To do survey on yr7 students.


-To make a piae graph on the results.


-To survey on yr7/8 teachers.






Steps I Need To Take Are:

Survey Yr7 students.
Make a graph.
Survey Yr7/8 teachers.

Indian beauty alarmed at race debate

There was a woman who posted a comment on a Facebook site, that's seen a blue-eyed blonde Indian become the focal point of another racial debate, has told ONE News she does not want her comments misinterpreted as supporting racism.Serena Fiso says contestant Jacinta Lal, 21, was jeered at, at the Miss India NZ beauty contest where she was the Central Districts winner in Wellington in April, and Indian spectators laid complaints with the organisers about her eligibility.Lal's father is Fijian-Indian while her mother is a New Zealander.

Saturday 9th of September

On Saturday the 9th of September me and half of my family went to Tuakau about 11.00pm that night and we got about three hour sleep before we had to take Tera and them to the airport. We stayed there until they left which was about 6.45am. I was so tried and i couldn't Walt until we could go home. After we left the airport we went back to my family's house in Tuakau. We stayed there until 8.00pm that night but i had alot of fun seeing my family and hanging out with Tera and Aotea.

dog spends eight weeks trap without food

A 16-year-old labrador survived eight weeks with no food trapped in an abandoned house in the Southland town of Riverton. The dog was able to survive by using her own body fat and getting water from a hole in the roof, the Southland Times reported.The family pet, called Gail, was found by a neighbour in an unused tunnel house - or plastic greenhouse - across the road from the owner's property.The owner, Riverton man Lou Peterson, said there were tears of joy when Gail walked up the driveway on Tuesday.Searchers say the hunt for the dog was tricky because it was deaf, had a bad hip and didn't bark.

Taranaki man struck and killed walking to work

A 33-year-old Taranaki man was struck and killed by a truck as he walked to work early this morning.The Midhurst local was walking down State Highway 3 between Midhurst and Stratford when he was hit about 4.30am, Sergeant Geoff Winter of Stratford police said.The man was believed to have been walking on the road, within a road lane, as he headed to work at a local business.

Induction/Transtion Plan

Issue: Sams does not have an effective induction programme?

Big question:





Minor Question:

When are we going to get an effective induction programme?
How are we going to get an effective induction programme?
Why don’t we have an effective induction programme?
What are we going to help make the induction programme better?
Where are we going to get help for our induction programme?
Who is going to make our induction effective?
How is the induction programme going to help the new students?
What is an effective induction programme?
Do you need an effective induction programme?
Is it important to have an effective induction programme?
What affects the new students?
Will it help them settle in?
What are facilities for SAMS?
Who would help them?
How is it going to help them?
Where will I find the facilities?
Do students want a map?
Do parents get important info?
Do we have info for staff?
Do we have info for students?
Can parents help in the induction programme?
How can parents help?
What can parents help make the programme better?
What are the different ways to of changing?
What are the parts that can change?
Why is the induction plan so weak in SAMS?
How the school website could helps us?
Can the buddy system be helpful?
Why is the buddy system so successful?
Why could the best induction?

Storms narrative

...Just a dream by stormt on Storybird

Starting year 11

If you are starting Year 11 you and your parents/caregivers will have already made an important decision about whether to continue your education. However, you need more than the encouragement of your parents or caregivers and teachers to succeed in Year 11. To succeed, you need to accept responsibility for your own education. Self-motivation is vital in Year 11.You start to prepare for your HSC in Year 11 so it's important to get settled into a good study routine at the beginning of the year. Homework and study requirements will increase markedly in Year 11 and even more so in Year 12. The amount and quality of effort will be directly reflected through HSC achievement outcomes. However, studying doesn't have to be a drag. If you have some sound study strategies and time management skills you'll find it easier to manage your homework.

Kids threaten

There are three children in police care after threatening people in a Nelson dairy with a knife and a steel bar.They are 8, 9 and 12 years old cousins entered the dairy yesterday, where the oldest pulled a knife on a customer.Inspector Brian McGurk says the two youngest then began pulling food off the shelves, before they all ran off.Police caught up with the youngsters shortly afterwards.Action's now being taken in the Family Court in relation to the 12 year old's care.

Huge storm bears down on nz

New Zealanders are being advised to batten down the hatches and stay away from the beaches as a huge storm bears down on the country.The wild weather is expected to bring extreme conditions over the next 48 hours, including gale force winds, heavy rain and bitterly cold temperatures.The same weather system is already causing major problems in Tasmania with thousands of homes left without power as strong winds, snow and surf batter the state.The Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported that Tasmanians were experiencing their coldest day in decades.A severe wind warning is already in force for Wellington, Wairarapa and the Marlborough Sounds and there was a possibility there could be severe gales for a time tomorrow in other areas of the North Island, Marlborough and also north Canterbury.

Induction

Induction is when the teacher or someone showing you what to do and welcoming you into there school or work place.We had three principals come and talk to us about what there schools do about induction and if it is important to have a induction program.I think personally that we dont really need and induction program because some students dont like being introduced in front of the whole class.I know that i wouldn't want to be in the situation when everyone is looking at you so that is the reason why i dont think we should have and induction program.But that is just my personal comment on that and I would like to thank girls high and Pukete primary schools principals for coming and talking to us and we have learnt alot from what use told us about and that i know now what induction means

Christchurch earthquake

Rubberneckers are being told to stay away from quake-stricken Kaiapoi and Pines Beach, as stressed residents complain of feeling like a freak show.Residents are getting really irritated with the number of people coming to inspect the damage in the centre of Kaiapoi town and in residential areas," said Waimakariri District Council chief executive Jim Palmer.Some have told us they are tired of being treated like a freak show, and we are urging rubberneckers to simply stay away.

Two schools that opened today

There was a handful of schools that opened back up yesterday and there are two more that have opened up today and they are Belfast School and Kaia poi High.But the 158 other schools and going to reopen on Monday they are hoping.Parents are being advised to check the Ministry of Education website for information on individual schools.But if the schools are not safe it will on be reopened to stuff so the kids willnt be hurt or killed so they are thinking about not reopening some schools that might cause a problem.

Aftershock (earthquake)

All the school children in Christchurch and surrounding disctricts today as damage to school buildings is assessed.Rangiora is apparently the exception, where schools will be opening as usual, Newstalk ZB reports.Canterbury has been spared the worst from wild weather overnight but Civil Defence warn that the region could still be hit by floods from rising rivers.The quake has led to a record number of baby births at Christchurch Hospital.Twenty one babies were delivered, the most ever for a Saturday, NZPA reports.Also Christchurch City Council has extended the state of emergency until midday Wednesday.Around 85 St John ambulance and events staff have been volunteering their services, helping distressed people.

School's closed after the earthquake

Most schools in the Canterbury region are not likely to open until Monday, says Education Minister Anne Tolley.They are trying to make sure that it is safe to reopen the schools.The board of trustees are thinking about reopening the schools tomorrow but they don't know if it is safe to yet.Today the Ministry of Education has contacted 100 of the 165 state and state-integrated schools in the affected area.They really want to get schools and early childhood education services open as soon as possible so that the children can get back to what they used to do and they can do there learning.

Boat on fire at entrance to Wellington harbour

A fire on a small boat in Wellington harbour's entrance has been extinguished.
The blaze began on board a pleasure boat just off Baring Head about 2.40pm, and was put out by a police maritime unit about an hour later, a police central communications spokesman said.The sole crew member was evacuated safely.Emergency services are fighting a fire aboard on that small boat.The blaze began on a pleasure boat, police central communications Inspector Ian Harris told NZPA.

If you get cyber-bulled

If you receive threats that hurt you on your social page you can tell your parents to help you and they can get the police. If you get the police into it you will need to take a screenshot of the threats as evidence to your local police station. To take a screen shot make sure the threatening comments can be seen then press print scan.Most social networking sites have terms and conditions which prohibit bullying and other abusive behaviours including harassment, impersonation, identity theft and more. If you want to make a complaint, it is helpful to copy the terms and conditions which have been breached and also to add screenshots as evidence. Ways to report bullying abuse or harassment to Facebook, MySpace and Bebo, are listed below:

Text bulling

Text bullying happens when someone is mean to you by text. Text bully messages might be rude, scary, mean, or just something weird that makes you feel a bit gross or uncomfortable or even mad. It hurts to know that people around the world do this to people just to scary or do what ever it is really mean and nasty.people often write things in a text that they wouldn’t say to someones face. That’s because they think that no one will be able to tell who they are and that they won’t get caught if they use their phone to be mean. In actual fact, everything you send on your phone can be traced back to you. That’s why it’s a good idea to never send a text that you wouldn’t want an adult, like your parents or your teacher, to see.
Always tell an adult that you trust like a parent or teacher. If you‘ve been text bullied it‘s important to remember that it’s not your fault. Anyone can be a target of text bullying. However, it can still be very upsetting to be bullied by text and sometimes it can be very scary.

Cyber-safety (Cyber-bulling)

Cyberbullying is the use of e-mail, instant messaging, chat rooms, pagers, cell phones, or other forms of information technology to deliberately harass, threaten, or intimidate someone. Cyberbullying is often done by children, who have increasing access to these technologies. However, it is by no means confined to children. The problem is compounded by the fact that a bully can hide behind an electronic veil, disguising his or her true identity. This makes it difficult to trace the source, and encourages bullies to behave more aggressively than they might face-to-face.
Cyberbullying can include such acts as making threats, sending provocative insults or racial or ethnic slurs, gay bashing, attempting to infect the victim's computer with a virus, and flooding an e-mail inbox with nonsense messages. If you are a victim, you can deal with cyberbullying to some extent by limiting computer connection time (not being always on), not responding to threatening or defamatory messages, and never opening e-mail messages from sources you do not recognize. More active measures include the blacklisting or whitelisting of e-mail accounts, changing e-mail addresses, changing ISPs, changing cell phone accounts, and attempting to trace the source. In some cases, it may be advisable to inform the local police department or consult an attorney. It is not recommended that you retaliate in kind because such behavior can lead to civil actions or criminal charges against you.

Nick Vujicic

This man is really thankful for what he has but not for what he don't got
he is really special and never gives up.

Maori parents fail in bid to get child back

The biological parents of a two-year-old girl have lost a legal battle to have their daughter raised in a Maori family.The birth mother gave her daughter, of Maori and Cook Island Maori descent, to a Pakeha couple when she was just hours old but later changed her mind and began a legal challenge to take back the girl, The Dominion Post reported today.The biological father wanted the girl brought up in her own culture, but the High Court this week ruled in favour of the care couple.They were granted primary care but must ensure the girl has continuing contact with her birth family and raise her to know her Maori roots.Justice Warwick Gendall said the arrangement was not necessarily permanent.

lucas ward has been found

The mayor of Gisborne says the local community has been tremendous in its search for Lucas Ward.The four-year-old's body was found in the Waimata River yesterday, 400 metres from the jetty near his grandmother's house in the suburb of Kaiti.Mayor Meng Foon says the whole Tairawhiti family has been helping out and he thanks the public for their tremendous support in looking for Lucas and supporting his family.There's expected to be a large turnout for Lucas Ward's funeral and Mr Foon says he has a feeling it will be at a marae.
He says the family wants to give Lucas to Ngati Porou to deal with the funeral process.

lucas ward (missing)

There's been an emotional plea from the parents of Lucas Ward, missing for over two days in Gisborne. Jessica and Damon Ward have fronted a media conference at the Gisborne Police Station.They are asking their community to take five minutes out and check their properties as they're worried the four year old may be lying hurt somewhere.They also want Gisborne parents to ask their children if they know any good hiding places in the Inner Kaiti area where Lucas disappeared from on Tuesday afternoon.Jessica and Damon Ward have thanked the Gisborne community for their support.Meanwhile, Gisborne police are still treating the disappearance of Lucas Ward as a missing person inquiry.Gisborne reporter Murray Robertson says police don't suspect anything sinister and they aren't concerned about the prospect of foul play at all.Murray Robertson says it's the saddest thing that's happened in Gisborne for a long time.

The magnificent bull

Today we also look at another poem but it is called THE MAGNIFICENT BULL we had to look if there were any similes or metephors.

THE MAGNIFICENT BULL

My bull is white like the silver fish in the river
White like the shimmering crane bird on the river bank
White like fresh milk!
His roar is like the thunder to the Turkish cannon on the steep shore
My bull is dark like the raincloud in the storm.
He is like summer and winter
Half of him is dark like the storm cloud,
Half of him is light like sunshine.
His back shines like morning star.
His brow is red like beak of the hornbill
His forehead is a flag, calling the people from a distance,
He resembles the rainbow.

I will water him at the river,
With my spear i shall drive my enemies.
Let let them water their herds at the well;
The river belongs to me and my bull.
Drink, my bull, from the river; i am here
To guard you with my spear.

SIMILES
METEPHORS

Rain

Today we were looking at a poem called Hone Twhares Rain and we had to identify the poetic devices used in a narrative and here it is.

HONE TWHARES RAIN

RAIN
I can hear you making small holes in silence rain
If i were deaf the pores of my skin would open to you and shut
And I should know you by the lick of you if I were blind
The something special smell of you when the sun cakes the ground
The steady drum-roll sound you make when the wind drops
but if I should not hear smell or feel or see you
You would still define me disperse me wash over me rain

PERSONIFICATION
RHYME
ALLITERATION
METAPHOR

what third and first person means

The thrid person ponit of view is a form of storytelling in which a narrator relates all action in thrid person,using thrid person pronouns such as "he" or "she".

frist person ponit of view is a ponit of view in which an "i" or "we" serves as the narrator of a piece of fiction. The narrator may be a minor character,observing the action or a main character.

Mt hutt skifield (closed down)

High winds have closed Mt Hutt skifield today and 900 people are stranded on the mountain.Ski field manager Dave Wilson said the field was closed shortly after noon because of the conditions and driving down the access road was not an option due to poor visibility.But everyone was safely inside and he hoped the weather would improve enough to allow people to drive down.If the weather did not improve people would have to stay on the mountain overnight.The early closure is just another niggle in Mt Hutt's winter ski season, which has been blighted by accidents.Three skiers have been killed and one seriously injured in accidents since the season opened in July.

David Tamihere

Convicted double murderer David Tamihere could be released from prison later this year after the Parole Board requested a report on his suitability for residential restrictions, which would see him released under similar conditions to offenders on home detention. Tamihere was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1990 for the murders of Swedish tourists Urban Hoglin and Heidi Paakkonen in the Coromandel in 1990.He had skipped bail for a 1986 rape and was on the run when the murders were committed, and had a manslaughter conviction for the 1972 death of an Auckland prostitute.

Carmen Thomas (missing)

Today we were doing newsboard and for newsboard we wre talking about this lady called Carmen Thomas went missing about six weeks ago in south auckland carmen is 36 years old she has one kid.Her friends contacted the psyhics to help in the hunt for her.Her family said that they want to leave it to the police.Ms Thomas mother Teresa Scott came to new zealand from Durban for about two weeks but left ,with the police no closer to solving the case.

The big fire

Today we as a class were talking about this big fire that happen in west auckland at the discount sore it was so big that there was about 60 fireman and 14 fire trucks trying to put out the fire for about two hours.They said when they arrived it was fiercely burning the firefighters had to work hard to keep it from spending to the other buildings the ground floor of the emporium is gutted basically.

Chewing off his diseased big toe

Today i was reading about this man that has credited his dog with saving his life by chewing off his diseased big toe as he lay passed out in a drunken stupor.Jerry Douthett 48 years old of Michigan in the United States, woke up in his home on a Saturday night in late July to find his Jack Russell Terrier, Kiko, had gnawed off his right big toe.The dog always lays with me on the bed,Mr Douthett said.That night, I woke up and looked down at my foot, and it was wet. When I looked there was blood, and there was the dog looking at me with a blood moustache.Mr Douthett's wife, Rosee, rushed him to hospital, where doctors found he was suffering from Type 2 diabetes.His toe was badly infected and surgeons amputated the remainder of the digit.

Tim O'Donnell

Today we also did newsboard and it was about Lieutenant Tim O'Donnell that was killed in an attack on his patrol in Afghanistan early yesterday morning. The soldier had previously been honoured for his valour during a skirmish in East Timor.He was 28 years old and he was killed when his three-vehicle patrol was attacked with explosives and two other soldiers were badly injured there names are Lance Corporal Matthew Ball and Private Allister Baker.Lieutenant Tim O'Donnell said that he talked to his son before he went to Afghanistan.He said to be brave ''but not dead brave.I told him I wanted him to come home He just laughed and patted me on the back.

About what i did today (home)

Today me and my family watch this funny as clip it was so funny itz of this big guy dancing to my humps hahahar it was so kewl and today in class i learnt alot about conjunctions and headings and also subheadings that was really kewl .My best subject in school is maths i love maths sometimes it boring but mostly fun.i dont really know what as to say so i am finish for this post.

About inzone

Today we had Inzone it was funny playing with the boys some of them are really good at playing netball. we won every game it was so cool and i had alot of fun that was the bestest game we have ever played.They are really fun as well but they are also are really funny to play with they make the game more interesting and more funny and kewl at the same time.I love netball and it also has its downside and the downside is that you get really hurt or something like that anyway today was great.

Staying in

Today most of the class had to stay and write what they learnt or did . This is my last one yea i am so happy that i am nearly finished. The next block we have writing and for writing we are doing reflection.

What we did in class

Today we had refelect on our goals cause we didnt really have much to do today. I achieved all of my goals by working and studing hard to try and achieve them it wasnt that hard but it was not easy as well. I had to practice heaps that was the easiest bit about it.

Newsboard

Today we had to do newsboard and for newsboard we were talkin about this 36 year old man that abused this 6mouth old baby called Cezar Taylor this happen on the 23rd of july on a friday mornin. He i also an known criminal the man's name is Hemana he was havin an argument with the mother of the child that is when the baby was shaken and also a blust force the baby was sent to the hospital and Hemana went missing they didnt find he until today early this morning. They were in a family house when the baby was a abused.

Reading 2000 words

At school my goal for reading was to read 2000 words a day i achieved this by reading at home and school. after school it was fun cause i was hangin out with chayanne and we went for a walk. it was a long day but we had a lot of fun get smart to friends around our neigh hood they chased after us so me and chey were laughing.

MY ASPIRATION COTTAGE

Yea I have won a prize that I can choose and I choose a cottage which is wonderful and beautiful. The cottage has six rooms that are all different sizes.

My cottage is big as a normal house but it is kind of different to other cottages and wonderful. In the front of the house there are small garden on each side of the stairs. The stairs are the same colour as the house; it also got orange trees by the mailbox. There is also got a nice pathway that goes straight to the house.

When you walk into the house you will see the beautiful lounge it is not that big but it is wonderful it has a nice and beautiful fireplace. On the fireplace it has lovely photos of my family altogether on each side of the photo it has lovely candles. It has about four couches; the couches are black with white cushions. There is also a theatre screen TV it has at the bottom of the TV the DVD player and stand.

Then you can see the kitchen which is so wonderful and it has the bests table which can fit about six people on it. The kitchen has the nicest stove and oven and also nice cupboards. It has a TV in it as well, you can watch what ever you want to it has games and DVD and heaps more.

Then when you see down the hall you well end up by the bathroom and toilet its has a big bath tub. It also has a nice beautiful sink it has the most wonderful walls and the ground is fanatic. The best’s mats all around the bathroom the toilet is like a fairy tale.

There are two bedrooms the first bedroom has the bests view. The bed is a king sized one and has pink and black dots on the blanket and pillow case. There are two couches that are black with pink cushions. There is also and big LCD scene TV it comes out of the wall and there is a play station and DVD player it has a bathroom and toilet as well in the room. The next room is the same but the blankets and cushions are different colours. There colours are white and black and there is only and big normal TV in there.

I just can’t believe that I won the meanest prize of my life and that is want I dreamed about.

landforms

Landforms are mountains, volcanoes, streams, lakes, oceans, valleys, hills and much more. The main things that I will be telling you about are how mountains are formed, how volcanoes erupt, the theory of tectonic plates and what makes up the amazing earth.

There are four tectonic plates around the world. They fit together like huge puzzle pieces. The forces beneath earth’s surface cause the plates to shift and move. When plates rub together volcanoes or earthquakes appear on the boundaries. Mountains are formed from plates pushing together, rubbing and colliding

Mountains are formed when pressured on the earths crust forces it to rise. It also pushes large blocks of rocks upwards. The earth’s core is similar to an apple core. The deeper you into the centre of the earths core it gets hotter and hotter. The earth is made up of an ‘outer crust; the mantle, an outer and inner core.

Landforms are constantly changing. These changes are caused by volcanoes, weathering, humans and glaciers. This is called continental drift. Pangaea is an ancient super continent that has drifted apart over millions of years.

When learning about landforms I found out that Australia has no tectonic plates. I also found out about the earths core and how volcanoes and mountains are formed and erupt.

Our Rock xD

Maths goals

91 – 100%
81 - 90 %
71 – 80%
61 – 70%
51 – 60%
41 – 50%
31 – 40%
21 – 30%
11 – 20%
0 – 10 %
	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9

My Goals are:

• To try and get 100% all the time
• To try and finish before 5 minutes

To reach my goals I will:

• I will do my maths everyday
• I will be on task
• I will do anything I can

Writing goals

Level	1P	1A	2B	2P	2A	3B	3P	3A	4B	4P	4A
My Sublevel
Year 9 Expectation

My Goals are:

• To get to 4P in writing
• To get better at spelling

To reach my goals I will:

• I will do spelling every night
• I will not talk to anyone only if I need help