9 times table test.

Kakapo students should know their times tables and division facts back to front and upside down each way from Sunday. All that and a packet of chips.
See if you can get someone else in your whanau to complete this task..... Give them a race - make it a family competition.

Brain Power

See if you can get the most information about these staggering human abilities by understanding the following words:

Savant:  is a rare condition in which people with developmental disorders have one or more areas of supreme expertise

Pi: (some of you may know this)  is a mathematical number (3.1415.....) that can be used to find the edge (circumference) of a circle. The number of decimal points is continuous

Binary Numbers Our counting system uses a base of ten (ten symbols for numbers and then we use a separate column. A binary system uses two symbols for number I, 0. This system is used a lot in computers.

Epilepsy  is a brain disorder involving repeated, spontaneous seizures of any type. Seizures ("fits," convulsions) are episodes of disturbed brain function that cause changes in attention or behavior

See if you can find out what a petaflop is....

I will give you a test on some of these facts later in the week! 

Infographic by Smarter.org

New Netball Link

We now have a link to the Hutt Valley Netball website where we can check the times of our netball games!
No excuses for not knowing games times now!
It's on the right hand column of this blog and our class blog, check it out netballers!

hunting technique of a snake....

Watch this clip and see if you can categorize the hunting style of the snake and identify the strengths of the snake that make it a successful hunter.

Watch out - Hunting involves death. The Humming Bird IS HARMED (severely harmed) in the making of this clip.

Animal Noises!

Just an interesting clip to welcome everyone back to school for Term 2.
I hope everyone had a good holiday and are ready to get back into school.
A Syndicate newsletter will be sent out in the next few days, This will be available on the tab above.

Are you as Talented as Mel?

Or is this Leadership behaviour?

Here is an inspirational person who is truly awesome!
Have a look at this clip and then as the title says "have a look at yourself". It puts things in perspective slightly.
What are your thoughts?

Leadership Behaviour?

This video is of the Czech Republic president stealing a pen at an official signing of an agreement between the Czech Republic and Chile. The story caused a stir in the Czech Republic. Czech television broadcast the video with red circles and arrows highlighting the pen. A spokesman for President Klaus on Tuesday dismissed the media storm caused by the video, saying the pen was "a common pen with a logo of the state or office, which presidents and members of their delegation receive during state visits". In fact, the pens are encrusted with semi-precious stones.

The 'theft' of the pen is questionable as officials said that the President and his guests were free to take the pen. See if you can answer one of the following questions......

Do you think this should be making the news? 

Does the way that the President takes the pen make him seem like a trustworthy person? 

What would you think if John Key behaved in this way?

How could we learn a lesson about the way that we behave in class / school? 

Is the leader being a good role model?

(or you can share any other thoughts you may have about the clip)