Solar Eclipse by Jamie

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Solar Eclipse

Today is not your usual Wednesday. Today is a day when the moon will cover the sun but something else that happens in the process is darkness and you won’t want to look at the sun directly its very dangerous. You'll need special glasses that help block out the light. Thankfully Mr Whiting brought in solar glasses to school and we got to see the bright eclipse. It looked like an orange banana.

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Jump off !

Who will win in the jump off? Or will the wind have a part to play?

Current Events - Jamie

The three New Zealand soldiers killed by a bomb in Afghanistan on Sunday have started their journey home.

A special ceremony was held at Bagram Air Base where the bodies of Corporal Luke Tamatea, Lance Corporal Jacinda Baker and Private Richard Harris were carried onto an Australian Air Force aircraft.

They were killed when an IED bomb with 20 kilograms of explosives blew up the Humvee they were travelling in.

The three soldiers will be transferred onto a New Zealand Hercules plane in Australia and is expected to arrive in Christchurch tomorrow. 

By: Jamie

The three caskets are carried to the Royal Australian Air Force C-130 by members of the NZ Provincial Reconstruction Team.

Olympics Have Begun!

The Olympic games have begun in London on the 27th of July.The opening ceremony has been finally released to show the world. Make the most of watching the games because they will soon be over. One of the scenes of the opening ceremony is when Daniel Craig (007) and Queen Elizabeth jumps off the helicopter with a parachute and landed safely. Crazy isn't it! Well Mr Bean was on there too and what a laugh. Come on New Zealand 10 more medals to go. New Zealand are aiming to win 100 and we got 90 so close. I think that the best scene was when they tried to build London in a small version.

Classroom Bloggers Jamie  and Jerome