Dear Mr Clause

Dear Santa

I would like to inform you that I do not have a chimney. Does this mean that I will not get presents this year? Can I please have a go in your magic sack and play with your toys? I also would like you to eat my cookies that I leave out for you because I have been waiting 5 years for those things to go. I would also like to ride on your reindeer and deliver the presents to the good children.

I am wondering how do you know which kids have been good and have been bad? How many elves do you own because you get everything done so quickly. Here is a list of the things I would like for my Christmas.
-I would like the new CR7 galaxy football boots
-The Nike GS boots (Both colors)
-The official Brazil Home kit (football)
-VIP seats in every game that Borussia Dortmund play. 
-25.5 million dollars

Yours Sincerely
Nathan

Third World Countries

Third World Countries are countries that suffer extreme poverty and are fighting for survival. Some of the Third World Countries are Zambia, Malawi, Yemen and Madagascar. Some of these countries can only spend $1.6 a day citizen and the average american can spend about $114 a daily. They receive $1000 a year if they are lucky. The word Third World is usually used to describe a growing country. The least developed countries are a group of countries that have been recognized by the UN as least developed. United Nations used this criteria to Identify.

1. Their weak human assets and many more.

Tauranga Logging

As you may know Tauranga logging holds soo many logs, but where do they all come from and where do they all go? Most imports come from Asia and are changed into building materials / fences and maintenance. The amount of log exports in 2013, was 5,602, in 2012 was 4,919 and in 2011 4,421 were shipped exported. C3 logging go through 23 million logs a year! C3 change some of the logs into wood chips, 300,000 tonnes of wood chips. C3 have about 19,065,195 tonnes of logs and wood chips together.

Port of Tauranga's main exporting products are Forestry, Kiwifruit and Dairy. Port of Tauranga get 1,529 ships come through a year. Some of the logging workers earn $32,000 a year. The Port of Tauranga have 186 staff in the port. Some of the logs get sent to Tasmania where their made into wood chips. 75% of the wood supplies originates in Russia, Canada and USA but the rest sent to Asia. This year (2013) 13,056 products were imported and exported. Pine trees have to grow for 20 years + to be able to cut. Some of the trees even come from Gisbourne.

Vegetable Scenery

45 Minute Inquiry

In 2006 Turin hosted the curling sport. Canada won gold medals, Silver was won by Finland and bronze was won by U.S.A. But in 2010 at the Vancouver winter games, Canada took home the gold medals again, with Norway taking silver and bronze was takin buy Switzerland. 

This sport is played with 4 members per team (2 in mixed doubles). The sport is played with a rock like shape made out of Granite. The teams have two members out front brushing the ice so the Granite rock slows down. At the other end of the field is a target area which the teams have to try and get the Granite rock into. There are 4 areas at the other end and the middle one is worth most points. Each nation/team has 8 Granite rocks each. 

This sport (curling) had it's first written reference on paper in 1541. Also thought to be played around the medieval times in Scotland. Curling was first played on frozen water with painted target areas at the other end. Curling was first played in the olympics in 1929 but was officially added to the olympics in 1998.  

Links to more Info: 

Curling Info from Wikipedia

Olympic page on Curling

Movie Review

Review: A book, a movie or a game.
A review should include:
• Title / Name / Author / Director / Producer
• Plot but not ending
• Your opinion / judgement - explain
• Background Info - Rating
• Who is the audience

The Lone Ranger is a film directed by Gore Verbinski, and is produced by Jerry Bruckhelmer and Gore Verbinski. Some of the actors in this movie are Johnny Depp, Armie Hammer, William Fitchner, Tom Wilkinson and many more.

The Lone Ranger is a 2013 film, that is set in western outback of America. Johnny Depp plays Tonto who recounts the untold tales of a John Reid, the western sheriff, into a legend of justice. it starts off with Tonto in a train trapped, while some guys take over the train. The guys that take over the train end up saving one of the guys stuck with Tonto in a room.

The person ends up breaking free, John Reid hears the shooting in the back cabin and goes to investigate the problem. When he gets there he finds himself getting tied to the chain, and letting the guys get away. While this all happens the people up the front of the train die, from the people taking of the train, and they force the train into full speed and can't stop it. Tonto and John Reid and save the day.

This is a movie I love and would see anytime. I think this movie would suit a family with kids that love comedy. 9 out of 10

Boys College Visit

On Thursday 28th of November, the year 8 boys that were going to Boys College. This day was the year 8 orientation day. We We walked in to the gym and were welcomed by the year 9's, with a haka then after that we got talken to about the school. After that we went with our teachers to look at the class. The class I went to was my maths class for next year. Then we came back to the gym for morning tea, after that we went back out and had a look of the school. Then we finished the trip with a nice ice cooling ice block