Current Events

Pakistan cricketers quizzed over match fixing

Police are questioning Pakistan cricket over newspaper reports of match fixing during the current test match against England at Lord's, the team's manager said on Saturday.
"I can confirm that we are aware of the allegations and Scotland police are with us now at the hotel and we are helping them with their enquiries," team manager Yawar Saeed said.Pakistan players were secretly paid to bowl no balls during the fourth and final test against England as part of betting scam


City to trial new parking sensors

Solar-powered parking sensors are set to be installed in Palmerston North next month after the council agreed to trial a $2.5 million system developed in the city.The final details are still being worked out, but the council has agreed to go ahead with the project, which will make it easier for parking wardens to know exactly how long vehicles have overstayed in parking spaces.

Mexico's drug war crosses US border

Five dead men lay in the living room of one apartment. Some of the men showed signs of torture, they were killed by drug dealers.

by Jay,Jordan and daniel.

Georgia's Hanging Crystals experiment

Science Experiment – Hanging Crystals
Scientific method
Purpose: To find out what happens when baking soda is dissolved in hot water and combined with string over a period of time.
Hypothesis: (Prediction of what you think will happen)
The baking soda will cling to the string and create crystals over a period of time.
Experiment:
1. Resources/materials – 2 same sized jars or glasses, piece of string or wool about 50 cm long, 12 teaspoons of baking soda (6 for each glass), 2 paper clips, 1 plate, same amount of hot water in each glass, 1 teaspoon, flat surface in the sun.
2. Method-
• Connect paper clips to each end of the string or wool.
• Pour equal amounts of hot water into 2 glasses or jars ¾ full.
• Put 6 teaspoons of baking soda into the first glass.
• Stir the baking soda until it dissolves.
• Put the ends of the string with the paper clips into the glasses so that the paper clip touches the bottom of the glass.
• After a minute put 6 teaspoons of Baking soda into the other glass and mix it until it dissolves.
• Wait for a week and observe.

By Georgia, Maddy and Jenna.

Toka tu Moana

In the afternoon we all went to see Toha tu moana. they are a Maori cultural theatre group who did dance,drama and haka. They based it on a story about maui but used modern music.
There were lots of challenges.
The first challenge was the poi, they had to get two girls to do the challenge on stage.
One girl was good at it and the other girl was better but they both had a go.

The second challenge was the taiaha. They had to get two boys, they were both good at it and everybody laughed with them.

The third challenge was the finger thing. There were two people that did it one person won, that was Tohu and the other one was Selena they did their best but Tohu won at the end of the challenge.

by Xena and Marius

Current Events

This week we have been talking about current events.
This is some that we have been talking about.

World News- BP oil spill costs pass $6bn mark
The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico caused by the Deepwater Horizon rig explosion has so far cost BP a total of $6.1bn (£3.8bn), the company has said.

National- Nature dumps on Whakatane
Two days of torrential rain around Whakatane in Bay of Plenty have caused floods that blocked roads, cut phone lines and forced families from their homes.
At least 15 people were staying with friends or at the town's war memorial hall last night after rising waters punched a 10 metre hole in the Te Rahu canal stop-bank, flooding 10 hectares of farm land.

Local- Water-polo in Wellington as honours shared
IT RAINED goals at Westpac Stadium on Friday night as the Wellington Phoenix opened their Hyundai A-League 2010/11 campaign with a 3-3 draw against Gold Coast United in wet and difficult playing conditions.
Played in front of an 8398-strong crowd, the weather could not dampen the spirits of the home side for much of the match, but the visitors did with an 87th-minute equaliser after the Phoenix had held a 3-1 lead 10 minutes into the second half.

By Tommo, Camo and Brado

Poems from current events

Room 8 made up poems from today's current events. Here are some of them...

Traffic
loud, neverending, rumbling
braking horning
frustrating
By Olivia

AB's Ambush
Extraordinary,Breath Taking
Quick,Empowering,Heart Pumping
Amazing
By Connor W

Traffic jam
A line of vehicles with no end, headlights shining brightly
Waiting, hungry, tired
Hurry up!!
By Connor.S

Wellington Lions
Fast running good passing
kicking,sprinting,tackling
Counties win
By Cameron.R

Fire
Burning,rushing,throught the forest.
Quick,powerful,heart stopping.
dangerous never ending.
By Vicky.

Netball
Noisy,onesided,high scoring,
well played, fantastic shooting,
Wonderful
by Georgia.k

rush hour
very still,noisy.
braking,beeping,trees slipping.
irritating,anoying,waiting patiently.
frustration.
by Jay.m

current events/ sport / international .

This morning room 8 was discussing the latest news.

The All Blacks won the Bledisloe Cup on Saturday night. They were versing a formidable Australian side.The score was 20-10. Our defence won us the game. It was a great game, well done All Blacks.

There is a horrible fire going on in south east Moscow that is causing smog to take over the city. The city centre of Moscow is 90kms away from disaster.

Heading back to good news for New Zealand the Silver Ferns won in a one sided game against Samoa. They won 92-28.

Yesterday in the late afternoon there was a huge slip on the main highway causing a lot of traffic. Traffic control and police attended the scene.

by Georgia,Vicky and Connor.W