~ sleep explanation

Today, I was writing and finishing off an explanation about sleeping. What was that? You want to know what I wrote for my explanation? Well, please help yourself to the number of paragraphs down on the bottom.


I wonder why having 8 hours of sleep is important? Sleep is the relaxation for our body, mind and soul. Even babies get 10-14 hours of sleep. Sleeping is when your body grows and gains more power. When you sleep, you’re not thinking about anything but, the organs and cells in your body are still working. They are working so that you can be stronger for the next day. Or in other words, they are regenerating. In my explanation, I will be writing about what sleep feels like, how growth is a part of it and also about regenerating.

When night comes, we are always like “YAY! SLEEP TIME!”. When we sleep, we don’t even know what we’re doing. You feel dead on the outside but on the inside, everything else is working. Your kidneys, your brain, your heart's still beating, pumping blood all over your body. Sleep is more important than you think. Do you ever get that feeling where you didn’t get enough sleep? You feel all groggy, moody and at the same time, you’re not at your best and you’re not yourself. Well, that’s because you didn’t get any relaxation. Your brain is like .... well, I’d say drunk. It’s not functioning properly because, well, you didn’t get enough sleep! Sleeping on your bed, it actually feels like you’re on vacation. Right?

Growth. What is growth? Is growth a disease? Is it something to fill you stomach with? No. Growth is the process of increasing your size and sleep helps you with that. Do you ever feel like you’re not tall enough to get something of the shelf? Well then, sleep is there to help you. Not only do you grow but, you get stronger every single day!

The regenerating part is the most important part. Your body has to repair because if it doesn’t, then you won’t be able to work faster the next day. Your internal organs are doing more work for you than you think. Younger children need at least 10-11 hours of sleep. Older children, such as 12 and over, need only 8 hours of sleep. The reason why younger children need more sleep than older children is because, young children use up more of their energy than they’re supposed to. Younger children need more regenerating so that they can have enough energy everyday.

So in conclusion, sleep is very important in life. It actually does feel like a Hawaii vacation when you’re sleeping. To become taller and more stronger, you need to sleep for 8hrs every night, let yourself grow and let your body regenerate, so you can wake up feeling fresher as ever.

~ eating healthier

Today for reading, I was learning about eating food that are healthier than what I usually eat. I was told to share my learning with you so that everyone can see all the useful stuff we are learning about. I learnt to have a little bit of chocolate in what I eat. Usually, I eat a lot of junk. But after doing all of this work, I really want to change the food I eat. Maybe, you could become healthier too. LIKE ME ! 

1. How does the article recommend to follow a healthy pathway when shopping at a grocery store/supermarket?  SHARE
1. Parents could make a list to keep themselves on track with healthy food.  It also says that if we shop at a grocery store, we should focus our shopping on the store’s perimeter. The outer aisles have the healthiest food stored in it.
2. We can buy plenty of fruit and vegetables that are frozen or canned. What does the article suggest are the pros (positives) and cons (negatives) of frozen and canned food? SHARE
1. The positives of frozen or canned fruit and veggies are that they are convenient. They put the right amount of salt and fat in the frozen, canned fruit and vegetables for us to eat but, not to addict to. The negatives of frozen or canned fruit and veggies are that they put over the amount of salt and fat in the cans. Most of the customers that are buying those canned fruit and veggies, don’t even realise that they have added more salt and fat in the cans. Sometimes, we just buy the cans without checking what’s really in it and we could probably be addicted to whatever is in the can of fruit or veggies.
3. What other helpful healthy advice does this article give for our grocery shopping? SHARE
1. It gives advice about having a little bit of fat or chocolate in other things we buy. It also says that parents shouldn't talk too much about bad food and they also shouldn't be afraid to let their kids choose one thing that is; ‘unhealthy’, at the grocery store.

Below is a chart to complete. Get your parents grocery list and enter the items into this recommended healthy heart guide adapted from heartfoundation.org.nz  SHARE

Fruit and Vegetable Diagram

This is Hannah's Fruit and Vegetable diagram which relates to the reading activities in her previous post.

~ reading activities

Today, I have been working on reading tasks. I answered my questions honestly and was told to share it on my blog. I was supposed to blog one diagram but sadly, I couldn't. There are two different circles that separates the vegetables from the fruits because all fruits are vegetables but, not all vegetables are fruits. I will try to post the diagram for you to see, soon.

1. What do you notice about the fruit in our fruit box?  SHARE

They are sometimes yellow. The way I like it but, some are too green and I don’t think it makes anyone want to eat it.

2. What could we do to keep our fruit box fruit fresher longer?   SHARE

We could eat them as soon as they arrive, separate them from other fruits or we could just place them in a plastic bag so the the ethylene does not escape from the bananas and into the surrounding air.

2. What do you think… Is sweetcorn a fruit or a vegetable?
1. Use the definition of fruit and vege (from the text) and the above diagram to help you decide. SHARE

Sweetcorn is a fruit and a vegetable because all fruits are vegetables.

~ my holiday explanation

Wednesday 14 October 2014

The holidays are a two week break when we don’t attend school but, all we do is kick-back. The holidays are for us school students to relax and have some peace. Sometimes we get homework to do but, we don’t even do the homework.  During the holidays. I love to go camping, watch movies and stay over one of my friends houses.

It was the first week of the holidays and I was going on camp.. Our camp is about bonding. We had to bond with each other more. Driving to Motu Moana seemed like hours but, I was managing. I took my bags out of the car, walked into the building, looking for my cabin and placed my bags in there. Camp wasn’t all about bonding, though. It’s also about Coming Unto Christ. We had to be more mature about being near each other. Camp wasn’t about games, either. Not even love or choosing who you want to be friends with. It’s all about being yourself.

Saturdays. Aaaah! I was taking a shower in warm water, dried myself and got ready to watch the movie I’ve wanted to watch for a long time. It was Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Next, I called everyone that was ready to get in the car. I had a few of my cousins there, so it would be more fun. The next thing you know, my parents were sitting in the car. My dad turned the car on “Varoom. Varoom!” and off went the car. We hit some bumpy roads on the way but, that wasn’t going to stop us from watching the movie.

I was spending the last week cuddling my friends warm blanket while she got up, walked to the kitchen and made us some breakfast. I thought of helping her but, the blanket was too warm, I couldn't possibly leave it. She was walking to me with her heavy feet hitting the hard, wooden floor. That was when I decided to leave her room and go and help her bring the breakfast. I stood up, dragged my feet like a little kid and did what I had to do ........... eat the food. Yes, it was pretty selfish of me but, I’m just me. All day we did COMPLETELY nothing. Besides eating and all of that stuff, but that was it. I could’ve died of boredom, but I didn’t. Which was good, I guess.

During the holidays I went to camp, watched movies and stayed over at my friends house. I really enjoyed going to camp, because it was really exciting. I can’t wait until the next holidays, so that I can go on another camping trip.