Month: October 2022

Denmark, The country where mums could leave their babies in their prams on the sidewalks of Copenhagen and have a night out with the girls. That is how safe Denmark is. According to the Global Peace index, Denmark is the 4th safest country behind Ireland, New Zealand and Iceland.

The Kingdom of Denmark has a total landmass of 852,969 mi², well included Greenland but without Greenland, oh boy it is smaller than New Zealand. So without Greenland, mainland Denmark has a total landmass of… 16,639 mi²! I know, crazy right!

Did you know that there is an underwater bridge that allows you to cross the border from Copenhagen, Denmark to Malmo, Sweden! Here are some more facts. Denmark is 1 of 9 Nordic countries. Did you know that the Danish flag is the oldest flag in the world, created in 1370?

No more facts, now lets talk about the population. The population of Denmark is around 5.8 million residences. Including Greenland it would be somewhere around 5.85 million people, since there is only around 50,000 people living in Greenland.

 

That is all today, I hope you guys have learnt something. What did you learn today? Goodbye!

 

On Tuesday the 25th of October 2022, all St Francis of Assisi students years 1-8 hopped on a bus to Rawhiti Domain. Why you may ask, because it was athletics day. The day where I have fun doing other activities besides the activities that involves running!

So we got to the domain and it was a nice sunny day with a couple of clouds. Firstly I started with my 60 metre sprints and came 4th, then came my 80 metre sprints, came 4th in that too. Wow! 4th in both sprints! That was an achievement for me, but next time I would try to get top 3 next time.

After that I sat down and had some lunch. My friend Tharun bought a whole packet of Oreo’s to share with us. So I munched on 2, then I chugged down nearly all of the water I had in my bottle, I drank a lot.

Then came Long Distance, the one I hated the most since it is really hard for me to run long distances. This year we had to run 1000 meters which is equal to 1 km. Ready Set Go! We started running and I would have finished my first lap but then came, the growing pains, well according to my doctor. I fell to the ground and started holding on to my chest, a couple of friends came and stopped to check if I was okay. Then I got sent home and had the most peaceful sleep in all of mankind. Very peaceful with no interruptions, well it was until my sister came home and started to blast her favourite song in my ear.

Well that is all from me today. What is your favourite athletics activity? Mine is Shot put! Goodbye and have a good day.

 

Hello Guys and this week I will be showing you my work for Reading this week. This week we were looking at diversity within sport and some athletes that have been  discriminated against in Sport.

For our independent task we had to read different stories and we were given some questions to answer about the selected story. We had to answer questions about being discriminated in sport, putting people in boxes and the word, “Apartheid” which was segregation happening in South Africa. Here is the link to my questions and answers.

We also had another independent task and that was to make a Venn Diagram about the characters Meggie and Zodwa from a story we read about the Sprinkbok tour in 1981. Here is the link to my Venn Diagram.

Now for my create, we had to either make a comic, write a poem or make an inspirational poster about someone that has been discriminated against in Sport. I chose to do a poem about the athlete Jackie Robinson who was discriminated against playing baseball in the 1950’s. Later on he completed his goal on making it to the baseball hall of fame whilst  ignoring all of the racism in the stands. Here is the link to my poem.

 

Anyways I hope you have enjoyed my blog today. QUESTION ALERT!!!!!!! If you were to write a poem about an athlete that discriminated against in sport, who would you choose? Goodbye!

 

 

 

 

Hello Everyone and welcome to my new series, Country of the Week. Country of the Week is a weekly series when I talk about a random Country. I talk about how they were discovered, total populations, interesting facts and heaps more! Today I chose to talk about Australia! Enjoy!

Australia, the land down under, the land where a man can enjoy a Vegemite sandwich while being eaten by a crocodile while the crocodile is being eaten by a wild kangaroo. Nah, Just a joke I made up. Funny aye. Anyways I will be talking about Australia and how it was discovered, total population and interesting facts.

 

How It was discovered.

While Indigenous Australians have inhabited the continent for tens of thousands of years, and traded with nearby islanders, the first documented landing on Australia by a European was in 1606. The Dutch explorer Willem Janszoon landed on the western side of Cape York Peninsula and charted about 300 km from the coastline. But before the Dutch arrived, there was a tribe on the island known as Aboriginal Australians. According to National Geographic, Aboriginal Australians could be the oldest population of humans that were living out of Australia, Snazzy.

Population.

Did you know that the US State of California has a population of 39.35 million people. Well Australia has less than that, Australia has a population of 25.69 million people with an annual population growth rate of 1.3% annual change.

Interesting Facts.

Did you know that Australia lost a war to its national bird, the Emu. I bet you never knew that Australia is 1 of 5 nations with the Southern Cross on their flag. Did you know that the Australia alps get more snow than the Swiss Alps, very cool!

 

Well that is it for me today. QUESTION ALERT!!!!!!!! What was the name of the Dutch explorer that discovered Australia? Goodbye!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kia Ora, I am Patrick and this week in writing we have been learning about Procedural writing. Procedural Writing is basically a step-by-step instructional piece of text. Our task was to make a Procedural text about one of the sports we have to do on Athletics day. I chose to do Shot put because It is a pretty easy sport to write instructions about.

Anyways, Enjoy my Procedural writing.

 

How to throw the perfect Shot Put, For beginners 

You will need the following Materials:

• Shot put
• Hoop

 

INTRO: Firstly, you will need to place the hoop onto the ground and step in it, after that you will position yourself into the hoop. Then you pick up the shot put and place it against your neck. Make sure the shot put is in your writing hand to make it easier.

 

YOUR POSITIONING: Once you feel comfortable in your position, you point the opposite arm somewhere in the air, that will help you with your targeting.

THROWING IT: Now after you have done these steps, you then push back then pull forward and throw! But in Shot put, you don’t throw it like how you would a normal ball. In Shot put you have to push the ball out of your hand. Like this. 

WHAT YOU DO AFTER: After you have pushed the Shot put out of your hands, you then need to step behind your hoop and then go run to where your Shot put has landed, then pick it up and place it into your hoop.

Congratulations! You have done it. You are now a future Tom Walsh or Valarie Adams.

 

Hope you guys liked it and enjoyed it. Click this link for the Images and Gifs. QUESTION ALERT!!!!!!! What is your favourite Athletics sport? Mine is Shot put! Goodbye and have a good day!

 

Why did Yugoslavia disintegrate? Hello, My  name is Patrick and I will be answering the question on why Yugoslavia disintegrated. But first, What is Yugoslavia?

 

Yugoslavia was a large country that sat on the Balkan peninsula between the years of 1918 – 2003. Yugoslavia consists of 6 nations. Those 6 nations being Slovenia, Croatia, Monetenegro, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Macedonia. But what caused this nation to disappear?  Lets find out shall we!

 

Why did Yugoslavia dissapear?

Between 1929 and 2003, Yugoslavia was a sovereign nation. The main causes of its dissolution were a combination of centrifugal nationalist tendencies and cultural and religious differences, as well as memories of atrocities committed during World War 2.

Slovenia, Croatia, and Macedonia, the first three of the six former Yugoslav republics to declare their independence which happened in 1991 , followed by Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1992, Montenegro and Serbia in 2006, and Kosovo’s declaration of independence from Serbia in 2008.

 

A very short explanation today since mine are so long. QUESTION ALERT!!!!! What was the official name of Bosnia? Have a great day everybody!                                                                                              Thank you to @thegeotraveler on TikTok for helping me with some information.

 

Image of the flag of Yugoslavia, followed by a map that is a gif on the nations of Yugoslavia is slowly formed.

 

 

With 30 members—28 European and 2 North Americans—the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, often known as the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance. Today I will be reciting the countries of NATO, When NATO was founded and why NATO was formed. Enjoy.

 

The Countries in their real full names:

The Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Estonia, North Macedonia, Republic of Latvia Latvijas Republika, Republic of Slovenia, the Slovak Republic, Republic of Albania, Republic of Kosovo, the Hellenic Republic, Republic of Bulgaria, Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Italy, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, French Republic, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Kingdom of Norway, the Portuguese Republic, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Kingdom of Belgium, the United States of America, Dominion of Canada, the Federal Republic of Germany, Republic of Poland, ROMÂNIA, Reino de España, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, The Czech Republic, The United Kingdom and Republic of Croatia Republika Hrvatska. Copy and paste to google if it may be in another language you may not understand.

 

Why was NATO formed?

In the years following the Second World War, the North Atlantic Alliance was created. Its goals were to safeguard European peace, foster collaboration among its members, and protect their freedom – all within the framework of fending off the Soviet Union’s (Communist Russia) danger at the time.

 

When was NATO founded?

NATO was founded on the 4th of April  in Washington D.C. Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom and the United States were the first 12 to join the alliance. North Macedonia is the most recent member.

 

I hope you guys have learnt some information about NATO. QUESTION ALERT!!!!! Where in the USA was NATO founded in?

Goodbye and have a great day!

 

 

The Union Jack, flag of the United Kingdom. Today I will be showing you the 3 crosses that are seen on the flag, and what they mean.

 

Cross of St. Andrews, representing Scotland.

The Cross of St. Andrews is the white cross in the shape of an X. Why is it in the shape of an X? When Saint Andrew, one of the Apostles, was being crucified by the Romans in A.D. 60, it is said that he believed himself unworthy to be crucified on a cross like that of Christ, and so he met his end on a ‘saltire’, or X-shaped cross (St. Andrew’s cross) which became his symbol.

 

Cross of St. George, representing England.

The Cross of St. George is the big red cross we can see in the centre. The St. George’s flag, a red cross on a white field, was adopted by England and the City of London in 1190 for their ships entering the Mediterranean to benefit from the protection of the Genoese fleet. The English Monarch paid an annual tribute to the Doge of Genoa for this privilege.

 

Cross of St. Patrick, represents Northern Ireland.

The Cross of St. Patrick looks like the Cross of St. Andrew but instead of it being white, it is red. Saint Patrick’s Saltire or Saint Patrick’s Cross is a red saltire on a white field, used to represent Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. The red saltire’s association with Saint Patrick dates from the 1780s, when the Order of Saint Patrick adopted it as an emblem.

 

If you don’t really understand, here is a image that gives an easy explanation on where the crosses are.

 

I hope you guys have learnt something today. QUESTION ALERT!!!!! Do you have a Saint named after you? I do, mine is St. Patrick, the patron Saint of Ireland. Have a good day! Goodbye!

Genghis Khan. A Mongol Warrior. By Patrick Dibnah.

 

Hi, My name is Patrick and I am a student at St Francis of Assisi school and is a really big fan of History and Geography. I have been learning about Greek Mythology earlier in this 2 week break, Now I am focusing on Genghis Khan and the Mongol Empire. Here I present to you, what I have learnt so far about Genghis and his empire.

 

Who was he? The Mongol Empire, which later grew to be one of the biggest empires in history, was founded by Genghis Khan and he was the first khan. By bringing together many of the nomadic tribes of the Mongol steppe, he attained authority and was dubbed Genghis Khan, or the Universal of the Mongols.

What is the Mongol Empire? Compared to other countries, Mongolia now is quite normal in size. However, earlier in the 12th century, it was enormous. What would it resemble? Consider a nation that runs from the present-day Korean Peninsula to the present-day Czech Republic. Very long, I’m aware. A fun fact Russia was dwarfed by its size.

Was Genghis wealthy? Genghis would make Elon Musk seem poor if he were still living today! With a total wealth of 120 trillion dollars, he is one of the wealthiest leaders to have ever walked the Earth.

How did Genghis die? Genghis died on August 25 1227 due to a horse that threw Genghis to the ground that caused multiple injuries, He never recovered. Ögedei Khan then took his place.

 

Well that is what I have so far. QUESTION ALERT!!!!! I have 2 questions for you fellas out there. Question 1. What is the capital of Mongolia? Question 2. What were the 2 countries I mentioned that represented how long the Mongol Empire was.

 

Have a blessed day everybody!

Here is a picture of a comparison of the Mongol Empire and a picture of Genghis Khan (More of a portrait actually).

 

 

 

 

Welcome to my blog, Humans, Monkeys, Pokemons, and Dinosaurs. I’ll be discussing the conflicts I think are the stupidest ever today.

 

1.Reconquista (741 year fight) (741 year war)

The Christian states’ sole objective in this conflict was to drive the Muslim states out of what are now Spain and Portugal. This war is stupid in my opinion because it lasted so long—Adolf Hitler invaded the majority of Europe in just 4 years!

 

2.The Australian Emu War

I think this conflict is stupid for two reasons. One of its national idols was among the thousands of people they were slaughtering. 2. The farmers might have simply purchased several scarecrows or made their own to scare the emus away, and they could have lived happily ever after.

 

3.35 year conflict

Okay, you must confess that the 335-year conflict had never been mentioned before. Let me summarise everything for you: there was a conflict between a small nation and an island off the coast of Italy. That’s correct, a 335-year conflict involving an Italian island and a minor nation.

 

I hope you guys can see the point that I am trying to make about why it was so stupid.

Now I have a question for you Humans, Monkeys, Pokemon’s and Dinosaurs put there. What is a war that you think that New Zealand could win?