(1.  Glowworms are the larvae of fungus gnats, a type of fly, not worms.

2. Glow Worms produce their own light through a chemical reaction involving an enzyme called luciferase.
3. Glow Worms use their light to attract smaller insects, which they then trap with sticky threads.
4. Glowworms are carnivores, meaning they eat other insects, and their light helps them hunt.
5. Short Adult Lifespan: Adult glowworms, the fungus gnats, live only a few days, primarily for mating.
6. Sticky Threads for Trapping: Glowworms spin sticky threads from their mouths to trap insects, similar to spiders.
7. Glowworms prey on smaller insects such as mayflies, midges, moths, and flies.
8. Adult glowworms also use their light to attract mates.
9. Glowworms glow at various stages of their life cycle, including larvae, pupae, and adults, but the larval stage is the brightest.
10. Glowworms play a role in controlling insect populations in their ecosystems.)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         This week, Monday in the afternoon we had Rob as our teacher and we had to come write down ten facts about Glow Worms. My favourite part of this activity was learning all about glow worms. I think finding the facts about glow worms and knowing what to search in google was a little bit challenging but over all it was quite easy.  

My favourite part of this manaiakalani challenge was getting to decorate my poster with all my favourite things, adding emojis and making the text boxes into different shapes. I learnt alot of new features on Google draw.

I think the hardest part of this challenge was getting all the text boxes in line with each other and making them into shapes. But this challenge was pretty easy.

I learn’t that you can put a grid on the photo and you can make gifs on webcam.

Click the slide 4 times, to show you the animation.

Hope you enjoy my name art animation.

One of the best parts at camp was definitely the surfing because I got to learn new tricks and skills, another one of my favourite parts was the waterslide because I could go down it with my friends.

A challenge for me was the smugglers cove walk because it was long, tiring, very sunny and hot. Also a challenge was  sleeping in the dorn with my friends, because of the bugs.

I am very grateful for all the parents that came to the camp to help out with the cooking and cleaning, I am also grateful for the bus drivers for taking us the places we needed to go. I am grateful for just being able to go on camp and have fun.

By  Ariya

Today my class and I went to Te Ahu Centre and did a circus skill work shops with all other school around the far north. My favourite activity at the skill centre was the games in the middle of the hall with the bamboo sticks and ropes I also really liked the skipping rope and silks. The sausage sizzle was delicious, Thank you circ-ability for an excellent day at your skill centre.

On Tuesday in the morning the year 4 to 8’s and I had athletics. The athletics was held down at the bottom field, this was were we did the high-jump, sprints,100 metre and 200 metre we also did shot put, dicus and long-jump. After lunch we did 400 metre sprints, 800 metre sprints and relays. I really injoyed doing the 110 metre sprints,long-jump and high-jump because they gave me a rush of energy and exictment.

Italy

As I started to pack my suitcase, I felt a burst of excitement trying to escape my body.”I’m going to Rome, the capital of Italy”. “The cars all packed,” my mum yelled to Dad from the driveway.

5 hours later my family and I were almost ready to board the plane. “Off to Rome the home of pizza, pasta and even some of the most beautiful beaches in the world”,the flight attendant said on the autocom. Now we were on our way to Italy but it’s a 10 hour flight.

We arrived at the accommodation 12 hours later because we had to wait in the airport for four hours. “Mum, why was our bus so late”? I asked her before I slowly drifted to sleep. “I don’t know honey but it’s time to go to bed”. 

When I woke up the next morning it was 4:30 a.m. The time difference is three and a half hours earlier than it is at home. “I’m so hungry,” I said to my mum. We started to make our way down to the buffet breakfast. As we walked I could smell the Aroma of bacon waffles, eggs and maple syrup. My mouth started to water.

After I finished my breakfast I felt so fat I could hardly move. “I think I ate a horse,” I said to my Mum,Dad and little sister. My brother was up getting fifths while  the rest of my family and I were sinking into our seats.

Breakfast is done and we are now way to the carnival at the wharf for four hours we made it to the wharf and started to play the carnival games but after a couple hours it got too hot and we had to get an ice cream once we finished our ice cream it got so hot I jumped in the water for a swim it was lovely and clear.

We got home for the day and decided just to order in some pizza it arrived and we ate until our tummies felt like Kaka. 

The next day we were all sad because we had to leave but we had a great time in Italy eating all the food and playing carnival games and swimming in the ocean. On our flight my family and I mostly spent the time sleeping and watching movies.

On Monday we had tech. In the morning,we finshed an art peace for the pet day. We were finshing our animal sculptures by painting them and adding our last detalls. Then after we had our lunch I went up to the tech house to cooking with whaea sindy. We made wheat bix slice and after that was done we did our dishes and cleaned the kitchen until it was spotless.