Naomi’s Blog

Our class has been doing an oceans theme for this term and I chose the main topic to be  the RMS Titanic, and the 2 small topics to be pirates and The Kraken (a underwater dragon). Then we had to use technology in a creative way to make our main topic research that we have done, EXTRAORDINARY. I chose to do 2 WeeMees (little avatars) of Naomi(me) and Sir Edward John Smith (the captain of the RMS Titanic). Then I will make a podcast containing an interview which you will now read, enjoy!

Naomi: Hi, Edward John Smith. Apparently you are the captain of the famous RMS Titanic……………. 

Edward: That’s right and I’m proud of being captain too!  

Naomi: The RMS Titanic was the biggest cruiser in it’s time. It was also a 5 star hotel and it was thought to be unsinkable, right? 

Edward: The RMS Titanic was thought to be unsinkable but we all know what tragic event occurred.  

Naomi: That was such a disastrous and heartbreaking event. Exactly how many people survived the sinking of the RMS Titanic? 

Edward: Well it’s said to be about 1417 out of 4424, which is approximately 32%. Although many died, many did survive as well!  

Naomi: WOW!!! I never knew that that many people survived! I hear that there were nearly enough lifeboats to save most of the passengers, why didn’t they use them all?  

Edward: To this day there is the logical answer of not using all the lifeboats because Sir Alfred stated that the fewer lifeboats used, the more people would be saved. This would occur because people would have rushed & piled into the boats, filling them to their full capacities. Where as if there were more boats, then the people would wait till there are fewer lifeboats left, and then pile in.  

Naomi: That is just amazing! Who were the main crew and what were their names?  

Edward: Well there was Dr William McMaster Murdoch who was the 1^stofficer! There was also Dr William Francis Norman O’Loughlin who was the surgeon, with his assistant who was Dr John Edward Simpson. The lookout was Mr George Thomas Macdonald Symons, but I’m not sure he was doing his job when the iceberg was ahead! 

Naomi: (laughs) How interesting, you were the captain and must have had a hard time when the ship hit the iceberg. 

Edward: I had a very hard time and panic broke out like that (clicks fingers). Many people sacrificed their lives for loved ones. By the way, it’s said that a Pomeranian and a Pekingese, two different types of dogs, were smuggled into lifeboats and survived the sinking of the RMS Titanic.  

Naomi: Amazing! Well, thanks for your time today; I hope many people know much more about the RMS Titanic.  

Edward: Well, thanks for having me, have a nice day! 

Naomi: Bye!Naomi

P.S. The holidays are so close so I might not be on my blog so often :-( 

P.S.S To see the latest riddle just go to the search and search up WINNERS! 

Bam, and the ball is gone!

The super softballers from Belmore South Public School played their hearts out in an amazing softball game! From the 08 AllStars the participants were Kesaia & I.

It was round 3 of the State Knockout Competition and we went great!

 The game was at Epping West and we had a great adventure trying to get there!

Unfortunately we lost 34-nil. They were professionals and their pitcher was as fast as lightning. Their batters were great and so were their fielders.

I’d like to thank my mum for driving us there and also Ms Knoke who organised & drove us there!

Naomi

UPDATE! UPDATE! UPDATE! UPDATE!

 The proud debaters debated hard only to become . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

WINNERS!

We would like to welcome a new debater to the team! That person is Justin!

The debate was against Strathfield South and the topic was: Junk food should be banned from school canteens.

We were the affirmative team which means we said YES junk food should be banned from school canteens. It was a home debate at our school which means we had to provide a timekeeper and a chairperson. Our team consisted of:

• 1st speaker, Celia
• 2nd speaker, Naomi (me)
• 3d speaker, Ramiz
• Team adviser, Natalie
• Chairperson, Justin
• Timekeeper, Timothy

We hope to WIN our upcoming debates, wish us luck!

Naomi  

P.S. Please click on the photo to enlarge it! It will be much clearer! By the way, the medal picture is from www.flickr.com/photos/27469825@N00/275271201

YYYYAAAAAAAHHHHH!!

Many of the Vovinam Sydney students (check my about page to see about what Vovinam is)said this as they fought for the title as the winner of that event.

I participated in free fighting (boxing with pads), Tru Tu Quyen (4 fists pattern), Ngu Mon Quyen (5 gate pattern).

It was an exciting day and I hopfully won my comps!

I’ll get my trophy and results on the 22nd of June, so look out!

Naomi

P.S.

I’m also going to America and Vietnam on the 2nd of July and returning on the 23rd of July. In an international comp I hope to go well!

I’m going to start putting COOL, FREAKY FACTS on my blog, from my book called, “1001 COOL, FREAKY FACTS”. I won’t put all of them up but I’ll put up the really cool ones.

I’ll probably put them up in 5’s but today I’ll put up 10 to get started  :-) 

Chapter 1: Unusual Animal Facts

1. The only bird that can fly backwards is the hummingbird.
2. The giant squid has the largest eyes in the world.
3. A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.
4.  A rat can survive without water for longer than a camel can.
5. Toupees (wigs) for dogs are sold inTokyo.
6. A dolphin sleeps with one eye open.
7. A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.
8. A mammal’s blood is red, an insect’s blood is yellow and a lobster’s blood is blue.
9. Loud, fast music makes termites chew faster.
10. A blue whale’s tongue weighs more than an elephant.

That’s it for now but look out for many more COOL, FREAKY FACTS!

Naomi

PRC, PRC, what could PRC stand for?

These are probably the words going through your head as you read.

Well PRC stands for “Premier’s Reading Challenge”. Children read 15 books that are chosen for the challenge, and 5 of their own choice. It goes from approximately February to September and it is really great and enjoyable.

I’ve finished mine! Each year you finish one you get a certificate. Your 4th certificate is gold! This year is my 4th year which means I will be gettting a gold certificate!

The stage 1 children have the class teacher read 20 books aloud to them. Then all the way till the end of high school you read them alone.

Many children participate and it is a really enjoyable event to participate in.

I’ll update you on our progress in a month.

Naomi 

What to choose, what to choose?

These words went round many peoples’ heads as they chose a book from our booktastic Book Fair. Many exciting books were on show such as: 101 Cool Magic Tricks, Too Ghoul For School, the Rainbow Magic Series Of Sport Fairies, High School Musical Crunch Time, the Aussie Bites series, the Charlie Small series, the Where’s Wally series and many others.

Stationary was also available. This stationary included: glue sticks, smelly highlighters, diaries, mechanical pencils, pens, rulers, fluffy pens.

I bought: High School Musical Crunch Time, 101 Cool Magic Tricks, 3 Smelly Highlighters and a fluffy pen.

It was a great Book Fair and everyone thoroughly enjoyed it. 1 will happen each term so be prepared to read about more booktasic Book Fairs!

Naomi 

In this story Sonja, 36, and Eddie, 46, give birth to a baby girl called Amillia.

This story takes place at Miami Baptist Hospital where Sonja gives birth.

In this story Amillia is born on 24th October 2006, but the story has been reviewed to follow her progress.

This story is about Amillia being born between 16-19 weeks early. It is also about her record breaking birth and her fight for survival.

Sonja went into labour early, at less than 24 weeks, and the baby, Amillia, was delivered after an emergency Caesarean. Babies do not usually don’t survive when born at this age. Amillia had been inside the womb for less than any other baby. At birth Amillia was the size of a ballpoint pen and weighed less than 290 g.

The story happened because Amillia was the youngest baby ever known to survive outside the womb. She was only the size of a ballpoint pen and continues to survive by being given oxygen to help her lungs develop. She weighed less than 290 g when born.

Naomi

Good morning chairperson, good morning audience.

This is the way that I started my speech for the debate at Campsie P.S. yesterday. Our debate was topic was: Earth Hour is a waste of time.

We were the negative team and that means we said no, Earth Hour is not a waste of time.

Our 4 arguments were:

1. It raises awareness
2. It gives power to individuals
3. It gives us a taste of future reality
4. It gives global warming an international focal point

Campsie P.S. were the affirmative team which means they said yes, Earth Hour is a waste of time. These were their arguments:

1. Not many people participate
2. It’s only one hour
3. It has no sponsors
4. Big companies don’t participate

We WON the debate and are hoping to go well in the future as well. Here is our team: Natalie was the 1st speaker, Naomi(me) was the 2nd speaker, Ramiz was the 3rd speaker and Celia was the team adviser.

After the debate the school provided food for us, this food included: chips, cakes, donuts and poppers.

Naomi

P.S. A clue to the riddle is that he breaks them, but what next?

Hi everyone!

The riddle has some winners! But first I will show you the riddle and the answer, the riddle was:

 Tom and his younger sister were fighting. Their mother was tired of the fighting, and decided to punish them by making them stand on the same piece of newspaper in such a way that they couldn’t touch each other. How did she accomplish this?

The answer is that she slid the newspaper under the door and had the children stand on either side of the door.

I’m glad to say that we have 3 winners! They are:

Nadine and Sokeina. Momtahina told me the answer at school so she wins too!

Congratulations to those people and many other students who tried and were close  :-)  

Here is the new riddle: A blind man has 4 tablets, two are marked “X” and two are marked “Y”. Each day he has to take 1 “X” tablet and 1 “Y” tablet. He drops the tablets and he needs to pick them up as it is time to take them. Without taking 2 of the same type of tablet or asking someone else, how does he acomplish taking one of each tablet?

Good Luck! 

Naomi