Blood Moon on the Horizon

Created on September 22, 2015

A Blood moon known as a ‘tetrad’ will take place on September 28th, which is just the fourth lunar eclipse in two years.

The rare event will make the moon look up to 14% larger because it is as close to the earth than it will ever be in its elliptical orbit. However there is a chance that the eclipse won’t be visible from New Zealand and as always viewing always depends on weather conditions.

So why will the moon be a ‘blood’ red colour? When the earth eclipses a full moon the direct sunlight is blocked, but the suns rays still light up the moon. However this light has already travelled through the Earths atmosphere first, and hence causing the totally eclipsed moon to look red or brownish.

Myron Simpson

Myron Simpson came today to our Duffy assembly to talk to us about why reading is important. He was born on the 30th of July in 1990 . He won  a silver medal at world champs in Mexico.The fastest that he could go on his bike is 110 kph. He started riding bikes when he was 3 years old, also when he was 8 years he started to represent New Zealand.

Equipment:

Aerodynamic,

Carbon fiber wheels,

Skin suit,

Racing Helmet(Uncle spray painted it).

Top Tip

Making A Good Blog Comment

Shaun Johnson

Shaun Johnson

The person I want to meet is Shaun Johnson .I want to meet him because he plays for the Warriors and he is the kicker of the team. He was part of the junior Warriors side that won the Toyota cup in 2010 and played for the  NRL all stars in 2013.

He always believed in his dream to become a rugby league player and never gave up. He didn't want to go to another team so he has stayed in the Warriors. I want Shaun Johnson  to visit my room because I think he would be a great person to meet.

Madd Messenger

Yesterday,Room 11, Room 12 went to Room 8A to learn about talking to others  in a good way.They told us about a man named Tomas Edison who worked with lightbulbs .  He tried his best and never gave up on it..

Better Than Before

Talofa Lava, my name is Gloria my nationality  is Samoan. I love playing soccer and rugby. I love hanging out with my family and friends. I go to Ruapotaka school.I am in room 11 and my teacher is Damian Reid. I was born in New Zealand I have two brothers and one sister and I love to spend time with them and my parents. I always want to go school all the time. I like to play with my class mates. I like my school and my family. I love reading and art. My goal for term 2 is to be better than before.