Don't forget about the two challenges we have to complete on Wednesday!
1. Mr Webb's Oldest NZ Music Challenge Locate the oldest NZ song that you can... artist and title! At the moment the oldest we have is Prince Tui Teka and the Patea Maori Club.
2. The Most NZ Musicians Challenge On Wednesday we will find out who knows the most NZ musicians to take out the NZ Music Month competition.
Yesterday after Reading we had a fantastic debate about whether we would want to be taught by Robots! Robot teachers you say??!! It's not as futuristic as it sounds. Watch this video to see what we mean...
Thanks to JR who gave us the link to ASIMO, which is a robot that has been developed by Honda. Pretty amazing stuff!
So, do you think you would like to have a robot teacher? Leave a comment telling us what you think and why? Don't forget to justify your answer!
It's the last week of NZ Music Month... we have LOVED finding out about NZ Music and all agree we know many more NZ musicians than we did at the start!
PNC - P- N - Whoa CS got to meet PNC at the Pacific Music Awards in the weekend! Lucky!!
"I had to stay in the middle of the creek in the nude..."
Our predictions for the next part of the story are... * He could wait til everyone goes past. Puts on his pants and then runs to the end and wins the race. -AC * He will still have all the powers and strengths of the wunderpants. - SW * Everyone will come past and laugh at him - SH & AS * Everyone will come past, through rocks and sticks and laugh at him. - CH * He will stay in the water and wait til everyone goes then put everything back on. - SA
When Supergroove broke up each band member went their own way. Che Fu started his solo career and is still around today... Thanks to Karl Stevens mum for leaving us a comment telling us all about Karls (Tthe other singer in Supergroove) new band called The Drab Doo Riffs.
A female mammoth was found perfectly preserved by Russian reindeer herders. The mammoth was from 37,000 years ago (the ice age). The mammoth will be sent to Japan (Tokyo University) to be studied. J.L.
Two years ago in Russia a mammoth was found by reindeer herders.The eyes,trunk and fur are in very good condition.It is believed to have been frozen for 37,000 years and died at three months old.It is going Japan university to be studied. By:C.H
For Inquiry this term we are looking at changes in nature including New Zealand and Auckland's changing landscape.
This is Room 25's understanding of changes in nature... We have two that are worded differently which one do you like? Is there anything we could add or change?
*When different or unusual things happen over time we get new plants, a new environment and a new landscape.
*When something unusual happens we get new plants, a new environment and a new landscape over time.
Today is an important day for us to celebrate the amazing person Maggie is... This is what EPS will be singing just for her today.
Daydream Believer
By John Stewart
Oh, I could hide 'neath the wings Of the bluebird as she sings. The six o'clock alarm would never ring. But it rings and I rise, Wipe the sleep out of my eyes. My shavin' razor's cold and it stings.
Cheer up, Sleepy Jean. Oh, what can it mean. To a daydream believer And a homecoming queen.
You once thought of me As a white knight on a steed. Now you know how happy I can be. Oh, and our good times start and end Without dollar one to spend. But how much, baby, do we really need.
Cheer up, Sleepy Jean. Oh, what can it mean. To a daydream believer And a homecoming queen. Cheer up, Sleepy Jean. Oh, what can it mean. To a daydream believer And a homecoming queen.
[Instrumental interlude]
Cheer up, Sleepy Jean. Oh, what can it mean. To a daydream believer And a homecoming queen. [Repeat and fade]
This is a great video from Scribe that talks about not giving up on your dreams. Setting goals for yourself and working hard to make them succeed. Also that it is important to have people around you who believe in you and will help you reach your goals!
Here is the first verse and chorus...
Check it out,1,2,hey yo,hey yo
I came a long way since back in the day From a teenager trying to make a rap in this way Ever since I was a kid I had something to say Rocking mics was a dream I didn't care about pay I sacrificed late nights and going out with my friends Just to stay home alone with my pad and my pen Had my eyes on my prize,my mind on my goal As I carved these rhymes out with my heart and my soul I didn't have a CD; all I had was a tape on the dole thru my flow was my only escape From a world where they didn't wanna see me prevail Didn't wanna see me take it all They'd rather see me fail
It's like...
[Chorus] I was down and out struggling wondered how I'm gonna make it thru I got a dream (I got a dream) Holding on (I'm gonna hold on) I can't let go cos you gotta make it come true
Carrying on from the theme of looking at how music shares messages is a classic NZ song from The Herbs. It is called French Letter and it is a song that was written about nuclear testing.
The French wanted to test their Nuclear bombs around NZ in a place called Morurua in the 1970s and 80s. In 1985 a greenpeace boat called the 'Rainbow Warrior' that went to protest against the French nuclear testing was bombed in Auckland Harbour killing 1 person who was aboard, all the others managed to escape. On 28 January 1996 then-President Jacques Chirac said the French military would not conduct any more nuclear tests - Wikipedia.
This song is shared the dislike that many NZers had towards Nuclear testing happening around them. The lyrics are underneath.
Lyrics: Lyrics from Muzic.Net.Nz Can you see yourself, under a coconut tree Wanting for nothing, or maybe a cooler breeze Where all things romantic, in the south pacific And the only peace is the spit on a feast, your feast yeah
Do you know what makes the ocean glow Do you know what makes the ocean glow When unwelcome guests, are making nuclear tests are making nuclear tests, are making nuclear tests, are making nuclear tests
Oh yes, no nukes hah ahhhhhhh Nuclear mis energy, nuclear, nuclear, free yo yo yo yo yo
Is there nothing at all who can appease your greed, Could you please leave the air we breath Why is it something we’ve done You all seem to forget About nuclear fallout and the long term effects
Is there anything gained when you hide the plane Anything gained when you hide the plane Let me be more specific, get out of the pacific Ki te la pacific, get out of the pacific Ki te la pacific
Oh yes, no nukes hah ahhhhhhh Nuclear mis energy, nuclear, nuclear, Nuclear free yeah Nuclear free yeah Nuclear free yeah
This track is a great one to start NZ Music Month with because it has been Number 1 in the charts for 10 weeks - breaking the last NZ record of 9 weeks. Congratulations Smashproof!
Today marks the first day on NZ Music Month. This is an awesome month where we can celebrate all the amazing music that comes from lil old Aotearoa. This month we will be looking at lots of NZ musicians - some new, some old!
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