Digestive System Blog

 What Organs Do We Have in Our Body?

Oesophagus -

The Oesophagus is a muscular tube that goes from your throat to your stomach that is how you get food in your system.

Stomach -

The Stomach has 3 main functions, one is for temporary storage for food, two is for where it holds food for 2 hours or more, and three is the stomach mixing and breaking down food for digesting.

Small Intestine - 

The small intestine carries out most of the digestive progress, absorbing almost all of the nutrients you get from foods into your bloodstream. The walls of the small intestine make digestive juices.

Liver -

The Liver regulates most chemical levels in the blood and excretes a product called Bile.

Large Intestine -

The purpose of the large intestine is to absorb water and salts from the material that has not been digested as food and to get rid of any waste or leftovers.

The Siege of Kaiapohai Pa

When did the Maori establish Kaiapohai Pa?

in the year 1700.

Who was involved in the siege?

Te Rauparaha (one of the main leaders)

Why?

They claimed to be greenstone traders then attacked

Who was Te Kauparaha? Where was he from?

Te Kauparaha is one of the main leaders and he is from Ngati Toa

What happened to the iwi after the siege?

Te Kauparaha ended up killing over 100 prisoners then fled

What is a Pa?

A place where Maori live

Term 1 Athletics blogpost

The athletics events I've learnt this term are, shot put, relays, discus and high jump. I found it quiet helpful for discus that you can run up to throw the discus and use your legs to make sure it goes far. I made sure to bring my PE gear for every session practising for the athletics, I also participated in every practise for the athletics. I had fun running in the relays running in the 100m, and 200m sprints, high jump was fun also I wasn't wearing much colour on the day except for the yellow paint on my face.