In room 4 we do diary writing most days. We often get a topic to write about aswell. this is what Connor wrote on Monday.
If I were a fish that could talk I would go up to a human and ask for a biscuit and a fishing line. I would then put the biscuit on the fishing line and walk into a public place and hopefully catch a human. If I did I would fillet it and put it in the chili bin and take it home for dinner.
By Connor
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Another speech
Here is Megan's speech. She also won third prize at the Lion's competition.
PUTARURU
Under a large mountain lies the sleepy little town of Putaruru…. Beautiful bushwalks, never ending forests and farming land and some of the best quality water in the world. The water in the Blue Springs is such good quality that it’s the source of the ‘Pump’ water company, so you could say that everyone in New Zealand has a little bit of Putaruru in them. One bushwalk rolls from beautiful scenery onto high bluffs with trees running all the way down to the river. You can never get enough.
Now, that’s what you might find in the text of a travel brochure, but we, the loyal long-time residents of Putaruru know the sometimes sad, behind the scenes truth about our town.
Sure, there are beautiful bushwalks, but they do get quite boring when your mother has made you walk them over and over again.
Yes, there are never ending acres of farming land, forests and hunting country, but there are no decent sized shopping facilities. None of those big red buildings where you can happily spend hours roaming around looking for bargains at heavily reduced prices. Sometimes I wonder what all of those weekends kicking up a sweat walking up a large slope for the tenth time were really worth, when I could have been in Rotorua or Hamilton looking around for that perfect outfit in JayJays or Supre. Although Putaruru is definitely one of the lowest ranking towns on the chart when it comes to shops, I suppose some people find joy in going for a bit of a jog while trying to find that so called ‘trained’ pig hunting dog they lost last week.
Most outsiders would think that the people of Putaruru are so lucky because we have beautiful, clean water to drink and fresh air to breathe, but we have no well known food outlets. No Subway, Burger King, Mc Donald’s or KFC to satisfy our cravings. Oh, how I crave the sweet smell of a six-inch sub with meatballs and mayonnaise on toasted bread, instead of stinky silage bales rotting away in the back paddock.
Putaruru is a small town, but it’s my home town, and my fondness for it will never really ware off, no matter how much I think I want it to.
So, how many times have you walked the tracks?
By Megan Hemming
PUTARURU
Under a large mountain lies the sleepy little town of Putaruru…. Beautiful bushwalks, never ending forests and farming land and some of the best quality water in the world. The water in the Blue Springs is such good quality that it’s the source of the ‘Pump’ water company, so you could say that everyone in New Zealand has a little bit of Putaruru in them. One bushwalk rolls from beautiful scenery onto high bluffs with trees running all the way down to the river. You can never get enough.
Now, that’s what you might find in the text of a travel brochure, but we, the loyal long-time residents of Putaruru know the sometimes sad, behind the scenes truth about our town.
Sure, there are beautiful bushwalks, but they do get quite boring when your mother has made you walk them over and over again.
Yes, there are never ending acres of farming land, forests and hunting country, but there are no decent sized shopping facilities. None of those big red buildings where you can happily spend hours roaming around looking for bargains at heavily reduced prices. Sometimes I wonder what all of those weekends kicking up a sweat walking up a large slope for the tenth time were really worth, when I could have been in Rotorua or Hamilton looking around for that perfect outfit in JayJays or Supre. Although Putaruru is definitely one of the lowest ranking towns on the chart when it comes to shops, I suppose some people find joy in going for a bit of a jog while trying to find that so called ‘trained’ pig hunting dog they lost last week.
Most outsiders would think that the people of Putaruru are so lucky because we have beautiful, clean water to drink and fresh air to breathe, but we have no well known food outlets. No Subway, Burger King, Mc Donald’s or KFC to satisfy our cravings. Oh, how I crave the sweet smell of a six-inch sub with meatballs and mayonnaise on toasted bread, instead of stinky silage bales rotting away in the back paddock.
Putaruru is a small town, but it’s my home town, and my fondness for it will never really ware off, no matter how much I think I want it to.
So, how many times have you walked the tracks?
By Megan Hemming
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Winning speeches
Here is Chloe's speech. She got third place at the Putaruru Lion's Speech competition!
The Ozone Layer
Have you ever been out in the sun for ten minutes and noticed your skin getting redder and redder? Well I am going to tell you why. In the late 1920’s chemicals called chlorofluorocarbons or CFC’s were invented. The chemicals were not poisonous and didn’t harm fabrics, plants or people. Companies thought they were great and used the chemicals in refrigerators, air conditioners, Styrofoam packaging and spray cans. From the 1920’s to the 1970’s billions of CFC molecules were released into the air. In the 1970’s scientists began to wonder what happened to the CFC’s after they had been in the air for a while. Scientists learnt that the CFC’s floated past the troposphere and up into the stratosphere where UV rays would break them down. The troposphere is zero to eight miles above earth and is also the air we breathe. The stratosphere is eight to 30 miles above earth. This was bad because scientists knew that ozone in the stratosphere protects the earth from to many UV rays. In 1979 many countries including the United States decided to try and fix the problem by banning CFC’s from being made or used. Today no spray cans contain CFC’s. Scientists predicted that the ozone layer would be at its thinnest in 2008. New research shows that other air pollution problems are slowing down the ozone layers ability to rebound. If you are wondering what UV rays are it stands for ultraviolet radiation? Light rays can be divided into three main groups such as visible light, ultraviolet light and infrared light. Visible light is what humans can see. We can’t see infrared light or ultraviolet light but they can be seen in sunlight and can have an effect on us like sunburns. Humans should be careful for UV rays. Scientists say too much exposure to the sun before you are 18 can cause huge problems such as skin cancer, eye cataracts and may even cause problems with your immune system. Cataracts form when the lens of your eye becomes cloudy and hard. Did you know skin cancer is the most common cancer in New Zealand? 250 new Zealanders die from skin cancer each year. If you are outside in the sun at any time between 11am and 4pm watch out because that is when UV rays are most fierce. The sun can get through a wet t-shirt and can also burn you while you swim. So when you are out in the sun slip, slop, slap and wrap.
Chloe
The Ozone Layer
Have you ever been out in the sun for ten minutes and noticed your skin getting redder and redder? Well I am going to tell you why. In the late 1920’s chemicals called chlorofluorocarbons or CFC’s were invented. The chemicals were not poisonous and didn’t harm fabrics, plants or people. Companies thought they were great and used the chemicals in refrigerators, air conditioners, Styrofoam packaging and spray cans. From the 1920’s to the 1970’s billions of CFC molecules were released into the air. In the 1970’s scientists began to wonder what happened to the CFC’s after they had been in the air for a while. Scientists learnt that the CFC’s floated past the troposphere and up into the stratosphere where UV rays would break them down. The troposphere is zero to eight miles above earth and is also the air we breathe. The stratosphere is eight to 30 miles above earth. This was bad because scientists knew that ozone in the stratosphere protects the earth from to many UV rays. In 1979 many countries including the United States decided to try and fix the problem by banning CFC’s from being made or used. Today no spray cans contain CFC’s. Scientists predicted that the ozone layer would be at its thinnest in 2008. New research shows that other air pollution problems are slowing down the ozone layers ability to rebound. If you are wondering what UV rays are it stands for ultraviolet radiation? Light rays can be divided into three main groups such as visible light, ultraviolet light and infrared light. Visible light is what humans can see. We can’t see infrared light or ultraviolet light but they can be seen in sunlight and can have an effect on us like sunburns. Humans should be careful for UV rays. Scientists say too much exposure to the sun before you are 18 can cause huge problems such as skin cancer, eye cataracts and may even cause problems with your immune system. Cataracts form when the lens of your eye becomes cloudy and hard. Did you know skin cancer is the most common cancer in New Zealand? 250 new Zealanders die from skin cancer each year. If you are outside in the sun at any time between 11am and 4pm watch out because that is when UV rays are most fierce. The sun can get through a wet t-shirt and can also burn you while you swim. So when you are out in the sun slip, slop, slap and wrap.
Chloe
Monday, September 1, 2008
Speeches
Japan
Ohayoo gozaimus menasama, watashiwa Guresu des Nippon. Good morning ladies and gentleman boys and girls today I’m going to talk to you about Japan or as the Japanese call it Nippon.
Japan is located in eastern Asia and is bordered by water. It has a massive population of over 125 million and just the capital city Tokyo has over 12 million, that’s three times the amount of all the people in all of New Zealand and did I mention that land wise Japan is the same size as New Zealand.
Although Japan consists of hundreds, possibly thousands of islands there are four main islands: Honshu, Hokkaido, Shikoku, and Kyushu. Japan’s islands make up 97% of the land mass, it is mainly volcanic mountainous region with over 200 volcanoes and 50 are active. Mt Fuji is the highest and most active volcano in Japan. It is situated on the outskirts of Tokyo and it has had over 63 eruptions.
One of the biggest eruptions Japan has had was in July 2007. It reached a massive 6.8 on the Richter scale. It occurred on the west coast of Honshu. It killed 11 people and injured over 900. It caused the world’s biggest nuclear power plant to have a massive leak in it, all of the leakage lead to the ocean and killed a lot of plants, fish and other ocean creatures.
Japan’s currency is completely different to what we have here because 300 yen exchanged into dollars is $3. 80 and 5000 yen exchanged is $63. 40 so obviously it is much easier to become a millionaire over there.
Japan’s main foods they enjoy are rice, raw fish and sushi. Sushi is made out of raw fish, rice sometimes vegetables and it is all wrapped up in seaweed that has been dried out and made into strips.
Japan’s flag consists of only two colours red and white. It has a white background and a red circle in the centre. The meaning of the flag and also Japan is “Land of the Rising Sun.”
I myself cannot wait until I’m older enough to go over and experience a whole different life and hopefully visit all that they are famous for.
SAYOONARA...
BY GRACE ROACHE
DANCING…
I love singing it’s one if my favourite things to do especially when I’m in the shower, I guess you know what I’m going to talk to you about well let me tell you something you don’t I’m going to talk to you about dancing.
Dancing is like singing but instead of singing with your mouth you’re singing with your body.
There are different types of dancing like Tap Dancing, Country, Ballet, Hip Hop/krumping and traditional dancing.
One of my favourite types of dancing is the chicken dance because when it comes to dancing in front of an audience I’m a chicken yes I admitted it I’m a chicken.
There are many movies that involve dancing such as Stomp Da Yard, save the last dance, you got served Honey and so much more the list goes on my favourite movie would have to be all of them cause there really good moves to watch and I think if you watch these movies you’ll watch them over and over again
Many types of dancing originate from many countries around the world and heaps of countries have traditional dances to celebrate many special occasions.
Dancing’s well known around the world and known to young kids, younger than five years old and is also known to old folks.
Chris Brown, Ne-Yo and Soulja Boy are well known for their great expertise at dancing and are idols for young children and young teens around the same age as them.
People use dancing to show their emotions in many ways like Krumping is to let out aggression and to keep young teens away from crime-ridden areas like south Las Angeles and all over the world, they also use dancing to relax or let loose and even to get fit.
Um I was wondering why don’t we have dancing at school yeah why? But I know we have Jump Jam but that’s not my style of dancing but the good thing about it is it keeps you motivated.
Just a question did I talk to you about singing before um by singing I meant dancing yeah dancing talking about dancing oh I’m five minutes late for my dancing class sorry got to go.
Shyanne Ratahi.
Ohayoo gozaimus menasama, watashiwa Guresu des Nippon. Good morning ladies and gentleman boys and girls today I’m going to talk to you about Japan or as the Japanese call it Nippon.
Japan is located in eastern Asia and is bordered by water. It has a massive population of over 125 million and just the capital city Tokyo has over 12 million, that’s three times the amount of all the people in all of New Zealand and did I mention that land wise Japan is the same size as New Zealand.
Although Japan consists of hundreds, possibly thousands of islands there are four main islands: Honshu, Hokkaido, Shikoku, and Kyushu. Japan’s islands make up 97% of the land mass, it is mainly volcanic mountainous region with over 200 volcanoes and 50 are active. Mt Fuji is the highest and most active volcano in Japan. It is situated on the outskirts of Tokyo and it has had over 63 eruptions.
One of the biggest eruptions Japan has had was in July 2007. It reached a massive 6.8 on the Richter scale. It occurred on the west coast of Honshu. It killed 11 people and injured over 900. It caused the world’s biggest nuclear power plant to have a massive leak in it, all of the leakage lead to the ocean and killed a lot of plants, fish and other ocean creatures.
Japan’s currency is completely different to what we have here because 300 yen exchanged into dollars is $3. 80 and 5000 yen exchanged is $63. 40 so obviously it is much easier to become a millionaire over there.
Japan’s main foods they enjoy are rice, raw fish and sushi. Sushi is made out of raw fish, rice sometimes vegetables and it is all wrapped up in seaweed that has been dried out and made into strips.
Japan’s flag consists of only two colours red and white. It has a white background and a red circle in the centre. The meaning of the flag and also Japan is “Land of the Rising Sun.”
I myself cannot wait until I’m older enough to go over and experience a whole different life and hopefully visit all that they are famous for.
SAYOONARA...
BY GRACE ROACHE
DANCING…
I love singing it’s one if my favourite things to do especially when I’m in the shower, I guess you know what I’m going to talk to you about well let me tell you something you don’t I’m going to talk to you about dancing.
Dancing is like singing but instead of singing with your mouth you’re singing with your body.
There are different types of dancing like Tap Dancing, Country, Ballet, Hip Hop/krumping and traditional dancing.
One of my favourite types of dancing is the chicken dance because when it comes to dancing in front of an audience I’m a chicken yes I admitted it I’m a chicken.
There are many movies that involve dancing such as Stomp Da Yard, save the last dance, you got served Honey and so much more the list goes on my favourite movie would have to be all of them cause there really good moves to watch and I think if you watch these movies you’ll watch them over and over again
Many types of dancing originate from many countries around the world and heaps of countries have traditional dances to celebrate many special occasions.
Dancing’s well known around the world and known to young kids, younger than five years old and is also known to old folks.
Chris Brown, Ne-Yo and Soulja Boy are well known for their great expertise at dancing and are idols for young children and young teens around the same age as them.
People use dancing to show their emotions in many ways like Krumping is to let out aggression and to keep young teens away from crime-ridden areas like south Las Angeles and all over the world, they also use dancing to relax or let loose and even to get fit.
Um I was wondering why don’t we have dancing at school yeah why? But I know we have Jump Jam but that’s not my style of dancing but the good thing about it is it keeps you motivated.
Just a question did I talk to you about singing before um by singing I meant dancing yeah dancing talking about dancing oh I’m five minutes late for my dancing class sorry got to go.
Shyanne Ratahi.
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