Yesterday the 13th of December, we had a gaming workshop. Tony from esports Whangarei and Ryan & Jess from the Ministry of Education came to our school because we won a competition out of our whole country but the actual gaming truck couldn't come so they came instead. They also bought us pizza for lunch which was very delicious.
It was a good experience, especially since I hadn't played most of the games before.
I really appreciated the gaming people coming up, it was very fun!
Recently we did our class speeches and we could choose to go into the finals meaning doing it in front of the senior syndicate and I went through, on Tuesday all the finals did it in front of the seniors, I was versing the other year 8s with my speech which was 'What is Kpop' because Whaea Petrina told me to do something I'm passionate about. I was quite nervous but I still did it, and I came first out of the year 8s. I was very proud of myself because I hate public speaking. 😃ツ
Today we had some people come to our school, and they brought VR headsets and their actual film videos from New Zealand's oceans. It was really fun I had a great time and I learned lots.
This term our class' reading focus is on refugees and this week we read a graphic novel about a refugee. We had to answer questions about it (mine are down below). The graphic novel was called My name is Rez. I learnt about some new countries I had never heard about before, and I learnt about refugees.
We did our first session of S.T.E.M with our buddy class, room 8. We had to make a structure out of cardboard, newspaper, and tape. We had to be in groups, it was fun but quite difficult, but ours didn't turn out the best...
Here is my group.⇩⇩⇩
Over the past few weeks, my class and I have been reading and answering questions about I'm a blackfella poem. It a cool poem to learn about.
Causes and consequences of changes in our oceans
Because of global warming and plastic pollution the ocean has been changing, the ocean is rising and getting warmer so fish are dying and the ocean is rising because since it's getting warmer the ice is melting making the sea levels higher. Also, each year more and more plastic is being dumped into the ocean. This is a problem.
Global warming is a big part of the ocean rising and the earth is getting warmer everywhere even in Antarctica and the Arctic. This is causing the ice to melt into the ocean making it rise. The ocean has been rising for a long time. It rises about one-eighth of an inch per year. If the ocean keeps rising it might flood towns and cities and it will probably stay like that. Soon it's just going to be the ocean and nothing else! So we should do whatever we can to stop climate change.
It's not just the land getting warmer, it's the ocean too. This means that fish and coral reefs are dying, cold-water fish, and warm water fish are too. Because The warm water is turning too hot and the cold water is turning warm. The fish recycle the nutrients they take in, providing the fertilizer seagrass and algae need to grow, so if the fish are dying so are the seagrass and algae.
Plastic pollution is one of the biggest problems in the ocean. Each year about 6 billion tons of plastic goes into the ocean, it is an ongoing problem that only we can fix. 100,000 marine animals die each year because of plastic. Our oceans are becoming less and fewer animals and more and more plastic. Let's say in 2050 when you go fishing you're going to be catching plastic milk bottles instead of fish.
In conclusion please help save our oceans. Just imagine not being able to go swimming because of plastic pollution. Imagine if the world started flooding because of global warming. We can help our environment by putting plastic in a bin and not in our ocean, or not using as many fossil fuels as we are using.
By Lola
Why flooding causes destruction
Flooding is a natural cause. Flooding can also cause lots of damage to towns, cities, cars, power poles and also people. Flooding can be caused by overflowing rivers, broken dams, storm surges and tsunamis, but the most common flood cause is by too much rain.
Flooding causes a lot of damage, and most times about 40 billion dollars to fix, flooding goes all over the world. When floods occur they often bring sand, dirt and other substances. Those things build up and make the flood higher above ground. The force of the water also pushes things over and carries them in the flood, and those things can knock other things down or carry things with it. Such as, houses, shops, power poles and cars.
Flooding doesn't just destroy things, it also messes the towns or cities up. After a flood it takes a long time to clean up and sometimes lots could die or be injured.
It also means some people don't have anywhere to live.
To reduce this problem we could build a wall to stop the flooding and build some houses on hills. Most importantly build the towns and cities in a non flood zone, that way everyone can be safe.
In conclusion flooding is a huge problem for people and costs a lot of money. It leaves a giant mess to clean up and it takes a very long time for the damage to be repaired. It would be great to build out of flooding zones, and have plans if a flood does occur.
By Lola
