Replying to Blog Commenting

Last week Koka Maria came in and taught us about replying to a comment someone has given us. We got to see examples of other people's blog when they had replied to a comment that someone had given to them. We had to fill out a slide about what we could have, what we should have and what we could have in a reply.
Here is the slide that I filled out.

Meng Foon Gave me a Spoon

Just joking, Meng Foon didn't give me a spoon, but today the mayor of Gisborne, Meng Foon, came to see us. He talked to us about our actions speak louder than words project. Each group shared what they were doing down at Hamanatua stream. A mayor normally is normally responsible for overseeing financial decisions for the town and they can also decide who is the deputy mayor and decide who is the chairperson for each committee. Mayors are normally in office for 3 years until they have another vote for who is the next mayor, unless removed from office by the local council. He was kind enough to take some photos with us.

Talent Quest!

Yesterday we had our annual school talent quest. I was in 4 items, one with my band, me singing a solo, me in a ukulele group and jump jam. At first I did not want to sing a solo because I was so nervous, but then my teachers and parents convinced me that I should. I was so nervous that I was shaking, I got up there and did it. I am so proud of myself for doing it. I've had a lot of people say to me that I was amazing.

Hanamatua

Over the last term we have been working down at Hanamatua stream. Here are some photos. We have been doing this firstly because our inquiry focus is actions speak louder than words and secondly because we are the kaitiaki of Hamanatua stream. Here are some photos of us.

Speeches

Over the past term we have been writing speeches. Every year we have speech competitions in our school. Yr 3 to 6s do speeches. Every year we normally have class speeches and then the teachers in that class pick some people in each year to go to the final, but this year we had semi finals. I did my speech in front of my class, and then I got chosen to go to the semi finals, but sadly I didn't get through to the finals. My speech was about, why everyone should compost! Here is my speech.

Intro

Did you know that when compost decomposes at a landfill, it makes a gas that contributes to global warming. Global warming, what's that you ask? Well, global warming is when the earth's temperatures get hotter and hotter and the ice caps melt. Which means rising sea levels and animals losing their homes. So today I am going to talk to you about why I think everyone should compost.

What is Compost?                                                                                                              Compost is organic matter that is made up of green waste, such as food scraps, garden waste or manure, and brown waste, such as wood chips, leaves or straw. When the green waste and the brown waste in the compost bin decomposes, it turns into dirt that is very good for our plants.

Global Warming                                                                                                                  Firstly, one of the the reasons you should have a compost bin is because when compostable waste goes into a landfill, it makes methane gas. Methane gas is a greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming. Global warming needs stop soon otherwise some coastal communities could be covered in water. But even worse some already are. However, when your compost decomposes in the compost bin, it doesn’t emit methane gas into the air, instead it gives you good compost you can use in your garden.    

More Room at the Landfills and no more Toxic Sludge                                                         If we all had a compost bin, there will be more room in the landfills. Why do we want more room? Well on january the 1st, China stopped taking all our rubbish. We used to give them a lot of our rubbish to put in their country. That is fair enough. They don’t deserve to store all the rubbish we make. Also since food scraps have a lot of water in them, when it mixes with other things at the landfill, it creates a toxic sludge called leachate. Leachate can leak into our waterways, lakes and streams and can poison the fish and other animals that live in them. It also pollutes the water that we drink, making the water bad to drink.

Compost is Good for our Plants                                                                                             Compost is a really good natural fertilizer for our plants. If you have a compost bin, there is no more paying for expensive, unnatural fertilizer that pollutes our rivers and water. Compost is very good for our plants, because the compost is very high in nutrients. It is also great because it helps the soil hold moisture and it attracts earthworms and many other things that are good for growing tasty vegetables like brussel sprouts. Wink, wink.

Conclusion

Wouldn’t it be good to say to people that you are stopping global warming just by composting your food? I know I can. Can YOU? So today go home and say to your parents, we need to start composting!” It’s simple, save the earth, get a compost bin and start composting!

Cross Country

A few weeks ago we had our school cross country. We did our cross country on the sand dunes near the school. The yr 6 girls went first to race. We had to do two laps of the whole cross country course. I came 9th out of around 30 year 6 girls.
Then afterwards it was fun because we got to cheer on the little kids.                IT WAS SO FUN!!!!