Argument

This week for writing we had to do an argument about animals in zoos.

I believe that animals should not be kept in a zoo. 

I believe that animals do not belong in a zoo. They are wild animals and it is bad for them to be baby fed their whole life. 

I also think that its not fair that the Animals have no say and no chance to express what they are feeling and what they want. Lastly how would humans like and cope with being kept in an enclosure with another species gazing at them like dolls. 

Animals should not be kept in cages and enclosures because if they are released they will not be used to be gathering food and finding shelter for themselves. They will not know how to survive in the real world. Imagine this, your parents make your bed, cook food, put your clothes on, do your homework and everything else. And suddenly send you to make a life for your own. Pay rent and cook and all the rest of it. 

Animals also shouldn’t be in enclosures because they never said they wanted to be their. They don’t have any say or influence in where humans keep them. How would you like to be taken to an unnatural and a unknown place. 

Would you like to be bossed around. My last point is how would humans like to be held in a zoo  with another species in charge of them watching them for hours. 

So in conclusion I strongly believe that animals should not be kept in zoos for these 3 reasons. They will not be able to fend for the self in the real world, they have no say in things and humans would not like to be bossed around like that so other species probably don’t either. 

Maths dlo

This week for maths we have to make a DLO for our Maths Geometry. Here is mine.

Maths work book

Term Highlight

The highlight for this term was all the sport we got to play like Rugby, Sevens, League, Basketball, League in Christchurch and Hockey. 

We did really well in everyone and we Hold the Rugby 15s, League and Hockey cups. 

I'm looking forward to term 3 but I'm just happy to have the holidays. 

Under 52s rugby

Last week I was again selected to represent the West Coast for the Under 52 kg rugby team.  I am vice captain and I play 1st 5/8th. I weigh 47kg. 

There is a tournament played between Marlborough, Nelson Bays, Golden Bay/Motueka, Buller and the West Coast in the school holidays. This a primary schools tournament with a weight restriction. The tournament is a round robin played over a week. The winner of this tournament is awarded the Seddon Shield. It is a very old and prestigious rugby tournament. 

Last year, I also played in this tournament. We beat Buller and we were very close to beating Golden Bay/ Motueka. Hopefully this year we will play well and win.

Stem and leaf graph

We have learn't how to do a stem and leaf graph. Here is my explanation.

Book Review

Last week I read The Recruit. The author is  Robert Muchamore. The Book is about a child who has no father their mother dies.

After he gets recruited to a agency called cherub, Witch is a child agency to stop people doing bad things. He does basic training and finally got through and get selected for a mission.  He does really well in the mission.  Find out the rest by reading the book.

Writing

This week we learnt how to make an argument. Here is mine. 

Children should NOT get phones until they are at least 13.  

In my opinion parents should resist the urge to give their child a phone. 

By giving them devices the first thing going through their minds when they’re bored is phone , phone, phone.  They also will become lazy and be too engaged in their device instead of being outside. Children in my opinion should play a variety of sports and at least 5 hours of sport a week. Also your kids will become antisocial. 

Kids that are on phones are paying attention to the screen rather than to outside things. By letting them go on their phone as a consequence you are making them less fit and lazy. Experts say that children should be doing an hour of exersise daily. So by giving them a phone you won’t get them doing the amount of fitness. One of nz main problems is obesity lots of people have it and by allowing them to play on a screen is making them more likley to get obese. Do you want obese children?

My second argument is that if they have a phone they will go on lots of games and be atisochial. They will get addictions and not engage in coversations. If you allow phones into your household your house culd sound like this, “ Toby get of your phone”, “But mummy I’m almost finished please a bit longer”. You will have arguments like this creep into the house.  Do you want antisocial kids? 

My last opinion I think that they won’t want to do chores because they are too engaged in their screen. They will be less inclined to do what their parents want them to do.  Do you want disobedient children? If not don’t give them a phone and you might have a chance. 

Finally I think that giving your kid a phone is a bad Idea and will make them lazy and unfit. 

Maths

This week for maths we did probability, here is my DLO on it.