Kez

This term has been fantastic for me, James hargest exchange, Cross country, tech, making new friends and even going to my first OIS disco!

I really enjoyed doing Digi tech and making a stop motion video on a whiteboard. Another thing I enjoyed was being a tour guide for the OIS open night because I got to show people around the school, answer questions and talk as much as I liked! Cross country was a challenge but I still did it! Two laps around the St Kevins college field. This year OIS hosted the annual JHC exchange, where a school from invercargill come to  our school and we verse them in a ton of sports, then one school wins the shield. This year, we won!. OIS also took part in stars on stage when some of us go to Dunedin to perform. I am really looking forward to term four as a year 7.

I strongly believe that animals shouldn’t be kept in zoos. Put yourself in the animals’ shoes. Would you like to be locked away in a gigantic metal cage, hidden away from the world?

 

To begin with, most animals prefer to be in a paddock, field or just somewhere where they can be free. Take an elephant for example, they would want to be in a forest, savannah or even a desert. This has two advantages, the elephant is happy, and the people that used to go to the zoo still get to see the elephant.

 

Next, Zoos don’t provide the animals natural habitats, and the climate could be wrong for them. This could risk their lives severely. Almost 500 animals have died in zoos in just 4 years. A polar bear is supposed to be in the Arctic, not Christchurch, for people to stare at all day. 

 

Another reason is that when they are shut away in dark enclosures, the animals can be put in stress. They won’t be able to get sunlight. Also, they wouldn’t learn the basic skills to survive in the wild, especially if they were born in the zoo. 

 

 As you can see,  freedom, climate and\ sunlight they are all reasons why I believe that our animals shouldn’t be kept in zoos. So, what are you waiting for? Free the animals!

Today I will be telling you what my superpower would be if I could choose. It would be the power to fly.

This is because it would make it easier to get to school, home and all around the world!!!!! I could travel easily to see the places I want to see. I could fly anywhere I want, when I want.

The end

Cats are way better than dogs. I have many many reasons why. Do you like being woken up at midnight?  Then this persuasive writing isn’t for you.

To begin with, Cats are quiet coming through your door, comfort you when you are sad and have soft fur to pat. If I was to go to my friend’s house, and they had a cat. Then the cat wouldn’t bark, give me a heart attack and leap up onto me like dogs do. The cat would come up to me and brush against my leg, hoping for a pat.

Dogs on the other hand, are loud with their woofing, poop on the lawn outside and inside, and also they require training.  In the middle of the night, you could be sleeping away, when suddenly WOOF WOOF goes your neighbor’s dog very loudly. Ten times louder than you are imagining now. You can’t sleep for the rest of the night just because of a 30cm dog barking away, trying to get inside.

So in summary, cats are better than dogs, and I believe you need to get one!! What is the easiest pet to have you ask? A CAT!.

By Kezia

Who doesn’t have a cell phone these days? Some people can’t leave the house without them. They are a distraction to learning, a risk, another door where people can cyberbully others.If the school let’s us bring cellphones to class then they will regret it.

 

To begin with, Cell phones would be a big distraction to learning, and there would be no point in even coming to school because we wouldn’t be learning. Children would be checking texts, their social media every second of the day. An average person spends 4 hours on their phones every day.

 

Yes, phones do have a calculator, google and all those other nic nacs on them, but aren’t we surviving now without all that at school? Don’t we have chromebooks? Also, children are famous for losing things, so we’d be finding loads of expensive cell phones that people paid for  all over the school ; Some people are greedy and could steal the phone. 

 

Kids are known to be irresponsible on some devices and there would be no way to supervise them well on phones so who knows what we could  be doing, but on chromebooks we can be watched on hapara by our teacher to make sure we are using the internet appropriately.     

 

In summary, that is why I feel that phones should not be permitted on school grounds. Do you agree? Then say no to cell phones.

Exercise. Making friends. Experiencing other schools. Learning new skills. These are all different reasons why we should keep the exchange.

 James Hargest  is an annual exchange that we versus them and play sports. We take turns hosting the exchange every year. This year it was us that host it. They come from Invercargill ,  What could be a better week?

Firstly, it is a chance for us to exercise in a fun way, have a break from devices and get some fresh air into our bodies. People spend an average of 4 hours a day on devices so it would reduce that amount. It is also learning so we aren’t getting a chance to stop learning.

Secondly, we can make new friends to hang out with at lunchtimes and intervals. If we are an only child and have a billet, it would be good to have someone to hang out and socialize with, especially at the disco. Also, when you are competing with other people you can make connections with them and you could see them again later on in life!

Thirdly, it is good to experience other schools and see how their system works at school, and maybe even learn something new while you are there. You can also learn new skills like making new friends, sport skills and even how to challenge yourself!

  If I had the choice to keep the exchange or get rid of it, I would definitely choose to keep it. It offers so much more than staying inside all day on our devices without fitness. The exchange has been running for 31 years now, so why stop now?

That is why I feel we should keep the James Hargest exchange.

Omarama was usual enough; it had a park, a creek, a supermarket, a bike trail, and even a holiday home. My sister and I did what sisters do- argued about hubba bubba, threw huge stones in the creek, biked along on the bumpy bike trail, cruised on the park swings, hunted for rings like detectives looking for clues in the busy pool. Doing nothing important.

Do you know what helps you see? Well, I’ll tell you. Cornea, iris, pupil, lens, retina – these are all parts of the human  eye that work together to help you visual the things around you everyday. They are very important parts of the human body.

 

The first stage of sight happens when the reflected light that you see journeys through the window of your eye- a clear dome shaped layer made of clear tissue: the Cornea. The Cornea shields your pupil, while it focuses light as it passes through the crystal clear frontal part of your eye. The Colorful part of your eye is called the Iris- a round, light circle behind the cornea. The Iris is in control of how much light gets to pass through it. You could think of it as a guard letting people into the Queen’s palace.

 

Located in the middle of the Iris is a dark round opening that lets light into the eye. The Iris has muscles attached to it that make it bigger and smaller, which lets light into the eye to help create the image that you are trying to see. The pupil gets smaller when there is a lot of light and bigger when there is less.

 

The next stage to sight happens when light reaches the pupil and touches the lens; kind of like a camera lens. The lens focuses onto the back of the eye. The lens helps you see objects up close and far away. The lens helps the light focus onto the back of the eye.

 

The back of the eye is called the retina, which is made up of millions of light sensitive cords .Called rods and cones. About 120 million rods and 7 million cones are in each eye. Rods help see black, white and shades of grey to show you the shape and form of things. They also help you see in the dark , and cones help you see colour. Cones are sensitive to one of 3 specific colours: Red, Green or blue. Together they help you see millions of colours!

 

So in summary, eyes are a vital part of the human body, and we need them to do almost everything we do each day.

 

This post is all about the places I have been to,  the places I am going and the places I would like to go.

I have lived in China for 8 months and I went to shanghai united international school. I also went to Japan for a two week holiday, I traveled to different places around Japan. At the end of this year I am going to England, Paris and Hong-Kong to see relatives and to have a holiday. In the future I would like to go to America and go to HUGE malls!!

I hope you like my post!

This post is all about humans. Super humans!!!

1. The tallest man in medical history is Robert Wadlow. Who when last measured on 27th June 1940 was found to be 2.72 meters tall. He remains the tallest person ever.

2. Chandra was declared the shortest human adult ever documented and verified, measuring 54.64 cm height confirmed by Guiness world records.

3. You Jianixia from Shanghai holds the world record for the worlds longest eyelashes. Her lashes measure in at a whooping 12.40cm.

I hope you enjoyed this crazy post!!!!!