Learn To Swim / Wordle

We are learning to use the features of Explanation writing to inform and persuade our audience.

Learn to Swim

Swimming is essential in many ways not just for exercise but it will also help our New Zealand citizens and tourists to be safe in the water. I believe this because the rate of children drowning is increasing.One reason for this is because of the lack of the swimming that many children do.  This reduces the opportunity for these essential skills to develop. This also means that children and in some cases adults too, do not learn how to keep safe in the water. People underestimate what water can do to them at a beach or at a pool, while many think it is all about splashing and diving and having fun, water can be dangerous if you don’t know how to swim or what to do it you get into trouble. Swimming is a very good exercise for your lungs.  Learning to  swim and water safety skills can help you survive and if one day you fell into the water.  Would you know what would to do? If you were at the beach and got into trouble, would you know how to signal for help to alert the lifeguards.

In conclusion swimming is an important and fun thing you do in life not just for physical benefits but also to help you keep safe in water’ because once you lose your life you can’t take it back so Learn to Swim.  It will not only help save your life, but the skills you learn could also save the life of another person.  Learn to Swim!

Ice Age 4 Continental Drift

It was Wednesday, the second week of the holidays and I had everything planned out for the day.

We were set and ready to go to the movies; I had checked the timetable for the Amazing Spider Man, it was at 8.00pm so after we ate my dad drove us to Hoyts cinemas at Sylvia Park.  Unfortunately when we got there disaster struck! Several other Spiderman fans (and I don’t mean just a few) had decided to go at the same time and consequently; The Amazing Spider Man was sold out. My mind went blank…. What now? I thought to myself.  My dad approached counter and asked the cashier if there were any other available movies, for kids in general.  Eager to help he enthusiastically replied “Um… well we have ‘Ice Age 4’, would you like to see it?”   “Ok”, we replied and eagerly grabbed the tickets as we chatted and made our way to cinema 7.

The 20th Century logo covered the screen briefly and then vanished. The light disappeared and the room turned black, pitch black. A few blinks later Scrat a squirrel  and the accursed acorn showed up, and once again Scat’s foolishness had a big effect on Manny and the herd.The herd was made up of a mammoth known as  Manny,  (very big and stubborn) Sid a very entertaining, stupid or perhaps clueless abandoned sloth his grandma  - Gramma and Diego the cunning, swift and ferocious saber tooth.

Unfortunately Manny and the herd had become separated from Ely his wife and Peaches his teenage daughter a newfound character. Their separation was caused by Manny and the herd being tapped and drifting away on an iceberg. Their quest is to find a way back to Manny’s family. On the way they encounter Captain Gutt and his crew, who causes mischief and all kinds of trouble. Shira a sabre tooth is second in command and develops a liking to Diego, Manny’s friend. In the end Manny is reunited with his family.

My family and I waited till the end before getting up to leave to avoid being squashed and supposedly getting separated in the enormous crowd pushing and squirming to get out.  A good movie like that, (I thought to myself)  deserves to be followed by a good nights rest

Pegasus

We are learning to identify and discuss features of the Constellations in the Southern Hemisphere.

I have chosen the constellation Pegasus because I have always wanted to know more about this winged horse and about constellations.

The constellation Pegasus resembles the white winged horse of Greek mythology. It is hard to shape out the horses body because from where we are ( the Southern Hemisphere) the horses body is the other way around.
You can see this constellation in the springtime or the late winter in the Southern hemisphere but in the Northern hemisphere you can see it at the end of summer and through autumn. The Pegasus was named by the astronomer Claudius Ptolemy in the 2nd century like the other forty-seven other constellations he named so in all he named forty-eight. The story of the creation and adventure of Pegasus begins when Perseus battles the snake headed Medusa. When Perseus beheaded Medusa, drops of her blood fell into the sea. This blood then mixed with sea foam and thus Pegasus was born.

Under Southern Skies

A CyberSmart Book Worm!

 We've been learning about personal and private information online.  We have been learning to decide what personal information  is safe to share online. 

Hello! My name is Aaron, just Aaron, because that's just how much I can say about myself, well in this blog anyway. I live in a family of 4 and I am the oldest sibling yay! I have a brother named Bryan and of course my two loving parents. I live in a beautiful green country, New Zealand on the planet Earth. In the galaxy of the, Milky Way for all you aliens out there. I go to Saint Patrick's school where they teach how to be cybersmart and all kinds of things. The school was named after Saint Patrick and was founded by the Ladies of the Mission or Missions Sisters. I like to listen to music and read a lot, like five books at least per week. So anyway this is me, I hope you like reading my blog and keep coming back :)
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