THE FARMER AND THE POOR GOD

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Nuclear Power

NUCLEAR POWER

Nuclear energy.  Some like it, some don’t.  I’m here to tell you why I think there is a bit of good but mostly BAD.

Nuclear power could produce one quarter of New Zealand's power if we only had one nuclear power station!  Plus you only need a little bit of the secret ingredient…uranium!  As always there is a catch.  There is hardly any uranium on Earth.  The more uranium the more power.

Amazingly it doesn’t give off greenhouse gas…but there is something more dangerous…RADIOACTIVE WASTE is the dangerous stuff and it can be hazardous for over ONE THOUSAND YEARS!  How they store it is risky.  Underground and in the sea.  I mean are you crazy!  If there is an earthquake it will come bubbling up.

And this is the important part, the cooling system!  If it breaks down then all the radioactive waste will spread everywhere.  At a nuclear power station called Chernobyl, their cooling systems broke down and people still can’t live near Chernobyl.  This happened over 20 years ago!

So they could be good for New Zealand but what happens if it breaks down?  Although they have a good side I’m against them and these are my reasons.

By Sophie

Solar Power

SOLAR POWER

The Sun.  It gives us light, heat and even electricity!  I’m here to tell you why I love solar power.

It’s free!  Yes Siri it doesn’t cost a penny.  All you have to pay for is the panels or tubes(I’ll tell you more about them soon).

Best of all it doesn’t give off greenhouse gas.  Greenhouse gas is caused by smoke from fossil fuels and other polluting smoke.

There are two ways to get SOLAR POWER!  One: Photovoltaic cells.  The cells are put on your roof in a direction so that they get the most sun to create electricity and hooked up to your power supply.  Two: Either water or glycol runs through the solar tubes and that goes in your water cylinder or glycol runs through tubes and around your water tank and heats the water.  At my house we have water tubes on our roof!  So I’ve had solar showers.

We may not know how to store solar power yet and it’s not all the time e.g. when the Sun doesn’t shine.  I still think it is the best source of renewable energy EVER!

By Sophie

BLACKMOUNT TRIP

Gymnastics

Here's my Gymnastics Movie

In gym we had got into groups of four.  We went on The Beam, Big Blue Mat and The Box.

In my movie our group went on The Box and The Beam.

Brie Cheese Dip

Here is a recipe for a yummy Brie Cheese Dip!

Cooking time: 15 min
Serves 4

INGREDIENTS

• 1 pack of Brie cheese
• 2-3 spoons of Raspberry jam
• Plain water crackers

Method

1. Place the brie cheese on a baking tray and cover with jam.
2. Put it in the oven for fifteen minutes on 180˚c.
3. Take out of the oven and eat with your preferred choice of plain water crackers.  Yum!

Moffet Cup

Me, Sophie, shooting goals at Moffet cup

Battery Hens

 Battery Hen Farms

Why do we keep hens in disgusting little cages?  It’s like the hens are the crops and the eggs are what they are harvesting.  I think that battery hens conditions are extremely cruel.  In this essay I’ll tell you why.

First of all the battery hens have small uncomfortable cages.  The hens have hardly any room with 4-5 hens in a minuscule cage, they only get three quarters of an A4 piece paper to live on.  Their feet get sore or broken from standing on fragile wire 24/7.

They pretty much live in poo pits.  Poo falls in between the wire bars and catches on metal sheets.  It means that they live in ammonia filled air.  The ammonia kills them from the inside out. Poor little hens.

Furthermore they NEVER get to see the sun.  The farmers use fake sunrises and sunsets.  Lastly farmers keep lights on 16 hours in winter so the hens lay and don’t slack.

Although battery hen eggs are cheaper it’s unethical to do that to hens or any other animal.

By Sophie

SSANZ YACHT RACE

 SSANZ YACHT RACE

BEEEPP!! As the last whistle blew the yachts snatched the breaths of wind to hurtle through the starting passage. 

Mostly everyone was going for Surreal BUT Truxton took the lead. As they drew closer to the Titi Islands, Rastus turned the Casteaux’s radar on, tracking their every move. 

The Casteaux moved along the fleet of yachts leaving Vingilot in its wake.The incredibly fast Truxton was showing off, setting a wonderful pace. 

Cameron & Tim - crew of Surreal - were eager to get the lead but their hopes were dashed because Truxton were pulling the lead out into deeper water. 

As soon as the yachts were no more than dots on the horizon we accelerated back to the wharf.  As we approached our destination we played standing long jump. THUMP!!

By Sophie C.

Athletics

SHOT PUT

“Hopefully I’m not LAST again” I groan. 

“Sophie C., Halfmoon Bay” the Lady says. 

“Right here” I call.  As I line up I can see people having their throws already.

As I pick up the shot it feels really light. Nah! Definitely not two kilograms!  I raise the shot to my neck.  3 2 1  Thump!  As the shot crashes to the ground it passes the flag with ‘3 Girls’.  It’s probably six meters or something like that.  

 

“WOW! You are good!” my friend exclaims.

“Really? It’s only six meters” I reply.

“NO it’s not, it’s 7.23 meters” the Lady announces. 

“7.23, thats my PB” I blurt. The words stumble out of my mouth. 

When I finish I sprint over to Mum.  “Mum guess what; I bet my PB!” I shout.

One hour later, “Ten Girls Shot Put ... Sophie C. Halfmoon Bay third.”

 

By Sophie C.

Sophie's Hanging Friend

Making the wool hair that was fun.
I enjoyed making the 3-D nose and doing paper mache.
Next time I will the make skin colour not so dark.

Sophie

Super Bowl

“3, 2, 1 GO” the lifeguard says. Kath and I fly down the icky green coloured slide as my stomach reaches my mouth. In a matter of moments we whizz out of the tube, I forget my fear.

The unbearable sunlight is blinding but I’m having too much fun. As we approach the daunting, almost vertical tunnel the water circles around the air inflated tube like sharks snapping at snapper.

VROOM! We slip and slide until the end. KERRSPLOSH!!
Water flies everywhere as we come to an almighty STOP!

By Sophie.

Peter Pan Sophie!

Heart thumping, blood pumping, mind racing, going over my lines. I’m nervously waiting backstage for my cue and going over the horror of mucking up. I feel sick to my stomach.

I walk onstage. The adrenaline washes over me like a five meter wave. I say to myself “You can do this” ... Peter springs onstage... his eyebrows are a lot BIGGER than I remember.

The audience blows towards us..... WE ARE FLYING!
I sneak off to join the band when Peter, Tink and my two bros Michael and John bound on stage. Hawawawa hawawawa! The Indians bounce on stage like a box of GIANT JELLY BEANS! The band starts to play the Indian Chant. Then the crazy, kooky Pirates waddle on. They are hilarious and fabulous. I get to smash, bash and crash the deafening CYMBALS in The Pirate Song!

Oops! .. Oops! I go backstage twice before I really have to!
Ttwwiirrll. I collapse in the middle of Lost Boys who are dancing around and they are so happy they shot me!? Peter bounds on stage annoyed that his troop injured me, Finally some respect!

Sophie X-Country Animation

Book Trailer TRAPPED!

Explanation Writing - The Water Cycle

This is how the hydrosphere goes round. First water molecules get evaporated by the sun and turn to gas. The water molecules source is the sea, lakes or rivers. As the molecules get higher they bunch together and form a cloud. When the clouds get too full the water molecules come out as rain, snow, sleet or hail. This is known as precipitation. Infiltration is when the rain goes into the ground. This water is called ground water and can stay in the ground for few days to thousands of years. Sometimes when it rains heavily the rain goes over cliffs by rivers, lakes or the sea. This is called run off. All the water is returned to the sea so it can repeat its process.
By Sophie
Year 4