KWL Chart

In our Contracts, we had to pick a text and make a KWL Chart about it. I chose this text about New Zealand at War. 

Persuasive Writing

Should restaurants be allowed to sell genetically modified chicken under the name chicken?

By Andrew Kim

Imagine eating some chicken fettuccine at a restaurant only to find that the meat was actually made from corn and soy products. What would you do? Would you file a complaint or would you just keep on eating the meal that you found delicious right before you found out the truth?

Genetically modifying chicken is a common practice used by many restaurants and food chains around the world. It is used to save costs. 

I myself think that if you are using genetically modified chicken you should disclaim it. Sure, you would lose interest at first, but I think people should come to know that genetically modified things aren’t a super crazy idea and begin to try the chicken again. Plus it is better for the ecosystem that we use plants instead of animals since plants can be mass produced. 

Genetically modified chicken is a great option for vegetarians and vegans. Since no animal has died to make the chicken, they can enjoy the great taste of chicken can offer without the worry of any killing being involved. 

Genetically modified chicken is also can be used to save the world’s supply of chickens. As of right now, we do not have a method to make eggs artificially. We need to save our chickens as global egg consumption rises annually. 

(Source: Statista.com http://bit.ly/globaleggconsumption)

Should restaurants be allowed to sell genetically modified chicken under the name chicken? No. But I think that genetically modifying is a good idea that we should embrace for the future. Some people may never be comfortable with replacing chicken with “supposedly” different taste. But I think that we could really make a difference in the future with the newly found methods that we couldn’t have access to before.

Anzac Day Diamante Poem

Anzac Day Diamante Poem

This week we had to write a Diamante Poem about ANZAC Day. These are the words I chose for my Diamante Poem. Have a read for yourself.

Shark Slides

Sharks

In our Week 10/11 Literacy Contracts, we had to research and make a slide about Sharks. These are my picks of sharks I thought were interesting.

How To Pray

In our Literacy Contracts, we had a task to make a Comic Strip about what prayer is after watching this video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgFFGXNhvXU I partnered up with my friend Evan to make this comic strip. We used Google Drawings to make this.

Evan's Blog: https://pcsevanm.blogspot.com/

Point Perspective Art!

Point Perspective Art!

In our class, we had to make Point Perspective Art.
We used Rulers, Markers, and Pencils to make this.

Cross Country at the Cutler Farm

Cross Country at the Cutler Farm

“Jog on the spot…” Mrs Cutler was preparing us for the race.

This is it, I was so nervous, I could feel it in my- “Go!”

The race had started. The sound of footsteps and running immediately

interrupted my thought process, which confused me for a split second,

already putting me behind. “Great start…”



As everyone else quickly faded off into the distance,

I was greeted by dirt, rocks, and every kind of mud in existence.

Slowly, and not so surely, I slothed through all the mud.

After a while of nothing but lush green trees and muddy grass,

I could see a faint image of someone on top of a hill.

In awkwardness, I yelled at them to go without me, but they insisted to stay

there and cheer me on.



As I got further up the rocky hill, I could see that the person on top was Evan.

He said he stopped because his leg hurt, but I could instantly tell that

it wasn’t the case. We then carried on together and played around in the mud.

I felt so much better running with a friend and it pushed me to carry on.



As we got closer and closer to the finish line, we got muddier, dirtier, and

more wetter. We rolled down grassy hills, put mud on our faces, and

jumped into dirty puddles. As we were on our final stretch, we planned

to do a body slide at the end. In nervousness, we started to count down for

the big jump. “3,2,1!” Simultaneously, we leaped and slid into the slippery

mud as we crossed the finished line!



In the end, we did come last. But I think we had the most fun, and were the muddiest.

Matariki Limerick Poem

Matariki Limerick Poem

By Andrew

The Matariki stars shine, way up above

The bright stars were white as a dove

The Seven Sisters were high

Way up in the sky

I think the stars symbolise love

Matariki Diamante Poem!

Matariki Diamante Poem

By Andrew

Matariki

Shimmering, Sparkling

Eating, Laughing, Loving

Hangi, Food, Celebration, Fireworks

Cooking, Eating, Laughing

Magical, Wonderful

New Year

Pest Trap!

Pest Trap!

All the kids in our class were assigned to make a Pest Trap.

We had 3 weeks to research, and create a pest trap that was simple and easy to trap pests, such as mice.

I made a glass bowl mouse trap. It is pretty easy to make, and easy to set up. 

I made my trap by following this video. Check it out and try it yourself!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZN3vxS9peA8&t

Here are some photos of my trap: