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.

Learning Goals Term 2 2019

My Learning Goal Term 2 2019

These are my Learning Goals for this Term. I plan to achieve these Goals and strive in my learning.

We have set goals about Math, Literacy, and Religious Education.

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/

Candles

Candles
By Andrew

Candles are common symbols throughout the Catholic Church.

But what are the candles for? Decoration?
The candle in our church has many meanings depending on the situation.

Candles could teach us lessons in different meanings.
In Matthew 5: 14, Jesus says “You are the light of the world.”
The candle sends a message that we need to be the light and lead other through the darkness.
In John 3:30, John the Baptist says “He must increase, I must decrease”
Just like how the candle melts itself in order to shine it’s light.

But do all Religions use the candle?
Many religions use the candle. Christianity, Judaism and many more.
Dharmic Religions are Indian religions like Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism.
They don’t use candles and instead lamps.

Different candles can be used for different celebrations.
In the Catholic church, we use an advent wreath to countdown to Jesus’ Birthday.
We use the Paschal candle at the Easter Vigil to represent the light of Christ coming to our world. The light represents the risen Christ, as a symbol of light (life) dispelling darkness (death).

Even the amount of candles lit represents a meaning.
The number of candles lit on the altar depends which Mass is being celebrated (a Low Mass or a High Mass, eg) Or even who is celebrating it. (Priest, Bishop, Archbishop eg.)
For a low mass, there are supposed be only 2 candles lit on the altar.
For a high mass, there should be 6 candles burning in the Church.
For all Masses, there needs to be at least 2 candles lit.
However, there can be some added solemnity when using more than two. On Sundays and Holy Days of obligation, there can be four or even six candles lit.
Whenever the bishop offers Mass, the use of seven candles is invited.

We all thought that candles just represented the Light of Christ, but a bunch of different meanings and background revolve around the candle.

What are Wisdom teeth?

What are wisdom teeth?
By: Andrew

Civilizations in the ancient times had very differing diets than us. Instead of going to the grocery store, early human beings hunted and found and harvested any food they found out in the wild.

Feeding off food we wouldn’t imagine eating today such as leaves, roots, nuts. The food they ate was not so good on their teeth! In those days, dental hygiene was poor, and losing a tooth or two was common.

By the time a human had reached his/her 20s, it was not unexpected to have lost a tooth or two to decay. Without enough teeth, people would not have been able to chew the foods they found and starved.

Anthropologists believe early humans evolved in to developing wisdom teeth to survive and to make chewing easier, even if they were missing some teeth.

How does Bluetooth Work?

How does Bluetooth Work?

By Andrew

Bluetooth is a wireless communication technology used globally; originally invented by people at a Swedish company called Ericsson in 1994. Now, no single company owns Bluetooth technology. Instead, a group of companies named the Bluetooth Special Interest Group works together to make the technology better. Ericsson, Intel, Nokia, Toshiba, and IBM make up this group.

Devices that use Bluetooth includes smartphones, headphones, speakers, cars, medical devices, computers, and even toothbrushes.

To send and receive Bluetooth connections, a device must have a particular microchip that has an antenna. It also must have bluetooth software that can process signals.

To send bluetooth signals, devices send low-power signals (at about 1 milliwatt), so it doesn’t use much battery. But, the weak signals limit the range of Bluetooth devices to about 9.144 metres (30 feet).

Bluetooth technology can connect up to 8 devices at the same time within the same 9 metre radius without the devices interfering with each other. That's impressive, given that there are currently billions of devices in the world with Bluetooth capabilities.

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