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We had to make a something to promote a country or  a place we have visited. This is my one.

Keep New Zealand Beautiful Week

Yesterday Rooms 1,2,3,and 4 went out into Rawhiti Domain and participated in a rubbish clean up. We met in Room 1 to hear what areas we would be assigned in our Houses. Many bad puns later we were split up into our house groups and went on the hunt. We found bottles, plastic, golf balls, and even tyres! At 12.10pm we met at the tree stumps to see who had collected the most rubbish. Overall Euphrasie House collected the most rubbish (heaviest & bulkiest)., We were all so glad to be helping make our local environment cleaner by picking up all of the rubbish.

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Captured in ice- By Veronika Meduna

This story was about the ice research that Nancy Bertler did using the ice from Antarctica to find out the earth's timeline and how much CO2 ( Carbon dioxide ) there is in the atmosphere.
Using drills they cut out the ice cores and take them back to New Zealand to study them under a microscope by melting the ice with a hot plate. The research shows that the CO2 levels have grown over the past thousand years. If we don't do something we are in danger of the whole world going under water.  Antarctica has more to do with global warming.

The Great barrier reef - Sarah Wilcox

This article was about. Increasing amounts of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere that are warming up the ocean. If the water becomes 2-3 degrees warmer than its normal temperature something called coral bleaching happens which turns the vibrant coral white. Although most coral can survive this some may die during this process.

Destroying habitats for some marine wildlife.

Why we should stop using plastic

I strongly believe that we should stop using plastic. After reading this I hope you will agree with me.

My first reason is that it causes pollution! There is one huge problem in our world today and that is ... pollution. We are destroying this planet with one substance ... plastic, because we use so much everyday we need  to make it in massive factories which is releasing a lot of gases into our atmosphere, and since most people only use plastic products once it just builds up and for most plastic products it takes anywhere from 10-1000 years to break down.   

The second reason is that it affects our health. There is a lot of harmful toxins in plastic one is BPA, but now a lot of plastic is BPA free but there is still some chemicals in it. If exposed to some of these chemicals it could cause cancer in some people.

My final reason is that animals eat it. So much plastic is in our ocean that animals like turtles think that it is food but in reality it is a deadly weapon. Earlier this year a whale in Thailand died from eating 80 plastic bags that's how much plastic is in the water.

So in conclusion plastic is causing pollution, is harmful to people as well as animals. We can make a difference together if we star cutting down on plastic. We can do this. 

My Mum

To my amazing mum.

When you're around it's never glum.

Your smile could melt someones heart.

Without you there is a missing part.

And when I see you I want to give you a big hug.

You're better than a pug.

I love you to the moon and back.

You lead me on the right track.

You're as loving as a ladybug.

And your touch is so gentle and velvety.

Taking care of me is your destiny.

Your voice has a beautiful melody.

You're so much fun to be around.

There is one more thing I want to say.

Happy Mother's Day!

we were learning about limerick poems and I wrote this one for my mum.

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