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Why Eat Bugs

Why Eat Bugs

I am learning to persuade my audience using persuasive writing and emotive words. 

By Ben

Did you know that most people who try bugs really enjoy eating them? If you heard someone was eating bugs for breakfast, lunch and dinner you would think that person is revolting and say “gross!” In my opinion I think that you should have at least have one bug in each meal. My challenge for you today is to try a bug in each meal for one week. Did you know that it turns out, at least two billion people consume insects as part of their diets? That is shocking so I think you should try at least one. There are many reasons why we should eat insects in our diet such as bugs are healthy, low in fat and tasty, fun treats. 

When I mean try a bug I don't mean just go and boil a worm and eat it, I mean you can make a recipe up and make it, such as mealworm fries, cricket chocolate biscuits and much more. Bugs are a nice tasty treat, so you can put them in a bag and have them when you’re out and about. For example, when you’re biking you can have a muesli bar with crickets (yum yum) or maybe you want a little treat like chocolate covered crickets. Not only is cooking with insects tasty and yummy, they are also a healthy option. 

Did you know that bugs actually have the same amount of protein as an egg, or a chicken!? Cockroaches and crickets are one of the healthiest bugs you can eat and beetles are the most common. The good thing is that bugs create a lot less greenhouse gases than a cow, and need a lot less land to raise. Here's the number one reason to eat bugs: They're good for you! They've got protein, fiber, healthy fats, vitamins and essential minerals. You can also be creative with your cooking.

People eat bugs all around the world like China, U.S.A, India. There is outstanding recipes such as crunchy crickets covered in chocolate and there are some yummy mealworm fries and did you know that there are over 2,000 recipes that you can try at home and enjoy and put into your meals. You can even make up your own recipes or even insert bugs into recipes you don’t normally put bugs in. 

As you can see there are many reasons why you should cook with bugs. Like tasty treats you love. Also how it’s healthy, high in protein and low in fat! As well as amazing recipes around the world. So that's why you should try bugs today!

Christmas card!

This is my Christmas card!

Weet-bix tryathlon

On Sunday I went to the Weet-bix kiwi kids Tryathlon

graduation

On Wednesday all the year six's from my school graduated!
Everybody got a present and a certificate.

Level 3 Badge

 I finally got my Level 3 Badge

Assembly

"Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much."
Week 5 was non stop for Room 6 with athletics, kapa haka and irish dancing. But it was also our final assembly for the year, and for some of us our final assembly at Good Shepherd School. This was the perfect time for us to share some of our talents and learning. We had been focusing on New Zealand music through our passport tasks so it was only fitting to pick a kiwi classic; Six Months in a Leaky Boat by Split Enz (written in 1982). We sung along to the words and put some of groovy moves together to create a dance. Throughout the year one of our favourite activities was reading Chris Gurney’s books during book week. Chris has written so many wonderful and humourous traditional tales with a kiwi voice. We absolutely adore her books, so for our assembly we presented a Readers Theatre: Trev and the Kauri Tree.

Prayers

Week 5 and 6 were busy for Room 6 we presented our assembly in week 5 and had whole school prayers on Monday, Week 6.  Our theme for prayers was community, compassion, and discipleship. This was inspired as we approach Christmas and start to think about others and those who are in need of help.  Our Reading was 1 John 3:16-18, we also presented a song that we put lyrical dances moves to our song was: So will I, by Hillsong. This is the song: So will I, it was ok.

Kapa haka

Mana, power and pride would be a few words to describe the feeling as the Good Shepherd School Kapa Haka group took the stage. During the weekend a large group of year 5 and 6 students took to the stage to perform at the Eden Albert Cultural Festival. There were a few nerves before we started but once we were underway the excitement of performing kicked in. We felt proud as a team to perform for so many people. Kia Kaha! The highlight of Kapa Haka for me was the haka.

Athletics

The harder the battle the sweeter the victory!
All of Good Shepherd School piled into buses as we headed to Three Kings Fields for the annual Athletics Day event. We had been training for weeks and we were ready to take on our peers and to compete for a placing. The events were running, long jump, high jump, discus and shot put. My favourite event was high jump and I came third.

Success Criteria

In writing we use a Success Criteria

I am learning to persuade my audience by writing an exposition

I can: 

Identify what my topic is and use technical words

Identify the flow of my paragraphs

Use personal voice

Introduction:

Use a hook to grab the reader’s attention

Write a topic sentence that identifies what you are persuading

Describe what you are talking about

Give the audience some interesting facts that will lead into the paragraphs

Paragraphs

Use time connectives such as firstly, secondly and thirdly to begin your paragraphs.

Use a topic sentence that identifies what the main argument will be about

The next sentences give more detail that describes the benefits and positives

Provide a lead in sentence to the next paragraph, by reinforcing the subject.

Conclusion

No new information into the conclusion 

Summarise each paragraph

Write a concluding sentence

RE Weaving

 

This is my saints day weaving it has the words: "All Saints 1st The Kingdom Of God Church Of Heaven Church Of Earth Pray For Us Change Our Ways"

Saints Day

This is The picture of Heaven, Purgatory and Earth mixed to together.

Miss Down taped everybody into groups then last taped everybody together.

Purgatory is a place where you are getting ready to go to heaven and Earth is the place where you can pray for the people in Heaven and Purgatory and Heaven is a place where your with God.

Shield

This is my shield

Our Waka

This our classes waka 

This is me  

Bigfoot Adventures

On Wednesday we had Bigfoot adventures to come and teach us about bike safety. We learnt that there re three legal requirements on a bike. You need a red rear reflector, a helmet and two working brakes. We had to Everyone learnt those of skills by the end of the day.                    

A Hangi

This is my hangi slideshow.

Painted Crosses

This is my cross I painted for R.E. We had to draw a draft at the start of the term and then we would get a blank white cross that we can paint. mine turned up really well. my teacher helped us a bit and did four herself.