Persuasive writing - Speeches

 Do you think that kids should get paid to go to school? 

For me no because kids may get too much money and spend it on lollys or bad things. And the school that gives the money to the kids. Might have other important stuff to spend the money on like for example someone smashes a window by accident and the school can’t repair it because they might not have enough money.  And kids may get selfish and greedy and change their personality because of money. And if the school has a bit too much money their school might have to shut down because they don’t have enough money to pay the teachers and to pay other important stuff. And all of the teachers may lose their jobs as the principal.  

Persuasive Template (Is music better than Sports?)

 

Violet Walrond

 

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 Today we were reading about Violet Walrond. she was an amazing swimmer and she was only 15 when she was competing in the Olympics. But it was hard for her because back in there days men only thought boys could play.  

Falefitu Tony Laulu Suprise

 Today we got surprised by Falefitu Tony Laulu, an author who writes relatable and more real books about our islander culture. He came to deliver us some books that he wrote about. He showed us his amazing books about pacifica culture and what it's really like in the real world now. He chose the characters to be his own sons because he thinks that most books now aren’t  about Pasifika Culture, and he wants to show what it's really like. He told us that most books are just about people who are not explained properly, so he had this incredible idea to add in his own family and friends to the story. He also shared his point of view about what ‘ REPRESENTING ‘ is. We would like to say a big thank you to Falefitu for coming out all the way to drop off your amazing books about pasific culture. Pt England School can't wait to read heaps of your books, and we’re all going to enjoy it. 

Giant panda’s are no longer endangered

 

All Blacks beat Fiji

 

New Zealand Sending 211 Athletes To Tokyo Olympics

 On Friday ,23 July New Zealand is sending 211 , 101 female and 110 males to Tokyo for the  Olympics from the 23 of July until Sunday ,8th of August. The youngest athlete in the team is 17-year-old swimmer Erika Fairweather who is in her final year of High School at Dunedin’s Kavanagh College. The oldest is equestrian jumping athlete Bruce Goodin who is 51. There are gonna be a lot of sports that are gonna be played like. Track racing, High jump, Long jump, Fencing, Swimming And other different sports Auckland has produced the largest percentage of the Tokyo Olympians with 52 of the team hailing from the region. The Bay of Plenty comes in second with 25 athletes, and Canterbury third with 23. 118 of the athletes will be first time Olympians, while the other 93 have already been to one or more Games.

Dame Valerie Adams will create history, becoming the second ever New Zealand female to attend five Olympic Games.

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