The Super Squid Chase - By Anika

It was a mammoth Super Squid, crash, bang, glass broke violently as the super Squid clamped his long floppy tentacles around the Sub DD.

Blow the lights shut Sub DD. Click, click, click the towering Squid unclamps his long strong suction cup tentacles.

Up, up, up to the twilight zone. Up, up, up to the sunlight zone. Back to the port, swish, swish, swish. Pop, pop, pop the Super Squid is coming straight up behind us. Let's float down, down, down into the loom and the gloom.

I had one block of energy left. Poof, poof, poof out the window I silently swam to the bright twilight zone.

My Bunny called Ruby!

The rabbit was cold so I put him inside and I looked at him inside, and I looked at him dance around.

By Bridon

I got Ruby off someone because the kids in that family were getting too old for him and didn't have enough time to play with him. I play with him lots!!

A-Z on environmental issues!

A rtic ice is melting! 

B lue seas are turning grey! 

C old winters are getting hot! 

D orky officials don't notice global warming! 

E veryone can make a difference! 

F ire and other disasters will spread over the globe if we don't do something! 

H ello conservation, goodbye destruction! 

I deas, images and information can help expose global warming! 

J unkyard tips effect the ozone layer!

K illing the environment for future families is not good! 

L ive your life in a green way! 

M elting ice is raising the sea level! 

N ew inventions like the Earthrace boat can preserve the future! 

O ften people don't think before they do something! 

P ollution is caused by our cars! That's bad!! 

Q uick action is needed! 

R educe, reuse, recycle is what we need to do! 

S un rays are melting the earth! T ogether we can make a huge difference! 

U pper levels of the ozone are disintergrating! 

V alue the world we live in today! 

W hy are we ignoring global warming! 

X ray cameras on rubbish trucks check recycling in Timaru! 

Y ou being an eco - warrior can help the earth alot! 

Z ero tolerance of pollution is what we need! 

By Sam

One Poems..

There is only one of me, 

and me is all I want to be.

Nobody has the same laugh as I do,

or fingerprints, cry and clothes too.

I go where I want to go,

from the sporting field to a music show.

Anybody can copy what I do,

my actions, my dancing, and my singing too.

I really love my family,

my brother, my parents, my dog and of course me!!

Josh

I am unique!

I have big green eyes with beautiful blonde hair,

and a sunny smile.

My height is 1.42cm and that is me!

I am unique!

I am a family of 4, 

with two pets, one dog Meg and one cat Smudge.

I like playing Netball and love dancing and singing and

that is me!

I am unique!

I love my family

and friends,

and being with them is the most important thing to me.

That is me!

I am unique!

I am Grace.

That is ME!

Grace

There is only one of me,

that will never change.

There is only one of me,

isn't that quite strange!

There is no one just like me,

no one is the same.

Though sometimes I wish I had a twin,

without one life is lame.

But being me is really cool,

I really can't complain.

There is no one quite like me,

not even in spain.

To some it's good there's one of me,

and never any more.

Because sometimes I'm that annoying,

I make their head feel sore.

But there's  Mum who loves me,

along with sis and Dad.

And of corse Ruffley Duffley,

the funniest dog we've ever had!

Connor

I am one of a kind,

with sparkly green eyes,

shiny blonde hair and a 

bubbly personality.

I am one of a kind,

in a family of 4,

with an active sister Jinaya,

a moaning Mum Anita and Dad Murray who drives me nuts.

I am one of a kind,

living in Dunedin.

I enjoy lots of sports like dancing and Netball, 

swimming, skiing and more.

I am one of a kind,

our family likes camping.

Swimming, jet skiing, boating and family bike rides.

It is really fun!

I am one of a kind,

my name is Georgia.

I LOVE my life!

Georgia

There is only one of me like there is only one of you,

some people may look the same but no one is the same as you!

You have your own hands, feet, stomach and face,

just like you run at your very own pace.

Even when you look in a mirror or a calm lake,

it isn't you in the water it's the reflection of your face.

So remember you are special, in your own little way,

there is nobody the same as you,

no matter how far away!

Lachlan

A Recycling Poem!

When I look out my window I think what a pity,
Do we live in a dump or live in a city?

So start looking after the planet, it's the thing to do!
There's only one person who can make a change and it's you.

Put your glass in a recycling bin, don't put it with the rest.
I'm sick of pulling glass out from the tip, it's a pest!

Everybody put your rubbish in the bin.
So we can save the world that we live in!

Why are the animals becoming extinct?
I'll tell you why it's because of our stinks.

I said it before and I'll say it again.
recycle don't leave the world in pain!

By Connor

Responses to our Interviews!

We had to ask someone these questions, here are our fabulous answers.

1. What are the biggest changes in the environment since you were my age?
2. In what ways did you care for the environment when you were my age?

My Grandma Betty says: "We did not have washing machines". "All the washing was boiled in a copper". "There was no super markets,there was only dairy's,NO weekend shops". "If you wanted a penny ice cream you had to eat in a shop"! "Especially if you wanted to go to the toilet at the gardens you'd have to run to mummy and ask for a penny or two to put in the slot at the door."!!! "Then if we had a birthday-party for afternoon-tea we had pikletes all made by our mothers in a coal range, which our dads had to sweep out the chimney and clean the flue, then he put the soote on our garden".
Mickey


My Nana Collen says Groceries were all sold loose eg:cheese was cut from a big wheel. At the butchers meat was wrapped up in brown paper. Groceries were put into brown paper bags not plastic. There wasn't many cars people walked or caught cable cars,trains or buses. Nana said people didn't worry about the environment, they didn't talk about it.

My Nana Kay said There wasn't many cars so there was less pollution.They didn't have a lot of rubbish cause there wasn't a lot of foods in cans or bottles, and they put all their food scraps in a hole in the garden. People use to grow all their own veges and made their own jams and persevered fruits. Nana said they also made new foods out of left overs from meals eg: Bubble and squeak was made by frying up left over swede, cabbage and potato. Nana also said they didn't talk about the environment.
Georgia

My step Dad says................... There were no wind farms,there were not as many dairy farms ,there were no cellphones and there are more people littering. from Jessica

My dad said that it has changed because when you were at the tip you coudn't recycle but look at the tip now.
Jake

My Mum and step Dad say ..........
They picked up their rubbish,they did not use cars (they biked/walked).

Jessica

My dad Liam says The summers feel shorter,but the days feel hotter.
Jords

My dad Tony says The city has grown but we still have green grass and all the gardens. They had to put rubbish in the bin because we where told not to litter, the environment was not talked about and burning back yard rubbish and coal fires was normal.
Timothy

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Hi All,

This blog has been used previously by 7 year old children who were in Yr 3, now my Yr 6 children who are 10 will be adding to this blog.

We hope that you enjoy our stories!

Thanks
Mrs C-B