Refugee facts

At school during inquiry, we have been looking at the topic 'refugees'. Here I have some fact on how refugees live etc.

• 13.5 million people in Syria need humanitarian assistance due to a violent civil war. ...
• 4.8 million Syrians are refugees, and 6.5 million are displaced within Syria; half of those affected are children.
• Most Syrian refugees remain in the Middle East, in Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, and Egypt; slightly more than 10% of the refugees have fled to europe.
• Children are susceptible to malnutrition and diseases brought on by poor sanitation, including diarrheal diseases like cholera. Cold weather increases the risk of pneumonia and other respiratory infections.
• Many refugee children have to work to support their families. Often they labor in dangerous or demeaning circumstances for little pay.

First aid DRSABC

On Tuesday the 26th July Paula Hart from St Johns ambulance came in to teach us some simple first aid things that we should do in an emergency. We also learnt the DRSABC.

DRSABC stands for.....

D Danger

R Response

S Seek for help

A Airway

B Breathing

C CPR

The Ambassador team!

This is a picture of the Ambassador team earlier this year. Since then we have come so far and have organised so much which makes me really proud to be in such a dedicated team! The Ambassador team is a team of year 7 and 8 students. An Ambassador is someone who helps out and leads others which takes a brave leader to take on this role and lead the team.

Landcare research scientist Janine

Today a lady named Janine from Landcare research came in to school today to tell about some important information about pests. She told us about most common pests in New Zealand and how they remove them.

Janine brought in a stuffed possum and a stuffed stoat which was really interesting because I have never seen a real life stoat before so that was pretty cool. She also explained the difference between stoats, ferrets and weasels which was really interesting because I didn't half know what some of them even looked like before she showed us so that was a really cool thing for my knowledge.

Overall it was really cool and interactive and really interesting which was made it a real fun and interesting experience!

My lesson!

This is a photo from my lesson on Monday. At my lesson, we worked on getting his head to hand low and get him moving forward at the same time. At lessons, you usually have an hour to work on whatever you need to with your coach there to help you. I had my lesson on my newish pony, Ginge, and overall he was a really good boy!

My new pony Ginge!

This is my new pony Ginge! He is a 13.2 multi supreme purebred English riding pony. He is a Chestnut with 3 white socks and a blaze and his eyes practically pop out of his head! He is a fine saddle hunter and last year at HOY (horse of the year) he got supreme saddle hunter of the year, beating all the other saddle hunter horses and ponies. I have had Ginge for a month now and he has been amazing so far!

This picture was taken at Mc Leans island equestrian centre just after we had our second lesson with top dressage rider, Christine Weal. In the first lesson he was a really good boy and we learnt lots of new skill, but in the second lesson he wasn't quite keen on us drilling it into him... He reared wee bit but we got him in the end. Although he was a good boy in the end on the way out we had to go through a narrow gate and on the ground there was half a log and long story short he jumped it and on the way over I whacked my knee on the metal part of the other gate. So yeah, not the best ending but it was a good experience!

Bad hair day!

Throw back to bad hair day at the end of last term when Jess got 3rd, Mitchell got 2nd and Kaylee got 1st! Kaylee put peacock feathers in her hair and it looked really cool!

Careers expo

 

This photo was taken at the careers expo at the University of Canterbury display stall! On the very left is me, on the second to the left is Jess, in the middle is Chloe, and the tall guy on the third to the right is the guy that works at UC, the girl on the right of him is Lucy, and the girl on the very right is Kaylee! The guy that works at UC is directed in the business side of UC. And funny enough he used to go to Springston school and knows my Uncle, Allan!

Book review: The Story of Tracy Beaker

The Story of Tracy Beaker

Tracy is ten years old. She lives in a Children's Home but would really like a real home one day, with a real family. Meet Tracy, follow her story, and share her hopes for the future in this beautifully observed, touching, and often very funny tale. All told in Tracy's own words.

Balloon science

Today we did balloon science. We had a tray and a non-helium balloon to do the experiment. First Mr. T dropped the tray and the balloon seperatly but at the same time to show us how much faster the tray dropped compared to the balloon. Next he dropped the tray with the balloon on top of the tray and funny enough the balloon stayed stuck to the tray. I think the balloon stuck to the tray because the tray blocked all the air from underneath that would make the balloon float.

My first supreme!

This photo is from the Canterbury Welsh & Cob ride and drive show where we won 2015 supreme exhibit of the show! This was my first ever garland and dress rug that I had ever won so I was practically crying with tears of joy! We won 3 trophies and we also won a saddle blanket and a saddle pad. We won the supreme paced exhibit of the show as well!

My autobiography

National showcase 2016

Here is a picture from national showcase show in January!

My logo

I'm Here is a picture of the logo I created for myself!