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Kea patrol writing

I strongly believe that we should have kea patrol at schools  because it saves lives on the main road. Karoro School is situated on State Highway 6 and even though the speed limit is 40 km/hour from 8:30-9 and 3:00-3:15 every school day, people still speed.  The two main reasons for having a kea crossing are safety and responsibility.

Firstly, safety is key for all schools.  By safety I mean young homo sapiens arriving at school and getting home untouched. Did you know two children get injured each week by getting hit on New Zealand roads! It is vital to have kea patrol because kids are thinking about nothing but getting home and they might spontaneously run across the active state highway.   Without road patrol we may have two or more children being hurt or even killed every single day.  

Secondly, kea road patrol gives year seven and eight students responsibility, leadership and an understanding of road safety.  By responsibility I mean year 7 and 8 students are trained by NZ Police to put other people’s children in their hands.  23,000 students do this every year by putting on their high visibility vest, getting the flags, picking up the lollypop signs and heading to the roadside.  Before any children cross State Highway 6 outside Karoro School the caller states “check” and when it is clear of traffic or traffic has stopped the other student calls “clear” and “cross now.”  Students ensure the teachers return safely and then state “off patrol” and take the signs out.  Did you know in England the adults do road patrol and are called Lollypop Man and Lollypop Woman?  In New Zealand the children always do it!  Road patrol provides our young people with a sense of road safety for themselves and others.

Kea patrol is a brilliant thing.  It keeps our kids safe from road danger and enables responsibility and leadership for year seven and eights.  I am very grateful that this is enforced and I have the opportunity to save lives on the road!

By Daniel 

SHOW REVIEW

Review of  MANA SPIRIT OF POLYNESIA

Hoop dances and moonwalks. On Friday the tenth of May the whole school went to the tech centre to see a performance. The show called ‘Mana’ was performed by Bernard Mangakahia. For me the show was average. I found it was boring in some parts but mostly fun.

Bernard talked about his family and he did some cool dances. The cultures that he danced from were Native American Indian and Māori  and Hawaiian.  I liked all of these because he could do tricks. He was constantly spinning while using the hoops to make animal shapes. Some of the animals he made were a horse, a butterfly, eagle , bumblebee and so on. 

Bernard performed for us because he wanted to teach people about cultures.  I think that the school should have people from other cultures come to perform.  I think that this is important because  we are not racist and we are open to all cultures.

Mahatma Ghandi

Mahatma Gandhi Mahatma Gandhi stood up for his rights, exactly like Nelson Mandela had done. What he had done affected a lot of people in a good way.

Mahatma was born on 2nd of October 1869 and he died on the 30th of January 1948. Firstly, Mahatma Gandhi was born in Porbandar, India. In India there was a lot of things that weren’t fair and there was racism going around. Mahatma was greatly against it.

Mahatma Gandhi went to South Africa to work for the South African office of an Indian legal firm. This is when Mahatma Gandhi unexpectedly found out there was racism. When he was on a train a white guy wouldn’t sit next to him, he found out that Indians in South Africa were received with the worst jobs.

 Secondly, Mahatma Gandhi was really famous for his actions and what he believed. He helped the Indians, by denying to get his finger print scanned and he wanted everyone to do the same. Mahatma thought that he helped the Indians in his country. Then they all started to follow in his lead.

 Finally, Mahatma Gandhi went to prison because he denied to the things that the government told him. He protested peacefully against racism and many Indians went to prison. Mahatma said “An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind” Mahatma meant by saying that fighting is a really bad thing and how it can bring the worse to people. I strongly believe that he should not have gone to prison.

 In conclusion, Mahatma Gandhi was a good person and did good things to have equal rights. Mahatma Gandhi went to prison for trying to make equal rights and make it fair. How his actions affected us today, that people of all races are allowed to have any job and many people are inspired by him. I think he was a good guy because he believed in equal rights and he stood up for other people.

 By Milan and Daniel Mahatma Gandhi

Taniwha Writing

The Protector of the Bush and Forest.

Once upon a time in a dark and dismal
forest there lived a taniwha. He is the
protector of the forest. His name is

Cutalot  He protected the forest with
a chainsaw  and a weed wacker. He
was 16 metres long and 2 metres tall
he liked to eat big macs and  
cheeseburgers.

One warm, sunny day a beautiful woman
called Hangitangi walked along the stone
covered beach where Cutalot lived. He
instantly fell in love with her. He wanted
her for himself. Her beauty astounded him,
her soot black hair blew in the calm breeze,
her sapphire blue eyes glimmered under
the fiery orange sun.  

Slowly Cutalot crept towards her and pulled
her into his pool. He said, “GET IN MA POOL
BOII.”

Over time Hangitangi fell in love with Cutalot.
In fact, Cutalot and Hangitangi become
leaders and heroes of the forest.   They did
this by eliminating all bad weeds and pests.
One day Cutalot found some gorse so he
walked off into the woods to get his
sprayer…

By Daniel