Why dogs are better pets than cats

                                         Why dogs are a better pet than cats

I strongly believe that dogs are better pets than cats. I will provide you with adequate reasons as to why dogs are better pets than cats.

Dogs can protect you. At the moment the crime rates are very high in New Zealand. If someone tries to come into your house in the middle of the night, the dog will be alert of the intruder. The dog will probably bark, which will wake you up. A dog can also attack the intruder.  If you had a cat an intruder could easily come inside and because cats aren’t loud you won’t wake up. The intruder would be able to steal from your house and a cat probably won’t even try to attack.

Dogs can be a great companion or friend. If you're alone at home and your lonely a dog can be good company. If you're bored you can play with a dog or take it for a walk. All cats do is sleep, eat and lick theirself. A cat could never be good company because their sleeping half the time and when they're awake they're just boring. You would be bored out of your mind if you had a cat. Only a fool would think that cats are exciting and fun. Dogs on the other hand can be fun to play with, and you can do all sorts of things with them.

You can train a dog. Dogs are very intelligent and can be trained to do all sorts of tricks and commands e.g. sit, stay, roll over, fetch etc. You can barely do anything with a cat so you definitely can’t train it, unless it's highly intelligent which isn’t very likely. Imagine trying to train a cat. All a cat wants to do is sleep so trying to train it would be next to impossible. Even if you could train a cat, training a dog would a so much more fun. Especially at the end when the dog is trained.  

These are all of my reasons as to why dogs are better pets than cats. I hope I have convinced you beyond doubt, and you now believe that dogs make better pets than cats.

Grammar

Use the correct adverbs in the following sentences. Angrily, broadly, loudly, noisily.

1. The boy noisily walked around the room.
2. Mary shouted angrily at her dog.
3. The bird sings loudly in the morning.
4. John smiled broadly at his friend.

Make number words from these jumbled words.

1. Ywttne - Twenty
2. Vsnteenee - Seventeen
3. Teffine - Fifteen
4. Vlnee - Eleven
5. Xtneesi - Sixteen

Why we should drink water

                                                  Why we should drink water

Do you know why we should drink water? I will provide you with interesting facts as to why we should drink water.

Water helps you concentrate while you're driving or studying because water contains oxygen and hydrogen. Oxygen is a very important element of the periodic table , it’s what we need to breathe. Hydrogen is also a very important element, because it stabilises things like acids and proteins in your body.

Water helps you stay healthy. It removes toxins from your body. Water washes and cleans your body. This is very important. For example it flushes your kidney which prevents stones from forming. It also hydrates you. If you're not properly hydrated  your body can’t perform at it’s highest level. Water also helps you lose weight naturally. Too many people are obese in New Zealand. Water also moisturises your skin. Water prevents constipation. It keeps you regular. If you're not regular you  will become sick. Water replaces the lost fluids while you're exercising. It also lubricates your joints.

Water is an essential liquid in your body. Humans need water to survive. There has to be water in your body at all times. Your body uses water in all its cells, organs, and tissues. Your body loses water each time you breathe, sweat or digest. It’s very important that you rehydrate by drinking water.

It’s very important to drink water, but it’s also very important not to drink too much water. It’s dangerous to drink too much water. Drinking too much water can cause the salt or sodium level in your blood to drop too low. This condition is called hyponatremia, it's very serious and can be fatal. There’s a very rare chance that you’ll die but it can happen to anyone.

I hope you now know why we should drink water, but not too much water. I think you will drink more water now than you did before.

PB4L

Scenario: Katy is lining up after lunch outside the classroom when someone kicks her legs from behind. She turns round to shout at the boy who kicked her, but they both get in trouble with the teacher. You witnessed Katy being kicked. How would you help?

1. Make the boy say sorry.
2. Tell the teacher that Katy was kicked by the boy.
3. Make the victim and perpetrator shake hands.
4. Help Katy to calm down
5. Ask the teacher to monitor the boy.

Plurals

                                                                 Grammar

Singular - Plural rule: When nouns end in “y”, change the “y” to “i” then add “es”

Pantry - Pantries

Country - Countries

Quantity - Quantities

Territory - Territory

Mystery - Mysteries

Delicacy - Delicacies

Library - Libraries

Factory - Factories

How a butterfly is formed

Butterflies are beautiful creatures, you will usually find them flying around flowers in a garden. Do you know how a butterfly is formed? I will provide you with interesting information about the life cycle of a butterfly.

A butterfly's life starts as a round, oval, or cylindrical egg. The shape of the egg depends on the type of butterfly. Butterflies will lay their eggs on the bottom of a leaf.

The butterfly choses the leaf to lay it’s eggs on. It choses the leaf that the caterpillar can start eating when it hatches. If it chooses a leaf that the caterpillar won’t be able to eat, the caterpillar will die.

After ten to fourteen days the caterpillar hatches from the egg. In the warmer weather the caterpillar will hatch after five to ten days. The time it takes to hatch depends on the climate. The caterpillar starts eating the leaf it was born on immediately. For around two weeks the caterpillar eats and eats and eats.

One day the caterpillar stops eating and starts to form into a pupa or a chrysalis. You may think that nothing is happening, but inside the caterpillar is going through a stage called metamorphosis. Metamorphosis is when a creature transforms from one form to another. The caterpillar will be transforming into a butterfly.

When it emerges from the chrysalis it will no longer be a caterpillar, it will be a butterfly. When the butterfly comes out it’s wings will be flat against its body, so the butterfly will have to pump blood into its wings. The blood helps the wings spread out because it has oxygen in it.  Once the butterfly has pumped blood into its wings it will start flying.

Next the butterfly will mate. After mating it will lay round, oval or cylindrical eggs and the cycle will start all over again.

PB4L Manaakitanga

                                                             Manaakitanga

What does manaakitanga mean? Hospitality, kindness, generosity, support, respect integrity, confidence, considerate, responsible, nurturing, reciprocity, guidance, caring for others.

How can I demonstrate manaakitanga daily?

1. Show respect to the teacher.
2. Help new students feel welcome.
3. Give things to charity.
4. Help people who are lost.
5. Give non wealthy people food and water.
6. Don’t talk when other people are talking.
7. Listen to the person who is talking.
8. Show respect to my elders.
9. Use a classroom voice.
10. Be responsible for your choices and faults.