My maths reflection

My maths goal is number bonds to 1000. I have achieved that by practicing with the teacher and at home. How I know is I have got all my facts correct.

My Speech

shark finning should be banned

Did you know sharks existed even before the the dinosaurs, so why kill them now? Today I am going to tell you why shark finning should be banned. If you listen I will tell you the process of shark finning, why people shark fin and how we can help.

The process of shark finning is mean and cruel. It is the practice of slicing off the shark’s fin while it is still alive and throwing the rest of the body back in the water, leaving it to die for days in an agonising death. Imagine your arms and legs cut off and you are left on the street crying for help.

Why do we shark fin? There is only one reason, and it is for the soup. However, the only taste in the soup is from ham or chicken stock rather than the shark fin. The main reason people add shark fin to the soup is for its texture which is said to be somewhere in between gelatinious and crunchy.

The other reason is that one pound of dried shark fin retails from $300 or more. It’s a multi-billion dollar industry.

Moreover shark fin is a symbol of class and wealth. Eating shark fin started off in the Sung dynasty by an emperor who wanted to show that he was powerful and rich to his banquet guests. Therefore serving the expensive dish was reconised as a sign of respect.

Fear and the perception that sharks are vicious and blood-thirsty also contribute to their slaughter. But why? In fact no more than twelve people a year are killed by sharks worldwide compared to the 100 million sharks we kill. Did you know it is more dangerous to play a game of golf than swim in a ocean with sharks. More golfers are struck by lightning and killed each year than the total number of shark fatalities. Many more humans are struck and killed by boats every year than are attacked by sharks.

Now I’m going to tell you how we can put a stop to shark finning. Most importantly, don’t eat shark fin soup! Talk to your friends about shark fin soup and remember friends don’t let friends eat shark fin soup. Don’t patronise restaurants that serve the dish. If you live near a restaurant that serves shark fin soup, talk to the owner about shark finning and politely ask them to remove shark fin soup from the menu. Very often people are unaware of the effect that their eating habits have on the environment. There are also many organisations fighting to save marine wildlife such as Sea Shepherd, The Humane Society International and Wild Aid.

I strongly believe we should take action and save sharks from being extinct. Extinction could cause the collapse of fisheries and the death of coral reefs. So save the sharks !!!!!!!                        

Little Red Riding Hood

Hanging gardens of Babylon

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon are thought to have been built in the ancient city of Babylon. Even though there is no proof that they actually existed, they are considered to be one of the Seven Wonders of the World. It is called the Hanging Gardens because the gardens were built high above the ground on multi-level stone terraces. The plants weren't rooted in the earth like a traditional garden. If it existed it was likely the most beautiful man-made gardens ever created.

The Hanging Gardens are the only one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world that may not even have existed.

There is no evidence in Babylonian sources that the gardens ever existed. There is also no solid archaeological evidence that they existed.

Several ancient Roman and Greek writers wrote about the gardens. They wrote about why they were built, how they were built, and the size of the gardens. They even described how the gardens were watered. They didn't all agree on why they were built or who they were built for.

The most popular theory is that the gardens were built by king Nebuchadnezzar II to make his wife happy. She was homesick for the plants and gardens of her homeland.

King Nebuchadnezzar II ruled Babylon from 605BC, for a period of 43 years. It was during this time that he is said to have had the Hanging Gardens built.

If the gardens actually existed, it would have taken 8,200 gallons of water each day to keep the plants watered.

The gardens were thought to be about 75 feet high. The water would have had to have been carried up or transported to the top of the gardens by a primitive water irrigation system.

There are many clay tablets that exist from the time period when the Hanging Gardens would have existed. None of these ancient tablets mention the Hanging Gardens.

Many believe that if the gardens did exist they would have been located south of Bagdad in Iraq.

Some historians and archaeologists believe that the gardens did exist and were destroyed by war and erosion. Some believe it was earthquakes that eventually devastated and destroyed the gardens.

In the ‘Hanging Gardens', the plants did not actually hang. They grew from many different levels of terraces (similar to balconies).

The word ‘hanging' comes from the Latin word ‘pensilis' or the translation of the Greek word ‘kremastos'. It actually means overhanging instead of just hanging.

A Greek historian named Diordorus Siculus described the gardens as being 400 feet wide by 400 feet long. He also said that the walls were more than 80 feet high.

Between 1899 and 1917 a German archaeologist Robert Koldewey may have unearthed the Hanging Gardens. What he unearthed resembled what Diordorus Siculus had described. In the bottom of the ‘hanging gardens' there were three strange holes in the floor that would have worked well for a chain pump irrigation system. This would have made it possible to irrigate the plants.

Recent excavations have found traces of aqueducts near Nineveh, which would have supported such a garden. Nineveh is 300 miles away from Babylon.

The Clocktower

A long time ago lived a girl, Sophie who was tricked by an evil prince. Now she has to dance to spin a cog to make the world move if she goes out the world will freeze. I will tell you what happened.

Once upon a time there was a rich girl who wanted to get married. One day her father invited all the boys in the kingdom to have a ball party in their majestic room filled with gold.

But the evil prince Lachlan son of the deadliest sorcerer had been invited and  Sophie did not know what danger she is in.

"Look, son"said the sorcerer. "The princess invited you to her ball party".

"Great, I have a plan we can trap her in a different dimension and make her dance to make the world move if she comes out the world will freeze."

That night was when the ball was. At 8PM people started to pour in.

When the evil prince came in sophie suddenly fell in love with him
and danced all night. Then sophie kissed Lachlan on the hand. BUT Lachlan had a poisenus hand and when sophie kissed him she was instatly transported to a different dimension were she has to dance to keep the world moving.

Samoa