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Thursday, June 30, 2011

My Litter Poem

Litter, it is no good,
It isn’t good for the neighborhood,
Litter, it is so bad,
You would have to hide it from your dad.

Litter, it is a mess,
You will have to remove it before it becomes a pest,
Litter, it is a waste,
You have to be careful not to mix it with paste.

Litter, it is very filthy,
You are sure to be unhealthy,
Litter, it is annoying,
I have got to go now before it starts overflowing.





Friday, June 24, 2011

Anzac Letter

30 September 1940
Main Street,
Onehunga

Dear Uncle Harry,

The war is bad, blood is scattered everywhere around the dugout. My fellow Captain, Comrade and I walk through the forest when it’s time to go to the latrine and occasionally it is was burning after recent shelling or from the bombing. When it is dark you have to watch for a shell bombs, which are like a bog.

On a rescent exchange with the enemy, we struggled to breath, with the heavy smoke drifting across the place. My trio found a hut, “The enemy could be inside”I thought to myself. Carefully, we kicked the door off its hinges and found 2 Nazi's ready to fire guns directly at us.

Grabbing the riot shields that lay in the open cupboard next to the door, we blocked all the bullets that were fired at us from point blank range. Running with the riot shields, I snatched the pistols that lay on the table.

But NO!, there were no bullets in the pistols. I grabbed the pistols and threw them at the Nazi’s, hoping to distract them. Luckily my Captain fired a gun at both of the Nazi’s which frightened them and they ran for their lives. We grabbed all the guns we could carry and marched out of the forest. A troop truck picked us up and drove us down the rough road back to HQ.

Well I think things have not changed much since when you were fighting over here in April 1917.

I miss Aunty’s home cooking and our Saturday afternoons at the races. Please put a bet on for me next time you go and I will pay you out of the winnings.

Take care,
E.T

Saturday, June 4, 2011

5 reasons why a Netbook is a great learning tool

The Netbook is a great learning tool because........

The Internet gives you access to heaps of information. My example would be because it is great for doing research on something when books have got not enough information.

It is quicker than handwriting and you don’t need to sharpen your pencil if your using one. My example if you learn how to touch type, you can see it is much faster than a pencil or pen.

It is much more easier to type than to write. But if you write with a pencil and made a mistake and will need a eraser. My example would be if you were to use the Netbook, you could just press the backspace button and it would be gone like that.

When you are bored and want to have some fun, you could play some games or music on the Netbook. My example is to do it when times are appropriate and and don't put the volume up too high.

Finally the Netbook is a good use for school children because your documents can instantly be seen by the teacher on Google Docs once you “file” it. My example is to file a document once you created and named it.

That is why I strongly believe that the Netbook is a good learning tool because it gives you access to the Internet.