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Spheres Gone wrong

My Volcano discription

 Boom! I looked out of the window, red hot lava oozes out of the volcano, taking out trees and cars. The volcano was making grey volcanic ashes that ascended into the night sky. Snow on the volcano begins to melt from the heat that the volcano produced. Thunder and lightning strike the volcano as the mountains begin to shake. The smell of lava was intense, a mix of fire and rock.  As the lava flowed down the mountain making its way onto the road, *(random) pedestrians panic, running around. It was hectic, with people running around, lava getting even closer.

New Zealand Currency

WALT-Explain how a bank works 

How Banks Work

How do banks work? Banks have been around for thousands of years, in fact, the first bank was opened in 1401. They're basically physical Automatic Teller Machines (ATM). Piggy banks are small places to keep your money safe, banks give out interest, which increases your money, so banks are different from piggy banks because they’re bigger than a piggy bank and better. When you give banks money, banks will keep your money in a safe place, either in vaults or on a secure computer(E-banking). 

Is it easy to open a bank account? Yes, bank accounts are sometimes stored in vaults. Bank accounts can also be accessed using computers of all types. Bank accounts are directly linked to your credit card or Debit card. You can use your credit or debit card to pay for things you buy, by using Electronic Funds Transfer at Point Of Sale (EFTPOS) to pay. When you start a bank account you also get interest from the bank. Interest is when you have money in your savings account and the bank pays you a percentage of money in your savings account. For example, you have one hundred dollars in your bank account, the bank gives you two percent of the money in your savings account, in this case, you get an additional two dollars every year.

The bank also is a good way to keep your money safe. Banks have a safe system and have maximum security. Bank robberies are extremely rare. When you earn money when you grow up, you can put money into your bank account, either savings or on your everyday account. There is also a thing called a credit score, you will need to register for one. Credit scores are a meter showing how good you are with your money. If your credit score is over fifty, then you are credit-worthy. Credit Scores help you get more money when you need a loan or need to borrow money from someone or the bank.

The bank doesn’t work with hundreds of dollars, instead, they work with millions of dollars. A loan is money that you borrow from the bank. E.g Someone needs to borrow seven hundred dollars and they agree to give back the money. The interest rate is seven dollars, so in total, the person borrowing the money will have to pay seven hundred and seven dollars, because the interest rate is seven percent. Lending is giving a person money, in other words, nearly the same as a loan, but not the same. 

Currency is money from a different country. There are many different currencies e.g European Euros (EUR), U.S dollars (USD), New Zealand Dollars (NZD), British Pound (GBP), and much, much more. By more I mean there are 180 current currencies, the oldest one by far is The British Pound, dating back to the 8th century. Currency has different values like 1 British Pound is 1.98 New Zealand Dollars, and 1 New Zealand Dollars in British Pounds is 0.51 British Pounds. There are also Bitcoins, which is Computer money, Bitcoin is worth 17019.97 New Zealand dollars! There is only 14 million Bitcoin to mine and by the way, you ‘mine’ bitcoins.   

Banks are essential to the economy because they’re a reliable place to keep your money safe. Even though you are a kid, you still can open a bank account, a kids’ bank account. Banks are also very fast. Without banks,  we would not be able to borrow money and can’t do the things banks help us do and besides, 1.2 million adults have bank obtained accounts. Kids bank accounts also have parent control, so you don’t spend too much money. Kids’ also sometimes don’t get given EFTPOS or Debit card until their 12, so you’re in control. Children’s accounts are also free from taxes and fees, so it’s all up to the parents to pay all the stuff and best of all you can get interest ( The good type ), so over time, your money will grow.

Are you going to open a bank account? If the answer is yes, then what are you waiting for?! If the answer is no, well many later. As I said banks are essential to the economy. Many people use it and you can get interest. Also, don’t forget to sign up for a credit score if you can! And most importantly, be money wise. 

Pattern Shapes

Explanation

Our shape is a honey cones with 3 complete hexagons, 16 triangles, 2 trapeziums, and 1 diamond. The fraction of the shape above is 16/42 triangles (Can't be simplified) and also 2/14 trapeziums. (The simplified version is 1/7) and last of all 1/21 diamonds (Can't be simplified).

Why Coding should be a official school subject

Define Money- Inquiry

Explain the Barter System below and give an example of how this worked. 

The Bartering system is when you have a currency, and decide how much it’s worth. E.g a farmer has too much chicken eggs and wants to sell them. A woodchopper needs money, so they come together and decide how much it’s worth, and exchange the wood and eggs. If the farmer’s chickens die, he will charge more wood. Unfortunately, the farmer has an advantage, because if there is a forest fire, he will/can not charge more wood, because he is the one asking. This is basically trading in advance

Cats Vs Dogs - A SSW writing

The Cat 

If I were the president, I would sit on dog faces while my owner, who is motionless, likes to sit on the couch and stare at his iPhone twenty-four seven. This is unfair, the owner also has a dog, and he pays attention to him. Maybe I could tackle him? Guess what? I did, first I licked him, nothing, then I bit him, which still didn’t work, and--- you get the idea!? This is terrible! And also, the family dog tackling him as well “Bad cat!” screamed the owner, and so, he put me in the bathroom, slammed the door, and----Screech! No, I have not brought you the American version of this book, I was scratching the door, like really mad, and then a couple of seconds later I realized that the dog was in the room as well. Screech! I jumped as high as I could, so as a result, I literally landed on the ceiling and yes, I was upside down, unfortunately, what the humans call ‘gravity’ kicked in and...Boof! As I fell, I saw my life flashing past. A couple of minutes later(I think) Suddenly I opened my eyes, and I saw I was next to the dog. He is still asleep, therefore this is what I did: I kicked him Batted him with a pan Got a gong out and bashed him by his ear I smacked him, and finally, he woofed, I put my paw on him so he didn’t make one sound. Two hours later I was on the bus, and believe me, it was exhausting, except, I, yes I was carrying the dog. I had an equation in my mind, which was: Dog + Cat = Dog very heavy I wish it was a real equation. Now back to the story, I broke the window and the owner came rushing into the toilet, tripping over the toilet paper, and face planting into the loo. Fortunately for the dog and I jumped out of the ‘Window’ and ran into the bus’s station’s ticket counter, batted the cashier in the face, with my paw, and made a beeline for the bus. When we got on the bus, a random person screamed this: ‘Scram everyone!’, and so, the citizens of the huge red thing with a ball on the bottom. I climbed in and tried the old ‘smash it with a bat’ technic and surprisingly it worked! I fumbled with the so-called dashboard and ‘Drove-Pawed’ the wheel. Two hours later The police were giving a high-speed chase, only, the ‘high-speed chase’ was drive-pawing at 10 mph. The police where ramming other cars, and losing more cars in their fleet and the breaking the seats in the bus and at the back was carrying flyers and dirt, throwing the dirt first saying “Pixie dust, Pixie dust, Pixie dust” A few police cars rammed into Interpol cars and a police officer flew on top of the bus, landing with a loud THUD! He had made a dent-print of himself before flying into another Interpol car. I suddenly stopped and all the cars rammed into each other leaving no police left! “Ummm?” I, Cat said “Hello” as a tumbleweed blew past To be continued... 

The Dog 

Hi, I'm a dog, a real dog. I am very bored with my toys my owner gave me and also by the way the owner is being tackled by our cat. If I, President, I would announce to kill all the cats and give us dogs a different toy every single day. Too bad I am in a dull house with a motionless owner who looks at his phone 24 hours a day! I wanted more attention, so I secretly planned with the cat to wrestle our owner down together. 2 minutes later Gulp, my owner is chasing me with a stick. I didn't know what to do, so I went to hide in the bathroom. I saw the cat hiding under the couch. " Don't come out, you disgusting creature!" my owner shouted at me 2 hours later I wanted to escape, this horrible place. So I planned an escape at night but I was very clumsy so I knocked down the toilet paper. CRASH!! I went to the toilet paper. I heard my owner rushing to the bathroom. This was it, I am dead! Suddenly everything started blacking out, but then I realized I was knocked out, besides I saw a cat lifting me. She was muttering ‘Dog + Cat = Dog very heavy’. Back to the story, the owner went spat on the toilet bowl, but still in the head inside the lavatory. I think the cat carried me onto the bus because we were on the bus! I sat near the window, the cat evacuated everyone, I think it was his prosthetic excuse. Amazingly the cat started driving the bus! I thought I was dreaming again so I bit myself but I wasn’t sleeping. Suddenly the chase is on. The police drove at 10 miles per hour and the police also started ramming into other cars and losing more cars in their fleet. While I, the dog started scraping dirt from the bus and started throwing the dirt out while saying “Pixie dust, Pixie dust, Pixie dust”. Then suddenly the cat stopped and the bus stopped and all the cars rammed into each other leaving no police left! The cat was surprised! To be continued...

My descriptive writing- The day I swapped my sister

There are ups and downs in life, one of the downs is my sister, Alexa. She always does the i-did-nothing-wrong-and-i’m-innocent face to get out of trouble, one time I tried and trust me, it ended badly, but one day, my best friend Nathan, came to play. When he finally can, he was holding something. Nathan was holding a lizard. “Can I trade you lizard for my sister,” I asked Nathan. Nathan was stared at me like I had two heads. I took that as a sign that he didn’t want to trade the lizard. A couple of seconds later the family dog, Woof, plummeted into the fountain. Water flew everywhere, in my face, In Nathan’s and in Alexa’s. “Fine, I’ll trade your sister, a.k.a Miss Annoying” Nathan replied and so Nathan took Alexa, who was gawping at the lizard. Soon Nathan left, taking Alexa with him. After a while, my parents came home, looking tired. As soon as they entered the house, mom called for my sister. “Alexa! I’m home!” Mom exclaimed.’ Uh oh,’ I thought to myself as they investigated each room. The suspense was nerve-racking as they inched closer to me. At last, mom asked “Where is your sister?” looking very angry, or happy, I couldn’t tell. My eyes darted around the room. “ I traded her for a lizard” I blurted sheepishly. Mom was now tapping her left foot impatiently, looking extremely angry. Dad was still sitting in the lounge, reading the newspaper. Knock! Knock! Some was knocking at the door! Mom launched her self towards the door. She opened the door, Nathan was standing on the steps, holding Alexa. ‘ Phew, danger averted’ I thought as mom and Nathan was chatting. Just as I thought Nathan was going, I heard:” Can we have Alexa back?”. I looked around, assuming that they were joking. I ushered the lizard towards the door, well I tried. A while later, I finally finished ushering the lizard. Unfortunately, it wasn’t Alexa with Nathan it was her sister.

Speech-Why coding should be an official school subject

Speech

Today, I am going to persuade you that coding should be an official school subject. Video games help your noggin build more grey matter, and increases your IQ. Well, coding does too, coding comes in different languages like JavaScript scripting, JavaScript, C/C++, Python, Ruby and countless more. Coding is a beneficial way to see new perspectives and get better at maths. Coding also increases your IQ by 16 percent, and best of all, anyone can do it. You only need a computer and your brain. It also helps develop better memories! Generally, coding prepares you for the future, because, when you learn how to code, you can teach people, passing down the skill to future generations, and that generation passes down their expertise and so on. Also, coding covers most school subjects like Maths, Writing, Reading, Health, Digital Citizens. All these curriculums can be covered all by one thing: Coding. The New Zealand curriculums include most of the subjects that coding beneficially has on. Coding also improves eye coordination, because, when you file through massive amounts of coding languages, trying to find one code, you have to think and remember and find. Coding also gives new perspectives to problems as well as mental and physical tactics. Why? Since, coding has many difficulties like bugs, lags, plus many more mixups, you are always learning new strategies. We surveyed 24 pupils about if they wanted coding to be an official subject and the results were: 87 percent said that they liked coding 34.8 percent said they were good at coding and 87 percent said they wanted coding to be an official curriculum. So that proves my point, coding should be a school subject. Evidence shows that coding develops better memories as you need to learn the languages. Finally, coding is also likely to teach children to be digital citizens as coding involves digital devices. Most importantly, coding develops confidence since making a website or going on a coding website and sharing something helps boost confidence and also anyone, yes anyone can do it! You only need a device and you. 'Any fool can write code that a computer can understand. Good programmers write code that humans can understand.' is a quote by Martin Fowler, which links to how coding can help you explain things more clearly, as I said there are lots of errors in coding, you also have to take trials, so it's making you a problem solver, not a problem maker! In conclusion, I think that coding is just as relevant as other subjects, because of these reasons: helps qualifies us for the future, gives new views to problems, and guides kids to better digital futures and reduces cyberbullying, hacking and all fields that relate to cybersecurity, all these will eventually happen.

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