Causes & Effects of Poverty.

Over a few weeks, our class have been writing about "Causes & Effects of Poverty" in a certain Country. We had to write about: Climate, Population, Economics & Politics. My writing is about South Africa.

Causes & Effects of Poverty in South Africa.

Did you know, out of the 56.72 million people living in South Africa - More than 30.4 Million people live on $75 per month? That means 26.32 million people in South Africa are over the poverty line. That’s fewer people than the people that are in poverty. That was since 2011. Crazy.

Population in South Africa is increasing. You see, South Africa has very high birth rates. 1.1 Million babies are born each year. Due to this, people need more resources in order to survive, but they are struggling to get as many resources. This is partly because of the Climate.

There is not much money for the amount of people in South Africa.

In South Africa, their weather/climate is actually very predictable. They have humid days and bitter nights. They don’t find much water and have to walk far and wide for it.  So that means, limited Drinking Water, Washing Water, Water For Growing Crops, Cooking... you see, all these things need water and they have very finite amounts of it.

Apparently, Human Rights in South Africa are protected by the “Supreme Law Of The Republic Of South Africa” (constitution).  This sets out the “rights” and “duties” for South Africa. And it defines the structure of the government. All though, education is alright for most of the kids in South Africa. All South Africans have a right to basic education and the Bill of Rights obliges the government to progressively make education available and accessible through reasonable measures. Some get school, some don’t. It all comes down to money, and a lot of families don’t have the money for the kids to go to school. But that's what it’s like for kids all over the world isn’t it?

By,

Lauren.

Pink Shirt Day!

WALT: Write about Pink Shirt Day and what it means to you.

This week on the 17th of May, Our School celebrated "Pink Shirt Day"! 🎔

Pink Shirt Day is about "recognising bullying".  As someone who has been bullied before, I like that we can recognise the victims and encourage people to not bully.
"Be A Buddy, Not A Bully"
Pink Shirt Day started when in 2007 two students protected a boy who was wearing a pink shirt and got bullied and predicted to be homophobic.

Don't Bully!

My Mother xx

WALT: This week we have been doing "Character Descriptions" on our Mother or a close female in our lives. First we had to do "Physical Description", "Behaviour" Then "Environment & Belongings".
I did mine about my Mother. Enjoy.

My Mother

Hmm, let me think. My mother… Stunning.

Her eyes shine even when it’s a dull day. Her smile is brighter than the sun. She always has the same smell, flowers. In my opinion, she doesn't need perfume, because her aroma is blooming on it’s on. Her attire fits her perfectly, but she has these unsightly green jeans. That doesn’t matter, because one day, I’ll burn them.

You know I wouldn't do that mum!

Even though she's fifty-one, she looks twenty-five; and, she has a magical voice that puts me to sleep every night. Dad was a genius to marry someone like her!

You know what? Mum don't need no "Happy Pills". She's already joyful and unbelievable without them. Her sense of humour is better than mine, (gold medal for her!).

My mum effects people in a marvellous way. She will change someone's day with a smile or a joke. She surely changes my day with a smile and a hug. She would never use a rude word against someone. (At least not to their face!)

She likes to keep everything tidy. She’ll nag at me until I clean my room. But I wouldn’t have it any other way. When I'm making dinner, she makes me clean all the dishes before we serve, I think it's unfair. But you're the former chef here so I don't care. You'll always kill a spider for me, even when it'd be tiny, and if you're too scared to do it, you'll improvise and get Dad.

You will never know just how beautiful you are to me.

And with that mum, you're my hero!

♥

Pig The Pug, Character Descriptions.

Pig the Pug.

Pig The Pug is a pug. He is very chunky and funky, he has folds all over him. His eyes stick out to the side of his head. It's hard for Pig to smile because his face is all droopy. He has floppy ears and has brownish red eyes that make him look evil. His figure is cute, but not when you look closer...

Pig The Pug is a vindictive dog who is always stealing the limelight. Pig never lets Trevor do anything, this causes Pig to get hurt when he tries to overcome Trevor but doesn't succeed. His behaviour is a sort of rude and cheeky type. There is toxic steam that always comes off him. Pig has everyone wrapped around his finger, but not Trevor. He likes all the attention and doesn’t want anyone to share it with him. Pig always has this thought in his head: “I am the best, no one is better than ME!”

Pig makes people feel used, manipulated, and grief-stricken. 
Trevor always thinks to himself: “Pig is my brother, I would never make him blue, even if he makes me feel blue. I can’t just bluntly be rude to him.”
Trevor feels manipulated, even though his brother is uncivil to Trevor.
Pigs owners/parents have been deceived, they think Pig is a little Angel, but Pig has made them think that by being nice to everyone around them and taking the spotlight. Trevor wishes they saw the truth between Pig and Trevor's abusive relationship. Everyone has been fooled by Pigs behaviour around everyone.
Pig is making people doubt themselves in every way. His behaviour is appalling!

Pig would ALWAYS have his furniture glossed. He would always have his toys in his chest by his bed. He would always have his expensive colognes in alphabetical order. He was like a little Prince. He even had a Tiara on his bedside table to show how amazing he was. His bed was one sheet only, no wrinkles, no bumps. It had to be perfect, every side had to be the exact same length. Everything in his room is pristine white. Everything is painted with a creamy white, a greyish white or a bright white. Nothing is out of order, if something moves, he'll have a panic attack. Pigs lawyers call him O.C.D, it's true though.

By: Lauren

Famine and Drought. South Sudan. Newspaper Article

WALT: Create a Newspaper Article.


Me and Nevaeh have been working on South Sudan and their Crisis. They're in drought and famine and we don't want that to happen anymore! Me and Nevaeh have created a Newspaper article on the drought and famine to inform people about it.

This week I have been reading a book called "Little Bro". It's about a big brother who is fixing his bike and then the little brother steals his bike patches to put on the wheel. The little brother was running away, then the big brother locked him outside and ate all the ice blocks. Then the little brother was pulling faces at the big brother through the window, and the big brother got so mad, he launched toward the window and broke it. They had to make an excuse for it. I made a poster on how to deal with siblings.