The Crowded House

Eating Edible Insects

I am learning to persuade my audience using persuasive writing and emotive words.

Let me set the scene. It’s a regular Tuesday night, the whole family is sitting around the table. You look at your plate, AND FOR THE 22ND TIME THIS MONTH YOUR FAMILY IS EATING MEATBALLS! It seems that you have lost ideas for your cooking, am I right? Well, I think I have a solution for You! Yes you! With the red striped shirt yes! Have you ever thought of eating bugs? I believe that everyone should try that every now and then! Wait, don’t click off just yet! Did you know that 98% of people that TRIED bugs actually liked them? Surprised? From tasty treats, to nutrition, to efficiency and SAVING THE PLANET! I will be telling you reasons why you should start eating bugs.




Lesson one, Do NOT judge a bug by its cover, just because for your whole entire life you’ve despised them as some sort of “mischievous” creature that only serves as an annoyance, doesn’t mean that all of a sudden they’re not edible! Did you know that there are many delicious recipes around the world on cooking bugs? Yes, eating bugs is 100% a thing. It’s called Entomophagy. From Mealworm fries, to chocolate covered crickets and they are all delicious, other HUMAN BEINGS are eating them on a daily basis, so why not join in? I still don’t think you are brave enough to convince your family to be eating worms every night, I still think you would stick to meatballs, BUT. What if I tell you that bugs are delicious…

And healthy?!




That’s right! Bugs actually have the same amount of protein as an egg, or a chicken! Cockroaches and crickets are one of the healthiest bugs you can eat and beetles are the most frequent. The good thing is that bugs create a lot less greenhouse gases as a cow, and needs a lot less land to raise. Healthy and full of protein, and SAVING THE ENVIRONMENT? Have I convinced you yet? I mean, it would still make sense if the thought of eating a bug is still stirring your stomach. But remember, that there are many recipes around the world, that make bugs taste like your takeaway french fries you have every Sunday!




There are truckloads of delicious insect recipes from all around the world so you won’t get tired with the same old recipe every night! From ginger cricket cookies, carrot buffalo worm soup, to mealworm fries and caramel cricket cheesecake! Lets pause real quick, Have you realised something? They are all regular foods, but their names have an insect in them? Yes, that is what you would expect when eating bugs. they sound nice, right? And according to 80% of the people who tried it, they TASTE amazing as well. Is your stomach still stirring? Or is it grumbling for less meatballs!


As you can see, there are many reasons why you should eat bugs! From tasty treats and recipes, to protein and healthiness, to saving the environment! Now you can see why I STRONGLY recommend, cooking with insects.

Gadgets

This is another logo for a made up brand called "Gadgets"

Logo Symmetry

In Maths strand we have been learning symmetry in geometry. For our learning we have created logos that has at least 1 line of symmetry. This is my logo for a made up brand called "Dudes".

Graduation Page

From Year 1 To Year 6, we have grown so much, learned so much, and we are basically a totally different person from 6 years ago.

This is the graduation page of the 2018 Yearbook, look at how much I've grown!

"Instructions end in the schoolroom, but education ends with life" - Frederick W. Robertson

Prayer Quote.

Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. - Mark 11:24

Prayers

Week 5 and 6 were busy for Room 6 we presented our assembly in week 5 and had whole school prayers on Monday, Week 6. Our theme for prayers was community, compassion, and discipleship. This was inspired as we approach christmas and start to think about others and those who are in need of help. Our Reading was 1 John 3:16-18, we also presented a song that we put lyrical dances moves to our song was: So will I, by Hillsong. This is the song: So will I

Our Assembly

"Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much."




Week 5 was non stop for Room 6 with athletics, kapa haka and irish dancing. But it was also our final assembly for the year, and for some of us our final assembly at Good Shepherd School. This was the perfect time for us to share some of our talents and learning. We had been focusing on New Zealand music through our passport tasks so it was only fitting to pick a kiwi classic; Six Months in a Leaky Boat by Split Enz (written in 1982). We sung along to the words and put some of groovy moves together to create a dance. Throughout the year one of our favourite activities was reading Chris Gurney’s books during book week. Chris has written so many wonderful and humourous traditional tales with a kiwi voice. We absolutely adore her books, so for our assembly we presented a Readers Theatre: Trev and the Kauri Tree.

Saints: Religious Education

Our focus this term in Religious Education was the Communion of Saints. We learnt about the three parts of the Communion of Saints and how we are all connected. The Communion of Saints is bonded through prayer, baptism and the Eucharist.