Eating Edible Bugs

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

By Maxine

Just imagine, hearing the satisfying crunch of chocolate covered crickets, the chocolatey coating melting away, revealing a scrumptious, healthy cricket! I strongly recommend, that you should start cooking with bugs, today! Usually, when someone hears of eating bugs, they think it’s disgusting, and simply trying to be polite, they just nod their heads and say, “Oh, that’s, nice.” But quietly convey to themself, “Eww! Disgusting!” But I assure you, you will like bugs, as have all your friends and companions, anyway you never know you don’t like something till you try it. Fun Fact! Did you know that 80% of all people who have tried bugs actually like them? There are many benefits to eating bugs, for example, bugs are healthy, you can cook creatively, and they are even better for the environment!

We all want a healthy choice of meals and often go to last resort (the veggies) which brings the family to those ear-shattering whines. But, what if you changed it up a bit, gave them a surprise? Consider bugs for your next healthy choice! Bugs give you a healthy, balanced diet with a good amount of fat and protein! All the vital amounts your body needs. Bugs contain a lot of nutrients and will add all the good stuff too your daily meals. They contain a lot of vitamins and are a healthy option, however, you have to cook them first, but don’t worry yourself, there are lots of creative ways to prepare bugs from cultures all over the world.

Have you run out of dinner ideas? Want to try something new? Want to get creative with a dinner from cultures all around the world? Well my recommendation is that you try bugs, today! With bugs you can cook creatively with cultures from China, Australia, Ireland, and more! Plus they are easy to cook and you can have them any time you want. Bug recipes include, scorpion lollipops, mealworm fries, green ants, and Grasshopper Cakes, these are all recipes from around the world that are easy to cook. Better yet, bugs are not just healthy and can be cooked with creatively, but they are better for the environment too!

Do you want to help save the world? Well of course you do so why not try a bug today!? Bugs are better for the environment in many ways, for example, bugs produce less greenhouse gasses than cows and other protein sources do. Bugs are just like your everyday healthy meals but are better for the environment. They don’t pollute the air, like cows, and sheep, with their greenhouse gasses which have caused a huge problem with our Ozone Layer. Instead they produce a lot less greenhouse gasses, which don’t pollute the environment at all! If we all start eating bugs, we will have less cows, sheep and pigs and that means less pollution in our environment! In my opinion, more bug eating, equals less pollution!

In conclusion, there are so many good reasons why you should eat insects. Insects are a great way to be healthy, cook creatively, and guess what. You help save the world at the same time! Did you know that 80% of all people who tried bugs like them! So I guarantee that you will like bugs as have all your friends and peers. Eating bugs is a great way to introduce different recipes from around the world to the family. I strongly recommend that you cook with bugs for three main reasons. One, bugs are super healthy; two, you can cook creatively; three, you can help save the world. Remember, you never know if you don’t like something till you try it!

Room 6's 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 it said,"This is how we know what love is, Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to do the same for our brothers and sisters. If one has material pssesion and sees a brother or sister in need, but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person. Dear Children, let us not love with words and speech, but with actions and truth."  We also presented a song that we put lyrical dances moves to our song was: So will I.

Room 6's 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. My favourite part of the assembly was the dance . The name of the music was called "Six Months In A Leaky Boat" written by "Split Enz" in 1982.

The Daily Gossip

For the past five weeks in code club, we have been making a magazine. My favourite part was making the link to videos, and they actually work! My magazine was called "The Daily Gossip" This is my magazine:

Unfortunately, code club has come to an end, but hope that it will still be here for year 5s and 6s next year.

Saint Cecilia

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.

As part of our studies we researched and created a slide show that explored a live of a Saint.

Who Kidnapped The Witch?

In math a witch  has been kidnapped and we had to use clues to find out who did it, where she is, and what tool was used. It turns out that it was Ghost Man, in the costume shop, with the handcuffs.

Athleics

Every year, Good Shepherd has athletics. We all participate in a few sports, shot put, long jump, high jump, discus, and relay, but my favourite one was discus, because it ended up being a real challenge for me. 

Communion Of Saints

All Saints Day is on the 1st of November. In Religious Education, we have been learning about how Heaven, Purgatory and the Living are all bounded together as one. To resemble this we created weaved mats and were bound together in three groups. Here are some photos to give you and idea of just what we did.

This is the three groups

This is my woven mat