I am always very proud of any Room 4 student who receives the shining star award, as it means that they are truly a wonderful citizen of our school. Madison was awarded this trophy after her public display of kindness and compassion on Tuesday morning at the speech finals. She stood silently with a friend in need, offering support without words. She did not make a show or a fuss, but simply stood in support. This was a wonderful display of friendship and everyone in the Library recognised it as a kind gesture. Well done Madison! You are a truly kind friend!!!
The rickety old bridge is my only hope. Two men are chasing me. It is the only way I can loose them in time. So I step on the first piece of wood. It is the most dangerous thing I have ever done. I step again but I miss the piece of wood and I fall into the most rapid river I have ever seen in my life...I will be dead soon done...done...done
Have you ever
thought about going to the Olympic games? Well… let me tell you 3 reasons why
you should not go! There have been a lot of risks at the Olympic games in
Rio this year. Like poor accommodation, thefts, kidnappings, robberies,
diseases and polluted water. Even just one of these things would stop me from
going, but athletes are at risk from all of these things!
At
the Rio Olympic games there have been heaps of risks to the athletes. Some athletes have been
kidnapped by people and they were taken to the money machine and they were
forced to take all of their money out. The Australian athletes had a fire lit
in their accommodation and while they were evacuated people went in and stole
their laptops, phones and money.
Some athletes
have had money and phones stolen from them, while they are walking down the
street. If I was at the Rio Olympics and those things happened to me I would be
scared and worried.
Some of the
accommodation and sporting venues were not completed properly when the athletes
arrived, and may not be safe for the athletes. Some teams arrived and found out
that there bathrooms and plumbing were not finished. The Kiwi team even had to
finish some of these jobs themselves!
The Australian
team arrived in their rooms to find wires sticking out of the wall. That is not
safe at all. They wouldn’t stay in their accommodation until it was all fixed.
There is also a very dangerous disease called the zika virus. It is spread
by being bitten by mosquitoes. It can easily be caught in Rio which is another
danger for athletes.
Another real
danger for the athletes in Rio is the polluted water. The teams who are
competing in rowing, sailing, kayaking or and other water sport have to be very
careful not to get any of the water in their mouths. It is so badly polluted
with rubbish that just 3 teaspoons could make you very sick. I don’t think I
would like to be in any sport where the water could kill me.
They
should not have had the Olympic games in Rio, Brazil because Rio is a dangerous
place for all of the athletes to be. Stealing, kidnapping, spreading disease
and their accommodations not finished… any one of these things would have
stopped me going! I can’t believe athletes went when all of these things could
go wrong!
