Speech-Rugby League- A Great Game!

New Zealand has done it! They have won the world cup! No, it's not the All Blacks or the Black Caps and if you're thinking All Whites, it's not. It's the Kiwi League team! Ever heard of them? Well then listen in. In the greatest game of all, there are quite a lot of teams, 16 in fact. That is a lot of people involved. I, C.S like the whole concept of the game, it's fast, physical and skillful.



I say rugby league should be brought into schools and you should play what you want to play so you have fun. Kids can be educated by skill and not by being around bad crowds. This is an example of Rabbitohs star Fetuli Talanoa, he used to stay out late, graffiti on things, drinking alcohol and even stealing cars! Now he is a well behaved middle aged man in love with the sport. Rugby league is played in remote places like Russia, Papua New Guinea, Scotland, Germany, America and all the islands. It is in far more places that most of us would be aware of. Rugby is sooooo slooowww...... it starts and stops the whooooole game. Unlike rugby league it hardly stops.



I LOVE THIS GAME! THERE IS A PARTY IN THE HOUSE! Have you heard that song? I think you have. Do you know that in rugby union they're still in a scrum while league has already finished the set. In the league the defence is stronger, trys are more skillful and a whole lot faster, like edge of your seat in golden point, like sharks vs. cowboys. No. 6 won the game for the sharks! 'Cowboys kicker missed from in front and could have won it for the cowboys.' State of origin, mate vs. mate, that's what they call it. They have massive scraps, people get unconscious and get headbutts and rip jerseys and most of them are in the same team the following week if they're not injured. You should watch a game of it man, it's physical.



Sunnybill who? Israle who? Brad who? When somebody like Sunnybill Williams is in a bad mood and walks out on a contract with the Bulldogs, he has to wait till the contract is over to come back to league. But no one wants him in their team. Yeah he's fast, yeah he's strong. OK, he's good at playing league but he made a fool of himself. Yep. Israle Folou TM, he was a great player but hey, the game did not stop because of him. Brad
Thorn was told 3 or 4 years ago, he was part of the Brisbane Broncos. So he went over to rugby and is now still the best All Blacks Fords.

1907 to 2010 so forth and is still going strong. This is nearing the end of my speech. I hope you have enjoyed my speech and I hope you were listening because you will see my name in the news. That's right! My name, C.S, and no, not on NZ's most wanted!
GO THE KIWIS! I'm in the team.

C S

Why do the dirt bike tracks have to be so far away?

Hi! I would like to talk you about dirt bikes. Last year mum and dad bought me and my brother a dirt bike. Dad taught us how to ride them but we can't ride them round the streets like our push bike because that is illegal. So we have to go to the dirt biking tracks. There are a few but they are far away, 2 hours drive in the car each way. So my argument is, why do Dirt Bike Tracks have to be so far away?

Travelling time. We spend about 2 hours in the car going there and back. You have to have a full day spare to go dirt biking because of the travelling time needed to get there. Now that it is winter and my brother plays soccer on a Saturday morning, we can't go dirt biking on Saturdays because the afternoons isn't enough time. If your car breaks down you're miles away from anywhere and usually there is no cellphone coverage.

This could also be quite dangerous if someone was hurt. Sometimes for example if it is a long weekend, the traffic is really heavy with other people going on holiday so it takes even longer to get there. Sometimes people get car sick on long trips. You can't play your PSP or Nintendo DS because after a while you feel sick. If someone is feeling sick because of the windy roads, you have to go on, you have to stop and this makes you journey longer. If you get car sick when you finally get there, you don't feel like dirt biking because your head is all fuzzy and it could be dangerous to dirt bike with a fuzzy head.

What about our carbon footprint? My bike uses about 3 to 4 dollars worth of petrol. When we go out for the day but mum and dad spend about 30 dollars on petrol in the car just to get there. The dirt bike tracks are usually on farms and most of the time you need to have a 4 wheel drive vehicle to get round the farm, so if you buy one you end up driving a 4 wheel drive round town the rest of the week when a more economical car would do.

I would like to see the council build some dirt bike tracks around the city. I think that this would make it easier for more people to get into the sport.

S C

Smiggle the power of marketing

How many of you like smiggle? Heaps! That's why I'm here to talk to you about Smiggle magically popping up everywhere in the middle of a recession. A recession is when the world slows down and no one has much money, but one company is progressing really,really well and charging what they like. Have any of you thought about how this could happen? Well listen and find out.


Pink, green, blue, black and purple bright colours attract young people and no matter how far away you are from a Smiggle store you will always find one to buy things from. Pencil cases, drink bottles, rubbers, pens and ring binders practically anything you can think of. What will they have next? Number plates? I wouldn't be surprised.

And the cost is blinding! $20 for a pink pencil case with the smiggle logo on it when you can go to the Warehouse Stationery and get the same thing for 5 dollars, yet plenty of us are doing it. You may not know this, but there are thieves, smiggle thieves, waiting to rip into your pencil case and steal all your precious things.


Smiggle brag, that an 'explore,poke,play and a visit' to their store is just like a hug from your best friend! They don't make it fun to shop in their stores. Smiggle is aiming to be the worlds biggest selling stationary store. In 2008 they hit N.Z and after only 2 years they have almost hit their goal.


No question Smiggle is not an awesome brand, but their secret to success is the way they market themselves with there emphasis on bright fun products.


In conclusion Smiggle is smart enough to get people to buy expensive products during a recession through there original bright coloured ideas and extensive marketing.

AP

Speech-Why scientists should make vegetables taste better

Nooooooooooooo! Vegetables again?! Who here agrees with me that vegetables are yuck? Disgusting! Who here thinks that somehow scientists should make vegetables tasty even though I think that's impossible to make that horror on a plate turn into a dream on a plate, but they should atleast try for all of those kids who don't want to throw up after eating vegetables.

Imagine your dinner tasting like party mix, take beans as an example. They could be the next cut up liquorice and it won't make our head explode, it would be like magic. Carrots and peas could be an example to. Carrots could be the next crunchie bar or something and peas they can be like tictacs but mint flavoured.

You wouldn't get yelled at for not eating your dinner and it would save the lecture that your parents are planning if you don't eat it. Have you ever had your mum or dad staring at you shouting "eat that cauliflower! Or, getting a great big lecture going a bit like this " I cooked this dinner for you, at least give me some respect, blah, blah, blah!" I have, but that wouldn't happen if that cauliflower tasted like dairy milk chocolate.

Plus, kids might love their dinners so much they would want to know how to cook it and then cook it for the family. Imagine how happy parents would be if kids actually wanted to help in the kitchen. There would be more interesting cook books and parents would be happy again if their kids were reading more. Plus it would save money and parents love that too.

You're probably wondering how the heck do you save money if vegetables are flavoured like lollies? Well I'll tell you now. Kids will eat everything so nothing would be thrown away and you would no longer have to spend money on buying lollies and chocolate. Have you thought about the rubbish men, when we waste our vegetables they have more and more work to do.

So in conclusion, I think I've told you some really good reasons why I think scientists should spend time and money on making vegetables taste better. Kids would be happier because they would enjoy their dinners, parents would be happy because they won't have to yell at their children so much and families would be happy. So all this could happen if vegetables tasted like chocolate and lollies. But hang on, I just thought of something. What if you don't like lollies and chocolate?

D.O.

Why friends are important to have by PF

You know ordinarily I will find it hard to stand up in front of a crowd and speak. I have to admit it is a bit scary but I can do it and the reason I can do it is because I look out on a crowd of faces and amongst those faces I see friends.



Firstly, friends are great company and heaps of fun. You never feel lonely when you have friends and also never bored. I actually heard that friends are like apples - they keep you healthy and fit. My friends and I are always laughing, running around, jumping and playing on the playground. We all have a special handshake and a few quirks.



Secondly, you and your friends should support each other. Whether it's a running race, trying something new or a weird event that happened at home. Trust is also very important. You should be able to trust your friend with almost anything. Secrets, dreams etc. All of my friends and I support each other. If one of my friends is in tears I will stay with them and support them until they feel better.



Lastly, friends accept us for who we are, not by the look of our faces. If we had a lazy eye or a difficulty real friends wouldn't mind. I have a lot of friends with different religions, cultures, skin colours etc but I don't mind. I don't judge books by their covers so why judge people? Friends give us the confidence to be happy with ourselves no matter what we look like, sound like or even if a boy and girl are best friends it doesn't matter.



So in conclusion, I thank all my friends for supporting me, trusting me, being great company and heaps of fun. You guys are the reason I come to school everyday. To see the smiles on your faces cheers me up. So once again, thank you.



PF

Speech! Computer games are good for kids.

I believe that PSP and computer games are good for kids.

Take mathletics for example. It is great for kids and it is played on a computer. You can learn division, multiplication, pluses and takeaways. You can practise lots until you're really good, then you can do all of your maths work at school.

Buzz is a fun game using a special control. You get to hit down on a button if you get the answer right and you get to stay in the contest. The person who gets the most right answers stays in and is the winner. This game helps you learn and gives you answers to things that the Teacher might ask you.

If you're having trouble with your spelling you can go to a spelling game and try the basic level. Start with level one and work up to 20, the spelling test goes up and then you will improve.

There are lots of maths games that you can play on the computer and you can play on mathletics. It is a good game to play for kids because there are numbers and times tables.

In conclusion I believe that electronic games are good for children.
G.T.

My Speech! Why are electronic games good for kids?

Kids should be allowed to play educational games on playstations and computers.
There are quizzes, spelling and maths games as well helping with your education.

Quiz Buzz gives you education about the world. It gives you information about many countries. You get asked loads of questions. If you get the answer wrong it will tell you the answer anyway and you still get to learn.

Computers help you with your spelling, like hang man and word search. You can use them in your spelling games, you can use them with your friends.

Maths games can help you with you subtraction and addition and with your tables. It is fun at Botany Downs School. We play mathletics on line, it's a lot of fun and we get to learn at the same time.

A computer is a machine that tells us about the world such as mind games, knowledge games and quiz games. I've learnt lots of things about the jungle and I have learnt a lot of things about animals. Survival games on the playstation have exploring games, you get to learn how to survive in the jungle and deserted places.
Different websites have learning games. When we were learning about Space I played Star Wars. You get to imagine that you are in space.

It is a good thing not going outside because you will be safe inside and not be bullied, you can play games inside nicely. You wont get into trouble with naughty friends. Some friends get you into trouble so you can't trust them.

So, I think playing games on the computer and playstation is good for you and.....AWESOME!

A.K. 9 years old