Australia Facts

Gumboot Throwing

Gumboot Throwing!

I was backing into my driveway  on a fine Friday
afternoon when I saw a small white thing sticking out of
my letter box. I parked the car and walked over. I opened
up the letterbox and out slid a white piece of paper. I red
it in my head. This is what it said.

Gumboot throwing challenge

Saturday afternoon 1st December 1:00pm at Hagley Park.
Come and do the gumboot throwing,For the winner you
get a golden gumboot trophy.

I raced into the house and slammed the door shut behind
me. ¨I so need to do this¨ I yelled. I raced into the garage
and picked up my black gumboot and scuttled out to the backyard.
I practiced throwing the gumboot until I felt tired. The the
next morning I signed up for the competition online.
Then it came to 12:30 and I jumped into the car and zoomed off for an awesome day. When it finally came to
1:00pm there was a loud speaker blasting across the huge
green field. It said ¨up first is Sophie Baxter.¨ I watched
a beautiful strong girl walk onto the field. She picked up
a black gumboot with a white soul. She threw it 38.7
meters. All of the competitors were amazing. ¨Last but
not least we have Adelaide Geldard. I carefully walked
up to the gumboot and picked it up up. I threw it as hard
as I could and it landed standing up. A tall man walked
up to me and said “You threw the gumboot 50.2 meters.
30 minutes later everyone sat down on the grass and
waited for  man to announce the winner “And the
winner is Adelaide Geldard” I screamed my head off as i walked up to the golden trophy and heaved it into my
hands. The next morning I lay in bed with the trophy
next to me. “That was amazing” I whispered.

A&P Show

A&P Show

The A&P show is an amazing and interesting place for the
whole family to go and visit for a whole day of fun.

You should check out the A&P show because it is lots of
fun and you can learn about animals and lots of other
things.

At the A&P show there are heaps of animals. There are
horses that you can watch racing and their are farmyard
animals. The coolest animals are the horses with the
silky clean skin,the fluffiest black bunny in the world
and the creamy white coated goats snuggled next to their
adorable kids.

The main area is the TipTop family lawn with amazing
country singers on a huge black stage. Around the Tip
Top family lawn there are lots of free stuff like tattoes,
fans,lollies and other food.

So come and check out the A&P show every year and
experience the exciting fun!

Blooms

Blooms

Fireworks Opinion

Fireworks Opinion

I strongly think that we shouldn't sell fireworks in shops and you should
only use them for displays. I feel this way because it scares animals.

One story that shows how dangerous home fireworks can be is when a
girl and her family were supposed to do fireworks but then her dad was
late at work so she got impatient and tried to do some little fireworks
herself,but when they wouldn't light she ran u to them and they exploded
and she lost one of her fingers.Last year there were 900 injuries due to
home fireworks.

Lots of pets get injured because they get scared and then they run onto
the road and get run over.

New Zealand does not need to have fireworks on a British event day like
Guy Fawkes Day. We should have fireworks sold on a day important to New
Zealand like New Year's day, Birthdays, Christmas and other special
occasions.

The cost of a bag of fireworks from The Warehouse is $35   This bag only
contains 20 fireworks. Families should spend that money on their rent.

New Zealand does not need to have fireworks on a British event day like
Guy Fawkes Day. We should have fireworks sold on a day important to New
Zealand like New Years night and also Birthdays and Christmas.

Out of a population of 4.7 million people there were only 20,000 injuries
per year.Only people who are stupid using fireworks get hurt.  For example
one time this guy was walking along the side of the road and lit a firework
into the bush. Then all of a sudden the fireworks exploded and he lost one
hand.

So, for all of these obvious and clear reasons, I strongly feel that fireworks
should not be sold in shops and should not be used in people's backyard.

Scarlet And Ivy