Wildfires in Greece

30/07/18

At least 50 people are feared dead in wildfires burning in Greece. The fires have hit the Attica region around Athens, the capital of Greece.

It is Greece’s worst fire crisis in more than a decade.

As part of a huge rescue effort, emergency workers used boats and helicopters to evacuate a beach.

“We will do whatever is humanly possible to control it,” Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras told reporters.

Tsipras has declared a state of emergency in Attica, saying “all emergency forces” had been mobilised.

His government has asked other European countries for helicopters and additional firefighters to help tackle the fires.

Italy, Germany, Poland and France have all sent help in the form of planes, vehicles and firefighters.

Kids safe with dogs

Yesterday room ten and room nine went to the hall to learn kids safe with dogs and it was fun with room nine. When room ten and room nine went into the hall and sat down before we came in. When I sat down I got ready to listen to Nick and Michael about dog safety. I was very nervous when I saw the dogs because they look big and I thought the dogs will bight me and my friend too. After I thought The dog was going to bight me and my friends. I was standing like a tree because if a dog come's to me and I was not like a tree I might get bitten from the dog and it's good too.

Auckland land battle continues at lhumatao.

A number of South Auckland residents are currently protesting about new housing developments in their neighbourhood.

The group, known as Save Our Unique Landscape (SOUL), is protesting a 480 home Fletchers Residential development at Ihumātao.

Local mana whenua claim that these houses will be built on land deemed wāhi tapu or sacred.

Earlier in the year, the group went to the United Nations in Geneva to have their voice heard.

The land at Ihumātao borders the Ōtuataua Stonefields, which is a category 2 heritage site.

This area was made a Special Housing Area in 2014, with the National-led Government and Auckland Council over-ruling previous plans to give the land heritage protection.

Despite campaigning to help the group in 2015, the Labour government, led by current Housing Minister Phil Twyford, has not back up this view since they have been in power.

Writing about playdough

Today room ten went to the staff room and made play dough. My group is  called group one. I was learning how to make play dough and this is what is was learning about, I was learning to knead the play dough and it was fun. This is how group one make's play dough, water,flower,oil too.

Stop Bullying.

Room10 had to make a poster telling people to stop bullying and why bullying is bad. This is mine!

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