Brochures

Here are the first of our published brochures. What a lot of information about earthquake safety for the reader to learn about. Keep up the great thinking Room Ten.

Introducing and Thanking a Speaker

Introduction
Good morning everyone. This is Breben Winder. I would like to introduce you to Room Ten. We have been studying about earthquakes and disasters. Can you help us learn more on Civil Defence?
Thank you
Thank you Brenden for giving us information on Civil Defence.

Disasters (Non-natural)

Today we looked at non-natural disasters. These disasters are caused by human activity and include things like...

Terrorism (bombs, threats)
Wildfires ( bushfires)
Pandemics ( swine flu or avian (bird) flu)
Biohazards ( chemical spills
Transportation Accidents ( trains, aeroplanes)

These hazards may be limited to a small area or their effects may be widespread.

Weloming and Thanking Guests

We have a guest speaker coming tomorrow so we have been learning about introducing and thanking quest speakers.

We need to thank someone for something that they have done.

Our task was to present a prepared thank you speech and present it to a partner

Introducing a guest speaker

Our introduction speech needed to cover:
• a welcome for this person
• who the guest is and why they are here
• a personal comment about what you hope to learn
• the 'handing over' of the visitor to the audience.

Thanking a guest speaker

Our speech needed to cover:
• what you are thanking the guest for
• one or two points on what you gained or learnt from the guest
• a closing statement

Annie will pick 2 people to introduce and thank our guest, Brendon Winder, from the Queenstown Lake's Civil Defence.

Types of Disasters

Today we began our investigation into the different disasters we might experience in NZ.

These are the disasters we came up with...

Floods
Earthquakes
Tsunami
Volcanoes
Storms

We then went to 'What's the Plan Stan?' CD and found out there was one more called non- natural. We are going to investigate this further later in the week. We then looked in depth at tsunami and floods by looking at a fact sheet, photos and a video on each disaster. Then we completed a quiz. Our next task was to complete a table with the following headings.

Disaster Type & Cause
Similarities
Differences

Floods
Floods are one of New Zealand's most frequent hazards. Flood waters can ravage the land, destroying roads, bridges, railway tracks and buildings. Crops can be inundated and livestock drowned. Human lives are also at risk, particularly in flash floods and tsunami, where fast-flowing water filled with debris can sweep people away.
Tsunami
New Zealand is a country surrounded by water, so many coastal communities are at risk from tsunami. In a near source tsunami the water level may fall very quickly past the normal low tide mark, then return just as quickly. If this happens, there won't be enough time to issue a warning and it is important that you know what to do, and that you act quickly.
Earthquakes
New Zealand experiences thousands of earthquakes every year. Most are either very deep or centred well offshore, causing little damage or injury. However, a severe earthquake can occur at any time with devastating effects.

We used a model Annie had completed on tsunami and discussed each heading. Then we completed our own for Floods. Tomorrow we will move onto Volcanoes and Storms.

This week for homefun we have to complete our Household emergency checklist as well as a home hazard map. We learned about the 16 important survival items we need in an emergency.Click on the sheet to download a PDF.

The Emergency Items should include:

Emergency items
Torch with spare batteries
Radio with spare batteries (check all batteries every 3 months)
A change of clothes for all family members (wind and waterproof clothing, sun hats, and strong outdoor shoes)
First aid kit and essential medicines
Blankets or sleeping bags
Pet supplies
Toilet paper and large rubbish bags for your emergency toilet
Face and dust masks

Food and water for at least three days

Non-perishable food (canned or dried food)
Bottled water (at least 3 litres per person, per day for drinking)
Plan how to get water for washing and cooking (check your hot water cylinder, pond, toilet cistern if it is free of chemicals)
Click here for tips on storing water
A primus or gas barbeque to cook on
A can opener
Check and replace food and water every twelve months.

Supplies for babies and small children

Food, formula and drink
Change of clothing and nappies
Toys or favourite activity
Assemble everything you need for your Emergency Survival Items and place it somewhere that is easy to get to in an emergency. Make sure everyone in your house knows where your Emergency Survival Items are kept. If you prefer to keep some of your Emergency Survival Items in the house for everyday use, make sure you know where to find them quickly when an emergency occurs.