On Monday we had a tobacco workshop where we learned about the risks of smoking.
Here are some facts we learned:
- there are over 4000 chemicals in one cigarette.
- cigarettes are addictive.
- One of the main substances inside a cigarette is tar- the same tar found on the road!
- Smoking turns your lungs black and can cause lung cancer.
- If you smoke, your lungs will get filled with tar.
- If you buy a 20 pack of cigarettes every day, it would cost approximately £2920.
- If you get a lung infection, it can feel like you are drowning as your lungs are filled with phlegm.
- If a woman smokes when she is pregnant, it can damage the baby.
- Second hand smoking is called passive smoking and can be very dangerous.
Our job for next our next workshop is to give up something we enjoy for one week and to research harmful chemicals found in a cigarette.
This week we have been learning about the EU referendum. This is a vote which will take place on the 23rd of June 2016 to decide whether Britain stays part of Europe. We have been researching the pros and cons on being in the EU and have made posters to display this information. For writing we also wrote debate speeches to persuade others to vote a certain way.
Here are some advantages of being in the EU:
- Britain is stronger together- if there is a future war, we will have support from other EU counties.
- We have good trade links and are able to easily buy and sell products from other EU countries. If we left, businesses would have to pay tax to do this.
- We share police information with other EU countries that can make Britain safer.
Here are some disadvantages:
- Britain pays 118 billion pounds annually to be part of the EU.
- We don’t have full control over our own laws/legislation.
- Currently we are not able to secure our own trade links.
From P7b
Article 28- Right to an Educations
Article 24- Right to health care and information to help you stay well
Article 12- Right to have an opinion and be listened to.
