Reflection on Literacy Rotation

This term I had a lot of fun creating, sharing and learning in the literacy rotations. I think it’s cool how I get to work with friends from other classes. I learn how to make movies and develop my I.T. skills while sharing my work with other seniors. It is all very fun and being the second term for doing this rotation, we are all familiar with the activities that we all have to do.

I enjoy working with the teachers too. They always find ways to teach us in the easiest way possible. I like working with everyone around me because they can support me and give me ideas, they can also help me when I’m stuck. This rotation should keep on going for a long time for seniors because it makes learning fun!

My Reflection on my DLO

Last week I created a D.L.O which explained what happened at the site of the twin towers bombing. I enjoyed creating what I did but I think I could do a lot better with the information I had. I created a mini remake with Jasmine to represent what actually happened so you could watch the attacks. It was very fun to make. I had friends helping me with painting and creating the buildings. Everything seemed well, cool!

Planning this D.L.O took up quite a bit of time but I got there in the end. I found researching very interesting because I found out a lot more than I had already known. I think next time I will know the whole entire process so it won’t take as long to create as this one did. I think I could actually do better if I tried harder.

Facts were popping up everywhere and everything started piecing together and became easier to understand once I had all the information I needed. The stuff I found out helped me out a lot. There was probably quite a bit of info that I missed but in the end, I got enough to tell people so that they can learn about this attack.

In the process of making this D.L.O I tried to be as creative as possible for the time given. I thought the more creative it is the better because no-one else really came up with the idea of making a city and then destroying it. I personally think that it is a unique idea and it makes our movie way better! I also enjoyed creating this remake.

The way this D.L.O benefitted me is the challenge and marks I get on my report. I enjoy a challenge and I really hope I get good marks. I tried my best to make my ideas useful. I thought positively about everything and I knew I would finish it off and everything would be alright.

I had to be very cautious about everything I did because everything had a risk to it. My project could ruin in just a small step of the way. It was quite hard to make the city and try not to bust it when i’m supposed to be making it better.

I wanted to make people understand the feeling the people had when the bombing happened but I also wanted them to understand the full story that happened in children of these days eyes. I felt sorry for the people that were involved in the bombing because if they are still living, they probably have the scars to prove it, physicly and mentally. I feel like this is the best I could do for the tasks and the time given.

Term 3 reflection Highlight

Term 3 Reflection Highlight

My highlight for this term would be the kiwisport sessions because they’re just so fun. The games and activities that we do bare very active activities that really make us concentrate. The idea of the kiwisport is cool because everyone learns to work together as a team.

We do many excercises such as dribbling, shooting, octopus and many more that I can’t quite remember the names of! I enjoy the excercises because basketball is just awesome. We all learn rules and signals, moves and dribble types and how the players in professional basketball play. Learning all of new skills is very fun and we become a lot more fit, LIKE ME!!!

The coaches are cool! They always have a fun way to teach us the things that they know how to do. They try their best to teach us in the easiest way possible and always find fun ways to teach us tricks and moves. So you could say that they’re just pure awesome. I enjoy my time with them and I wish we could spend more time with them in our sessions, but we can’t!

I love basketball, it is so fun! I hope our basketball sessions never end! Thanks for letting us have this great activity in our school. I will always look forward to going to our sessions with the amazing coaches.

Student Leader Conference

Today at the student leader conference I learnt that if I was to reach my dream, I needed to try my best and perform at my best to do so. I heard an amazing story from a boy who wanted to be a proffesional soccer player and he did whatever it would take to be a soccer player. He sold chocolate bars for a whole year! and now he lives in brazil playing for a team. Andrew's story really did inspire me to do my best and we even looked at a chart which showed what it takes to get to your dream. Thank-you for letting us have this great day of fun learning!

My Sunday Poem

My Sunday Poem

Yesterday was quite a nice day to get outside and have a play. My family and I hop in the car, it’s great because we don’t have to travel far. Bikes and food are all packed, I’m so excited and I feel so wacked. Our happy mood has taken place and a big smile appears on my face. Speeding up following the wind, my family and I all grin. Nothing can stop me now, faster and faster I pass under clouds. My family all stop and stare at me whizzing past without a care. The day darkens as the air goes cold, I hear myself saying this day was bold. I had a lot of great fun, but now the day is nearly done. Mum and Dad, thanks for today, “I’ll always remember it” I say.

My Little Sister's Birthday

My Little Sister's Birthday

“Happy Birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear Riley, happy birthday to you!” my dad sang softly. Riley is my sister if you didn’t already know. She wakes up smiling, acting all bubbly and excited. She is finally 6!!!

Unfortunately for her, she had to go to school that day. She didn’’t really want to but she knew she had to, plus come on, what kid wants to go to school on their birthday?! When she got home she told everyone she had a great day and she couldn’t wait for that night. She went on and on about how she would get a nice cake that her uncles boss made.

We finally got in the car and made our way out south to celebrate her birthday with our grandparents. Once we got there we ordered pizza for dinner and had cake afterwards. We had a mean feed and my stomach was full so I didn’t have any room for desert. I was quite excited for cake but I just couldn’t eat it!!!

The sky got quite dark and it was time to go back home so we left and went strait to bed once we got home. My stomach was happy, I was happy and most of all, I couldn’t wait for my next birthday!!!

A Forgotten World

A Forgotten World

A young man named Sean - sailed the seven seas in search of anything he could possibly find that no-one else did before. He had been on water for one entire year and so far found nothing but a mysterious blue rock. He had no idea at what it was and what it did but he thought he’d take it anyway.

It was a stormy night and Sean thought it might get better after a while so he wobbled into his room and tried to get some sleep no matter how bad the storm got. He ended up getting a couple of hours of sleep and was woken by a big THUDDD! in the morning. He was startled and stepped out of his bedroom and onto the deck of the now steady ship and had a look around. His mouth dropped as far as the floor and sighed because of the beautiful place he had found.

Sean took his first step and land and immediately fell to the ground to touch the soft sand of the beach. He went to the trees and looked around for any signs of fruit that wouldn’t kill him in a flash. Although he had no luck he still went further into the jungle with a long knife to protect him and a marker to show him the way back. Of course by drawing on the trees!

He found ponds of water and old huts that looks like they’ve been destroyed by rough water. He finds ragged signs that spells the name of the island but he can’t quite make it out. He carrys on through the thick jungle hanging the sign over his shoulder.

As he reaches the other side of the beach, he looks through a telescope and growls fustratedly at himself because he can see a much bigger island. He takes the time to think and comes up with a conclusion. “I will make my way to that Island!” he says and goes all the way back to his boat and sails again to the other island. It isn’t very long until he reached the next island.

Once Sean got there he realised it was his home town. He was so glad to be home but he was wondering where the island went to because it was now out of sight. Sean eventually met up with his family and had a great feast that did not include any traces of seafood what so ever.

About a month later he was famously known for being the one who found ‘The Forgotten Island’. He gave the sign to scientists and it spelt out the name of which people couldn’t even say. The rock now meant nothing to Sean even though it could unlock another secret world!