Composting - T3W10

My Speech about Peer Pressure

My Letter to Laura Tupou

To Laura Tupou,

Today I was very inspired by your replacing talk over Marc Duffy.

One thing that really encouraged me to do the best I can possibly

be was the fact that you said you actually enjoy your work.

I understood that being a news reporter can be hard at times,

especially depending on the place or the weather.

You have strongly convinced me that while reading books,

you are on a fantastic journey with friends.

Thank you for sharing with us your very fun experiences and good luck on your trip to Tonga!

Regards, Alicia.

Persuasive Writing

F - Facts

O - Opinions

R - Rhetorical Question

R - Repetition

E - Emotive

S - Statistics

T - Three (groups of)

Writing (Simple, Compound and Complex)

Read each sentence carefully and decide whether it is a simple, compound or complex sentence. Explain the reason for your choice.

We have to go to bed when the clock chimes ten o’clock. Complex

This is a complex sentence because there is one independent and dependent clause.

Jennifer liked William’s friend, and she also liked his cousin. Compound

This is a compound sentence because there is two independent clauses.

The big brown dog ran after the blue and red ball. Simple

This is a simple sentence because there is one independent clauses.

James and Eve rode their bicycles after they ate lunch. Complex

The reason why this is a complex sentence is because there is one dependent and one independent clause.

The teacher and the principal met in the hall near a library. Simple

This is a Simple sentence because it also only has one clause.

Many brave soldiers fought in the war, and they received medals. Compound

This is a compound sentence because there is two independent clauses.

The drummers played a long time, but the piano players stopped early. Compound

This is a compound sentence because there is two independent clauses.

Before the queen rode in the parade, she gave a speech. Complex

The reason why this is a complex sentence is because there is one dependent and one independent clause.

After midnight the ghosts will come out of the haunted attic. Simple

This is a simple sentence because there is one independent clauses.

Culture Festival Day

Brrrriiiiinnnnggg! My alarm went. It was the day!
I jumped out of bed with enthusiasm and showered. It was culture festival!
I quickly put my clothes on and rushed out the door.
We had to make a quick stop so I hurriedly purchased
a few bags of my favourite assortment of lollies.

When I arrived at school, I waved my mother goodbye and headed towards my teacher
because she needed help with the Tongan costumes. I danced my way towards room
seven and started to eat my lollies. Not long after my arrival, the bell went.
Literally the whole block of the morning was dedicated to the Tongan Group polishing their
dance moves. If you were wondering, I was in the Tongan group! It was such a fun experience getting
to learn a new tau'olunga. Approximately an hour later, my mum had arrived to help me get dressed
into my costume. After all my complaining about the clips pinching me, we managed to make my
costume look close to perfect. Then it was time. Time to show the school what we worked hard on
over the past eight and a half weeks. Just a few finishing touches with some cherry red lipstick and I
was all set to go.

As the other groups were performing we cheered them on to boost their confidence.
Personally my favourite group was the Cook Island groups item. The moves were so
beautiful and refreshing and their outfits were outstanding! After that it was our turn. I was more nervous than anything  but my mum and friends helped me believe in myself. I truly believe that this was the reason why I think the whole group did outstandingly well. We all helped each other out and that was the main thing that day. Surprisingly my mum came to the stage and gave me a generous amount of money! I was so grateful because she did not have to do such thing but she went out of her way to do so.

Overall I think that last thursday was the best day of 2018 so far.
I thoroughly enjoyed it and I strongly believe that if I can accomplish dancing on a stage in
front of the whole school and parents, I can do anything in life.

Descriptive Paragraph - Writing T1W6

Flashbacks:

As I quickly took a glance out of the window, my mind drifted away traveling back to the last time
I made a single move. I gasped in fear gently massaging my swollen eyes trying to make it out.
I tried and tried. Memories flew through my brain cells giving me a sudden migraine.
Shaking my head like a maniac, I fell back.

Descriptive Paragraph - Cupcakes

I was carefully mixing the special ingredients. Cocoa, Flour, Sugar and Eggs. I evenly spreaded the mixture into the cups then slid it into the oven. Minutes went by while I was anxiously waiting. At last I heard the bell ring. I knew it was time. I hurriedly ran to the oven and saw it. The beautiful cupcakes just waiting to be eaten, so soft, so moist. Carefully watching my hands I slid the tray out of the humid heat. I poked my knife into one of the mountain looking desserts. Perfect! Fluffy on the inside and crunchy on the outside was just what I needed. My fingers stroked the bumpy surface. The fragrance sent chills down my spine. I bit into what felt like a cloud. Melting in my mouth was the mixture of chocolate and chocolate. Delicioso!

How to blog!!!

Alicia's Speech

Simple Machines. When you think of Simple Machines you think of Wheels and axles, Pulleys e.t.c. We find that most of the attention is brought mainly on the outside features. We hardly ever tend to at least wonder how it works and how it makes our lives easier.Malo lelei, Talofa Lava and greetings to you all. Today I will be talking about the Wheel and Axle.

Firstly, Wheels and Axles are not only one of the most Simple Machines created, but it is also one of the most easy to make, machines. The magical creator of this machine is Robert Wonders. In 3500 B.C, in Mesopotamia his reason to making this was because decades before its invention, humans were very limited into how many things they could take when they would travel over the land. With the Wheel and Axles help, they were now able to bring unlimited belongings with them even if their destination was less than ten minutes away.

Soon after the Wheel and Axle was invented, people started making wagon wheels in Central Asia. Even after the Axle was invented, it made our daily lives even more convenient! Pottery wheels were the first wheels invented in Sumeria around the 4000 B.C.

The Wheel and Axle was often associated with early humans rather named, ‘cavemen’.

If they were in the need of carrying big slabs of rock to build a fort, or blocks of wood to make a fire, they would need some sort of help taking them home, right? We all know that it would be a struggle taking everything home without some sort of gadget. Luckily, with the help of Wheels and Axles, they’d have no struggle at all bringing them home. The oldest wooden Wheel and Axle found was in 2002 at Ljubljana Marshes, the capital of Slovenia.

Now that I have explained a part of Simple Machines, I hope this has expanded your learning in the Wheel and Axle. Wheels and Axles are very important things to learn during your time at school and so are others. Thank you for listening to my speech and I hope you have enjoyed listening to it as much as I enjoyed reading it.

Storyboard that - My struggles in Writing

Today I used a storyboard creator to write my struggles in Writing. I explained what I was having difficulty with and how I was going to fix it. I am doing this so I can achieve my writing goals for this year. To create a storyboard like the above click here.

How I want to be remembered.

                                    How I want to be remembered

How do I want to be remembered? I am currently a year seven student attending Glen Innes School. Being remembered is like leaving a legacy behind for others to follow. Instead of leaving a bad legacy at school I want to leave an inspiring and special one. To make a good start to my legacy I definitely need to think about what is happening now than in the future.

First of all, I would like to be remembered as an obedient student. Somebody who wouldn’t refuse to do any work not only in academic areas, but also in physical education. At times I have heard my teachers from year three compliment me on how good my attitude towards my learning is. I am hoping that my time being an obedient student lasts until my time at Glen Innes School has been completed.

Secondly, I want to leave a good status with my teacher. Being remembered as a kind peer. Someone who would help her friends during their hard times. At times I have learnt that being a good friend is simple. Being a good friend really does have an affect on my working time. I don't want to be that student who would always distract her friend from doing her work. Even when there is someone hurt that isn’t my friend, I want to show compassion towards them.

The most important thing I want to achieve is to have my parents be proud of me. Everybody wants their parents to be proud of themselves, right? Well I certainly want to make it happen! I usually like to have a good impression when it is meet the teacher. Having a good impression around my parents help them continue supporting my education and being proud of where I am at.

When I round all of my goals together, I begin to realise that if I achieve them I will be successful. I have high hopes that I will become successful one day. I can’t wait.

😄 Happy Diwali!!

Walht: Understand celebrations around the world.

This week is a week long celebration called Diwali. Diwali is a Hindu celebration called the festival of lights. It is the biggest celebration in the world. Countries like India and Pakistan

have it as an official holiday. There are many myths shared across the world on Diwali.

To celebrate this festival Hindus like to decorate their homes with coloured lights. To accentuate the light, they light candles and lay them inside and outside their homes.Before decorating, they clean their homes. According to a myth it says the Gods will only enter if it is clean.In the evening they like to enjoy the sight of fireworks in the air. In a video it showed a family placing pictures of the God, Lakshmi. They pray to become wealthy and to live without struggles. Most people go to the beach to light them.  Both men and women go shopping to buy new clothing. Girls like to buy gold because it is part of their outfit.

To welcome visitors and so believed Gods, people create Rangoli patterns. You could either use coloured powder or broken rice. When the Rangoli pattern is completed it looks amazing with all the vibrant colours used. When making a Rangoli pattern on cardboard, glue is used to prevent the powder or rice from separating. Today room eight and I drew Rangoli patterns with chalk. There were some very bold and pretty patterns that caught my attention. I think that most of us did an outstanding job.

Overall learning about Diwali helped me learn that there are way more celebrations instead of the popular ones like Christmas e.t.c. It definitely helped expand my knowledge with outside of my culture celebrations. I believe that people should be more aware of the celebrations in the world.

Round Robin Writing - Writing T3W10 Tuesday

Today my group and I were working on Round Robin Writing. Earlier I was not here so I did not do the first part of it. While we were working we only had 5 minutes to write our side of the story, and then we passed it down. I found that doing this writing helped me to know how the other people in my class write. I found it easy to complete and I enjoyed reading what the other people wrote. One of the advantages were that it was easy to tell the story by the picture. However the disadvantage to it was that I could not understand some bits of the story which made me struggle to continue on. I liked participating in the Round Robin Writing and would like to do it again.

Narrative - The storm

The wind howled like a wolf leaving echoes. Lightning licked across the night-like sky. A giants saliva soaking the dull clouds. The Earth began to shatter. I wasn’t going to give up this time. I was working with the rescue team. My goal was to save people from the disastrous storm. To be more noticeable I wore glow in the dark gear. The word impossible never went through my mind, until Hurricane Irma passed by…

The rain harshly blurred my eyesight. With the speed of the wind going around 185 mph, Trees swayed generating a powerful noise. Screams from children were heard from afar. It was impossible. Impossible for me to yell out to them. The strong wind decreased the volume of my words although I still had hope. The children came to my sight. Joy came to my senses for about 1 second until they disappeared. I smelt fear. Frustration and worry overflowed my mind. Where were these children? I needed to get to them. As soon as possible.

I accelerated like a cheetah suddenly stumbling upon even heavier rain. I carried a backpack with emergency supplies. Quickly looking for my torch, I turned it on and flashed it everywhere trying to get a sign from the kids. Sadly there was no luck.

Since I was running out of options, I quickly grabbed a rope that I spotted on the sidewalk and  threw it as far as I could. It took around two minutes until my rope became uneasy. With all the strength I had embodied earlier, I pulled and pulled. My eyes gazed at the deceased body. I screamed in fright and horror. Quickly, I pulled the rope and let the poor stranger drift out in the sea. My mind was so attached to the person that I forgot about the children. I quickly snapped back to reality and thought about options while running.

I was now running for two hours. All of my thoughts were enough to make me faint. I was running out of breath. However I wasn’t about to give up. I was committed to the team and I wasn’t going to let them down. I was about to stay determined and find them. As I was accelerating through the air I reached a very over flooded area. I then spotted a jet-ski in the distance. Without hesitation I swam like a fish to the jet-ski. Luckily there was a key already in its place! I started the engine and rode through the water like a professional. It was getting late so I adjusted the light to its highest level. To make the light stronger I added my torch and started to move around. Suddenly I heard a slight scream. So quiet I couldn’t even figure where it came from. It started getting louder as I was getting closer. Finally!

I had found the children! The terrified girl shouted, “Over here!”. She waved desperately towards me. To acknowledge her I sped through the water creating a loud noise. When I got to them they were all alone sitting on a rugged mattress drifting through the cold mid air.

I went as fast as I could to reach them. Because there were three children I had one of them sit on my lap to expand the space. It took us three devastating hours discovering the bodies trapped between water and bricks. When we reached the air force it must have been a coincidence. Their parents were also saved by one of  my fellow team members. It felt heart warming to witness them reuniting with one another.

The Mum of the three children said, “Thank you so much! I really appreciate your work!”. I could immediately tell she was relieved.

I think that being able to save someone was very special. Even though it took the world's biggest storm to save them, it was worth it. I strongly believe that sacrificing your own life for somebody else makes you a true hero.

I've stood on my brakes!😖😖

Maths e asttle	Term 1	Term 2	Term 3	N.S Y7
	4B	3P	3A	4B-4P

Maths:

For maths I went up and down like so many steep hills. In term two and three I had stepped up the pace. I feel like I have been going up and down because I don't  have enough understanding in certain areas. Since Maths is my absolute weakness I will need to learn more of algebra. By the end of this year I would like to achieve a 4A like my friend.

Reading e asttle	Term 1	Term 2	Term 3	N.S Y7
	4B	4P	4A	4B - 4P

Reading:

For reading I went up each stage. I think that I have gone up because I have a stronger understanding in the areas provided and I focus on paying attention to my teacher. I am happy with my scores and hope to get a 5 by the end of the year. To do this i will pay more attention to my teacher and complete the activities given to improve my understanding of the text. One aspect that I want to learn about is Irony.  

Writing e asttle	Term 1	Term 2	Term 3	N.S Y7
	4B	4P	3P	4B-4P

Writing:

For Writing I am not eager writing about this.  Last term and the term before I was happy for achieving fours but this term flipped. I suddenly got a 3P. I think this was caused by the poor ideas I used. I also don't think I have accelerated because I don't edit my work fully. By the end of this year I want to achieve a 4A. To upgrade my writing I really need to focus more on writing a variety of sentences and I need to stick to the topic as my teacher says I ended up on the main road.

My Opinion:

To be honest I have a big problem in my learning. My idea is to make my parents proud but i haven’t shown it yet. I really need to work harder to be successful in life.

Writing - Should Grandparents get paid to look after Grandchildren?

Should Grandparents get paid to look after Grandchildren?

Is it necessary to pay your parents to look after your own children?  First of all people may think it is a good way to make money instead of having to go for job interviews e.t.c. Personally I think Grandparents should look after their Grandchildren out of generosity, not for a few extra bucks. To me it almost sounds like they could be doing it for the sake of getting money like, if I could simplify it I would say that they are just using the children for money.

On the other hand why would you even think of paying your parents to look after your children? I think Grandparents mainly should not get paid to look after their Grandchildren because they are family. If parents are unable to look after their children then that would be different. For example if your parents were sick or had a strong connection to bad influences then it would be a different because they would have no other person or people to care for them. However, if your parents are more than capable to look after you then there is no reason for them to be paid.

From a Grandparent’s point of view love may not be enough to support their financial issues. It would obviously mean that they somewhat need financial help. Even though they would need financial help, babysitting their Grandchildren should not be an option. Instead they can try finding a part time job. If your parents are willing to pay your Grandparents then I can not do anything because that is their choice but from my point of view I don't think I would pay my parents to look after my children.

Learning about Puns

Yesterday my class studied puns. Puns are a play of words or to make it simple it is a joke that has made up words. My pun was “ What do you call an Alligator in a vest? An Investigator. My teacher also literally brought a pun to life. “Brainwashing”.

   

Explanation Writing (Why we need fire drills)

Why do we need a fire drill?

Before we get to the point of why we need a fire drill, do you know what a fire drill is? Firstly, fire drills are practices of how you can survive a fire. For example what if you unintentionally left your room candle lit which caused a fire? That would mean you would have to solve a way to get out of the house. To make life a bit easier this is why we need fire drills.

How can a fire drill save your life? There have been many cases on the news where people die because of house fires. Maybe the people didn’t know how to exit a house because they never experienced a fire drill. This is why you need to experience one. You may think that all you need to do is jump out of a window. Even though that is an option, for other people it might not be the safest thing to do. What if your window supposedly was two stories high?  You didn’t think about that did you. Practice videos on the internet are posted for a purpose. That purpose is obviously to save your life.

Practicing at school. Fires don't only suddenly happen at home, they can happen in your own home. You will need to experience one so why not practice at school? Schools are bigger which means it could possibly be harder to work your way out. If you practice at school it will make life easier if it happens in your own home because homes are smaller than schools

but that means the house will set on fire faster. Because it will set on fire instantly you will need to move faster in your fire drill. Your life may depend on it.

Fire drills can not only save your life, it can save others. Fires may happen in the blink an eye

so you need to think fast. Panicking does not solve anything so try not to panic too much. From all of these reasons why you need to experience a fire drill are you convinced that we all need it? If so that is great because it can save anyone's life anytime and anywhere.

Wednesday Football

WALHT: Write a post for my blog on football skills.

Today we practiced the skills of football with our coach Steve. He demonstrated these skills:

1. Inner foot kick

2. Outer foot kick

3. Stop ball with sole

4. Kick ball with lace

5. Free kick

6. Dribble

Out of all these skills I can say that I only felt dribbling difficult but I managed to get the rest of them correct. Playing football for the first time helped me learn some skills for when we

actually practice for sports camp.

The fun aspects of playing football today was how we got to play two games per team. It was challenging but fun at the same time. Another one was how we had to kick as many people’s balls as we could.

If I could compare one sport to football it would probably be netball because it is the only sport that I know really well and it also contains running around the court e.t.c.

Even though we didn’t practice all of the skills we still practiced to move the ball which was the main thing. If I had to rate myself out of 5 for practicing footbalI I would probably say a 3.5. I really enjoyed playing in the first session of football and I can’t wait to play it again next week.