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Tuesday, 8 September 2015

Expectations for Sports Camp! , By Melissa

Sports Camp 2015


Last year at Sports Camp was fun. There was a lot of encouragement and support. I think that this year I will be in most of the sports.  
I'm expecting this year to be a lot of fun, but not as much fun as it was last year because most of my friends won't be coming this year.
I'm expecting us to come 1st and to win more trophies than last year because we’re versing different schools then last year.
I’m hoping that we will be able to go on the water slide.
I'm expecting that we will be in all the sports for the finals, there will be more photos taken , and that there won't be any stealing.  
Sports camp to me is like a holiday and anyone that isn't coming they're missing out on a lot of fun.


Core values:
Sportsmanship
Teamwork
Respect
Encouragement
Discipline

Friday, 14 August 2015

Tropical Island, Melissa

Tropical Island


As I burn my feet walking along the hot sand, under the bright sun I could see the waves clashing against a big rock. I could see tall coconut trees swishing through the wind as it drops coconuts onto the sand. As I walk over to get a coconut to hydrate me, I could hear birds chirping in the trees trying to feed their babies some fish. I crack the coconut open and drink the sweet milk inside it under an umbrella I found earlier.

I start staring at the clear water after it finishes a game of tackles with the rocks. The water was calmly moving towards me and I got a small glimpse of the sparkles in the water. I slowly began to fall asleep as the sun made me feel tired. I layed down and began to look at the blue sky thinking that the clouds were candy floss. Then I fell asleep.

Two hours later I woke up just when the sun was going down, stars began to shine and the moon began to show. Just before the time hit 8:00 pm, from a mile away into the ocean I could see a pack of dolphins doing tricks and flips.

After watching amazing entertainment I grabbed a piece of string tied to a hook, and started to fish. I hung the fishing line on a rock and went back to my small hut and created a small fire. While waiting for my fishing line to get a bite I went to look for a stick for my fish to be stabbed through. When I quickly came back I was just in time to get my fishing line and saw a fish bite it. I quickly pulled my string up and cooked the fish that I caught.

The next morning the sun rose and I heated up the leftover fish for breakfast. Then I decided to go for a long bush walk around the Island. I packed a bottle of cold water and a coconut for when I was hungry. Walking through the bushes of this island I left trace marks on the sand for me so I could find my way back to my hut. I saw amazing creatures and found a hammock. As I look down at my watch it was time for me to find my way back to my hut. On my way back the breeze flowing towards me made me feel a bit chilly. So I decided to jog all the way back to my hut.

As I arrived to my hut I saw some birds trying to pick the leftover fish near the fire. I just left the birds and hung my hammock up between two palm trees. I hopped onto the hammock and tried relaxing. A little while later I spotted a small rescue boat. I signaled them and they came towards me asking if I was alright when they were close. I told them I was fine. I then knew straight away I had to leave this tropical island of mine and I had to go home. I slowly packed my stuff onto the boat wondering if I would ever get a chance to come back here. But I had to leave to get back home to my family.

Sitting on the boat leaving this Island I was sad. I had a great time and didn't want to leave so soon. But maybe I guess it was just an amazing experience.

Friday, 8 May 2015

Chemical reactions

This term we have a new topic for writing. We are learning about Chemical reactions. Even though we have just started I already know a lot about chemical reactions. I think this topic is really exciting. This week I learnt that there are chemicals in everything. Putting two things or more together can create a chemical reaction. Such as putting mentos into a diet coke bottle (with coke inside it) can cause the liquid inside the coke to burst out of the bottle and create a little explosion. If you're interested to see what I am talking about, Here is a link to the YouTube video of the soda and mentos explosion.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iS2vG1o7Op4

Thursday, 4 December 2014

2014

2014

This year was a Blast! I had fun each term. This year for 2014 I was in room 12. Through out the whole year I made a lot of friends, like A LOT!

In term 1 and 2 we played a lot of sports at the inter schools. We pretty much won most of the competitions. I participated in most of the sports and I had fun.

But term 3 was the most bestest and funnest term out of all the years I've been at this school. We went to SPORTS CAMP! Sports camp was a highlight of the year for me. We spent 1 week at sports camp, located in Totara springs. We played sports the whole
week. When I was at sports camp I played some sports I've never played before. One sport I liked was petanque. Mikayla and I won at this sport. On the last day at sports camp every school that came first won a trophy. Which ever school came runners up got a certificate. Our school won 7 trophies and 6 runner up certificate.

In term 4 we're practicing our class item and culture groups for the end of the year. But as it's slowly getting closer to the end of the year i'm going to miss the year 8 students.
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Friday, 17 October 2014

Number Sequences - By Melissa

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Number Sequences  Walt: learn number sequences

This game was fun and helpful to me because this 
game helped me with my decimals. I started with the 
easy level and then went to the hard level. I found this 
game hard in the start then it became easier for me but I still need a little more practise. I just want to continue with this game until I improve.

Thursday, 31 July 2014

Fractions on the number line By Melissa

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Walt: Position fractions on the number line


In this game you have to put the fraction onto the number line in the right position. I found this game a bit difficult and easy because they were mostly improper fractions. But then I got the hang of it and the fractions became easier. Next I would like to learn about algebra.

Friday, 25 July 2014

Learning about Fractions by Melissa


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Walt: Play a Fractions game.

This game helps us to work out fraction sums. I found this game easy  because I was on Level 1 and because our teacher already taught us how to do this. In this game you have to make the denominator all the same. Next time I play a game I want it to be a game that teaches us about Algebra and I want to learn more about Geometry.