Reflections+Term+1+2012

Term 1 Week 2 2012

Hello! I have managed to re-type now, so read!!! Week 1 was great fun, we did loads of sport ( yippee! ) And we learnt some of the Maori language, It was very interesting. We did the beep test on Thursday, I did better than I thought I would, so that is great, and Mr Barrow, the teacher is completely awesome. ( I hope you read that Mr Barrow. We did a spelling test, I got 91 out of 100, you needed 85 percent to not get spelling practice, so I succeeded, thankfully. And that was about the week, pretty cool.

Week 2

We went to tree adventures this week. It was so amazingly fun, I desperately want to go there again, it was so much fun!!!! I also meet my new little buddy, her name is Camryn, and she is adorable!!!! I can't remember what else we did this week, but it sure was fun....!!

Week 3

I can't really remember about this week, but I remember German, with Miss Goodall, Geography, with Mr Barrow. ( YOU ROCK MR. B, I LOVE GEOGRAPHY ) That is wierd but true, OK. I also remember cooking, with Mrs Thorpe, we made pizzas, not just ordinary pizzas, but sweet pizzas, with marshmallows, chocolate chips and bananas on them instead of your normal ingredients, such as cheese, ham, mushroom.... you know what I mean, we also made tortillas, which were normal, as well as loads and loads of dips!!! It was really good. The year 7's did auditions for the production, Bugsy Malone, it was really exciting, but quite nerveracking....

Week 4

We found out our rolls for the production, I am a police officer called Captain Smolsky. It's really exciting. I am so excited!!!! No German this week, no geography, no P.E.We had cooking, food theory, I called it because we didn't do any cooking, just preparation, for the master chef style thing we are doing next week. We also did alot of P.E, like usual. Maths was surprisingly fun this week, I'm not sure why.

Great to hear that you are so stoked to find out your role in the production... It will be a lot of fun. Mr B

Thanks Mr Barrow, so kind!!!!

Week 5

I can't remember much about this week. HEHEHE. I am forgetful. Oh. We went to the Marae, it was fun. We signed up for our sports in sports academy this week, you got to do as many as you like, and there is 29 of them!!!!! Production was fun, we started a read through of the script, it seems interesting, and I think the production is going to be awesome!!! Thats about it, for this week anyway.

Week 6

I was sick on Thursday, not a good thing, and I can't remember much about the rest. Production was fun. Friday was a typical day. After school I am going to the Taylor Swift concert. It is going to be REALLY COOL!!!!!!! We had a sports academy meeting after morning tea on Wednesday, and after lunch the volley ball people went to that. I didn't do it though. We also did the beep-test, for sports academy. My record was 6.5, and this time I got 6.8, but Mrs. Taylor said I got 6.6, so I don't know.....

Dear Mr Barrow

I am sorry I couldn't get a recording done, the computer I used didn't have sound. So I wrote this picture image thing instead.

From Amy.

Week 7

What a week!!!! It was a wacky week, with a wacky hair and mufti day on Friday. No sports academy this week, so it was crazy. On Thursday it was cooking, and german. I learnt to weave a a flax flower, and now I have several models. It sure was fun, I also learnt some new maori words, such as taki, which means challenge. After school on friday, I am going to Waiwera hot pools after school, for my friend Alexandra's birthday. I am excited.

Some Things I Liked About the Term

1. Going to the marae 2. Going to tree adventures 3. Designing the waharoa 4. Food tech 5. The waterslide 6. Sports Academy

Some things I Didn't Like about the term

1. Having to re-design the symbols 2. Some of the tests 3. Sports Academy hardly ever being on

Some Things I Learnt

1. ( PE ) Some new games that we play for PE 2. ( maths ) The ratios that we did 3. ( art ) that the maori people didn't use straight lines that often 4. ( writing ) You can think of very interesting stories with a story starter 5. ( RLL ) I learnt about the maori culture, and I learnt heaps more maori words I learnt that and heaps more!!!

Term 2

Week 1 Term 2

I can not believe we are back at school already! Monday, we had production, in the afternoon, as usual! Tuesday, I can't remember! Wednesday, was ANZAC day, and I was in the ANZAC parade at the local RSA, it was fun. but also very serious and sad. Thursday, the usual, German, then PE. In the middle block, I can't remember, and in the last block Masterchef style week for food tech. My group made quiche muffins, and chocolate muffins filled with chocolate mousse. Friday was normal, sustaining culture writing in the first and middle block. We also did the beep test. I got 7.3, which is pretty good! And that was about the week.

Week 2 Term 2

The Orbiting the Arts festival was this week! It was sooo cool, I performed the piano in front of pretty much everyone, and I went really well, I think any way. That was the only major of the week. But then again Mr. Barrow was away Wednesday and Thursday, we had Mr. Smedley as a reliever. That was about the week!

Week 3 Term 2

We had a reliever all this week because Mr. Barrow's wife had a baby. She had a girl. Congratulations Mr. Barrow!!!!! Our reliever was Mrs. Hart Monday through to Thursday on Friday we had Mrs. Morgan. As usual with Mrs Morgan, we did art, this time we drew pastel tiki's, then we painted them with dye. Mine was OK..... At cooking my group found out that we won, for the second time!!!! It was quite exciting..... That was the whole week, not exciting, but not boring.

Week 4 Term 2

Can't remember much about this week, but on MOnday we had Production, Thursday, cooking, german, hockey, Wednesday Sports Academy!! as well as the usual stuff you do in a school week.

Week 5 Term 2

This week was pretty much the same as last week. Not much more to say, so I won't say much more than this.:)

Week 6 Term 2

I was sick on Tuesday, but other than that it was a good week, except cross country training, when I couldn't breathe properly, because I was sick. Other than that my week was like my usual week, Monday, Production, Wednesday, Sports Academy, Thursday, German, P.E, Cooking.

Week 7 Term 2

I only spent one day doing actual school work this, on Monday we celebrated the queen's birthday, Tuesday, I was sick AGAIN! Wednesday I was at sports academy ALL day, but we had a reliever. Thursday was the only day we spent at school, even then it was only 1 block, because we had German, P.E, and cooking. On Friday we went to the nearby Shakespeare Park, and helped with tree planting, as a group the seniors did about 3,000 to 3,500 trees, pretty impressive I say!!!

Term 3

Week 3 Term 3

I haven't been able to update for a while, but now I have a large amount of news to type. Starting with production!!!! The show was this week, I played Captain Smolsky, in Bugsy Malone. The show was SOOO much fun, even though the stage was huge and scary, it was fun. I was very excited and it was easy to get me hyper. Of the three shows on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. I liked Tuesday the best, I don't know why that is but I just liked it better. Any way thats enough of production. I can't really remember the rest of the week but production was easily the best part. There was also Sports Academy, German, and all the other stuff you do in a normal school week. Over all this was a busy week and now I am very tired, but very happy.

My Cross Country Reflection

This is for the school cross country, please read to find out more about it!!!

Week 4 Term 3

I can't really remember much about the week. Just a normal week, with Sports Academy, German, P.E and of course school work, how could I forget that that is what school is all about, learning!!!!! It was interesting because we are learning about volunteering, and we have to get into groups of between 2 and 4 people and try to contact a volunteer service place locally ( in Auckland at least ) and ask to volunteer there. My group is going to Luvable Pets, the pet shop, and we want to help there. Exciting!!!!! And that is about the week!!!!

Luvable pets trip reflection Week 5 Term 3

Well, we couldn't really ask for a more successful trip, in my opinion. It all went really well, and I desperately want to go back. I love animals, and I want to help them!!! All our questions were answered, and it is possible that we will return! On the trip everyone also got a basic taste of what it would be like if we ever went back (which I hope we will) This is what I did while we were there.

1. Clean a cat cage (remove poop and all) 2. Sweep the floor at the grooming studio 3. Play with some very excitable puppies 4. Feed some rabbits (and guinea pigs) 5. Stuff hay in bags that Luvable Pets will sell

and that was about it. Doing all that was WAY more fun than it sounds.

Week 5 Term 3

Well, as well as going to luvable pets (described above) We also did a surprisingly large amount of maths, loads of volunteering work and much more. I went to cross country interschools on the Tuesday. I came 72nd out of more than 100 people. It was very fun. There was no german OR Sports Academy, which was annoying. And that was about the week!!! Very exciting if you ask me!!!

Week 7 Term 3

This week was ordinary. Except for Friday when we had a mufti day, to fundraise for daffodil day. Also we did Sport Academy, we played a game with the Japanese students. We also did maths. That was about the week. Average.