Netball with Anne

Today was our last session of netball with Anne. We were separated into three teams and competed against each other. We all had plenty of fun. I usually don't play netball but I had lots of fun.

Samoan off to Rio

Abner Waterhouse is a samoan man who was surprisingly chosen to be part of the Olympics in the 73kg Judo class.

Keeping it S.M.A.R.T

 Dreydon and Kate visited our school to talk to us about the 80km walk they did to raise funds for schools. They also came to tell us how to set our goals. Dreydon took part in the 80km walk and Kate was the author. These incredible people have raised over $4000.00 to give to our school.

Dreydon showed us a presentation about his walk through the Hillary trail. He and the group of people he was with had planned to walk 80 km in under 24 hours. They were expecting not the greatest days for their journey as there was heavy rain, thunder and flashes of lightning. Dreydon said that the his journey was difficult but he kept going. There were photos of the trail and the people being tired. In the presentation, Dreydon mentioned goals. He said it has to be S.M.A.R.T. Specific, Measureable, Achievable, Relevant and Time bound.

Dreydon also let us take a look at some of the equipment he brought along with him. He had a camel pack to keep their water and other things, a head torch to see in the dark, a beacon just in case someone had gone lost, some cramp pills and trail walking shoes. The thing that motivated them to get past the ‘finish line’ was that they were raising funds for schools and Kate would update them with how much money they have raised.

What I learned out of it was how to make my goal(s) S.M.A.R.T and that I needed motivation and support from friends and/or family.

Addictions

For the past few days, we have been learning about addictions because our topic study was about the human anatomy. Photo one is a poster about trying to stop addiction to drugs, alcohol or cigarettes. Photo two is a poem also about trying to stop addictions to the wrong things. We did these activities to help people live a better life.

Scatter Graphs

WALT: write a blog post about scatter graphs.

To begin with, we created three different sized paper planes with one sheet of paper. A big one, medium one and a small one. We worked in groups of 3. Shanelle, Harrison and I helped each other. After creating our planes, we threw them and measured the distance with a measuring tape, in centimetres. We recorded it on a table (Photo 1) and then we plotted the distance using a scatter graph. We drew a straight line to join as many points as possible (Photo 2, 3 and 4).

Addiction Poem

WALT: write a poem/rap.

Addiction, addiction, addiction, addiction.

It plays with your mind and makes it look fiction (yaaaaaaaa)

Inhaling glue, gas or petrol

Makes you go grumpy to the point you go mental (yaaaaaaa)

Put it down, it’s way too risky,

Don’t take your problems out on drinking some whiskey (yaaaaaaa)

How to be a good Egg

This weekend, I was a meaningful child to my dad. I bought him a box of chocolates and made his breakfast for his birthday on Saturday. I also went to OMG! Tech Rangers to represents our school on Sunday.