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We made Newsletter about our highlights of term one this is mine. Reading work

This is me and Bella's Christchurch movie we are so so so sorry to you people out there, I hope the earthquakes stop soon. media type="custom" key="8919420"

We have been learning about the long finned eels and it is really interesting it turns out that the long finned eels are almost extinct and it is really sad because they are only in N.Z they are nowhere else in the world, so we should be trying to save them not killing them. Long Finned Eels



Long Finned Eels can grow up to 2m long.  The biggest Long Finned Eel reported was 40kg.  They only breed once at the end of their life.  You can not determine whether a Long Finned Eel is a male or female until they are over 450mm and the only way to determine it is through an internal examination.  When long finned eels are born they 1mm long.

//** Yesterday 14 of March Stephine Bowman (the eel lady) came and visited our school to talk to us about the long finned eel. It turns out that the long finned eel is endangered and since New Zealand, is the only place that has the long finned eel it is very bad. The long finned eel is native to New Zealand so if we keep killing them the way we are at the moment then soon we will have none left. So when Stephanie Bowman came and told us about the ways to help save the long finned eel from extinction. Now you will know how to do your part to save the long finned eel. It would be great if you posted this along to your friends and family so they can be part of this to. **//

//**Some of the things you can do is:**// //**- Throw back the eels that are one meter or more long, if they are more than one meter long than it is very important to throw them back because they are female and the female are more extinct, then the male.**// //**- Fence off your paddocks from creeks or lakes so the animals don't pollute it.**// //**- Don't drain wetlands.**// //**- If you want to throw back eels keep there protective slime on so the can breath out of water.**// //**- Don't kill the long finned eels.**// //**- You could volunteer for catch and carry were you go down to the river dames, and pick up the eels that need to get to the other side and carry them to the other side.**// //**Now you know how you can help so please follow this advice.**// //**By Giorgia**//

Fairy tale web quest........ We went in groups to complet it then we showed it to the class now you get to see the aweinspiringness of it. Enjoy...... media type="custom" key="9699272"

For reading we have been reading books then doing this thing were you put if you agree with the hypothics or disagree or if it's not talked about. You will see what I mean.

A lot of equipment used in the rescue was operated by remote control. The main machine used to drill the rescue tunnel was the raise bore, which had a circular revolving head to grind ht e hard rock. || They were at 925-m level and did not have access to a safety chamber. || Firstly the rescuers decided to find a way to supply the trapped miners with and water. For this they planned to drill a narrow tunnel right across to the trapped miners. Secondly the rescuers planned drilling a tunnel big enough to get through. || On April 25, 2006, there was a small earthquake in the area. It measured 2.1 on the Richter scale. The shifting earth caused two rockfalls in Beaconsfield goldmine. ||
 * Hypothesis || A/D/NT || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Discussion points/quotes/page numbers ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">People mine because the stuff they mine is valuable-Caleb || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> NT ||  ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">People can be rescued from mines by using big machines and cranes-Bella || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 18pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> A || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Page 21 Paragraph 2
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The explosion-proof rescue boxes located in different parts of the mine to rescue people- Cole || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 18pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">NT || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Page 14 Paragraph 4
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">You drill a hole down the mine to send a message or food, until you can make a bigger whole to rescue them-Alice || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 24pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> A || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Page 18 Paragraph 2
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">People mine because they can earn a lot of money mining-Giorgia || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 24pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> A ||  ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Miners wear protective clothing to help prevent getting hurt in mines-Nick || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 18pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">NT ||  ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">People mine because they love it- Olivia || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 18pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">NT ||  ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Mine accidents are natural and non-natural disasters-MB || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 18pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> A || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Page 14 Paragraph 3

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #9900ff; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Great your all ready to discuss!

<span style="color: #08c2c2; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 160%;">Maths <span style="color: #08c2c2; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">In basic facts we have a challenge where we have 100 question and five minutes to answer as many as you can. <span style="color: #08c2c2; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;"> These are my results I'm really happy of what I've been able to achieve. We have been facing the other class and been winning. <span style="color: #ec80e3; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 160%;">Basic <span style="color: #00ffff; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 160%;">Facts <span style="color: #00ff3e; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 140%;">Results: <span style="color: #08c2c2; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Day One 83 <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Day Two 99 <span style="color: #00ff3e; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Day Three 99 <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Day Four 99

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Day One: 98 <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Day two: 98 <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Day Three: 100 <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Day Four: 100

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Day One: 99 <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Day Two: 99 <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Day Three: 99 <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Day Four: 99

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Day One: 100 <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Day Two: 99 <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Day Three <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Day Four

It is for the people that have been getting 100/100 in the basic facts sheet. <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Harder Basic facts: <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Day One: 16 <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Day Two: <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Day Three: <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Day Four:

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Statistics is what we're working this term oh and it's term 1 just so you know. <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;"> At the moment we have been learning about the Mean, Median, Range and Mode for those of you who are reading this and don't know what this means then likely for you I am about to tell you.

<span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;">Mean: It is the average you get by adding all the numbers together then dividing them by the number of number there are. <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;"> Example: 12,77,18,20,30 <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;"> 12+77+18+20+30= 157 <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 120%;"> 157 ÷5 = 31.4

<span style="color: #0e8686; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 110%;">Mode: Is the most common number which you find by seeing what number is repeated the most. <span style="color: #0e8686; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 110%;"> Example: 5,7,5,6,3,6,8,5 <span style="color: #0e8686; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 110%;"> 3,5,5,5,6,6,7,8 <span style="color: #0e8686; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 110%;"> Mode: 5

<span style="color: #0e8686; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 110%;">Range: The range is when you take the biggest number and minus it by the smallest number. <span style="color: #0e8686; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 110%;"> Example: 5,4,3,7,90 <span style="color: #0e8686; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 110%;"> 3,4,5,7,90 <span style="color: #0e8686; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 110%;"> Range: 90-3=87

<span style="color: #0e8686; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 110%;">Median: The median is the middle number you find that by putting them in order from smallest to biggest. <span style="color: #0e8686; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 110%;"> Example: 3,4,2,5,2,5,7 <span style="color: #0e8686; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 110%;"> __2,2,3__,4,__5,5,7__ <span style="color: #0e8686; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 110%;"> Median: 4

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 140%;">Place Value <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 140%;">In place value we learnt how to round and compensate, plussing and subtracting, plus and plus.

<span style="color: #08c2c2; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">This is some of my writing that I'm really proud of I hope you like it and if you don't I don't care. <span style="color: #08c2c2; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">So there.

//<span style="color: #9700ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">Here is my procedure... // <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #4a86e8; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 18pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">How to make a bed.... <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #4a86e8; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 14pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Aim: How to a really neat bed. Requirements: Fitted sheet Sheet Pillow Pillow case Duvet Duvet cover Bed with mattress

Instructions: 1. Get your fitted sheet and spread it on the bed, tucking the curled corners around the edges of the mattress. 2. Next get the sheet and spread it across the bed, it should cover the entire bed. 3. Fold the top of the sheet back then tuck it under the edges of the bed so it looks neat and tidy. 4. After that get the duvet and the duvet cover lay them together on the floor. 5. Find the opening in the cover and turn it inside out. On the end that has no opening place the edges of duvet and the cover together. 6. Then start folding the cover back over the duvet until the duvet is inside the cover. 7. Place the duvet on the bed, redoing the spread, tuck and fold till it looks neat. 8. Next get the pillow and the pillow case and do the same thing you did with the duvet. 9. Then place it neatly at the top of the bed. 10. Smooth out the bed till you are satisfied. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #4a86e8; font-family: Cambria; font-size: 14pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Congratulation you just made a bed! <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Imagine having to spend one extra hour a day at school everyday, some people would find that great, be happy to but I am NOT one of those people. Nor do I plan on changing that either. They can’t change it so it begins at 9am and ends at 4pm. It is not a good idea. It would be a good idea, the right idea, to leave it the way it is starting at 9am and ending 3pm.

With an extra hour of learning, the day with seem so much longer and it will be harder to concentrate. With it being harder to concentrate you won’t be paying much attention to what the teacher says, that will get you in trouble. Plus it will be harder to learn, which means you will go down academically. Do you really want your children's grades going down? Because of them not being able to concentrate properly in class.

Also you’ll get more tried meaning you start to snooze off in class. I’ll tell you from personal experience it dose not go down well with teachers. Plus it gets darker and colder, do you really want your children wondering around in the dark and cold, getting sick and not learning as much? When your tired you have a tendency not to listen, which means you get in more trouble spending more time out of the class room and less time learning.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Plus after school activities start at 3pm and you will not be able to get there in time. With less time doing the things that you enjoy in your free time, which will mean you won’t be able to let off steam when things get to hard at school. Making it harder to concentrate and get angry easier. Which means there is a good chance that you will start to answer back to the teacher and get in trouble a lot more. Meaning school work going down as well as the idea of a better education for your kids because, with more people out of the class room the more peoples learning is going down the drain. Do you really want that for your kids? Do you really want them to be learning less and getting in trouble more? Is that really the life you want for your kids? Is that the kind of parent you are?

The times should not change because the learning will go down the drain, you will get in trouble more often. Plus you will miss out on after school activities, meaning you don’t have that time to blow of steam. That is why school shouldn’t finish at 4pm, I hope you agree too.

This is my speech on Why Clowns are not funny:

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Why clowns are not funny!!!

If there is one thing that I completely don’t understand it’s why everybody thinks that clowns are funny. It may be because when I was little I watched a horror movie with a scary clown killing people, or because I just don’t get whats that funny about them. I most <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;">__diffidently__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> don’t find them scary, but I just don’t find them funny.

I think that what people find so funny about clowns is because they be complete idiots and they don’t care. But you can be a complete idiot by your self you don’t need big hair, big shoes and a big red nose.

I don’t see how people think that people goofing around with huge smiles painted on their faces is the most amusing thing in the world. I find people funny it does not take exaggerated weird looking things just to make me laugh.

They are really mean, look at what they do to each other is that really a good influences on people. They hit people, trip them up and smash them with giant hammers, then they laugh at them. What happens when you five year old child finds a hammer in the house and thinks I saw a clown use this it will be funny and takes it to play with the rest of his friends. That can not end well!!!!! For your children and for yourself keep the clowns out of your life.

<span style="color: #08c2c2; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 140%;">Saving Tarus

<span style="color: #08c2c2; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;">The first time I saw the shining lake and the city ahead, I thought I was imagining it. But when I felt the cool water wash across my face I knew it was there. Turning around I saw my bird Dana had perched itself in the tree behind me. The tree was big and had branches splayed out at strange angles, the leaves covering the branches with a blanket of green. The sand was spread out like a sea of orange. I climbed up the tree to think of what to do next, pulling out my letters that granddad gave me before he died with instructions on what to do and where to go. At the moment I have been sent to someplace in the middle of nowhere and am running out of food and water. I don’t know if the city up ahead, with all the houses splattered across the horizon rising in little turrets, is where I’m meant to be or is safe and I won’t get killed. But considering my position I think I’ll take my chances. Climbing cautiously down the tree and waiting for Dana to fly down and land on my shoulder, I look out across the oasis to the city in the distance.

<span style="color: #08c2c2; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;"> 8/3/11 <span style="color: #08c2c2; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;"> Until now I honestly thought we were lost, not that you can blame me. The letter told me to follow the road, the road lead here so you can tell why I’d think I’m lost there are three reasons. One: I’m in the middle of nowhere, 2. I have all most no food or water and have been walking for 3 days, 3. I’m in the middle of nowhere. But now I have a small bit of hope since there is a small city, that lies across the horizon.

<span style="color: #08c2c2; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;"> Dana and I have been walking for a while now and the city is only a short distance ahead. Hope rises in my stomach and I speed up, to reach the city sooner. As I walk though the wrought iron gates my eyes widen in wonder. Looking around I see huge waterfalls with statues in the middle shaped as swans, wings spread wide they where absolutely beautifully they looked like they were carved out of crystal. They also looked like they were staring at you, kind of creepy to be honest. <span style="color: #08c2c2; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;"> Covering some of the walls were mushrooms shaped like fairy houses and looking a bit like jelly. A thin cover of mist covering the place showing it had just rained and moistening my face and hands. While I’m searching the place I notice that one things is off, there are no people around and when I say that I mean none, no one at all. Which is strange since there are cute little cottages all around, like the one in Snow White that the seven dwarfs, but more.

<span style="color: #08c2c2; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;"> After standing there for a couple of long minutes, anticipating for someone to come out and say hello, so that I could ask them if there was somewhere I could sleep. When all of a sudden I hear a trumpet come out of the fog, soon followed by a black carriage pulled by horses, the curtains were pulled across the windows making it even more creepy. Suddenly the black coach came to a jolting stop a few feet ahead of me, the black door slowly cracked open my brain was telling me to run as fast as I could as far as I could, but my curiosity got the better of me plus I’m not that good a runner. You know I thought nothing else could make me even more socked when out of the open carriage door jumps down a man maybe mid forties with shoulder length gray hair combed back from his face, and a gold crown balanced on top his head. He looked like the king of all dark things in his black robes. He held himself in a way that says don’t mess with me or you’ll regret it. So, when he says in a low warning voice “ Follow me”, then motions for me to get in the carriage, I don’t think but to obey and follow him like he says, Dana flying in behind.

<span style="color: #08c2c2; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;"> The inside of the carriage was almost nothing like I expected it to be,.First of all, it was white. Second of all, there was nothing that tried to kill me when I got in. Many jewels sparkled in the moonlight before the door shut leaving as in almost darkness, only illuminated by the small candle in the corner. It wasn’t a very long ride and we rode in near silence, he broke the silence by saying “Hello my name is King Snivellous and this is Tarus”. So that was the city I’m I answered “I’m Ally and this is my bird Dana”. That was the longest we spoke the whole time one I tried to open the curtain once but got told to close it right after. Soon after that we stopped the door creaked nosily open and I climbed to find myself in front of a enormous castle, towering over everything in sight. Black turrets looming over the trees, making frighting shadows on the ground. The gigantic black wooden doors crashed open a small mousey looking man standing in the open doorway. He starts walking toward the castle, he motions for me to follow with a quick flick of his wrist.

<span style="color: #08c2c2; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;"> The inside of the castle was huge and black and huge and black and huge, it was like one of houses the evil people in fairy tails have. Really creepy not my ideal place to live but he likes it so I’m not one to tell. He mutters in a low voice “ Show her around then take her to her room”. On the grand tour of the place he shows me where the dinning room is and the pool room in till at last we get to the kitchen, he asks me if I want anything to eat, I say yes and ask if the is something for my bird. Looking around the kitchen I see a gray cat lying on the kitchen floor but that wasn’t the weird part the weird part was that it was, cradling a small brown and black hard shelled turtle like it was it’s baby. Feeling my gaze the lazy cat looks up from where it’s lounging on the ground green eyes focusing on Dana, who gives a scarred yelp and fly’s away the cat bounding after it. Sounding exasperated he asks “ Here is some water and bread follow me and I’ll show you to your room”. <span style="color: #08c2c2; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;"> “What about my bird?” I shyly ask following behind him, thats when Dana comes fly back out of the darkness holding a silver spoon, green, yellow, gray and black wings flapping hard to stay in the air and out of the cats reach. “Rawooooooooooooo.” Screeches the cat losing speed and hitting the wall Dana had missed by a small bit. Dropping the spoon in hand Dana gracefully lands on my left shoulder looking down on the cat cowering by the wall. Looking down at the spoon in my hands I see that it’s got crystals in crusted in to the handle, oddly it starts to glow a light green the black off the walls start to evaporate leaving a pearl white in it’s place. The Dark King comes storming down the stairs a death look in his eyes. Screaming he says “ What have you done you silly girl, you just saved the city it was perfectly fine the way it was.” Turns out that the spoon is magic and I just freed the city.

<span style="color: #08c2c2; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;"> Now I know what my grandfather wanted me to do since he was the last person in my family, he just died and I would have had to go to a orphanage since I’m only seventeen. So he sent me to save the lost city of Tarus and become their Queen and banish the old ruler so it would be safe for the people of Tarus. I now know that I’ll that never go home, if I do have a home anymore. But the people here are really happy that I’m here so that’s good. So I guess that Tarus is my new home and I’m happy about it.

<span style="color: #08c2c2; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace; font-size: 120%;"> By Giorgia

<span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Exposition Moderation 14/2/11 <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> Giorgia <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> WALT: We are assessing our skills in writing an exposition.

<span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> “Should Greytown School be offering extra curricula activities such as music, dance, drama and port?”

<span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> Writing: <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> I think Greytown School should offer extra curricula to the students. Because the year sixes might stay here till the end instead of going to a different school. Most of the year sixes leave because these other school offer things like this, they have more things there. Also it would be more interesting to try new things, you have more of an option. To choose something that you enjoy and get to have a small break from working. Also you would have more things to do, it might help prepare you better for collage because you do these things in collage.

<span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> It would also extend you knowledge of these things for later in life, it would be teaching you things earlier in life so you know these things from the start. It would also be great for the school because it might get more people wanting to come to this school, and if the people who went here in the past really liked it they might send there kids here, if the have kids. <span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;"> That is why I think that Greytown school should offer extra curricula to the students going here. It would give the students more.

<span style="color: #00ff3e; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Swimming Recount <span style="color: #00ff3e; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;"> Swimming Sports <span style="color: #00ff3e; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;"> 21/2/11 <span style="color: #00ff3e; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;"> Plan: <span style="color: #00ff3e; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;"> Swimming Sports <span style="color: #00ff3e; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;"> 1. Arriving at the pool <span style="color: #00ff3e; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;"> How I’m feeling <span style="color: #00ff3e; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;"> 2. Looking at the pool <span style="color: #00ff3e; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;"> Whistle going, gun <span style="color: #00ff3e; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;"> 3. water <span style="color: #00ff3e; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;"> rush <span style="color: #00ff3e; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;"> Sounds cheers. <span style="color: #00ff3e; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;"> 4. After the race

<span style="color: #00ff3e; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;"> Waking up on Tuesday morning knowing it was going to be swimming sports made me feel sick with nervousness, so I took my time getting ready hoping to delay. But the time came too soon, it was time to go. Mum left me at the corner to wait for Samantha to walk to school. When I arrived at school I waited for my friends to arrive, then all too soon it was time to go.

<span style="color: #00ff3e; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;"> When we started walking down in pairs to the pool. The four houses were chanting trying to pump adrenaline into their bodies, making them excited to be swimming today. I’m standing near the back chanting with the rest of the group but, secretly hoping I don’t mess up, or come last by a mile. When we arrive at the pools we go sit in our house groups and wait till the Principal tells us to go get changed. As he says that we can get changed, there is a rush to get to the changing room, but I already have my togs on underneath my clothes, so I stayed sitting there with some of my friends, looking across the glittering surface of the pool undisturbed and peaceful. After swimming my first race and finding out the water was really cold it was already time for my next race, that was two length backstroke.

<span style="color: #00ff3e; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;"> By the time they finally called up the girls 12 year old two length backstroke I was freaking out. Time had gone slowly which meant I had time to make myself even more nervous then I was in the first place. Walking up there to stand on the platform made me nervous enough, but it felt like the time slowed down except the constant chatter from the crowd. Then the whistle went signaling for us to get into the undisturbed pool. I jumped into the cold pool water, washing across my face. I got into my starting place. Everything had suddenly become silent waiting for the gun to go off to start our race. BOOOOOOMMMMM!! The crowd erupted with noise as we pushed off from the wall soaring through the water, feeling like it was parting for me. By the time I’ve finished my second length it had gone past so fast that when my hand hit the wall I was very surprised that it had finished. I looked over to the other lanes and saw my friends smiling at me and giving me the thumbs up while we wait for the last people to finish.

<span style="color: #00ff3e; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;"> Then I got out and walked back to my spot on the side lines, getting hi fives and hugs on the way. I felt really happy. I might not have come first but I did my best. Next time I promised myself not to be nervous. Like that would ever happen.

<span style="color: #00ff3e; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;"> Swimming recount by Giorgia.