This Is My Reflection On 2015

Week 9 & 10: 2015 Reflection, looking back, looking forward!

WALT:

a. Write a quality reflection that shares my journey this year.  This includes reflection upon the year(s) ahead.

Success Criteria:  

We'll know we have succeeded when our reflection covers the

9 guides that help me to reflect on this year and the year ahead.

a. How do you feel about this year?

For me it really could have been better,

I got into trouble a bit this year and had to clean a few things  that were yuck, wasn’t really the year I could have hoped for.

b. What did you find especially satisfying this year?

This year the most satisfying thing for me would be the trips that team 5 had I hope for the year 8s next year that they have as much fun as this year's yr8’s did.

c. What did you find especially frustrating/difficult this year?

This was hard because I had to work with others and I prefer to work on my own because that way things get done the way I wanted it to.

d. If you were to to give yourself a grade out of 10 - 10 being awesome…what would you grade yourself? Why?

I would grade myself a 7 because I had a few pitchie part this year so that  a good one for me.

e. In what ways did you contribute to team 5 in 2015?

Just simply being a student and doing what I was told to do most of the time.

f. What would you change for yourself in 2016?

my whole life’s friends because some of the friends I have know aren't good to hang out with because we're the reason for us getting in trouble and my bad actions come with consequences

g. What might you want next year’s teacher to know about you?

I don’t really like to tell people what I like to do or what I like to make because of the judgements and looks I get

h. What things might you want more help with?

my math attitude is bad and I don’t really like to do math so if I get a teacher who can make me understand it and make it fun the i’m sure i’ll be fine.

i. What could you show your teacher from your blog to help her/him understand those things?

my poems

my all about me status

my blurb that i wrote and the start of the year

and my best time ever writing

Red Surfer Riding,Reading Task

This is about riding the waves and getting into the competition for something you love
this presentation  will explain what happens in the story and it will so the main ideas that I thought were important hope you enjoy my last posts for the year as I move on to college or highschool

Me and my Chameleon

 This is my chameleon with my cultural designs in it,
 and along with it a special story about me hope you like finding more about me

Darkness of Life

Our poem is about a family in darkness and poverty. They live in this abandoned home and fight for their survival. They have had to adapt to this awful lifestyle.

Darkness of Life

Shattered glass across the floor

No one dares to open the door

Roof leaking

Drip drop drip drop

All you see is the mirror flop

1, 2, 3, 4, 5

All you see is the darkness thrive

The beds a mess

Nowhere to rest

Curtains closed almost there

Coldness seems to disappear

Warmness wraps the room like a teddy bear

With a life like there's

No one would dare

To even care

About this poor family in rags and rain

So help me now because there life is like a horror  

they need some means to fix their error

Superman

 This is about the history of superman from way back in the 1700 to 2015 and how he's changed so much over the years, this is my research

The Horrors Of Being A Persenter

Manaiakalani film festival

presents

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“lights” “pulse” “panic! what's going with me” I said as I thought about standing on a stage in front of heaps of people “ herrrr can’t believe that I asked to do this” “OMG”. Then Chelsea, my best friend in the whole world walks in “ Sarah it’s time for you to go presenters were asked to line up 2 minutes ago what wrong” “nothing just washing my face let’s go”. The sore stomach had kick in, like a monster that had just been woken up from a hundred years of migration “aww”.

On the bus finally with all my friend making me feel less terrified of stage and lights I put a smile on my face and was going to fake till I had made it. At Sylvia Park hoyts cinema, everything was going well until I saw the spot light that made everyone see you on the stage. Being a presenter was the hardest thing ever.

The first presenters were my friends Jordan and josephine they made it look so easy and for a good reason there movie was great, but I knew that once there movie had finished my presenter buddy and myself was up next and the terror flushed through me like a drink of orange juice, but my buddy Liz told me that your blinded by the light you can’t even see anyone, that made me feel better and before I knew it was over and done with and I was on the seats watching everyone else movie’s.

After and hour in a hot  and mugie theater everyone that was going back to school was outside in the icy winds waiting for the bus to come. A group of friend and myself were sitting with the little presenters playing hand games while keeping each other warm.

When the bus came I quickly snuck on to the bus with my friends and went back to school with her. After we were back at home Mrs Tele’a got us to watch other schools movies and comment on their blogs to give them some feed back the day was awesome and we finished it of with  a song in the afternoon.

The day was a blast

Talking points

Bok Choy The Story Behind The Questions
This is a presentation that provides you with information about how to justify our opinions with a reason. Please leave feedback to let me know what you think

The Seeing Hawk

 This is my reading activity for  week 6 it about a man and is tupuna and how when he was younger a hawk flew over the pa as a sign of him being a visionary and being able to see things that aren't really there, in this story there's a kite and well you have to read the story to believe this so here is the link to the story read it and explore.

Poems

a pun is when a phrase has more than one meaning:

this is some of my poems about school activitys

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Walking  into the  class

Now sitting on the mat looking out the glass

Waiting for the rhythm of the guitar

While the harmony is rising

The melody has risen

And so have the students at the horizon

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Sitting inside class

Waiting for the hour glass

My class shouts out loud

While standing below the clouds

Walking now too tech we go

I see little kids with bow and arrows

Hip hop hooray

Time to start the day

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Waiting for class

Hoping we were doing nothing

Because this morning i’m not that stunning

The bell goes

I’m running

It’s time for class

My head is not ready

I can’t start already

I’m in need of energy

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Bedouin People research

 Here is what we have been learning about Bedouin people  and how they adapted to their surroundings.

Best time ever!

Best time ever!

Yesterday was awesome because, we had an amazing race challenge.

There were challenges like the fear factor, the cookie challenge, the pea pipes, the brain busters and the photo booth. Four were chosen for your group, for my group the challenges were number 1, the cookie challenge, number 2, the pea pipes,  number 3, the fear factor and last the brain busters. All trickie and disgusting but fun at the same time.

The first challenge to face was the cookie, the cookie challenge was were you would put the cookie on your forehead and within a minute you would have to get it too your mouth without using your hands. I thought the task would have been easy but time after time me and my friends would fail, expect 1 Uli the boy who would eat any thing on his face, every time he would try he would get it I didn’t know how he did it every time.

2nd best challenge was simple you get a straw get a pea to stay on the end of it and take 3 meters away without it falling to the ground easy right, WRONG it turns out that other people bumping into you on there way back to the bowl would make it fall and you start again. I made it every time from one bowl to another  without failure. The other three in my group were good  but I thought we were the best untill one and only one in our team was to cheat Hiwarau, he would pick some peas up and then put one on  the end of his straw and the when he got to the other bowl he would put them in to help us win but the teacher saw and so by default we lost angrily we went to the next challenge fear factor were we would face the fear of yuck spaghetti and fruit salad.

It’s true what your thinking  why would we eat grouse food simple to get points  and no the spaghetti didn’t have mold on it, it was mixed with  a tin of fruit salad yuck right. Before we got to that we had a choice to make who was going to eat the dry weat-bix decisions were made to vote three votes were to me the only girl to try eat a dry weat-bix “oh well”  as I walked up to the front “piece of cake” and man was I wrong it was as dry as the sand at a dessert or of chipped wood put in the sun I mean it was bad, a minute late it was gone I didn’t win all I got was a sore throat that only water could fix. before long 2 were picked to do the yuckiest of all, the spaghetti and  fruit salad. Again I was picked with Hiwarau and to make it easier we decided that he was going to eat the spaghetti and I was going to eat the fruit. It tasted awful I wanted to vomit. In the end we lost but the fun was all that matters.

Now the moment I was waiting for Brain Busters the easiest one of all,

the first question was easy we flew through it in a jippy and we got our next question and with this one man did our smiles fly of our faces, how on earth are you ment to have a triangle with nine circles and each side would have to equal  17 only using 1 to 9 numbers and your not aloud to use the number more than once. How on earth are you ment to do that. Difficulty everyone in our group  tried and failed so much for smarts.

We failed pretty much at every task that lied ahead of us yesterday but we didn’t care. The fun for us was all that matters for our team the points were nothing the fun was everything.

Yesterday Rocked

T4 Week 4 2 ways of showing it

 This is what I have been learning how to do in class this week. I have been learning how solve the same question using different ways of working out.

My Missing Ipod

Sitting outside starbucks drinking a nice hot chocolate, under a constant cover of clouds and chilling winds in Sylva Park, waiting for the hoyts cinemas alarm  to tick on my phone. The time went slow but after just getting comfy  “ding” goes the alarm and i’m  off for a great movie “dracula”.

On the way to the movie I had noticed that my bag of goodies had gone, so I was of to starbucks to see if anyone had picked it up. Thankfully after a long walk back, I asked a lady at the counter if she had seen a bag with things in it that was suitable for a movie then she disappeared below the counter and with a struggle she lifted my bag onto the counter, “few thank you” I was so happy and the the alarm on  my phone went off again this time with only five minutes to go as I left I yelled “thanks” and dashed for the hoyts.

Finally after a long run back I had made it through the doors and into the screening room.

The movie was great right from the start but very loud. After the movie  I went to the food court to have dinner and then I went to the train station to catch the 8:15 train home.

while I was on the train I went to listen to my Ipod and it was gone out of my back pocket,

the next thing I knew I was having a big worry fit trying to think back to when I last had it thinking thinking “man it was in the cinemas” so I text my dad and said I was going to be late home and to see if he could pick me up when I text next his reply was always “yes”.

I raced back to the cinema and asked to look for my ipod that I had left in cinema 4 from the last movie lucky they let me. I should had known it wasn’t there all that was left was my headphones so someone had picked it up ‘bummer” I said as I walked out.

At the carpark waiting for my dad to come the lady that was sitting next to me came up to me and handed my my purple Ipod, I was stunned “Thank you a million times” was my reply she was happy she found me and offered to wait with me until my dad picked.

When he got there we said our goodbyes and left soon to meet again.

On the way home I told my dad what happened he said “I was lucky she was so nice”.

In the end I got my Ipod back and in the future I hope it never happens again.

the summary

This story is about Miss Nancy a  New Zealand born secret agent, a woman who went through suspenders amount of danger for her country. She was determan and resistant to giving up her Identity, she had become the most wanted woman in germany. Will she make it out alive and escape the capture of the german army or will she be captured and made to speak the truth of who sent her to get the parcel.........

Trip out of town

Hi everyone these school holidays are going as planed, to be awesome. Yesterday I went to the pools for the day, it was so much fun I meet up with a few of my friends and family their. It was so cooling, one the best ideas for getting cooling off.

Over the weekend my family and I have plans to drive through the open roads and go fishing on a secret rocky shore with room for cricket and loads of family fun  and were allowed to camp there as well so we might have some fun camping too, hmm can't wait for toasted marshmallows by a campfire.

We also plan to go to Rotorua for a stay and my koros marae for a stay and kai hmm yummy. Then it's off to taranaki for more kai and family time can't wait.

 

Valentine's Day out

                                                   Writing a Recount

Term 3, Week 8

Topic: Excitement overload

Purpose: To learn how to add detail

Audience: blog viewers

Title: Excitement overload

It was February the 14th, Valentine's day and everyone in my class was making cards.  The girls were graciously  dancing around the room knowing that it was Valentine's day the most romantic day of the year. Out of the blue everyone started talking about  their plans for Valentine's day, suddenly the girls at the table looked straight at me, with a sour look on their faces, the girl to right of me asked

“so who’s your valentines this year Sarah”

My reply was simply “my best friend”

The girls started laughing at me, really the boy you've been friends with since kindergarten “yeah we do it every year” I replied.

“Ever since we met  we've done It you just don’t get it”

The girls looked away in disappointment, we have the same argument every year and it’s alway over “Jacob”  maybe they like him or maybe they think I like him  but the only liking there getting from me is the likement of friendship. Just then I see him with all his other friends I hear him tell them to wait and then when the girls see him, they start trying to get their hair ready like girls cursing over the cutest guy in school “OMG” I said. Just then I glance over and he’s almost here I quickly hide my card and his present, “hi I made you this” he said

“Thanks” just then I see him look down and see a box with his card on it “ is this for me” “yeah I was just waiting to give it to you”

he opened the box and saw the present I got him “you shouldn't have” “ know but I thought I was better than just a plain old card every year” “ but know I look stupid because your present was just the card I’ll get you something else” “no it’s fine” “are you sure” “ yes know go there waiting”  

Later that day, Jacob rang me asking if I was still going to Valentines for dinner with my family I said “yes” and he asked to come I asked my mum  she said “yes”

I text him and said to meet at my house  by 4pm. On the way to Valentines my phone was going plastic from all the texts from Jacob, he was so nervous because my dad was coming  and they had never meet him. Because of my  he and my mum split when I was born.

When we got there Jacob sat down and then what I was hoping would never happen happened my dad started talking to Jacob and all the question came out like “were he was from” and “how old he was”. Things were getting weird so I called my dad to get some food with me. Well we were gone my dad started asking question about me and how me and Jacob meet, my reply was as simple as pie “when we were younger and we’ve been friend ever since” My dad was surprised to see that I was quick and  confident to defend my best friend, my dad's face  still thinking of something to respond back with “oh so your just friends that's it right” quick responce to say “yes”. The awkward walk back to the table was silent.

The table was scattered with food that was left over, Jac and I were the ones to clean up and order the  drinks. The rest of the night was a flow, filled with small talk and chit chat.

My cousin was look out side with wonder, I asked if I could take her to the window at the front of the restaurant to look and the night sky. When we got to the window and looked out the night sky was filled of the of glowing light that reflected on the sky like a mirror.

Then on the way back to the table, I slipped on my dress and ripped one off the pieces off it, luckily my cousin never got hurt because she was in my arms, just then I look over and see everyone laughing at me at that moment I was embarrassed but now I look back at that moment and laugh. After that we all decided to go after the goodbyes in the carpark.

The drive home was long and loud, everyone was talk and singing alone to the music playing on the radio, Jac had finally come out of his shell of shyness and my worries were gone about my dad and him. The next day school was a bress and the time at valentines was awesome.

Charity World

This is about Charities who have volunteers who put their life on hold to help save others that have bad illnesses, and need a little help or need some cheering up in there life. So this is my research on so charities that I support and share my money with, I hope you enjoy my learning about these Charities who support New Zealand.

The Day Things Went Wrong

                                                   Writing a Recount

Term 3, Week 8

Topic: Excitement overload

Purpose: To learn how to add detail

Audience: blog viewers

Title: Excitement overload

It was February the 14th,  Valentine's day and everyone in my class was making cards.  The girls were graciously  dancing around the room knowing that it was Valentine's day the most romantic day of the year. Out of the blue everyone started talking about  their plans for Valentine's day, suddenly the girls at the table looked straight at me, with a sour look on their faces, the girl to right of me asked

“so who’s your valentines this year Sarah”

My reply was simply “my best friend”

The girls started laughing at me, really the boy you’ve been friends with since kindergarten “yeah we do it every year” I replied.

“Ever since we met  we’ve done It you just don’t get it”

The girls looked away in disappointment, we have the same argument every year and it’s alway over “him”  maybe they like him or maybe they think I like him  but the only liking there getting from me is the likement of friendship. Just then I see him with all his other friends I hear him tell them to wait and then when the girls see him, they start trying to get their hair ready like girls cursing over the cutest guy in school “OMG” I said. Just then I glance over and he’s almost here I quickly hide my card and his present, “hi I made you this” he said

“Thanks” just then I see him look down and see a box with his card on it “ is this for me” “yeah I was just waiting to give it to you”

he opened the box and saw the present I got him “you shouldn't have” “ know but I thought I was better than just a plain old card every year” “ but know I look stupid because your present was just the card I’ll get you something else” “no it’s fine” “are you sure” yes know go there waiting” “okay are we still on for game night?”

“yeah of course”.

As soon as he walked away the girls sighed, Rachel said “ Sarah what's wrong with you?”

“Nothing why”  “ you’ve got to be kidding me there was your chance” “ a chance for what Rachel”   “to ask him out”   “Rachel I thought I made It clear I don’t like him like that”

“ Lier”  I look away way then Shaniah looks at Rachel “ Hey you know if she says she doesn't like him like that she doesn't maybe you should just leave her alone”

“ fine I should ask him out then” I was just sick of it “ i’m going outside for air”

Rachel must have left we I went outside because I over heard her talk to my best friend

She’s asking him out I can’t believe he said yes.

Later that afternoon I got a text saying he’s had to cancel the game night because he was going out to the movies with someone he never said who and that's not like him.

The next day at school neither he or Rachel were at school and he never misses school for anything. A few days passed things were getting strange we hadn't spoken to each other for days now it was getting weird I called him to see if he wanted to hang out but he said he was busy and hung up. The next day he was at school so was Rachel she was at the lunch table talking to all my friend  about her time with Jac I was so mad. As I walked over to her she had a worried look on her face like someone was going to hit her or something but i simply said “look I don’t mind if you and Jac are going out but you shouldn’t stop him from hang out from others and stop trying to change him” the girls just looked at me frantically overjoyed  that I had finally said something Rachel just looked at me with a surprised look on my face  “your right I was just doing it to get back at you for what happened in the test, truth is I don’t even like Jac i’m breaking it off with him”

“you know you don’t have to do that  he likes to trust me I should know”

as she replied he looked over at me with a smile but I quickly turn back to Rachel.

After me and Rachel sorted things out I went and talked to Jac and now we’re better friend than before. That afternoon we went to the movies and then went to my house for dinner, I was glad we were talking again and Rachel and I were friends again.

 

Sarah Staying Smart with Mobiles

 Hi everyone here is another thing about keeping cybersmart online but this time it's on cellphones. Miss Kyla Has asked us to put together some pointers on keeping your personal contacts and photos safe these are my tips to you on keeping safe online.

Math online week 7

 This is my very important math problems  for this week because we have been learning about time and how to work out time word problems. As you will see there are 5 questions I had to  complete the to a full standard of word explaining and math  equation to show my working out and my understanding.    

$220 Tala Movie

Sarah 220$ TALA from Team 4 Pes on Vimeo.

This movie is about saving and spending because we have been learning about how to be financially responsible. This is me I because I like to earn money for myself and not have things handed to me.

I hope you enjoy the very special animated movie about me earning money to pay for my new school uniform.

How to stop yourself from being sick

Link to my Google drawing
This winter it is easy for you to get sick. Just one sneeze can make multiple people sick.  We all know that the cold doesn't’ help, but by dressing warm and eating well, we can stay right. In New Zealand more than 300 people are hospitalized with chest infections, ear infections and pneumonia. These are all bad and like a domino it affects all people. This explanation will explain to you how to prevent yourself from getting sick.   
Food is a big part of keeping yourself well, getting 5+ a day is the ideal way of making sure you are getting the vitamin C you need to stay well. We all need to eat the right foods like, salad, meat and vegetables. If you are a person that goes to KFC and Mcdonalds and eats fatty foods and high carb foods there’s a big chance of getting sick.

Personal hygiene is a big part of keeping well. Keeping yourself nice and clean is 100% ideal if you want to prevent sickness. Showering, washing your hands and brushing your teeth  are always good to keep well and right.
Another way is getting the flu shot. All it is, is a small injection of the flu to get your immune system ready for the flu so when it comes it doesn't knock you down. The best place to go for it is the doctors or the local meddie lab where you can go in and get it, it cost nothing.

Everyone gets sore throats but don't tell their doctors or parents. This can corse the most dangerous sickness of all Rheumatic fever. If you get Rheumatic fever you could die or it could lead to heart disease. This is why you need to keep yourself from getting sick by eating right, keeping clean, getting the flu shot and staying right.
So next time you feel like you're getting sick tell your doctor or parents and get it sorted out, so follow the steps to staying well.

Miss Universe NZ Contestants to Pt England School

Yesterday we had the Miss Universe NZ Contestants come to Pt England School, they came to talk to us about  being enterprising and working hard. Out of 20 we had 16 come to our school and tell us about what they did in life and what they would like to become in the world. My favorite pageant was Hannah Henderson she's a surf instructor and loves the outdoors.

These girls are all in a competition to win best pageant in the world, today there of to Manilla the capital of Philippines to challenge each other. Once the winner is declared all the winners from each country would come together and challenge each other to become the best in the world.

They inspire and the world better hope for the best.

Bang On Math Clock

Hi everyone today we have on a site called Bang On Time when I went on it  I got to choose what speed I wanted the clock hands to go I chose (5) it's a good speed when you're just learning how to tell the analogue clock. In the picture above you will see my score and what it looks like when you finish when you play, at the bottom where it says game over there will be a time in words that you have to try get on the clock just like this.

 There are 10 turns when you finish, it will show you, your score and how well you did. 

Jacob the Great

Jacob the great is about a kid who is spoiled rotten always getting what he wants and never thinks about the cost and other people's money or needs apart from his own. Personally i would hate to live with someone like that but it's the way the story is I hope you get what I did in the questions and slides.

How to be the best you can be with money

This here is all about saving your money and learning to save so you have money for what want & need whenever you need something, or want something take some advice and see what you can learn with my presentation on how to save you will be surprised what you can do!

Smart Surfing

This morning my class and I were learning about using smart key words when on google. I have made this to show what I know about going and searching on google with using key word and good thinking hope you enjoy watching me learn.

Reading week 6

The mobile garden story is full with great power and love for nature and culture.

Number Of the Day

This Is my number of the day.We have been learning about adding and subtracting  from big numbers.

My First Pay-packet by Lino Nelisi

This is were you could find the story
I hope you find out as much as I did.

Smart FootPrint Magic

Me and my class have been learning about Public and Private information On and around the internet. We had to design and create an infographic showing others to think about what they are sharing online.

!!BE SMART WITH WHAT YOU POST!!   

Pointers On What To Post Online

This is a few tips on what to make Public and keep Private online and at the bottom is also an example of about me learning  from this

Public	Private
First name school personality Age friends achievements My likes sports culture (nationality) grade favorites images Talents	Family Facebook last name date of birth family names email passwords dislikes middle name address phone number (home) secrets bank account details

ABOUT ME:

Kia ora, My name is Sarah and I am a year 8 student in  room 5 that loves school. I go to te kura pūwāhi Ingarangi / Point England School.

I love to learn and the main thing in school that helps me get along is friends. My favorite Singer/Rapper is Eminem. I love food and adore animals. I love to take long walks along the beach. I love playing Netball and love watching rugby league  ‘Go Queensland”. My goal for term 3 is to keep on track of work and to get into as many things as I can because on it being my last year of intermediate. In the future I would love to learn more Te Reo Maori because of living in New Zealand and my whanau.