Optimist Yachiting

On the 17th of November, we went to Pandora Pond (A local estury that's actually quite a lot bigger than a pond) and we sailed some Optimist Yachts. I am quite good at it, because a couple of years ago I did a course on Opti sailing. To start off with, it was too windy to sail the boats, as they cant handle more than 15 knots, so we used oars to paddle them. About halfway through our sailing time the wind slowed down, and we got to put the sails up. Then me and my mate Marcus, who's also a gun at sailing, went in a boat together, and when our class had a race we won, and when we crossed the finished the others ha just got to halfway! Then in the afternoon we went to Kiwi Adventure co. and did some rock climbing through the afternoon.

Newspaper Poem

This is a poem in which we had to cut letters, words, and sentences out of a newspaper. Her's my one about cars.

Cars
Roaring engines
Gassing it up the straight
Powerslides the corner
He wins the race!

Cinquain Poem

Here is another poem I wrote called a cinquain poem.

Mickey
Furry, cute
Running, jumping, barking
The coolest dog
Woof!

Haiku Poem

In class at the moment we are writing poems. This one is a haiku poem, which comes from Japan, and is traditionally about nature and natural things. They have three lines, with 5 syllables in the first and last, and 7 in the middle. Here are two examples that I wrote.

The Coast
As the wind howls by
And the trees whimper and moan
Waves crash in the night

Vulnerable
On a sunny day
A leaf is tossed in the wind
It has no defence

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Otherside

200 points signed off!!

Today, the 2nd of November, I completed my goal of scoring 200 points in my diary. I now officially have the highest number of points in the history of this school. This is big for me as the person who has the next most is only on 117! I am now the best all rounder in this school. Yoohoo!

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Term 4 goals

This term I chose 3 goals to try to achieve before the term finishes. Here they are.

My goals:

1. To get 200 points signed offg in my diary.

2. To completely finish all of my homework grids.

3. To do better than last year in the otago maths final.

What might stop me from achieving these goals:

1. If I don't get the points I earn signed off by a teache.

2. If I forget to complete any squares on the grid.

3. If I don't practice my problem solving.

What might help me achieve these goals:

1. By earning points by doing more extra curricular activities.

2. By doing one box a night when I get home.

3. By practicing on old tests.

Explanations:

1. To explain a bit about the first goal, our school has a points system. You get points when you do extra curricular activities. For example, 1 point for playing cricket and 2 for being in the school orchestra. The most anyone has ever got in our school is about 140. I am currently on 191.

2. Our school has a home work system, in which you are given a grid with 12 squares in it. In each square is a task, which could be researching a famous New Zealander, to doing an hour of exercise. Your parents sign off each square when it has been done.

3. In New Zealand we have a maths test that is spread over ther year and separated into five sections. Each has 5 maths problems in it. If your total after all of the tests is over 20, then you get to compete the final exam with 20 questions. The questions in this are much harder than the 5 question tests.

Welcome

Hi and welcome to my Blog!! On this page you will find out about my classes inquiry unit for this term, and the work that I am doing. Our inquiry unit this tem is called: Where have we been, where are we now, where are we going. Hope you enjoy it!