My 1st school goal is to make sure I am always trying to make sure I am on top of my learing.
The reason I am doing this goal is because I am normally not on top of my learning because I do not understand something or I am just struggling with how long it is so I need to make sure I have timebased my work well.
I will achieve this bye making a chart of my non nigotables and I will cross them out once I have finished them.
I will know I have achieved this goal once I know I am on top of my learning and I will ask the teacher if I do not understand something.
My 2nd school goal is to try and make sure I do not do all my work on the computer.
The reason I am doing this goal is because I always try and get the computer to do my work so a lot of the time others do not get to work on the computer. And I want others to be able to work on the computer not just me.
I will achieve this bye writing a not on my desk so everytime I have a computer I will see that I am not supposed to always have a computer and give it to someone else.
I will know I have achieved this goal once I know that I have not done a lot of things on the computer and my desition with working on the computer will not always be yes.
My 1st Home goal is to make sure I practise my maths and do my homework every night I am able to.
The reason I am doing this goal is because sometimes when I do my homework I leave it to the last minute and I am having a bit of trouble with the maths we are learning right now.
I will achieve this bye putting up reminders and having a checklist so I can tick it every night I have done my homework.
I will know I have achieved this goal once I am not asking for extentions or not leaving it to the last minute.
I will have achieved all my goals by the end of Term 4
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
I think i need to work on my goals a bit more because i am starting to forget what they are. I think i need to start concentrating a bit more on doing them.
I think iam getting neater but i don't have a pen licence
I am trying hard to concentrate more on concntrating on my work and i am not as far behind on my work as i was last term.
I am still going for a walk twice a week but i have sort of stopped doing it with a friend so i have decided to do it with my mum.
So i think i might email them to myself so i can read over them.
I think iam getting neater but i don't have a pen licence
I am trying hard to concentrate more on concntrating on my work and i am not as far behind on my work as i was last term.
I am still going for a walk twice a week but i have sort of stopped doing it with a friend so i have decided to do it with my mum.
So i think i might email them to myself so i can read over them.
Wednesday, September 5, 2007
Alone in the Forest
By Amelia
Team 14, Fendalton School
March 2007
Have you ever been alone in the forest hearing noises coming across, lifeless birds and lifeless bugs?
Yippee! The day of the orienteering came. Nine o’clock Tuesday 6th of March Hamner Springs Forest Camp. Group A was really excited, we all couldn’t wait. Eventually we got there and Kelly and John got to drive and of course we had to walk. Kelly and John told us the rules, we had to follow the sun if we were lost, we were only allowed on the tracks and Kelly told us how to read the maps. John told us what the clues looked like. We all got into groups of four and my group was Ju, Naomi, You Bin and I. We had a really good group then we took off ready for sprinting.
The first clue we found was easy it was just straight ahead. The next clue we found the other group was looking for it too. I saw the second one but we had to try make sure the others didn’t see it so we acted. Our group had to try and make out that we didn’t know where it was, it was hard because we all wanted to crack up laughing, but we didn’t. We had to look in different spots so that other group wouldn’t know where the clue was we were really bad at acting but they didn’t find the clue so that was good. We ran out and wrote the number down. It was really hard.
Later we had got a lot of points we saw some old people and they thought we were at Hamner camp school but we told them that we were on camp at Hamner forest camp doing orienteering. They were really nice. Then we saw some steps that we had to go down they were really steap!!! Annabell went off because she had a bike and she could not go down the steap steps but we did. We didn’t find the clue that quick it was quite hard. But we found it beside a small cliff.
After that we tried to find our way to our next clue we got lost. Somehow we started talking about what if a wild pig popped out of know where and jumped on us!!! Suddenly when we were walking we saw this log going over the stream we were thinking about crossing it but we thought it might be to slippery so we decided not to. We found three bridges that was where the next clue was supposed to be, but we were looking for quite a while so we felt like going to feel the temperature of the water it was FREEZING!!! Then we started to head back but we were still looking for the clues. We got lost on the way back to camp. We found a lot of answers. Our group had 420 points.
On the map it said there would be a clue around were we were standing we found it but it was hidden in a bush it gave us 50 points we were really happy.
We sprinted down the track back to the meeting place we were still looking for the clues. Suddenly we saw one just sitting there next to a dryed up moody old pond. Which gave us 10 points. My group jetted back we were 20 minutes late but we didn’t find any within that 20 minutes which was good because if we did than we would of lost those points that we found in that 20 miutes.
Our group ended up with and great number 480 pionts we won out of everyone in the camp we were egsausted. You bin Ju Naomi and I had heaps of fun we would really like to do it again. Group a started to head back to have some food!!!
By Amelia
Team 14, Fendalton School
March 2007
Have you ever been alone in the forest hearing noises coming across, lifeless birds and lifeless bugs?
Yippee! The day of the orienteering came. Nine o’clock Tuesday 6th of March Hamner Springs Forest Camp. Group A was really excited, we all couldn’t wait. Eventually we got there and Kelly and John got to drive and of course we had to walk. Kelly and John told us the rules, we had to follow the sun if we were lost, we were only allowed on the tracks and Kelly told us how to read the maps. John told us what the clues looked like. We all got into groups of four and my group was Ju, Naomi, You Bin and I. We had a really good group then we took off ready for sprinting.
The first clue we found was easy it was just straight ahead. The next clue we found the other group was looking for it too. I saw the second one but we had to try make sure the others didn’t see it so we acted. Our group had to try and make out that we didn’t know where it was, it was hard because we all wanted to crack up laughing, but we didn’t. We had to look in different spots so that other group wouldn’t know where the clue was we were really bad at acting but they didn’t find the clue so that was good. We ran out and wrote the number down. It was really hard.
Later we had got a lot of points we saw some old people and they thought we were at Hamner camp school but we told them that we were on camp at Hamner forest camp doing orienteering. They were really nice. Then we saw some steps that we had to go down they were really steap!!! Annabell went off because she had a bike and she could not go down the steap steps but we did. We didn’t find the clue that quick it was quite hard. But we found it beside a small cliff.
After that we tried to find our way to our next clue we got lost. Somehow we started talking about what if a wild pig popped out of know where and jumped on us!!! Suddenly when we were walking we saw this log going over the stream we were thinking about crossing it but we thought it might be to slippery so we decided not to. We found three bridges that was where the next clue was supposed to be, but we were looking for quite a while so we felt like going to feel the temperature of the water it was FREEZING!!! Then we started to head back but we were still looking for the clues. We got lost on the way back to camp. We found a lot of answers. Our group had 420 points.
On the map it said there would be a clue around were we were standing we found it but it was hidden in a bush it gave us 50 points we were really happy.
We sprinted down the track back to the meeting place we were still looking for the clues. Suddenly we saw one just sitting there next to a dryed up moody old pond. Which gave us 10 points. My group jetted back we were 20 minutes late but we didn’t find any within that 20 minutes which was good because if we did than we would of lost those points that we found in that 20 miutes.
Our group ended up with and great number 480 pionts we won out of everyone in the camp we were egsausted. You bin Ju Naomi and I had heaps of fun we would really like to do it again. Group a started to head back to have some food!!!
Waters Rising
Free verse
Waters rising higher and higher, smashing destroying our houses, we have nowhere to live. Ponds Lakes Rivers even Seas are flooding, coming closer and closer to our houses its something we think about that is right infront of our eyes. Creatures have nowhere to live. No food, No shelter nothing nothing at all. We are all going to be homeless. It will be cold damp and wet. Going up up and up the water is mean and dark why dosn’t it stop
By Amelia
Waters rising higher and higher, smashing destroying our houses, we have nowhere to live. Ponds Lakes Rivers even Seas are flooding, coming closer and closer to our houses its something we think about that is right infront of our eyes. Creatures have nowhere to live. No food, No shelter nothing nothing at all. We are all going to be homeless. It will be cold damp and wet. Going up up and up the water is mean and dark why dosn’t it stop
By Amelia
Thursday, August 2, 2007
Student Led Conference Feedback or Questions
Feedback
Amelia presented her work brilliantly and she appears to be learning a great deal and is obviously being made even more interesting by being able to produce work by Powerpoint and the use of computers. I love the bloggs and so does Matthew. From Vicki (mum)
Well done Meals You blow me away. I think you need to work on your goal thing, You know the one about TV and the homework. Keep up the good work and don't worry so much. And stop biting your nails.
From Dad
Amelia presented her work brilliantly and she appears to be learning a great deal and is obviously being made even more interesting by being able to produce work by Powerpoint and the use of computers. I love the bloggs and so does Matthew. From Vicki (mum)
Well done Meals You blow me away. I think you need to work on your goal thing, You know the one about TV and the homework. Keep up the good work and don't worry so much. And stop biting your nails.
From Dad
Monday, July 30, 2007
Alone in the Forest
Alone in the Forest
By Amelia
Team 14, Fendalton School
March 2007
Have you ever been alone in the forest hearing noises coming across, lifeless birds and lifeless bugs?
Yippee! The day of the orienteering came. Nine o’clock Tuesday 6th of March Hamner Springs Forest Camp. Group A was really excited, we all couldn’t wait. Eventually we got there and Kelly and John got to drive and of course we had to walk. Kelly and John told us the rules, we had to follow the sun if we were lost, we were only allowed on the tracks and Kelly told us how to read the maps. John told us what the clues looked like. We all got into groups of four and my group was Ju, Naomi, You Bin and I. We had a really good group then we took off ready for sprinting.
The first clue we found was easy it was just straight ahead. The next clue we found the other group was looking for it too. I saw the second one but we had to try make sure the others didn’t see it so we acted. Our group had to try and make out that we didn’t know where it was, it was hard because we all wanted to crack up laughing, but we didn’t. We had to look in different spots so that other group wouldn’t know where the clue was we were really bad at acting but they didn’t find the clue so that was good. We ran out and wrote the number down. It was really hard.
Later we had got a lot of points we saw some old people and they thought we were at Hamner camp school but we told them that we were on camp at Hamner forest camp doing orienteering. They were really nice. Then we saw some steps that we had to go down they were really steap!!! Annabell went off because she had a bike and she could not go down the steap steps but we did. We didn’t find the clue that quick it was quite hard. But we found it beside a small cliff.
After that we tried to find our way to our next clue we got lost. Somehow we started talking about what if a wild pig popped out of know where and jumped on us!!! Suddenly when we were walking we saw this log going over the stream we were thinking about crossing it but we thought it might be to slippery so we decided not to. We found three bridges that was where the next clue was supposed to be, but we were looking for quite a while so we felt like going to feel the temperature of the water it was FREEZING!!! Then we started to head back but we were still looking for the clues. We got lost on the way back to camp. We found a lot of answers. Our group had 420 points.
On the map it said there would be a clue around were we were standing we found it but it was hidden in a bush it gave us 50 points we were really happy.
We sprinted down the track back to the meeting place we were still looking for the clues. Suddenly we saw one just sitting there next to a dryed up moody old pond. Which gave us 10 points. My group jetted back we were 20 minutes late but we didn’t find any within that 20 minutes which was good because if we did than we would of lost those points that we found in that 20 miutes.
Our group ended up with and great number 480 pionts we won out of everyone in the camp we were egsausted. You bin Ju Naomi and I had heaps of fun we would really like to do it again. Group a started to head back to have some food!!!
By Amelia
Team 14, Fendalton School
March 2007
Have you ever been alone in the forest hearing noises coming across, lifeless birds and lifeless bugs?
Yippee! The day of the orienteering came. Nine o’clock Tuesday 6th of March Hamner Springs Forest Camp. Group A was really excited, we all couldn’t wait. Eventually we got there and Kelly and John got to drive and of course we had to walk. Kelly and John told us the rules, we had to follow the sun if we were lost, we were only allowed on the tracks and Kelly told us how to read the maps. John told us what the clues looked like. We all got into groups of four and my group was Ju, Naomi, You Bin and I. We had a really good group then we took off ready for sprinting.
The first clue we found was easy it was just straight ahead. The next clue we found the other group was looking for it too. I saw the second one but we had to try make sure the others didn’t see it so we acted. Our group had to try and make out that we didn’t know where it was, it was hard because we all wanted to crack up laughing, but we didn’t. We had to look in different spots so that other group wouldn’t know where the clue was we were really bad at acting but they didn’t find the clue so that was good. We ran out and wrote the number down. It was really hard.
Later we had got a lot of points we saw some old people and they thought we were at Hamner camp school but we told them that we were on camp at Hamner forest camp doing orienteering. They were really nice. Then we saw some steps that we had to go down they were really steap!!! Annabell went off because she had a bike and she could not go down the steap steps but we did. We didn’t find the clue that quick it was quite hard. But we found it beside a small cliff.
After that we tried to find our way to our next clue we got lost. Somehow we started talking about what if a wild pig popped out of know where and jumped on us!!! Suddenly when we were walking we saw this log going over the stream we were thinking about crossing it but we thought it might be to slippery so we decided not to. We found three bridges that was where the next clue was supposed to be, but we were looking for quite a while so we felt like going to feel the temperature of the water it was FREEZING!!! Then we started to head back but we were still looking for the clues. We got lost on the way back to camp. We found a lot of answers. Our group had 420 points.
On the map it said there would be a clue around were we were standing we found it but it was hidden in a bush it gave us 50 points we were really happy.
We sprinted down the track back to the meeting place we were still looking for the clues. Suddenly we saw one just sitting there next to a dryed up moody old pond. Which gave us 10 points. My group jetted back we were 20 minutes late but we didn’t find any within that 20 minutes which was good because if we did than we would of lost those points that we found in that 20 miutes.
Our group ended up with and great number 480 pionts we won out of everyone in the camp we were egsausted. You bin Ju Naomi and I had heaps of fun we would really like to do it again. Group a started to head back to have some food!!!
Letter to Gary Paulsen
168 Clyde road
Fendalton 8053
Christchurch
27 july
Dear Gary Paulsen,
My name is Amelia and I started reading your book the Hatchet because our reading group started. I really like it.
I find it interesting that you can write about Brian stranded and it sounds so real. Have you ever been through something like that because you’re really good at telling the story or otherwise you have a great imagination? Is Brian and terry just made up names, or do you know people with the names?
I am only half way through the book. I am up to the part when Brian sees that big black bear but the bear doesn’t see Brian, which is really good. So far I really don’t know why it’s called hatchet, but I might understand when I get a little more into the story. I do know that Brians only weapon is a hatchet. So I do know a bit why its called the hatchet.
Yours Faithfully
Amelia
Fendalton 8053
Christchurch
27 july
Dear Gary Paulsen,
My name is Amelia and I started reading your book the Hatchet because our reading group started. I really like it.
I find it interesting that you can write about Brian stranded and it sounds so real. Have you ever been through something like that because you’re really good at telling the story or otherwise you have a great imagination? Is Brian and terry just made up names, or do you know people with the names?
I am only half way through the book. I am up to the part when Brian sees that big black bear but the bear doesn’t see Brian, which is really good. So far I really don’t know why it’s called hatchet, but I might understand when I get a little more into the story. I do know that Brians only weapon is a hatchet. So I do know a bit why its called the hatchet.
Yours Faithfully
Amelia
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