I can apply my knowledge of adverbial clauses and connectives to see how ideas are linked in texts.

I can apply my knowledge of adverbial clauses and connectives to see how ideas are linked in texts.

For reading I have been learning about adverbial clauses. I have found this learning quite easy because we use these words and punctuation in everyday writing and reading!

In this activity (I can add adverbial clauses to a sentence), I had to replace the adverbial clause in the sentence with a different one and find out which adverbial clause goes in which sentence.
I also had to add an adverbial clause at the end of each small sentence in the activity to the argument, (I made it a fight over a teddy bear!) and adding a reporting clause makes it even better!

WALT apply the techniques of improvisation to a range of different scenarios.

Improvisation TECHNIQUES that I have used successfully are,........... saying "yes!" to the improvisation someone has said. Showing the emotions i'm supposed to be improvising. Pretty much all the techniques (I have forgotten most of the techniques, sorry)!

Improvisation TECHNIQUES that I would like to have more practice at…… Being less scared of getting up in front of heaps of people. Smiling. Speaking louder.

The thing that I enjoyed most about this unit of learning playing the improvisation games, because they are fun to play and it's funny watching what people can come up with.

The thing that I found most challenging during this unit of learning was thinking of what to present to the auidence, how, and what it'll be about, because I need more practice at thinking quickly!

My favourite improvisation game was I forgot what it was called but it was to do with making groups and making a scene, because it was awesome!

My next step/ something I need to work on further  in improvisation is thinking quickly and not having stage fright because it would help! :p

Librarian duty #5

Librarian Duty #5                                  30/6/2016

Today the library was closed due to... I have no idea! I am sad that I can't do it because being a librarian is my favourite thing to do at school! So anyway I couldn't do my duty but I still show leadership every lunchtime! What I did was I played with Hailey and we found a soccer ball sitting in the middle of the senior court area behind rooms 11,10 and 9. It was just sitting there and no one was collecting it so we ran up to it, named it Sporty, and passed the ball to each other. Catching and throwing, passing and rolling, bouncing it off walls, playing games with it, playing netball and basketball with it... everything you could possibly do with a ball!

We didn't even realise we did it for the whole lunchtime because we were having so much fun! We let a few join in and made a great fun game! Then near the end of lunchtime we pretended it was a dog for fun and took it around the school slowly kicking it then pretending it had a lead on and pulled it around! We had the best fun we could have with a ball (did I already sat that?)! Anyway the leadership qualities we showed were comunication because we were talking and finding out what we could do with the ball, connecting a well because we connected in the game? Finally we were being self aware! I think? Anyway that's all for now bye!

Technology #5

Technology #5                                                       28/6/2016

Today was very eventful. I would be putting my special mark on the piece of wood (the table top) that I have been sanding for the past weeks and I get to start on sanding the table legs! But A few things went wrong in the process... Mr bowers did a big talk to us about how hot the ends of the poker burner things are and I listened very well to that. When it was my turn to do it though, i asked Mr. bowers to help me put in the plugs and turn it on, he accidently, before turning it off, burn't me on the hand/finger with the end of the poker thing. It hurt and was hot! He told me to quickly put it under cold water so I did. 

It was okay after a little while, but it still hurts even now when I put pressure on it. But I don't blame him for doing that, he didn't know I was beside him. ( I guess I showed the care value of Resilience here)It went okay after that, until I heard I had to drill htings in to my wood next... I freaked out in my mind but just breathed in and out slowly in the actual world. Mr, Bowers helped me because it was scary! It turned out well and now I just have to sand all the wood legs for the table. I great day (accept for the burn)!

Technology #4

Technology #4!                                                     24/6/2016

Yet again, more sanding. 

Doesn't matter though because I know it is going to turn out amazing when it is finished and it will sit and my new bedroom next to my bed (if I do the sanding correctly)! I learn't some new tricks from Mr. Bowers which were the following, if you put the wood on an angle and sand hard on it it turns it very smooth and what we want! The types of sandpaper are: 100p, 180p, 320p, 600p, 1000p, 1200p, 1500p. They make is sharper and smoother! Anyway, when we got back on the bus the boys started rocking it back and forth back and forth annoyingly making the whole bus wobble and shake, again. I showed the care values of Respect and Excellnce when I was on the bus by being Resilient, self aware and communication (talking to the person next to me only.)

Student Led Conference Reflection.

The things I enjoyed most about my SLC ( student led conference) were: When the teacher came because I felt I wasn't much of a good presenter when doing my SLC slide document.

What went well and why? I think as my mum said everything went well, because nothing went wrong and my mum really enjoyed listening to me do my speech.

What were the challenges you faced when preparing and presenting your SLC? The challenges for when I was getting prepared was actually helping others because I was told to help out someone who didn't want to do it and I had to read it out to him and he would copy most of what I said. The challenges for when I presented was to not suddenly start day-dreaming or mumbling my speech and presenting.

What changes would you make for next time and why? Maybe the teacher could be there for longer because I was having trouble by myself. I would maybe practice more? Not loose my books right before the conference.

Peer mediator Duty #3

Peer mediator Duty #3!                                                 24/6/2016

I turned up on my peer mediator duty on time (self aware learner quality)! Natasha said she swapped her duty with Joseph.B which mean't she was with Sophie and I. The annoying thing was the WHOLE TIME we walked around the school looking for problems, Sophie and Natasha sang "Somewhere over the Rainbow" which was incredibly annoying! So it was only me looking for the problems. And when we walked past their friends they joined into their game and played for a little bit and gave them all pozi's (which I guess is what we have to do).

 Our duty ended quickly and it was already the second half of lunch, so we went back to the class and since I had a few pozi's left I left them for the next people doing the duty (they didn't do it). Natasha and Sophie actually threw their vests on the ground which wasn't respecting the classroom, so I picked up the vests and put them on the hooks. Them I went and played with my friends on the playground!