Matching Metaphors

Walt: match metaphors with their meaning in sport and non-sport activities.

We had to match the metaphors with their meaning in sport and non-sport activities. We had to get into groups of 3 or 4. I was with Lakai, Ketura and Lauren. The students in the Writing Target Group had did this activity previously so they just watched the rest match it together. They only helped with checking it afterwards. I found this useful as I could use some of them in my writing. I would like to use some of the metaphors later in my writing.  

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Decorating Muffins

For 3 weeks in maths, we have been studying patterns. We have been trying to work out the rule. Our teachers gave us a challenge of who could decorate their muffin the best using fruits and other ingredients. I found it challenging to keep the fruit on the muffin and to come up with a good design. It was fun as we all got to compete against each other. Next I would like to learn more on algebra.  

Netball With Anne

We had our last lesson with Anne today. We got to compete against each other and it was so fun. Some people kept dropping the ball and some were really good.

Samoan Off To Rio

This athlete is outstanding due to the fact that he started out small and suddenly made into something big such as the 2016 Rio Olympics. 

The Walker And The Author

Walt: discuss goal setting with Dreydon and Kate.

Dreydon and Kate from Creating Communities came to our school to discuss with us about the walk and about how to set goals. Dreydon had participated in the 80 km walk and Kate the author then helped plan the walk. They had raised money for our school and other places.

Dreydon had displayed a presentation he had created to us about the walk. On the presentation there were many pictures taken during the walk. Plenty of the pictures were taken at night, during the rain, storm and cold. Kate did a lot of planning and put in a lot of effort for them to do the walk.  During the walk, a camel pack was an item that was really helpful towards them. A camel pack is full of water so they drink out of it from a tube. He also showed us some technical devices, like a head torch and a beacon.

Next Dreydon presented their goal. “To walk 80 km in under 24 hours to raise money for Glen Innes School.”  He then explained that their goal was, S.M.A.R.T.: (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and Time Bound.) So we then created a goal using S.M.A.R.T.. As Creating Communities knew they were raising money for our school, that was their motivation to do the walk. We all had to have something to motivate us to actually work at our goal.

Dreydon told us about a lady who did the walk who had sprained her ankle, broken a finger and still did the walk with the rest of the team. She continued the walk and received an award afterwards. She had inspired me to never give up and keep going.

 

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