My acrostic poem

My acrostic poem about horses

Huggabel 

Over jumps in competition 

Racing as fast as the wind

Stealing my heart

Everyone should bond with a horse 

NYLDNZ

National young leaders day NZ

Yesterday all the leaders form our school went down to Palmesrston North for NYDLNZ.

We went to hear from 5 inspirational speakers to make us a better leader.

They told us some very important messages like "Never give up" "Do what you love" and "All passion, No limits"

Although it was very helpful the made the whole vent very fun so no one got bored.

The only down side was we had to get up early enough to be at school by 6:20! 

It was defiantly an event all of us learnt from and will remember. 

We also got a NYLDNZ pin which represents 1. Every individual is of great worth 2. It is important to be the same inside out 3. It is important to use your ability on the behalf of others, leader ship is a privilege not a right 4. Leader ship is about serving and not being served. 

 We also took a lot of notes during the presentation so now we have the knowledge to be a great leader.

Stitched dot art

Stitched dot art!

My stitched dot art:

In room 13 we learnt how to do some stitched dot art as you can see (to the right).

First off we scratched a background and splattered neon paint on to it to give it effect.

We then traced a circle and pinned little holes to make it easier to stitch.

Lastly we stitched whatever we wanted using whatever colours we wanted to make our design unique. 

The finished products looked really cool and every design we have is different.

Foul shot

My Foul Shot

With a line of other components,

5 seconds until I start,

A class of determined people,

Noises everywhere,

Figuring out my game plan,

Wiping imaginary sweat off my hands,

Lining up my pedals,

Getting ready to start the race,

Balancing myself on top,

Pushing off and its have started,

Straightening it with my body,

Focused,

Tapping,

Leaning my weight forward,

Then I hear scraping,

My pedal against the ground,

The handles,

Slip between my fingers,

Turning,

Wobbling,

Leaning,

Slowing,

Threatening to fall,

Then when you think everything will fail,

It straightens,  

We made it ,

We made it through the cones

The riding camp was usual enough

The riding school was usual enough; it had

A horse ,a dog, a paddock, a driveway

That runs through it, and even a rickety old feed shed

I never went into. My friends, my instructor and I

Did what riders do - cantering and jumping around the grassy

Paddock, made jumps out of whatever we could find, dodged the crazy

Jack Russell's, hid like ninjas in the dark

Bushes with only the moon for light.

Broke badminton bats, got shuttle cocks stuck in trees or pretended we were ponies.

Doing nothing important.

Zoe R Holland

Too much phone

1. Why do students need access to mobile phones in the classroom?

If they don’t have computers or ipads they would need it for google drive and maths and reading games.

2. Are mobile phones too complicated? What are the advantages/disadvantages of cramming so much technology into a mobile phone? Use a T-chart to show your thinking.

If you know to use it no but if you don’t it can very frustrating and complicated.

3. How have the developments in mobile phone technology directly benefited students in classrooms?

They can use it for school games like sum dog and popplet.

4. Why do you think the author starts the article with a rhetorical question?

So that it makes the reader get interested and so they start thinking about what the article is about.

5. Do you agree or disagree with this article? Explain your thinking.

I agree with most of it but they are useful for school if you are using them sensibly and for the right things, I also think that if you don’t know how to use it it can be very frustrating and complicated.

Writing explanation

Sea turtles life cycle

This is an explanation of the sea turtles life cycle, they are coming close to extinction they have lived since the dinosaurs and now human intervention may cause the extinction of them.

First the female lays the eggs in a burrow in the sand she lays around 800 eggs but only 200 of them hatch. After the 200 eggs hatch the baby turtles make their risky journey to the water sadly crabs and seagulls get the better of them another 200 drop.

The 200 baby sea turtles that reach the water have yet more predators to face like sharks and other large fish, for the first few days of their life under water the swim frantically forward and then try to find a patch of seaweed to settle under. For a few months they stay under their temporary home to avoid getting eaten by predators but unfortunately another 100 drop.

After they have lived under a patch of floating seaweed for a few months they grow into the adult size.Their shells are now really hard and they are the size of a dinner plate. Now their only predator is the shark. Sadly with all of us humans polluting the ocean 100 turtles die after all of this only 2 turtles survive to breeding age and then this whole lifecycle happens again.