Saint Maximillian Kolbe

We have been learning about Saint Maximillian Kolbe and Father Francis. There were videos and readings that we could learn from. I read the passage and it was kind of hard to understand but I got it in the end. In class we had to choose who (out of the two we learned about) we wanted to make a DLO about. I chose to make it about Saint Maximillian Kolbe. 

When we got started on our DLO's I was using piktochart but then we also learned about what SISIMO meant. Sound, Sight and Motion. 

When I tried voki at first, it was kind of fustrating because sometimes your work wasn't there so you had to start again. So I just stuck with making a piktochart. 

Here is the piktochart:

Writing

WALT Use descriptive language

In class we are reading this book, it is called The Anzac Violin by Jennifer Beck. The illustrator is Robyn Belton. After we finished reading the book, we had to go to our desks and write a diary entry that is more exciting than the real diary entry. 

We had to make a table and write in some descriptive words that would put a picture in our heads to let us see and imagine what the writing was about. The part that I am writing about is when Alexander had to get on the train. I ended it there. 

We could use a thesaurus to make the words we wrote more exciting and to make our story more exciting and more descriptive. I used a thesaurus twice during my story because I had a look at my words and they were kind of boring so I wanted to change it.

So we were making a better diary entry to the one that we have read. We could be anyone in the story, I was Alexander. 

Here is my Diary entry:

I stood there in shock, as I watched what was happening.

I heard footsteps, big loud ones. I turned around and there

was a shadow of a big man holding a gun. I went closer and

as I got closer the shadow had disappeared. I creeped

over towards a bunch of boxes. I hid as I heard the fear in

their screams. 

It was a windy cool night. There were people hiding everywhere.

I heard engines roaring. As I walked away from the sound I saw beaming lights.

They were bright. I looked and saw that there were boats disappearing

into the distance. 

I walked back to the sounds and away from the boats. I saw people

falling down as I walked towards the boxes. 

I got back to the boxes. When I turned around I saw the same beaming

lights but they were coming closer. I looked around to see if I could go

hide somewhere else But it was too late. 

The lights were close and they could see me. I tried running but they

caught me and yelled at me to stop. 

I stopped, I was scared and didn’t know what to do. I didn’t know

who they were and if they were going to hurt me. These random

guys came and took me to a train. I had to get onto the train.

As the train sped, the gunshots were fading away. But every

time I think about this memory I can still hear screams from the horror.

Reading Activity- Charater Web- Roland Fish

Last week, my reading group (Mars) read a fiction story. It was named Roland Fish and it was about this bully that no one liked. Roland was the guy that didn't like the bully and so he finally stood up for himself and did something about the bully. The bullies name was Tim and everyone was scared of him because he had a sharp tongue. Not physically but like he would expose anyone for no reason so everyone would try to hide. So the activity was to make a Character Web about the main character (Roland) so I put in all the information that I could find out about Roland and wrote it down to remind me. I wrote down some information on Tim too. 

Here is what I did:

Technology

Today we had Tech at Hornby High School. We have tech on Friday Mornings. 

Today in tech we did a little bit of science and it was fun. The science teacher's name is Mr. Heath. He did this science thing where there is a big circle. And all those people in the circle have to hold hands. I watched because I didn't want to do it. Mr. Heath had this little box which can eletric shock you. 

There were two people beside him and they were the ones that had to hold the two little cords. When Mr. Heath started starting the electricity people were saying that they could feel it, when they all broke hands the electricity stopped. 

So we were learning that if you get electric shocked and you holding someones hand, it will flow through the both of you. There were some of people who got to try and do it without anyone else and their hands were shaking when they did it. Some were screaming.

That was the part I like most about tech. 

We also designed some key rings. We got to pick our colours out of green and red and I picked red. At the end when I was finish my key ring didn't turn out well.

What I enjoyed: Watching them all do it.

What I found hard: I found hard joining in with them.

What I would do differently: I would try to join next time, or if it happens again.

This was the Year 7's first tech. (Including me)

Christmas

In class we got to do any writing that we have learnt this year. This is my second story and it is a descriptive piece of writing. It might get confusing in this story but, not for me. This story is a story that has a second part to it. It will be continued, as they all say. I'll add the story in so that you can read it to yourself. I'll post the second part over the holidays.

Christmas

On Christmas Eve everyone was getting their
presents ready. I was waiting for my present.
I didn’t go out to look for a present because
I didn’t know who to give a present to. 

Maybe I could give it to my parents. They would like a
present very much, but what present? I sat down on
the couch thinking of what my parents like. My dad likes
ties but that’s boring, and my mum likes dresses but she has
a lot. Maybe I'll get them some blankets for them. 

I went to the shop, and I saw these really nice blankets.
They were just right for mum and dad. They were also red
and green, the colours of christmas. My parents loved those colours.

I payed for the blankets now I just need to wrap the blankets.
Or maybe I could just tie a bow around each blanket. It was hard
to think of what to do on christmas. There were so many options.    

I didn’t believe in santa. He never gave me what I wished for. I would
write letters but never get what I wrote. Once I put my letter on the table,
with the milk and cookies and it flew away so I guess that's what always happened.     

I was at home now. Wrapping my present. I couldn’t find a ribbon so
now i’m wrapping it. I wrote mum and dad on each of the presents. I went to
the kitchen and then I heard a knock on the door.

It was my parents. I looked under the christmas tree and saw that only
my gifts were there. I quickly picked the gifts up and took them up to
my room. Then I came back downstairs and opened the door
for them. “What took you so long?” My mum asked as she came
in. She had some shopping bags, I tried to look into them and see
what it was but she noticed and pulled the bags away.

I went up to my room. I closed the door and stared at the gifts. They
looked like they were fragile but they weren't. The blankets were put into
boxes so that I could wrap the wrappers around properly.

It was getting dark and I think I heard my dad snoring. I went downstairs
with my presents and put them under the tree. I saw two other presents
for me too. I heard a loud thump so I quickly ran up to my room and closed the door. 

Everyone was sleeping. I could hear someone walking through the house.
I opened my bedroom door and went downstairs. I saw 6 presents under the
tree now. I think it was…. Santa

Market Day Reflection

We had our market day and it was really fun. Everyone was busy in my class because a lot of people were buying the waffles and spiders. Our teacher counted up our money, we did good but the profit was small. The profit was a good price for what we were doing for our class treat.

On market day it was really fun. Everyone was walking around looking at some stuff. I was at the briquettes stand with three other girls. People came to look at the briquttes but didn't really buy it. We took turns leaving the stand and coming back. We did pretty good with the waffles and the spiders. They sold a lot of each. It was really fun, even though most of the time I was standing at the stand, I still had fun. There was still a lot more briquettes left, but some people bought some. When others took too long on their time to look we would have to look for them and tell them it was their turn.

The kiwi can leaders were being throwed at with wet water sponges. There were some people throwing really hard at the kiwi can leaders.

Here are some pictures:

If you look closely to the picture just on top, you can see the sponge.

Biteable about Respect

Respect For Others on Biteable.

In our class we all made a biteable about respect. We did this because there has been a lot of problems in our class and so our teacher gave us a task and that was to make a biteable about how we can show respect.

It doesn't take that long to make this video. This was my first time ever using biteable. It was hard at first because I wasn't on the right biteble, so I had to restart it again.

I hope you like this video!