Reading work

This is my Reading work for this Term.

This Term our school value we are focusing on is an Enthusiastic Learner. This means in Term 2 we are focusing on sticking to our own timetable.

100wc week 2

This week Rimu class have been doing the 100WC this is my one which has 99 words in it. This is something that people all around the world do and we get comments from teacher and students from different countries. And it makes us think lots about our vocabulary. 

Suddenly, as I opened the door, pans and plates fell to the floor. The earthquake had almost knocked my house down but my dog was still in there, I needed to get him out of there. Three, Two, One, I rushed off into the house looking for my dog but I didn’t hear her anywear. Where can she be?. I was worried and a bit scared but just then I heard her in the kitchen. I rushed to the kitchen and held her tight in my hands and rushed to the door just before the house collapsed down.

My fake or real holiday.

Today Rimu class was given the task to write a school holiday story that was true or false. My story is down below, make sure to leave your thought in the comments (is it true or false?).

On the first Monday I drove to Queenstown with my friend and his mum. we stayed in a motel. It had 3 bedroom with a TV in each but my favorite thing about it was that it had free wifi.

On the second day we rode on the gondola. My friend was a bit scared but he got over his fear of heights. When we got on top we stayed on a small mountain and we could see the whole of Queenstown.  

When we came back to Christchurch we drove to Hanmer Springs with mum, dad, my sister and my little brother. We went swimming and I slid on the hydroslide. It  was my first time I have been on the Hanmer hydroslide and it was a lot of fun because we went on the super bowl. We also walked the mountain top trail. I saw Jorga from our class with Lucy and Billy. And we drove to the Avon with Tim and caught 21 fish.

Is this story true or false??????

Leave your thoughts in the comment section down below.

Top 10 ways to look after your chromebook!

For the past few weeks Rimu class have been making imovies about the top 10 ways to look after your chromebook. I worked in a group with Jack and Tim and was very happy with the finished result. There were lots of bloopers and we had a lot of fun making it. I learnt that we are really lucky to have a chromebook each at YMS and that the students need to look after them. Also the chromebooks help us learn more. Furthermore you can also access sites like Maths Whizz, Typing Club, Google Drive and other helpful sites.

Here is a little imovie to show how you how to look after your chromebook.

SURFING- William Pike challenge 1

On Monday 21st March the Year 7/8s from Rimu Class went surfing for the day at Sumner Beach for the first William Pike challenge award. First we learnt some basic things about surfing then we moved on to some harder things. After a while we moved in the water and started surfing. It was really fun. And i could see my classmates having fun as well.

I see waves

I see people having fun.

I hear screams of joy

I hear dogs barking on the sand

I feel waves crashing onto my head

I feel the sand on my feet

I touched the dog as it went past on the beach

I smell salty water

I wait until the perfect wave to come for me to surf

I see dogs on the beach having fun with each other

I can't wait to go surfing again

I felt the swimsuit tightening my body

My essay on Wonder by RJ. Palacio

Our reading task have been on a book written in first person by R.J Palacio. We had to answer questions about the Book and we also had to write a small essay which you can view below. I kind of like the book but I am more of a person who likes horror and scary books than nice books.

I think R.J Palacio uses first person when she tells ‘Wonder’. There are 3 examples as to why I think this.

Palacia has used first person in chapter 1 “ordinary”  at the start because he said  “I am not an ordinary ten year old kid” meaning that he used first person language because he said I and my.

August also says in chapter 2 “Why I don't go to school” when he said

“Next week I start fifth grade” meaning that he used first person language because he said I and my.

The last reason is that in chapter 3 “How I came to live” when he said I like it when mum tells me stories, It makes me laugh” meaning that he used first person language because he said I and my.

Therefore I conclude that Wonder is written in first person and is a great book to read so if you are looking for a nice book to read Wonder is the perfect book for you.