Zoe@Carlton

For active learning this term I made a crocodile pencil case. I am proud and annoyed with the finished product because the lid slides really well and I did a good paint job but the eyes keep falling of the lid!One thing I found challenging was trying to glue the eyes on and make the lid fit and slide in. If I were able to do it again I would make sure I got the RIGHT lid instead of the wrong one.                                                                         Me with my pencil case 

 These are some of my 2019 highlights!  

Room 3 and room 4 went to camp in Taupo and we all had lots of fun!

Here is my moment in time camp writing!

On Tuesday the 12th of November is Athletics day. There are lots of different sports like long jump, shot put, quoits, high jump and that's only a few. My favourite ones are shot put, Long jump and high jump.Here is a picture of me practicing!

In room 3 we have been doing growth mindset posters.It was a lot of fun making them and this is how we did it. First we drew our design in our art book then our good copy on an A1 piece of paper and drew with pencil lightly. Then we had to go over it in sharpie ,we either had a choice to dye our poster or colour it with jovie but I dyed mine.here's what it 

In-room 3 we went to the museum to learn about the stars and Matariki. This was my first time going to a museum so I was super excited!! When we walked in it looked amazing and I couldn't wait to get started! As we walked into the Maori history exhibition we went into a room with a huge, black dome, when we were all inside the dome a lady called Afena turned of the lights in there and taught us about the stars and their names. Did you know that a compass will bring you to the wrong direction? It will actually bring you to a magnetic direction. We spent half an hour in the dome but it was very interesting.Then we went into another room with Maggie and went over with what we learned. Luckily we looked in the Maori section and there was a lot of ancient history there. When we had to go back to school I didn't want to but I have to say it was a great trip !!                                                                                         Poem about stars          

In room 3 We all made things out of 2D shapes and I made a person!It was really fun making them and taught me about new shapes and all of there sides and vertices.

In term 3 room 3 did silhouette art. First we did a practice sunset background. We had to blend the paint together to make it look effective. Next we thought of what picture we wanted and looked for it on our computer and printed it and cut it out.Then we did our good copy of our sunset  background and traced our  silhouette image on to the background.lastly we had to colour it in with our art pencil and then we would be finished.Here is what mine looks like!         

           In room 3 we have been doing a new swimming technique called ¨ a reach rescue ¨. First we choose a buddy and one of them hop into the pool and pretend there in trouble. Secondly we got a pool noodle and fished it out to them for them to grab onto. Thirdly you drag them out of the water with the pool noodle. Fourthly you grab their arms and pull them out! That swimming  technique is a lot of fun!!

On Tuesday 3rd of September the senior part of the school did cross country. When we got to Rutherford I felt very nervous and to make things worse , my group was first !! I went to the starting line to wait to go and as soon as the starting blocks went off, I went off ! It was really fun going up and down the hills on the bike track, my group had to do it twice. Our training was very tiring but it paid off because I'm very proud of myself.  I was very tired after it but its really good fitness and really fun. After all of that I had a good time!!

In room 3 we have been doing calendar art and ours is called colourful chameleons.First we had to watch a video on YouTube on how to draw a chameleon and I think they turned out great!Next we had to draw different patterns and go over them with sharpie and then colour in the  chameleon.Lastly we had to do the branch with patterns as well and go over them in sharpie and this is what mine looks like!! 

On Tuesday 19 March, room 3 went to see ballet in the Royal Opera House. When we first sat in our seats I was super excited for it to begin! As it began I saw a lady step onto the stage, her name was Chloe and she told us about the performances and then the first one began. This one was called Neigh Regrets, it was a Scottish, modern ballet and was written in 2013. There was a break where a ballerina came out and told us about point shoes and ballet positions. The break was over and the second ballet performance was on. It was called Fairy Doll and this one was written in 1881 and it was a fancy type of ballet and really funny !! There was another break and this time it was tambourine tunes for the next ballet and you could clap along! That ballet was called Napelly and it was written in 1668 and it had lots of lovely music and that's where you could clap with the tambourine. After all, I had a really great time !!! 

Summer is a great time for a BBQ and all the delicious,tasty flavors.   In summer I love watching the peaceful waves at the beach because it is very soothing ! When Christmas rolls around I hear lots of music and laughter !! As I get into the pool it sometimes feels like a whole tub of ice cubes,Brrrrrr !! When ever an ice cream truck rolls by I smell fantastic smells of different types of flavors!! Summer is a great season

I love swimming don't you? Well, I do as well and I have improved on lots of things like floating on my back. When I first did it I was drowning all the time, but now I can do it easily !! Another thing I have improved on is sculling in water.The first time I tried it I had no idea what it was or how to do it, but now I'm able to do it for a minute !! I'm really proud of my achievements !!But I would like to improve on breast stroke because I'm very slow !!

Here is my recount of the mud run we did on camp. At first I had to jump over fences and duck under trees to get to the mud run and I felt like it was an obstacle course.I was feeling really excited as I got closer and closer because I´ve never done the mud run before and I did not know what was waiting for me. When we were heading down there was already a bit of mud and was quite squelchy. When we got to the beginning it looked like a bog and it looked like would never end.I felt like I was a jungle explorer going on a adventure. As people were going in instantly they were mucky. When I went in the mud smelt really bad, it smelt like a mixture  of all types of poops. Quite a few times I had to climb or pull myself out of the mud. There was quite a few deep parts in the mud run and lots of screaming and crying, I wondered if the noise would ever stop but it never did! Eventually when everybody got out we headed to the lake to get clean. I would definitely do it again, but not with

These  are my  goals that I would like to work on... 1.My academic goal is to get better at handwriting because I think it's a bit messy! 2.My sporty goal is to get better at doing my floating on my back because I sometimes sink when I'm so posted to be floating! 3.And my social goal is to communicate better in a team because I usually end up doing it myself! To achieve these goals I have to practice  in my book with a pen,in a pool and with other people.      I hope to achieve these goals through the year!!!