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Wednesday, 31 October 2018

The Highwayman - Simile and Metaphors


This week for reading one of our tasks was to create a DLO explaining the differences between a simile and a metaphor. I worked with Alex and together we wrote our own definition for what a simile and metaphor are, the definition of a simile (In simple terms) is a comparison of two things using the words like and as. The (Simple) definition of a metaphor is a comparison of two objects with out using like or as. We also needed to use a simile and a metaphor from the poem The Highwayman as examples.

Tuesday, 30 October 2018

Trapped - 5-7-10 Writing


Today I really enjoyed writing a narrative because it gave our group a break from writing explanations. I have written a story about a woman who lives in an asylum because she is mentally ill. I wrote about what is causing her all the pain and what she has to live in everyday. I chose the photo 'Trapped' because I found that I could change the story by saying she was trapped in her own mind. It also gave me flexibility as I could choose how the characters will resolve problems and how the story will end up being like. Click here for my explanation 'the Trapped.'

Friday, 26 October 2018

Unity - Values

 

 Mrs Anderson has started teaching Learning Space Two about values that are missing in our class. To expand our knowledge on values, Mrs Anderson has asked us to choose a value that will inspire our DLO. Miki and I both contributed to the DLO fairly and we both agreed to do unity. We did this because we believe it is a big role in the functionality of a classroom and it is something that I definitely need to work on. I am not good at working with others because I tend to be a bit controlling and I like things to be done a certain way. I will now listen to the idea of my team mates so that it does not make them feel like I do not value their ideas.

Week 2 Technology - Graphics


In the absence of Mr Pineda I was able to complete my set task and was also able to complete a DLO I needed to complete from school. My set task was to complete my charity box and the charities I chose were: Ronald McDonald House, Kauri Dieback charity, Temperance Union, and Read Around the World. Two of them I made up and the other two are charities that I felt have made a positive impact on the communities around New Zealand. Read Around the World is a charity that helps children who find reading difficult and Kauri dieback is a charity that will help protect the brittle kauri trees of New Zealand. Today Mr Mckenzie-Brown was the substitute teacher. He usually works as a senior teacher in English.

Highwayman Summary - Alfred Noyes


As the year is coming to an end Mrs Anderson has been preparing us by giving us a poem that the year 8's will be seeing in secondary school. This week we have been reading the poem the Highwayman by Alfred Noyes. It was written in 1913 but is set a long time before. The Highwayman was a British outlaw who would steal gold from people who were in carriages. His bonny sweetheart Bess would later in the poem take her life to warn her loved one about the soldiers who camped in her bedroom. When he found out about Bess taking her life he charged towards her residence where he was shot. Legend has it that when the moon is a ghostly galleon upon the cloudy seas he rides towards Bess's residence (an old inn) where he talks to her while she plaits a love knot in her hair.

Wednesday, 24 October 2018

KiwiCan Clean Up


The student leaders of Panmure Bridge School partook in the KiwiCan clean up alongside: Glenbrae primary school, Glen Taylor School, and Tamaki Primary School. Us taking part in this event will have a positive effect on New Zealand wildlife and the way people perceive the Tamaki area. Today Jordan (SWIS) and Miss Paige (KiwCan Leader) supervised us as we walked from our school to Point England Reserve. While we walked, we picked up rubbish to ensure that our area looked clean but to make it fun we said that the group that does not pick up the most rubbish will have to do what the winning team says. When we arrived at Pt England we collected six full bags of rubbish and recycling so it was hard to tell who won. When we got their we were given lunch and bottles of water. As Tiava and I are the head students of our school we were ask to comment on the event. After that, we finished the day playing games against the other schools. I would like to than the Graeme Dingle Foundation for letting us take part and to the Lion Foundation for providing us with lunch.