Is my holiday story True or False?

True or False?

On the first day back at school in Term 2 we all had to write a story about our holiday and it had to be True or False, and here is what I wrote:

On the weekend before the holidays started, my dad, my Aunty and I drove to the Kingsford Kitchen in Rangiora for brunch, for my Grandad’s birthday. We were early so we waited outside in the carpark for my Grandad and my Grandma to come.

Finally when everybody was sitting down at the table we got our menus and looked through them to see what we could get. Obviously I got a kids menu so I didn’t have much of a choice, I wanted the pancakes but I chose the chicken burger instead because I usually have pancakes if I have brunch.

After a while we finally got our food, but I didn’t finish all of it so my dad finished it for me, but it was still very delicious, especially the fries I got with it.

After we all finished eating we all went outside and said our goodbyes and got in our cars and drove home. I enjoyed it and I definitely want to go there again and try their pancakes and maybe bring some of my friends with me. On the drive back home I saw lots of the countryside, it was beautiful. I really enjoyed spending time with my family, and I hope I can do it another time.

So do you think my story is True or do you think my story is False? Please leave what you think in the comments!

Top Ten Ways To Look After Your Chromebook!

Top Ten Ways To Look After Your Chromebook!

At Y.M.S we are all very lucky because we all get our own chromebooks, so of course we all have to know how to look after them. So Rimu Class got into their own groups and we all made our own movies with the ipads on imovie.

My group decided to base the theme on 3 News, so we drew on a whiteboard 3 News!

For some reason when I watch the bits with me in it I just cringe. It make me cringe so much but when we showed the class it seemed like everyone thought it was funny so I guess that made me feel a bit better.

I really enjoyed making the movie but the thing I thought was challenging was when we didn’t really agree with things.

Here is the video:

Surfing at Sumner beach!

On Monday the 21st March the Year 7 and 8's from Rimu Class went surfing at Sumner Beach as our first challenge for the William Pike Challenge Award, while we were gone the year 6's stayed at school and just had a normal school day. Some of the parents drove us in their cars to sumner beach. My mum came surfing with us but she didn't actually surf but she came to watch. She took Bella N, Laura and I in her car, which I was really happy about.

I thought it would be quite hard and I was right it was hard but after a little bit of practice it got pretty easy. I found getting up on the board quite hard, but once I practiced getting up it became easier by the minute. My friends and I were cheering for each other but sometimes they accidentally fell off, which was pretty funny. 
I learnt that my friends enjoyed surfing apart from all of the salt water getting into our mouths. 

Everyone was giving it a go and we all did really well even if we fell of the surf boards a lot. If I ever go surfing again I will practice the 'cat,' movement and to keep my feet straight forward. But I also have to remember to be aware of other surfers too and to not get in their way while they are on a wave.

Here is a picture of me at Sumner beach:


Here is my senses poem:
 
Prudence’s Senses Poem

I could smell the strong salty air.

I could smell the disgusting smell of the wet dogs.

I could see the public looking at us.

I could see the big waves pushing people all over the place.

I could taste the salty water as I got pushed under the water by the strong waves.

I could taste my salty apple at break.

I could hear the waves coming up to shore.

I could hear the seagulls squawking at me for more food.

I could feel the foamy water pushing against me.

I could feel seaweed running across my feet as I go deeper into the sea.

The William Pike Challenge Award Recount!

On Tuesday, it was meet the teacher night, the whole class cooked dinner for all the parents, all the children and for William Pike. William Pike was here because he was telling us what happened to him, we needed to know because the year seven and eights are participating in the William Pike Challenge Award.

After we all finished having dinner we all headed to the Wharehui where we learnt about what happened to William Pike. It was so interesting learning about William Pike’s leg. Looking at the picture of his leg when he was in hospital was so disgusting but cool at the same time, but I reckon it would really hurt.

Near the end of William Pike’s talk he asked one of the student’s to come up to take off his leg and clean it. William picked Jacob and I must say he was pretty confident about cleaning his leg. After Jacob finished cleaning William’s leg he got one of his books and William Pike signed the book to. I had such a good night, apart from all the rain, it was so awesome learning about William Pike.

'Wonder' Point of view writing

Our writing task last week was to write a short essay explaining what point of view R.J Palacio used when writing ‘Wonder’. We also had to find examples from the text, also I found quotes to back up what we thought. It had to have an introduction, 3 example paragraphs and lastly a conclusion. I’m really enjoying the book, this book is way more interesting than the book my teacher read last year. Here is my short essay about ‘Wonder’.

‘Wonder’ is a story about a boy who feels ordinary on the inside, but he is always reminded of how different he is by how people respond when they see him. This is R.J Palacio’s first novel and it is written in the first person.

August is speaking in first person because at the start of the book he says,

“I know I’m no ordinary 10 year old I mean sure I do normal things like eat ice-cream, I ride my bike, I play ball and I have a Xbox, stuff like that makes me ordinary.

August is speaking in first person because at the start of the book he says, “If I found a magic lamp and had one wish I would wish that I had a normal face.”

August is speaking in first person because at the start of the book he says, “But I know other ordinary kids don’t make other ordinary kids run away screaming in the playground.”

Therefore, I think that Palacio has used the first person point of view in her story ‘Wonder’.

My visual mihimihi

In the first two weeks of school, Rimu class learnt how to write and create a visual mihimihi. We also made a video of our visual mihimihi, but before we started making the video, we had to make sure that we could say the Māori words correctly. It was very hard to find an Ipad that was free because everybody else was using them. Each visual mihimihi had to have 3 parts to it:

1. A photo or self portrait.
2. Things that are important to us.
3. Symbols or picture that represents our culture.

Here is a video of my visual mihimihi:

2016!

           2016!!!!