Loud Shirt Day

Today, the 17 of September 2010 is Loud Shirt Day. We have this day to support the deaf people and to raise money for helping them. At St Andrews Middle School, we are participating in this event. You come to school wearing a loud shirt, eg: a shirt with bright florescent colours, or a shirt that has lots of colours and big, bright pictures on them and pay a gold coin donation to your teacher. It is usually a $1, but they will accept any amount of money because every cent counts. The money goes towards helping the deaf people, like little kids, and even adults who have been deaf for most of their life. :D

Japanese Video AC & HR

This is my second Japanese video. I have learnt a little more Japanese since the last video, but not that much. In the video we are saying, Hello, Our names, Asking what’s on the picture and Goodbye. I don't think i did that mush better than last time, but i think i got more fluent. I really need to work on my eye contact and remembering Japanese because i forget really easily. I think i did alright thought

Japanese Video AC & EC

In class Ms Fraser taught us how to speak some Japanese. We made this video to show how much we have learn't so far. In this video, we are saying, Hello, Our names, Asking how each other are, Asking whats on the picture, and saying Goodbye. I think i could of done better, because i had to use a piece of paper to see what i had to say. I also didn't really have that much eye contact, and i think i could of learn't it a bit more fluently. If i was to do this again, i would have made it longer, and said alot more because it's quite short. But anyways, i think i did ok! :)

Maori Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhEtV9C0rrA This is alink to me speaking in Maori on youtube. Our student tearcher, Miss Foy, toaught us a little maori just enough to say, hello, the nubers 1-100 and some maori greetings. Please take a look!

Never, sometimes, usually, very frequently, always.

Can I greet people in maori?

Yes i think i can greet people in Maori usually, but i think i have abit ot learn.

Can i count from 0-10 in maori?

Yes i can always count fron 1-10 in maori

Can i give nubers between 20-100 in maori?

Yes i think i can usually give number between 20-100 in maori

I think i mostly need to work on my numbers between 20-100 because im not very fluent. :)

Life Ed

The Life Education Trust came to St Andrews Middle School. We were very lucky to have them visit as we only see them one and a while. While they were here, each class had a session each week in Harold's classroom. All up we had three important sessions and we learnt about drugs, alcohol, and about why we shouldn't take them, and also about what they can do to your body.
On our first visit, we watch a video called "Shadows From The Depth." This was about what happens to the teenagers body if they drink, take drugs EG: Methamphetamine (P), Marijuana, Weed, etc... We also learnt that there are 7 stages from changing from a child to being an adult. This is called puberty and everyone gets it. It takes 7 years all up, and when your on the first steep, that's when you are just starting to climb the ladder.
On the second visit, we watched another video called "Web of Addiction." This was about if you are hanging around people or someone who dos drugs, you are most likely to do them your self and you will get caught in the web. Its the same with alcohol. Your friends can make you or make you feel like you have to drink. And if you don't, you wont look cool.
On our last visit, we learnt what drugs look like and what different names there were for them. We were in pair and we got given a card with a picture of a drug on it and we had to put it in the category we thought it would fit in best. It was quite easy when the lady said the names of a drug and we had to figger out witch one it was because it was colour-cordinated.
Also on our last visit we got to see Harold and his friend Big G! They sung us a song and it was awesome apart from Big G..... Harold was a puppet, so that was OK..... but Big G was a scary, robotic, drag-queen version of Harold! It was singing in a guys voice, but had pink lipstick and really long eyelash's! I WAS SCARED!
~AND YES I DO BLAME IT ON JOYCE!~
So if your 10 and under, i do not advise you to see Big G. You will cry in fear, because i almost did! :)

Hockey!

OMG! (omg means OH MY GOSH!)We just had Hockey today! It was awsesome! We would of had a draw, but someone, DOT DOT DOT... forgot the goalie gear so we lost anyway. PR and BG scored most of the goals, but we all worked as a team to help get them. The game was going great for me untill i was about to tackle someone on the oppisite team, (who had the ball,) but they flicked it up and it hit my thumb really hard! Its still swolen and broused and my mum said it might be broken so i have to go to the doctors tomorrow.

ITS ALL JOYCE'S FAULT!

:( yea...... Oh and we took PR home and we got ice cream! Yummy! It was from Mc Donalds. (Where i come from.) And yea... ok umm yea ill keep you updated to weather or not i have a broken thumb!

Science Fair TAKE 3

Abigail and I have decided (once again) to change our science fair topic on grass seeds. Our question will be something on the lines of What type of grass seeds grow the fastest and the best?

And yes Miss Morall, i know its a WHAT question, but its not comparing brands, its comparing types of the same brand and you never said we couldn't do that.......

This is what we think it might look something like this...

Yeah just pretend those brown squares are pots OK? umm yeah that's my amazing drawing skills coming though...

So that's defiantly what we are doing science fair on are we are pretty sure this time!

Comment!

pwetty pwees!

ill be your fwend!

(NOT)