My Exhausting Journey Around Halswell Domain

23.3.16 WALT write a recount of an event, for our parents.

My Exhausting Journey Around Halswell Domain.

“Race three!” Mr Forman alerted us with his megaphone. All the year sixes swarmed to Mr Forman like bees to find out what to do. “Individuals please come over here to get your bib and start the race.” Mr Labrook yelled. That’s me I thought to myself as I walked over to him. All of a sudden a pump of adrenaline filled my stomach with horrid butterflies. I lined up to begin the race when I heard Bonnie whisper to me, “ Come on Kayla you can do it!” I began to feel warm inside like I was about to explode. I can do it, I can do it!! I thought. If Bonnie says I can that means I can! “ On your marks!” Oh no!!!

“Get set, GO!” Zoom! All the individuals started the amazing race around Halswell domain. Just jog Kayla, just jog all the people that run will get tired. I thought to myself. “Go find your bike” Mr Labrook called out to me and all the runners nearby. After I found my bike I put on my helmet and got straight onto my bike. I need to go fast so I can come in the top three right now I’m close to third place! Come on Kayla hang in there almost up to the last run. Yes!! One more lap of running to go. How long is this lap going to take! Breath Kayla, breath. “Go Kayla almost there”I could hear people screaming at me as I exhaustively jogged to the finish line.

Yes!! Third place not bad self, not bad. “Uhhh my stomach feels like it's being twisted!” I exclaimed to my friends after the race. Ahh what's happening!!

 Wow what a weird dream I dreamt about yesterday when I did the run bike run. What’s the time? 2:32 am!! Better get some more sleep before school today!

Persuasive Writing- The Flag Referendum

SWALT write a text that will persuade others-Persuasive writing.

I think New Zealand should adopt the Silver Fern Flag

In my opinion I think that New Zealand should change the flag.

The most important reason is that New Zealand as a nation needs to stand on our own to feet and ditch the Union Jack. Personally, I think that the Union Jack shows nothing about New Zealand and the Silver Fern Flag shows you a lot more about our country. Furthermore, we’ve had the current flag for a very long time, so we need to spice things up a bit and change the flag.

Secondly, our flag and Australia’s flag are way too similar and people get us confused with each other.  Australia’s flag is very similar to ours so if they won’t change it then we should change. The Silver Fern is native to our country so Australia can't copy the Silver Fern Flag.

My last but not least reason is we have changed a lot since the British came in 1840. We are now a multicultural country and not just British people. We have made a reputation for New Zealand with all the achievements and that was for New Zealand, not the British.

In conclusion I strongly agree that New Zealand should change the flag.

      

I rated myself at extended abstract because I think that my writing is at an above stander and I am very impressed with myself.

The Big Jump

WALT identify the features in a narrative.

The Big Jump is a story about a bully that gets scared to go on a high flying fox and a boy that does a tandem with the bully and gets hurt at the bottom of the flying fox gets hurt and the bully says that he was scared. This is some work that I have done about the story.