June 19

Literature festival reflection

Hello people that are reading this,

My favourite part about the Literature Festival was spending time with my buddy, also the book buying. There were so many books to choose from. Graphic novels to sport books. I also really liked how there were so many things   to do, there were  Library activities, sport activities and. Metcalfe activities . Watching my Buddy be so happy made me happy. I bought a book from the Festival and I love it! I have only started it because I had to read my book chat ( which I also loved.) The People running it did it so well. I look forward to it each tine but Having a year one buddy made it even more awesome.

We met Mark Wilson After Lunch and  learned how to draw hard thing but really simple. We drew a soldier that was really cool. All my friends were enjoying it so much. He made us draw really weird and random things like a eye, turtle, one toe a leg and a strand of hair? Lots more things that were really fun and cool to draw. He showed us that you can make amazing art work just by lines. He once got told to draw a angry wombat and we all started laughing. He said that was his reaction was when he got told.  Overall it was a really great and amazing day!

From Taylor

What was your favourite part about the Literature festival?

May 31

A.P.S reflection

Hi everybody,

APS term two has been amazing. Although i didn’t compete with other schools because i did dance and Aerobics, i still had the same amount of fun. Our first coach was amazing. She was so kind, experienced and helpful. She split us up into groups and let us perform our routines in groups of four to six. Everyone had smiles on there faces during the performance being filmed or not . Everyone in the group had so much fun. Everyone was laughing when we couldn’t do a certain stretch, the only reason we were laughing was because we didn’t give up. Everyone is improving so much. During the dances ,performances and even the stretches. We started training on concrete but then amazing miss quadling got us a room! Where we could actually do floor work ! Everyones faces when we get a new move  is like we are getting gold. Its the small things that made us so excited. Watching everyone in dance in sync is so amazing.  We got our new coach called Elvic and he is the best. Recently we did hip hop, voguing and  break dancing. It has been such an experience and so much fun. I never thought i would be breakdancing 😂 but i’m glad i did. He has the best sense of humour and super good at dancing. I especially loved A.PS because i have done Tap dancing , singing, ballet, gymnastics, Jazz and hip hop. My favourite out of them all would have to be hip hop. We learnt that there are five things you need to know about to become a full on hip hop performer. The five elements of hip hop are DJ, Breakdancing, Graffiti, Mc and hip hop its self. We might be performing at the end of the term but i’m not sure. When we breakdance we got told to be loose and have that certain street feel. I have learnt so many new amazing moves and i love it. Miss quadling is helping us and she is so much fun in the dance hip hop lessons. I definitely recommend starting hip hop dance classes. Not only are you learning dance but you can have so much fun at the same time. I do hip hop three days a week and i wish i could do hip hop all the time. A.P.S is something i really enjoy . You might think dance isn’t for you but it could  surprise you just like it surprised. I thought i wouldn’t love it but turns out it is my favourite thing to do. I wish we never had to stop A.P.S Term 2 unit. But i am super excited for next term too. We are so lucky to have these opportunities at school. I know this has been a really, really long blog post but i mean every part of it. About how i really think you should start hip hop lessons. I hope you liked or picked up something i wrote and if you did you can start whenever you want. 

So What is your favourite sport and why?

From Taylor

May 30

The castle spirt

I was stomping  through the white thick snow out side my castle, when i saw a girl standing at the old wooden door. No one has come here in forever what could she want. She can’t find out. Or I will never be alone again. I tried to sneak past so she would walk away. I looked out from the side of the castle .She was not going to go. So I went through the back and it was obvious she heared me. The girl pushed the doors down, a big gush of wind carried through the room as the girl walked in like she owned the place.

The spoiled looking  girl skipped through the castle then l leaped into my room and looked impressed. “What’s in that room. ” Before I could  answer she bolted into the room. When I finally got in the room myself I saw her standing there with her jaw on the ground, you have a castle in your closet. So you live in a castle inside a castle. “ That’s incredible”
You can’t tell anyone. This will be our secret. “Of course, but under one condition, you have to let me come here when ever I want. “Well Fine” I sighed.
After a while I realised I may  I have just made a huge mistake, because she is setting out snacks that she could definitely not eat on her own. Suddenly I heard a knock at the door, what could that be. When I was Skidding across the floor wondering what is going on. “No need to hurry its just my friends”Said the young girl casually. FRIENDS!!! I thought we had an agreement. I was lonely I need a couple hundred friends over . HUNDRED DID YOU JUST SAY HUNDREDS. Doesn’t matter just let my friends. They all just barged in just like she did.
Out of nowhere a kind of spirt made a swirl in the middle of the room as her friends reached the middle of the room. That means this castle is, actually magic, if you disobeyed it’s secret of the castle it will never let you back inside. “Help” cried the frightened girl. “ No you disobeyed me and my castle.” I yelled in a stern voice. As I watched the girl fly on top of her friends, I realised the spirt heading of but it left a note. It said “ Be back soon, from the castle spirt.
                                                                                                     
March 23

Mouse!

Mouse! I’ve got to swoop down but first I need to make sure it can’t see me,this tree is perfect I can keep making my way and the mouse won’t see me getting my dinner. The mouse is making a run for it now I’ve got to run with my scaly wings and my sharp claws , POUNCE! I should start with the tail and make my way up .Wow this is the biggest mouse I have ever seen this might even last two nights,wait whats that its moving that’s a mouse wait there’s more moving it’s a family of mouses this is going to last me a month

March 15

Nursing home visit

Today we went to a nursing home and got paired up with a buddy.

Before we arrived, I expected to be very nervous and I thought the conversation would not go smoothly, but my buddy was very kind and thoughtful.I had to speak up because my buddy was slightly def.

The things that we did were we walked into the room and we sat down, then listed to two students play music. One was a cello and the other as a violin. After we heard the music we got allocated to our buddy’s and had a really nice conversation.

What I learned about my buddy was when she was little she had a cubby house and she would love to read. At the nursing home Alice was also one of the youngest their. When Alice was a kid she did cricket,tennis and she loved operer.

What I enjoyed most was bouncing idears of Alice and she was a really good at being interactive with me, she also has a really good sense of humour.
Have you been to a nursing home and had a conversation?