45 Minute Inquiry- Curling

Curling is a sport where you use Slide stones- Granite stones you play on a field of ice and you use broomsticks to sweep the Granite stone into the your target. You have two teams each are four players each target has four rings in it. You get 8 stones for each team. 

The equipment you need for this sport is a curling broom, type of shoes, Granite stones, Curling pants ( optional so you can sweep better ) Stopwatch and gloves or mittens so you're hands don't get cold. 

Curling was discovered in 16th Century, February 1541 in the medieval times in Scotland ( Dunblane ) 

A whole game is 40 minutes, each team gets two 60 second time outs if you want and you have a certain amount of time to think of a plan. 

Girls College orientation

Girls College Orientation

On Thursday the year 8 girls, got a tour around Girls College which there motto is Pergo et Perago ( I go on and finish )  to see what it would be like when you first arrive on the actual day. We all bused there, it was raining pretty hard we all meet up in the old gym and the speeches started from there. We got some speeches from The Deputy principle: Mrs Ferguson and Adriana Bird ( Head Girl ). We then got split up into groups and got a tour from some Yr 9s
Some of the highlights was that  there was a swimming pool and I love to swim, Next year i'm going to try do as much sports as I can.

Bow Hunting Koi Carp

Last Saturday Mrs Mills went to Huntly to bow hunt for koi carp. She was hunting them because they are a pest. They eat native fish and their eggs. They pollute the water by stirring up the mud and it kills native trees. Koi carp can grow up to 80cm and can weigh up to 10kg.

Mrs Mills went bow hunting last weekend because the koi carp were spawning (breeding) and they come into the shallows to do this.

Bow hunting is a sport that requires a bow and arrow. You also need a line attached to the arrow so you can retrieve the fish and arrow. You do not need a license in NZ to bow hunt. It has been around since the Victorian era.

Mrs Mills caught 6 koi carp. She didn’t throw them back into the water because you can receive a fine.  She left them on the side of the lake and they were taken by some fishermen.

Which Button would I choose and why?

I would choose the green button which gives me the ability to shape-shift into any non extinct animal.
If I had this power I would use it to be able to fly or to swim, and I could shape shift into any animal I want. I would most likely shape shift into a Leopard or a Tiger because they are big animals and would most likely win a fight ( If I was in one. )

Tennis

This morning we went out to play some tennis as our summer sport. We learn't how to serve and how to hit the tennis ball properly. Something that was hard was I was hitting it to hard and I was hitting it up on a higher angle. Today I improved on my angle skills,
We all had partners, mine was Angel. We play little mini games but changed the rules, we made it who ever gets 3 points first wins, we had to serve under arm and we had faults and double faults.
Me and Angel did pretty good we won most of our games ( Against Boys and Girls )

Beyond the Story

Race to the Finish

April 15 2013 was the day that it happened, it changed my life, My name is Samantha Wallis and this is my story.

My heart was pumping in my chest as I turned around the corner to face almost a 210 metre track that lead to my destination... the finish line. I moved my palm up to my forehead and wiped the excess sweat that was making it’s way to my nose and down to my upper lip. I ignored the pain in my stomach that was craving me to stop and sit down, I straightened my position and ran professionally as the cheers and chants filled my ears, the positive comments that persuaded me to carry on. As I made it nearly to the finish line my cheeks were rosy and my legs were beginning to feel like sticks. About 190 metres away from the ending line that’s when it happened.

The ground beneath me started to rumble and shake making me unstable, a ringing noise had now taken over my hearing giving me a headache. In a blink of an eye this massive wave of fire smacked me making me fly all the way to the ground coming in contact with the solid gravel that didn’t quite soften my landing in an instant it went dead silent I curled up into a ball to try block the objects that were getting thrown at me bits and pieces of the ground and buildings scraped against me but I only held on tighter.

After it was done I stumbled trying to get up, I opened my eyes took a while to adjust what was happening and then examined what was around me. Adults shaking uncontrollably with panic written all over their faces. Smoke rising to the air and deep red liquid on the cobblestone dripping from the wounded runners and the watchers.The screams and shouting from the horrified people as they found their family members. Ambulances and police with their fluoro highvise rushing to grab all the injured racers and spectators who were laying on the ground hurrying them to the hospital.

Something that caught my eye was my leg that had now got a big hole through the middle of it. I screamed in fright as I continued staring at my now demented leg that use to be whole. My hands shaking with every move I did. “Help” I screamed with panic in my voice waving my hand in the air to make it more noticeable. Out of the corner of my eye I saw a blurry figure running out to get me.

By Grace.

Life Education blog post

Life Education 2013

What did you learn?

I learn't about Delaying the Decision and waiting till your brain has stopped developing to the age of 25 I will use this when i'm in a bad situation i've got the Reach wits to help get away from the bad problems that I might be stuck in. 

How will you use this new learning?

To help people make good decisions. 

How could you help someone else?

I could inform then about how bad they are and use the reach wits to try help them get out of that situation.

G - Greater 

I - Impact 

B - On brain 

G - Greater 

A - Addiction 

P - Potential

F- Faster 

A - Absorption 

R- Rate

M - Memory 

R - Reason 

J - Judgement 

M - Mechanical Skills
I - Intellect

C - Concentration  

E - Emotion 

R - Reason 

E - Excuse 

A -  Assertive 

C - Change the subject 

H - Humor 

W - Walk away 

I - Ignore

T - Tell someone or Toughen up 

S - Say No