Writing - Cause And Effect - Explanation

For writing we had to read a text about how to be a good friend. We discovered that it held a cause and effect. We were given scenarios on a presentation with the task of figuring out the positive and negative effect. 

Room 8 Class Agreement 2014

New Year. New Class. New Students. 

So that means having to get along with each other and taking care of each other inside and outside the classroom environment. It also means having to come with ideas to create a Classroom Agreement to which we all had to agree with, which we did.

Adolescence

Today we started our learning called Skills For Adolescence. We unpacked the world Adolescence by thinking about what it means to us and the types of things we are going to explore further. It is scary and exciting at the same  time in our lives. Can you think of anything we might have missed? What is one message about growing up you can share with us?

Mavis - My Netbook Reflection

Throughout the year we  were educated under the influence of Manaiakalani and the technology provided by them known as "Netbooks" This week we were given the opportunity to thoroughly reflect over our time this years using our netbooks. 

I hope you gather an idea of what I do every day of every week while reading my individual reflection. 

Peace Poem

For the past few weeks we have been focusing on Peace this is my definite and confirmed peace poem

I hope you enjoy reading my story

            

Laughing out loud,

not caring if there’s a crowd

Laughing out loud

Hard to be quiet.

Maybe we should try it

Laughing out loud

Does it matter if its a special date.

Rolling On The Floor Laughing

laughing so hard

Our laughs heard afar

Rolling on the floor laughing

Is it just an expression?

Well I do it every day no confession

Rolling on the floor laughing,

because thats how we roll

wink !wink!

What is mine

will define.

That I want peace

sprouting between the trees.

Tic Tac Toe - Analysing

For Reading this week we analysed a text and we were each given a different part of the text to analyse. 

Mavis Peace Poem

In class throughout the week we wrote poems and created raps. As a group we made a rap called "If You Drink And Drive" a topic given to us by our teacher but influenced by the truth of the reckless results of drinking and driving. 

For my individual poem I wrote the poem below

NONE OF THE POEM BELOW WAS COPIED CREATED AND INSPIRED BY MY OWN MIND, IF THERE IS A POEM SIMILAR TO THIS 

In the breezes of the street

defining the term free

It’ll come to be

what we want is peace

In the path of the sun

lays what’s done.

The past’s craft

the futures draft.

While the blood is red

with the war creating dead.

people losing their heads

cannot rest on their beds.

Enjoy the hours,

the sun setting with the flowers.

As rain pours down

creating showers.

Fall and Die
leaving someone to cry

death never lies

so no one denies

don’t fear death

fear being alive.

but peace is what we realise

What is mine

will define.

That I want peace

sprouting between the trees.