Cross Country poem

                                            The Cross Country event was usual enough;
                                                            it had the train tracks,
                                                                       the grass,
                                                            the millions of cones,
                                                  the trees and even red face people.

                                        My friends, my classmates and I did what kids do.
                                                Some people played tag while running,
                                                         I paced my at a nice speed,
                                            people falling over when they jumped the fence,
                                                        my mates stopping for breaks,
                                                        legging it over the finish line,
                                                                coming 5th place.
                                                               And doing my best

Basic Facts Test

WALT:Recall multiplication facts for 5x tables.

This is my basic facts test. I did 5x tables and I passed my test!!

What I did; I answered all of my questions in 1 minute.

Next step: To pass my 10x tables test

Riley's Diary

WALT:View the world from another person's point of view.

Dear Diary

Today has been a miserable day. First of all having to go fall down like I'm suiciding into a grubby old trenches. Then getting the worst pain in the whole entire universe, getting shot with a rifle in the arm and breaking it!!! Oh and going to war normally is bad.

My alarm clock went off the sound of my alarm clock is gunshots at least I know that I need to hurry up or else I'll die. This morning I had to army crawl to breakfast. AW I army crawled in  Samantha’s (Our messenger dog) doggy poo. I passed a couple of dead bodies on the way, it was so terrorizing  just thinking about all of those poor, families who have lost their loved ones and don’t even know it yet.

I'm seconds away from kitchen until…….. All I hear is people crying lightly like a soft pillow, people screaming for mercy. We all didn't see it coming. A grenade hit as like lightning. I looked down at my body and there was blood everywhere, it looked like a murder scene. I glanced over to right and saw Mark, my comrade, lying there. I tried to call out to him but my voice was way too damaged. I thought it was my end.

I still hear gun shots gettin fired. I hardly hear sirens going on and on and on I prayed that they would take me, all I can feel is this bullet inside of me. I passed out, my whole world was black. I wake up to someone talking to me they said that I blacked out for weeks.

The young lady said to me. “You have no choice but you have to go back to New Zealand since you were in blackout for weeks we have to send you home, we can't trust that it will not happen again”.

A little tear rips down my eye. I didn't want this to happen. As bad as I want to go home I want to stay i'm letting other people die. The lady takes me to this massive boat, I am slowly pushed up the ramp and say a sweet farewell to my new family.

It was a 6 week boat  ride wow lots of life taken things have happened this week. I see my wee daughter she's so grown up after all of these years. I feel so great full  to be home finally but I still remember and pray that the rest of the soldiers will be safe.

“Night world.”

                  

Term 1 2016 Goal Review and Next Steps

Term 1 2016 Goal Review and Next Steps

Name:Riley

Parent Goal(s)	Review Eg What strategies have you used to improve? Have you made progress? How do you know?	Next Step Eg My next step is……...
To bring notices home from school.	I have brought home my notices and given them to my mum and dad straight away.	To continue bringing them home in term 2
Student Goal(s)	Review Eg What strategies have you used to improve? Have you made progress? How do you know?	Next Step Eg My next step is……...
I would like to get better at my spelling and maths-especially division.	I have got better at Maths by asking for help when I was stuck and can now understand my Maths and help others.	To try and go up a Maths group and go up a Spelling level.

Maths

What I did to solve this was I used my fingers a counted in groups of fours.

What i'll do next time will be to get harder questions and space out my answers more.

New Zealand Flag

1/4

WALT:Write

I strongly agree that New Zealand should NOT change the flag.

My first reason is that John Key (Prime Minister of New Zealand) is not caring about our country because if he did care he would let our opinion matter not like all of New Zealand knows that the flag will get changed, no matter what.

My second reason is the flag costs $26 million to change. John Key and his government are just so greedy. He could spend the money on much better things like helping families that are poor or homeless, donating it to funds for the needy, get schools to have more education or activities, rebuild Christchurch and help countries that have had bombings or something bad happen.

My third reason is everybody who wants to change the flag always has this excuse. Australia copied us with the flag, no they did not. If Australia copied us why don't they have the exact same flag to us then. Also Australia was with us in war so if we change the flag they will think that we have betrayed them.

My fourth reason is why do we need to change the flag? I know I have said this already but our flag is perfect now so we have no reason to change the flag.

Thank you for reading my argument.

Riley.
IALT write a persuasive text about the NZ Flag Referendum.

Write a persuasive text about the NZ Flag Referendum	I need help to write a persuasive text about the NZ Flag Referendum	I can write a persuasive text about the NZ Flag Referendum if I am prompted or directed.	I use several strategies to write a persuasive text about the NZ Flag Referendum but I am not sure when and or why to use them. (trial and error – aware of strategies but not sure why or when to use them so makes mistakes)	I use several strategies to write a persuasive text about the NZ Flag Referendum and I know when and why to use them. (strategic or purposeful use of strategies – knows why and when ).	I use several strategies to write a persuasive text about the NZ Flag Referendum and I know when and why to use them. I can teach others to write a persuasive text about the NZ Flag Referendum. I seek feedback on how to improve how I can write a persuasive text about the NZ Flag Referendum.
Effective Strategies state the issue or topic. include reasons to back up your opinions. sequence ideas in a logical order. organise ideas in paragraphs. make a recommendation in the conclusion. use persuasive language	Evaluation/ Feedback	Evaluation/ Feedback	Evaluation/ Feedback	Evaluation/ Feedback	Evaluation/ Feedback

Reflection on Waipara Camp.

Reflection on Waipara Camp.

WALT:Work together as a team.

WALT: Challenge ourselves to take new risks.

On camp I challenged myself to do Abseiling because I thought I would drop off or fall off, but I put my fears aside and believed in myself and I did it.

On the Krypton Factor are team worked together through the obstacles to get the bucket of water threw it and we won.