A teacher from Ruapotaka Mr Botha is leaving our school Today we had a assembly all for him I was not a student of his but he was a good teacher to the ones he did teach. He has been here for about two and a half years. He was a really nice teacher I hate to see another one go hope he remembers Ruapotaka school because his students won't forget him.but still that give us more of a chance to meet new teachers and make good memory's with them with the time that they are here. :)
Stars
In the night time we all can see the shiny stars in the air,well there is something special about all
of them like there is some that is hot and some that is cold. In order to see the closest star to earth
not including the sun you will have to travel in a rocket ship that will take 100,000 years. yes it's
impossible to even get close because it's too far so that's why we use telescopes that will see far
and far away. The closest star to Earth is the sun. Stars are really huge; many are even bigger than
the sun itself; some stars are constellations. Most people think that the red star is the hottest but that's not the case the blue star is the hottest
with 30 thousand degrees Celsius. Which i know most of you guys think that the sun maybe the
biggest star well,no there’s a star that is 10 times bigger than it seems the name of it is called
Betelgeuse. Stars shine bright because there are hot balls burning in outer space ,shooting stars
aren’t really stars they are just little asteroids burning in Earth's atmosphere .
Caged Bird Central Idea and Tone Jairus
Group members:
Focus: Critical Questions for Understanding Poet’s Purpose - Useful link
LI: identify and critique the author’s intention for writing; identify symbols and inferences in writing;
SC: identify tone; diction; poetic devices; describe impact or intended effect.
Identify the speaker of the poem. Jairus: The caged bird
What is the speaker’s tone? D.J:Mostly negative and some positive
What vocabulary is used (diction), which reveals the speaker’s tone? Renei: Seldom,Grave of dreams,The caged bird,Rage
What is the connotation, implied or true meaning of each word ?
D.J: Seldom see through Grave of dreams; Dreams of something but is not to come true;
The caged bird:The bird is trapped in a cage
Rage; Really angry
What stanzas are repeated? Jairus: paragraph 3 and paragraph 6
Why are they repeated? Renei: The 3rd paragraph and the 6th paragraph,is repeated because you're trying to emphasize and because it's the same thing.
Identify FOUR symbols from the poem which are used to stand for bigger ideas than their literal meaning? D.J:Grave of dreams represents no dreams of positive vibes.
What is the central idea of a poem? Renei: It highlights the differences between being free and being trapped.
State central idea in one sentence.D.J: It highlights the differences between being free and being trapped and the author is trying to spread the messages to the readers that it is talking about her.
Last question: Based on what we know about Angelou’s life, what are the possible connections between Angelou’s life and her poem “Caged Bird”?
Team: Jairus: her life experiences
At sailing we went to Okahu bay we met coaches there and they told us how the sails work and the boats. when they told us all the parts we had to get changed and get into our gear a wet suit, coat, life jacket and helmet. after all of the we finished learning about the boats we went into three groups one, two and three I was in group two we went to learn about different knots to tie like the figure 8 knot after we knew hot to tie the knots we had challenges like who can make three the fastest. Then they took us to go and sail with all of our gear put on we were ready to sail on our own.
This week writing task was a free-verse poem about '' my mum Hands. We practised using semi-colour a range of sentence lengths and using better vocabulary. Our poems are based on an original poem written by Gary O'Connell. I chose to write about my mums hands because she is someone very special to me
My Mum's hands
are smooth and ruff at the same time
Her back ,as straight as a stick.
Her legs , as stiff as a post.
Her , laugh as loud as sound.
Her ,voice as soft as a pillow.
Her hair ,as black as night
Living peacefully
wrapped with love
There is a flying fox, orex spinner, slides and swings I really like the swings but I miss the old park. some of the students help to take dirt from the site and store it behind the shed.
