DEEP COVE REFLECTION

 As we walked along the dark gravel road I could see little lights glistening every where around us. At first I wasn't too sure what they were but took a closer look and realised they were little bugs with lights on the end of their bottoms. We had to be extremely quiet otherwise they wound disappeared. So we just stood there for a few minutes and watched their beautiful lights move around. While we were walking back down the road we heard what sounded like wolfs, crows and pigs but we just ignored them. Then it all went quiet and some of the trees were tussling about……ARGGGGGG……two of the parents ( Steve and Stephen ) jumped out of the bushes and started yelling. Everyone jumped and some people were screaming and running back down the road. Once we all realised that it was just them we all just started laughing. But we're still shocked.

Armistice day reflection

20 million dead, 21 million wounded, what does that remind you of ?  Well for me it's when ever I hear the words Armistice day or WW1. I think of all the people that have been killed and wounded just to make not only our lives but the lives of the future much better. In the First World War almost every family was effected or touched by the tragedy of the war, with sons and brothers leaving to go half way around the world with in idea if they will ever come back. Many towns in Europe were involved in the great land battles. These soldiers fought for us and for that we owe it to them to honour the bravery and courage displayed. Armistice Day allows us to remember the soldiers that sacrificed everything for us. So on the 11 day of the 11 month at 11 o'clock stop and think the thousands and thousands of men and woman that went to war.

Life education bus

Life Education Bus from Winton School, NZ on Vimeo.

polyfest!

  This is the whole school at Polyfest. At the start it's rooms 11, 7 and 5 that did the salsa and then when the curtain came up you can see the rest of the school.

Fun games

HOILDAYS!!!

In the holidays that have just had most of the time I just rode my pony Cruze. I was practising for pony club that will be starting very soon. At pony club we do all sorts of things like showjumping, games, dressage and practise for our satifics. this session I will be going for my D satific. i also go to gymkanas, ribbon days, A'n'P Shows plus many more.

                                         This is a picture of me and Cruze at a gymkana.

FairTrade

We had to reflect of our topic 'FairTrade' by making a Tagxedo with all of the key words about the topic. I chose this shape because its the FairTrade logo and the words because they relate to the topic.  

Child Slavery in the cocoa bean industry

When you get your bar of chocolate from the shop do you ever think where the cocoa beans used to make your chocolate come from? Have you ever thought when you're eating it, about the children that had to pick the cocoa beans? Have you ever realised that they get beaten most of there lives just for you to eat a simple bar of chocolate? Would you want to get beaten just because some person thinks that you're not doing the job probably.

Well its true! There are children that get beaten because their bosses say that they are not picking enough cocoa beans even if the poor little kid had picked about a million a day. I think this is horrible and children shouldn't be treated this way ever! Thankfully there are people that stop child labour in the cocoa bean industry but its still not enough we all need to help.

Firstly, I think that its awful how people think they can treat kids the way they do. The way they treat them, beat them and care for them worse then you would treat a rat and that only happens to the luckily ones who live on bananas and cornpaste. The unluckily ones are whipped and beaten like horses to harvest cocoa beans that are made into chocolate treats for more luckily children in Europe and America. Would you like to be treated this way?

Thank goodness for companies such as Fair Trade, Save the children, Trade Aid, World Vision and many more around the world who help stop child labour in the cocoa bean industry. These organisation them fair deals so that they can earn more than they use to such as only 50c a week. Fair Trade has gone worldwide and is getting bigger. Have you heard of the 12 year old boy who started up Save the children and took his idea worldwide. He believed he could do it and reached his goal.

You might ask your self "How can I help? How can I make a difference?" You can by buying Fair Trade products at a supermarket. You can help ensure that the growers and pickers will get the money they need to survive off.

Here is the Fair Trade logo

Buddy reading

The year 8s all have either one or two buddies that we see every Friday for half an hour.
My buddy is Maddison. This is Maddison and I making Snakes and Ladders.

New Zealand Sign Language

We have been learning this video so that we can do it in assembly on Fridays.
The reason why we are is because it was Sign Language week last week.

Technology Week

This week we have been at Technology. Half of the class go to wood work with Mr Wilmot and the other when to Mrs Munrow with cooking.  I was with Mrs Munrow and did cooking. We made different kinds of breads each day. My favourite was the chocolate bread but saddly the moment I got home it was eaten so fast I didn't know what happened and all they left me was a crumb (Good thing I had some before!) We also made sushi and lots of other things. I really enjoyed cooking with Mrs Munrow and can not wait until term 3 when we do sewing.

One Day Song

In class we have been learning this song for a topic called 'Reading around links'. We have to pick a song and write about what the meaning of it is. But the song has to be about WAR!
Ms Mynes picked the song so that we could get an idea of what we have to pick.

Multiple Intelligences.

In class we are learning about SMARTS ( Multiple Intelligences ) we did a test on the computer and here are my results...

•  NATURE = 19
• PEOPLE = 19
• PICTURE = 17
• MUSIC = 16
• BODY = 15
• WORD = 15
• MYSELF = 15
• NUMBER= 12

The highest means that its how you learn better because the person that made the Multiple Intelligences said that everybody learns differently.

The first week of 2013, Year 8

WELL, The last year of school until we go to high school its a bit scary. The 7 years has gone so fast it fells like just yesterday the I came to Winton School for the first time when I was only 5 years old and then all of a sudden I'm a big year 8. But I'm looking forward to the last year of school so that I can get on with my life and follow my dreams as I want to go to the Olympics for Horse riding!
This year I'm also looking forward to going on camp to Deep Cove, and seeing my best friend Charlotte as this it is our last year of being together as she is going to Dunedin to board.
Other wise everything, as our teacher Mrs Mynes is challenging us a lot.

Playing dead

I bet your pet can't do this!

Term 4 Week 3

WOW The has the year gone quick or what!
Its all ready Term 4, Week 3 and we only have 6 more weeks before the end of another year!
I would like to know what you have enjoyed this year!
For me it would have been making food in cooking for technology! Man the cookies were so good!
So write a comment and tell me! 

Armistice Day

What is the first thing that comes to your mind when I say Armistice Day or Remembrance Day?

Well for me it’s the ending of World War one and it reminds me of the 56,000 New Zealand
men and woman that were wounded or had died serving for Great Britain in World War 1 
as some people like to call it The Great War, that was one of the most disastrous events in 
human history. It has been told that Armistice Day is at the 11 hour of the 11 day of the 11 month 
at 11 am, but it actually got signed 6 hours earlier at 5 am. This year is the 94^th anniversary 
was signed.

Several countries remember the people lost during the First World War. As respect you’re 
expected to stop for two minutes at 11 am on the 11^th of November and remember the people 
that had lost their lives at the war. As the Armistice was an agreement between Germany and 
England, both sides had to stop fighting, although the terms of it made it impossible for 
Germany to restart the war. Germany was ordered to give up 2,500 heavy guns, 25,000
 machine guns, 1,700 airplanes and to give more submarines than they actually had. They 
were also asked to give up several warships. If Germany broke any of the terms of the
Armistice signing then the fighting would begin again with 48 hours warning.

On November the 11^th 1919, Present Wilson proclaimed November as the first memory of
Armistice Day with the following words: “ to us in America, the reflection of Armistice Day 
will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of these who died in the countries service and 
with gratuide for the victory, both because of the thing from which it has freed us and 
because of the opportunity it has given America to show her sympathy with peace and 
justice in the councils of the nations…”

As a week before the Armistice, on the 4^th  of November 1918, New Zealand troops had 
been involved in the successful recapture of the French Town of Le Quesnoy. The attack 
cost the lives of about 90 overseas, including 24,115 in France, 23,541 in England and 4,451 
in Egypt.

As a remembrance of Armistice Day some people like to say this poem,

They shall grow not old,

As we that are left grow old,

Age shall not weary them,

No the years condemn,

At the going down of the sun,

And in the morning,

We will remember them.

After the Armistice of 1940, the carriage was taken away and later destroyed and buried 
in 1945. The site of the signing of the 1918 Armistice itself was completely destroyed at 
Hitler’s request although has since been restored. In 1940, Adolf Hitler made France sign 
an Armistice with Germany in the same railway carriage after the country had come under Germany.

Brass bands and decorated floats led the wat as returned soldier, school children and 
crazily costumed performers marched along main streets carring banners and flags. Public
officials gave earnest speeches and crow gathered to celebrate the end of four long years
of war.

I’m glad today that New Zealand is not involved in a war like The Great War because 
there would be people that I know and love involved in going off to war. My great, great
, grandfather went to war and received a medal for his bravery. My Uncle has his medals 
that he received. Even though it is an honor to have his medals in our family I am pleased 
none of my relatives have to go and fight.

I think that armistice Day is so important to New Zealanders because of all of the New 
Zealanders, family members and people that you known, that were killed in the Great 
World War, I also think that it is important because it I a world wide experience that 
has effected everyone on matter how old or young you are or how much you know about it.
 Another reason is because we need to remember all the people that have helped and fought
 in the Great World War and served for our country.

  

   

     These men are marching to war.

By Kaitlin Wilson, Wilson School, Year 7.

Term 3 Reflections

Something I am proud of:

Getting an Excellence award in the Science Fair, because we are following it up by cleaning Marshalls Creek banks with two classes.

Something I need to work on:

 I need to work on writing, because it doesn't have many adjectives in it.

Reading Goal:

To break up big words, because I don't know most of them.

I can achieve this by breaking up words and sounding them out, using syllables.

Writing Goal:

To work on my proof reading, because I keep on missing little things.

I can achieve this by reading through my work and double checking it.

Maths Goal:

To learn my 6x, 7x, 8x times tables quicker, because it takes me ages t figure them out.

I can achieve this by practising them over and over again.

THE OLYMPICS!

WOW The Olympics was AWESOME I wish it would keep on going for ever!
My best friend Charlotte and I have keeped an eye on Mark Todd and Andrew Nicholson in Equation. It has been great fun cheering them on!
I would like to know what your favourite thing was about the Olympics!




  

This is the Olympic New Zealand Equation team!
from right to left is Mark Todd then Andrew Nicholson

My Pets!

These are my pets Cruze (PONY) and my Ginge (cat)

This is my pony Cruze looking up his head!

This is my cat Ginge who is sitting on a
post that is about 2m high!