Bridie's+Goals+and+reflections

Week 4 & 5 Reflections
In Week 4 I did a Northcross Alternative Programme because the school we were going to do an exchange with cancelled and the teachers decided to do an alternative programme so that we would still improve in our playing. I improved heaps with my playing and I learnt how to play dynamics and to play lively. I thouroughly enjoyed this week as we went to Rainbows End and Waterworld as well to have some fun. On the Friday, we had our school athletics and I learnt how to throw a dicus properly and that if you think positive it actually works. In week 5 I caught up with all my work and I started my short stories which are now on my E-Portfolio. I have leaernt how to add adjectives and how to write different words so that you don't need as many words. For the next 5 weeks of this year, I would like to make the most of what I have left but enjoy it in a positive way so that I have fun and also still learn things. I would like to not muck around and get all my work done so I'm not stressing about it at the last minute.

Week 1, 2 & 3 Reflections
Over the past 3 weeks, I have finished my gersey in Fabric and have also made a mouse, a puppet and a rugby ball. I learnt that to make a rugby ball you need four pieces of fabric instead of two !! My puppet was very succesful and I also learnt how to hand stitch again and ladder stitch after I have stuffed my mouse. I have also worked on my maths and my english. In my english I am writing a short story about a boy named Timothy who can travel back in time or freeze time. I have learnt how to get the reader's attention when you start the story off and to use adjectives to describe your characters.

Term 4 Goals

 * 1) To pass my flute exam; I can achieve this by practicing until I am satisfied that I know my piece well and that I can play it without mistakes.
 * 2) I would like to do well in social dance, so that I know all the dances for the Year 8 Ball. I will do this by listening and concentrating when I am practicing in the hall.
 * 3) To improve in my discus throwing, so I can throw it straight and far. I will do this by practicing and concentrating, when I am throwing.
 * 4) I would like to do well in Athletics this year and maybe even go to Inter-Intermediate Athletics. I will do this by trying my best and putting effort in even if I don't like the sport I am doing.
 * 5) To put effort into everything I do to make sure I enjoy my last term at Intermediate.

Term 3 Reflections
One of my goals was to put more effort into cross country training and the actual cross country. I acheived this and managed to get a way higher placing than last year. I put effort in and had a positive attitude towards it. I am happy that I did this as it made it so much easier and I had more fun. Another one of my goals was to go to Band Festival and North Cross for my flute. I got into senior band this term which I am really proud of because I had only been learning for 2 terms. For our band festival pieces, I was in Jazz Band as well, we got placed first for both of our bands and they said that we were even better than some adult symphonic bands. Band Festival is next term and I payed the very next day after we found out to make sure that I get to go. I am also going to host a billet. For Band Festival we leave Monday morning and go to Rainbows End in Auckland for the day, and we arrive at Northcross Intermediate that night. We stay until Wednesday morning and then Northcross comes home with us on that Wednesday and stays with us until Friday. I did well in my speech making it into the class finals. I was pretty nervous as I don't like speaking when everybody is fully paying attention to you. You can read or listen to my speech here. Over the past term, I have worked hard to achieve everything that I wanted to nd to make sure I was on top of all my work and wasn't rushing at the last minute. I have put my full effort into what I have done and taken the critisim to help make my writing better. I have put more effort into Jump Jam, and made it into the netball team. We got into the Semi Finals and lost but played our best. We played Room 11 and they ended up winning the whole competition so we had a tough game. Even though there were many dramas with the netball team and who get's to play where, I always put 100% into playing and was happy at the end. I have participated in Maori, Japanese and French this term and I have learnt so much. If you check out my languages page you will find some of my learning, when I have time to put it on. I have really learnt a lot with my flute this term and our exams are coming up next term and I hope I do well. I am going to practice everyday over the holidays and make sure it is completly perfect. This will be my one of my goals for next term.

Friday 18th September
This week I have had loads of fun things to do and I haven't really had to do anything very complicating. I have almost finished my Geometry unit and I have learnt loads during Measurement and Geometry(check out my Measurement wall wisher about all the things I learnt). I am hoping to get a better result in my Measurement test this time and hopefully the things I have learned will help me pass my exams in College and help me later on in life.

I have started to make my gersey and I have learned that you never ever cut a hood in half or it will not work out. I have learned how to sow around my sweatshirt and that I have to put it inside out to sow it. I have also learned that you have to draw on the wrong side of your fabric with the chalk or it might get ruined. With my goal last week about listening in Tech Arts, it didn't turn out so well, I mustn't have listened properly as I cut the fold to my hood in half which I wasn't supposed to do!! Lucky I had spare material left !!

To make sure I'm up to date with everything, and to start planning my Term 4 goals, for next term.
 * My goal for next week:**

Friday 11th September
Reflections on my week: This week I have focused more on my English and we have started our Poetic writing, so I have learned how to write in stanza's and how to activate the nouns and use loads of description. I have chosen a picture and have started to write my poetic writing. I hope that this will turn out well and that I will get good marks for it.

I have also started my second to last cycle in Tech Arts, where we are doing Fabric. I am learning how to make a gersey, and me and Kelela are making matching ones with Starfish on them and writing. I am going to try my best so that my gersey looks successful and I will be able to wear it properly.

In Maths I have learned about angles and how to draw them properly. I learned you have to rule a straight line before trying to draw the angle as I never knew that so hopefully this will help me in the Geometry test. I have also learned about Tessellations and I never even knew what they were. I had some trouble with this subject but I kept trying and managed to get it right in the end.

Over the next week I am going to try my best to listen in Tech Arts so that my gersey is succesful and I will be proud of it. I am also going to work hard to get all my Geometry subjects finished this week so I will be up to date and wont be behind in my work.
 * My Goals for Next Week**


Reflections on the past week:  Over the past week, in maths I have been working to finish my set Geometry work and I have learnt all about translating shapes. I learnt how to write a translation and how to read translations so I know where to move my shape. In English we have been doing crosswords and similes so I have only had vocab instead of a reading task, so this week I have focused more on my Maths. We have also had jump jam this week and I focused on doing that properly and putting all my effort into it.

In Tech Arts we finished our last lesson of Music so now we are moving onto a new one. In Music I learnt how to write songs and all the different kinds of music, but in my lesson this week I learnt about Irish Music and I created my own Irish Jig. I also teamed up with Georgia and Kelela to help write a song for our final task. Unfortunately everyone ran out of time and no one got to finish their music. We had written a song about detention and hadn't quite finished putting all the chords together.

Next week I am going to focus on getting all my work done so that I wont be behind the rest of my group and to focus more on my English as I usually work on my maths.

You are off to a good start with this reflection Bridie. I can see that you have thought about your learning and have been able to explain specific aspects of it. 


 · To put more effort into Cross Country training // By putting in 100% effort when we are training and having a positive attitude towards it. // · To go to Band Festival and North Cross for my flute // By practicing my flute daily and putting effort into practices. // · To do well in my speech // By preparing it early so I have more time to edit it and to work on my presentation // · To have a better attitude towards Jump Jam // By having a positive attitude and showing it on my face and putting in more effort. // · Be persistent and manage my time better so my work is to the best of my ability // By managing my time better and starting things earlier so I am not doing them the day before they are due. //