Hayley's+Goals+and+Reflections

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So much has been happening during this term, but mostly my time has been being taken up by Jump Jam practises and Magazine. This has all paid off, because we have now finished the magazine, and have competed in the Jump Jam nationals. The Jump Jam nationals was an amazing experience, we now all have learnt so much about Jump Jam. We got to meet Brett Fairweather, the creator of Jump Jam, and we got stay in the room where all the Jump Jam videos get filmed. But best of all, our team did extremely well, and made it into the grand final, and managed to get first place! This was out of all of New Zealand! We managed to win our category which was 'Year 7 & 8 Novice'. Novice means that our school had never had a win before. But now seeing as we have, next year's team will have to go into the Open category, which is all the experienced teams that have won before.
 * __22 November (End of Week 6)__**

I have learnt a lot during all of the training for the Nationals, mostly about 'proper execution' of movements, facial expressions, and energy. Performing in front of a huge crowd was a real buzz and we all had so much fun.

The Magazine was also rewarding, because it is such a relief to know that it is now out of the way. It took up a lot of our lunchtimes, and I can't wait for it to come back from the publishers so we can all see how it turned out.

With schoolwork, we have been working on Short Stories in English, and Statistics in Maths. With Short Stories I have learnt about Characters, settings, and the plot, and how to string them all together. In Maths, we have only just begun Statistics, but we have been learning about Graphs, such as the Tree Graph, Line graph, and the Stem and Leaf graph.

In Tech Arts the year 8's have been doing Science. For that we have been learning about the stages of molecules and water, such as sublimination, evaporation and condensation.

~ To finish and animate my Short Story ~ To get some more Visual Language done ~ To master my jazz dance for our show that's in a few weeks ~ To play well in touch on Thursday and hopefully win our game ~ To learn and remember some more dances during Social Dance**
 * My Goals for next week are:

Well term 4 has just started again, and already it is busier than the last 3 terms put together! I haven't had one free lunchtime yet because we have all been busy with preparing for the Grandparents concert, magazine, Jump Jam practise, Inter Intermediate Sports trials and meetings.
 * __Week 1&2 Term 4:__**

​ So far in English we have started our new area about short stories. We have had a a few tasks to complete and also have been asked to write our own short story using everyday objects. I have learnt the basic structure of creating a short story and how each story has to have a beggining, minor problem, minor resolution, main problem, main resultion, and ending/moral.

In Maths we have started doing alegbra, and have learnt (or been reminded) how to recognise patterns and solve algebraic problems using rules. (If that makes sense!)

We have also started doing Life Ed again, where we are learning about healthy lifestyle choices and eating, and our body's daily needs. We have also learnt about which foods are best for you, and what they contain that helps or disadvantages you. We are hoping to have more lessons next week!

~ To do lots more magazine work and get all the class pages and councillor/house captain letters handed in. ~ To catch up on my maths and english ~ To finish learning our routine for Jump Jam**
 * My goals for next week:

= My Term 4 Goals = = = **~ To finish the school magazine on time, and work together with the rest of the magazine commitee to make it great.** I can do this by getting things done and organised without mucking around, and doing a bit of work on it every day. I can do this by planning ahead and putting in 100% I can do this by trying hard to remember all of the steps I can do this by being a team player, and taking the game seriously. I can do this by achieveing well academically or all round, so I can maybe get Academic Dux or Principals Award. I can do this by practising and being committed.
 * ~ To not get overwhelmed and complete all my work on time, with a high standard.**
 * ~ To put my best efforts in at social dance in preparation for year 8 ball.**
 * ~ To play in the interclass touch team and be a valuable player.**
 * ~ To get one of the awards on the honours board at the final assembly.**
 * ~ To do well at the Jump Jam natioanls and try my hardest.**

= Term 3 Reflection =

My Goals reviewed for term 3:

~ **To achieve one of the awards on the honours board at the end of the year**. Well, it's not the end of the year yet so I have yet to achieve this goal!

~ **To gain a placing in the Speech finals.** I made it into the school finals, but unfortunately did not manage to get a placing. I wasn't too disappointed though, because the standard was extremely high this year. I was just happy that I made it into the school finals.

I have managed to keep up a pretty good work standard thtough out term 3, which I was happy with seeing as I had so much else going on!
 * ~ To improve my work standard. **

I trialled for a few sports but didn't manage to get into any, except Jump Jam, where my team is going to the New Zealand Nationals!
 * ~ To get into more Inter Intermediate Sports **.

This was tricky, but I'm fairly sure that I got everything handed in on time, so I would put this goal as achieved.
 * ~ To manage my time without stressing myself out. **

~ **To be able to hold a conversation in French.** In french I can now introduce myself, talk about m family, say when my birthday is, what languages I speak, count to 30ish, name all the colours, and where I come from. I can also recognise the seasons, colours, months, and days in french. Also, I can talk about what someone is wearing and talk about my pets and animals. So I would say that I have definitely achieved this goal!


 * Week 9:** __18th September__ //What I have done and learnt//

~ This week I have been working with enlarging, reflecting, rotating and translating shapes. This means either making them bigger or smaller, flipping them so the shape is a mirror image of the original, revolving the shape, and repeating it in a different position. I have learnt about enlarging shapes vertically and horizontally, and enlarging shapes from a point. I have also learnt how to use coordinates to translate, reflect, and rotate shapes,

~ The other day the whole class took some personality/learning style tests. We all picked different answers and came out with different results which varied from our strongest learning points being maths & logic, to musical. We also took a different test to determine whether we are better with visual, listening, physical or reading to learn. My strongest learning points turned out to be Bodily/Kinesthetic, Intrapersonal, and Interpersonal. My best learning style was listening.

~ This week in Tech Arts, we have begun Fabric/Soft Materials. We are all creating polar fleece jerseys, and mine is light blue and dark blue with some multicoloured spots. So far I have sewed the front and back shoulders together, sewn the hood on and sewed my design on, I hope to finish it next week. I have learnt how to work the sewing machine with ease, which took a while to master!

~ For homework this week, we have had to complete a reading task, which for me was a book review Glogster which I did on the book 'My Sister's Keeper'. We also started on Poetic Writing, where we had to describe a picture by activating nouns and using lots of description. I have learnt about activating all 5 senses to effectively describe a picture.

~ I participated in the school speech finals, which for me was a nerve racking but enjoyable experience. I did not get a placing but the standard of speeches this year was extremely high so I was not too disappointed. I am beginning to project my voice more, and use eye contact.

~ My group presented our Inquiry infographic of the brain, which turned out to be quite successful after our rocky start. Our group began to work together more towards the end, and our overall visual effect turned out great, I was proud of our work.

~ I have been practising for my music competitions which take place in the holidays. I have 4 pieces to master, and I hope to get a good placing in all of the categories! I have learnt some new notes on my instrument, which will be good for the competitions if I can remember them! .
 * My goals for next week are to finish all my Maths and English, and to get good marks for my Poetic Writing. I also aim to finish my sweatshirt in Tech Arts, and do some more work on the school Magazine**.

__**Week 8:**__ __11th September__

I was on Ski Trip for most of this week, so I learnt how to parallel ski, rather than snow ploughing which is hard on your legs. I also became better with jumps and steep hills.

__**Week 7:** 4th September__

~ This week I have learnt about the brain, and what affects your brain's learning. ~ I have learnt how to reduce or enlarge shapes vertically and horizontally from a point. ~ I have learnt how to write a 2 sided argument with opinion and enthusiasm ~ I have learnt how to decipher anagrams and create words out of smaller words.

Hayley you need to be a lot more specific and be able to explain what you have learned. Did you not have any goals for this week?

~ **To achieve one of the awards on the honours board at the end of the year**. I can do this by doing well in tests and getting involved in more sporting opportunities, so I can maybe achieve the Academic Dux or Principals Award.

~ **To gain a placing in the Speech finals.** I can do this by rehearsing my speech, and using lots of expression.


 * ~ To improve my work standard. ** I can do this by giving 100% in everything and editing thoroughly.


 * ~ To get into more Inter Intermediate Sports ** . I can do this by trialling well and giving my all.


 * ~ To manage my time without stressing myself out. ** I can do this by planning ahead and starting work straight away.

~ **To be able to hold a conversation in French.** I can do this by practising and perfecting my pronunciation.