Are student counsilers valuable?

I think student counselors are a valuable part of our school.

First of all I think student counselors are valuable because they organise the school assemblies making sure songs and teacher of the week have been chosen. They are therefore prepared for assembly. Natalie said “student counselors run assemblies well and that they always make sure everything is in place. Student counselors always have to have the assemblies ready before all the parents and 200 students come in.


I also think it is important that the student counselors give the pupils of the school a chance to speak. Mrs Kinaston aid “It’s a good opportunity for the students to have a vice”. The student council has created an ideas box where the kids of Auroa school can put their ideas throughout the week. I think student counselors give the kids a voice here at Auroa school.


Student counselors can help teachers to educate other students. Lexi said “They help the teachers organise activities and assist with jobs”. Student counselors can be called on throughout the school day to help other students understand their school work. Mr spice said “They make games for younger students during the school time”.

I personally think that student counselors are valuable and should be a compulsory part of all school.

Powerless

Taking small steps towards the depressed colours laid across the road. Alice can feel the hard gravel on her feet. My face gets pulled up by the sound of a familiar voice, it’s Jorja.
“Are you heading to school?”.
“Yeah” I reply. Walking shyly through the polished metal gates. Pushing past a crowd of kids, My body collides with another. My eyes focused on the clear glass door standing in my path.

 I made my way to the corridor where I entered my class. The relaxing warm air flew at me as I invaded the enclosured surrounding. Happy thoughts overtook the feeling that had just happened. I felt confused as I stood before hundreds, It felt like a million eyes were staring at me.
“Good morning everyone” Miss Kate exclaimed.
“As you can see we have a new student here with us today”.
 ‘What if nobody likes me, what if I don't fit in’. I had 1 brain and 1000 things going through it.  The bell bellowed in my ear. I walk towards Myah, Abby and Katie as they lay among the luscious green grass. Eyes fixed on the beautiful baby blue sky. Each second brung me closer and closer to them. Looking over at me, they say
“What do you want”
“I was thinking I might be able to join in” I whispered with dread.
 Then without any answer they jumped up, and left me there all alone. The cold wind whistled in my ear, sending a shiver through my body. ‘I’ll never be the same’ I thought, My eyes caught a glimpse of Miss Kate approaching me. I felt a tear fall from my small green eyes, as I thought of what she was coming over to me for. Words started to blurt out of her mouth. The day had ruined me, my heart was broken. Nobody liked me and everybody thought that I was a loser. I was a failure, I wasn’t good at anything.
“Hello darling, did you make any new friends?” Asked Denise.
“No” I moaned as I stormed up the elevating stairs.

The world was awake and the smell of baked beans on toast filled the air. Waiting for mum to storm up the stairs to tell me it was time to eat. I rolled out of bed, pulled on my clothes and thought ‘another day of suffering’. I walked down the stairs, and ate to my delight.
“ Hey Alice, don’t let anyone get you down”
This piece of hope had  just brightened up my whole day. I loved school, It was the only thing apart from breakfast that motivated me each day. Climbing out the door I came face to face with the morning dew. I had finally arrived at the gate and I was ready to start my day. I hung my bag onto the cloak labeled Alice. I heard footsteps coming up the corridor towards me. I quickly turned around to hear voices coming from the classroom so I went to see who it was, It was Katie, Abby and Myah. I wondered what they were talking about. “Speak of the devil here she is” exclaimed Katie. They were whispering about me. I see the door open within a second I see Miss Kate came  in.
“Girls my office now” Miss Kate demanded,
“Do you girls have something to say to Alice” She questioned
They turned around ashamed of themselves 3 girls and 1 pray.
“Stop talking about her behind her back, Treat others the way you want to be treated” Jorja said seriously.
“Thanks” I told her.

Kaitlin Perret

Kaitlyn Perret

WALT: Identify key vocab and language features that help form a character pictures in our mind

Kaitlyn is an amazing, active girl who is always has a positive outlook on everything she does. She lives in Taranaki with her family.

My cousin Kaitlyn is into playing netball with her friends at lunchtime any chance that she gets. She has a passion for playing outdoors with her family and 2 pets. Kaitlyn is quite creative, and whenever given the chance can be found creating something out of nothing.

Her energetic nature and bubbly personality is quite contagious to those who surround themselves with her. She is never short of a friend to play with at school or after.

She has medium length, wavy hair that is always tied back in a french braid. I love her dark brown, gleaming eyes, because they match her beautiful smile.

Kaitlyn is always helping other people. She is my best cousin out of them all and enjoys her life, and that's why I love her.

Should sports be aloud at schools

I Think There Should Not Be Any Sport In School

Introduction

There is too much sport in school

Time Consuming

Do you hate losing weekends or afternoons after school? I guess playing sport does give you something to look forward to or to give you a pathway out of boredom. But have you ever considered the negatives? Training takes up your whole 1 hour lunch break and steals your weekends for games or tournaments. You also have to build your plans around the sports games. Interschool tournaments take time off of your education, which means you can’t complete work. Which means completing your unfinished work in your own time.

Sports Costs

Netball costs $40 or over for a whole netball season along with the other 20 sports kids want to play. Sports cost money, younger kids don’t understand that. Meaning you have kids saying can i play this and this and this and that ends up costing up to $100 or over for 1 child. As kids grow up there are, many more opportunities open, such as being a black stick or many others to choose from. Most kids play sports to join in with their friends or to gain popularity.

Positives and Negatives

I guess playing sports gives you various choices of sports to get fit. But playing sports has many way of getting hurt. Rugby gives you a chance to break your arm or leg. Sports give many dangers a chance to occur at any time.

Conclusion

Therefore I think kids should not have to participate in sports at school.

Naan Bread

Naan Bread

Ingredients:

10g packet of yeast

1 cup warm water

¼ white sugar

3 T milk

1 egg, beaten

2 t salt

4 ½ cups flour

Method:

1. In a large bowl dissolve yeast in warm water. Let it stand for about 10 minutes, until frothy.
2. Stir in the sugar, milk, egg and salt and enough flour to make a soft dough.
3. Knead for 6-8 minutes on a lightly floured surface.
4. Place dough in a well oiled bowl, cover with a damp cloth and set aside to rise.
5. Let it rise for about an hour until the dough has doubled in volume.
6. Punch dough down. Pinch off small handfuls of dough about the size of a golf ball.
7. Roll into balls and place on a tray. Cover with a towel and allow to rise until doubled in size, about 30 minutes.
8. While dough is rising preheat grill.
9. Roll the ball of dough out into a thin circle, you may need flour to prevent from sticking.
10. Place dough on tray and cook for two to three minutes or until puffy and lightly browned. Then turn over and grill the other side.

Pianos

Pianos

By Lara

Intro

Have you ever wondered about what a piano is?

What it looks like

The piano is a musical instrument with a keyboard. A normal piano has 88 keys, which is 52 white and 36 black in total. Pianos come in two basic types a grand piano and an upright piano. The spinet piano is the smallest piano at the height of 35 inches and the width of 58 inches. A full size profesional piano has the height of 48-60 inches and the width of 58 inches.

The difference

Prices, New grand pianos can cost from $10,000 to $150,000, while upright pianos have a smaller price range at $2000 to $8500. Used piano prices stay about the same for horizontal pianos. Good vertical pianos are sometimes seen on sale for $500 - $2500. Weight, grand pianos weigh about 480kgs. A upright piano can weigh 136kgs.

History

The piano was invented by Bartlemeo Cristoffori of Padua, Italy. He made the first piano in 1709. The piano has been an extremely popular intrument in western classical music since the late 18th century. It developed from the clavichord, which looks like a piano but the strings of a clavichord, are hit by a small blade of metal called a tangement.

How it works

Pianos use the keys to move hammers that hit strings inside, making a sound. When you release the key, the hammer and the damper falls backdown again. The damper sits on top of the string, that stops it vibrating and brings the note rapidly to an end.

Conclusion

Now I have given you a basic knowledge on What it looks like, The difference, The history and how it works.

Rhythmic Gymnastics

Rhythmic Gymnastics

Introduction

Rhythmic gymnastics is a very active sport and you have to  be very flexible to complete the challenges that come along the way.

History

Rhythmic gymnastics  a women only event in which gymnastics perform with a rope, hoop, ball,clubs or a ribbon accompanied by music, in individual or group events. In the 1800’s Rhythmic gymnastics operated under the appearance of group gymnastics, and included a trace of elementary choreorgai. It grew slowly until the first experimental competitions appeared in the Eastern Europe in the 1930’s, when it’s newfound complexity began to draw a wider audience.

Equipment

You can use many different pieces of equipment in Rhythmic gymnastics. You can use a ball,ribbon,clubs and many more. What is a ball? The ball is made from either rubber or synthetic material. A ball is from 18 to 20 cms in diameter it must have a minimum weight of 400gs. A hoop can be made out of plastic or wood, provided that it retains its shape during the routine. The interior diameter of the hoop is from 51 to 90 cms, and the hoop must weigh a minimum of 300gs.

Olympics

Since its findings into the games in 1984 in Los Angeles, Rhythmic gymnastics has always been apart of the olympic programme. In its beginning year, it was Canda Lori Fung who won the gold medal. Until 1992 in Barcelona, only one individual event was on the programme. A second, team event was added to the programme in 1996 in Atlanta. At the 2000 games in Sydney, the Russian federation won 2 gold medals, the group and individual multiple completions

Conclusion

Rhythmic gymnastics is a competition and interesting sport. You can never predict what to expect because every group is individual performance is different.

By Lara