My best writing 2015

I think this is my best writing piece because i think this is descriptive and short.

Sitting on the soft grass there is a gentle breeze. I feel peaceful as I look over the horizon. I feel an overwhelming emotion. The blossoms blow of the tree and past me. I look back to see a stranger. I close my eyes and get pushed off the edge. I think its a dream but really, reality has overwhelmed me. Landing on a rock I feel paralyzed.

The Red Tree

The book 'The Red Tree' is a book about a girl being alone in a lonely world.

When you look at every page you can find a red leaf that represents peace and that there is always a light at the end of a long and dark tunnel.

It connects to real life being that most people give up on their first try but the book tells you not to give up.

The pictures are always sad, lonely and dull until the last page having a giant colourful tree.

Author and Illustrator, Shaun Tan 

My holiday

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Aaron's Holiday!

King And Country

For the past few days I've been reading a book called "King and Country"

The story starts at 16th August 1914. A Maori village where people are arguing to go or not to help fight with the British. This man called Tipu wants to go to war with his older brother Rongo. His family didn't want Rongo and Tipu to go to war. Unfortunately Tipu was to young to go but Rongo fortunately made it in. Later Tipu lied about his age and he fought along side with his brother Rango.

Using Google Maps

Today I used google maps to find places all over the world!
Here is a satellite image of my school! -Vardon School-
Some interesting places I found were... Obama's house, the Leaning tower of Pisa and the Eiffel tower. 

My Goals

My Term 3 Goals!

These are my term 3 goals.I hope to achieve them!

Writing Goal

I want to focus on putting my writing into paragraphs.

Math Goal

I will have a more rounded understanding for my math level.

Reading Goal

I will find evidence to support my reading.

My shooting thinglink

Kirikariki Camp!

This is me on Camp.We also got to sleep in cabins!On day two we had over night camp and had smores before we went to sleep!on day three we had fun day!Shooting is just one thing that i did we also had tree climbing, swimming, kayaking, what ever that you can name!

Term Three highlights

In term three some of my highlights were the Vardon commonwealth games, I was one of the athletes competing in discus, We also had (on the last day of school) a party with a shared lunch and the movie "holes". 

Soccer

On Friday in week two Room 15 went to the back of the field to play soccer. Room 15 played a game called shark. You needed to keep the ball away from the shark if we got tugged were out and there were safe islands were your safe for five seconds.

Tennis

Tennis

Room 15 are learning tennis every Wednesday. so far we have learnt volley, forehand and backhand.

Volley is when you go up to the net and tap the ball without the ball hitting the ground. 

maths statistics

A few weeks ago room 15 had to color a piece of white paper in blue, pink, purple and green the options were

Fruits/veges

Drinks

Sweets/desserts

Other

Most of the people voted for fruits/veges. The least amount of people voted on other.We also put it in to a pie chart. J

swimming sports

I just finished my last race then suddenly I heard “Breaststroke lengths 

races” I raced down the stairs then I knew that I could make it. The teachers started talking “first is the 8 year old races, boys and girls” . I watched. It looked hard. Then my heart started beating hard. The teacher said “nine year old boys”. The teacher told me my lane. My lane was lane two. The clapper went. I dived. I swam as fast as possible... I was at the end. I came 3^rd with a card for proof. I gave the teachers my card and got house points! 

By Aaron 

swimming sports

This is me at the end of our fun swimming sports I came 3^rd

(If you want more info hover over the icons) 

swimming with kelly sports

This is me and my group getting ready for gliding.
I enjoyed swimming with kelly sports because I used to only be able to swim freestyle and now I can swim freestyle,backstroke,survival backstroke and breaststroke! 

maths

Today I learnt about percent's.

It helps me remember my percent's.

Maths

Today we learnt to subtract decimals.

23.15 -2.4=20.75
23.15-5= 21.15
21.15-0.15=21
21-0.25=20.75

Forces

Last week the ovals made a balloon powered rocket. The force of the blown up balloon made strong air that launched the rocket balloon to the end of the string.

One of our challenges was to see if the balloon is better going up but it only went half way.We learnt  that the balloon goes down better than up (eg it's like going up hill it's harder than going down) .

Fire works poem

Fireworks exploding in the sky
In the giant sky
Rocket exploding sounding like rockets 
Eating the sky like bugs
War of fire works

Over the white moon
Rockets exploding in the dark, dark sky
KA BOOM!
Shining like the white moon

     

Green words are adjectives.

Dark blue are looks and sounds.

Light blue words are similes.

Blue words are the first letter of each word.

Lava lamp

 

 

 

The baking soda in water makes bubbles that float in to  the oil and stay. After a while the bubbles go back to the water.