Pirate day maths week

Reflection Term 3

Please take your time to answer all of these question. Please make sure you put your answer into full paragraphs. Please be honest, reflections are for your benefit to see what learning you have done over the past few months.

BASED AROUND YOUR LEARNING! (REFUGEES)

1. Why was learning about refugees important to you?

Learning about refugees was important to me so now I know one reason why people say “don’t waist water” or “eat all you're food”.  I found out that refugees have to leave their homes or die.  I found out the meaning of refugees.

2. What kinds of surprises did you encounter during your research?

Refugees usually don’t get to pack or bring anything.  Sometimes refugees have to sneak through borders and into other countries.

3. Describe the process you went through to learn about refugees.

We started with reading some books and writing a story about us in a refugees shoes.  Then we moved on and had Mr Connell come in to help us.

4. How was this process different to other inquiries that you have done?

We didn't have to find that many facts with google.  We used lots of books to gain facts.  We had to find out about a specific topic.

5. Which process did you prefer and why?

I prefered this term because we got to pick a side and write about our opinion.  This was also more fun than other writing because it was about our opinion

6. Why do you think your solution will make a difference (the notebooks and letter)?

I think the letter will make refugees feel welcome instead of scared.  Refugees won’t feel as if their lonely and don't have anyone to care for them.

7. What challenges did you face during our inquiry (in the reading or the writing) ?

I think it was hard to decide whether they should come in or stay out.  Writing the welcome letter was also sort of hard because we didn't’t didn't fully know were they has had come from.

8. How did you use your own talents during this topic?

I used my writing skills and I got to help some people with sides.  I also got to use my writing as an exemplar for my group.

9. What is one thing you learned that you will never forget?

That refugees have to give up their houses and sometimes family.  Refugees also have to give up their country and probably never come back.

10. What skills did you learn that apply to other areas of your learning?
    To stick at it and not give up.  Sometimes it’s easy to work alone instead of with a buddy / group

Biography on Trevell / All about Trevell

Biography

Opening his eyes after being trapped for nine months was the one and only Trevell Cooper Toa (his recognitions go as far as black hair, brown eyes, part Maori and Part Pakiha).  Gazing around the massive room (compared to him) was his mum Amanda, his dad Jimi, his Uncle Ty, his step brother Quad (pronounced qu - aid), his brother Dylan and the doctor Sarah.

One and a half years old Trevell started at Akoranga Mā Tamariki kindergarten.  Some vivid memories Trevell has from Akoranga Mā Tamariki are making sugar pancakes, Santa visiting and discos.  After a year Trevell headed off South to Timaru with no schools in his area which gave him two years with school.

By now trevell was 4 and a half years old and waited half a year to start here at Frimley School.

Trevell has been at frimley his whole school life.  Starting in year zero coming all the way to year six. Trevell started with mrs Roach for his first year having memories of hanging out with TK and him and TK stealing mrs Roachs lunch!  His friends / people he plays with are Memberenz, Vashi, Jaedym, Sam, Taylin - Jay, Tim, Vaydah, Luca, Lachie, Arjun, Kane, Me (Riley Burgiss) Charlie and Tyress which is a lot.

Trevell is really nice, caring and friendly from my point of view.  Trevell is a nice friend and I hope he stays like that.

Autobiography / All about me

Autobiography

Born on December 23rd 2007 in Hastings hospital was me with the best family I could ever ask for, (not meaning to brag) which at the time only included me Riley Burgiss, my mum Lisa and my dad Paul.

I grew up in Hastings, Hawke's Bay, NZ and it was perfect but when my mum told me about kindergarten I was partly excited and partly scared (around fifty, fifty).  We lived down Fitzroy avenue which is about two minutes away when driving.  My first day at kindergarten was nerve wracking for me but I was lucky to have made a friend my first day, Tobey.

Two years later I was leaving kindergarten and begining beginning my first year of school.  I was scared to leave kindergarten but I ended up going to the exact school I wanted, Frimley.  I also got a nice teacher, Miss Carswell.  For my first day we didn’t have a whole class so we joined up with our buddy class.  Miss Carswell was the best math teacher that I had met (At the time).

I have stayed here at Frimley School my whole life (at least my school life), getting nice teachers every year.  In room nine I had the second best teacher in the world, Rebecca Right.  She would always wait for me to arrive at school when we were starting math and was just really nice overall.  This year I have the best teacher I will ever meet in my life, Ruth Graham.  This year is the best year yet and I feel like it will stay like that.

By now I have three other brothers that are mostly annoying, their names are Sean who’s seven, Tyler who’s five and Max who’s two.  I have loved my life so far and I hope it carries on that way!  Overall this is probably the best life anyone could ask for (again not bragging)!

Speech competition

Hi I’m Riley and I’m from room 15 at frimley school.  Today I will be talking about cyclone bola.  “Hawkes bay can expect bad weather, there is a storm on its way”, were probebly probably the words over the news.   Everyone thought it would be an everyday storm.  When the storm hit trees were ripped out of the ground and roofs were ripped off houses.

Cyclone Bola started to come in on Feburary February 24th 1988 and burned out on March 4 1988 which means it was 8 days long, plus torrential rain for 3 days!  Cyclone Bola anyalated anhialated annihilated Fiji before moving on and destroying the East coast of N.Z.  Most cyclones decay before hitting N.Z coasts but this one didn't, it passed straight through gisbourn gisborn gisborne.

The cyclone caused some of the most rain from a single storm that has ever hit N.Z.   Cyclone Bola also flooded Northland destroying phone lines and electricity.  Flooding caused bridges to be wiped out and slips from water turning dirt to mud.  Water also started seeping into low lying houses through doors.  Flooding trapped people for a while until they could get people in to help them.

Electricity stopped from high force winds blowing the support beams which caused them to fall.  Some people were really lucky to have genarators genorators generators so they didn't have to hand wash clothes and dishes.  People had no lights or purifide purified water so ocasionaly ocassionaly occasionally people would visit neighbours for help and supplies.  Electricity went out for a few days which also ment meant they had to cook on a BBQ or potbelly.

Bridges were destroyed which meant people were  isolated.  They couldn’t leave to Toapo, Wairoa or anywhere else in N.Z.  People couldn’t go to other countries to get out of the storm unless they went by boat.  People were stranded in Hawkes bay and Gisborne for over a week.  Since the bridges were destroyed people wedged pieces of wood into the train tracks to drive over!  

People had to leave their homes to help clean up.  Some people such as my grandad had to help fix the machines that were clearing the roads.  The people helping fix the machines were crazy to, A leave their homes and B to drive over the train track bridges.

Cyclone Bola was crazy and we’ve learnt our lesson to be prepared for even the smallest natural disasters.  Some things you could have in your survival kit incase this happens again are a torch, spare batteries, canned food, a can opener, some matches a pocket toolkit that has a flat-head screwdriver, a portable radio and some water.

Speech competition

Hi I’m Riley and I’m from room 15 at frimley school.  Today I will be talking about cyclone bola.  “Hawkes bay can expect bad weather, there is a storm on its way”, were probebly probably the words over the news.   Everyone thought it would be an everyday storm.  When the storm hit trees were ripped out of the ground and roofs were ripped off houses.

Cyclone Bola started to come in on Feburary February 24th 1988 and burned out on March 4 1988 which means it was 8 days long, plus torrential rain for 3 days!  Cyclone Bola anyalated anhialated annihilated Fiji before moving on and destroying the East coast of N.Z.  Most cyclones decay before hitting N.Z coasts but this one didn't, it passed straight through gisbourn gisborn gisborne.

The cyclone caused some of the most rain from a single storm that has ever hit N.Z.   Cyclone Bola also flooded Northland destroying phone lines and electricity.  Flooding caused bridges to be wiped out and slips from water turning dirt to mud.  Water also started seeping into low lying houses through doors.  Flooding trapped people for a while until they could get people in to help them.

Electricity stopped from high force winds blowing the support beams which caused them to fall.  Some people were really lucky to have genarators genorators generators so they didn't have to hand wash clothes and dishes.  People had no lights or purifide purified water so ocasionaly ocassionaly occasionally people would visit neighbours for help and supplies.  Electricity went out for a few days which also ment meant they had to cook on a BBQ or potbelly.

Bridges were destroyed which meant people were  isolated.  They couldn’t leave to Toapo, Wairoa or anywhere else in N.Z.  People couldn’t go to other countries to get out of the storm unless they went by boat.  People were stranded in Hawkes bay and Gisborne for over a week.  Since the bridges were destroyed people wedged pieces of wood into the train tracks to drive over!  

People had to leave their homes to help clean up.  Some people such as my grandad had to help fix the machines that were clearing the roads.  The people helping fix the machines were crazy to, A leave their homes and B to drive over the train track bridges.

Cyclone Bola was crazy and we’ve learnt our lesson to be prepared for even the smallest natural disasters.  Some things you could have in your survival kit incase this happens again are a torch, spare batteries, canned food, a can opener, some matches a pocket toolkit that has a flat-head screwdriver, a portable radio and some water.