TERM 1 WEEK 4

This week we have been doing tech arts, and I finally know how to start up a sewing machine and thread it all. I sewed my logo on the back of my jersey. It says U K and they are both in red. I also sewed my shoulders together, so now the back and front of my jersey are together. I learned that you always have to zig-zag stitch on the edge of the jersey and that you straight stitch on the hem. I learned about estimation. so if you have 45+73, you would round the 45 to 50 and the 73 down to 70, because now it's easier to work out. 50+70=120. If you have a big number like 312 you would just round it down to 300. In math, I'm also doing factors and multiples. I know to work out the highest common multiple of, for example, 12 and 18. 1, 2, 3, 6 are all common multiple of both numbers because those four numbers can be multiplied into 12 and 18. So the highest common multiple is 6. I still don't know if I'm in rock band since we have to do another callback. I learned some new rules in soft ball. The rules are stricter and now it's 2 strikes, 3 fouls, 3 balls, and 2 out, side away. I also learned in softball that the two people in the diamond, if they get the ball they can tag the runner, and get them out. For my explanation, I am learning about the great wall of China. It was built over 2000 year ago!

term 1 week 3

This week I was a call back for rock band, bass guitar. I had to learn a song in 1 week and I think I did pretty well. We are in the finals against room 13 for Danish rounder,s so we have been doing a lot of games and hopefully we will win the competition. I had to do an asttle writing test about is sport more important than music, or is music more important. I chose sport, and my three reasons are, health and exercise, recognition for your school, town or country, and learn to co-operate with people. I am really enjoying soft materials and we have just started making our jersey. We had to cut out the body sleeves hood etc. My body is dark blue, my pouch poket, sleeves and logo are red, and my hood is white.

WEEK 2 TERM 1

We only had 4 days at school because on Monday it was a long weekend. I'm getting to know a lot about the year 7s, and some of them are my friends. Mr. Ellis thinks I'm a good guitar picker so he wants me to perform in the symphonic band for base guitar, and he wants me to audition for the rock band which I'm a bit nervous about. I have to learn a song in guitar in a week and I chose, numb by Linkin park. We did minor games and I learned a lot of games that I forgot about from last year such as, Danish rounders, long ball, hash cricket which I really enjoy and scatter ball. I'm working on a visual language task about things about me, and I just finished an application task for house captain. So far I'm enjoying this year at T.A.I and it's different being the year 8 helping out the year 7s.