Production is over!!

4/9/14

Dear Diary, this is my last entry. I will really miss writing to you. Anyway the final night went very well and I was relieved that it was finally over. It’s been fun doing this but for the final time I have to say good bye. This is your friend Elijah. See you later.

Reflection for the Production Journey Through The Legends

Something I was pleased with was my performance because I did better than I expected.

I really enjoyed learning how to be slow and loud with my lines  because I was quiet and fast when we started.

Something I found hard was not falling asleep during the show because I was REALLY tired.

Something that made me think was being louder.

Something I want to get better at is my actions.

My favourite part of the production was getting to watch the other performances and then showing them mine.

My best bit of feedback for the production was from Mum . She said to me that “She was really pleased with how I did and that she was amazed!”              

Skyping the Commonwealth games village

Reflection for Skying Cam's uncle

Today we skyped Cam's uncle Craig Palmer (a sport scientist for the Commonwealth games (he works with the cyclist). He was inside the Commonwealth games village.

He told us lots of interesting things.

Heres what I thought:

Something I was pleased with was that we were lucky enough to see inside the village.

I really enjoyed learning was that there is about 320

It was really cool hearing about all the things that Craig does as a sport scientist. His job is to make sure the athletes are eating right, he collects the details of their performances to make training programs, makes sure the athletes are improving etc.

I also learned things like the velodrome in Glasgow is 250m around, he has been working in the Commonwealth games for 2 years, the athletes have to train everyday etc.

My mid year reflection

My mid year reflection

I enjoyed the Young Leader mud run at the army assault course because it was lots of fun. I found it sort of challenging crawling under the cargo net.

I have enjoyed all the different types of writing we have done because I really like writing

I have had lots of fun making a movie with the other Digi

Leaders.

My favorite blog post this year has been coke bottle because I really enjoyed writing it.

I like doing genius hour because I get to research whatever I want.

Something I enjoyed and found challenging was Flax Rock

because it was hard at first but eventually I got the hang of it.

Something I enjoy doing is playing net ball dodge ball at fitness.

My favorite school trip this year was the waka ride.

I have really liked reading our class book Wonder because it is very interesting and exciting.

Elijah's mid year reflection from Room16 Parkvale on Vimeo.

Holt Plantetarium

HOLT PLANETARIUM VISIT  

Monday 16 June 2014

Something I enjoyed was the dome room, because I like how we could see all the stars.     

Something I found interesting was black holes, because I was wanting to learn more about them this term.

The most exciting thing about space is the different planets, because I like all the different forms, colors and patterns.

I would like to learn more about Mars.

“How do stars in the universe have an impact impact on us?”

I want the rest of my inquiry topic to be about: Milky Way

Questions:

• What are the names of other planets out there?
• What are the names of some of the other earth like planets?
• How long would it take to get to these planets?
• Is it true that the center of the milky way is a black hole?
• How many planets have been found so far?
• How bright is the average star?

Flax Rock

On Friday we went to Flax Rock. Flax rock is a rock climbing place in Flaxmere. We had lots of fun! Here is my reflection of that day. 

FlaX rock Reflection

Something I was pleased with was how many times I got to the top because the first time I tried rock climbing I wasn’t very good.

I really enjoyed was get to climb lots of different rock walls because I really like rock climbing.

Something I found hard was finding the right rock at the right time because sometimes I had to look down to find a place for my foot.

Something that made me think was how I was getting to the top.

Kayak water safety reflection

Kayaking Fun

Buddy Assessment (Buddy:Cameron)

Paddle Hold (right angles, right way)

• It was a bit hard at first but I got used to it and got two ticks.

Overall Safety

• My buddy gave me two ticks for this

Speed

• I came second in the race and I was right behind the leader the whole time. I got two tickets for this two.

Enjoyment

• I  really enjoyed This  and my buddy gave me a Smiley face.

Reflection

Something I enjoyed learning was how to use a different type of paddle.

Something I found challenging was using a different type of paddle.

My favourite thing about kayaking in the pool was the races.

Super funny video (with capsizes!) 

Kayak fun from Room16 Parkvale on Vimeo.

2013

As you all know 2013 is coming to end. So I thought I would make a video of all my favorite moment's of 2013. Please comment.


Elijah's 2013 video from Room16 Parkvale on Vimeo.

My year so far in Room 16

This is a reflection on my year in room 16.

My year so far in Room 16 by ElijahMy dream job would be a be a pro at Basketball.My favourite thing about being in Room 16 in 2013 was Camp Kaitawa.  Something I would like to do in term four is finish Elijah Man season 1.Something I would like to do next year is get a badge for young leader or digi leader.


Reading
The best thing about reading so far this year is literacy circle.The best thing I read this year was Hachet. I enjoyed it because it was very exciting.My favourite reading blog post that I created is my pangolin report. I chose it because I think it is some  of my best work.This is my favourite reading post from someone else Hemani@parkvale/Hatchet. I think it is awesome because of the amazing illustration assignment.

Maths
The best thing about maths so far this year is Mathletics.I was most proud of learning  Graphing . I was proud because I put a lot of work into making my graphs.This is my favourite maths blog post My 100m maths garden that I created. I chose it because I had lots of fun making and designing what went in my garden.This is my favourite maths post from someone else CameronP@Parkvale/Maths. I think it is awesome because i like this game and I think they are very good instructions.I am really good at Graphing.I want to get better at knowing how to convert my fractions, decimals and percentage.

Writing
The best thing about writing so far this year is Elijah Man.I was most proud of learning  How to right a good narrative. I was proud because it was my second narrative and my best.This is my favourite writing blog post Elijah Man that I created. I chose it because It’s my favorite Elijah man story and the Elijah man series is pretty much my best writing ever.This is my favourite writing post from someone else Thunder skull By Inderpreet kalkat. I think it is awesome because this story gave me the idea for Elijah Man.I am really good at humor.I want to get better at putting in punctuation.

Integrated Topic
My favourite part of topic has been The cultural art like the TeMata art. I enjoyed it because I like art and I really liked the idea of sketching the peak.This is my favourite topic blog post that I created Optimist  yachting. I chose it because i loved optimist yachting and couldn’t wait to tell everyone about my experience.This is my favourite topic post from someone else Dylan @parkvale: indian poster. I think it is awesome because I like the effort he put into the lion on his poster.

School Involvement
Mini ball, Inter School Swimming, academic, extension maths, extension writing. 
How I Have Shown PRIDE
Personal  Best: Elijah Man.
Respect and Responsibility: cyber safety.
Integrity: Not  copying and pasting text into my writing.
Determination: not giving up on my work and always finishing it.
Enjoyment: I have 46 six posts with the enjoyment label for a reason. I like making things as fun as possible! :-}

Yachting and Kayaking day 3

Reflection for

Something I was pleased with was that I was the third kayaker back  because I usually come close to last.

I really enjoyed learning what to do with three people in the boat because I didn’t think you would be able to have that many people at a time.

Something I found hard was paddling in the kayak  because my life jacket was too tight.

Something that made me think was working the tiller because I have never had that job before.

Yachting And Kayaking Reflection Day 3 by Elijah Casson on GoAnimate

My Optimist Yachting and Kayaking day 2

This is my reflection for Optimist Yachting day 2.

Reflection for

Something I was pleased with was how well me and my buddy George worked together on the yacht because My first buddy chickened out. HE WOULDN'T STOP PANICKING.

I really enjoyed learning how to get comfortable on the yacht and relax because on day one I was not very relaxed.

Something I found hard was keeping my buddy calm because whatever I said just made him louder.

Something that made me think was watching the sail and still relaxing because it hit me in the head a couple of times.

Something I want to get better at is ducking my head and leaning    

My Optimist Yachting and Kayaking

This week we have been doing Optimist yachting and Kayaking. i have had lots of fun. Here is my reflection.

Reflection for

Something I was pleased with was that I didn’t capsize

because I have capsized many times before and was expecting to do it today.

I really enjoyed learning how to control the sail because I had no idea what I was doing.

Something I found hard was holding the rope still because the wind was blowing hard into the sail and I couldn’t grip the rope properly.

Something that made me think was trying to duck when we did a 180 degree turn and the sail flipped over because I almost got hit the first time and tried hard to not get hit again.

Something I want to get better at is holding the rope I can get better at this by holding on tighter because it usually slips.          

Yachting reflection by Elijah Casson on GoAnimate

My Reflection for Camp Kaitawa

This is my Camp Kaitawa  reflection it has all of my favorite Camp Kaitawa moments.

Reflection for Camp

My goal for camp was to learn more about the native birds

I achieved this because I learnt about the Kiwi and Kereru.

Something I was pleased with was how well the Creepers worked in Masterchef because we had to make different  meals.

I really enjoyed learning about the area

because now I Know more about the country's wildlife and bush.

Something I found hard was walking up the pipe line.

Something that made me think was the rope wall on confidence course

because I was nervous doing the flip on the first time round.

· My top 5 favourite things about camp were:

Favourite Things	Reason Why
1.Caving	Because I had so much fun
2.Confidence course	Because it was challenging and I love being challenged
3.Kayaking	Because it is one of my favourite things to do (not only at camp)
4.Masterchef	Because I love cooking
5.Rock hopping	Because I was able to challenge myself

And this is My favourite photo: