All posts by tessastrachan20

100 word challenge # 30 ( 21 )

 It was a bright day ,the lake was shining under the sun’s   hot glare, the willow trees at the bank swayed gently in the light breeze.I watched my little sisters playing at bank while I read in the sun-room. It was lovely and warm then  suddenly, darkness enveloped the room.  I was worried it had been dark for at least a minute now,I feared for the safety of my sisters and started to call out their names “ Jess! Amber! “ . I heard them shout my name in return, they were o.k . Light came back and I was in the lake ….

Term 1 review ! ;)

Today is the 4th last day of Term 1 and I’m blogging about what we did this term.

There were many fun things that we did this Term  and many that I enjoyed such as , Touch, I love touch it is one of the sports I doubt I could live without. I also love going to Tech at O.I.S for the first time ever ! 

The thing I loved the most  overall the fun things we did this term would have to be ; Maths,Writing ,Reading ,Touch, Swimming sports and Hundreds club.

I thought of maths because I love solving area and measurement problems in maths and have enjoyed starting to learn about volume . 

Writing is also a thing I liked this term, I have always loved being able to write what I think down and share my Ideas with others.

I can not put sports down the list of things I enjoyed.I love touch. It’s a fun game and an opportunity to make friends from other schools. While the limelight is on sports at the moment I also enjoyed participating in the Upper Waitaki Swimming sports and going through to the North Otago swimming sports and who can forget the dun games we play or P.E ( Physical Education ) . And how can we forget the legendary reading where I learned  how to blog which was really quite fun.  

I think that my learning has progressed and has improved over the last term. I have understood more than I thought that I would .

As for the stuff I found difficult that takes up about 75% of the activities I partook in this term and as for things I did not like, there is no such thing .   

Benmore Dam

Last week on Thursday, Duntroon school went to Benmore Dam  owned by Meridian Energy. The dam is a perfect example of renewable energy. We went to the dam for a trip we were supposed to do last year but it was delayed because of Covid 19.

 

Here is a photo of the Penstocks  ( the pipes that the water runs through )

10 interesting facts about me

1.I always wear a scrunchies in my hair 

2.I can’t stand having knotty hair and must brush it 50 times on each side

3.I lie in bed till at least 9 pm 

4.I can’t walk past a tree without climbing it

5.Hate drinking milk by itself

6.Have wash my hair 2 times a week

7.Can’t go in the morning without a hot drink

 

8.I had white hair when I was younger 

9.I use 1 litre of shampoo and 1 litre of consider

10.I hate cooked pumpkin

 

Growth mindset

In my opinion having a growth mindset means you are open to learning  and trying new things and having a fixed  mindset means you think you can’t do things and don’t even try.                                                                                                                                                                      I think I’m somewhere in between having a growth mindset and having a fixed mindset,I mean I try most of the time but then sometimes give up and move on.

I think having a growth mindset is pretty important to me. I try to have one but sometimes I fail. An example of me having a growth mindset when I was learning Maori and persevered.

100wc # 20

She whizzed past on her older brother Jordan’s  bike; she was only a year 6 and not allowed a bike until she was a year 8.” Not again “my older brother Tristan  said I was a year 11 and he was year 12 awaiting his ceremony of 12 in December .”They’ll get her this time .” he said “ the elder hates it when she does this, they tie up Jordan’s bike to the pole of shame and hold onto her bike until she’s a year 10 .”  ,” Not if I can help it.” I mutter under my breath.” Evie !” I call “ Stop that  you’ll get caught this time.”

That was summer poem

Remember that time 

When you felt the frustration of learning to water ski

Going up out of the water 

Only to be thrown off by the waves of a passing Jet Ski ?

 

Remember that time 

When you finally got up 

And swang yourself up over the wake ?

 

Can you remember the feeling of the wind 

Whipping your hair into your face 

And the water spraying up into your eyes 

But the amazing feeling if triumph

 When you complete your loop ? 

 

Remember that time

When you flipped on the biscuit 

With Amelia*  and Kenzie * screaming in your ear 

Or the time you almost died 

Because Dad did one of his famous donuts 

( that’s on the boat with a biscuit behind it not the kind you eat )

* check out Kenzie’s blog at https://kenzie20.edublogs.org/ or Amelia’s blog at https://ameliawills20.edublogs.org/

By Tessa 

Why I’m looking forward to 2021

What I’m looking forward to is the Wheatbix  Tryathion. I’m doing it with my friend Isla check out her blog at https://isla20.edublogs.org/ , the Trail ride which is a fundraiser for our school  and in week 7 we have tech ant O.I.S. If I’m not mistaken and there are no more lock downs 2021 looks like a AWESOME year .

I didn’t mean to kill her !

 

Her body lay soaked in the salt water pool. My best friend lay motionless at my feet. I didn’t mean to kill her, it was all my fault.

 

My name is Ash and my best friend had  disappeared while we were swimming . I just found her dead at our favourite spot near the waves . It was all my fault  because I told her to come out and swim at  the beach with me. Now she is lying here with cuts on her legs and arms, washed up on the sandy beach.

 

It was only 24 hours ago when we packed our bags and left a note on the kitchen table saying “Out swimming, be back soon”. It  was a hot sunny day so Evie and I went down to the beach . The second we got there we dove into the crystal clear waves and opened our eyes to see a magic world open up to us. Small fish darted in and out of multi coloured reefs and corals occasionally came up and swam beside us .  When we weren’t  swimming or diving off the rocks, we lay in the sand cracking jokes and laughing. 

 

Just as the sun was starting to set, I said that I was going to go for one more swim. Without me knowing she followed me out. The sea was rough and I had never swum this far out before. It was wonderful seeing everything from under the waves. It was so peaceful until an ear splitting shriek came from above…

 

I screamed out her name as I treaded water. My throat was dry. I swam back to the beach hoping she would be there. She wasn’t. Guilt took over. I was supposed to take care of her and I failed. I ran home with tears in  my eyes “ Mum !!” I yelled  I saw a piece of paper taped to the table fluttering in the light breeze let in by the open window, the note read “ Out to town be back soon.” I don’t know what happened at that moment but something in me just snapped. I ran to my room, grabbed my bag and stuffed all my belongings into it,then ran to the kitchen to grab a loaf of bread and a knife and left.

 

After two days  in the forest north of my home ,I had finished my  bread and drank all the water in my flask. I need to go home I thought, as I slowly fell asleep. I was woken by the snap of a twig and shot up , knife bared. The noise came closer and closer, I was  ready to kill whatever it was .Then crashing  through the undergrowth and tumbling in front of me was EVIE !! 

I scooped her up in a  hug,” What, what happened?” I stammered “ I thought you were dead ?” Evie looked at me confused “ Oh you mean that poor girl on the beach ? She was acting. Holly Peers , that’s her name she was practicing for that new movie “Washed Up.”

 I was shocked,  all this time I thought my best friend was dead and she was alive.  I was thinking of sticking my hand through her to check that I wasn’t hallucinating. I was so tired from lack of sleep,” Let’s go home.” I said “I need some sleep.” I said wearily .