Term Evaluation

Lucy Rose Bird
Muritai School,
Muritai Rd,
Eastbourne

Dear Mum and Dad,
We have had such a busy year this year and term three has added to it greatly. This term has probably been the busiest, with Production, speeches, Life Education, NIWA Science Fair, ICAS tests and much more.
The start of the term seems like ages ago, but when you think about it eight weeks isn’t such a long time. We have managed to fit so much in. Our inquiry focus for this term was ‘ The Power of the Word’. We discussed a lot of powerful word actions, such as swearing, which insults you should take seriously and how different powerful words impact on different people. Then we had speeches. I did mine on ‘ Be happy with what you’ve got’. The Life Education bus came, and we studied ‘ Between the Shadows” in three sessions. It was about the effect of drugs and the Web of Addiction. We also have done a lot of big sporting events. There was a trip to the Indoor Sports centre in the Hutt and we did a mini soccer tournament. I was proud of myself because I scored a goal and I was one of the only ones in my team to score. Something else I was proud of was Production. I got a speaking role. It was my last production at Muritai so I was glad I got a part I have also been doing technicraft at Wanuiomata. I am making a bag at sewing and used the sewing machine for the first time (with not such a great effect). I have improved so much in my writing. We have not only been doing narrative writing, but giving effective feedback. My short story was called “ Freezer adventure”. I am particularly pleased with getting an ICAS writing Distinction It shows that my writing really is improving!I am really excited with the work I have completed this term.
Next term, I hope to achieve the following goals:
Use more linking and improve my handwriting style
Use more descriptive language and decrease waffle in my writing
Read from a wider range of books
Use the dictionary and thesaurus more often
I hope the achieving of these goals will help me next year in the preparation for high school.
I believe that this year has really got me ready for next year and all the leadership roles available. I hope that next year will have the same effect as this year and high school won’t seem the challenge it seems now.

Lots of Love
Lucy