This morning I went for a swim at school. When we first got into the pool Mr Burton, Our swimming instructor, told us we were going to play a game called captains coming then we all practiced our Torpedo's back and forth along the pool. Next we had free time, Me and Nyan had races across the pool it was exiting . Suddenly it was time to go back to the classroom I cant wait till next week.

First T3 Post

I have just got back to school from holiday and school is now in term 3. This term at school we have got a swimming pool which is very exciting because we haven't had a swimming pool at school before. I am looking forward to taking my net book home hopefully this term.

Celebration of Unity and coming together to learn in room 8

On a very rainy morning Room 8 started our class mass in our class room with Father and Mr Coakley as our special guests. We did not have morning tea break at the regular 10.30 time as there was going to be a school assembly before lunch and we wanted to have some relaxing time together as room 8 before the assembly started.

First of all we started with the introduction which Dorothy read so clearly that I heard every thing she said. After awhile a song called ‘Morning Has Broken’ started playing, this was our gathering song but...opps....the projector wasn't working so we had a whole heap of papers that had the words on it that we had to share. Father explain that now it was time for the liturgy of the word, Robbertana reading from the Act’s and so we got onto the second part of our class Mass. Next Emanuel and Nayan read the Gospel, and they did it like a conversation which cool!.

Father then spoke to us about the readings and the gift of the Holy Spirit as well as our place as learners. Now stage three of the mass took place and after the blessing the people that normally had Communion passed it around the circle. After that we had another song and we sung ‘Alleluia Alleluia’ (Guy Sebastian - Receive the Power music & Lyrics).

Well our mass ended, it was time to share fellowship before our school assembly. What a special experience.

Celebration of Unity and coming together to learn in room 8
On a very rainy morning Room 8 started our class mass in our class room with Father and Mr Coakley as our special guests. We did not have morning tea break at the regular 10.30 time as there was going to be a school assembly before lunch and we wanted to have some relaxing time together as room 8 before the assembly started.

First of all we started with the introduction which Dorothy read so clearly that I heard every thing she said. After awhile a song called ‘Morning Has Broken’ started playing, this was our gathering song but...opps....the projector wasn't working so we had a whole heap of papers that had the words on it that we had to share. Father explain that now it was time for the liturgy of the word, Robbertana reading from the Act’s and so we got onto the second part of our class Mass. Next Emanuel and Nayan read the Gospel, and they did it like a conversation which cool!.

Father then spoke to us about the readings and the gift of the Holy Spirit as well as our place as learners. Now stage three of the mass took place and after the blessing the people that normally had Communion passed it around the circle. After that we had another song and we sung ‘Alleluia Alleluia’ (Guy Sebastian - Receive the Power music & Lyrics).

Well our mass ended, it was time to share fellowship before our school assembly. What a special experience.

What I Think About Learning Goals

It is clear to me that learning goals are great for learning. I think this because they give you a focus to your learning.

Learning goals are especially good for the things you are not so good at, for example I’m not so good at my times tables. My main goal is to work most of the time independently and I know this is important as it will improve my ability to develop as well as learn my timestables.

Many people also agree that learning goals are great for learning. Learning goals can be either big or small here is an example of a big one: To get an honours badge in year eight, that is very hard to achieve. Now here is an example of a small goal: Learn more things this year, that isn't that hard to do.

Imagine yourself in a position with no goals at all, with no goals then there would be nothing to work towards or nothing to work on and then you won’t learn much. Yes you would be a lost sole drifting.

Another reason why learning goals are good is that they give you a warm feeling and it shows you have ambition, something to work towards and that can be fun if you have a prize at the end. Guess what if it was a prize or something you really like, for example we have something called a ‘Marble jar’ at home and every time we do something wonderful we get a marble added and when we full it up we get to do something like get something or go somewhere special.

That is my opinion on learning goals.

How To Make A Kite

Here are the things you will need:

Materials
a piece of string, a piece of paper shaped like a hexagon, two sticks,
k
Equipment

a strip of sellotape and some colours.

Here are the instructions of how to make a kite:
1. Get the piece of paper and the two sticks, then sellotape two sticks onto the sides of the paper.
2. Next design or decorate the kite with the colours, colour on both sides.
3. Next attach the string to the kite with some more sellotape.
4. Take it out side to test it out.

And this how you make a kite.

Littering Poem

Littering is bad,
If you litter to much there will be no room for the plants to grow.
There will be no room for us to grow.
Littering is bad.

I was just walking to school one day when I spotted some litter,
A few bottles of Mountain Dew .
I asked myself “I wonder if someone will pick it up?“
But everyone just walked by ...do people care?
Littering is bad.

When I got to school I saw some more litter.
It was a potato fritter.
It makes me feel a little bitter.
Who can help?
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Is Our Net Book a good learning tool?

Yes our net book a good learning tool as I know from what others in the class have told me it is benefiting them as well.

We do most of our reading, writing and some of our maths on our Net Book. It helps me lots and it is very useful and I am getting used to. It is clear that the net book is not a tool for playing games or anything like that. Many people agree our net book is for learning but we are allowed to play educational games like tux typing and tux maths.

Everyone uses computers in business and so by me learning with a netbook it is allowing me to build up my computer skills and allow me to experience the benefits when I go out into the work force.

That is my opinion on weather or not our netbook is a good learning tool.