Christmas Holidays & Final Post!!!

It's nearly the end of my time at St Benedicts and time has gone by so fast. I've had so much fun in 2014 and will take all the things I've learnt and all the wonderful memories I've had to college.Christmas is coming up and I'm really excited. Usually, I'd spend the Christmas Holidays overseas, but this year It's going to be different. I can't wait to celebrate the festive day in New Zealand. My dad's coming to visit from the Solomon Islands so that's definitely a bonus.

As well as Christmas, I'm very sad to say that this may be my final blog post of the year. As i said in previous posts, It's been a great year and I'm very sad to be leaving. On the other hand, I'm looking forward to the responsibility in college and all the good memories I will make.

I'm going to miss blogging very much and I really appreciate you all reading my posts!!!

Byeeeeeeeee!!!

My Highlights of 2014

It's been an outstanding last year at St Bens and I've grown so much academically and as a person. I remember when I came to St Benedict's three years ago and I was really enthusiastic and eager to start a new school. Ever since then, my love for the school has grown. There have been many highlights of 2014 and here are a few.

- OPC was definitely one of my biggest highlights. It was a week filled with adventure and I learnt to trust one another and use teamwork to complete obstacles and challenges. It was a wonderful experience for all of the year 8's and I made lots of new friends.

- Production was a very nerve racking and exciting time for me and I thought it all came together perfectly on the two big nights. I was delighted to play a big role in the event and enjoyed it so much!

- Speech Competition was a lot of fun this year and I am very proud of the effort put in. I think I've improved in public speaking and am going to miss speeches at St Bens lots.

Overall, I couldn't have asked for a better year. OPC camp, production and Speech are three of my favourite memories of St Bens and I wish everyone the best for 2015.

Off to college

It's been a spectacular last year at St Benedict's and I'm really going to miss this school. I've learnt a lot and will definitely use the skills I have learnt at college. Next year I'm off to Onslow College and I'm both excited and sad that I'm leaving. In college my main focus will be fitting in to a new school and making new friends.

As I said before, It's been a spectacular year at St Ben's. I'm looking forward to the new life as a year nine and will cherish the memories I've had at this school. Good luck to all the year 7's, not that you'll need it!

My Speech

I think my speech went well, there were a few things I could have done better, but overall I think I gave it my best shot. I started off a bit shaky, but once I finished the intro, the nerves disappeared. If I had to choose I'd say my speech last year was better, but I'm still proud of the effort I put in. There were many great speeches and I'm sure many more to come.

I'm both relieved and sad that speeches are over. I'm going to miss this event lots and hope that I get many opportunities to do speeches in college!

The Red Pyramid

The Red Pyramid is a fantasy and adventure novel written by Rick Riordan and is the first book in the Kane Chronicles series. It's an action packed, interesting story which is based on ancient history. Rick Riordan did a great job at creating the characters and It was no surprise that he would link it in with his best selling series "Percy Jackson and the Olympians." The story focuses on siblings Carter and Sadie and their mission to find their archaeologist father, who accidentally blew up the British Museum and was mysteriously absorbed through the museum's floor.

The Red Pyramid is a great book and managed to keep me on the edge of my seat from the beginning to the end. I'd love to continue reading the series and would recommend this book to children 10 years and older.

Speeches!

We've just started doing speeches and so far I think I'm doing well. This year my topic is guns shouldn't be allowed in America. I chose this speech topic because I feel very strongly about this matter. I was very proud that I reached the finals last year and would love to do the same this year. I'm mainly focusing on using more hand movements as I didn't get a winning mark because of that. I think I'll easily be able to finish my speech by this Friday and am feeling confident in my speech writing.

I'm feeling both nervous and excited about giving my speech and I hope I can deliver a good one!

Space!

This term we have been learning about space.  There are so many different areas to space and so much to learn about our beautiful universe! It's such a fascinating topic and the most interesting thing I've learnt is how the seasons occur. Seasons are caused because of Earth's relationship with the sun. Once a year the earth orbits the sun. As it orbits, the amount of sunlight each place gets changes slightly everyday. But earth doesn't sit straight up and down, it sits at a tilt of 23.5 degrees. This means that the sun's light and heat will not be given equally in the 365 days.

I've learnt so much already about space and I can't wait to learn more about our universe!