Wednesday, 26 November 2014

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!

Wednesday, 19 November 2014

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!

Tuesday, 11 November 2014

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.

Monday, 3 November 2014

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!