Anzac School Service 2015

Guided Writing

Here is my original piece of writing on the theme of 'Dulce Et Decorum Est'   By Wilfred Owen 

THE WAR

Can't even stand up properly Trying to drag of heavy wet boots through the mud carrying all our gear. Feeling like my Eyelids have weights on them.With all our smiles have disappeared

Trying to get away from the Frontline Tripping over myself Crawling on our Ground trying to get back  I feel Death my Ears are throbbing with pain from all the noise. Heart still pounding from all the gunshots surrounding.

Can't even think right. I don't think anyone else can as well looking around see people with cuts bruises, People with one Boot looking as if they’re drunk wobbling around . Its painful just walking I feel like snail. Cant even hear the Bomb shells that are surrounding but try to run if we do. Heaps of people are just dying of exhaustion Low on Water and food. Wish I was home   

Everything gone Blank with Gas Surrounding Trying to shout with my voice mainly all gone   ‘‘Gas Hurry Get out Quick Run !’’ Over and Over Until My voice was all gone

With the rest of my energy I drop to the ground dig through my bag I find my Gas mask I secure it on but while I was doing that all I could here was the screech and scream of the man beside to slow to find to get his gas mask and the gas getting into his lungs. We had been Training for this I thought to myself

It feels like we are surrounded by thick green clouds. Can't see anyone as we try to scramble out

Seeing my Conrad running toward me, coughing badly, Is making me feel sick.Thinking that he has got some gas In his lung and hes going to die

I helped carry a man to the wagon, he was slowly dieing I could tell he was shaking with his eyes Blood dripping everywhere  I shock I feel really sorry It makes me feel bad for all those who are trying to help but then die. I put him up on the wagon with all the others that a suffering. Imagine yourself carrying a dying man to a wagon feeling helpless.

Also Imagine yourself walking By the wagon seeing your friends dying with  every Jolt, Bump or a stone in the road  the wagon goes over. Forces Blood up from there  lungs which slowly turns into mucus that stops them from breathing and the Dying   blood every where In the the wagon. Hearing them all suffer

I never knew that it was going to be like this I thought it was going to be very different. Its not fun at all watching your friends Die in front of you. The Noise of the gun shots and Bombs having to leave others behind. Plain Boring food, Limited water  After hearing this I don't think you would want to do it for you country.

Home Work

For last weeks Homework we had to find out more information about WW1
Here is a Pic Collage I did about WW1

Camp Recount Writing

My Camp Recount Writing

Out on the grass in the Burning sun Its was our turn to do Archery Soft people from the last group were telling me how fun it was. It was my first time doing Archery soft, Walking over I saw all the Bows and Arrows Lying on the Ground, We all sat down and listened to the Instructor showing us how to Hold a Bow and Shoot an arrow 

Finally it was our Turn we got in groups and sat by a Bow. We each had a go. Our aim was to bit the Balls. When it was my Turn I stood up lined the Bow up with the Ball pulled it back and then Fire. It didn't go near the ball. But I tried again but on shot number 2 I was so close I hitt the Tin can instead.

After we learnt how to shot the Bows it was Time to play some games. We each got into Teams and Lined up In our team there was Jess, Sam, Lars, Gus and I (Sarah) . We were team number 2, The aim of the game was to hit all 5 balls of the stand  and Try and get the other players out by hitting them. We won our first 3 games which meant we had to face the Parents. We put our masks on and ran to the back line and then the instructor said Go we were of hiding behind the barriers trying to not get hit and then trying to hit them. They had five minutes until game was over by the end of the game they were winning by one point. We thought they were going to win but we weren't going to give up.  But then just with a couple of seconds at the end we hit one of them. It was a Draw !

Term One Class Novel Reflection

In Term One we read a Story called ' Stay Where You Are And Then Leave. After every chapter we write down the main points of the Chapter so at the end we got to chose some Questions to Answer, In this Slide show are the Questions I answered.

Camp

On the 23rd to the 25th. We went to Camp at Weka point. My Favorite activities were the Soft archery and the Raft building. It was a really fun experience. And Here are some pictures to show ou some of the other stuff we did.

NZ Secondary School Triathlon

Last week on Wednesday after Camp I traveled to Taupo in the Morning to do the New Zealand Secondary School Triathlon. In the morning I competed in the 500 meter Lake Swim Overall in my age group I came 5th then in the afternoon I did an Aquathon  witch is a Swim and then a Run I came 11th in that. Then on Friday morning I competed in The Triathlon there were alot more people competeing in the Triathlon then the others I came 22nd in that. I thaught it was a great experience and was really fun Here are some pictures:

Army New Zealand

On the 31st of march, the Army came to our school. They told us what they do and how they help New Zealand. They showed us there vehicles and and there camo gear, Tents and riffles. They also put an obstacle course up for us to do. Here are some pictures