Emily's Who am I?

Who am I?

What values are most important to you?
Thinking I can take risks and pushing myself to do things that I have never done before.

What do you stand for?
Thinking about other people, not just myself.

A person who has influenced me.
Louis Braille has influenced me because he wanted to read. Although Louis was blind he believed everyone should be able to read, so he developed Braille.

The Trip to the Museum

At the museum we were taught what the Maori used in the old days and I used an axe called an adze. It was fun and I smoothed a rock. In the exhibition, a Maori woman made meat last two years. All you have to do is get the fat from the meat cooking, pour it on the food and cover them up and store it away.

(Brook - Year 7)

Springston School Museum Trip

On 1 July, Room 6 and 7 went to the museum. When we first got there we were told to sit down and listened to our instructions. The museum guide took us into a classroom full of Maori tools. He showed us how they worked. We got to try using an axe and a drill. I learned that Maori people used shells to strip flax fibre. After that we went up to these life-sized models of Maori people. One was hunting a moa (a big bird). There were a lot of other interesting things too. At the end of the day I had learnt heaps. It was a great day.

Chloe (Year 7)

Soccer Tournament

On Wednesday 24 June we (Springston School Year 5/6 and 7/8) went to Burnham for a soccer/hockey tournament. I played in the Year 7/8 soccer tournament. I enjoyed getting lots of goals and putting the effort into getting them. My team played seven games, and we lost only one. I was so proud of my team because I had never thought we would get so far.


Philip (Year 7)

Science Alive

On Wednesday we travelled on the bus to Science Alive and we got to choose out of robotics and mechanisms. I chose mechanisms and it was really fun because I got to build cool stuff. I was in a team with Emily and we worked together as a team. We used skills to build Lego and we never gave up - we had to be resilient. I made a tool to remove a boat from the water and it used a lever and a pulley.

By Hannah L (Year 6)

Young Leaders' Day!

Young Leaders' Day!
On this trip I learned heaps, the inspiration just kept on coming. Here are some of the words that I found really inspiring:

·Your goals can’t get any bigger but you can get better (Rob Harley)
·Life is a daring adventure or nothing at all (Justin Jones)

But those are just ones that really inspired me and I thank those people greatly. What really surprised me was that we were shown a lot of video clips about people who had things go wrong in their lives, but they used that to make themselves stronger in the future. So obviously the Young Leaders Conference was very inspirational and I felt very privileged to go.

Soccer Tournament

In July all the schools near us went to the soccer tournament. We had to play seven teams and it was only five minutes each side. We won 6/7 games but Lincoln beat us.

By Ryan

Science Alive Trip

On Wednesday 1 July, Rooms 6 and 7 went to Science Alive. You had to choose whether you wanted to do Robotics or Mechanisms. In the Mechanisms group you were in a group of two. You got sent to a different station each and you used Lego to solve a challenge. We had to be team workers and we also had to be patient. We had to be really resilient because we could never give up. I made a simple machine to pull a boat out of water and I used a lever and a pulley.

By Emily

Young Leaders' Conference

The Young Leaders' Conference was great fun. We learned what makes a good leader and how a good leader should act. We asked lots of questions and listened well to the answers. That's why I liked the Young Leaders' Conference.

By Jahna

Kachina - 11 things I've learnt in my 11 years

1. What you wear, represents how you feel.

2. If you don't ask, you won't get anywhere.

3. Life is better when you try hard in the week and go slow on the weekend.

4. Smiling is good for you.

5. Push, push, push, push and you will get somewhere.

6. Make the most of right now and don`t worry too much about tomorrow.

7. Life is a daring adventure.

8. A positive attitude equals a positive result.

9. Don't go putting yourself up for things you can't carry through with.

10. Try new things and you might like what you find.

11. If you worry too much, you will stop yourself from doing some really cool things.