Surviving High School (:

To all the year 8's that are going to high school next year. DONT freak out about it (like I did), its not as scary as it looks, and to be honest its not that different from intermediate or primary school, just bigger and there are a few more people.

On your first day of high school don't make the mistake most other year 9's will and take all your books to school, because the odds are that you wont have any classes for the first couple of days. All you need to take is a refill pad of a A4 notebook, pencil, pens, rubbers and pencil sharpeners.

When you start high school don't be scared to join sports teams or clubs that interest you, as its one of the fastest way to meet new people. In the first few months try not to do negative things that would draw attention to you because people will get to know you by the mistake you made without even knowing you. High school is not like the programs on TV, everyone is pretty friendly and they are all trying to do the same thing as you.. FIT IN! even if it doesn't seem like it.

Once you start classes, make sure you keep track of all the homework you need to complete and when it is due. The easy way to do this is to record it in you Whanau coloured diary. These diaries are really helpful and are your ticket to get out of class. So DONT lose it. Also make sure you find out from your teachers when your monthly assesments will be so you can be organized and study for them (: AND don't be afraid to ask for help from your teachers.
 

Letter Homework (:

Dear Ms Gutschlag,

For our english homework this week, we were asked by our english teacher Miss Kelly to write a thank you letter to a teacher of our choice. I chose you because I really enjoy your class as you make it fun for me to learn and it is something I look forward to every Tuesday and Thursday of every week.

I have really learnt alot from you this year, and I like how each term we learn about a different topic. I really enjoyed learning about Human Rights Heros, Human rights, Hitler and WW2 because they were all so different but still related in a way and very interesting. I also like the way how we usually watch a movie relating to each of the topics we learn about, as this really helps me understand the topic further.

I would really like to thank you for making social studies fun and interesting for my classmates and I this year, I absolutely loved having you as my social studies teacher in my first year of high school as I feel you have taught me as much as I need to know to start the begining of year 10 off well. Once again thank you.

From Breanna.     

Christmas (:

The History of Christmas:

Christmas Day is a holiday which is celebrated all around the world on December the 25th to remember the birth of Jesus. Christmas was originally a Christian holiday, but nowadays it is celebrated by a huge amount of non-christians worldwide.

How is Christmas celebrated around the world?

On Christmas Eve churches have special services to recognise the birth of Jesus, with sermons and carol singing (christmas songs). The most popular tradition world wide is the belief in Santa Claus  by children all around the world. Santa Claus is a jolly, white-bearded man, who wears a red coat with white collar and cuffs, white-cuffed trousers and black leather boots, he supposedly travels around the world in one night in his sleigh which is pulled by nine reinder, delivering presents to good little boys and girls, to be opened on Christmas Day.
Christmas Trees are also another big tradition, most households put up a christmas tree and decorate it will lights, ornements, tinsel and candy canes an angel or star is usually placed at the top of the tree.

How do my family celebrate Christmas?

On the 1st of December my family and I put up the Christmas tree and start our homemade Advent calander, which counts down the days till Christmas. On Christmas Eve my little sister and I set out our Santa stockings underneath the Christmas Tree because we don't have a fireplace, which traditionally is where the stockings would be hung. On Christmas Day we open up our presents, and then get ready for our Christmas dinner, which is usually at our house, with our extended family which sometimes gets up to 23 people for dinner. We usually eat roast turkey, ham, vegetables and salad, Christmas pudding, strawberries and ice cream for dessert. We also exchange gifts, the children get presents from everyone and the adults buy one gift for another adult so that everyone gets a gift.

              

http://freerice.com/#/english-grammar/1318 (is that what I was meant to do ?)