William : August 2015

Friday 28 August 2015

Writing reflection for my previous post

I give my work a Thumbs up hand - Public Domain

so not thumbs up but not sideways either, its in the middle.

This is because: I did some pretty good work but are sure I can do better. I am most pleased with making my first piece of informational writing this year. I think that I did achieve my learning intention.

Thursday 27 August 2015

How sea turtles grow into adults

First a 20 year old female turtle lays between 50-200 eggs on the beach, and if they survive, will too lay their eggs here. She digs a hole where she lays the eggs and covers them with sand, she then crawls away into the water. The white leathery eggs are approximately the size of a ping pong ball. After about 6 weeks the eggs begin to hatch but sadly 20% of these will be left behind, and never hatch. The baby turtles are an average size of a human palm. Next they rush to the sea with rubbish, birds, crabs and holes to stop them in their path, before they even started. 50% of these turtles (so 40% of the hatched eggs) reach this fate. Finally the sea turtle reaches the sea and looks for hiding places like seaweed. There are many dangers in the sea for sea turtles such as waves, whales, sharks, dolphins and sea birds for when they come up for air. 50% of babies that do make it into the sea, die from these animals and objects. As our little friends get older, they become not so little, and have less dangers. In about 10 years, a turtle the size of a dinner plate, can grow to the size of a dinner table. I bet some of you wish you could grow like that.At approximately the age of 20, they are able to begin breeding, after doing so they swim to the beach, starting the cycle all over again. Only 10% of these creatures make it to this stage.

Thursday 20 August 2015

Blog Comment!

Back from the trip!

I just want to say that I'm back from the trip. It was awesome but I'm going to have to tell you about it in another post. Sorry, bye!

Monday 17 August 2015

SKI TRIP!!!

I'm sorry guys but I am going on a trip to a big Mountain to go skiing. Don't worry its a school trip for about 12 people so I'm not just skipping school. But no blogging for about 3 days, just wanted to say that before I go! BYE!!!

Wednesday 12 August 2015

Story in Progress

Chapter 2

The Hawkeye

It was 3.56pm and I was pacing my room with my sisters and Alizay on my bed. “Why have they come?” I kept asking out loud. “What do they want?” No one could answer. “Man, I wish I had powers like you guys.” said Alizay “Mine would be..” he paused to think for a second then “ It would be nature!” he said. He explained how he would shoot fines, and grow forest’s. A while later we started discussing Mr Thomas. We decided to spy on him. “lets do it tomorrow!” said Lilly. We all agreed.

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It was 2.59pm the next day. One minute until the bell- BRRRRIIIIIINNNNNGGGGG!!!! never mind. I tailed the suspect teacher like a hawk. Get it? Any way, he walked to a clearing in the forest, the same one we nearly died in, (I could tell by the state of the place) and noticed the spaceship appear again. This was going to be GOOD! I saw him walk onto the ship, I had to tell this to Alizay.

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I burst to the door, when “hi honey, how was school?” It was my mum. Her real name was Amber, she was a water element almost all female Erkinshires are. “No time mum, gotta tell my sisters something!” This was going to be interesting. I rushed up the stairs and asked for my siblings to come into my room, then Trident called Alizay over, I told them what I saw. “ After he got onto the spaceship, this guy emerged, he looked awfully familiar, anyway he put some crates on board, which were screeching like heck.” I said “then Mr Thomas came out and…… and..” I didn’t want to say it but I had to. “He flew into the air, and like, speed away. He came back later with this guy in his hands (who was very confused of course) and chucked him in the spaceship. I think they tortured him or something because for the next ten minutes There was horrid screaming inside it. I left then.” The overs just stared in awe.

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Mr Thomas gives me the creeps now. He looks as though nothing happened at all. One day when I walked into class I was as surprised as everyone else (but not as confused) when we realised that Mr Thomas was gone and the reliever was in his place.