Games outside and the sausage sizzle and chess

Today at Enrich before lunch me Jacob and Eddie painted a four square outline for out in the car-park area.. We used blue paint and for the practice used pink chalk. The other games we are going to put in the car park are 2 square a soccer pitch and a basketball hoop.

Today at Enrich we also had a sausage sizzle. The most sausages you could have is two except there was some extra so some people had three.

When we played Chess today I played Eddie. We didn't get much done because we had to paint the lines for 4 square. At the end of the year I will be 10th on the leader board and Libby would be 1st.

Chess and passion time

Today at Enrich we played Chess. I played Ali. We played two games. I won both of them. Except they were very close. The top six on the leader board heading into the final week are. Libby, Darryn, Thomas, Alana, Claudia and James. I am 12th on the leader board.

Today in passion time I did sewing. My plan was to make a soccer ball cushion. It ended up slightly different to my plan but I still liked it. The main colour is blue and there is stripes in it to. 

Chess and Wilson game.

Today at Enrich we played a Wilson game. The aim the game was to jump into the hoops. There were also rules. It was hard to play because you had to hold hands and jump with your feet together.

Today in Chess I played Jacob. I won the game but it was close. I am only one position higher than him. The top six on the leader board are Libby, Darryn, Alana, Claudia, James and Max.

Passion time and Chess

Today at Enrich we did passion time. I did sewing for the first time. I was trying to make a fish. It was tricky to cut it out and very hard to sew it together because I had to stop put the pin in and turn the fabric around.

In Chess today I only got to play one game and it was against Willie. I won but it was close at first but when I took out his Queen I started to play better. The top 6 are Libby, Claudia, Darryn, James, MaxJ and Eddie.

Chess and technology challenge

Today at Enrich we did Chess. I played Jacob, and I won the game but it was very close at the start of the game. I am now 8th on the leader board behind Katie who is seventh.

Today when we did the technology challenge I was buddied up with Eddie and Claudia. The challenge was about MacGyver when he had his feet stuck in concrete and needed to escape! You had to make something to get the mallet and a chisel (that were 2.5 metres away) to escape.

Chess and Wilson game

Today at Enrich we did Chess, I won all my games and couldn't finish my game against Matt because the music went on so we had to pack up. The top six on the Chess leader board are Darryn, Max, James, Libby, Thomas and Katie.


Today when we did the Wilson game we got the record of the week and it was 35.94 seconds. The previous best time was 38 seconds. The aim of the game was to give the ball to everyone and then sit down in their place and the last person runs out to the middle and sits down.  You can't throw the ball, drop the ball or talk!

Air pollution and Chess

Today at Enrich we watched a movie about air pollution. The most polluted city is in Iran, it's  so polluted that cars have to use their lights at day. Did you know that Wellington is the cleanest city in the world?

Today in Chess I played Samantha and Jacob. I lost both my games but I still tried. I am 11th on Chess leader board. The top six are James, Libby, Darreyn, Thomas, Katie and Max.

Wilson game and Chess

Today at Enrich we did a Wilson game called Bullseye. There were four  teams of eight.  The aim of the game is to get a bean bag in each of the four hoops. For each bean bag you got in a hoop you got one point.  To win the game you have to get all of the bean bags in the hoops before the other teams.

At chess time I played against Jacob, Daniel and Matt.  I won one of my games, and I stalemated Jacob and Daniel and I couldn't finish our game because chess time was over.

Chess and Talent development

Today at Enrich I did Chess and played Jacob, James and Emma. I lost all my games and I am now 7th on the Chess leader board.

At Talent development today I did science. We were making parachutes and we were testing different kinds of material.  It was funny because none of the eggs got smashed or cracked!

High interest stations and Chess

Today at Enrich I did Cartooning in the high interest stations. My favourite sketch I did was the five dog. The hardest sketch to draw was the vampire. These are the names of the high interest stations, Chemistry, Biology and Cartooning. 

Today in Chess I played Emma first then Dylan and my last game was against Thomas. I won a game and lost two games but the games I lost were close. The top six are James, Thomas, Charlie, Eddie, Libby and Meg.

Teacher Comment

Hi Charlie.

You had a fabulous day today - you tried painting using the style of impressionism, which you had a natural talent for!  I love this style of painting because it is suppose to look messy, and you don’t have to paint lots of detail.  I think our lily ponds are going to look great up in our classroom!  I noticed you trying out a few new mental edge games today too.  They are great fun - often we stick to the same ones, but once you learn how to play a new one, it often becomes a favourite.  I really like Blokus - do you know how to play that one?  It was great to see you organise yourself to get your blog post completed early today - it is great to stay on top of your workload - this is a really valuable skill you are developing.  Well done Charlie!  Katie.

Chess and Art

Today at Enrich we did art. It was fun because we learnt a new trick about painting. At first it was hard but then it got easy, very easy. We had to do the water up and down and the lily pads side to side. My favourite part was doing the water. I liked doing the water because it was the really easy.

Also this morning I played Chess against Matt. We played a game and I won but our 2nd game we couldn't finish it because the music went on. So we had to go down to the mat. My favourite part of the day was doing Chess because I like doing Chess. The top six is James, Eddie, Thomas, Libby, Meg, Max.

Enrich

Today at Enrich we talked about people throwing rubbish on the ground, not in the rubbish bin. This is bad for the environment. There should be a punishment for people who do it. There should be more rubbish bins and most of the new ones should be re-cylcing bins. We are thinking about making a garden where the rubbish bins are out the back on the path between two buildings. 

Chess against Rhea.

Today in chess I played Rhea and it was my first time playing her and I won. Rhea was white and I was black so it was pretty fair. I like to move my knight first and she likes to move one of her pawns first against someone above her. I am  still 12th on the chess leader board and she is still 17th on the leader board.


We did the last 8 habits of mind.  My favourite one is Persisting becuase I like the action, and it is also my goal at school!  My next favourite is Striving for Accuracy which means you are aiming for a target.  I like this one because it is one of the actions in my dance at school.

Chess.

Today in chess I played Jacob and did best out of three. I won 3-0. In one game I won with out touching my Queen.There was a unlucky game for Jacob because he nearly got me check mate but then I got him checkmate. I am 12th on the leader board and Jacob is 13th.

Canstruction

Today for Canstruction, we used Google Sketch Up.  Were were making a Smurf face.  The reason we are doing a Smurf face is because the whole Smurf would be too big.  Google Sketch Up helps us to create our design so that we know how many cans and layers of cans we are going to need.  Here is a picture of my sketch:

Stone Carving and Chess

Today I did stone carving and I am making a koru.  We all are nearly done. Jacob's is a rook, Libby's is a sheep and Thomas's is a koru like mine.

In chess I played Ali and we did best out of 3, I won 2-1.  Then I played Brianna but we couldn't finish our game.  It's looking like I am going to win!

Learning wheel

Today we did a learning wheel which is my thoughts and feelings about term one at Enrich. It was fun. My  favorite section was the "I used" one, because I used lots of things in term one. I liked the little man on the top right corner of the paper. He looked like he was running.

CHESS

I had a really good game of chess against Jacob and he is better than me but I still won.  It was really simple because it went for 6 minutes long, cause I got him checkmate with my queen and my bishop.  I am number 14 on the class leader board for chess.