Report comments - Students were given the opportunity to write their own report comments and this is what they had to say!

Cameryn

9IST

Comment: I have shown I can work in groups and am really kind to others.  I need to work on bringing my gear and taking responsibility for my actions.

Melissa

9IST

Comment: Melissa is a bright student, she gets on task but she struggles to stay on task.  She gets distracted very easily.  Melissa needs to improve on staying on task more and needs to use more appropriate language in class.

Rae

9IST

Comment: I have shown that I can work really well with some of my classmates. I need to do my work most of the time rather than talking to my friends.

Matangirau

9IST

Comment: I try hard to manage myself but sometimes I do not.  Some people in this class I can relate to.

Mandeep

9IST

Comment: I think I do manage myself by bringing my gear, being on time and doing my homework and taking my work home to finish.  I think I need to work on my English, so I can describe in my stories better.

Landles

10 IST

Comment: I think I am very friendly because I do not put down anyone in our class and I always finish my work for the teacher.  I need to work on managing myself because whenever I receive homework I always forget it when I am at home.

Ryan

10 IST

Comment: I am persistent because in class I don’t give up. I need to do a bit more work in class and will do this by not talking to others.

Marcus

10 IST

Comment:  I think I am well behaved.  I need to improve on being ready and by that I mean doing my work.  I need to work on my own more.

Jessica

11 SPEC - Literacy for Life

Comment: I think I can do much better and improve my attitude towards my learning and sometimes do things myself and not depend on the teachers to motivate me.

Talia

11 SPEC - Literacy for Life

Comment: I will help other students in my class if they need help.  I need to finish my work on time and listen to the teacher.

Breydon

11 SPEC - Literacy for Life

Comment: One thing I do well is I am always on time to class.  I need to improve on my work ethic because my standards are very low.

Diary Entry (Rabbit Proof Fence) by Tequila

Today I was at the depot with my family getting our rations of food.  Nana yelled to me, Gracie and Daisy to run.  We tried to run becasue we were so scared becasue we knew we were going to get taken away from our family forever.  We weren't fast enough.  The man threw us in his car.  I felt really furious at him.  I was unhappy and frustrated, we tried to escape out of the car, but we couldn't.  I looked at my family they were crying, I felt sad and worried.  The man told us that we were going to a Mission or Native Camp.  I fell asleep.  I woke up becasue I heard a strange noise.  I knew we were on a train, we were in a cage and I saw a man making him a cup of tea.  I was so tired I fell back to sleep.  We were put onto a truck and driven to the Mission.  When we got there I was scared, there were lots of buildings.  I had never seen so many buildings together before I had only ever seen buildings by themselves at the depot and the train station.  A white lady came out to see us she was nice and friendly.  She took us inside one of the buildings, it was night time so we had to go to bed.  The building was full of beds and it smelt becasue the girls had a bucket by the door to use as a toilet.  There were heaps of other half caste girls in the beds.  the lady told me to go to sleep but I didn't want to becasue I was scared.  I started to talk to the girls in our langugae and got in trouble.  We got told we had to speak Enlgish from now on.  I feel angry and tomorrow I will start to plan  how we can get back home to our family.

Diary Entry for Molly (Rabbit Proof Fence) by Tylah

Yesterday was the worst day of my life.  I was taken from my family and taken to a camp with some other girls that are just like me, half caste Aborigine.  We have to get up early to sing for Mr Neville.  We sing in English, we only know a little bit of their language.  I miss my mum and so does Dasiy and Gracie, we want to go home but we can't.  One day me and the girls are going to run away and go back home.  I don't know where home is, all I know is it is far away but I don't care I really want to go home to see our mum again.  I remember my mum crying and trying to open the door to get us back.  I remember our family crying and banging on the car windows, this makes me feel so sad and I was shocked that they would do this to us.  I've been planning how to get out of this camp since I got here last night.  When I look around all I can see is girls just like me, scared and lonely.  We are all wearing white and look like ghosts.  Me, daisy and Gracie were just huddled together keeping warm last night on a little camping bed.  The girls were so petrified, I was trying to talk to them to keep them calm.  Me and Gracie were talking our language this morning eating breakfast and we got a big growling.  They only want us to speak English.

Yr 10 IST have been studying the film 'Rabbit Proof Fence', we are starting on our wall display and have started writing diary entries for characters from the film. 

Thanks Carter Holt Harvey Pulp and Paper for the donation of our new dictionaries.

Yr 9 and 10 Static Images...

Yr 11 SPEC bookcovers...

Over the last two terms yr 9 and 10 IST students and year 11 SPEC stuents have been busy.  In yr 9 and 10 we looked at Human Rights and the responsibilities that go with those rights.  The yr 9's looked at the schools RAP values also especially Respecful Relationships.  The yr 10s looked at childrens rights and particularly how some children around the world are not given these rights.  Most of the SPEC students have managed to earn themselves five NCEA credits.  Pics of their hard work to follow, enjoy :o)