The Climb

My god, it was cold. Am I going to freeze to death?The weather outside, on a mission to ruin our climb, belted snow and hail down at us like mini kamikaze bombers out of the sky. Our tent’s orange walls swayed in the hellish winds, rustling and rustling like a fidgeting bush. The tent’s zipper, while sealed end-to-end, leaked cold air like an open oven. My sleeping bag wrapped around me, trapping what little warm air remained.I had lost count of how many days we were up here, ensnared by this merciless blizzard. We must be getting close by now, how long until the summit? Blades of snow flushed into my eyes, forcing them shut. It took a surprising amount of effort to heave them back open. I shivered in the breeze. The sound of little mortar shells raining down our tent had kept me awake for night after night, and my apparent lack of sleep was beginning to catch up with me.Figures of shapes and sizes faded into existence around me, their eternal gaze piercing through me like knives. I let my eyes wander from hallucination to hallucination, examining their curvature and unusual motion. Am I going insane?My throat felt scaly, and rough, almost like sandpaper. The veins in my head pulsated with my heartbeat. I could feel my head throbbing. I checked my bag for water. Nothing.I, again, tried to fall asleep, but to no avail. The night dragged on for all eternity.What an awful time to be alive.

Self Directed Learner Matrix

This week I will continue to know what skills I need to develop so I can learn. I can do this by:
- Acknolwedging my shortcomings,
    - Asking for feedback on my work,
    - Finishing work to the best of my ability.

Korfball

Did you like Korfball?

I don't like Korfball. I don't like korfball because you can't run with the ball.

Did you work well with the people in your group?

I think I did well with my group, because I had lots of friends in my group so we could communicate easier.

Do you think it went well?

I think it went well. Our teams were fair, and everybody played to the best of their abilities.

What could have been better?

We could've made korfball better by letting us run with the ball.

Is there anything that you would add to make the teaching better?

Definitely better refereeing.

Random vs Patterns

This week in maths we have been learning about Patterns. We learnt that patterns are predictable sequences, whereas randomness are unpredictable sequences.

Pop Song Lyrics

I read the book "Pop Song Lyrics!" by Dona Herweck Rice. This is what I learnt:

The first pop song was "Summer Is Icumen In," which was performed by minstrels. A lot of pop songs lose their popoularity once they are overplayed. Scientists have found that music listeners like pop because it sounds happy. 

Lyrics are very important in a song. Pop songs often have simple lyrics, acquainted to that of a 4th grader. Memorable lyrics are catchy and often rhyme, an its good to keep your lyrics simple. Its also good to express emotion in your lyrics, and to tell a story. Most stories are often about love and heartbreak. It takes time to write lyrics, and its important to think them through. 

Pop songs are happy sounding songs that tell stories through memorable, catchy lyrics.

A Recipe For Disaster

#1 Cleaning Solution, Cleans All Stains.

Ingredients:

2 Cup Bleach

1 Cup Drain cleaner

2 Tbsp Methylated Spirits

2 ½ Cup Ammonia

1 Cup Baking soda

4 Red crayons

2 ½ Tbsp Vinegar

4 Cup Dishwashing liquid

1 Cup Water

Instructions:

1. In a large bowl, sivv one cup of baking soda.
2. Pour in one cup of water. Mix to combine.
3. In a small bowl, add ½ cup of drain cleaner.
4. Quickly add another ½ cup of drain cleaner. 
5. Add drain cleaner to baking soda mixture. Mix to combine.
6. Add ammonia to mixture.
7. Add vinegar to mixture. Mix to combine.
8. Insert crayons, wrapper on, into blender.
9. Blend until consistency is that of a paste.
10. Add crayon paste to mixture, mix to combine.
11. Pour methylated spirits into mixture, stir to combine.
12. Pour onto rag, scrub strain until clean.

Child Soldiers

In Social Studies we had to do a research project about either Child Soldiers, Child Slavery, or Child Trafficking. I created a slideshow about Child Soldiers. I researched all three topics a little bit before I picked Child Soldiers, which I then researched a lot. I then created this cool presentation about Child Soldiers. I hope you like it. My mate Dylan thinks it is cool and very knowledgable.

Canoeing Gone Wrong!

Believing it was a good idea the Romans and a builder decided to go canoeing. Unfortunately ,the river they were canoeing on led to a waterfall. They screamed as they plummeted to their demise. Luckily, the builder used his emergency phone mid-air to call for help.

The rescue team got in the helicopter to go save them. The helicopter helped everybody out of the water one by one. The Romans were too heavy because of all their armor. Deciding that they were too heavy, the team could not save the Romans, only a few Romans and the builder.

The Hunter Swoop

It was a cold day in Argentina. Grey skies flood over the sun's distant rays, leaving but a feint white luminance to drown out the colours of the world below. The summits of snow-white mountains, censored by the all-seing mist of the clouds above. With no sun to clear it, the lone desert paved with a thin layer of frost. A lone road, leading to nowhere, continued its eternal wait for its next patron.

Pillars of towering oak, once providing a lavish green landscape, withered away with age. The forest, unliving, stared down at me with harsh gazes. The mist's reflection bounced off of the dark, murky waters below. There was no life for miles, what a terrible place to go camping.