Being a Writer - Louis

I have (somewhat) enjoyed WNB this year. I wouldn't say I'm that good at writing. I would never consider myself a writer, but that doesn't mean I don't like to write. Probably the funnest WNB to write this year has to be "A Picture Tells a Thousand Words". It was fun to write, but little compared to "Where Would I be in 2033" where I seemingly took the mickey out of the whole thing.

My greatest challnege probably would have been "Nature is our Teacher", which probably explains why mine was a paragraph long and left it to the last minute... or it could've been been "Six Ways of Looking at ______", as I thought mine was good when it was done, but when I read other people's ones, mine seemed bad.

If I could design a WNB it would be a difficult decision, probably it would relate to some sort of animal... it would take me a while to think of an idea...
Overall WNB has been quite fun, but I would prefer if we could spend more time on I.S.

Being writer - Campbell

I have been really proud of my writing this year.  I have made a big step up from last years writing and I think this is mostly because I have given the writing more time than last year.  Because of this I have enjoyed writers notebook and am not dreading the prizes at the end of the year.

Literally the class probably are writer's but I don't consider myself to be a writer.  I think to be a writer we need to do it as a profession and not recreational.

The hardest peice of writing this year in my opinion was the six ways of looking at a.  I think this is because i found it hard to think of a topic that I could write about.  this was evident in my result which didn't make a highly commended.

My favourite peice of writing this year was possibly X marks the spot because it was my first WNB of the week and I really enjoyed writing about it.

All in all this has been a great year with Writer's Notebook and I have gotten it done early.  In fact the whole class seems to have gotten there WNBs done by the end of Term 3 in contrast to last year when the booklets were bound mainly in Term 4.

I have enjoyed this years WNB and hope I  could have done another one as last yeyars wasn't so good.

Being A Writer-Luke E

I myself do a lot of writing, in and outside of school. My Writer's Notebook this year was a huge success. My parents and grandparents loved it and I hope the other people who read it did too. I loved Nature as our Teacher and I loved displaying what makes dogs great and I also enjoyed getting my letter to the editor published and getting a letter from Mr Shearer. I'll recommend Callum Benfell's WNB because he made great humorous stories.

If I were in charge of 7/8T and made a WNB for us, that would be called 300 Word Stories. I loved 50 Word Stories but it might have more quantity to make it even better and humorous.

Writers R cool- George

Writing is really cool. We do it most days with writers notebook and other things. I like writing and like reading both mine and other peoples' writing. If I could make a writers notebook it would be A Day in the Life of A... Where you wrote a day in the life of anything you wanted.

Being A Writer-Nicholas

The writers notebooks look great on the shelf. I am pleased with how mine turned out. The hardest WNB task was x marks the spot and the most fun was fifty word stories. I like to read some of the stories, thou I have no particular favourite writer. My weekly WNB would be soldier for a day, you could choose a existing war or a made up war you cold choose what you would do in whatever fighting force you choose and you could design a uniform etc. I think that the writer's notebooks are high quality.

By: Nicholas

Not not Being a Writer - Noah

For me writing is not my favourite subject but its enjoyable if you have a set topic (Writer's Notebook.) My topic would be 'one week study' yes I know an one week study but... hey it could be fine. I think it would be nice if we put every pupil that has gone threw this class their writing into one big Writers Notebook.

Being a Writer Hugh M

It feels really good, I love to write (even though I'm not great!) But I do find I only right well when I like the topic!  No I don't consider myself a writer because I'm not great! Um... My favourite would properly be Home of The Week because it was really fun!!   I really admire Mathews writing because he is consistently really good. I would make it the sport of my life and then you would have to write about weird and cool sport, maybe one people don't know about.

Being an Author- Jesse

It feels great to be a writer, especially when all your work is put into one booklet. I think I am a fairly good writer and I would like to have that as a career option. I really enjoyed A Picture Tells A Thousand Words, 50 Word Stories and Something You Don't Know About Me, but I found the latter rather difficult to think of what to write. I like Matthew's writing, I think it just has everything a good piece of writing needs, I particularly liked his 50 Word Stories. If I could design a WNB challenge for a week, I would call it 'Guide to Surviving 7/8T'.

Being a Writer- JD

I have enjoyed Writer's Notebook much much more than I thought I would. At the start of the year I thought that it would be hard to produce a piece of writing a week, as well as other homework tasks, but when I look at the booklets on the shelf I feel proud. I now find writing more fun than I did, and think I have gotten better. If I could design a Writer's Notebook it would where would you see yourself in ... years.

Being a Writer - Callum H

I definitaly do not concider myself as a writer but I do enjoy the manor of the titles of the wnbs. If I designed a wnb it would be My past life (pretty self explanitory) you choose who you would have likedto been in your past life and write about them. Extra points if they died on your birthday.

I admire Campbell for his writing for getting either highly commended or 'of the week' for every single wnb apart from like three.

Being a Writer - Marcus

Writer's notebook was a real blast this year (and last year) and I have really enjoyed writing the very different pieces of writing over these two years. If I were to make a WNB I would call it 'How to Deal with 78D's Noise' (78D happen to be making noise as I am writing this). Mr. Tait has given us a widespread experience of different types of writing and thinking. Writer's Notebook is a door to our imagination.

Being a Writer - Henry C

At the start Writer's notebook was really really hard and I struggled to get a piece of writing out each week but over time it has really come together and it is quite easy to produce one piece of writing per week. I hope that next year the writing doesn't get harder because other wise it will be year seven all over again. Over all as the year went on writer's notebook got more and more fun and at the end it was quite enjoyable.

Being a writer-Robd

I feel really inspired by what I have done this year. It feels good to be a writer because you can use your ltr. No I did never consider myself as a writer. It just wasn't ment to be. I enjoyed something you don't know about me the most because it was good to let out a little secret. I admire campbells writing because he looks into it a lot and it  omes out really well. I would call it your invention.

Being a Writer - Jin

Writing this year has been really enjoyable and I felt like I when I was in full flow and focusing I could produce writing to a really high quality. In my mind though I am definitely not a natuarally gifted writer unlike some people I could name of the top of my head. There were so many enjoyable pieces of writing and topics this year. I enjoyed the letters to the editor and the 50 word stories especially and the greatest challenge for me was the something you don't know about me. For me, after reading and flicking through Edward's writing this year I was amazed by the originality and quality. To me, he is the best writer in the class. 

Being a writer - Mr T

Good morning boys.  By now you have all completed you WNB for 2013 (and they look fabulous on our shelf). I have thrown you many challenges over the last three terms (Year 8s... you will have completed approximately 40 separate pieces over your two years in 7/8T).  Setting, reading, and assessing your writing is a real pleasure for me because it opens a window into your life, your thinking, your state of mind, your perspective on the world.  Every week, without fail, several boys have blown me away with their insight, their 'angle', their turn of phrase, their vocab, their sheer originality.  How does it feel to be a writer? Did you ever consider yourself a writer?  Which piece did you enjoy writing the most?  Which one was the greatest challenge?  Who else do you admire in the classroom for their writing?  Why?  If you could design a Writer's Notebook challenge for one week what would you call it?

America's cup - Matthew

I like the America's cup. I think the reactions are good. It swells me with national pride. I think the technology is big. I do not think Dean Barker should receive a knighthood if they win.

America's Cup - Noah

I think the cup is a great way to celebrate New Zealands heroic victory over America. I don't enjoy watching sailing or any boat races so this is quite new to me. I think that New Zealand deserve to win they have persivered throughtout the races. I think the boats are amazing their sleek fast and well enginered. 

The Amercia's Cup - Marcus

I think we will win the America's Cup because New Zealand has always been world class in sea races. We also only need one more point to win while Oracle (The United States of America) need seven points to win. America wouldn't be that happy if they won because they are one of the most famous (and fattest) countries in the world. However, New Zealand would be delighted because the ratio of the popultion of America to New Zealand is 80-1. Just for the record, we were also the best in the 2012 Olympics by ratio.

America's Cup - Louis

Americas cup is big. In NZ that is. Since New Zealand is a small country, we hardly ever win things this big, so it seems quite great. Of course, to the Americans, it means hardly anything. So far I have barely been watching the races, as they seem quite boring. It would be nice to win, but I'm not interested. Nothing much has been going on from what I see. Since the last few races, it is plain to see that we have been winning, and chances are, we will win overall. Maybe then they should rename it 'New Zealand's Cup' because there aren't many of those around, unlike in America, where I'm sure there would be lots.

The reactions of the teams seem a little over dramatic, but I have no problem with that because they have done well to get this far, and they deserve it. It just seems a little over the top though. I don't really see why New Zealanders are too interested in this, they should just get the races done and then be off, not make some massive deal about what someone said or did.

The technology used on the boats is a bit far-fetched. A proper race should just have the traditional technology, not all this fancy stuff that makes it that the difference is the boat and not the people. If they downgraded the boats, I would probably be more interested, but at this time, what would be the point? The short race idea is good, but I think there should be a main endurance race also, which would truly bring out the best of us and America. It would be stupid if Dean Barker got knighted. In the old days, being knighted was done by doing things of much larger magnitude, not by merely winning a couple of races in a boat.

Overall it would be nice if we could win, but I am not too interested, and I wouldn't think it would matter too much if we didn't.

America's Cup- JD

I'm interested in America's cup, but not captivated by it. Obviously, I'm supporting NZ but to be honest, it's just two boats getting blown around. I am surprised by all the technology they have on the boats, but it's a bit unnecessary. Considering it is a short race, some of the stuff used to promote the race is unnecessary. And if we win then the Dean Barker and Grant Dalton will probably get knighted, like the rest of our sporting greats.

Americas Cup - Campbell

I have an interesting take on the America's Cup.  While some people are captivated by boat racing I myself do not share a huge interest in it, while I enjoy sailing and and enjoy watching the races I find that I don't follow it and don't stress over the results.

Despite this I have found that I am enjoying watching/following the Americas cup.  I think this is because it is a huge national sport and winning the America's Cup would be a great achievement for a small country like New Zealand.

Although it is great to see a great amount of success in New Zealand I do not think that the boats skipper or the team's coach should get a knighthood for one success.  I think this because there are many New Zealanders who have achieved similar awards/trophies who have not been given a knighthood.  Richie McCaw for exampled led the All Blacks to a rugby world cup win but didn't get knighthood.  Fairness aside I do not think it is an achievement that would merit knighthood yet.  If the team continues this winning streak then a knighthood should definitely be considered seriously.

I think sailing and the America's Cup is good sport for New Zealand and I think the Government should look at developing it more in children.

The America's goblet- George

The Americas Cup has been interesting even though I haven't been following it that much. I am a soothsayer (although I prefer the title seer a lot more) and I think that we will win but I foresee there may be a cloud over our horizons. I really agree t]with Ben that Dean doesn't deserve to be knighted, as winning a competition is hardly the same as slaying a dragon! (that doesn't mean I don't support him though!). To make you mundane classmates without the power of foresight happy, GO TEAM NZ!!!!!!!

America's Cup- Luke E

America's Cup

While I personally am not extremely interested in the cup, I still cheer Team NZ. I think Team NZ will beat Oracle, but I'm no soothsayer. I can say that this race will be very suspenseful and will likely be a narrow win. I heard someone say that we can't afford to have the cup in NZ but I think we could if we save up. What do you think? Whether or not a cup is worth it, I applaud Team NZ for their hard work and perseverance. Keep going all the way!!!!

America's Cup - Rob

I think the america's cup is a good race but not to many people know of it as you have heard on 3 news if you watch it. I haven't been watching America's cup to much so I don't find it all that exciting but  don't find it boring either so kind of half and half. I guess the America's cup is just a race with yachts in it but it is still ok.

I think the reactions of both teams through the media has been interesting. Like when James Spithill posted something on twitter and when they say they will some races. Kind of half half because I am not to interested in it but it is one of the few things that new zealand are good at and so I did sometimes watch it.

I think the technology on the boats is very well thought out and I think it works well but I do not know too much about it. I think everyone should deserve a knighthood because they all played a good part in this.

America's Cup Nicholas

I think the yachting is marvelous. It is a shame that I can'twatch some of the races because m ln the bus. I thik the yachting has a good spirit to it but it is too quick. I don't think the captain should get a knighthood just yet. What a shame that Oracle cheated. But in the end the Americas Cup is exciting.

By:nicholas

Americas Mug - Callum B

TEAM NEW ZEALAND'S BOAT

I really enjoyed the America's Cup, having watched about 6 races so far. It has been a bit frustrating, with some of the races being cancelled just as they were starting. It has been amazing to see how fast the boats go - they seem more plane than boat sometimes (at one point Team NZ reached a phenomenal 80 km/h).



I think that tomorrows race will be very close, but in my opinion Oracle may win the first race out of desperation (if NZ win, they take out the Cup). Though I think NZ will win the next race.

GO TEAM NZ!

America's Cup - Jin

I have actually really enjoyed the sailing recently. I haven't really been interested or haven't followed the yachting before and I have found it really cool and intruiging. If we win I think dean Barker deserves a knighthood.

America's Cup - Ben

I personally don't usually watch yachting but since it is a big thing at the moment I felt like it would be cool to watch something new. I think we deserve to be in the lead because we have a better boat, better sailers and a better heart.

For a small country like New Zealand to win something like the America's Cup, it would be a great achievement. There must be a lot of research that goes into creating the boats because of how fast they go without engines. They are completely wind powered.

If I was to be honest I would say that Dean Barker and Grant Dolton haven't accomplished a big enough achievement to get a knighthood. They have done well but being knighted is a VERY big thing. 

America's Cup- Jesse

At first I thought it would be quite boring, but the America's Cup has proved quite exciting. I watched it during French this morning yelling 'keep going!' in French. I'm quite proud to be part of a country which excels at so many things despite having a small population. Although Team NZ did a great job I don't think that the crew deserve a knighthood unless something extraordinary happens during the race tomorrow.

America's Cup - Henry C

For me the America's cup was a exciting tournament with very dramatic moments. At the start I wasn't very in tune with it but on about day two or three I started watching and I couldn't take my eyes off it. I saw in the paper a few days ago that 700,000 people were watching it on TV and 170,000 were watching the live coverage on stuff. I think that it is amazing how fast they go ( 40 knots average speed ) even with all the technology they have it is really hard for boats with out engines to go that fast. I don't know that much about the America's cup but if this is Dean Barker's first America's cup victory he shouldn't get a knighthood, he needs at least 5-10 wins to get a knighthood.  

America's Cup - Mr T

Good afternoon boys.  This morning, most of you watched what could be the penultimate race in America's Cup in San Francisco.  You will probably be aware that Team NZ are up 8-1 and, if the wind doesn't blow them off the water, the final race could be tomorrow morning at 8.10am.  What do you make of the America's Cup? Have you found it captivating or dead boring?  Why?  What do you think of the reactions of both teams through the media?  Is it something that swells you with national pride or deflates you like an old balloon?  What are your thoughts on the technology used on these boats?  The 'short race' (almost sprint-like) format?  If (and it hasn't happened yet) Team NZ win, will Skipper, Dean Barker (and/or Boss Grant Dalton) deserve a knighthood?

T.O.M. - Callum B

Tournament of Minds has been a great experience for me (it has been my 3rd time doing it.)
I really enjoy the amount of creativity you have to use for it, and being able to design a play for the 'Long Term Challenge.'
I think my group is really good at acting, but or biggest challenge will be not arguing during the Spontaneous Challenge.
The thing I probably 'bring to the table' for my group is that I am good at making things such as props, and I am OK at acting.

So, anyway, overall I am looking forward to T.O.M. and I hope we win!

T.O.M - Louis

T.O.M has been tough so far. This is probably due to the fact that half of the time our group is just messing around, and we are unable to settle for a while. The three by three square has proved difficult, as some of the moments in our script need to be more spread out, but the part of having four people on the script at the same time is probably even harder... Seeing as Campbell won't be there on the day, but helped by the fact that a few of the people in our group will be on the stage at the same time.

On saturday, I think we should do better than we have before. This is probably because from what I saw, when we were performing in front of other people we stopped being silly and actually did our script, and we did quite well. Ever since then, we have been more serious, and we have done overall better, and we will do even better than that on the day.

Our group's strengths are probably script writing. Our script seems quite good, it has it's mistakes, but overall it's good. There are some parts that could've been removed or changed, but we didn't have the time. The judges are more looking for teamwork, which is not a strong point for our group, and the creativity of the script, with seems more like us. I think the reason for T.O.M is to show that people who are younger can create things, and of all of it, it would be fun to do it again (in a couple of years perhaps).

T.O.M.- Theo

I have enjoyed practicing with my group for Tournament of Minds and I would like to do it again. The biggest challenge would be managing some of the sillier group members and getting them to calm down. I think Tournament of Minds exists to give children a chance to be creative and share their ideas. I think our group will do quite well because we know most of our lines off by heart.

I'm really looking forward to Saturday. I would be really cool if we could win!

T.O.M Callum H

Tom has been really fun but I reckon I enjoyed it more at my old school. Purely because we only did Tom we didn't have any other things to do like independent study. One of the hardest things this year was working with some, lets say difficult year eights.

T.O.M

Tournament of the Minds is a great idea. It helps children in a lot of different ways including their drama skills and their thinking skills. I think our group will do well. We have great potential but the combinations can sometimes cause friction (people can be silly). I think our strength is our actual acting. We also have very intelligent  kids in our group.

On Saturday I think we are going to do well and we have a slight chance of going to Canberra. I am a little bit nervous but excited at the same time.

T.O.M.

The tournament of the minds challenge will be good. I just need to practise my lines and make some more props but apart from that our group is pretty much done. I think the judges will be looking for teamwork, organisation and creativity. I would change the time rule so you could have no time limit when you are in the 3x3 cage. I wouldn't mind doing it again if it was less stress. I don't like the logo with the three heads because it looks weird.

By: Nicholas McDermott

The mind Tourney (medieval jousting tournament)

My group's T.O.M is very good and I think we will do well. My role is very fun to play (I am a miner with a drinking problem who gets really drunk!) and I like all the other little roles I have. It is really annoying how you can't use pre-made costumes as these would be very helpful. Lots of groups are in the same discipline as me (S.S) and I do not think we will go through...

Tom rob

I am very impressed with our tom script and what we have achieved. Our biggest task has been to stay on task and not goof around like headless chickens. I expect that we will do quite well on saturday if we focus and do what we do best. Our groups strengths are probably acting, talking and writing we have a really good script and I think we all act it out really well. I think the judges will be looking for creativity, originality and of course we have to look like we are having fun and not look like old men that are lazy. I think the point of tom is to have fun and be creative. I think I would be willing to to tom again. The rule that I would change is that Wellesley College is the only team that is aloud to win. I think our group brings enthusiasm to the table.

T.O.M - Henry C

I think that we might do ok on Saturday but it kind of depends because most of our group isn't the  most "on task" group ever. Hopefully we do well in the spontaneous challenge so we get a better score and might go to Australia ;) Our groups strengths are humor and originality and that can help a lot when you are writing the script and acting it out on stage. The judges might not like our script because it is quite short but it is very snappy and it gets to the point quickly and we have good scene changes. Overall I don't think that I would do T.O.M again but it was fun when we did it.

T.O.M Hugh M

Definitely focusing and being on task, not messing round, not speaking went not suposed to, especially when we are rehearsing, also we need everyone to help with the script!! I think it will go ok, but I think a lot of how we do will just depend on the day. A group strength is probably humer and mine is probably acting. If I could change a rule, I would say that that you can have more than four people on the stage.

TOM - Jin

The greatest challenge for our group was some of the year sevens muck in around. Some particular people did not collaborate well with each other. Also people goofing off and gaming. I did most of our script. Especially the last part when in one particular session I did a whole page while everyone else mucked around was being silly. On Saturday we have a really good chance IF the particular people can pull it together * cough year cough sevens *

T.O.M. - Marcus

Tournament of the Minds has been a very mind-blowing thing for me. The script-writing was definitely the hardest part of Tournament of the Minds but once we got it done most of us started to get focused. We still need to add some props such as a better version of a $100 note and something that defrentiates me from a pilot to a miner. We are going to be marked on humour and accents because our script is pretty funny and the accents also compliment the humour. A difficult task is to avoid laughing during the skit. I think this will look quite good on the day but I am not sure about the Spontaneous Challenge because we haven't had much preperation and some people refuse to cooperate sometimes. But I think that we will make it in the end... Hopefully.

T.O.M.- Luke E

 I am looking forward to TOM on Saturday. Last year, my group mucked about and we lost. That was really unfortunate that we failed to go to Australia. This year, that is my group's weakness. We are mucking about and the only response of sensible people is to attack those who muck about, not try to reason with them. Fortunately, we know our lines and have a humorous, high-quality script.  I enjoy my roles as an intercom,  a dead body and  a person who becomes a dead body.  I think we have   a better chance of getting to Australia, but  I won't count on it. The judges are looking for something they can enjoy watching, and  story with  a good, effective theme.

Tom-Tom

T.O.M. is an interesting event that is quite strict. A rule that I would change if I could would be being able to use any material for the props and more time on the script. The point of T.O.M. is to make primary school students think in a group and work together. It is a great opportunity pre college to build yourself and learn how to work together. The problem with most T.O.M. teams would be mucking around but I think our group held together quite well

T.O.M - Noah

T.O.M is going well for us... Like JD said we would be better of trying to get through a practice session without arguing or changing the script or anything like that. It would be nice to learn our lines so were not reading out of tablets or the script. I think we might have a chance to win if we try really hard. The spontaneous will be interesting to say the least, the spontaneous challenge I think we might loose marks on that but meh, it happens. It would be nice to come in the top ten maybe but its probably unlikely. 

Matthew- TOM

The greatest challenge for our group is probably just commiting to things and not arguing in the group. It's probably been a bad thing as there have been a few rivalries developing because of the interaction involved with TOM. I think we will do okay but we possibly could've done a lot better if we had more time.  We have good actors in our group so I think it will add to our groups strengths. I'm not too sure of what the judges are looking for as I haven't done this before. I think the point of TOM is to challenge your mind. I would be willing to do it again but maybe with another group.  I think I bring a good acting role to our play/ skit.

T.O.M-Harry W

The greatest challenge for our group would have to be distractions and we nearly fell behind but we managed to complete our script (surprise,surprise). On Saturday I think we should do quite well as our script is quite funny but it will be hard to not be silly about it. Our strengths would have to be our ability to change scenes quickly and speak clearly but I think that in some instances we should slow down the scene change. I think that the judges will be looking for good acting and always facing the audience and speaking clearly which shouldn't be to much of a problem for us. I think that the point of T.O.M is to improve cooperation skills and thinking skills. I'm not sure if I'll do it again as I haven't performed in front of the judges yet but it has still been a great experience.

T.O.M. JD

I think I'm looking forward to TOM. Our biggest problem as a group is probably not arguing during the spontaneous challenge. I reckon the point of TOM is to get people excited about problem solving and stuff. I'd definitely do it again, but I would change the rule about making props yourself out of allowable materials if I could.

T.O.M. - Mr T

Good morning boys.  In two days time you will be delivering your Long Term Challenge and Spontaneous Challenge for Tournament of Minds.  Over the last couple of days I have seen all four groups perform in our '3X3' box and I have been impressed by the scripts and collaboration that has led you to that point. What has been the greatest challenge for your T.O.M. group?   How well do you expect to do on Saturday? What are your group's strengths?  What do you think the judges are actually looking for?  What do you think the point of T.O.M. is?  Would you be willing to do it again?  What rule(s) would you change?  What do you think you 'bring to the table' for this competition?  

Art week -Noah

I found art week very enjoyable. Printmaking was fun and I wish I could do it on two years time but sadly I won't be here :(. I think we should drop production and and science fair and do art week every year.

Art Week - Jin

Art week was amazing. I was in the canvas abstract nature painting group with Mr Jorna. I enjoyed working with Josh McCardle because we were working on similar paintings and we could share ideas. In my abstract painting, I drew a section of a rock-hopper penguin.

Art Week - Henry C

I really enjoyed Art Week because of my teacher, fellow classmates and mainly the art. I enjoyed painting on canvas and using pastel to get a cool effect over the top of the paint. If I could change activities I would definitely not change except for maybe stop motion film. I really want to do another Art Week while I am at Wellesley do it again.

Art week - Matthew

I enjoyed working with Oliver F. , he was funny and nice. I did enjoy the "mix and mingle idea" but I could imagine how it could be a pain and my poiny was reinforced when. Harry C. Said his group was purely composed of juniors and that it got annoying. I learnt how to blend colours with my finger and draw personifications of trees with charcoal - Mr. Brown. The topic of Nature as nour teacher is intersesting and lead to some sustained conversations during Art. I will be making an effort to go to the exhibition. I can imagine a life as a full time artist.

Art Week Hugh

Canvis painting, it was awesome!! Probably Henry because I did all my work with him while I was painting.  Yes it was cool to mix and mingle because juniors are sooo cool! Not really, it kind of looks like a year three's work!! It's all right but I would of preferred to paint something else! Probably yes and no I can't! Lol

Art Week - Callum H

I was supposed to be in the stop motion film group with Mr Hampton but because was away I did the bird song art. I really enjoyed because I did a lot with younger boys. And the techers were really good.

Art week Nicholas

This years art week was really good, I did the spider webs. It was my third choice but I didn't really care because it turned out really well. The string was really hard to put on. The art will look nice when I is on display.

Nicholas

Art Week - Marcus

I did photography and it was really fun because I am relitavely good at it and there is no stress of getting it done because all you have to do is take two good photos, one black and one white, print them on photographic paper and name them. Mr. G did the printing for us. Art week this year was fun and easy.

Art Week - HarryC

I have had a great time this week at art week. I have been doing aboriginal art with ms Garland and have had an awesome time. I took a while to decide what to paint but I'm please with my finished work. The aboriginal art was supposed to be done on umbrellas but I decided not to paint on umbrellas and ended up painting on canvas paper.

My painting consisted of one big black circle and three smaller circles they were all black. I then painted white and red dots all over the black circles. I then made an earthy colour mixed with water and then painted that an a background.

I was having a bit of trouble deciding what to do for a background so on the last day I went and worked in the art room with the artist who was staying with us, Ben Timmins. He helped a lot and gave me lots of tips for my work which was really helpful.

Overall I had a great time this week and if I had the chance to do it again I would definitly do it.

By Harry C

Art Week-Harry W

For art week I did the aboriginal art on umbrellas and I am pretty proud of what I accomplished. I thought that I was a little pushed for time as I tried to but a lot of detail into it. I did find it pretty fun but I'm not sure if I'll paint on an umbrella again! I did learn a lot of the aboriginal signs and symbols and I thought that they were quite interesting and I definitely hope to use them again in another artwork. I think that it was quite fun to work with the younger kids and help them.

Overall I think that artwork was fun and I would love to do it again.

Art Week-JD

During art week I made abstract nature paintings on canvas. During art week I learnt that there are a lot more things nature teachers us than I thought.

I reckon it would be fun being a full time artist, but I can't see many people buying my paintings! Being an artist would mean you could work whenever you want, paint whatever you want, and it would be more fun than most other jobs (apart from driving a truck!).

Art Week - Louis

For Art Week I made a spider web. Making it was fun, as we had to do a series of tasks to finish it. Things like these can almost never be done at home, as in our house, we never have the correct materials to make things like that, so it was fun to actually make something for once. Working with random people from different classes probably made things a bit more difficult, as the younger boys constantly needed help and we weren't able to our own work until they were started off.

Im not particularly proud of my work, as it seems like quite an easy thing to do, and if I had more time, I would've been able to make it better. The items we used to make spider webs were quite frustrating at times because every time you try to hammer the nail you will either succeed, or you don't. When you do, its all fine, but on that chance that you either hit the nail wrong or you miss, it can be a nightmare. If you don't hit it right, it may bend and you must take the nail out and retry, but if you miss the nail completly, your hand may hurt for the next ten minutes...

I don't like the topic 'Nature is our Teacher' because, it seems a very cheesy topic. I read the WNBs, and almost all of them were on the same, cheesy thing. Honestly I think we should get a better theme next time. Even so, it brought some good ideas, and it was worth it. I don't know about the art exibition in two weeks, so it is likely I won't go because of this. It would be risky trying to be a full time artist, because you are either a complete success, the opposite of that.

Art Week - Callum B

My Artweek activity was pastel and poetry with Mr. Blanford. It was fun and I really enjoyed conveying a line of poetry through my work. I think that is great having boys of all classes and years in the same class for a few days. You get to know boys you wouldn't normally work with.

I also think that the topic 'nature as our teacher' is a good topic, as it opens your eyes to the sheer beauty and strength of nature, as well as teaching you about how nature is our teacher, and how we should learn from it.

I learnt a lot of different techniques to use with pastel, and I am looking forward to the Artweek exhibition. It was really awesome being able to do three days mainly on art, as I really enjoy art. 

I could definitely imagine life as a full time artist (mainly because my mum is one!) but to be honest, I don't think you'd get much money off just selling art. However, I think if you wanted to become a professional artist you'd definitely need to get a degree in marketing so you could set up decent exhibitions, and put yourself out there. I have met other artists that do not have a clue about marketing, and they really struggle selling art.

To be honest I would rather be a 'Llama Ffama' (llama farmer).

So anyway, Artweek has been awesome and I am looking forward to the exhibition.

By Callum B

Art Week - Campbell

For the past three days I have been working through the interesting topic of Photography.  We learnt how to use light to our advantage. With this thought in mind we were sent out into the bush to take some photos.

I am really pleased with the photos I took.   I thought the hardest part was choosing the photos to put up on display for art week.

I had a great time this art week and I really enjoyed doing something different, it was a new experience taking photos rather than using pastels, building, drawing or painting.

Art week Rob

I had a lot of fun in art week this week. This week i made spider webs and it was very complicated. I enjoyed working with my friend louis. The juniors needed a lot of constant attention. Yes I did enjoy the mix and mingle I thought we mingled really well. Yes I am very proud of my spiderweb. I would be happy to do another spiderweb if I could. I learnt how to tie one piece of wool or string onto another piece. It is called a reef knot. I also learnt how to tie a piece of wool onto a nail securely. I probably will be going to art night but I don't think i could be a full time artist.

Thank you

Art Week - Ben

Overall, I think that art week is a great idea. It helps the older kids bond with the little kids and it lets you be creative with art. I thoroughly enjoyed art week because of the work we did. I will probably go to the exhibition because it gives me a chance to let me see what the rest of the school is doing.

To be honest, a job as a full time artist doesn't really appeal to me because you have enjoy it a lot, you have a lot of pressure to make new paintings and  you have to be amazing for you to make any money.

Art Week- Luke E

 I loved Art Week this week. I did print-making and am proud of the final result.  I learnt much about carving, ink, and general print-making. I Also learned about how Cars 2 is  a great movie!!! That's because we watched Cars 2 yesterday after finishing our work. Another thing  I learnt is that  I got along pretty well with the boys from the other classes.  I love Art and if  I had 9 lives,  I might devote one to Art. But since  I only have one,  I will continue to draw but  I won't become an artist.

Week of art- george

Art week has been really fun for me. I was in the banners group with Ms Familton. I enjoyed the spread of juniors and seniors as we got to help the little ones with making their banners and writing about them. This is what I wrote about mine...

The Ravens Flight
My artwork is inspired by the now extinct New Zealand raven (Corvus Antipodes). It shows a New Zealand raven preparing to take flight, possibly the last one. Above there are three ravens already flying on an endless journey to safety from war. They symbolise seeking refuge from war and death. At the top a raven stands spread-eagled with two spears aimed at it, symbolising that the ravens are now extinct. By George Lethbridge

See if you can guess what mine is. Comment to give your thoughts

Art Week - Mr T

Good morning boys - our official art week has finished.  As you know the whole school comes together to share resources, ideas, spaces, year groups, parents, teachers, and a common theme every two years so you can create your piece of art.  I particularly enjoyed working with a group of boys to make spider webs. What did you create?  Who did you enjoy working with?  Did you enjoy the 'mix and mingle' idea of being with boys from different classes and different year groups?  Are you proud of your piece?  What was the single most important thing you learnt about your medium?  What are your thoughts on our topic of "nature as our teacher"?  Will you be going to the art week exhibition two weeks from now? Can you imagine life as a full time artist?