Class pet!?!

In our class we got given $150 ( not real money ) to " spend " on a class pet. Me and my group  chose a goldfish to " spend " our fake money. the total that our goldfish spending came to was $109. 

I was hoping to spend it on a dog but sadly it was to mach. Hopefully we can get a real class pet soon.

Letter Writing

In my class we have been writing to letter to a teacher about why we think we should or should not have fitness. I have chosen that we should not have fitness. in my letter you will see why i have chosen to not have fitness as I have put in three reasons of why I think we should stop fitness.

                                                                                                                          Izzy

                                                                                                            Year 8 student

                                                                                                       Hornby High School

                                                                                              Christchurch 8042 NZ

Mr Mitchell

Year 7 Teacher and Dean

Hornby High School

Christchurch, New Zealand

Dear Mr Mitchell

I’m Izzy from 8Bh, I’m writing to you about my reasons to not having fitness. I’m not here to offend you on your idea about having fitness just to share my opinion. I feel as though fitness should stop or should be optional. I do not hate fitness but I don’t love it either. I know lots of kids do not like fitness but this is my input on the fitness or no fitness debate.

Here are a couple of my concerns

• It is a hassle to get changed in and out of our P.E gear.
• Some kids might not have eaten.
• It takes up learning time.

It is a hassle to get changed.I feel like having to get in and out of P.E gear is just a hassle. Especially if they have P.E last period that means they have to get changed twice. Also not everyone has full gear or any gear at all and that can cause them to get told off even if it isn’t their fault and they can’t get a note.

Some kids might not have had breakfast.Some kids may not have gotten the chance to get any food in the morning which can lead to a lack of energy when doing fitness and that can cause for them to be called on if it looks like they aren’t trying even tho they are doing their best. Most of the time you are not allowed to sit of the side for a breather or to just have a break.

It can take up our learning time. I know we only do fitness for 15 - 30 minutes but that is a lot of time to be missing out on. I know that some teachers say that coming in after fitness your brain should have more energy to just get started but when people come in from fitness they are very silly and acting up and that can create a lot of distraction in the class for everyone else.

Yours Sincerely

Izzy

Please feel free to leave any comments about my work or any suggestions of what I could do different.

Thanks

Izzy

Paperboy

I think that vince Vawter wrote this because he is the main  character and he had or still has a stuttering problem and this book was his way of sharing his childhood stuttering struggle.

If I got to ask Vince Vawter I would ask him...

Who was your inspiration to write this book??

If you could say anything to your younger self what would you say?? 

Writing.

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