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PREPARATION FOR HIGH SCHOOL NEWS May 2007
Hello to all concerned with the Preparation for High School students from everyone at Maewill!
Apart from all the fun, there was a mixture of
sadness and happiness when Aimee left us for
adventure in the U.S and when a former student,
Tathiana replaced her as receptionist.
ACTIVITIES It was my first time to play Ten-Pin Bowling at Dee Why. But it was so exciting and fun. When I got there, we had to change shoes, because the floor is smooth. At first, you need to find the ball size for you, then you can choose 2 balls to play. When you play it, you need to adjust your step. You must take 3 steps, then you can throw the ball. You must throw it hard, because sometimes you can not roll them. When you begin to throw the ball, you need to bow, then you can throw it. If you have not played Ten-Pin bowling, you should have a try. It is amazing and funny.
When I found out my poem won first prize, I was so happy. I didn’t believe it. At once, I called my mother to tell her this news. She was so happy that she cried. That evening my parents told me they’re proud of me. This is the first time I heard that. This prize will encourage me to improve my English. I believe my English will get better and better.
On 31st May, we had a Mega Party. Students and teachers must wear
fancy dress during the day. The school was decorated fantastically, many beautiful balloons on the roof, and many coloured lights. We ate pizza, sang songs and danced. My class sang the song “As long as you love me”.
Last Friday we played soccer. I was in a team with Amir and Deborah! Our team always wins. This is not a joke. After I play soccer, I am so tired. I think I need more time to play soccer. I am very happy. I enjoy this game.
Craft Class
The Friday activity usually involves leaving Maewill but not this week. Katy and Andrea prepared a craft class for the students and after a couple of hours of hard work we finished our masterpieces. Jana played the piano while she painted; Renata and Leticia are thinking about opening a craft shop together - good idea!
CURRICULUM
This month we have studied the Renaissance, native peoples, Oliver Twist and are currently working on an assignment about the Australian Gold Rush. In between all this we still had time to learn 4 songs to sing at the Maewill Mega Party. Michael sang a solo and Kitty and Ellen a duet - very nice. Good bye to Qiang and Frost, and good luck at High School.
High School Tutoring
Tutoring Eric and Ray has been a very rewarding experience for me as a teacher. They came to me during their first week of high school, very distressed about a number of difficult assignments they had due. Ray was struggling with his music and business assignments and Eric was unsure how to write his physics paper. We sat down together and went through the assignment questions in detail and worked out what had to be done. We learned about the Harvard Referencing System and also how to research from a number of different sources like scientific journals, the internet and books. The most difficult thing they have had to learn has been paraphrasing, putting other writer's idea into their own words. Ray put together a presentation and a performance piece for his music assignment. He went so well in his performance that he was asked to join the school orchestra! Eric worked very hard on his physics assignment and I have no doubt he'll do well when he gets his results. Good luck at high school boys. We wish you all the best.
We read different novels every two weeks. We have read Dracula and Oliver Twist recently.
Every week we do the Friday test. It's very interesting because when we are writing we also checking our learning and memory. Some people
complete it very quickly but some of them need more time to finish test. When we are writing we are thinking and trying to remember some grammar or vocabulary as well. And it helps us to know if we understand the theme or not. In my opinion Friday's test is the best thing to check our learning.
In my country, I think pop music is
the most important. Second is national music.
The history of Christianity.
My country has a lot of important events, and I think the anti-Japanese war is a really important event. During the second word war, the Japanese wanted more power
and they wanted more territory so they became aggressive towards China. At first the Chinese government didn’t realize what the Japanese were doing because they wanted to keep more power against the Communists, another political
party in China. But things got worse, the Japanese people began to kill a lot of Chinese people, they invaded our land. In 1937, the anti-Japanese war broke out. The national party and the Communist Party decided to stop fighting each other and combine together against the Japanese.
PERSONAL When I arrived in Sydney, Australia I was excited and surprised. Because before I thought Sydney is a fast city but it's a very relaxing and slow city. But Australia is a beautiful and amazing country. Before I had never seen Aboriginal people but last week I went to the city and saw them, it was fantastic. I am enjoying staying in Australia. It's a wonderful country.
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