The Wavy Lesson

Once there was a lady, this lady was an aunt, her name was Sadie,and she only had one niece and no nephews. Her niece's name was Emma. Sadie had a secret, she created the shape of waves! She made roaring waves that hardly anyone dared to go on, but then she made waves as peaceful as a sleeping baby for the toddlers and kids.

One day Emma was staying with her aunt. Sadie decided that it was time for Emma to find out her secret so that one day Emma could make waves too. Sadie shook Emma to wake her up then took her out in a boat as sparkling blue as the sea itself. On the boat there was a big thermometer. But the thermometer wasn't a normal thermometer. Its long stick dipped into the peaceful water and there was a lever to pull up and down. Sadie pulled the lever all the way to the top and instantly a storm raged around them, thunder growled, wind screamed, lightning flashed and the sea's icy fingers crept up the side of the boat. Then Sadie yanked it right to the bottom and suddenly the sun shone down, smiling, the gentle breeze tickled Emma`s hair and the waves softly wobbled from side to side like jelly.

" How about you have a go. " said Sadie. Emma tried to push the lever up but couldn't make it move a centimetre. She tried again, but still she had no luck. On the third time Emma pushed so hard that the lever came right off. Emma looked at her aunty, Sadie was so sad and tears like droplets of rain poured down her cheeks. Then Emma had an idea, she rushed into the cabin, grabbed a piece of rope as thick as her arm and ran back out. She pushed the rope into the thermometer and it dangled down, still inside the thermometer. Perfect thought Emma and she ran below deck. Below deck there was a tube where the thermometer should come through, but instead Emma pulled the rope through. When she got back upstairs Sadie looked extremely puzzled. Emma pulled the rope up and the weather turned terrible, then she tugged it down and the weather was once more peaceful. "Well done!" cried Sadie.

The thermometer's fixed and now it`s much easier for Emma to pull the lever and change the weather and sea. Emma and Sadie were as happy as a runner who just came first place in a race.

                           


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The Catch

Once upon a time there lived a little boy called Sora. He had to catch fish for his village. One day he was sitting at the edge of the pond, very bored, waiting for a tug at his fishing rod. As he felt a tremendous pull his eyes lit up with hope, then drooped with disappointment as he realised that the fish was hardly enough for one, let alone a whole village.

Sora heard a noise and grabbed his knife, he pushed the shiny leaves apart and saw a red fox with big ears and a white tummy and face. The fox was trapped and had a rope around it`s leg. The surprised boy advanced on the struggling fox with a fierce look in his eyes. He raised his knife and the fox cowered. Sora brought his knife down and through the rope. The fox growled at Sora, who was quite scared, ran back to where Sora had just been fishing and snatched the tiny fish out of his basket.

The fox took off and Sora followed as fast as he could. He hesitated before squeezing into a gap in a thorn bush after the fox. As they squeezed out again Sora caught his beige pants on a thorn and the fox started to jump up the cliff. He pulled his pants free then determinedly followed the fox up the cliff. A strong gust of wind came and Sora`s hat blew off. As Sora looked down he realised how high he was but bravely carried on.

When they reached the top the mist cleared and Sora squinted at the bright sun. The fox was right in front of him and tossed the little fish in to a humongous lake. Sora looked at the lake and stared in amazement at the size of the fish in it. The fox ran up to Sora with a stick in his mouth and Sora broke all the little bits off, got out his spare hook and string, tied it to the stick and flung his fishing rod into the gleaming water with the fox sitting beside him.

When Sora finished fishing he had a humongous fish under his arm and the fox had a smaller one in it`s mouth. They walked off together, Sora very pleased. After Sora had gone the fox turned into it`s true self, a spirit. Gold dust swirled into the air then faded and turned into the night sky.

Key competency goal reflection term two

KEY COMPETENCY 

MANAGING SELF

1. Keeping my writing tidy.

I don't think I have yet achieved this goal yet, but I have improved on it because when I write I want to put all my ideas down so my pencil flies across the page and I don't stop to think about how tidy it is.

2. To set high goals.

We haven't set any more goals in class but at home I set some goals and I think I set them at the right level.

Maths goal reflection term two

MATHS

1. To do grouping within 1000 FAST:

I have not yet achieved this goal because I haven't had a lot of practise at home or much time in class.

I can do five questions in 1 minute and 30 seconds. 

2. To subtract facts to 20 FAST:

I have achieved this goal because I have done some basic facts and I find them quite easy. I can do five questions in 13 seconds.

Reading goal reflection term two

READING 

To tune into interesting words and use them in my speaking and writing:

I have improved on this goal because I keep a word wall with interesting words on it and use the words in my writing and talking. Miss Cooper says that I have improved on this. My mum also noticed that I am using interesting words when I am talking to her. 

Writing goal reflection term two

WRITING

To use language features:

I have achieved this goal because I am now using language features all the time in my writing. Miss Cooper says that I use language features really well and I use them a lot.