Chess with Zoe

Today at Enrich, I played chess with my friend Zoe Bennet. The first game was tough. I was white, and Zoe was black, which was annoying, because black is my lucky colour! It was a tie. The next game I was black [hurray!] and I won. See, I TOLD you black was my lucky colour! On the next game, I refused to be white, but Zoe made me. [Huh!] but I knew that black wasn't my lucky colour, and the game was all to do with strategy and skill. I wasn't really surprised, though, because chess is a tricky game, and it has nothing to do with what colour you are, but how good you are at chess, and how well you can think ahead to the next move.  

Hi Isabella.
You had a very productive writing session today.  Writing is certainly something that you are passionate about.  You have such enthusiasm and drive and it is great to see you making the most of each session.  You are using a lot of descriptive language within your story, which is going to help to keep your readers engaged.  Keep up the great effort.
Katie.

S.C.A.M.P.E.R

Today at Enrich my friend Zoe Bennet and I did S.C.A.M.P.E.R. It is a thing where you pick an object, for example a piece of Lego. There are seven things you need to do - 1. Substitute 2. Customize 3. Adapt 4. Modify/Magnify 5. Put to another use 6. Eliminate and 7. Reverse/Rearrange. Our object was a soft-toy version of a Lego-Man. S.C.A.M.P.E.R was very fun, and it gave me a challenge 1. to find out what the words meant 2. To find things that were appropriate for that object - imagine rearranging a piece of Lego!

The MADE awards

Today is the second week back at Enrich! Fun, fun, fun! This week, in my NEW talent development group, writing, we are going to start our stories for the MADE awards, a national competition, for all ages. I can't wait! It's going to be so much fun! Also, a lot of things have changed. Instead of our Must-Do-Can-Do sheets being on the computer, they are new ones stuck into our books. This is because on the computer, they got mucked up with saving problems. In the writing talent development, I reckon I'm going to have so much fun!

Teacher Comment

Isabella

You have had a successful term at Enrich.  Your time management is excellent - you track your learning on your Must Do / Can Do sheet each week, which reflects how well your prioritise your time and what needs to be done.  You pursue your areas of passion - particularly writing.  I have enjoyed all the pieces of writing you have sent to me during the term.  You write detailed accounts of your day at Enrich for your blog, which are always interesting to read.  Keep up your positive attitude and high energy for new learning.  Term 3 is going to be another busy term.  Well done Isabella.

Katie.