Term 1 and 2 Reflection sheet

WOO HOO the reflection sheet is done. Then Darryn calls me own to the mat and says the reflection sheet doesn't contain enough information, my mouth dropped on the outside. I was calm but on the inside I was saying "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO" I just got out then he pulled me back in. So I proceeded to the mat with a laptop in my grasp. Then when I got down to the mat it wasn't that bad then I started working REAL hard. I just kept thinking after this it's all over. Then when I  had finished it  I tried to send it to Darryn then the unbelievable happened!!! My mail STOPPED WORKING, then it came up with a notice saying that is was logged in somewhere else so just as I started my hunt the music sounded it is just clearly not my day. I learnt that you should just do what you can fast.

Pic Collage

This week it is Gifted awareness week for those of you who didn't know that. Last week I used an app called Live Sketch. This week I was shown an app by Darryn which I used in his i-Pad workshop today. The app is called PIC COLLAGE. You can find images from the web and put then in the document and you can choose different backgrounds. You can also add text, so its like making a real life collage, but on technology. I made some pages for my book. When I was in the middle of my collage Darryn came over to me and said that we could make it into a physical book and send it out to some of the schools that participate in ENRICH. That got me excited and I mean really excited! But now I have a lot of work to do to make my book presentable, but I am willing to do it.

Drawing on Live Sketch

Have you ever drawn on a computer? It's a lot harder than you think. But on the i-Pad there is an app called LIVE SKETCH. It is an app were if you draw two lines close to each other they connect like a spider web. I used it for most of my passion time.  It was the cat in my story that I worked on. It was really hard to colour in because of the effect. I had to find a lot of pictures to draw at the start it was easy, then it got harder as I added more detail. We had to use a special pen with a soft tip to make thicker lines.

It's not finished

If you don't know about my story read my other posts.

PASSION FLIP CHART

Today for PASSION TIME I made a flip chart for my illustrations and story board. I planned out my title and some visual things like the cat and I  didn't use my real drawings.  I had to draw a different one on the computer. Trust me drawing on the computer is alot harder than it sounds, you have to get the right position and everything. But aside from the negatives lets focus on the positives. I made a very successful slideshow about my story.  It took a lot of time but it was worth it.

The Dark Pit

Today I went to an affective workshop about THE PIT. The pit is a mental state when you feel that you have got into a place where it depresses you and could take years to get out of it.  This could be for any number of reasons but the key is, if you find yourself in this situation, You CAN get out of the pit using a number of strategies. 1.Telling someone about your problem 2. Laughter  and many more. But there are also feelings that can get you into the pit like 1. Anger 2. Sadness 3. Depression etc etc. The pit is not a place you want to be because you could make many people around you sad and angry. WARNING TRY TO STAY AWAY FROM THE PIT.

Busy day in the land of Enrich

Today at the adventure of ENRICH we did extraordinary things like....... passion projects, chess etc etc.  Now for an inside on all of the above.

Firstly for passion time I finally got onto drawing the cat - that was a big challenge. All of the detail for the right image....finally I got it, but then I figured out I had to find a lot of poses.

Also in the middle of passion time I had to go over to the performers and play guitar for a piece I had been learning - the solo of Don't Stop Me Now by Queen. Then even earlier in the day I played chess vs Callum. I had high hopes for the game but it had a stalemate so nobody was the victor. So my place on the leaderboard still stands. So that is nearly the end of a exciting and packed day at Enrich.

First Day for term 2

Back at Enrich for yet another term. But at least it's a place you want to come back too. Today we put up a chart showing the new student led workshops. But we can actually choose what to go too- it's like a free choice class that people can come to if they want and it is run by other students. 

I also got a reply from a expert writer and he told me where to go next with my book (which by the way is coming along nicely) He told me that it sounds great and to keep going and also look on the Internet to help me with further instructions. I bet your wondering who the author was well it was GAVIN BISHOP. You should know my book the one with pukeko's and the New Zealand take on the story of the Three Little Pigs.

Also on the chess leader board I am now in 3rd place and am not certain I am going to get in the chess tournament but I have high hopes.