Tuesday 14 November 2017

Poem Recital - Congratulations Dante for Winning the Finals (Years 1-3)

Ni Hao, 
Last Term everyone in our class had to choose a Poem that they enjoyed for the Year 1-3 Poem Competition. It was a very scary experience so our teacher prepared us by sharing the Marking Criteria and with a lot of practise. We even had our parents help us at home. Miss Manuele gave us the opportunity to  say it in front of the class if we were brave, which we all did eventually...before the actual class competition. Check out the criteria below along with our video of us giving it a go!

Poem Speech Criteria
1. Volume
(Speaks at an appropriate volume)
Loud    Audible   Soft    Wavers
1    2   3
2. Pace
(Speaks at a suitable speed)
Flows         Fast          Slow
1    2   3
3. Clarity
(Uses a clear voice)
Clear      Slight Slur      Stutter
1    2   3
4. Pause  (Pauses for effect and emphasis is placed on certain words)
Dramatic    Breathy     None
1    2   3
5. Voice Expression (Speaks using an interesting voice)
Lots         Some          None
1    2   3
6. Eye Contact
(Makes eye contact with audience)
Lots       Some     Looks down
  
1    2   3
7. Facial Expression
(Feeling, mood)
Animated     Blank     Tense
1    2   3
8. Gestures
(Hand moves for feeling, actions)
Too much   Effective    Little
1    2   3
9. Stance
(Correct posture, doesn’t fidget)
Firm        Fidgets      Moving
1    2   3
10. Poem Choice
Excellent      Great       Good      
1    2   3
Total Score

Comments

From our class competition we had to choose 3 winners to go through to the Semi-Finals. They were Dante (Little Bo-Peep), Joshan (Jack and Jill), Evelynn (I'm a little Teapot). 

At the Fledglings Team Competition Dante Neilson Won and went through to the Finals along with Evelynn who came second. We were extremely excited when Dante was announced the winner of the Poem Recital for the Years 1-3 Poem Recital Competition. 

Congratulations to ALL the students who took part and a HUGE PAKIPAKI to Dante Neilson who represented our class and WON! You totally deserved it! 
Ka Rawe Dante!

WINNER of the Years 1-3 Poem Recital Competition 

Monday 13 November 2017

Swimming Time

Malo E Lelei

The Incredible Two's really love swimming. For some of us, it is our first time in the water. 

At our first lesson we had to build our confidence being in the water. These are a few photos of us revisiting our skills from Term 1:
1) Entering and exiting safely 
2) Building our confidence in the water.