Hi Destiny.
You have been a quiet, but involved member of our talent development group this term.  Your enjoyment of the solids, liquids and gases experiments was clear to see!  You were able to follow the format for the scientific report with ease and complete one for each experiment.  I have noticed a increase in your confidence when speaking in front of others for our debating sessions.  I look forward to another busy year with you next year!
Katie

Physics

Today Anna and I did the independent physics task.  Our hypothesis wasn't correct because we guessed that the tennis ball would roll faster on the wooden walk-way. The tennis ball rolled on the concrete the quickest. The times were: carpet time: 2.85 seconds, wooden walk-way time: 2.65 seconds and finally the concrete time: 2.35 seconds. So as you can see our hypothesis wasn't correct.  We believe that the concrete was smoother than the wooden walk-way, and this is why we got the results we did.  The concrete had less friction to slow the tennis ball down than the wooden walk-way.

Cartooning

Today I did CARTOONING with the one the only KERRY!  Today I did one member of the 2011 winning R.W.C team the N. Z ALL BLACKS which was BRAD THORNE! Anyway as I was saying we all had to draw a cartoon or photo image of an All Black player of a All Black coach. I am so sorry that I don't have a picture but I didn't draw the picture on the computer I drew the picture in my work book. Any way I had an AMAZING ten minutes drawing so all I have left to say is : Why don't you give cartooning a try I'm sure you'll be amazed at what you will see. :)

Debating

Today we did debating with Alana as a workshop. There are two teams. One team would be the affirmative team and the other a negative team. I was on the affirmative team. Today we had to debate on saying yes man kind is good or no man kind is bad. The negative team won because they had talked to each other and thought about what they were going to say and thought carefully, were as my group just put there ideas down without talking to each others.
BUT THAT WAS FUN!!!

FIRST DAY BACK !!!

HOORAY!!!! Today was my First day back at Enrich for Term 4. I am very excited to be back. The ONLY sad thing is this Term is very VERY busy. This Term I have a lot of things on my back that do not have ANYTHING to do with Enrich. There is a happy and very funny story about what has happen today. Today I have chosen my new talent development subject which is science. That was the happy part of the story, the funny part of the story is for the THIRD time Katie is my teacher. HOW WEIRD IS THAT? So any way I'm glad to be back and I hope that you are too.

Hi Destiny.
You had a productive writing session on Wednesday.  It was great to see you putting a plan in place to complete your recording this week, so that you can focus on your illustrations next week.  You are making good use of your time and are on track to complete your podcast in time for the MADE Awards.  Keep up the great work.
Katie.

Today's chess game

Today I challenge Hannah to a game of chess. Oh did I tell you that we were using a chess clock. Anyway as we started off I was doing great then I thought to myself  "What if  Hannah puts her head IN the game. Would she be able to bet me"? after I had thought that to myself we were half way through the game when I had looked at the chess clock and said... YES!!!  Hannah's time had run out and I had won.

Today's chess game

Today Anna challenge me to a game of chess. As we started off Anna had a high chance of winning. We were three quarters through the game I was able to bring out my Rook. (The one that look's like a castle).
That's when  the game turned around for me. But the sad thing was Darryn said that we had to pack up for Talent development. I was shivering with fear. who had won by points? Just after I had said that to myself  Darryn came over and said. "Okay now let's see who has won this game." "Well Destiny you have won this game. Congratulations " Then I said YES!!! So if you want learn how to play chess go to www.chesskids.co.nz this website teaches you how to play chess.

Hi Destiny.
It was great to see you so focussed and interested during our writing session today.  You have taken on board the different aspects of story writing that we discussed today and used this as extra motivation to continue.  It was great to see you making adjustments to your writing today to make it clearer and easier to understand.  Keep up the great work.
Katie.

The Enrich Enviroment

• Here at Enrich we have an absolutely AMAZING environment with absolutely amazing staff and equipment. Here at Enrich we have the finest equipment. We have laptops, computers, art equipment, interactive-whiteboards, cameras, dinoscopes and this term we have just received 10 I-Pad 2's. Today in talent development my partner Hannah couldn't be here so I had to do today's work by myself. Anyway, today I have deleted our story and have made the story into a script and have done very well. So all I have to do is finish the script and print it out for Katie (our teacher). I have taken a copy home to jot down any other ideas that might come to me.

My Term Three Goal

This term at Enrich, we have had a change in the way we are going to do things.  We are going to work in our Talent Development groups from 9.30am - lunchtime each day.  In the afternoon, we have workshops that we have to attend, and "picks" that we have to chose from, as well as a before 9am task.  We need to get all of these compulsory and choice tasks completed and signed off by one of our teachers.  The workshops and "picks" change every 2 weeks.  This term my goals are to work well with others in my talent development group. I am going to help others as well as getting my own work completed.

This Terms Talent Development

This term I'm in the writing talent development. In this talent development group we are writing group we are going to enter the NZ made story awards. Katie is my teacher in this talent development  as well as the past term. In this talent development group Hannah and I are writing a story about two sister and are both ten years old and come home and have a big supperise for everyone so they go to the park and take their brother as well, but I can't tell you all of it or your be here for a good half an hour for me to tell you the rest.  So now you what I going to be doing for the term.

This Terms Talent Development

This term I'm in the writing talent development group. In this talent development group we are going to enter the NZ MADE Awards. Katie is my teacher for this talent development as well as the past term. In this talent development group Hannah and I are writing a story about two sisters who are both ten years old and come home and have a big supperise for everyone. They go to the park and take their brother as well to celebrate, but I can't tell you all of it or you would be here for a good half an hour for me to tell you the rest.  So now you know what I going to be doing for the term.

Teacher comment

Destiny you certainly embraced the chance to be creative in your art talent development this term, and your mosaic looks amazing. You have also worked well on your own and in a range of groups with other students. You have been very interested in the ‘affective domain’ and in learning about what it means to be gifted and you have been managing your time effectively to make the most of the opportunities Enrich provides.
Darryn

Profiling

At Enrich all the students get the chance to say what they think of them selves & how they think & how they act. Here at Enrich we do Profiling about all those things I said earlier. You might say how do you do profiling? Well profiling goes like this, we work through a sheet full of gifted personality types, and we highlight the ones that match our own personality.


Profiling is fun & gives students a chance to think about what they think about them selves as learners. 

Weekly Game

Every week here at Enrich at the start of the day there is a co-operative game.  At the start of the day the teacher will choose two people to organise a game.  The game has to go for 10-15 minutes.  The people in charge of the game have to explain to the rest of the class how to play.  Some of my favourite games have been Captains Coming, Capture the Cone, and Bandage Tag.

You should try it at your school and see how it goes.

chess

Every Wednesday I go to Enrich.  During the day, we are expected to play at least one game of chess.  You are allowed to challenge someone or be challenged by someone else.  There is also a chess leader-board for each gifted class.  At the moment, I am sitting 18th place out of 38 children.  Chess is a great mind game.  I think it is something that everyone should learn as it helps with quick thinking and using strategies.  


So try it out and post me back and tell me how it went.

Rebuses

At the end of each day at Enrich, all the kids go down to the mat and up on the board are some rebuses.  What are rebuses?  Rebuses can be words or numbers and pictures of things arranged in a particular way.  You have to try to unscramble or arrange them so they make sense - they are usually a well known saying or phrase.  Some people might say to themselves what does guessing muddled up words and other things have to do with your learning, being gifted, being talented and also have the chance to go to a magnificent place once a week?  It is a motivation for me because this is my first year at Enrich and it's a brain challenge.  It's teaching me to think of lots of possible answers, to think outside the square, to look deeper and to look beyond what I first see.  Rebuses are very cool and are a great way to test your thinking.


Here is an example...

mice

mice

mice

Post a comment if you think you know the answer!

What I think being gifted & talented means

I  think that being gifted & talented means that you don't need to be scared to show off your talent. It also means to me it okay to be different to everyone & learn or to jump up with the answer in your head. I also think that being different  means you can't let others use you as an answer machine so they  can cheat on their tests. When I'm at Enrich I feel like I'm not any ones chew toy & I don't need to give anyone the answers. Maybe that's because I don't know all the answers.     

Mosaic Arts

Mosaic Arts is a type of art that ancient people used to decorate their house. Mosaic arts can also be used as a photo frame, it could be used as a center piece for your table, it could be used as a piece of art for an art gallery and it can be used for so much more. Mosaics are magnificent pieces of art they have so much history and are fun to make. Because I love mosaics so much I am going to make a practice one and then I am going to make a big one with Emma, Chloe, Hannah, Katie (our teacher helping us do the mosaics) and last but not least Stephen.

I am very special

I am a very special person. At school people asked me a lot of questions, maths questions actually. I was called a lot of maths names. One day my class and I were walking down the hallway to the classroom when suddenly the school principal, Mrs Baird came walking down the hallway in a very happy mood.
Mrs Baird said "Destiny can you come here for a second please?"
I said to myself okay, very weirdly then out loud I said "Yes Mrs Baird".
Then I walked up to her and she said " Would you like to go to Enrich?"
I said " I would love to''
She said "Great''
I went through a lot of tests and workshops, then one year later I received the privilege to be able to go to Enrich every Wednesday.
Now I don't want to leave this WONDERFUL place ever because it is amazing!!! It is the most talented place I have ever been.

Why am I gifted and talented?

Hi there my name is Destiny and I am ten today! 
I'm learning why I come to this special school and why I'm so special &gifted. 
Special and gifted kids like me go to Enrich.  Enrich teaches me about my strengths and my weaknesses. Some people might say what does Enrich have to offer? Well Enrich has a lot of things like the four corner stones which are mental edge, concept curriculum, affective domain and passion projects. Mental Edge is training your brain and getting it working - we have games, P4C and play chess to develop these skills amongst other things. Concept Curriculum this year is Interactions. This is our overall idea or theme for learning for the year. Affective Domain is learning about others and also your own giftedness and talents. Passion Projects are where you can learn about something that interests you. I am new this year so have not done this yet but I think it sounds interesting. The teachers are the terrific Alana, the delightful Sarah and last but not less the amazing Darryn.

Enrich

Hi I'm Destiny & I am one of the many talented kids that go to Enrich. 
Here at Enrich us kids always have a lot to do. We do a lot of things like Chess,  explore Multiple Intelligences, P4C, Internet searches and research and so much more. 
It's very exciting and busy but it's all worth it and it's fun.  
Personally I think Enrich is fun with a serious side.  

P4C

P4C is a discussion where we say what we think is better than the other. For  example if someone said would you choose  passion over hatred I would choose passion over hatred. I wouldn't  hate any one because I am a nice person and because I show more passion than hatred. So I said what I'd choose and why. Now you have an example of what P4C.

Interactions

I am Destiny and I go to Enrich. At Enrich we learn a lot about interactions. What has been so exciting so far was the field trip we went on.We went to three different places to see what kind of interactions we could find, that was really fun!  We went to town, a daycare centre and a walk around the estuary.