Adventure Week: Outdoor Experience

My class had an outdoor week at the end of the year. There were a lot of activities to do and you got to choose them.

My favourite part of the week was when I did ice skating. It was my first time ice skating so I was really scared but I had a lot of friends who had been ice skating before. Out of the whole group of people from our school that went, I had the biggest feet. When we finally got on the ice I held close on the railing that went around the whole ring. A few times around the ring I let go of the railing and only used it to keep me steady. My friend Aaliya who has been ice skating scene she was four years old, helped me out most of the time. We had a break and Aaliya brought a coke and we shared it. I only fell over once but it was right next to the railing so I only fell on one knee. When we were about to leave Sharon let us go around one more time. At the end my friend Bluebell fell over and it looked really painful. Then we left and went back to school and I made a word find.      

How I Fitted In At the Start Of The Year

Well at the start of the year I was kind of scared and shy but throughout the year I started to open up. Getting used to the class was hard at first with all these new people that I don’t know but then I started to pretty cozy. Working in such I load class can be overwhelming sometimes but I got used to all of the noise. There have been ups and downs through the year and I think that all of that has really helped me improve in how I can make things better. At the start of the year it was kind of confusing and now when I walk in class I know exactly how the day goes.

How Tech Has Been This Year

Tech has been a really fun activity this year. Learning, making, doing new things has been so fun with all of the teachers at tech. I have learnt how to sew and how to hammer a nail, which are just a few things I never thought I would be doing because I really thought that sewing were just for boring people but it's actually really fun. I had lots of laughs with my friends and most of that was definitely in cooking. It was probably because im clumsy and always make a mess. But I'm actually really good at cooking. It was very yummy cooking.

Curricular Activities I've Done This Year

I’ve only done two curricular activities this year. The first one is band, which I do every Tuesday at 2:00pm. Band has improved my singing a lot and made me sing things that I wouldn't normally do. I think that doing band has really helped me boost up my confidence. I also did choir for the 80th music festival. To be honest I didn't really enjoy it, all of the girls in the group were out of tune and couldn’t sing the high notes. Not to mention that they totally disrespected me all the time but I have to say the performance was amazing and turned at great.

Dance

Dance

Dance 1- Flamenco From Spain

Flamenco is a famous dance form that originated in Spain. Jaleo (dance) is accompanied by tongue (guitar playing), cante (singing), pitos (finger snapping), and palmas (hand clapping). Flamenco is closely linked to the Romani people in Spain, and its style is distinctly Andalusian. The art form is currently taught in many countries worldwide but is most popular in the US and Japan. In the latter country, Flamenco schools outnumber those in Spain.

The art form developed over several centuries from Gypsy, Moorish, Andalusian, and other roots. Flamenco music and dance became popular in the early 19th century as café entertainment. The baile grande, especially, is believed to retain elements of the dance of India, where the Gypsies originated.

Dance 2- Latin Dance From Mexico

Latin dance originated in the traditional dances of indigenous cultures of Mexico, South America, Central America and the Caribbean. Like many cultures around the world, dance was essential in communal ritual life. They were performed during rituals and festivals as a symbolic representation of cultural beliefs.

Latin dance is a general label, and a term in partner dance competition jargon. It refers to types of ballroom dance and folk dance that (with few exceptions) originated in Latin America. The category of Latin dances in the international dancesport competitions consists of the cha-cha-cha, rumba, samba, paso doble, and also the jive of United States origin.

Dance 3- Samba From Brazil.

Samba is a style of dance and music from Brazil. It developed from a complex mix of influences including West African slaves brought to Bahia, a region in Brazil, by Portuguese traders. The dance and drumming customs of these enslaved people eventually developed into samba. Through the 17th and 18th centuries, the music and dance survived in private celebrations held by slaves and former slaves in Bahia. In the mid-19th century, Brazil abolished slavery and descendants of the slaves moved south to Rio de Janeiro. They settled in the favelas, or poorer neighborhoods on the hills surrounding the city. They continued dancing to percussive music and developed samba out of a mix of styles, including Brazilian maxixe, a dance similar to tango. In 1914, the first phonograph recording of samba music brought wider recognition, and samba grew in popularity.

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My Highlight Of This Year

The ballet has been one of my highlights of this year. A group of us went to Hansel and gretel, ballet and it was amazing! It was my most favourite part of the year. At the start when they were introducing the characters, the sandman comes on stage and throws glitter up in the air and Bluebell and I say at the exact same time “HE’S MY FAVOURITE CHARACTER!” The people there said we could cheer and shout at anytime. So everytime the sandman came on stage Bluebell and I would clap really loud and shout his name and everyone around us kept staring at us, except for the rest of the class they already were used to our weirdness. At the end of the show when we were on the drive back to school we saw the dancers from the show outside walking and we waved to them and they waved back.