http://hayleytai.learnerblogs.org Welcome to my blog - please leave a comment! Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:57:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en My new blog's address is http://hayleytai3.edublogs.org/. This is where all of my new posts and work will go. If I am on your blogroll, please change my link to this new address. http://hayleytai.learnerblogs.org/2008/06/20/my-new-blog/ I was getting ready for school this morning and I happened to glance at The New Zealand Herald newspaper on my way past the kitchen bench. My eyes fell upon an article about this, and I had a quick read. The newspaper's title on the story shocked me, so I was eager ... http://hayleytai.learnerblogs.org/2008/06/12/21-babies-infected-by-critical-bug/ The lights were starting to darken, but my feelings of excitement were starting to lighten! I was sitting in our town Woolshed theatre, and the musical 'Blood Brothers' was just about to start. Me, my mum, and a 'couple' of her work friends were all there. Mum and her friends had planned ... http://hayleytai.learnerblogs.org/2008/06/08/blood-brothers/ It was interval, and my friends and I were sitting around talking and eating. One of my friends said that she had seen a dead ginger cat on our street. The words hit me like a bomb. I pestered her for more information, and the description she gave me sounded just ... http://hayleytai.learnerblogs.org/2008/06/01/never-take-anything-for-granted/ "Education Ministry figures show a 41 per cent increase in girls being stood down, suspended or kicked out of school for assaults between 2002 and 2006. But the way violence is dished out appears to be changing. Experts point to a new gang-like mentality among schoolgirls whereby a popular "queen ... http://hayleytai.learnerblogs.org/2008/05/25/girls-cyber-bullying/ Monday 12th May - day 1 I groaned as I looked ahead and saw the remaining distance that I had to lug my weirdly heavy bag and trombone case over. It was a cold and foggy Monday morning, and I wasn't the only one complaining. I looked around me and saw other ... http://hayleytai.learnerblogs.org/2008/05/18/totara-springs-band-camp/ "Myanmar's state media said Cyclone Nargis killed at least 22,980 people and left 42,119 missing. American diplomat Shari Villarosa, who heads the U.S. Embassy in Yangon, said the number of dead could eventually exceed 100,000 because safe food and water were scarce and unsanitary conditions widespread. The situation is "increasingly horrendous," she ... http://hayleytai.learnerblogs.org/2008/05/08/disaster-strikes-in-myanmar-near-thailand/ Day 1: Tuesday On Tuesday morning, the students of Rooms 3 and 7 all arrived at school in mufti clothes, much to the envy of the rest of the school! We had our luggage all packed and ready to go. The parents, teachers, and students departed for Ohope beach at about ... http://hayleytai.learnerblogs.org/2008/04/11/ohope-camp/ Last night, (Wednesday), the school council held a disco. They had been organising it for a few weeks, and the outcome was great! The theme was "dancing with the stars", so everybody had to dress up as their favourite star. This part was a little disappointing, because half of the ... http://hayleytai.learnerblogs.org/2008/03/27/the-tai-disco/ Academic: ~ To not get distracted when doing my work, and to manage my time effectively. I can do this by ignoring distractions around me, and getting my work completed early. ~ To work hard in Maths and try to get into the top group. I can do this by concentrating hard, and asking ... http://hayleytai.learnerblogs.org/2008/03/19/my-goals-for-term-12/