The force

Mum

Dad

Harper

Max

picnic 

Wooden bridge

Splash 

Human cannonball

Harper

Scared

Children

Pushy kid

Excuse

Toilets

Yoda

Discussion                           

Jumped

Great

Mum, Dad, Harper, and Max went to a picnic they decided to walk, and on the way, they had to cross a wooden bridge, when they were halfway through the wooden bridge. Splash! the wooden bridge broke because of a human cannonball. Harper got scared because the other children were being a pushy kid to him Dads excuse for why he didn't save harper was that he had to hold a colossal fart in. Then out of the near toilets came Yoda! He had a discussion with the kids and dad and they all jumped and said great sarcastically!   

By:

Vivaan, Hassan, Rishi

We think we got a 4/10 

The part that we got wrong was when the human cannonball breaks the bride and the colossal fart. And the Yoda part of course. 

Speech written

Hey guys isn't it difficult to choose a speech topic?

Well, I had trouble too...until I had a light-bulb moment!

Hello, my name is Rishi and today I am going to talk about why the light bulb is one of the greatest inventions. A long time ago, in 1879, Thomas Edison invented the lightbulb. What a bright spark!

Imagine life without the lightbulb… darkness after sunset and doing only the basics with candles and oil lamps. But luckily for us, Thomas Edison invented the lightbulb!  He has helped us to illuminate the night.

Thanks to the lightbulb, factories and shops can stay open at night.

We can socialise at night time and enjoy ourselves. Going out for dinner or to the movies wouldn’t be possible without the lightbulb to light the way.  Imagine people turning up to dinner holding fire torches, candles and lanterns… it would be incredibly dangerous and impractical.

Have you ever been to Eden Park? I am sure you have, but if not, they have these massive floodlights, which of course contain special types of light bulbs to light up the stadium at night. Did you know that the longest lasting lightbulb is in a fire station in California?

It has been burning since 1901, WOW!  that was 118 years ago!  

The lightbulb is a popular invention that is used in a lot more appliances and products that you may realise.   Did you know that in a school projector, there is a lightbulb? On your car, you have two types of lights your headlights and your brake lights. Popular children’s toys have many lightbulbs to catch attention.  We also use lights for special occasions like Christmas!!! Everyone loves bright Christmas lights!!

Street lights make our roads safer for cars and pedestrians. The humble light bulb is easy to work with - turn on the switch and wallah - light! It is much safer than using candles and oil lamps. For safety, you will notice exit signs in public spaces that enable us to safely come out of halls and stadiums. Brightly lit up signs guide us when darkness falls.

If the lightbulb wasn’t invented we would be still using candles in places that would be dangerous.  Many inventions have come after the lightbulb which continued to improve our lives.

So the humble lightbulb has now sparked our lives and everything around us!

Thank you for listening!!

Refrences

My Brain

Parents

https://sites.psu.edu/siowfa14/2014/09/16/was-the-lightbulb-the-greatest-invention-of-all-time/

My speech judging sheet

Speech Judging Sheet 

Name: Rishi                            

Topic:  Why the lightbulb is the greatest invention                     

                    

Category	Main Points	Self Assessment
		Low                                         High
		1           2 3           4 5
Structure	My speech was organized logically into paragraphs, with an effective introduction and a conclusion.	4
Delivery	I used some gestures, stood still and made eye contact with my audience. My voice was clear and loud.  I didn’t speak too quickly or too slowly.	2
Content	My speech had a message and was original, interesting and relevant to the audience.	5
Language	I used ‘powerful’ words in my speech.  I also included some language features (eg repetition, alliteration, similes, etc)	4
Time	My speech was between 2 ½ and 3 ½ minutes long.	2m 21s

Next time I need to …

 Use more hand gestures and look up more.

Teacher Comment 

Well done Rishi.  Your speech was humorous, had good main ideas and examples.  You spoke with good volume. Next steps: Memorise your speech so that you can look up at your audience more, show some expression and use hand gestures.

My speech

Matariki

Key competencies

Key Competencies 

(the capabilities required for living and lifelong learning)

Halsey Drive School                      A = Almost Always                                                                 S = Sometimes                                                            N = Not yet	1st half of the year		2nd half of the year
	Student	Teacher	Student	Teacher
Managing Self
I am organised for the day	A	S
I am willing to try new things	S	S
I complete work to the best of my ability and show initiative	S	S
I begin work straight away, stay on task and work independently	S	S
I can set realistic goals and explain how to achieve them	N	S
I make sensible behaviour choices	N	S
I happily take part in all school activities	S	S
Relating to Others
I cooperate well with others when working	S	S
I treat others with respect	S	S
I am a good friend and role model - especially at break times	S	S
I show good manners and cooperate with others	N	S
Participating and Contributing
I share my ideas and opinions with others	A	A
I listen well to other people’s opinions	S	S
I take part in activities outside of the classroom	A	A
Thinking
I ask relevant questions to deepen my knowledge	S	S
I reflect on my own learning and say what I need to learn next	N	S
Language Symbols and Texts
I use a range of IT to share my learning	A	A