Who had the best time?

School was never so much fun

YouTube Ice Bucket Challenge

School Production on tonight

Issues with being late after play.

LATE!

Can we not have confidence enough to politely ask that people do us the courtesy to simply be on time?

Can we not have enough respect for the other person’s time and effort to get to class on time?

Are we really that incapable of handling ourselves and managing our time as Linwood North Learners?

The dreaded truth: what it really means to be late …

Let me dispel a few preconceived notions about being late. This quiet truth deserves a voice and it rarely gets heard.

Being late …

•    … does not make you an important or special person. Whoever you are doesn’t reserve you the right to be late.

•    … late once or twice in your life may be unavoidable but being late consistently makes you unreliable.

•    … says you clearly do not respect the other person’s time, only yours.

•    … affects people’s impression of you and damages your reputation

•    … consistently implies you are rude and lack all consideration and respect for the other person as well as for the commitment you made.

Your apologies for being late, however profuse and sincere, do not excuse the tardy. I am not saying not to apologize, I am saying not to be late!

Your reasons for being late insult the other person’s intelligence.

Let’s state the obvious here: Emergencies are exempt from the list above. Emergency, however, is defined as an unavoidable and uncontrollable situation which puts you in a position that makes it impossible to comply with your original plans because something more important has arisen at the last minute.

No, that is not an emergency!

The short list below shows examples of what is not an emergency, and rather results from lack of planning and a personal choice:

•    You spill something on yourself and have to clean up

•    Someone else makes you late. For whatever reason.

•    You have an argument someone and then you are late.

•    Another student does something to make you late. Anything!

•    You do a job for a teacher and makes you late.

•    You ‘lose track of time’ and are thereby,  you guessed it, late.

•    You didn’t hear the bell or see all the other students going to class and are embarrassingly late.

•    You were getting a drink.

11 reasons why it pays to be punctual in life

Embracing punctuality is more than just an admirable trait; it introduces you to a brand new way of living that you will love! You feel content and happy with yourself rather than frustrated and guilty.

Why is the importance of being punctual in life anyway if there are far too many Person A types around.

Because it is the right thing to do – but I shall give you 11 more reasons just to be safe.

The best motivator I can give you is that if you are a conscientious Person A, being late adds unnecessary stress to your life and breaking the habit removes it.

Below are 11 more reasons why punctuality matters in a professional world among smart people:

1   You show respect for the Person B in your life.

2   You respect yourself enough to keep your word.

3   You prove that you can be trustworthy.

4   You are appreciated for being on time.

5   You are regarded as a reliable person.

6   You are seen as a young adult.

7   You are taken seriously and on your word.

8   You build a strong reputation for your character.

9   You open doors and attract more opportunities to yourself.

10 You eliminate stress from your life by removing the anxiety of being late.

11 You do the right thing and feel good about it.

Being on time is part of managing yourself. Learn it and life will be easier.

taken from this website

http://www.prolificliving.com/the-importance-of-being-punctual/ 

Mr Betts' first draft story example

The water was so colds, my hands were numb within seconds, I choked o the salty sea water as another wave crashed over me. I watched as the last pieces of the plane sank slowly beneath the waves.

The darkness closed in and the clouds blackly snarled with thunder and flashes of lightning.

The waves rolled up and down giving me an endless blew of a grey unforgiving sea.

My eyes noticed something slicing through the water, it dipped up and down and I thought the noise of the plane sinking into the water had brought more inquisitive visitors to this part of the empty sea.

The wave slammed me under the water again and I saw more flashes of black and white bodies under the water twisting and rocketing in the greyness.

Something hard and grey like sandpaper ripped passed my legs and I saw a grey black tipped fin flash past my face.

My hear beat so hard I thought it would explode out of my chest, hot with fear while my legs and arms felt like they were encased in ice.

I went under again to see gaping jaws stabbing towards me. A Tiger shark heading in for me with death in it’s eyes.

The shark was smashed aside as it was engulfed in the jaws of a giant orca. Its white and black skin shimmering in the flash of lighting from the heavens above.

Killer Whale!

Writing today is inspired by this video. using great descriptive words, interesting nouns and verbs, use a simile, express thoughts and feelings.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqimOYOQjJ8

Word lists to help with your expressive writing.

http://www.dailywritingtips.com/100-whimsical-words/

This one is one hundred cool words, find what they mean and try and use them in your writing.

https://myvocabulary.com//wordlist/alphalary_popup.php?wordlist_id=232

This is a list of words you might try using when writing in a fantasy setting. How can you use it if you are telling us about a magic carpet ride?