Rail Trail Ride

The day of cycle trail, Tuala, Tate, Alex and I were being driven, by my Mum, to the place we agreed to meet. The place we agreed to meet was a little picnic spot near Little River. By the time we arrived most of the people were already there. We were near last because we went back to my place to pick up my camera.

Later that day we were getting into groups from the fastest to the slowest. Quaid and I made ourselves buddies. We started out in the third fastest. When that got too slow so we moved up into the second fastest.

Eventually we broke off from the group and biked by ourselves. My mum kept popping up and made herself the photographer. I got twigs stuck in my gears and had to fix my chain which was annoying.

Finally Quaid and I reached the lunch spot. Tate had got a video of him falling off his bike next to Lake Ellesmere. I watched that and laughed. That made me realise I was so hungry. I also realised that my lunch box was in my Mum’s car and she was out taking photos. I finally decided to eat the snacks in my hydration pack.

There was a big rock at the lunch spot and I went up there. It had the best views so I took some photos. Finally I decided to eat the snacks I carried. There was a rock at the lunch spot and if you climbed it you got amazing views too. I took some pictures from the rock but I didn’t take any pictures on the ride as it was too hard bike and taking photos. I thought it would be too hard to be getting on and off, as I would lose all my momentum. We had ridden roughly 12 km and had averagely 8 km to go.

The last 8 km was really boring. I went right at the back of the fast group and cruised at a reasonable speed. At one point I passed Sam M and caught up with Alex. There was only about 1 km to go when I caught up to Alex. Even though the ride was easy it was still a relief to pass through the gates at finish. When I put down my gear Mr T gave me a milk bottle lolly. Quaid had already arrived and was sitting under the Kempthorne truck. It was nice and shaded under the truck.

Overall the weather was good the bike was okay and we got to miss school. The one thing I would change would be putting some hills or bumps into the ride.

My timeline

Leadership Letter

Ollie W

Dear Appointment Panel (Mr T & Mrs Hamlin)

Hi I’m Ollie. Today I am writing to apply for a position on the build team at springston school. I am a year 7 student who loves to learn. Please can you consider me for a build team position. In my eyes I am the best for the job. Why you ask? Hmm? Well these next paragraphs will tell you why.  

Firstly I am a good team member and I can cooperate well with others. This skill will help me ask for advice and get my ideas through. Just like if we were building a table and it wouldn't stand up. I could give them my ideas/advice to help make it stand.

Secondly I am good with my hands and have experience with building. I have recently built a hut in amongst the trees at a friend’s house. When I was building I had to do a whole lot of sawing and some hitting in nails with a hammer. When I was younger my dad and i would build things together and I had a thrill.

The Final reason I want to be on the build team is because I think building is fun. You definitely don’t want to be in the build tham if you don’t like to build. Well I love to build so you won’t hear me moaning and groaning about how I don’t like the team I’m in.  

If I don’t make it into the build team (which I will) I have second and third choices. That means there will be no moaning about my group. My two other choices are the sports team and the mediator team. My second choice is sports team and my third choice is mediator team. I wouldn't mind too much idf I got one of my second or third choices but can I please get a job in the build team. Thank you for putting my application in consideration,

Yours sincerely

Ollie  W

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae

Name: Ollie W

Education: 2017 Springston School   Y7

Personal statement: I love the outdoors and sports and building things so the build team really suits me.

Hobbies: Walking and tramping, reading, cricket, taking photos and karate.

Achievements: I got third for the school triathlon in 2015, I Went to zones for high jump and long distance running in 2016, I also got first in this years school triathlon!

Work experience: Doing jobs around the house.

Working for: Mum and Dad.

Main duties: Inside and Outside jobs.

Inside jobs:

• Open the curtains in the morning.
• Close the curtains at night.
• Do the rubbish and recycling.
• Put the school uniforms away.
• Put away clean dishes.

Outside jobs:

• Let the chickens out in the morning and give them any scraps.
• Put the chickens away at night and make sure they have enough food.
• Take out the rubbish and recycling on a monday morning.
• Take out compost every two days.
• Water gardens every so often.

Life's changes (hexagon activity)

What does change look like to you? 

The hexagon activity is a challenge we were given at school. We had to put the hexagons in the order from young to old or less responsibility to more responsibility.