ESOL - My Holiday

 Kia Ora everyone, today in ESOL we are asked to write how we feel about the holidays. In addition to this, we needed to add how things went. In this blog, we are asked to include physical activities, intellectually, and lastly emotionally. 

The first three days of my holidays went a little bit crazy since I got my vaccination. At first, everything was pretty normal since I can still wash the dishes, and do other chores. But as a matter of fact that I always feel tired and my eyes and body are heavy, which makes things harder for me to move. The second day is way worse than I ever imagine since at midnight I couldn't sleep properly my hands are very heavy it's like I got punched twice, and every time I move I have to support it so that it would hurt less. But, the thing I hate about it is that I couldn't do things properly at all. So I will only use my other hand to do things I was asked for, but the thing I liked about it is that I don't have to worry about going to school since it's a holiday and I can rest. The first week, went pretty normal I eat, do chores, rested, and then slept. Then repeat. Intellectually, I actually did a little bit of reading to feed my brain with words. The thing I liked about reading is that it keeps my mind refreshed, and I also sometimes learned new vocabulary and how to actually pronounce it. 

  The second week of the holidays, was more exciting because I get to play badminton with my sister and also even volleyball. We always spent our time together using our phones, so we thought of why not try going outside since the weather is always nice and we don't want to waste it. After playing, we then always plan on playing on our phones with our cousin who is currently in the Philippines. Then time passed by, my friend and I planned on going out. We went to the mall, the first thing we did was to check every store just to treat ourselves to a little gift. After that, we eat and then talk about how's our day going and what is happening in our lives we talked about those types of stuff. As well as that, we both don't know where we're going so we just watched a movie called Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. It was a good movie, and I really enjoyed watching it with her. 

I really enjoyed the holidays, since I get to treat myself better and rest more. Since sometimes school is very draining, and we always need some time to look after our self and enjoy what freedom actually means. I was happy, that I also get to hang out with my family but especially my sister. We always love to do things together. 

ESOL - End of Term reflection

 Good morning/evening everyone, today in ESOL class we started with a listening test. This is kinda bit fun since we don't have to do much work for this hour, and for my result, I was quite happy with how it comes out. For my end-of-term reflection in ESOL, well we did tons of reading and writing tasks. But for the past few weeks, we have been silently reading this book called "WONDER" since we didn't get to read it whole we are on lockdown. We are doing, what we missed out in lockdown so we continued it. For me since, I'm almost finished with the book. So I think that it was a great book since it has some lessons in life. Such as no matter what you look like, just be yourself and be confident.      

We are also doing some tasks around this book, and I find it fun to do it on my own time. But also in school when I'm doing work I like to talk with other people and discuss things with them. Even though some of the tasks take so long, I don't really mind as long as I finished them on time. The good thing about doing this stuff is that we have to critically think, be creative, and just have fun. Like when you're reading a novel, it will improve your vocabulary and it will feed your brain with words which is a very great thing. The best lesson I have had is that when the teacher is reading to us, I really enjoy it since all we have to do is to listen really carefully and remember the most important part of the plot. I also find it very relaxing, and very peaceful but sometimes I quite find it a bit boring. I also enjoyed doing, group activities, and also watching a movie.  I like doing group activities since I have the chance to communicate with other people and talk to them, even though we're really not that close to each other. Communicating with others is a good thing, I get to find new friends and also boost up my confidence. Talking to others takes a lot of courage, since the one you are scared of the consequences, two you are afraid they might make fun of you. I would probably try to be more confident when I'm presenting in front of the whole class, and I will also try to improve my listening skills and stay awake. Because sometimes I feel really tired and don't have the energy to do work and it wouldn't help me to stay focus and finish up my work. To also pay attention to the whole class, and especially to the teacher. I enjoy doing ESOL this term, and I can't wait to do it again next term.

The Trolley

 Last week in ESOL, we focused on reading. We have read the story about " The Trolley. It was about a family who's not rich but can afford small things. We were asked to create a blog post, and reflect on what I have learned from the story.  I have learned that we should all be grateful for everything, even though it's small or big, it doesn't matter. As long as it is from someone who truly appreciates you, and gives you the best life. Also, the other thing I have learned from the story, I know that we all feel happy when we receive hundreds of money because we can buy anything we want. But that doesn't mean you can buy happiness from it. You can only become happy when you feel loved or special. In the story, their mom couldn't buy an expensive thing because she doesn't have enough money. What she did was very inspirational, she stayed up all night making the gift even though her friends invite her to have a party. She chooses her kids as her priority. She feels anxious that they might not like it because it was just a simple gift. But she was wrong, her kids liked it even the others They played with it happily.  Homemade gifts are better to let the receiver feel the extra love. In addition, a homemade gift lets someone feel extra special rather than giving a store-bought present. I have learned a lot of things from the story, and I was also asked to write a diary but from the point of view of one of the kids. 

Dear Diary, 

My name is Miria and I have one brother called Hoani, it’s almost Christmas Eve and I'm kinda feeling down. I heard that everyone in my class will be receiving nice gifts, and I’m getting jealous but I’m keeping my hopes up because I believe that my mum will buy me the most precious thing in the whole entire world. Now that I remember in school we learned a definition of some words, and I still don’t get it even though I keep asking myself what it actually does mean. Almost Christmas Eve and I can’t wait, me and Hoani asked permission if we can stay all night since it was almost Christmas. Unfortunately, she didn’t let us, I find her suspicious about her actions. She is probably hiding something from us. She’s not like that, we all promise each other that we should not keep secrets. I and my brother and I woke up on the happiest day, which is celebrating Christmas! I’m so excited about what we are about to receive this year. I hope it is something we can use every day together. We run outside as fast as we can, even though we're still in our pajamas. Then we stopped, we didn't say a single word when we saw the gift. Hoani and I ran outside, while we were holding the gift she gave us. It was a cute little trolley. I might not be pretty like those skateboards, and it might not be an expensive gift. For us it is already the best gift ever, now I understand the purpose of life and the definition of gratefulness.  It is all about receiving something with all my heart, and Hoani and I may not be rich but we have the best bonding. We both receive the best mum in the entire world, and it also is not about having tons of money. Christmas is all about bonding with each other and thanking each other…