Passion Project

Mother's Day Poem

My Mum

Her wide smile lights up my day, like the sunrise

              crystal clear, blue eyes, shimmering like the sea and a beautiful summer's day

Her Silky, conditioned,blonde hair flies in the breeze, like an autumn tree

That's my mum

Soft, moisturised hands grasping mine, fingers locked together

Her tough feet, really tired after a long walk

Smooth, blushed cheeks, as soft as a feather

That’s my mum

Beautiful scents of incense and candles fill our house

nice aroma of fresh soap, after she showers

The smell of chocolate is mouth watering, as she polishes off a block in record time

That’s my mum

The gentle sound of her voice singing sends shivers down my spine

She gives me Encouraging and supportive  shouts as I run

Talking is one of her specialties, causing her to take ages in the supermarket

And that’s my mum

Sophie Pascoe- Information Report

Sophie Pascoe

Sophie Pascoe is an inspirational, paralympic swimming champion from New Zealand. She has won many medals over her time, being a swimmer, and is expected to win lots more.

Background:

Sophie was born on the 8th of January 1993 in Christchurch.She has one sister called Rebecca, a mum called Jo and a Dad called Garry. The name of the swim club she swims at  is the QEII swim club. Swimming has been her passion ever since she was about 5 years old.

Accident:

When she was two, her Dad ran her over ( by accident) with his ride on mower. This tragic event left Sophie with a rounded stump just below her left knee. She still says to this day, that the accident has been the best thing that has ever happened to her. Her Dad is still haunted by the event, as he feels he is the one responsible for the amputation.

Inspiration:

If her left leg hadn’t been amputated below the knee she would not have been inspired by her  struggles against able-bodied rivals in the swimming pool.  Another thing is that  she re-opened Harewood school swimming pool.  She has inspired other disabled athletes because she has shown them that obstacles in life don’t define who you are. Also  she has shown that even if you have a disability, it doesn’t mean you can’t do something you have always dreamed of doing. She has shared inspirational speeches at different schools.

Awards:

Sophie has won many awards including gold,silver and bronze medals in the paralympics, Many halberg awards and that is not even half of them. Some of sophie’s main achievements would have to be  Winner of the Halberg Award for Disabled Sportsperson of the Year 3 times. Lastly she got named as an  ambassador for beef and lamb New Zealand.

Overall Sophie Pascoe is an amazing, inspirational hero that many young athletes overcoming challenges look up to.

Te Reo Cartoon

Goals

GOALS!!!!!

Last term my goals were to......

To get my sport and cultural gold by the end of the year and to get more confident with my decimals and percentages.

So far, I have......

Improved in my decimals and I am a little more confident with my percentages. I haven't got my golds yet, but I have already got 10 points towards my sports gold, meaning I only have 10 more points to achieve it.

This term my smart goals are.......

To get my sport and cultural gold by the end of the year and to get 80% or more in stage seven.

I am going to achieve these by.......

Joining lots of activities and practising my maths every night. Also I need to mainly focus on practising in the areas that I need to work on.