Task - My First 2 weeks at school

Task 1

My first two weeks at school!

By Lucas Brown

My mum dropped me off at school carrying two heavy bags with all my books in it. I walked to the gates and saw this big enormous building, probably twice the size of my old school! I had butterflies in my stomach thinking “oh wow this is a big school, “ but as for me I am now a big kid.

Thinking about all the fun and interesting subjects got me jumping, meeting the teachers and students, “Oh boy” I knew they were going to be nice, then the butterflies came back. When I thought of the tests and assignments that my older brother had told me about, (there were tests every Friday), but that didn't scare me, I got rid of those butterflies and knew I would do well. I was DETERMINED! I stopped in the school and was wondering, “why hasn't anyone else got their books.” so I walked up to Jono, (I knew Jono from my old school, he left in year 3.) and asked “were we meant to bring all our books,” looking confused, He replied “no we weren't.” thinking why did my own mother make me carry these very heavy books? Obviously I looked worried, as a teacher came to me and asked “is anything wrong?” I responded with “yes,” and I talked to this teacher about what happened, he asked “is your mother coming ” I said “yes.” so he told me to wait here till my mum came.

Two minutes later she came in and I told her everything, whilst walking up the stairs we bumped into Mr. Pitcairn, my principal. I was delighted when Mr. Pitcairn kindly offered to take my books into his office, as our new lockers were not yet available. The rest of my first day consisted of a English and a Maths test to assess our ability. After that challenging day I was ready for my next... the Swimming Carnival!

It was a great day, I came third in breaststroke and also played rugby with year 12's with a water bottle. The next three days I knew would be the best of the year, CAMP!

When we got there after one and a half hours, we were told about the activities. There were eight, there was the Giant Swing, Rock Climbing, Pioneering, Orienteering, Waterslide, Flying Fox and Challenge Valley. My favourites were, the Giant Swing, Challenge Valley, (which was very muddy), and the Waterslide. The food that they provided was excellent, everyone was talking whilst masticating their food. My favouite was the hamburger, I savoured its delightful taste. I looked forward to getting home and having a great big sleep, after all I went to bed at about midnight each night. What a week, but next week I knew work was coming.

My next week I knew I was going to meet the teachers and discover what their expectations of us were. First I had English, which I thought would be boring. I was proven wrong when I met my joyful, exciting, and especially funny teacher, I knew I would have a great year with him. Then I had Maths, the teacher was playful, similar to Mr. Francis only a tiny bit more strict. She lets us listen to our Ipods “YAY.” I had recess, followed by Science and Art. Both teachers were 'great.' Lunch was up and then I had D&T with my year coordinater, Mr. Johnson, that was fun.

Finally to complete my day I had Drama, 'wow' what a great way to finish with Miss B, so much excitement, I knew she was great. The rest of the week consisted of work and meeting other teachers. I had Sport, Geography, Music, Physical Education, French, Digital Media, Assembly, Public Speaking, and Cycle Tests. 'Oh was I ready for a fun fulfilled year' with these exotic teachers and friendly students. I am determined to beat my brothers average.