Clothing Design

 I designed these pieces of clothing to represent my swim club. The T.S.C is for the club name (Thames Swim Club). The name on the back is my nickname and the T is to represent "Thames".

Huntly Swim Meet

On Sunday 27th of May I went to Huntly for a swim meet. It was the first meet for the winter season and It was the first time I got to wear my new togs. I shaved a couple of seconds off my times. It was a target meet so that means our coach comes along and preps up for our races

Letter To The Minister Of Education

Miles Sargent

52 Orchard Rd West

Ngatea, New Zealand

07 867 7305

Office@ngatea.school.nz

28th May, 2018

Minister of Education

New Zealand Government

Molesworth St

Pipitea, Wellington



Dear Minister of Education,

I am writing to you to try and persuade you to not take swimming out of the
schooling Curriculum.

Why? What is your meaning. Why would you take away such a key subject. At my school we have
house groups.
All of the school is split into four groups:

• Kapui
• Orewa
• Weka 
• Patiki

Over the whole year the groups do tasks and sport days to accumulate points and swimming is one
of them. These days are quite fun and by getting rid of swimming it makes it harder for teams to win
points and it takes away the fun.

By taking swimming away you are preventing: kids from learning to swim, learning survival skills in
the water,
fitness and as I said earlier, having fun.

This might seem crazy, but. What if a man went on a cruise and for some reason he had to abandon ship. The lifeboats were full, so he would have to keep afloat. But he hadn’t learned how to swim, he would drown and die. His kids and wife would be sitting at home waiting for him to come home. When they open the door, expecting to see their father, they see a policeman waiting there to break the bad news.

If you don’t agree with me, keep this in mind. If kids don’t learn how to swim the drowning rate will
go up drastically and some families will be sad and childless. If you get rid of swimming you would
probably create ignominy from the public. Last year there were 104 drownings and that was when there was
swimming lessons, if you took away swimming you couldn’t  imagine what it would be like.

Thanks,

Miles Sargent

How Could I Take Lead With My Friends?

Honestly I don't know how to answer this question, I think I am A pretty good friend. I don't think I need to change anything.=)

How Could I Take Lead In My Life?

I could learn what is recycling and is not, when I see a piece of rubbish on the ground I could pick it up instead of leaving it there. I could have a positive attitude and give tings a go.

How Could I Take The Lead In My Learning/Leadership Goal

I could take risks and ask questions in my learning, try out new things and use my time wisely. Some days I mess around with my friends during learning and get sidetracked, but the way a can change that is leave all of that to lunch and morning tea.

How do I Take The Lead In My Family?

I take the lead in my family because every morning I make my breakfast and sandwich. After school I empty my lunch box and pack my swim bag and some nights I empty the dishwasher with my sister.

Dream /Aspirations

My dream is to be an Olympic Swimmer. If I keep training hard I could make it to the 2024 Olympics in Paris. But before that I want to go to the 2022 Commonwealth Games in England. In my spare time I would be a swim coach.

Te Reo

1. Haututanga-Leadership

2. Tatariki-Leader

3. Tohu-Guidance

4. Papare-Direction

5. Whakahaere Tikanga-Supervision

5 Great Leaders

1.Albert Einstein, he developed the theory of relativity and also did some work on the philosophy of science.

2.Nelson Mandela, he was th first black president of South Africa, he went to prison for 27 years for trying to overthrow a government. After he got out he worked on achieving human rights and a better future for everyone in South Africa.

3.Barack Obama, he was the 44th president of The USA, here are some of his quotes...."Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for". "We are the change that we seek, If you're walking down the right path and you're willing to keep walking, eventually you'll make progress".

4.Queen Elizabeth II, the queen of the United Kingdom and the other common wealth country's and she is the longest living monarch.

5.Richie McCaw, he is a retired  All Blacks captain. He played 110 test out of 148 as captain.

The Meaning Of Leadership

Taking charge, leading a group of people. They have to have a clear vision on whats to come. But leaders also have to learn.

They can also lead in their own learning. Choose how and when they do their learning and who they sit next to.

Leadership Quotes

This is my favourite because I am a swimmer and it is absolutely true.

Me This Week

This week I was a cheetah because I think my week went really fast.

My Pet Superpower

If my pet had a super power it would be an invisible dog. The Reason you might ask? So he can scare all of the cats away and so I can scare people when I walk him.

Me This Week

This week I felt like a sloth. It felt like the week went really long, slow.

Close Up Pictures of Animal Eyes

1.Hint:I take a lot of pride in what I do.

My Answer:Lion

2.Hint:ANAGRAM (mixed up word): hlcaneeom

My Answer:Chameleon

3.Hint:I have leathery skin and short legs.  

My Answer:Frog

4.Hint:Type of reptile

My Answer:Snake

5.Hint:Waru

My Answer:Spider

Here is won for yo to solve:

Hint:We are Relatives

Your Answer (comment)