Starting with Strings

Story by:  Georgina Barnes
This term I have just finished my Reading activity, in this presentation there are more things to know what is happening, also these students have been practising for 5 hours in a week. Hope you enjoy my Reading activity.

Writing - I have a Dream

I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation.

Five score years ago,  a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice. It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity.

But one hundred years later, the Negro still is not free. One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination. One hundred years later, the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity. One hundred years later, the Negro is still languished in the corners of American society and finds himself an exile in his own land. And so we’ve come here today to dramatize a shameful condition.

In a sense we’ve come to our nation’s capital to cash a check. When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir. This note was a promise that all men, yes, black men as well as white men, would be guaranteed the “ unalienable Rights ” of “ Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. “ It is obvious today that America has defaulted on this promissory note, insofar as her citizens of color are concerned. Instead of honoring this sacred obligation, America has given the Negro people a bad check, a check which has come marked “ insufficient funds. ”

But we refuse to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt. We refuse to believe that there are insufficient funds in the great vaults of opportunity of this nation. And so, we’ve come to cash this check, a check that will give us upon demand the riches of freedom and the security of justice.

We have also come to this hallowed sport to remind America of the fierce urgency of Now. This is no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism. Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy. Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice. Now is the time to lift our nation from the quicksands of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood. Now is the time to make justice a reality for all God’s children.

It would be fatal for the nation to overlook the urgency of the moment. This sweltering summer of the Negro’s legitimate discontent will not pass until there is an invigorating autumn of freedom and equality. Nineteen sixty-three is not an end, but a beginning. And those who hope that the Negro needed to blow of steam and will now be content will have a rude awakening if the nation returns to business as usual. And there will be neither rest nor tranquility in America until the Negro is granted his citizenship rights. The whirlwinds of revolt will continue to shake the foundations of our nation until the bright day justice emerges.

But there is something that I must say to my people, who stand on the warm threshold which leads into the palace of justice: In the process of gaining our rightful place, we must not be guilty of wrongful deeds. Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred. We must forever conduct our struggle on the high plane of dignity and discipline. We must not allow our creative protest to degenerate into physical violence. Again and again, we must rise to the majestic heights of meeting physical force with soul force.

The marvelous new militancy which has engulfed the Negro community must not lead us to a distrust of all white people, for many of our white brothers, as evidenced by their presence here today, have come to realize that their destiny is tied up with our destiny. And they have come to realize that their freedom is inextricably bound to our freedom.

We cannot walk alone.

And as we walk, we must make the pledge that we shall always march ahead.

We cannot turn back.

There are those who are asking the devotees of civil rights, “ When will you be satisfied? ” We can never be satisfied as long as the Negro is the victim of the unspeakable horrors of police brutality. We can never be satisfied as long as our bodies, heavy with the fatigue of travel, cannot gain lodging in the motels of the highways and the hotels of the cities. *We cannot be satisfied as long as the negro’s basic mobility is from a smaller ghetto to a larger one. We can never be satisfied as long as our children are stripped of their selfhood and robbed of their dignity by signs stating: “For Whites Only.”* We cannot be satisfied as long as a Negro in Mississippi cannot vote and a Negro in New York believes he has nothing for which to vote. No, no, we are satisfied, and we will not be satisfied until “justice rolls down like waters, and righteousness like a mighty stream.”¹

I am not unmindful that some of you have come here out of great trials and tribulations. Some of you have come fresh from narrow jail cells. And some of you have come from areas where your quest - - quest for freedom left you battered by the storms of persecution and staggered by the winds of police brutality. You have been the veterans of creative suffering. Continue to work with the faith that unearned suffering is redemptive. Go back to Mississippi, go back to Alabama, go back to South Carolina, go back to Georgia, go back to Louisiana, go back to the slums and ghettos of our northern cities, knowing that somehow this situation can and will be changed.

Let us not wallow in the valley of despair, I say to you today, my friends.

And so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream.

I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.”

I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood

I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice.

I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but the content of their character.

I have a dream today!

I have a dream that one day, down in Alabama, with its vicious racists, with its governor having his lips dripping with the words of “interposition” and “nullification”-- one day right there Alabama little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers.

I have a dream today!

I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, and every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight; “and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together.”2

This is our hope, and this is the faith that I go back to the south with.

With this faith, we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope. With this faith, we will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood. With this faith, we will be able to work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to go to jail together, to stand up for freedom together, knowing that we will be free one day.

And this will be the day -- this will be the day when all of God’s children will be able to sing with new meaning:

My country ‘tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing.

Land where my fathers died, land of the Pilgrim’s pride,

From every mountainside, let freedom ring!

And if America is to be a great nation, this must become true.

And so let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire.

Let freedom ring from the mighty mountains of New York.

Let freedom ring from the heightening Alleghenies of Pennsylvania.

Let freedom ring from the snow-capped Rockies of Colorado.

Let freedom ring from the curvaceous slopes of California.

But not only that:

Let freedom ring from Stone Mountain of Georgia.

Let freedom ring from Lookout Mountain of Tennessee.

Let freedom ring from every hill and molehill of Mississippi.

From every mountainside, let freedom ring.

And when this happens, and when we allow freedom ring, when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God’s children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual:

Free at last! Free at Last!

      Thank God Almighty, we are free at last3

Finding the difference by measuring - Movie

Today we have just finished our video, what our video is about is it is demonstrating of What is the difference between the numbers. Here is a video that shows what we have be explains to you guys, we hope you enjoy that movie. One little tip the movie is about our height. Enjoy the movie. :) :)

Flag Designer

So as you can see this is my first activity. I did this in the holidays so I made a Flag. The Flag is respecting England. Some day I always wanted to become Queen of England. But suddenly then I realised that I also wanted to become Queen of New Zealand. So I made another flag to show I really want to become Queen of New Zealand as well.

So as you can see you will know why I put two flags onto my blog the reason why is because.... I really want to become a Queen of England and a Queen of New Zealand. If I was Queen to both country it would be fun being a Queen. It will be fun in very big Castle's. I really wished that I really could be a Queen.

Popsicle decimals

Today I have just finished my maths activity for week 4. We have been learning our decimals with Popsicle. Here is my presentation of my maths work. I hope you enjoy my maths work.

Numbers of the week

What a Disaster

WALT - Summarise information in a text

Today I have just finished my Reading for this week's task.My Reading Task is called What a Disaster.

Similarities different texts

WALT - Identify the similarities and differences across different texts

Today I have just finished my Reading for this week task.There is different story's as well.Here is a Google drawing I hope you like it.

Water worries

WALT - Support all my answers with evidence from the text

Today I have just finished my Reading for this week task.This is about how we drink water from the clouds.We also drink rain water.

Agree or Disagree

WALT - Participate in a group discussion by actively listening and speaking

Today I have just finished my Reading for this week task.Here is a Google slide that shows if we Agree or Disagree with men and woman should get paid more than each others.

Wonderful Water

WALT - Compare and contrast ideas from one text to another
Today I have finished my reading activity that's about Wonderful water. In this presentation above it is all about how some students from a school went to visit a stream and find out if it is polluted or not.

Simple Sentences

WALT - Identify and write simple and compound sentences

Today I have just finished my writing this week.What I learnt was that we had to do a writing doc of Simple sentences.

Thirst

WALT - Support all my answers with evidence from the text

Today I have just finished my reading this week.This is about how Ryder did not want to drink water because he thinked it wasn't healthy.

Visual Mihi 2017

WALT - Draw a visual mihi.Draw about your culture and things you like.

Fakaalofa lahi atu,Kia ora and Kia orana my name is Jasmyne and this is my Visual mihi,this is also my DLO.What you can see here are my culture but I forgot to put in to cook island flag in it as well because it could not fit.Here is my favourite sport and my favourite shoes.In the middle is me.I go to a school called Pt England.I have been working on this but I finished.

Why people need to drink water

Why people need to drink water

Remember the T.I.I.C structure.

T	Title - What you will be explaining
I	Introduction - Tell your audience what the topic is about and what is to be explained.
I	Information - Explain the elements or steps in a logical sequence
C	Conclusion - Final summarising statement, an evaluation or comment about what you have explained.

Title	Why People Need to Drink Water
Introduction	The reason why we need to drink water is because it will keep us alive. Water is also Healthy.
Information 1st element	Water can keep us healthy and strong. Did you know that 80% of our body is made out of water.
Information 2nd element	If you don't drink water you could die from dehydration. If we drink water we will learn from our teachers.
Information 3rd element	Did you know that a person can live about a month without food. And only about a week without water as well.
Conclusion	When people drink water it helps so that you don't sweat a lot. When you run around outside don't forget to drink heaps of water.

WALT - Plan for a piece of explanation writing.

- Use the' Title-Introduction-Information-Conclusion (TTIC) structure.

Today I have just finished my writing this week.What I learnt from my teacher is that it is important to drink water because you can die from dehydration.And you also need water that if you run around outside it is important as well to drink lots of water when is hot and sunny outside.So when it is hot on a sunny day don't forget to drink lots of water.

Water wise

WALT - I make sense of new information before, during and after reading by connecting it to myself, texts I know and my world

Today I have just finished my Reading for this week task.What I learnt was that people don't drink seawater because it is to salty for us to drink.Here is a Google slides to so my Reading.

The three kete

 



















WALT - Make connections between our prior knowledge and examples within the text in order to understand more obstract ideas in the text.

Today I have just finished my Reading for this week task.Here is a Google slide and a Google drawing that I have made.I hope you like it.