Courage Connections

Lunch break had just started and instantly the playground was filled with kids. Normally at lunch I enjoyed hanging out with my friends or playing a game of tag but this recess I wondered over to the covered area where some 4th graders were pushing a 3rd grader around. I was concerned but maybe it wasn't anything big. I decided to leave it alone.  As I was walking away I heard someone shouting. It was the 3rd grader. He looked mad. He was standing firmly looking at one of the big 4th graders and he tried to fight back. He started aiming punches at them, then they kicked him in the leg and jumped on him. I was about to go and help him but it didn't feel like it was right. I continued watching like it was a tv show just watching helplessly  as the 3rd grader was being knocked around. I thought I had seen enough and went off to do something else but I had made a mistake.

Still now I feel bad about what I did. I could have easily stopped it. I had so many options at the time: tell a teacher, go and tell them to stop or do nothing. I had known the third grader vaguely and I wasn't very fond of him but what I did was worse then bullying. I was watching it happen. I know what it feels like to have no one stand up for you. Like no one cares. I also know what it feels like to be stood up for. It means you have a friend who's willing  to pay the consequences for you. They might also be picked on but it's always a nice thing to do for someone. The 3rd grade kid must have felt like no one cared about him or maybe they wanted him to get hurt. I know I should have acted but I can't change the past. Whenever I think about him I think about everyone in the world who has been affected by conflict in some way. Ruby Bridges an African American girl was the first to go to a white school, she was the only one in her class because of her skin colour. All the other kids in the other class were mean to her and made her feel bad but she accepted it and moved on. She reminds me of the 3rd grader. He fought back but once it was over he forgot about it and left it alone.

If I could have changed thing now I would have stopped them and told them no. There is no good reason to bully someone. If you don't like how they look then that's your problem. If they are smarter then you that's your problem. I would have gone right up to them ask what the situation was and told them to stop and apologize. I would have told the 3rd grader to ignore them and enjoy the rest of his break. And I would have told the 4th graders to leave him alone and think about doing something nice back  to the victim.

I have experienced conflict being bullied when I was little. Some kids took my hat and didn't give it back. Once I threatened to call the teacher they gave it back and I forgot all about it. Forgive and forget are the best things to do after being bullied. In the end the bullies are the ones being affected. One has to question why are they bullying? I heard later that year, one of the fourth grade bullies received a call from the 3rd graders parents and he was scared. He left alone the 3rd grader. My experience being an eye witness to bullying was not something I would like to see again.


 The two goals that I have for the year are too stop the conflict between people at my school and give out some good examples of a friend. I will achieve these goals by stopping bullying with peace and respect and standing up for people who are having problems with bullies.  If I see someone being bullied in the future I will take action and say stop. I hope that my message has clearly been sent out and people reading this will take action and help.

What Is Courage (Facing my fear)

I time I have shown courage is possibly the time I went swimming with sharks! I was on a holiday in Bali and me and my family were on a snorkeling trip. Although I was a accompanied by all the other people on the trip sharks were one of my worst nightmares. Watching jaws was enough to keep me out of the water but seeing sharks was enough to keep me of the beach. I loved snorkeling without but with sharks I couldn't do it.

It took all my will to face my fear. All I had to do was jump in so I did. The shock of cold water gave me a chill then I looked below me and saw a huge shark as big as a car.As big as a big car. A dark shadow rising up beneath me. I kept an eye on it suspiciously and I got used to it. I started swimming around seeing more sharks peacefully passing by and I was actually starting to enjoy myself. My fear had vanished from existence.

To face a fear you need to think of why you fear that thing. Being scared of heights is common with a  but there are reasons such as falling or possibly just looking down. Being scared of sharks has bundle of reasons whether it's being eaten, Being attacked or looking at there toothy grin. The key ingredient for facing a fear is courage. Everyone can do anything but not everyone would have the courage to do it. I would not be seen walking on the streets alone, it's just one thing that I wouldn't agree too. Being mugged would be a nasty experience. This has hopefully shared my ideas and experiences with courage.

What do the artifacts tell us about the lives of early humans?

Artifacts go back to millions of years ago when the first Hominids took steps on this earth. Artifacts tell us lots about what one needs to know about someone else. Artifacts tell us what someone liked doing. if someone was into hunting they might own a horse spera. If someone liked to craft you might find a pot. Artifacts are clues to the past. Early humans must have had lots of possessions which tells us what kinds of people they were. Early humans could have expressed themselves through some artifacts that would have told us about there lives. The earlier hominids would not have known how to do as much as the newer ones because as humans evolved the brains grew larger giving them more knowledge on everything.
Early Humans such as homo habilis probably didn't own as many artifacts as the newer neanderthals. Over time people would start making new tools and artifacts such as bows, necklaces, clothes and other discoveries. If I was back when early humans lived i would spend my day making tools, skinning animals or searching for small prey and from doing those jobs I would leave behind some equipment which would later be found as an artifact. Early hominids such as homo sapiens may have left behind cave paintings about animals telling us they hunted those animals. Artifacts tell us lots about early humans such as what gods they prayed to, what religion they were, what they ate and even whether or not they were man eaters.

Social Scientists-Archeologist

An Archaeologist is someone who studies civilisations from the past and recovers ancient objects such as, ruins, tombs, everyday objects and bone fragments. I love exploring and stumbling upon interesting devices or equipment so I think that being an archaeologist would be very similar and just as fun.

Archaeologists discover the past which can change the future and help mankind in some way. If we had never discovered the Aztecs we would have more basic strategies of filtering water. Many ancient tribes have helped us survive winters, storms and other natural disasters.

I think that I would play a good role as an archaeologist due to my enthusiasm  in discovery and my knowledge in ancient civilisations such as the Mayans and the Aztecs.

Archaeologists have discovered ancient songs, ancient tools and even ancient languages such as Avestan an old Persian language.

 Archaeologists have dig sites all around the world where they make new discoveries all the time which is gaining knowledge for the human race with helps us with ideas for things we do in every day life. Without the discoveries of the past we would probably cook food on fires, live in huts and strangely enough go to the bathroom without toilets. Archaeologists take a large role in the world providing us with ideas to evolve.

Thousands of discoveries are made each year but not all of them mean much. If we found out Romans liked grapes we couldn't use that information to make a change. Some places archaeologists explore are set with booby traps so no one would discover what lies behind them. Before the Egyptians died out they set lots of booby traps around  the pyramids so no one would discover the secrets that lay beneath. Some civilisations such as the Romans turned against there leader murdering him leading to the fall of Rome. Most civilisations stayed on longer thanks to the fact that they worked together and managed to get along.

Although I would like to stick to being an archaeologist being a geographer has crossed my mind. I have always been interested in maps and would like to make one. The fact you would end up in a study all day has crossed my mind and it put me off quite a bit. A historian would definitely not fit me. I am not a keen reader and would not enjoy doing what they do. Archaeologists really get stuck in. They go to deserts and and volcano's and unravel secrets of the world.

Time Is Treasure

My name is Jake , I come from the Uk but I wouldn't call it home. For 6 years of my life I have lived in Sri Lanka(an island just below India) and grown up there. Me and my family moved into Sri Lanka on my fourth birthday in 2003 and stayed all the way to my ninth birthday in 2009.

 My three favourite things to do are playing football(soccer), Playing guitar and watching new movies. I hate taking walks watching tennis and getting mosquito bites.

 I live at Ukay heights right at the top of the hill and we have lots of monkey trouble. Only a few days ago sneaked into my sisters room and stole her lip balm.

  My dad works for the red cross a ngo that deals with natural disasters and my mum is a part time dyslexia specialist and a yoga teacher.I have one older sister called Jessie who i would call a real pain but sometimes we get along and have a chat. I think she'll work as a lawyer.

 I don't believe in aliens but I try complimenting them in case of abduction and I do believe in sea monsters. There is scientific proof!

 Now hopefully I have told you enough about myself and can move on to the rest of the blog.


Where do I start with books. From the beggining or the end. I have read books that could have been torture in a nazi jail and books that outrun movies.

My personal favourites that I have recently read  are Wild Magic the true story of why the pied piper came to Hamelin, a magical tale that consists of all a book can have, Once you read this you'll believe that hills have doors. This great novel was written by Cat Weatherill.

 Another great book I read was Shadow forest where a brother and sister travel to Norway to see there grandma who lives next to a dark forest where one wrong turn can mean death in this never ending tale by Matt Haig.

 One of my personal favourites is georges marvelous medicine by Roal Dahl a story about a boy who is left at home with his mean old grandma. Only when he realises that his grandma takes a spoonfull of medicine every day a plan comes to mind.


As I said on the paragraph above I will tell you truthfully I love watching new movies. My favourite style of movie involves action, special effects, romance, a bit of a thrill, comedy and sometimes intresting neutral actors.

The most recent movie I have watched was The Last Air Bender which should deserve a defenite 6/10. I thought the plot was resonable the special effects were brilliant but the acting was very cheesy.

 Now the best things about the movie were the special effects not to mension the setting. It was placed in a jungle a snow plain and a dark fortress which was much like earth in a magic way. The special effects were easily the best I have seen. It went from tidal waves to fire balls and even earth rising up to meet the sky.

 The plot was that the avatar disapeared for 100 years then the fire tribe took over and the rest of the tribes are fighting back against the fire tribe. Alright movie.

Recently I have moved into middle school and I think that it took me by surprise. It is much funner then I thought but also very troubling with all the supplies I need. My one acedemic goal for the year is to stay on task no matter what the case is, I have a hard time listening for a long period of time .

 My social goal for the year is to be able to cooperate and talk to people new at the school. Making new friends is pretty cool. I remember when I was new last year I had an easy time making friends and fitting in.

for almost 2 months we spent our holiday in England doing everything there was to do . We stayed in London,Devon and worcestire but a funny memory I had was going saling with my uncle Dave. We arrived at are sailing point, (I forgot what it was called but apparently it was the 2nd biggest harbor in the world) then we cast of the anchor and set of  moving out of the harbor. As we were moving out we passed some boats from the navy which I found very cool. We followed the green and oronge boys to get into free waters then we sighted a huge boat known as the condor ferrie. It job was to get people from one side of the harbor to the other. We saw it a few times on that trip. We stopped for lunch just beside a huge cliff where no boats were and had a peacful lunch. Just as we were going to turn back we saw a huge fog forming where we were heading. We went right in to the fog then we saw the depth gauge getting  higher and higher all the way up to 1 meter so we turned off the enginges and managed to get into deeper water then out of the fog we heard the foghorn of the ferry. in a moment of chaos and havoc we just about managed to avoid it. We got back to the harbor and as we landed we saw the condor ferry coming out of the fog. It coundln't go through the fog and from then on we called it chicken condor.

Five adjectives to describe me are
. Respectful
. helpful
. fun
. feirce(sometimes)
. worried

Well that's my completed blog post, I hope you have enjoyed reading this and learnt how I role. Please comment positively and be happy. Goodbye readers of this blog, and I warn you never diss aliens in case of abduction.