Hercules

Hercules was the son of a Greek God Zeus. He was born a fat and very strong baby. one day when he was in his cot he killed two snakes. when he was five he took music lessons and before he finished his music lessons he killed his music teacher. when he grew up he tried to kill a serpent who heads once you cut off one head it would grow back. Then he fought a lion. one day Hercules got really drunk and killed his wife and children. that is about all I read of the story. after reading that much i still think the story is really interesting.

My Name TOM

Names. I always wondered why I got my name but I have never known until this week. I found out that Greek form of Tom is an Aramaic name תָּאוֹמָא (Ta'oma') which means "twin" and that my name is also from a saints name. He was Saint Thomas Becket who was a 12 century archbishop. I think my name is cool because my full name is Thomas Oliver Milton so then my initials are TOM also my brothers initials are SAM because he is Samuel Alexander Milton. When I was little I wanted to change my name to Barney because I loved Barney so much. I have been teased for my first name because it is like Thomas the Tank Engine. Although my name is Thomas, normaly people call me just Tom. I think my parents gave me the name Tom for its iniatals and thats what I know about my name.

Journey Quote

“The road of life twists and turns and no two directions are ever the same. Yet our lessons come from the journey, not the destination.”

7 grade info

1. What piece of work and learning are you most proud? Explain.
2. What were your greatest challenges? Explain.
my greatest challenge is getting my ideas on to paper. 3. Reflecting on your growth this year, what did you learn about yourself as a learner?
i learnt that the sooner i get my work is done the sooner i can do other things 4. To evaluate your work habits, choose 1 of the following from each category ( and provide explanations): a) Behavior Satisfactory Explanation: I often pay attention in class but I get distracted easily and do not get my work done. b) Participation Satisfactory Explanation: i take part in the discussions but often get on to different topics. c) Organization Satisfactory d) Effort Satisfactory. 5. Based upon your reflections, write two personal learning goals for Grade 7 next year. Goal 1 - In Grade 7, I plan to
try to finish the stuff that is going to be homework in class.Goal 2 - In Grade 7, I plan to i want to try to read more books6.Is there any more information about yourself that you would like the teachers to know?
I really like activates on the computers

Saving the world

I think that earth hour is a good idea. but i personally think that we should go for a whole day with out lights. one hour does not make a difference. we could make a difference by using less electricity during the day we should open the blinds or curtains and open windows for air. like for the buses the they waste so much electricity because they leave there engines on all the time they are waiting to pick us up. They should keep their engines off intill it is just about time to leave. that i how it think we can change.

Malaysia Week March 2009

Malaysia Week March 2009

In middle school we all have the opportunity to go on Malaysia week. This is when we all the grades are mixed up and we are sent off around Malaysia to have amazing adventures. There are many sites we can go on split into two types coastal and rainforest. We were asked to fill out a survey which showed our comforts and experience levels. Some of the questions were about lighting fires from scratch to sleeping under the stars to whether you needed a real toilet.

I was chosen to go on the most most challenging rainforest site. This was called Ulu Pearak and was a rafting adventure. Ulu Pearak is up on the Malaysian side of the border with Thailand we took a bus trip for 6 hours, then started a six hour hike which only took our group 3 hours and 45 minutes, it was hard but fun.

Our site was extreme we had to pack as little as we could into a small cloth backpack with uncomfortable rope straps. Everything had to be packed into zip lock bags before going in the backpack. It was hard to decide what to take and what to leave out.

For five days we were rafting for three to six hours everyday. We were in a dingy in teams of four with two guides. The rapids were level two to four and wild, it was wet and very tiring. In some places the water was two rough and we had to carry our packs and paddles and walk through the jungle to a safer bit of jungle.

Malaysia Week was the most tiring but the most times of my life so far I can not wait for next year to see what a coastal site will be like. The main word to describe the trip is

WOW.

My life

Hi my name is Tom and I live in KL which stands for Kuala Lumpur. I have lived here for seven years. I like to play computer and play station. I like to play lots of sports like basket ball, soccer, football and I like to swim. I go to I.S.K.L International School of Kuala Lumpur. I have been in I.S.K.L for 7 years here are some pictures of the schools our school is on two different campuses. The Elementary school is called Melawati and the middle and high are together called Ampang Campus. At Ampang we have tennis courts basketball courts, the blue top, panther pit (mix of tennis indoor soccer and other like sports) and a big gym.