Is this jumping the gun a bit?

I just rearranged my room for two hunger-inducing hours to get a 2nd desk in here to plug in and utilise my new Macintosh computer. I don't even have the monitor(s) yet. Is this jumping the gun a bit?

The dresser's in my wardrobe to make room for a desk; moved some boxes under my bed to make room for the dresser; moved my bed (vertically, temporarily) to slide the boxes under there; moved my mattress to move my bed; moved my chair and vacuum to move my mattress... it goes on.

I'll need to buy some monitors off Andrew for el cheapo.
Arrivederci.

S Block

It's the second day of the semester. I'm not at school today cos I'm fairly sure I've pulled a muscle in my back.

That building that spent an extra 2 months in the making (finished by May, my foot) at school was finally ready... at the last second yesterday morning. Early morning. It's been named S Block, although the woman who organizes the building names and timetables and such didn't realize that we already have an S Block. It's the sport shed. So bye bye, sport shed! You're becoming part of Q Block!

Anyway, the building is pretty radical. It's mostly a senior science block, with a large science room in the back, two smaller ones, and two general purpose classrooms with a foyer. Nobody took into account that the foyer needed a room number as with the other rooms, so now a lot of the rooms have changed after they printed the timetable, although it says 'final'. As all Bayside kids know, a 'final timetable' is never final.

Past, Present and Future Plans

Here's a quick update on my nothingness

Yesterday was an exciting day I suppose. I burned a CD for Mason and walked to Leawarra station to collect Zoe. We walked back to my place, wrote a letter for her and AB, and tried putting it in her car, but eventually ended up in AB's letterbox. I wonder if he's checked it...

kinda pointless as we saw them about 20 minutes later while we were waiting for the bus.

Also, I've been trying to get my hands on Lost Season 2, but it's so hard! You can only ever find 1 + 3! But not 2! It's awful. Also I'm going to try and convince my mudja to change our crappy Bigpond internet plan, cos I found out last night we're on 256k... eugh.

I decided about a week ago what my plans are for my 16th birthday, although it's not till October. :D
I'm gonna go get my L's in the morning. I've been doing the practise test online occasionally and it's pretty easy; most of it is common sense anyway (if you're feeling tired, the incorrect answer would be to wind your windows down and crank the radio up). Then that afternoon, I'll go use my newfound ID to donate blood! I was on the donateblood.com.au website last night and apparently you have to BOOK a donation?! Feh! I just wanted to rock up!

Lufwaffle.

How's your son doing at school?

My mum's is doing pretty well. Due to my awesome semester one report, I've been bugging her every single day about buying me something as some parents do for their kids when their reports are good. I've never asked or anything. It's not abnormal if my report is fine cos they usually are. I only had 7 subjects this year after I totally dropped PE. The school got a new report system this year so the old thing with the X's in the approripate box (that didn't always line up when I typed it out) is a nogo. I like it better this way. Eh, find out yourself:

ACEDEMIC PROGESS REPORT for
JOHN GLOVER
Semester One 2008
Year: Ten

- Home Group Report
Just the first 10 minutes of the day. Mr. Woodbridge likes to ramble, but it's okay. Stef asked after a devotion recently, totally misleading thinking that she'd ask about the devotion, but said, "can we get out before the bell for once?"

Uniform: Excellent
Punctuality: Excellent
Manners/Attitude: Excellent
Involvement in Class Devotions: Satisfactory

John has been in the following activities this semester:
Open Day Guide

"Home Group involves marking the attendance roll, listening to relevant Daily Bulletin notices, and participating in a short devotional time. This semester our Home Group has addressed the You Can Do It concepts of Getting Along and Confidence, and each of the students has been given the opportunity to lead a devotion. John shared with the Home Group about his baptism."

Days absent: 7
Days late: 0
(as if I haven't been late, just never brought a late pass to class :D)






- Dramatic Media
Overall grade: C+
This particular subject involves drama and media in one. I miss having Shad to teach this, but Ms. Sayer is still pretty awesome. We share it with the year 9s though.

Academic Learning
Personal journal reflections: C (I never really did them)
Group docudrama performance and production: B
Monologue script and performance: A+
Written test: C
Docudrama script: C+
She didn't put the Exam on there for some reason, but if I recall, C+?

Attitude to Learning
Effort: Very Good
Homework: Very Good
Behaviour: Very Good
Organisation: Very Good
Self Direction as a Learner: Very Good

"John is a well mannered and enthusiastic contributor in class and usually strives to do his best. He has produced some good individual results this semester and consistently demonstrated an attidue of co-operation and positive engagement within the group context. John is a pleasure to teach."






- English
Overall grade: B+
English was pretty tough this semester. As Mrs. Cooper likes to call it, "introduction for VCE English." We did stuff like persuasive essays, speeches, film breakdowns, yadda yadda... I enjoyed it. :D

Academic Learning
Reading: A
Language: A+
Writing: B+
Speaking and Listening: B
Exam: A

Attitude to Learning
Effort: Excellent
Homework: Excellent
Behaviour: Very Good
Organisation: Excellent
Self Direction as a Learner: Very Good

"John is working consistently to achieve pleasing results, overall a very high B+. John's writing is wonderfully expressed as he manipulates language to convey a clear message. he domestrates a sound ability to write in different forms, following the criteria set in class and his exam result of 88% clearly displays his excellent grasp of the concepts and skills covered this semester. John is encouraged to engage more in class, seeking assistance when needed, to ensure he is fully prepared for VCE."






- Bible
Overall grade: C+
At school, Bible class is kinda boring. We did a lot of the chapter John. The assignment on it, I never actually finished... oops. I believe during the exam Casey and I were passing notes. She wrote me a full page one cos I did it to her earlier, and I gave the note back to her with all the spelling, grammar and punctuation corrected in red pen. :)

Academic Learning
Test: A
Mid-Year Exam: D+
Gospel of John Assignment: NA

Attitude to Learning
Effort: Very Good
Homework: Satisfactory
Behaviour: Very Good
Organisation: Satisfactory
Self Direction as a Learner: Satisfactory

"John has worked well in Bible throughout the semester, obtaining good results in formal testing and passing the difficult mid-year exam. His behaviour has been consistently good. Our Gospel of John assignment was too late for inclusion in this report. John has completed a good semester's work in this subject."






- Science
Overall grade: A
I'm loving this subject! Physics was hard as ever, but Chemistry was really simple. We did a lot of stuff about learning the periodic table, which was simple enough when we had to know the first 20. AJ made this subject such a pleasure, he's such a blast.

Academic Learning
Physics Theory Work: S
Chemistry Practical Work: S
Physics Test: B
Chemistry Theory Work: S
Chemistry Elements Assignment: A+
Exam: A+

Attitude to Learning
Effort: Excellent
Homework: Satisfactory
Behaviour: Very Good
Organisation: Excellent
Self Direction as a Learner: Excellent

"John achieved excellent marks this semester in Science. He was quiet and diligent, working consistently and showing competency. His theory work for both Physics and Chemistry was at a very high standard. The Physics Test was quite hard, yet John managed a very good mark of 70%. John excelled in the Chemistry unit, showing a great grasp of the concepts explored. His elements assignment was terrific, in which he produced a representation of Neon. His mark for the Chemistry Test (96%) and Exam (92%) were very pleasing. He is to be commended for such a good effort this semester."







- History
Overall grade: C
Admittedly the worst subject I ever had, have or will have. Sif I'm doing it in year 11. I hate History! It happened! Get over it! Mrs. Hooper is awesome though! Too bad History totally sucks nard... We did a lot on WWI and such. I don't get the timeline of wars, AT ALL. I finished my exam so early that I wrote the lyrics to two songs on the back.

Academic Learning
Breaker Morant Film Assignment: A+
Western Front Newspaper Article: A
Boer War Essay: B
Gallipoli Response: B
Exam: D+

Attitude to Learning
Effort: Very Good
Homework: Very Good
Behaviour: Very Good
Organisation: Satisfactory
Self Direction as a Learner: Very Good

"It has been a pleasure to teach John this semester as he is a co-operative pleasant student. John has achieved consistently pleasing results in his assignments and essays, particularly his review of Breaker Morant. Unfortunately John's exam result did not live up to the standard that he has achieved in his assignments this semester. Although he completed the exam 40 minutes early, he did not use his time constructively and as a result did not achieve a grade comparable to his ability. It is hoped that he will displa a more mature attitude in the end of year exams."






- General Mathematics
Overall grade: A+
I AM SO SICK OF WRITING THESE THINGS. But I really have nothing better to do. Even though my teacher is well-renowned youth leader and radical dude, AB, I keep accidentally calling him "Mr Backholer" cos other people occasionally do. I suck at Maths, big time. Must be something about having AB that made me do well. :D

Academic Learning
Tests: A+
Bookwork: S
Assignments: S
Exam: A

Attitude to Learning
Effort: Excellent
Homework: Excellent
Behaviour: Excellent
Organisation: Excellent
Self Direction as a Learner: Excellent

"John is without a doubt the leader in academic excellence in his class. His test results are consistently near-perfect and his homework is consistently up-to-adte. He was the only student to hand up both components of the assignment on the due date. John aims to keep inappropriate classroom discussion to a minimum, causing no significant problems within the classroom climate, and he often uses his class time to assist other students who may be struggling. John's first semester result is very pleasing."






- Health and Human Development Unit 1
Overall grade: S (VCE subjects are out of S and NS for some reason)
By far, my favourite subject. With my favourite teacher, Mrs. Hooper! Well, I don't know if I like her or AB more. But still, she's awesome. We've covered a lot of the lifespan and forms of health and development, particularly on adolescents. I'm so glad I chose this for my VCE subject. :D

Academic Learning
Outcome 1 (Ryan's Health and Human Development Case Study): A+
Outcome 2 (Casey Study - the transition from Childhood to Adulthood): A+
Outcome 3 (A written report - Youth health challenges): A
Exam: A+

Attitude to Learning
Effort: Excellent
Homework: Excellent
Behaviour: Very Good
Organisation: Very Good
Self Direction as a Learner: Very Good

"John has been an enthusiastic member of this class, contributing to class discussion with some very interesting insights. In the three Outcomes this semester John achieved 46/50, 46/50 and an A. For Outcome 3, john chose the topic of "Depression". His report was well researched and informative. For the mid-year exam John achieved 100%, he had studied well and wrote some terrific answers. Teaching this class has been one of the highlights of my teaching career and John has been among those students who have contributed to this."





THEN, at the end of my report was some little thing Rebecca from FremantleMedia filled out about my time on work experience. Really not important. :D

Certificate of Achievemeeeeeent *harmonious*
What a semester.



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Uh, yesterday, Katherine, Mollie and I went to Southland (among other places) and I printed 55 6x4 inch photos that are now all over my wall. Loving it.
I should really get a picture of it.