Swimming Writing Room 17
Swimming Recount
Chapter 1
I went to school and unpacked my bag and I played. Then I heard the bell and I sat on the mat. Mrs Wenman did the roll. Then we lined up by the door. Next we walked to the bus and I said good morning to the bus driver. I sat on the bus with my friends. I got off the bus.
Chapter 2
When I got to Northern Arena I lined up at the door then I walked in and I took off my uniform and sat at the pool. Then I did big arm circles and I did it half way and I did back stroke.
Chapter 3
When I got out of the pool I got changed then I lined up and walked to the bus. I sat with Thomas. I got to school then I ran to class.
By Hudson Frost, Room 17, Year 2
Swimming Recount
Chapter 1
First Mrs Wenman did the roll. Next we lined up by the door. After we rushed to the bus. Later we got to Northern Arena. On the way we saw cars, trees and 4 police officers and sheep and cows.
Chapter 2
Finally we lined up and walked in. We took off our uniform and I put on my goggles and my cap. We hopped in the pool and then we started back stroke and bubble bubble roll and we didn’t forget kicking!
Chapter 3
First I got changed with Kira. Next we lined up single file and then we strolled to the bus and we climbed on the bus. When I arrived at…school we ran back to the class. When we arrived it was play time.
By Georgia Nolan, Room 17, Year 2
Growth Mindset v Fixed Mindset
Mindset is a simple idea discovered by world-renowned Stanford University psychologist Carol Dweck in decades of research on achievement and success.
In a fixed mindset, people believe their basic qualities, like their intelligence or talent, are simply fixed traits. They spend their time documenting their intelligence or talent instead of developing them. They also believe that talent alone creates success, without effort. They’re wrong.
In a growth mindset, people believe that their most basic abilities can be developed through dedication and hard work; brains and talent are just the starting point. This view creates a love of learning and a resilience that is essential for great accomplishment. Virtually all great people have had these qualities.
Mindsets are beliefs, beliefs about yourself and your most basic qualities. Think about your intelligence, your talents, your personality. Are these qualities simply fixed traits, carved in stone and that’s that? Or are they things you can cultivate throughout your life?
People with a fixed mindset believe that their traits are just givens. They have a certain amount of brains and talent and nothing can change that. If they have a lot, they’re all set, but if they don’t… So people in this mindset worry about their traits and how adequate they are. They have something to prove to themselves and others.
People with a growth mindset, on the other hand, see their qualities as things that can be developed through their dedication and effort. Sure they’re happy if they’re brainy or talented, but that’s just the starting point. They understand that no one has ever accomplished great things—not Mozart, Darwin, or Lorde, without years of passionate practice and learning.
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