Springston E-Team: Endeavour

Meet The Team

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Meet Ripora

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Meet Nathan

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Meet Jessica

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Meet Izzy

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Meet Daniella

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Meet Sophie

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Meet Reeve

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Meet Phelix

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Meet Liam

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Meet Lachaln

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Meet Isaac

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Meet George

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Meet Eli

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Meet Chloe

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Meet Josh

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Meet Brodie

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Meet Bria

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Meet Bella

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Meet Angus

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Build your WILD SELF!

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Here is another way to make a mini-you or an avatar for the blog. This is what I came up with!

Step 1: Go to http://buildyourwildself.com and create your Wild Self.

Step 2: E-mail your creation to our class e-mail address:
room6@springston.school.nz
and we will use them when we get back to school. Do this by using the "Send to friend" option. Make sure you include your name at the top of the Wild Self so we know who you are!

Have heaps of fun - I know I did.

Wallace & Gromit Avatars

2012-02-09T10:12:00.000+13:00

Try turning yourself into a clay avatar like Wallace and Gromit. We could use them as avatars to put on the blog later this year.

Here is the example of me - you have to use your imagination I'll admit, but it was fun.

Try making your own by clicking on the link below. Make sure you save the image so you can use it later.

http://clayyourself.com/

It's all about me!

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Try using your avatar picture as a writing starter. Check out my attempt! Can you find any similes, alliteration or other descriptive tools?

My face is speckled with freckles like kisses from the sun. My egg head is crowned in grape coloured spikes and hides behind verdant green glasses.

I am exploring the emptiness of space as I stand on craters and dodge darting alien craft.

My nose is buried in a book full of fantasy ideas and historical fiction, whle I hold my handy iPhone close by in case I need to find my position on Google Maps!

Make your own avatar

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I have payed around with this website - Mess Dudes - to make my own avatar - or imaginary person to put on the blog.

Have a go yourself but make good choices so your little person represents you. Click on this link to have a go yourself.

We will give it a go when you get to school - in just three weeks!

How to Behave in Assembly

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We were looking at how to behave at assembly today...
1. Talk quietly till someone stands at the front to begin
2. Hands down when you are singing
3. Sit nicely
4. Listen carefully and look at the speaker
5. Clap for items and certificates
6. Wait quietly till the teacher lets you go
7. Walk in a line and watch carefully when crossing the road

As you can see ... we were good at listening carefully!

Meet the Team

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Take a look at this stunning bunch - Team Endeavour.
We will tell you what our name means next week.

Supporting Maths

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Dear Parents,

This is what we will be doing at school in Year 4 maths / numeracy and how you can support our learning at home.

(TKI website)

Supporting Writing

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Dear Parents,

This is what we will be doing at school in Year 4 writing and how you can support our learning at home. (TKI website)

Supporting reading at home

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Dear Parents,

Learning is a partnership between school, the children and home. I know that when we are all working together your child's learning will really benefit.

Here are a few ideas on what we will be learning at school this year in reading and how your can support this learning at home.

Allana

(These resources are from TKI - the Ministry of Education website)

Check out Newsletter No. 1

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Check out our news for the start of the year. Click on the image for a closer look. Click on the image again to make it even bigger!

Countdown to meet the new team

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The final countdown......

Eight days until we meet the new 2012 E-Team Endeavour! I hope you are as excited as I am.

We will have 21 Year 4 students, ready to prove that they are amazing Springston A+ Learners. Watch this space for your personal introduction.

Camp - Surfing

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Pet Day Photos

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Camp Pictures

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Surfing at Camp

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On a nice sunny Thursday we went biking to the beach to learn how to Surf and a reminder on how to Boogy Board. Some kind instructors Ambrose and Leathy showed us the ropes. We learnt how to stand up on a Surf board and how to get good waves. The key is to move down the beach if there’s a rip.

Ambrose talked and showed us about the tide and if the waves were messy or not. On the day we surfed, it was messy and that was good. It meant there were more waves to catch.

My favourite part of the day was when my friend and I did nose dives into the ocean.

By Brooke

Forest Survivor

2011-12-07T11:28:00.004+13:00

On Thursday we went to Forest Survivor to learn about how to be safe in a forest. Our instructor taught us how to build a hut out of branches from the forest, that we could spend the night it for protection. Then we went off to build our own one in groups.

First we got a spine which is a large trunk. Then smaller twigs are laid on the trunk. These are called ribs. That gives you a frame to lay pine needles and bushy bits to stop the wind and rain getting through.

We were judged on the shelter fitting us all and keeping us warm. We also needed a mattress of needles to stop our body heat escaping into the ground.

We really enjoyed building our huts and will use this knowledge if we ever get lost in a forest. Thank you to the City Council Teachers.

By Sophie W and Zoe Bain

What would the fish say?

2011-10-04T19:28:00.001+13:00

This is Bryn's imaginative picture inspired by the problems at Lake Ellesmere. Try writing a comment to tell us what the fish might be saying.

Co-operative Games

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Tuesday is a day to look forward to because we get to play co-operative games and investigate what makes a good team. Check out our foot volley ball and our stretcher designs. We had to carry a heavy weight across the court - with a bowl ow water on it. The winning team was both quick and careful so the water didn't spill.

Today we thought it was important to work with different people because they have good ideas. We found out that sometimes you need to get close and talk quietly in a team if you want to all hear. Ryan also found some people who were encouraging their team and others who were asking questions.

Thinking Games

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Allana went shopping for some thinking games on the weekend and we have been having heaps of fun testing them out.

She thought they were too hard (for her not us) but we have been having fun with Tantrix and creating some amazing designs with a new game from this designer.

What do you think of our patterns?

Team Challenges

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On Tuesdays we have team challenges. This week Tony challenged our groups to create a bridge that would carry a heavy weight - out of just newspaper, string and tape.

As you can see, we did a great job. They all worked so well that we had Macaulay test them to destruction. Even then some of our bridges didn't break.

We decided that our ideas were better in a team. We could get more done in a team. We thought that it was important to include everyone too.

Book Week Characters

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Book Week on PhotoPeach

Who am I?

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I have a pet monkey.

I wear long stockings.

I wear long shoes.

I am Pippi Long Stockings

I am a bit crazy.

Secret Location 4 Solved!

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Well done - Secret Location 4 was the Chateau Tongariro in Whakapapa Village, which is in Tongariro National Park, with Mt Ruapehu in the background. Well done to the two final winners, although Room 17 of Westport North gave lots of good ideas along the way too!

Hot Myspace Generators

Secret Location 4!

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I hope this 'Secret Location' is more of a challenge and takes more than one day to solve or I might be running out of holiday photographs. These are all our own photos so I did not put the name of the owner or link to a website. Just to be sure: Photos by Mark & Allana Taylor

Hints:
Same challenge, same comments - remember to use YES / NO questions, check the editing and leave your name.

Will you be the winner of Secret Location 4?

Magnetic Poetry

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Read this poem to get an idea of how you could create your own amazing poetry using the Manetic Poetry kits in class and on-line. Click here to make your own poem.

Have our lunches improved? Did we take action?

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Jumping the Number Line

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We have been learning to jump the number line to add in Black Group. This is a cool video to explain it from Mr Kemp and his class. See how easy it looks!

I wonder what maths we could explain and make a video of?

Forced Connection - thinking tool

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Watch this video clip and think about all the connections between this and learning. What is happening? Does this happen with good learners? What do we need to do differentlly when we learn?

Waka Paddle

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Our whole school has a big waka in the library. Every person in the school is designing their own waka paddle so we can work as a team.

This is my waka paddle. It shows my mountain, river and family. It also shows that I love blogging, my cats and reading.

How much sugar?

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Liz the dietician came again and we looked at the nutritional guides on cereal packages. We also looked at how much sugar is in drinks.

Which drink would you choose?
1. Water?
2. Milk?
3. Juice?
4. Flavoured milk?
5. Coke?
6. Powerade?
7. V?

What's in our lunches?

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We took a close look at what is in our lunches. I wonder if these will change as we learn more about healthy foods?
Have we covered all the food groups at the base of the pyramid - fruit, vegetables, bread and cereals?

Check out what we are reading this term!

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Brain Break: Rock, paper scissors, maths!

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We are learning about how brain breaks can help us maximise or learning time. Here is one brain break activity we are going to try.

Try to answer these questions:
How were you feeling before the activity?
What did you have to do with your body and brain during the activity?
How did your feel after the activity?
How did doing this activity make a difference to your thinking and learning?

Where is this?

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Just a challenge to see if any kids are watching. Jasmine, my trusty blog watcher, I know you won't let me down.
Challenge:Where would you find this sculpture? What is it?

Spelling - prefix or suffix?

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Use prefixes and suffixes to create new words, with new meanings, from words you already know. This is a really cool spelling game that we will be using this year. Give it a go to see how many different words you can make.

Hello

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Hi my name is James I like motorbikes.

Describing Mrs T

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Mrs Taylor's nose is as straight as a runway.

A mouth like an arrow, red as roses, showing her shiny white teeth.

Her hair is like orange springs

Bouncing on a trampoline.

Strong Peppermint Simile Poem

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A hot peppermint look as white as a glass pearl

It smells like a cool breeze of fresh toothpaste

It feels like a cold fire freezing my throat

Is taste as minty and strong as perfume

Sour Worm poems with similes

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Sour Worm

A sour worm looks like a ridged elastic mountain

with sugary snow crystals on top of it.

It smells like sweaty shoes

that make you catch your breath.
But when you eat one
its little kick sets off a sour explosion.

Land Art

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Our term 4 topic is Art and Creativity. For a week we went to each senior room and did an art activity. One of them was land art. Land Art is about nature and using the things around you to create something amazing.

I was trying to express with my design what nature presents and how beautiful it is.

Art Experts Week 3

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There are heaps of great opportunities to work with artists in Week 3 of our Inquiry. You have made your choices and are beginning to complete the sessions. I have seen some brilliant pastel drawing and fine flax flowers. Don't forget to blog about what you are doing.

Ron Mueck exhibition

Scultpture with Leah

Pastel drawing with Mike Glover

Arty books with Tiffany

Soap carving, string art, mosaics, dance, drama, computer composition, plaster of paris sculpture, fabric and fibre, flax weaving, Maori art, Samoan dance ....

Land art by Angus

A land art depiction of the ocean, complete with fish and other creatures.

Think carefully about what you learn and how you might use those skills later in our inquiry when you want to express yourself. What is important to you that you might want to tell the world?

Land Art

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Room 6 Land Art on PhotoPeach

Pizza fraction challenge

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Our learning teams are all working on fractions at the moment and I found this cool question for you to answer.

The Adventures of Mrs. Meatball.

Mrs. Meatball orders pizza cut into 8 slices. Her daughter eats 1/4 ofthe pizza. Her son eats 1/2 of the pizza and she eats one slice.

1. Is there any pizza left?

2. What fraction of the pizza did the family eat?

I got this questions straight from the blog of Sensational Seven but beware - they are only seven and eight years old. I hope we can answer their maths problem!

Go and check out their answers and make sure you post your answer on our blog as a comment. Don't forget to explain how you solved the problem and add your first name.

Always keep safe by not posting any other personal details on the blog.

Adopting 'Rock Babies'

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As part of the beginning of our inquiry we have adopted 'Rock Babies' to see how hard it is to meet the needs of a child. Many of our babies have clothes, faces and even little box houses. We have to look after them and solve the challenges we face each day. We write a diary with our ideas and what we are learning about child needs.

The first challenge was to find someone to look after our baby when we went to the sports tournament. The second challenge was to find a way to keep our baby warm as we live in a shack with no electricity.

I wonder what Allana will dream up for us to solve next!

Congratulations on becoming a proud parent .... of a 'Rock Baby'.

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I want to be the first to congratulate you on becoming the proud adoptive parent of a 'Rock Baby'. I know you will do everything within your power to meet your child's needs and make sure it has a happy and rewarding life.

Leave us a comment to explain how you will meet the needs of your 'Rock Baby'. You have a few days to get organised as the sports tournament is not until Thursday. But don't forget that according to the Convention of the Rights of a Child there are many things you need to think about.

How will you manage with your first challenge of parenthood?

Sing along to 'Boy' song Poi E

2010-07-25T18:18:00.009+12:00

Is your class or school up for a collaborative challenge?
We have been challenged to record the footage of us singing and dancing to Poi E - the waiata track from 'Boy'.

If you join in and send us the footage, we could make a really cool multi-school version. Get in on the fun - make poi, learn the song and work out your moves. Record the whole song and try to be creative. Let's see what we can do as a team! Leave us a comment if you are up to the challenge.

Here are the instructions on how to make a poi:
- from Awakeri School
- from the Auckland Museum

Or you could visit our favourite Mellville Intermediate.... they have heaps of Maori Language Week links - including how to make a poi. Check them out!

Can you count in Maori?

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Book Week Fun

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It is really fun being allowed to show what books we love and are allowed to express our characters by dressing up like them.

Oliver and Billy's entry in the A+ Video Competition

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News Flash - find out the winners of the competition, and view all the entries from our News Blog.

And here we have the final entry in the competition. These Year 6 boys worked on this video in their own time, at home. Another awesome effort! By now you should have a great idea of what the A+ characteristics mean at Springston School.

Jake & Jayden's A+ Video Competition Entry

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And here we have the A+ Video Competition entry from Jake and Jayden. Another awesome effort! Well done guys!

Callum & Cory's A+ Video Competition Entry

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Here is Callum and Cory's entry in the Springston A+ Learner Video Competition. Haven't they done well!

Are you an A+ Springston Learner?

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Are you an A+ Springston Learner?

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This is Jewel's entry into the A+ Characteristics Video Competition. We hope you like it.

Speed Stacking - you're going to love it!

2010-04-16T13:00:00.005+12:00

My old school in the UK were crazy about Speed Stacking. I have ordered us a free set of cups to test it out and I know you're going to love it too.

Check out the getting started video clips on the stacking website - just click on the picture below.

Now - give it a go yourself. You will find the cups at the Challenge Board!

Speed Stacking - how to get started!

Be restorative - fix the problems up

2010-04-02T23:34:00.007+13:00

This is a really cool cartooning tool that lets you design a simple storyline. Click on the Speak Up link to try the tool for yourself. It is limited to three settings but is a fun place to start. Try creating your own cartoon in the Easter Break and printing a copy off for school.

I'm still trying to figure out how to get the image big enough to read clearly!

My Evaluation of Term 1

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My Evaluation of Term 1

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I have worked very hard on listening to the teacher and managing myself. Here are the targets that I have nearly achieved. I need to keep working!

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Creme Egg Advert Challenge - Goo Advert

2010-03-08T12:14:00.007+13:00

I took up the homework challenge to show how my creme egg was crushed. Sadly it jumped off the diving board and missed the swimming pool. Lucky that I was there to clear up the mess - mmmmmmm! Thanks to my dad for his excellent filming.

Alice's Evaluation of Week 4

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Myami's Evaluation of Week 4

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Week 4 Evaluation

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Hi, I'm Callum and this is the evaluation of my week.

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Team Endeavour

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This is what I think about our really cool learning team - Team Endeavour!

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Introducing Hamish

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This is my wordle about all the things that are important to me.

Evaluating my week

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This is my evaluation Voki for Week 4. I am really proud of managing myself well this week.

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How is Team Endeavour going for you?

2010-02-23T21:02:00.010+13:00

During Circle-Time yesterday we discussed what was working for us in Team Endeavour and what we thought was not working. People were very honest and we are beginning to make the changes to improve what needs fixing. Here are some of the things we talked about. This wall will remind us of the good points and what we need to work on.

Meet the Team - in Week 4

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I know it has taken four whole weeks to get this far but here they are - Team Endeavour in person.

Art Designs in Sketch Books

2010-02-18T13:41:00.007+13:00

We are excited about having really cool sketch books. Check out this video to see what we have been doing!

A+ Self Managing Learners

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In Team Endeavour we are learning to be self managing learners.

Tutpup - an educational game

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Tut-pup is a educational maths game and other types of games. It's good to help other children and us to learn .

Click on the link in "Check out these links". It's heaps of fun!

Choice and Challenge Skateboarding

2010-02-18T10:32:00.013+13:00

In Team Endeavour we are running choice and challenge for the Juniors, on Fridays. This is a thing that we do with the little children. Our activity is teaching them how to skateboard!! Check out our advertising poster.

First we will show them the parts of the board and then the basics like standing and moving. If they get better we will show them how to turn and push off by themselves. Maybe even teach them how to stop and go faster or go up and down ramps. If they get really good we will teach them how to 'ollie'. (a trick)

School Swimming Sports

2010-02-18T10:27:00.007+13:00

On February 17th Springston School went to Halswell Pool to do swimming races. It was pretty cool because the Year 7 and 8 did a pyjama race. It was tricky when they kept falling off!

Postcard Fun

2010-02-14T13:06:00.006+13:00

A "Can-DO" activity this week is to experiment with this interactive postcard. The link is Crick Seaside Postcard .
Keep the speech short or it will not fit into the bubbles.
Here is my attempt. Yours will be much funnier I am sure!

Get to know me - Sara

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Hey I'm Sara and in Team Endeavour we've been making wordles. I made mine about me and what I like.
I love doing these things and looking after them.

Team Endeavour

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Introducing Team Endeavour

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Introducing Team Endeavour

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Introducing Team Endeavour

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Team Endeavour

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Introducing Team Endeavour

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Introducing Team Endeavour

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