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__Entry one: Our Lady of the Southern Cross Primary School__
===The last three days I have been on community links at Our Lady of the Southern Cross Primary School. On my first day my first impression when walking into the school was that it seemed very new and tidy. When signing into the office I was greeted in such a lovely way and it made me feel like I was really welcomed at the school. The first lesson I took was sport, with Ian. It was a grade 5/6 class. At first they were all really shy and didn’t talk much but slowly as one student came up and spoke to me, another followed and by the end of the class I had a whole group of kids wanting to know more about me and my life at school. Over the next two days I was really exhausted and tired but loved my time there at the Primary school. The one major difficulty I found was that you had to remember that everything you do and say, the kids will respond to it by following you in your footsteps. They look up to you as another teacher and that was one of the things that will stick with me.===

__Entry two: Our Lady of the Southern Cross Primary School__
===Later this week the primary school had two student free days but one day for me was MacKillop Day which was then followed by the weekend. The weekend was really relaxing and it was good to be home after a tiering week as I am staying at my aunties house over my time at Our Lady of the Southern Cross. I have now completed a week of community links and so far I love it, I am looking forward to starting my next week at the school and seeing what surprises there is in store.===

__Entry 3: Our lady of the Southern Cross Primary School__
===As quick as it went; I have now completed my final week of community links at Our Lady of the Southern Cross Primary School. I had a really great experience. I feel like i have learnt a whole heap of new information that I didn’t know before. One thing that has changed since the start of community links was I wanting to become a primary school teacher. I feel as though at the time i can cope with 2 weeks of kids but anymore might be a bit too much. I think this program is really good because I find it really shows you opportunities for the future and helps you get a head start to deciding what you want to be in the future.===

__Melbourne Experience:__
===The 1st and 2nd of September were two of my favourite days of Saint Marys so far. These were the days of Melbourne experience. Over two days we did 4 tours. I think my favourite tour would be arcades and lanes. The reason why I think this is my favourite is because that is my favourite part of the city but the reason why I am not 100% certain is because I enjoyed every single tour. I think it was great to do these tours as it was getting to know our own city and getting to use public transport but as well as this, it was also facing towards poverty and sustainability. I feel like I have gotten to know my city a lot better and realize that it’s not perfect. There are people living in the streets... Cold, hungry, homeless, dehydrated etc. Overall I had a brilliant time.===

Week 1
What is the best piece of advice you have ever received?The best piece of advice I’ve ever received is that if I don’t have anything nice to say then not to say it at all. The reason i find this the best piece of advice is because I think that if you have nothing nice to say then why should you put a person down? My mother always says ‘treat people how you want to be treated’ and this has always stuck with me since I was a little girl. I find it really rude when some people put others down when they have done absolutely nothing wrong. Just seeing their emotion drop makes me sad. If you wouldn’t like it for others to pick on you then treat them how you want to be treated. Everyone has a story, so who are you to judge? Everyday I see somebody getting teased, even though the person ‘teasing’ them may not mean it personally but the person takes it personally and not as a joke. I just wish everyone would interpret this as a skill into their life because you cant be willing to treat someone unfairly without them doing it back to you. What would happen if you threw a piece of trash on the ground? What if everyone did?If i threw a piece of rubbish on the ground it could cause harm to the environment and affect the living organisms in it. If everyone was to throw a piece of rubbish on the ground it could lead to danger for the animals, it could cause effects on the marine life and the state of the waters and lands etc. All this could be caused just from my contribution of littering. If everyone was to put there rubbish in the bin we wouldn’t have to worry about unhealthy habitats. What would you do if you saw a friend cheating - report it, confront the friend or nothing - and why?Depending on how bad my friend was cheating I probably wouldn’t get them into trouble because at the end of the day, it’s their own fault and if it’s not effecting me then its best I don’t get involved. I know this is bad but I also feel like I would be betraying my friendship with the person. Maybe if they were only doing the slightest thing that was classified cheating I would ignore it but if it was something massive then I might then have the correct attitude to tell somebody. What do you think courage means? I think courage means standing up for something you have faith and believe in. I think it means fighting your fears and making the most of life .I believe people have all different ways of how they understand what courage means as there may be all different types of courage. What do you think makes a good friend?Something that makes a good friend is them having the ability of trust and support. This always comes in handy because everyone needs a good friend by their side to help them through the good times and the bad. Choosing a friend isn’t like choosing the prettiest flower. You choose a friend by their personality, not their looks, background or anything else. If they treat you like an amazing friend should then they are the friend for you. Never judge a book by its cover, trust the inside. What is your most indispensable possession and why?My most indispensable possession is my jewellery box that belonged to my only blood related aunty who passed away 5 years ago from a disease called multiple scleroses. She meant everything to me even if she was different to everyone elses aunties. She was diagnosed with the disease when she was 16, and fought on with it for years and years. She was even in hospital on her 21st birthday. The reason why I love this jewlerry box so much is because everytime i look at it it reminds me of her. My nana gave me some of my auntys jewlery that she got for her birthdays when she turned 18 and 21. I feel so honoured to have them and it makes me smile because i know that my aunty would have wanted me to have them. I know she is watching down on me and is so proud of everything i do, and would be proud that i am remembering her through her things and taking good care of them. What do you think about people polluting the environment?When i hear stories about people polluting the environment I usually don’t react much as I believe we all have polluted once in a life, even by the thing we take for granted which is transport. I believe pollution is something we can’t completely fix but can help fix. If we all tried our hardest to do things naturally other than using energy, power, etc then it all leads up to helping fix pollution in the environment. How do you feel when you do something wrong? When I do something wrong I usually get a sickening and guilty feeling, I always try my hardest to make things better even though sometimes things can’t always be fixed. I usually panic and hope for the best. I never lie, I always tell the truth if I do something wrong because by lying I am just digging myself a bigger hole and sinking inside of it.How do you feel when you do something that is very good? When I do something good I usually have a big smile on my face. I’m always proud and feel the need to share my accomplishment with my family.
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