Task 1: Kenny Wong

“Wake up Kenny, Wake up!” was the first thing I heard on the first day of high school. That morning was all a rush. I got dressed faster than I had ever dressed before. Then I ran down the stairs and rushing to eat my breakfast. My breakfast of Cheerios was devoured hungrily in no less than a minute.

I ran as fast as I could and just got on the train on time. I had been stuck in Cairns because Cyclone Yasi had cancelled flights. Therefore I had missed one whole week of school. I was nervous that I would be the only Reddam student who didn’t know what to do.

When I reached the school, I immediately walk up the stairs to reception. My nerves were settled when I was told I would be given a ‘tour’ by a teacher.  As I was heading to my first P.E class, I met my preschool friend Kenneth Koon.

When we got back to school, it was recess. While Kenneth and I were eating, he asked “Where’s your diary?” I told him I did not have one so he led me up a flight of stairs to Mr Johnson who handed me my 2011 diary. Recess ended quickly and all the students rushed to their next period. I followed my timetable and found my way to my next period.

At lunch break, I found myself playing with some soon-to-be friends, Maxmo and Sam. We talked about ourselves throughout the break. They are really good friends who I can trust.

Reddam House is very different to Connells Point, my old school. At first, it was hard to understand the timetable, and when I finally found out which room I was in, finding it was a problem. I guess you can’t be a success in life if you do not face some difficulties. After a few days I had solved this problem. It was a good challenge for me and now I will never get lost in Reddam again.                                      

The first few days in Reddam, I came unprepared as a result of not having the stationery sheet. I had to get paper off my generous classmates and share textbooks with them. I asked my friends for what I needed and in one day, I had everything apart from the textbooks which were out of stock. That meant I had to wait for them to order and receive the textbooks.

One of my favourite sports is basketball so I signed up immediately. On my second week of school, I had basketball training on Tuesday. I made some new friends and the training was fun. On Saturday I had my first game. Even though we lost, I still enjoyed it. I learnt how to play a zone defence.

Everyone at Reddam can be a friend. That is why I enjoy it very much and why I look forward to another six years at Reddam. I definitely won’t miss year 8 camp after missing year 7 camp!