Day 17

Today is the last day of my 17 day challenge. My good deed that I did today was by helping my sister, Judy with her homework. I felt like I was her teacher. It was really fun.

Day 16

Today I helped my friend, Nick by helping him pick up rubbish. I feel happy and proud of myself that I could make my difference!

Day 15

Today I helped my friend tidy his desk. I felt good knowing that I had helped someone else out.

Day 14

Today I helped my sister Judy, pick up the rubbish outside of our house. I think that she must have felt very happy and I felt good too.

Day 13

Today I helped my mum prepare dinner. I could tell that I made a difference because I could see that she had a smile on her face. I felt happy and proud of myself for helping.

Day 12

Today I helped my cousin clean her room. If I didn't helped her, she would have had to do it all by herself. I could tell that I made a difference because she said thank you after. I feel very happy and proud of all the things that I have done.

Day 11

I was playing a game of table tennis today and I lost purposely so my friend could win. I know it made a huge difference for him because he was very happy and surprised that he won.

Day 10

Today I helped people from my church move the drums. It was hard but fun and I know I made a difference because they said ' thanks for helping' after.

Day 9

I helped my mum clean my sisters room. It was fun because I like cleaning. I know I made a difference for my mum because she said ' thanks for helping'.

Day 8

Today I helped a Korean person who didn't understand English and translated for them. I felt good because I helped someone, but I also felt sort of bad because I felt like I was showing off.

Day 7- wednesday April 4

When I was walking to school today I saw an old woman trying to find an address and I went to her and I asked " what are you doing here ?" she said "I'm trying to find somewhere." She told me where she was trying to find and I said "go up the hill and turn right." and she said thank you and I came school. I felt very nervous because my English wasn't very good but I was happy that I could help someone out.

Day 6-Tuesday 1 April

Today I helped Matthew because he bumped his head on a tyre from the confidence course and he got a huge bruise on his head.I helped him translate because the teacher didn't understand what Matthew was trying to say.I felt very bad for Matthew because he had a BIG bump on his head. I hope that he will feel better. I think that Matthew appreciated what I did for him because I was always there for him when he needed me.

Day 5-Monday 31 March

Today I made a difference for my younger sister by helping her with some maths equations that she didn't understand. I felt happy that I could help her and because and I could tell that I made a difference for her because she said thank you to me after I finished helping her.

Day 4- Sunday 30 March

I had a table tennis ball and my friend was playing table tennis but they didn't have a ball and I let my friend play with my ball. I felt disappointed because they never let me play but they were my friend so I let them play with my ball.

Day 3-Saturday 29 March

Today I made a difference by paying for three friends that wanted ice-creams. I had the $3 and the ice-creams were a dollar each so I missed out and gave it to them. I could tell that I made a difference for them because they all thanked me and I felt happy that I could make a difference for them because it was nice seeing that I could put a smile on their faces.

Day 2-Friday 28 March

Today I made a difference for my family because I was the first to wake up so I woke up my whole family, but if I didn't wake them up they would have slept in. I could tell that they appreciated it because they all said thanks to me. I felt proud that it saved them from being late.

Day One

Today at school I made a difference by helping a boy and his mother trying to find the dental clinic. They thanked me after I led them to the dental clinic. I know I made a difference because it helped them a lot and it made it a whole lot easier for them. I felt really happy and glad that I could help them.

17 Days to Make a Difference

As part of our Inquiry unit, Room 9 from New Zealand has decided to put our topic on Citizenship into practice. We have the challenge of performing one kind deed for each day for 17 days, starting from the 27th of March, 2008. Follow us as we blog our Citizenship journey.