Poems with a twist have four short lines. The first three lines are about getting ready to do something. They are full of expectation. The fourth line is the twist where things don't quite work out.
Room 6 wrote poems about going to the beach.....
I packed my goggles
Got my togs
I went in the car
Oh no beach is closed!
Youngsung
Packed my togs
Got my towel
Got my toys
Live sharks!
Willem
Packed my togs
Got my boogie board
Got my togs on
No car!
Nate
I packed my togs and towels
I have my sunscreen
Got my sunhat and goggles
Oh, no water!
Hayley
31.8.10
26.8.10
BREAKING NEWS - MAGNIFICENT MATHLETES in Room 6
UPDATE!!
At the end of Day 4 of NZ Maths Challenge Week Room 6 has added on another 19 486 points. Our total is now 78 893 points. Guess what, right now we are NUMBER ONE in our school for average points per child. Keep up the amazing work and we might be the winners at the end of the week. GO GO GO !!!
At the end of Day 4 of NZ Maths Challenge Week Room 6 has added on another 19 486 points. Our total is now 78 893 points. Guess what, right now we are NUMBER ONE in our school for average points per child. Keep up the amazing work and we might be the winners at the end of the week. GO GO GO !!!
25.8.10
The New Zealand Maths Challenge 23-30 August 2010
YAY Room 6 have taken up the challenge and are doing a fantastic job. At the end of day 3 the class already has 59 407 points on Mathletics - that's a huge amount of maths learning and practise going on. Awesome! We have class goals and some children have set personal goals. Keep up the amazing job you are doing and who knows.... we might end up number 1 in the school.
23.8.10
John Pusateri the printmaker visits.
Today we were really lucky to have an award winning printmaker visit our class. His name is John Pusateri and he is from the Auckland Print Studio. John showed us some prints he had done and the work of some other artists. Then we asked questions. He does stone lithography which means he draws an image onto limestone and then takes a print of that. Then he showed us how to do our own prints using polystyrene blocks. You can visit his website to see his work by following the links on the side.
18.8.10
This week we are learning how to write a 5W poem.
A 5W poem has a set layout.
Line 1 - Who
Line 2 - What
Line 3 - Where
Line 4 - When
Line 5 - Why
A screaming shoe
Eating people
At the shoe shop
Last week
Because he's crazy
Brayden P
A fat black gorilla
Climbing up a fat tree
On the beach
Yesterday
To get some bananas
Hayley
Nine enormous sheep
Playing little tricks
On the boat
Last night
Because they were very cross
Michelle
Matthew
Dancing on a crown
At home
Last night
For a competition
Matthew
Line 1 - Who
Line 2 - What
Line 3 - Where
Line 4 - When
Line 5 - Why
A screaming shoe
Eating people
At the shoe shop
Last week
Because he's crazy
Brayden P
A fat black gorilla
Climbing up a fat tree
On the beach
Yesterday
To get some bananas
Hayley
Nine enormous sheep
Playing little tricks
On the boat
Last night
Because they were very cross
Michelle
Matthew
Dancing on a crown
At home
Last night
For a competition
Matthew
10.8.10
Similes in Poetry
We are learning how to create similes for our poetry. We need to use the words like or as to compare two things.
Here are Room 6's 'Wild Things' poetry using similes.
My horn is like a knife
My claws are like pencils
My feet are like corn
I live in a car
And eat petrol
Logan
My hair is like spaghetti
My eyes are like the sun
My ears are like wings
My foot is like concrete
I live in a rotten banana
And eat rotten skin
Hayley
My horn is like a knife
My eyes are like the sun
My foot is like a smelly sock
I live in a nose
And eat boogers.
Nikko
My hair is like string
My fur is like a soft pillow
My horn is sharp like a blade
My toes are like lightbulbs
My ears are like wings
I live in a barn
And eat hay.
Angel
My hair is like string
My eyes are like the moon
My fur is like a soft pillow
I live in a forest
And eat reindeer.
Nicole
My fur is like grass
My claws are like blades
I live in an ear
And eat ear wax.
Brayden P
My hair is like twisted noodles
My eyes are like lightbulbs
My fur is like carpet
I live in the heater
And eat dust.
Nate
My fur is like a soft pillow
My scales are as smooth as concrete
My toes are like corn cobs
I live in a shark
And eat shark guts.
Matthew
My horn is like a stone
My fur is like a soft blanket
My hair is like string
I live in a light bulb
And eat glass.
Madi
My hair is like noodles
My eyes are like a sun
My fur is like a pillow
I live in a garbage bin
And I eat paper.
Jayden
My fur is like a mat
My feet are like a ducks legs
My scales are sharp as blades
I live in a nose
And I eat snot.
Brayden M
My puku is like a balloon
My eyes are like the sun
My fur is like a soft pillow
My scales are like sharp blades
I live in the garden
And eat flowers
Tumokai
My fur is like a carpet
My eyes are like lightbulbs
My foot is like a gorilla
I live in the garden
And I eat cats.
Nathen
My hair is like string
My eyes are like shiny balloons
My mouth is like a banana
I live in the rubbish bin
And eat cans.
Michelle
Here are Room 6's 'Wild Things' poetry using similes.
My horn is like a knife
My claws are like pencils
My feet are like corn
I live in a car
And eat petrol
Logan
My hair is like spaghetti
My eyes are like the sun
My ears are like wings
My foot is like concrete
I live in a rotten banana
And eat rotten skin
Hayley
My horn is like a knife
My eyes are like the sun
My foot is like a smelly sock
I live in a nose
And eat boogers.
Nikko
My hair is like string
My fur is like a soft pillow
My horn is sharp like a blade
My toes are like lightbulbs
My ears are like wings
I live in a barn
And eat hay.
Angel
My hair is like string
My eyes are like the moon
My fur is like a soft pillow
I live in a forest
And eat reindeer.
Nicole
My fur is like grass
My claws are like blades
I live in an ear
And eat ear wax.
Brayden P
My hair is like twisted noodles
My eyes are like lightbulbs
My fur is like carpet
I live in the heater
And eat dust.
Nate
My fur is like a soft pillow
My scales are as smooth as concrete
My toes are like corn cobs
I live in a shark
And eat shark guts.
Matthew
My horn is like a stone
My fur is like a soft blanket
My hair is like string
I live in a light bulb
And eat glass.
Madi
My hair is like noodles
My eyes are like a sun
My fur is like a pillow
I live in a garbage bin
And I eat paper.
Jayden
My fur is like a mat
My feet are like a ducks legs
My scales are sharp as blades
I live in a nose
And I eat snot.
Brayden M
My puku is like a balloon
My eyes are like the sun
My fur is like a soft pillow
My scales are like sharp blades
I live in the garden
And eat flowers
Tumokai
My fur is like a carpet
My eyes are like lightbulbs
My foot is like a gorilla
I live in the garden
And I eat cats.
Nathen
My hair is like string
My eyes are like shiny balloons
My mouth is like a banana
I live in the rubbish bin
And eat cans.
Michelle
3.8.10
Alliteration Poetry
This week we are looking at alliteration for our poetry. Alliteration is when two or more words in a poem begin with the same letter or sound.
Example - Crazy Cats. This is an example of alliteration because both the words begin with "C".
We looked at a website and listened to some examples. You can look at this yourself by following the link on the side bar. Then we brainstormed a whole lot of S topic words and adjectives to describe then. Finally we wrote our own......
Stinky sharks swimming silently in the sea. Nadia
Stinky snakes sang silly songs. Six little sheep singing smelly songs. Seven snails sliming. Michelle
Six stinky seals slither silently. Nathen
Spotty spiders stich slime. Six seals sang songs. Seven sharks sang to slugs. Brayden P
Seven scary spiders sleeping. Nicole
Smelly snakes slither. Seven stinky suduko. Scary shark swimming. Tumokai
Spotty small snails sitting straight. Hayley
Spooky spiders singing spooky songs. Smelly snails stink. Logan
Smelly sick spiders singing strange songs. Madi
Smelly sticky snakes slithering side to side. Six spiders sang stick songs. Brayden M
Smelly spiders singing stupid songs. Jayden
Spooky spiders sing stupid silly songs. Nate
Stinky smelly spiders slide strangely. Nikko
Seven stupid smelly sheep sang a stupid song. Youngsung
Seventynine suduko spiders. Seven sick snakes slither. Matthew
Example - Crazy Cats. This is an example of alliteration because both the words begin with "C".
We looked at a website and listened to some examples. You can look at this yourself by following the link on the side bar. Then we brainstormed a whole lot of S topic words and adjectives to describe then. Finally we wrote our own......
Stinky sharks swimming silently in the sea. Nadia
Stinky snakes sang silly songs. Six little sheep singing smelly songs. Seven snails sliming. Michelle
Six stinky seals slither silently. Nathen
Spotty spiders stich slime. Six seals sang songs. Seven sharks sang to slugs. Brayden P
Seven scary spiders sleeping. Nicole
Smelly snakes slither. Seven stinky suduko. Scary shark swimming. Tumokai
Spotty small snails sitting straight. Hayley
Spooky spiders singing spooky songs. Smelly snails stink. Logan
Smelly sick spiders singing strange songs. Madi
Smelly sticky snakes slithering side to side. Six spiders sang stick songs. Brayden M
Smelly spiders singing stupid songs. Jayden
Spooky spiders sing stupid silly songs. Nate
Stinky smelly spiders slide strangely. Nikko
Seven stupid smelly sheep sang a stupid song. Youngsung
Seventynine suduko spiders. Seven sick snakes slither. Matthew
Savoury Corn and Cottage Cheese Muffins
More cooking in Room 6. We learn how to work co-operatively and solve problems. There is lots of Maths in cooking and we used teaspoon (tsp), cup (c), halves (1/2), quarters (1/4), degrees celcius and minute measurements in this recipe. You can find this recipe at http://www.foodinaminute.co.nz/Recipes/recipe_default.aspx?recipeid=555
We changed it a tiny bit because we did not use bacon or paprika.
2.8.10
World Poetry Day and Room 6 Famous Authors
Last Friday was World Poetry Day and as we are learning to write poetry some of the Room 6 poets donated their works for display in the library. Why don't you go in and have a look at thier fantastic work .
Celebrating Achievements at Assembly
Youngsung was rewarded with a
chooclate bar by Mrs Kendall for awesome effort on Mathletics. Tumokai was very brave when he decided to 'have a go' at swimming. He really enjoyed it in the end. Michelle always tries her very hardest in all her class work. Hayley has original ideas and chooses awesome words in her storywriting. Matthew is a valuable part of our team. He is always thinking ahead and using his initiative to get the jobs done. CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU ALL! 
chooclate bar by Mrs Kendall for awesome effort on Mathletics. Tumokai was very brave when he decided to 'have a go' at swimming. He really enjoyed it in the end. Michelle always tries her very hardest in all her class work. Hayley has original ideas and chooses awesome words in her storywriting. Matthew is a valuable part of our team. He is always thinking ahead and using his initiative to get the jobs done. CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU ALL! 
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