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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

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

"Dan The Flying Man"

We read 'Dan The Flying Man' in class and then acted out the story at assembly, earlier this term. In the story Dan flies over a house, bridge, flowers and seas etc. All the village people ran after him. We made our own Dan the Flying Man pictures using crayon, dye and photographs of ourselves.

Art in Room 6

Last week the children wrote me a letter to tell me what they have enjoyed doing in class. Art and cooking were hot favourites. Have a look at the awesome artwork they created after we read 'Bertha and the Beeman'. First they had to draw their picture in pencil. Then they had to go over the lines with a squeezy bottle containing black paint mixed with PVA glue. This was very tricky. Finally, they dyed the picture. Awesome results guys! Miss Y.

Create your own video slideshow at animoto.com.

Room 6 Amazing Mathletes. YAY You Did It!

This week Room 6 has achieved our goal of ALL students getting 1000 points or more on Mathletics which means they all earned a certificate. For some children this was their first ever Mathletics award. This is fantastic. You will all be getting so much better at Maths because of your dedication, especially those that carried on raising their points as part of their homework. You ROCK! Keep it up. Here are some of our awesome Mathletes hard at work...

Looking After the Environment

Our school has been getting a bit messy lately and we decided to go and have a cleanup after lunch. Look at all the rubbish we found!