Learning to Swim

This term we have been travelling to Patumahoe School to have swimming lessons once a week with Daniel Fulton's Swim School. The children have made amazing progress!

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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

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!

Poetry in Term 3

This term we will be reading, listening to and writing poetry. Today we began with acrostic poems. We wrote our first poem together as a class and our topic was Ms Joplin. There is a link to the website we used on this blog now.

An acrostic poem uses the letters in a topic word to begin each line. All lines of the poem should relate to or describe the topic word.

Maybe she likes icecream
She is good to us

Just beautiful
Only one principal
Principal of school
Lovely lady
I like you
Nice person

Then each child wrote their own acrostic poem about Winter.

Winter is windy
I'll go skiing
Not warm
There is snow
Eat snow
Rooms are warm
By Nathan

Woolly socks
I like going on the tramp
No hot drinks
Too cold
Eat ice
Run lots
By Nathen

Windy day
Ice is cold
Nice and warm inside
This day is really icey
Every winter is cold
Rainy days
Michelle

Woolly jumpers
Icey snow
Nice cold snow
The snow is so cold
Exciting snow
Really snowy
Jayden

Winter is cold
Icey mountains
No sun
The trees are white
Eat snowflakes
Rainy
Brayden P

Warm fire
I like the ice
Not very warm
There is nice cold snow
Eat the ice
Really rainy
Matthew

Winter is cold
Ice is cold
Not sunny
There is snow
Every day raining
Really windy
Madisyn

Winter is cool
I'll go skiing
Nice weather
The snow is so cold
Every winter is cold
Rainy day
Nadia

Weather is cold
Ice is cold
No sun
There is no grass
Eat the snow
Room is warm
Tumokai

Winter is cold
Inside is warm
No outside play
This is too cold
Eat the snow
Really can it be snowing
Hayley

If you could do anything in the school holidays, what would you do?

I will go to the rocket in South Korea with my mum and dad. Then I will go and watch space movies and play games with my brother and go to see Saturn, Mars and Earth. Youngsung

I want to go to Rainbows End because I want to go on the rides with my daddy and mummy. I am going on all the rides. Nadia

I would go to Snowplanet with my dad and my brother beacuse I want to go on the snowboard and try to do a back flilp because I bet it's fun. Nathen

If I could do anything in the school holiday I would fly to Brisbane because it is always sunny and I want to see all the animals. I want to go with my mum and dad and Aimee. Brayden P

In the holidays I am going to do paper mache with my mum. I want to do a mask covered in red. Madi

If I could do anything I would go to Candyland with my mum because I have never ever been to Candyland. I hope I can have a keyring to bring back to school. Michelle

In the holidays I would go to space to see Saturn and Jupiter, the biggest planet. I want my dad to come. We would go in a rocket. Tumokai

If I could do something in the holiday I would go rockclimbing or Rainbow's End or Snowplanet with my mum and dad or I would go to the Northpole or I would go to space with a rocket. Nate

When the school holidays come I would like to go to Rarotonga to do some snorkelling and to see the wonderful fish there because Miss Y told us all about it. That's why I would go there and I would take my family with me to Rarotonga and it will be my first time I go there. Matthew

When the holidays come I would go to Australia with Mum and Tash and Dad and we will look at the animals and my favourite animal is the kangeroo. Hayley

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.

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Best PE class of the Week Award!

The award for being the best PE class of the week is the use of a 'mega-howler'. Room 6 are so excited to be the first junior class to be given the award this term!! They have worked very hard to get it.

Stardome Trip Recounts

Last week we had an exciting day trip to Stardome Observatory at Auckland's Cornwall Park. Here are some of the children's recounts.

On Tuesday I went to the Stardome on a large bus and there were a lot of kids in the big bus. First we had a big morning tea. Then we had a big play. I played on the slide with some girls. It was fast and dark. Next we had lunch. After lunch room 6, room 5 and room 4 went in the room and sat on a special chair and watched a movie about planets and we saw Jupiter and Mars. I learnt that Jupiter had a big storm. Michelle

Yesterday we went to the Stardome Observatory. First we went on the big bus. At Stardome Observatory we watched a movie. It was all about stars and planets. Some are made of gas and rocks. Jupiter has a big storm on it. Tumokai

On Tuesday Room 6, 5 and 4 went to the Stardome Observatory on a bus. When we got there we gathered up to put our bags in a cage. Then we had lunch and we played. Inside the Stardome we saw models of planets. We watched a movie. It was called ‘The Secret of the Cardboard Rocket’. I learnt that Mars is rusty. Brayden P

On Tuesday we went to the Stardome. We watched a movie. Then we went to eat. Then we went on the playground. Willem

Yesterday we went on a bus to Auckland and when we got there we had a snack and then we put our bags away and then we went on the playground. Next we had lunch and then we went inside and we had our photo taken. Then we went to watched a movie. Matthew

Yesterday Room 6 and Room 5 and 4 went to Auckland. First we ate some morning tea. Next we went to the playground and I liked it and my favourite thing was the slide and I played with my friend on it. Room 6 went into the Stardome Observatory and we watched a movie. I liked it and it was about the planets and we had to look up at the celing and after that we went into the planet room to learn about planets. Hayley