When Jack Frost arrives,
he covers the school field with a crusted white blanket,
he bullies the playgrounds leaviong them to drip,
he dips leaves into the brown sugar.
Eliza
Thursday, June 30, 2011
When Jack Frost Arrives By Emma
When Jack Frost arrives,
he chucks a crystal white sheet over the school grounds,
he squeezes the water fountains and spoils it for the children at school,
and he blows an icy note across the grass.
When Jack Frost arrives,
he dips leaves into a pot of icing sugar,
he hangs sharp icicles on edges of leaves,
and he scrunches the leaves with his icy hands until they have crispy edges.
Emma
he chucks a crystal white sheet over the school grounds,
he squeezes the water fountains and spoils it for the children at school,
and he blows an icy note across the grass.
When Jack Frost arrives,
he dips leaves into a pot of icing sugar,
he hangs sharp icicles on edges of leaves,
and he scrunches the leaves with his icy hands until they have crispy edges.
Emma
Jack Frost
Jack Frost has been visiting again this week! The children of Room 7 were out with their jottings books on Thursday morning, jotting everything they noticed about the frost.
We have been learning to show not tell in our writing. The children know that they need to look closely at things to desrobe exactly what they look like.
Some of the children decided to write poems about Jack Frost. They have read other poems and borrowed ideas on how to write a poem. They used some ideas in their own poems.
You can come in an read some more from their writing books in Room 7!
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Thursday, June 16, 2011
A story from Thomas!
Hurricane in England
Miss McLeary tells us what were doing for writing "we are writing about hurricanes today." The next day Ethan is in England playing out side. Just as he was about to go inside a hurricane covers England; "aahhhhh cry's Ethan as the hurricane sucks him up. In an hour he reached the eye of the hurricane "Im dizzy" said Ethan "That was a close one said Ethan". An hour later the hurricane is still spinning Ethan around. After 5 hours the hurricane drops Ethan to the ground. "Ouch" said Ethan. The next day at Hawea Flat School every one is talking about the hurricane and Ethan was back at school "Ethan would you like to share" said Miss McLeary "yes please" said Ethan.
By Thomas
Miss McLeary tells us what were doing for writing "we are writing about hurricanes today." The next day Ethan is in England playing out side. Just as he was about to go inside a hurricane covers England; "aahhhhh cry's Ethan as the hurricane sucks him up. In an hour he reached the eye of the hurricane "Im dizzy" said Ethan "That was a close one said Ethan". An hour later the hurricane is still spinning Ethan around. After 5 hours the hurricane drops Ethan to the ground. "Ouch" said Ethan. The next day at Hawea Flat School every one is talking about the hurricane and Ethan was back at school "Ethan would you like to share" said Miss McLeary "yes please" said Ethan.
By Thomas
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Expert!
Following todays opinion writing about whether or not a wind farm should be in Hawea Flat, we had Jan an expert come to share her opinion about wind farms. She was against a wind farm in our area.
Some of her reasons were...
It wouldn't be very pleasing on the eye. It would ruin our beautiful views.
Small insects and animals would loose their habitats.
It would cost a lot of money. Around 3 million dollars per wind turbine.
We would have to build roads and have heavy machines coming and going.
There would be millions of tonnes of soil taken out of the ground.
There would be scaring of the land.
We found that people had different opionions about things and no one was right or wrong. We know that we need to respect others opinions.
Wind Farm in Hawea Flat?
What do you think about having a wind farm in our area?
Children of Room 7 wrote opinions about whether or not a wind farm should be here.
They had to remember to add:
Should there be a wind farm in Hawea Flat?
Yes because it will make power for people.
It will give people a job to control the windmills.
People can go there and learn about wind farms.
I would like to see a wind farm in Hawea Flat.
By Emily
It takes a lot of money.
I do not want to see a wind farm in Hawea Flat.
By Eliza
Children of Room 7 wrote opinions about whether or not a wind farm should be here.
They had to remember to add:
- a title,
- what they think,
- 3 reasons why
- a conclusion
Should there be a wind farm in Hawea Flat?
Yes because it will make power for people.
It will give people a job to control the windmills.
People can go there and learn about wind farms.
I would like to see a wind farm in Hawea Flat.
By Emily
Should there be a wind farm in Lake Hawea?
Yes I think there should be a wind farm because it will give us power.
We can visit it so we can learn about wind farms.
It will give us more money because people will have to pay us to work there.
I want to see more wind farms.
By Ryan
Should there be a wind farm in Hawea Flat?
It takes a lot of money.
I do not want to see a wind farm in Hawea Flat.
By Eliza
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
A story from Lauren Rimmer!
Dolphin diving with friends.
One windy day Melissa was walking down to the beach with her best friend Anna.
When they got to the beach the wind lifted up a huge wave and they saw two dolphins riding it.
The dolphins swam to the shore and let Anna and Melissa onto their slippery backs.
Melissa and Anna had fun with the dolphins until the sun set and then they went home for tea.
“We had such a great day,” said Melissa. “Yeah,” agreed Anna.
One windy day Melissa was walking down to the beach with her best friend Anna.
When they got to the beach the wind lifted up a huge wave and they saw two dolphins riding it.
The dolphins swam to the shore and let Anna and Melissa onto their slippery backs.
Melissa and Anna had fun with the dolphins until the sun set and then they went home for tea.
“We had such a great day,” said Melissa. “Yeah,” agreed Anna.
Read this story by Dylan Rimmer!
Mist disaster
“Oh no, we’re in a cloud of mist,” said India .
“Don’t worry,” said Nathan. “I’ll turn on the fog lights.
What? How come they don’t work?
Oh well, looks like we have to go on without them.”
Ahhhh! The car zooms down a hill in the valley.
Crash. “Now we’re doomed,” said Nicky.
Suddenly a gust of wind rockets out of the ground.
“Yay, we’re out of the mist,” they shout all together.
“Oh no, we’re in a cloud of mist,” said India .
“Don’t worry,” said Nathan. “I’ll turn on the fog lights.
What? How come they don’t work?
Oh well, looks like we have to go on without them.”
Ahhhh! The car zooms down a hill in the valley.
Crash. “Now we’re doomed,” said Nicky.
Suddenly a gust of wind rockets out of the ground.
“Yay, we’re out of the mist,” they shout all together.
Length!
This week we are looking at measurement! We are holding an airshow on Friday and the children have been making paper planes. They have been testing them by measuring their flight path, measuring in centimetres and meters using meter rulers. The children will take their best measurment and pick that plane for the air show on Friday!
You can click on the picture of the measuring tape above to practise your measuring on the bbc website.
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