As part of mathematics we have been looking at how many days are in each month. It's a tricky thing to remember so here is a video that teaches us a wee trick:
We also have been learning about how many seconds in a minute, minutes in an hour and hours in a day. These are things we just need to remember. Here is a song to help us:
Tuesday 28 May 2013
Monday 27 May 2013
SNOW DAY
Yesterday school was closed because of snow. Today we read the description A WINTER SCENE BY LEO about a, 'Winter Scene'. It inspired the writing below. Some of them are only the beginning of a story some children plan on finishing.
I look outside to see glistening white powder covering everything it connects the road to the path and blends the houses into the icy landscape around them. I am overflowing with excitement I start wrapping in warm bundles of wool hats and waterproof jackets.
Next thing I knew snowballs came plummeting down like missiles in war. Splat! splat! They hit the trampoline hard. 10 minutes later the war was over and we went inside to warm up.
BY DANIEL
I stepped outside into the cold, harsh world it felt great, it also felt really cold considering I was in shorts and a tshirt. Once I got a jacket on I sprinted to the gate when I realised it was piled with snow. I got the shovel and shoveled it all, it took at least 1000 years to do. When that was out of the way I stepped and snow was everywhere. My dad dared me to eat yellow snow so... crunch! crunch! crunch! it tasted terrible but it was one of the highlights of the day.
BY BEN
It was Tuesday the 27th, the freezing air hit me like a rocket. My dad walks in, "you're late for school, it's 8:53!" He said. I looked at him warily.
"Prove it!" I shouted angrily at him. He showed me his phone, 8:53! Ahhh, I was hesitated. I opened the curtains, no sun peaking from behind the clouds. Nothing but a cold wind and a white sheet blanket. "YAY!" I screamed at the top of my lungs. Jumping on my bed doing a little dance of joy. Running to the kitchen, it hit me.
FRENCH TOAST! I just woke up and already the best snow day ever! I stayed in my PJs because they were as warm as a toaster. What's that noise? Growing heavier and heavier the hail filled up to a milimetre.
WOW! I was stunned. The glistening crystals shimmered making me eager to build a snowman (or lady). I ran outside. Snowflakes crunching under my feet.
Tomorrow it'll be sunny. I cry. I don't want it to end, not today, not ever!"
BY JEMMA
White pretty little snowflakes falling on my nose, making my nose tingle.
Snow hail falling on my roof as hard like a gray round rock.
The road is very treacherous for cars to drive on them slippery, sliding, icy snow.
Chicken noodle soup, cooking in a pot steaming up the windows smelling very nice.
People riding on sleds down the hill.
My family all wrapped up as snug as a bug with gloves, hats and scarves and layers. I feel like a furry cat.
BY EMILY K
Once on a frozen, icy morning everyone was building big large snowmen. The snow tasted like dog pee. Luckily there was some delicious blazing hot soup waiting inside. There were some awesome ice-skaters doing some amazing moves. Screaming kids yelling "nananana" you can't get me!" while playing snowball wars. BY DEANNA
"Mmm, what's that smell?" I asked my mum. I looked in the kitchen. "Yum, hot chocolate." I said/
"You don't have school today." My mum said to me.
I looked out the window and said, "YAY! Snow!" BY SHANAYE
As the snow glistens across Dunedin, Otago the children are happily playing in the snow. While their parents are tucked in bed listening to the list of cancelations for schools on the radio. As they hear their school getting called out from the radio they quickly yell out of the room, "Schools closed! Horray!" scream the children in happiness. My mum says quietly...
"What am I going to do with you two?"
BY MACKENZIE
On a wet, cold, snowy day my brother is like, "get dressed there's snow!". So I did. When I first stepped out the door I felt myself shivering like I have been out there for ages. I keep walking until I reach the grass. I touch the snow it was so COLD, "help my hand is stuck!"
"Don't worry I got out it out" I said. I ran to the backyard and wow it was deep, it was about 20cm long. I live on a hill that's why it is so deep. I got my boggy board out and got on the road and it went...
BY BROOKLYN
Patter, patter. I hear on the roof. Patter, patter, patter, "What's that sound?" I say. Looking outside I see snow falling. Zane playing with his wrestlers and ad sitting down. I take a seat near the heater which is bursting with heat, I feel better now dad tells me there is no school and I can hop back in bed. I choose not to. I run out and begin playing in the snow, "Zane and Maia come outside!" They came but didn't know I was standing there ready with two snowballs in my hand. I aimed and BANG! Straight in the head...
"Waaaa waaaaa!" Zane cried.
BY PAYGE
Running down the footpath with snow in my hands I feel like I'm in the Pacific Ocean. Soon a kid comes racing on a sled down the hillside, he shouts, "FIRE!"
I screamed, "Don't you dare!" but he wasn't going for me he was going for the adults. I sighed with relief.
BY KAYLA
On Tuesday it was a snowy day and watching the snow dropping down from the grey skies with me tucked in the warm blankets watching my sister play with her green dress twirling like a frog doing ballet...
BY ALISHA
On Tuesday we went to our farm to see the snow. We made a snow man. Dad drove over it and a cow hit the snowman. So we made another snowman and then we had a snowball fight.
BY JUDD
...I went out the gate and there were about 10 kids it was a battle ground! There were commets of snow flying everywhere, I could feel the snow under my hard boots...
BY HENRY
Have you ever been in a position where this gigantic snow ball is pounding towards you?
Well I have. Yesterday afternoon I got into a furious snowball fight with my older sister, Shani. As I flew back onto the freezing cold snow. As it starts to sprinkle snow all over me. I'm very angry at Shani. It hit me like a bulldozer knocking down the sky tower. Next time it snows I have a tremendous plan.
BY ANIKA
I feel like an ice-berg
I look like a big bear
I hear the cold wind
I see the snowflakes
I sit by the warm fire
I drink hot soup
I make a giant snowman
I rug up nice and snug.
BY CHARLIZE
The blankets pulled over my head. Brr brr, I say in my head. "Emily! Emily! Come and see the snow!"
"It's snowing, it's snowing!" I say to my mum.
BY EMILY DL
Snow slips down the dusty chimney.
I got Diesel and Mum.
Mum got the Ipad and I had a snowball fight! picked up some snow and made it nice and round like an apple...
BY JACKSON
The wet icy snowball hits my face, it tastes like sa snow cone without any flavour. "Got ya" My dad said.
"You'll be sorry!" I shouted.
Smash, Smash... I ran up to him and plummeted a humungous snowball in his face, "don't mess with me," I said
"Give me your worst" he said.
"OK, I'll give you my worst." I said. I went up to the back and got a really, really really, really big snowball. It was so big I had to roll it over there at the end I couldn't throw it at him. It was too heavy. I could smell the cold air...what a great day!
BY SAMUEL
I hear the wind like a hurricane around the house. Hail smashes against the walls. I left a trail of footprints in the snow. Crunch, crunch as I lead on. Snowballs hitting me from different directions, down I go. I try to get up but all the weight from the snow held me down...
BY BRYLIE
One Tuesday morning I jumped out of bed, put my dressing gown on and my ug boots and sprinted down the hallway. I screamed with happiness. All I could see was white glistening snow all over my backyard. I ran back to my room and quickly put some really warm clothes on. I ran back down the hallway and opened the door. I felt the chilly air hit my face.
AMAYA
Yesterday morning I was fast asleep until twelve o'clock, I looked at the clock then I looked at it again. GEE! I thought, twleve o'clock... how come I'm not at school? My mum said it snowed last night. I rushed outside, in the snow I could feel ice crystals in my hands and smell fire from the chimney. I could see snow falling all around then I had a snowball fight with Lucy and Millie my next door neighbours.
BY HARRISON
On a wet cold snowy day I was watching the freezing snow dripping down like cold water. I feel the cold wind coming through the window as I climb out of my bed.
BY TIARA
The icy slushy snow hits my body like a bolder. I am getting bashed by the crunchy snowballs as I bolt down the hill on the tobogen. The fresh snow fills my nose causing it to freeze. I taste the scrumptious soon as I munch away.
I hear the wind wailing as the snow mixes the sky.
I do love a squishy snow day.
BY JORDAN
The snow is dancing like little ballet dances.My teeth chatter as the cold wind winds through my teeth. My wet pants grip with cold snow and ice. My feet slide across the ice, my lips go purple like purple goo...
BY SYMONE
The shimmering snow covers my eyes, as I face at the sun trying to peek through the dark clouds. The snow in my hair as the wind picks up the breeze. It smells as pure as fresh hot soup. The wind swoops down and numbs my ears clean off. As I make the shape of a snowball my fingers fall off because of the icy cold snow. I look behind myself and I see lots of foot prints as fas as the eye can see. A hot warm sensation dripping down my throat. I am looking at the fluffy snow I just payed in.
BY TEVYA
Splat!Splat! I throw a snowball at my brother trying to hit him hard in the head. the sound of the snow crashing onto the ground as the children scream running away from the incoming snowballs. They leave a footprint in the snow that crushes the snow. I feel the anger growing inside me, I am a ticking time bomb waiting for the perfect time to invade Luke's base. I see the snow scattered like a carpet across the land. I trudge through the freezing snow as I grab a whole lot of snowballs to missile at Luke. I run to Luke throwing snowballs at him like a maniac. I made it past him and sprinted down the concrete stairs with snowflakes falling on to my tongue. I kicked off my gumboots and burst through the door. I smelt a burning wood on the fire and ran to my milo waiting on the table with steam flowing out. I took a sip, it was hot and just how I liked it.
I really enjoy snow days.
BY SYLVIA
Mum comes into my room, I am fadely awake, I thought she was going to wake me up. I just wanted to stay in bed and snuggle up in the covers. But then it didn't turn out how I though it would.
She said that schools cancelled today because it was snowing. I thought she was trying to be funny. I looked at my watch and it was 9am, so she wasn't jo;king. I got up and started playing Minecraft. Eventually I got a bored of that so I went outside. Bedofre I did that I couldn't just out in my pyjamas, I went and just put some warm clothes on.
I started chucking snowballs at mums car. Mum said she'd go out and get some KFC. When she got back she came back with nice hot KFC. The chicked was as huge as a massive rock. i was so soft in my mouth. The best snow day of my life.
BY THOMAS
I look outside to see glistening white powder covering everything it connects the road to the path and blends the houses into the icy landscape around them. I am overflowing with excitement I start wrapping in warm bundles of wool hats and waterproof jackets.
Next thing I knew snowballs came plummeting down like missiles in war. Splat! splat! They hit the trampoline hard. 10 minutes later the war was over and we went inside to warm up.
BY DANIEL
I stepped outside into the cold, harsh world it felt great, it also felt really cold considering I was in shorts and a tshirt. Once I got a jacket on I sprinted to the gate when I realised it was piled with snow. I got the shovel and shoveled it all, it took at least 1000 years to do. When that was out of the way I stepped and snow was everywhere. My dad dared me to eat yellow snow so... crunch! crunch! crunch! it tasted terrible but it was one of the highlights of the day.
BY BEN
It was Tuesday the 27th, the freezing air hit me like a rocket. My dad walks in, "you're late for school, it's 8:53!" He said. I looked at him warily.
"Prove it!" I shouted angrily at him. He showed me his phone, 8:53! Ahhh, I was hesitated. I opened the curtains, no sun peaking from behind the clouds. Nothing but a cold wind and a white sheet blanket. "YAY!" I screamed at the top of my lungs. Jumping on my bed doing a little dance of joy. Running to the kitchen, it hit me.
FRENCH TOAST! I just woke up and already the best snow day ever! I stayed in my PJs because they were as warm as a toaster. What's that noise? Growing heavier and heavier the hail filled up to a milimetre.
WOW! I was stunned. The glistening crystals shimmered making me eager to build a snowman (or lady). I ran outside. Snowflakes crunching under my feet.
Tomorrow it'll be sunny. I cry. I don't want it to end, not today, not ever!"
BY JEMMA
PHOTO FROM ODT.CO.NZ
Snow hail falling on my roof as hard like a gray round rock.
The road is very treacherous for cars to drive on them slippery, sliding, icy snow.
Chicken noodle soup, cooking in a pot steaming up the windows smelling very nice.
People riding on sleds down the hill.
My family all wrapped up as snug as a bug with gloves, hats and scarves and layers. I feel like a furry cat.
BY EMILY K
Once on a frozen, icy morning everyone was building big large snowmen. The snow tasted like dog pee. Luckily there was some delicious blazing hot soup waiting inside. There were some awesome ice-skaters doing some amazing moves. Screaming kids yelling "nananana" you can't get me!" while playing snowball wars. BY DEANNA
"Mmm, what's that smell?" I asked my mum. I looked in the kitchen. "Yum, hot chocolate." I said/
"You don't have school today." My mum said to me.
I looked out the window and said, "YAY! Snow!" BY SHANAYE
As the snow glistens across Dunedin, Otago the children are happily playing in the snow. While their parents are tucked in bed listening to the list of cancelations for schools on the radio. As they hear their school getting called out from the radio they quickly yell out of the room, "Schools closed! Horray!" scream the children in happiness. My mum says quietly...
"What am I going to do with you two?"
BY MACKENZIE
On a wet, cold, snowy day my brother is like, "get dressed there's snow!". So I did. When I first stepped out the door I felt myself shivering like I have been out there for ages. I keep walking until I reach the grass. I touch the snow it was so COLD, "help my hand is stuck!"
"Don't worry I got out it out" I said. I ran to the backyard and wow it was deep, it was about 20cm long. I live on a hill that's why it is so deep. I got my boggy board out and got on the road and it went...
BY BROOKLYN
Patter, patter. I hear on the roof. Patter, patter, patter, "What's that sound?" I say. Looking outside I see snow falling. Zane playing with his wrestlers and ad sitting down. I take a seat near the heater which is bursting with heat, I feel better now dad tells me there is no school and I can hop back in bed. I choose not to. I run out and begin playing in the snow, "Zane and Maia come outside!" They came but didn't know I was standing there ready with two snowballs in my hand. I aimed and BANG! Straight in the head...
"Waaaa waaaaa!" Zane cried.
BY PAYGE
Running down the footpath with snow in my hands I feel like I'm in the Pacific Ocean. Soon a kid comes racing on a sled down the hillside, he shouts, "FIRE!"
I screamed, "Don't you dare!" but he wasn't going for me he was going for the adults. I sighed with relief.
BY KAYLA
On Tuesday it was a snowy day and watching the snow dropping down from the grey skies with me tucked in the warm blankets watching my sister play with her green dress twirling like a frog doing ballet...
BY ALISHA
PHOTO FROM tvnz.co.nz
On Tuesday we went to our farm to see the snow. We made a snow man. Dad drove over it and a cow hit the snowman. So we made another snowman and then we had a snowball fight.
BY JUDD
...I went out the gate and there were about 10 kids it was a battle ground! There were commets of snow flying everywhere, I could feel the snow under my hard boots...
BY HENRY
Have you ever been in a position where this gigantic snow ball is pounding towards you?
Well I have. Yesterday afternoon I got into a furious snowball fight with my older sister, Shani. As I flew back onto the freezing cold snow. As it starts to sprinkle snow all over me. I'm very angry at Shani. It hit me like a bulldozer knocking down the sky tower. Next time it snows I have a tremendous plan.
BY ANIKA
I feel like an ice-berg
I look like a big bear
I hear the cold wind
I see the snowflakes
I sit by the warm fire
I drink hot soup
I make a giant snowman
I rug up nice and snug.
BY CHARLIZE
The blankets pulled over my head. Brr brr, I say in my head. "Emily! Emily! Come and see the snow!"
"It's snowing, it's snowing!" I say to my mum.
BY EMILY DL
Snow slips down the dusty chimney.
I got Diesel and Mum.
Mum got the Ipad and I had a snowball fight! picked up some snow and made it nice and round like an apple...
BY JACKSON
The wet icy snowball hits my face, it tastes like sa snow cone without any flavour. "Got ya" My dad said.
"You'll be sorry!" I shouted.
Smash, Smash... I ran up to him and plummeted a humungous snowball in his face, "don't mess with me," I said
"Give me your worst" he said.
"OK, I'll give you my worst." I said. I went up to the back and got a really, really really, really big snowball. It was so big I had to roll it over there at the end I couldn't throw it at him. It was too heavy. I could smell the cold air...what a great day!
BY SAMUEL
I hear the wind like a hurricane around the house. Hail smashes against the walls. I left a trail of footprints in the snow. Crunch, crunch as I lead on. Snowballs hitting me from different directions, down I go. I try to get up but all the weight from the snow held me down...
BY BRYLIE
One Tuesday morning I jumped out of bed, put my dressing gown on and my ug boots and sprinted down the hallway. I screamed with happiness. All I could see was white glistening snow all over my backyard. I ran back to my room and quickly put some really warm clothes on. I ran back down the hallway and opened the door. I felt the chilly air hit my face.
AMAYA
Yesterday morning I was fast asleep until twelve o'clock, I looked at the clock then I looked at it again. GEE! I thought, twleve o'clock... how come I'm not at school? My mum said it snowed last night. I rushed outside, in the snow I could feel ice crystals in my hands and smell fire from the chimney. I could see snow falling all around then I had a snowball fight with Lucy and Millie my next door neighbours.
BY HARRISON
On a wet cold snowy day I was watching the freezing snow dripping down like cold water. I feel the cold wind coming through the window as I climb out of my bed.
BY TIARA
Photo from: http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/
The icy slushy snow hits my body like a bolder. I am getting bashed by the crunchy snowballs as I bolt down the hill on the tobogen. The fresh snow fills my nose causing it to freeze. I taste the scrumptious soon as I munch away.
I hear the wind wailing as the snow mixes the sky.
I do love a squishy snow day.
BY JORDAN
The snow is dancing like little ballet dances.My teeth chatter as the cold wind winds through my teeth. My wet pants grip with cold snow and ice. My feet slide across the ice, my lips go purple like purple goo...
BY SYMONE
The shimmering snow covers my eyes, as I face at the sun trying to peek through the dark clouds. The snow in my hair as the wind picks up the breeze. It smells as pure as fresh hot soup. The wind swoops down and numbs my ears clean off. As I make the shape of a snowball my fingers fall off because of the icy cold snow. I look behind myself and I see lots of foot prints as fas as the eye can see. A hot warm sensation dripping down my throat. I am looking at the fluffy snow I just payed in.
BY TEVYA
Splat!Splat! I throw a snowball at my brother trying to hit him hard in the head. the sound of the snow crashing onto the ground as the children scream running away from the incoming snowballs. They leave a footprint in the snow that crushes the snow. I feel the anger growing inside me, I am a ticking time bomb waiting for the perfect time to invade Luke's base. I see the snow scattered like a carpet across the land. I trudge through the freezing snow as I grab a whole lot of snowballs to missile at Luke. I run to Luke throwing snowballs at him like a maniac. I made it past him and sprinted down the concrete stairs with snowflakes falling on to my tongue. I kicked off my gumboots and burst through the door. I smelt a burning wood on the fire and ran to my milo waiting on the table with steam flowing out. I took a sip, it was hot and just how I liked it.
I really enjoy snow days.
BY SYLVIA
Mum comes into my room, I am fadely awake, I thought she was going to wake me up. I just wanted to stay in bed and snuggle up in the covers. But then it didn't turn out how I though it would.
She said that schools cancelled today because it was snowing. I thought she was trying to be funny. I looked at my watch and it was 9am, so she wasn't jo;king. I got up and started playing Minecraft. Eventually I got a bored of that so I went outside. Bedofre I did that I couldn't just out in my pyjamas, I went and just put some warm clothes on.
I started chucking snowballs at mums car. Mum said she'd go out and get some KFC. When she got back she came back with nice hot KFC. The chicked was as huge as a massive rock. i was so soft in my mouth. The best snow day of my life.
BY THOMAS
Sunday 26 May 2013
MATHS TARGET PRACTICE
As mentioned in the homework note last week here is a collection of online/printable activities which could help you master your knowledge targets.
On Wednesday I will add the 6.2 practice activities.
STAGE 5 PRACTICE
STAGE 6.1 PRACTICE
On Wednesday I will add the 6.2 practice activities.
STAGE 5 PRACTICE
STAGE 6.1 PRACTICE
TAKEN 3 - By Daniel Hughes
This story is the sole work of Daniel Hughes, room 15.
Starring Hobo Joe, Steve, Rat King, and maybe Liam Neeson
TAKEN 3
Starring Hobo Joe, Steve, Rat King, and maybe Liam Neeson
TAKEN 3
Warning this may not be as
exciting as you thought it might be.
Somewhere in a junkyard a
dirty, stinky junkyard there lived a stinky but cheerful man called Hobo Joe he
had a dog called Steve, he was friendly and had scruffy grey fur and always
loves to lye on Joe’s bed. They lived in a nice trash house mostly made of
rusty car parts and rubbish bins.
Now in the middle of the junkyard
there is a tunnel beside it is a fifty metre deep slope and a giant vertical
version of a flame-thrower that is used to destroy trash when the junkyard is
full. Okay, now down the tunnel it’s really long and for a while it’s darkness
then there is a humongous kingdom full of evil rats which are loyal to their
also evil Rat King.
One day Hobo Joe woke up and
Steve wasn’t on his bed. “Weird,” he said to himself. He looked around, his
house was messier than three whole dumps put together which wasn’t normal, some
thing caught his eye there was a scratch mark on the door that read, ‘help!’
He knew straight away that
the rats had taken Steve for food, he grabbed a flashlight turned it on and
sprinted towards the tunnel and dived down which caused him to slide. He was
sliding for quite a while then he saw a light, he was going really fast now.
There were bone like bars at the end of the tunnel, “what is that? Oh it’s a
cage,” he muttered. “Wait I can see Steve!”
Bang Hobo Joe smashed through
the cage bars, and grabbed Steve. He was going so fast he was flying over the
kingdom. “Steve I’m flying.” Joe said gleefully, Steve was ignoring his not so
funny joke. They went up a tunnel on the other side and landed perfectly.
Someone came up behind them, “hi,” he said. “I’m Liam Neeson, I’m here for the
movie.”
“Oh.” Said Steve, “you missed
it.”
“You can talk?” Asked Hobo
Joe.
My Dad's Birthday - By Brooklyn
This story is the sole work of Brooklyn, Room 15.
My Dad’s
Birthday.
On May the 3rd it was my dad’s birthday. Me
my brother Caiden and my mum and my dad we all went to the Lone Star for lunch.
The day before his birthday, he booked in for a table and the time which was
1.30. When it reached his birthday I was so excited I had breakfast and then my
mum came home from work at lunch time.
So we had a little play until it was time to go to the
Lone Star. We went in the car and drove there bump, bump, bump goes the car on
the bumpy road finally we got there “yah, but its so cold” I said. We went to
the counter and my dad said “hi I booked in for a table yesterday” and the lady
Sarah said “yes your table is over by the window” so we went and sat down and
waited for the lady too come around and take our orders.
I got some chips with some deputy dog’s which are hot
dogs but that’s just what they have called it and Caiden got the same as me, My
mum got a very small Mexican pizza but my dad got some steak and rice.
When we
all finished our lunch meal the lady came around said “ would you like some
dessert now?” and we said “yes please” My dad got a cake because it is his
birthday “yum, yum” he said with a smile.
We finished our food and we went to the counter to pay
and we got a surprise cause the food cost more then 100 d it cost $108 and we
didn’t have the extra $8 and we looked in our wallets and we still couldn’t
find spare money.
So the lady said we don’t have too pay the extra 8
dollars we were saved that day, what a great day that was.
Wednesday 22 May 2013
Dwalin Reading Activity
W.A.L.T: identify and describe the visual features of non-fiction text. Explain why they are useful when reading texts.
CHINA TRIP - By Jordan Green
On Saturday the 7th of October 2006; Me, Mum and Dad headed to Christchurch airport around 6am.
We left Christchurch airport at 7am and flew to Sydney. I found a friend to play with on the 10-hour flight from Sydney to Shanghai.
Sunday the 8th of October, our first day in Shanghai. First we went to a restaurant. I enjoyed eating steamed pork buns with chopsticks.
Sunday night; We took the over night train from Shanghai to Beijing which took 12-hours. This cabin slept 4 people.
Monday 9th of October; We got dropped off at Beijing train station. I missed playing with other children. So I found a friend to play badminton with out side our hotel.
Tuesday the 10th of October; “Time to climb the Great Wall of China but before that we can feed the black bears,” said mum. “Yeah!” I said. When we got there I saw both of the black bears standing on the fence. They had a soft back furry fur with a brown nose. You got to throw apples at them to feed them. This was my favourit part. “Time to climb said mum!” I sighed. I managed to climb up some of the way but mum and dad carried me some of the way too.
Wednesday 11th of October. We hired out some bikes out and cycled around Beijing. It was hot 30 degrees! It was fun! Next we went to the Beijing Zoo. The White Tigers made a deep growling noise as they waited for their food. The elephants were playing with each other. The pandas were sitting on their bottoms eating bamboo.
Thursday 12th October. We arrived in Shanghai at 7am Thursday morning on the over night train. We watched this man and his monkeys performing on the street in Shanghai.
Friday 13th October. We caught a bus to Shanghai city. I found another friend. Then we went to a restaurant.
Saturday 14th October. Judd and Cathy’s wedding day. We are on our way to the wedding. I enjoyed sitting in a tree.
Sunday 15th October. We took a train called the Maglev from pudding airport to the terminal. It travels at 431 km\hr. We left Shanghai at 7pm Sunday night. We stopped in Melbourne briefly then flew to Christchurch arriving at 2am Thursday
Monday 16th of October. I slept most of the way.
I thought it was really fun.
Sunday the 8th of October, our first day in Shanghai. First we went to a restaurant. I enjoyed eating steamed pork buns with chopsticks.
Sunday night; We took the over night train from Shanghai to Beijing which took 12-hours. This cabin slept 4 people.
Tuesday the 10th of October; “Time to climb the Great Wall of China but before that we can feed the black bears,” said mum. “Yeah!” I said. When we got there I saw both of the black bears standing on the fence. They had a soft back furry fur with a brown nose. You got to throw apples at them to feed them. This was my favourit part. “Time to climb said mum!” I sighed. I managed to climb up some of the way but mum and dad carried me some of the way too.
Wednesday 11th of October. We hired out some bikes out and cycled around Beijing. It was hot 30 degrees! It was fun! Next we went to the Beijing Zoo. The White Tigers made a deep growling noise as they waited for their food. The elephants were playing with each other. The pandas were sitting on their bottoms eating bamboo.
Thursday 12th October. We arrived in Shanghai at 7am Thursday morning on the over night train. We watched this man and his monkeys performing on the street in Shanghai.
Saturday 14th October. Judd and Cathy’s wedding day. We are on our way to the wedding. I enjoyed sitting in a tree.
Sunday 15th October. We took a train called the Maglev from pudding airport to the terminal. It travels at 431 km\hr. We left Shanghai at 7pm Sunday night. We stopped in Melbourne briefly then flew to Christchurch arriving at 2am Thursday
Monday 16th of October. I slept most of the way.
I thought it was really fun.
MY TRIP - By Brylie
This published version is the sole work of Brylie Room 15.
Raining and cold I was wondering what it would be like in Australia. We arrived at the airport.
Nice and sunny it was so hot I stripped down into a singlet and shorts. Standing still I had ants crawling up my legs. As we walked over to Nana’s car I could see a whole heap of black things crawling over the car.
As I got closer I realised that they were ants.
There must have been over one thousand of them! I asked Nana how they got there. She said they were on her car yesterday morning. She also said she thinks it was from where she parked her car at the hotel.
By the end of the week we had killed them with fly spray.
Bye bye Australia
Raining and cold I was wondering what it would be like in Australia. We arrived at the airport.
Nice and sunny it was so hot I stripped down into a singlet and shorts. Standing still I had ants crawling up my legs. As we walked over to Nana’s car I could see a whole heap of black things crawling over the car.
As I got closer I realised that they were ants.
There must have been over one thousand of them! I asked Nana how they got there. She said they were on her car yesterday morning. She also said she thinks it was from where she parked her car at the hotel.
By the end of the week we had killed them with fly spray.
Bye bye Australia
Tuesday 21 May 2013
Monday 20 May 2013
DESSERT TONIGHT?
CHOCOLATE MOUSSE
Recipe supplied by Amaya Leslie
St Clair School Dunedin.
INGREDIENTS
>1 ¾ cups of dark chocolate
>4 eggs separated
>White chocolate shavings if you want
SERVES: 4 people
PREP TIME: 1 hour 15 minutes.
METHOD
> Place the chocolate in a heatproof bowl, over a pan of blazing water on a low to medium heat, stirring while it’s melting. Once it’s smooth and runny, remove from the heat and allow it to cool slightly.
>While you are waiting beat the egg yolks. In a different bowl, whisk the egg whites in till they are as fluffy as clouds. Try turning the bowl with egg whites in it, and if it doesn’t drip that means its ready.
>When you’re ready pour the mixture into four individual glasses and put then in the fridge to set for one hour. You can decorate them with shavings of white chocolate.
ENJOY!!!!!
Thursday 16 May 2013
KEEPING UP WITH THE NEWS
Ms Kerr stumbled across this awesome site to keep us updated with the news. Each article is written with children as the audience. There are even questions after the article to get us thinking. There are letters to the editor and a chance for us to send our own writing away.
We can't wait to start exploring this in reading (it could be part of our reading each night) and using it as an audience for our writing.
Monday 13 May 2013
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE SONG
Room 15 have been learning about Figurative Language. As part of this we have been learning a song that we intend to perform in our Senior Assembly next week. It has some tricky tongue twisters and parts we need to practice.
Here is the song so the Room 15 children can practice at home and other children can learn about Figurative Language.
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE RAP
Here is the song so the Room 15 children can practice at home and other children can learn about Figurative Language.
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE RAP
Tuesday 7 May 2013
WELCOME BACK!
Hey Room 15 children, families and our Quadbloggers,
We have just returned back from holidays and are ready for a term of exciting learning. There's lots going on this term including; Stars on Stage, Kapa Haka, a few lunchtime clubs, Senior Team workshops and many more awesome activities.
In Room 15 we have been trying out a new way of storing our goals. Our current reading, writing and mathematics goals are located in an envelope, paper-clipped to each of our books. When we master a goal it is posted into our, "goal bank". This means we can see all the goals we have achieved throughout the term, we can also go back to practice a goal we feel we need practice again. In class we have a literacy, language and numeracy goal that we practice as a whole class, these are displayed in the classroom.
We have just returned back from holidays and are ready for a term of exciting learning. There's lots going on this term including; Stars on Stage, Kapa Haka, a few lunchtime clubs, Senior Team workshops and many more awesome activities.
In Room 15 we have been trying out a new way of storing our goals. Our current reading, writing and mathematics goals are located in an envelope, paper-clipped to each of our books. When we master a goal it is posted into our, "goal bank". This means we can see all the goals we have achieved throughout the term, we can also go back to practice a goal we feel we need practice again. In class we have a literacy, language and numeracy goal that we practice as a whole class, these are displayed in the classroom.
*At home you could challenge your child to remember and share their current learning goals with you in reading, writing and mathematics...
*I challenge each child to write their goals in each area as a comment on this post. I wonder if you can give me a sentence or two describing what each one you can remember means?
--> I wonder if children from other classes and our quadbloggers could share their goals learning goals with us too...
-->Adults, do you have any personal goals at the moment you would like to share with us?
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