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.

 

KIWI KIDS NEWS 

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

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.

*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? 

OUR MUSEUM TRIP

On Thursday the 4^th of April Room 15 went to the Early Setters Museum. When we arrived at the museum our instructor greeted us. She had black hair with glasses and her name was Sara.

First Sara told us what to touch and what not to touch. Then we went to the old bus stop to have morning tea. After morning tea we got into small groups to build a domino track. We had 30 minutes to do it. The idea behind this was to get us working in teams and ready to concentrate.

After we went to the classroom Sara asked us to describe what we think when we hear the word technology. Emily K said, “when I think of technology I think of things that aren’t just electrical.”

Daniel said, “when I think of technology I think of man-made things.”  Through sharing our ideas we got to hear what everybody thought technology was. 

Next we went to see the display of technology that has been used in the past. Some items we saw were; old vacuum-cleaners, old washing machines, old microwave ovens and an old dish washer.  When we saw these things we thought they were very interesting because they are different to the ones we have now.

After that we got in to groups and Sara gave us a mystery object. They were all technological objects from the past.  We got a whole list of questions to get us thinking and working out what the object might have been. Groups had items like: an iron, butter press, old washing machine, water pump, sock darner and a 3D viewer. Some groups worked out what the objects were but others needed to be told. It was funny listening to what people thought some of the items were.

 

It was now time for lunch. Munching away, kids planned out a domino track to build at lunchtime.  Lunch boxes were put away and children were quiet to let other kids finish their dominoes.

After lunch each group chose an item that has changed over time and was in the museum. Each person in the group got a sheet and had to find examples in the museum of the evolution of their item. We had to draw the object and write a description. The task was quite challenging because we had found it difficult to locate and recognise different things.

When we completed the challenge it was time to go back to school. At school we talked about what we saw and learned.

By Jordan, Kayla and edited by Room 15.

My Heart was Pounding - By Mackenzie

My heart was pounding in my ears and I was gasping for breath when suddenly…I got saved from drowning the lifeguard asked if I was ok I said yes but I did swallow a lot of water. I decided to stay in the shallow part Moana pool. I spotted a board and the more I got closer the further it got finaly I caught it I jumped on the board and I was happy until…the waves came. The waves pushed me off the board. The board had led me to the very deep bit of the pool I tried to scream for help. I thought for a secend I put one hand up a lifeguard saw me he grabbed his stick and he pulled me out of the pool. Thankyou so much I said. Maybe I should get out now and go in the much more shallow part of Moana pool.

Roxy by Shanaye

    Roxy

My egg Roxy is one week old and has eyes like the ocean. Roxy loves One Direction and her favourite song is little things by One Direction. Roxys favourite treat is lollies and Roxy loves chicken for breakfast. Roxy always asks her mum for One Direction tickets but Roxy mum say “no” “But why mum” asks Roxy “Because 1.it is to expensive 2. You haven’t been working well and 3. You didn’t brush your shell on school photos” “Oh please” “No” “ You have been to naughty” “now go to your room right now” demanded Roxy’s mumHoney “hi sis” said Iggy running down the stairs.” What’s the matter” “ Mum wont let me go to the One Direction concert” sighed Roxy “ well” said Iggy “I guess I could convince mum to let you go” “Thanks” said Roxy “ mum” said Iggy “can I take Roxy to the One Direction concert” “ I hope she didn’t ask you to go” said Honey “of course she didn’t ask me to go, I want it to be a surprise” “ Ok hear is $200” “thanks mum” said Iggy “oh and hear is $70 to get on the aeroplane“ok” “thankyou” I will go and get Roxy. “so” said Roxy “can we go” “yip” “yay” said Roxy with excitement“when are we going?” “Now” “ lets go then”. But mum got board and decided to come too.

EJ12 by Jemma

EJ12 is a very exciting book and suitable for all ages and paints a picture in any ones head! She is the best in her agency at defeating shadow. Shadow tries to defeat shine by tricking EJ12, but EJ12 cracks their codes easy as pie! She has exciting adventures coming your way. EJ has 2 best friends with her in the agency. She loves maths and gym , but she loves animals the most.