SELF PORTRAITS

In term 1 we learned how to draw self portraits. First we drew our head and then had to divide our face into segments, making sure our facial features were in the correct spot.  We practiced sketching, drawing with crayon and finally our good copies were completed using paint and pastel.  

Truck Safety Talks

In Week 2, Term 2, Lake Rerewhakaaitu School took part in a Truck Safety Talk.  We learnt about truck blind spots...if you cant see the driver he cant see you.  Never stand too close to the road as a moving trucks air can pull you under.  Trucks travel fast and have heavy loads so they take a lot longer to stop.
We got to count the logs, wheels..this truck had 32 wheels!  We got to climb up and into the cab to have a look at the controls and honk the horn!
We learned that a tree has age rings..most of these trees on this truck were 25 years old.

Book Character Dress Up Day 2014

Hercules Morse as big as a horse.  Olivia

Equestrian Girl (Stephanie) and Bottomly Potts all covered in spots (Riley)

Woody from Toy Story (Hadley)

Cinderella (Kimberlee) and a Fairy Princess (Oshyn)

Dorothy (Kirsten)

Slinki Malinki (Sienna)

Slinki & Snow White

Welcome Back To School Everyone.

Happy New Year 2014!

A special welcome to our new students in room 3 and their families who will be visiting our class blog...please keep us on your favorites list and check in regularly at our learning journey 

this year.

MERRY CHRISTMAS to all of our followers and keen readers.

Room 3 has had a successful year in 2013 and we look forward to our 6 weeks rest and summer fun.

 

Thanks to everyone who supports us and reads our published work and learning experiences.

 

Stay tuned.. more exciting learning and sharing to come in 2014.

 

MERRY CHRISTMAS &

A HAPPY, SAFE NEW YEAR

TO YOU ALL xxoo

Sports POETRY

Here are some examples of our sports themed poetry.  In the first stanza we describe the physical person and in the second stanza we describe the piece of equipment or in some cases the animal or track.  We were trying to hook the reader right into the action, building suspense.

Enjoy!

Horse Jumping

I see the judge put the jump up

I say to my horse come on we can win it this time

80cm

Sit to the canter

My heart pumps hard as I grip onto the reins

Holding tight

Sitting up straight

Flick her belly

Come on Ash

We fly over clearing the pole

Ash

Her muscles pumping

Blood rushing through her veins

Walk

Trot

Canter

Checking our stride

Leaping

The crowd is silent, waiting for us to jump

And then

          And then

                   And then

Right before the ROAR –UP

Front legs and back legs we’re over and in first place!

By Stephen 

The Big Fish

It’s nearly night time

I found a worm

Put it on my line

Cast my line out

Plant my rod

Rod wobbles it falls over I pick it up and whoa!

What a good bight

I’m wobbling in fear, hoping that it will bite again

My eye’s glazing at the water

Whoa! Look at that big trout

wonder if it’s going for my line?

My line wobbles.

And then

And then….

A big trout pulling and pulling.

I’m trying to wind in my rod

Whoa it went straight past me.

It’s getting closer and closer

I’m shivering in fear

Rod bending I hear my rod snapping under the strain

Look at that humongous trout

Hah I remember that trout.

I’ve seen him before!

Nylon cutting my finger  

There is nothing better than fishingJ

By Maddox

Winning Goal

It all depends on this young, proud boy

He feels the lush green grass beneath his feet

Standing tall in the centre of the silent crowd

The proud tall boy stares at the giant H in the distance

his strong heart beats before the whispering crowd

they wait patiently for the boy to prepare

The boy measures his steps

Bends,

Breathes,

Waits,

He jogs toward the ball.

The ball

Sent spinning, through the cold breezy wind it floats

Rotating as if in slow motion

Arching,

Gravitating

And then

                  And then

                                    And then

Right before the ROAR-UP

It passes through the posts.

By Robbie 

Touch Down

The whistle blew

The ball was thrown across the front of the team

I see it swirling towards me

I grab it and look forward trying to find a gap

Dodging

Legs moving fast shaking ….

We pass the ball backward from player to player

My dad’s the coach and he is yelling to the team

Fifth and final…

Touch,

Roll,

Pass,

Sprint,

Dive..

Do I make it?  I look to the ref…..

I am nervous and everyone is quiet…

The whistle blows!

SCORE!

By Hadley

High Jump

With the impatient wait of high jump to start

There is only one person in front of me that jumps and fly’s over on winged feet.

Now it’s my turn suddenly I feel strong as I run to the jump. The shy yet strong girl leaps. The pole seems to jump up at her she springs over just making it.

After all the effort she came fourth and she looks very very proud.

By Sophie 

Run till you win

Sitting waiting people hesitating

I wait till my turn & then we’ll do a burn

we get into place.

I’m in the back of the staggers

nervous

scared

tummy swirling

I wait         

be calm  

everything’s quiet all I can hear is my heart beat

I sprint for my team my clothes flip flop in the wind

people cheer me on we go

 & go               & go

The wind blows in my face as I near finish

I see the finish line ahead

My lane narrows

People squeezing in beside me

I cross

I win

By Alex 

Sprint To The Finish

Heart,  beating like a drum

Nervously shaking body waiting for it to begin

It stared

I start heading down the end of the track

Sprinting and sprinting

Trying to get home first and take first place

My strong pumped legs going fast to push the limit

Breath

Pant

Chest tight

And then through the other boys I pound forward nudging in front

The track

Pushing up against my feet

As I stomp on the blades of grass

Running

Sprinting

Chest wheezing

Going for gold  

The lane finish line is close

Crowed cheering

I cross …. 1^st place

Feeling amazing

By Joshua 

Creative Writing

Here area some examples of our creative writing.  We are learning to paint a picture with words using imagery.  To create these images we are using interesting nouns and activating them with exciting verbs - making the nouns 'come alive'.  We also included adjectives and similes to say something is like another.  Some of us even used personification - when you give an object human characteristics. 

We had a fabulous kite day with our school and community, we hope you enjoy our poems and you get a real feeling for the day as if you were there...

Rebeka Writes:

My kite went so high it started to go crazy and do loopy de loops .  It felt like my kite was going to break.  Other kites were swooping and swirling around mine.

Stephen Writes:

I see kites talking to the trees in the breeze.

Kites getting confused and going off track.

Next minute...a ripped up pile of colourful plastic and string twisted together. 

I hear the laughter of the people below the hill, giggles and screams as their kites dive like magpies.

Kaden Writes:

Shyne's kite was huge and it felt like an eel was pulling on the string.  My kite was little compared to his and his almost touched the sky.  It looked like a pink eel swimming through the clouds.

Te Atarau Writes:

I wonder how people's kites went so high.  When I was on the hill I could see Shyne's pink squid flying, it still went higher and higher, almost touching the clouds with its tentacles.

Rebecca Writes:

I see trees blowing, water flowing, people moving, grass growing.  Kites are flying, people laughing, others helping. 

Feel the breeze, feel the string- kite pulling.  My kite was swooping down like an eagle.

Stephanie Writes:

Wind blowing in my hair whilst I fly my kite.  Feeling my kite tugging on the end like a desperate fish.

I hear hundreds of children having fun, sometimes whinging to parents "My kite is tangled!"

I heard the wind moaning louder and louder around the trees and then loads of laughter as kites reach out and tickle the sun.

The blue lake and the green grass waving, what a beautiful day for kites to play.

Michael H Writes:

I can see hands and kites twisting and turning, swirling and CRASH..my kite is eating the dust like an eagle digging for worms.

Alex Writes:

As we enter the domain I see the water glimmer and shimmer, kites begin to twirl and swirl.  I hope the wind stays steady. 

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Sophie Writes:

As Olivia and I scramble up the fence we could feel our kites tugging on the line.  We stand tall on the fence, our kites making whistling sounds like they're whispering secrets in the breeze,  I feel like my kite would fly forever...