Alliteration

We have been learning about alliteration.  We know that when the words start with the same sound it is alliteration.

Gym

I thought the gym was really cool.  I liked going on the trampoline and jumping in the sponge pit.

By Keely

Expressing Ourselves

We have been Expressing Ourselves through our art work. We made pictures of some feelings and thoughts that we sometimes have.

Name Poems

We have been expressing ourselves through writing poetry. We have been writing name poems about ourselves or other people. We had to remember to follow the structure, use adjectives, put upper case letters at the start of the line and make it neat so people could read it.  It also had to make sense. 

Keely's Colour Poem

We are Expressing Ourselves by writing about what different colours mean to us. All our ideas were different even when we wrote about the same colours.

Earthquake

Every earthquake electricty needed
Always aftershocks
Rattle rumble
Terrible terminate
Hard hit
Quick
Unexpectedly urgently use water
Aftershocks appear
Civil Defence helped the City Council
Kit needed
Electricty on

By Keely

Earthquake

As I felt the rumble and noise I yelled out to Mum.  I ran to her room as she had a lump in her arm.  The movement made her swing over and smack my head accidently. Why was my Dad hanging out the window.  My brother was saying "Get in the doorway."

We got together and Dad said loudly, "That is the biggest earthquake I have experienced in my life" We gathered up some candles and clothes so we would be a bit warmer.

We went outside and all this liquedfaction was coming up off the ground.  It was scary.  We went also to check on our neighbours to see if they were alright.  They said that they were getting the same liquefaction.

We went back inside and sat in the living room.  We sat in surprise.  Another aftershock has just happened.  Then we said this is really early and we need to get some sleep.  So we went back to sleep.  But this time Dad slept in Taylors double bed and I slept with Mum in Mum and Dads bed.

In the morning we got up and Mum went and got on the computer on stuff.co.nz and found out it was a 7.1 magnitude earthqauke.  Our auntie came over on her bike and came to see if we were alright.

My aunty stayed for a couple of days because she had no power or water.

By Keely

Kiwi Fruit

In my opinoin kiwi fruit is better then kumra becuase kiwi is the word of the kiwi.

I think kiwi fruit is cool  because it has alot of vitamin D.  It also used to be called Chinese gooseberries. It is very healthy for flu colds and coughs and it also can be a drink .

I think that they are good for you because they are made in a nutritious country. Now our New Zealanders can have healthier bodys.

Another good point is that they can get orderd to where ever you want when you want and served on a tray.

Some people think that kumara is better because they can get rosted and boiled. However they are nice and soft .Some people say however they like spuds.

I think that kiwi fruit are nice and good in the winter because they grow fast and are eaten quickly in the spring and summer. 

By Keely

My special frog

I have a special mushabelly. I got him for Christmas from my dad he thought I might like it because I like frogs.
The most special thing about it is that it is cuddly and it is full of love from my dad.
by Keely

Inquiry Express Yourself

As part of our Fuel Up for Express Yourself we brought something special to school.  We talked about why it was important to us.

Inquiry Express Yourself

We have started our new Inquiry.  It is called Express Yourself.  We want to learn more about how we can express our thoughts, feelings and ideas.  We have started our Fuel Up with a brain storm on what we think drama is.  We did our own brain storms and then put them altogether.

Maths

We have been learning about symmetry, we know if we fold something on top of something else and it fits evenly that it is symmetrical.

Joining in

We have been learning how to join in and play with others and what to do when others want to join in with us.

Learning Celebration We Are the World.

We had our Learning Celebration about the perfect world.  Here are some of the models we made.  We liked parents and caregivers coming in to see them.

Inquiry

We have been getting ready for our learning celebration. We are the World and we know how to make a difference to the world to make it a better place.  

Reading

We have been having our Learning Conferences.  Listen to Keely talking about her reading. Keely is a really good reader because she uses different reading strategies.

Community Award

Today Keely won a community award for being a very responsible person.  She rang 111 after a car crash, she also cleaned up the glass. We are very proud of her. She got a certicicate and a goody bag.

Pūkana

Winners of the pūkana competition from our room were: