Rocky Shore Recount

Learning Intentions for Science We are learning to understand that all living creatures have a life cycle. We are learning that living creatures have bodies that are designed to help them to live and survive.   We are learning that all living things are designed to live in a particular environment. We are learning to understand how food webs work. We are learning that in an ecosystem all living things and their environment are interconnected. We are learning to understand about the Rocky Shore and the impact, both positive and negative, we can have on this environment.

Literacy As part of our rocky shore unit we will also use our literacy skills to read and learn about the rocky shore and to write an information report on a rocky shore creature. Writing We are learning to write an information report about an animal. We are learning to use our writing skills across the curriculum.

Rocky Shore

On a hot Monday morning the bell rung and suddenly we ran to the class, ready for the rocky shore. Don and Lauren from D.O.C. were there ready to teach us about the rocky shore . We saw skeletons  of Seals and other marine creatures and we learnt how the tides work.

Ater the talk, we went to our car groups and went out to 14 Mile. I was traveling with Cathy. When we got there we got out of the car and we had a talk about the rubbish on the beach.Then we went over to the rock pools and started to eat lunch. We walked along the beach  with the beautiful sound of the waves crashing on the rocks!

After I ate loads of popcorn, we got into our groups and looked for creatures to tick off on our worksheets. We found a common tipple fin and loads of Reef stars. After that  we started our booklets. We had a rock pool we had to work at. We filled our sheets out (our sheets were about collecting data and measuring the temperature of the rock pools) then went exploring. We had to be careful not to fall in the rock pools and not to step on the creatures. In one rock we were working at we saw a Cling fish that was there the whole time. We tried to catch it but it was too fast! Clingfish are very good at camouflaging and can change colour very fast.

Then we walked back to the cars picking up rubbish on the way. In the end it was great fun and I would love to do it again.

The Learning Dip

This Term we have been learning about haveing a growth mindset. We have been working on a poster called the learning. Heres my work that  I did With Sasha.

Carving - whakairo

The last two weeks we have been learning about carving. We had to practice our carving on soap and do a DLO about our learning.

Hypothermia and Safety Tips!

This week our classroom is going on camp!  The year six's  are going to Arthur's Pass and the year fives are going to Shantytown. So we want to be safe. We have been learning about safety and hypothermia. This work is what we have learnt.

Quick Write

In room 7 we were working on ‘Quick Writes.’  This is where you are given something to write about (a writing prompt) and you only have minutes to write as much as possible using this writing prompt.



A Stormy Night

The Stormy Night!

AS I was laying in my bed a wild dash of lighting forked over me, then after  I heard a crack of thunder. I couldn't help myself but get up and look at the wild sea. Tāwhirimatea was roaring and howling like a angry dog.The Moana sprayed the wharf making the wharf all soggy. Then I suddenly got up and opened my lounge door the wind wrapped around me making me shiver from my toes up to my neck.I stood up straight and the wind slammed the door shut as now I’m scared. I ran up to my bedroom and look out the window,  I  could see the forest hari( singing and dancing). The song of the wind, the sea and the crackle of the lighting  made me drift off back to bed and fall asleep.



Fire Works!




As I walk along the long  karaka(orange) ribbon of road, a popping sound tingled in my ears. As a stroke of colours came out of the museum like a gunshot all the people around me was screaming in excitement. Suddenly, the smell of ash shot me awake. I felt my body tensing up as I couldn’t see a thing. The sound of people around me were frightened as they thought it was a bomb but they really new it was fireworks. As I look at the orange, pink and a tinge of purple and white.

As I walk through the shimmering New York City, I see a whero(red) moving shape, It's Spider Man! As I follow him there is an amazing confetti of colours. It’s a confetti aniwaniwa(rainbow). I smell the noxious smoke and petrol in one gust of breath. The sound of the busy traffic makes me dizzy as I’m still following Spiderman. He looks down at me and says” It's time to be a hero” and flung his web to another building. As I watch him in amazement!



The Tomato fight!
All around me was tomatoes. I could smell tomatoes everywhere I go. AS I walk down through the crowd of people they throw the hot red tomato at me. AS I was rīrā(strongly) Holding my ground as I was feeling sticky and slipping over.The tomatoes were in between my toe ( Toes). I felt like I was drowning in food.

The Time With Missy

Sometimes in Room 7 we get to have Free Time Writing. I have been working on a piece of writing about my horse, but she is sadly not mine any More . Read My Work To figure out what happens. This is a true story!

The Time With Missy

Hi my name is Billie and I got a horse for my  9th birthday.

The day before my birthday was a swimming meet, I like to swim.  As I swam my last race I got changed and my friend asked if I wanted to come to her house.

When I was at my friends house we had fun but I was extremely excited for my birthday. As my Mum, Dad and family drove up to the house I was confused. AS I hopped into the car my mother told me we were going to pick up my birthday presents. My family told me what that present was. They told me we were going to pick up a horse. I nearly sprang out of my seat!

As we drove to Gloriavale we parked the car and met with John. Then we saw a black horse with a bright red bridal. I rode her and I loved her. John told us why they had missy: “ Missy was in the truck to go to the meat works but the driver thought she was in full, that means going to have a baby. Then Gloriavale wanted to have the foal instead of the horse and it turned out that Missy wasn’t pregnant she just ate too much grass.

So then we hooked up the rusty float to the car, then put the horse in there. Then we drove to my Gramp's farm. As soon as We got there we unloaded my horse.

We started to think about her name. At first  we wanted to call the horse Flicker but then as we started to ride the Horse and we realised that she was stubborn. So I wanted to call her Missy. Everyone liked the Name. As the sky turned pink, I realised we needed to say goodnight to Missy. I was at my grandparent’s farmhouse. Then I had to go to bed. The house was warm and cosy .

The morning came slowly. It was my birthday and I got some small presents.I had breakfast. I was determined to see Missy.

AS weeks went by I tried to see Missy every weekend. Soon I started to realise that I wasn’t very good at walking Missy and lungeing her. Sometimes I would be scared and run away. Sometimes I didn’t want to go and see her but when I was with her I loved every second.

One night I told my mum that I didn’t think Missy was good for me or I’m not good for her. So we both decided to take her back to Gloriavale. When we finally got to Gloriavale John was very happy to see her. As I was so sad to see her go I knew it was  the right thing to do. The next couple of days were sad and happy at the same time.

By Billie

Quick Write

Quick Write Number One - The Beekeeper

For the next two weeks we are going to work on ‘Quick Writes.’  This is where you are given something to write about (a writing prompt) and you only have 10mins to write as much as possible using this writing prompt.

For our writing prompts we will use either images or short videos.

The purpose of this is to practise writing fluently.

When we look at our writing prompt we will have about 10-15 mins to discuss it and brainstorm some ideas and vocabulary.   

Our learning goals are to:

-write a description, using powerful words and phrases

-include some Te Reo Māori

-carefully check that our sentences make sense and have correct punctuation and spelling.

When we are writing we need to think about…

1. What do I want my reader to see?

2) What do I want my reader to hear?

3) What do I want my reader to smell?

Tips:

-look closely at the picture or video

-think about the three key questions and the learning goals

-give yourself time to plan and write

This is my Writing:

The beekeeper

As I walk a though the winding blossom trees a strong smell climbs up my spine and  into my nostrils. Behind a blossom rakau (tree) I found my bee’s working away quietly. Suddenly, the breeze blew me off my feet and I landed in a puddle of blossoms. They were as soft  as  slime melting. I heard a crack  and the beekeeper was picking the soft piece of delicate honey off the hive. The beekeeper gave me some crispy honey, It tasted like Te Rā brightening my body.