Haiku! Poetry!

We have been learning to write haiku poems. 

A haiku is an unrhymed three-line poem. It is based on a traditional Japanese poetic form.

A haiku has 5 syllables for the first line, 7 for the second and 5 for the third.

Check out this website::: http://writeahaiku.com/#

A haiku to help you remember:
I am first with five, 
Then seven in the middle --
Five again to end.

By Josh: 
Hard little green shell
Swimming threw the blue ocean
Slow peaceful and nice

By Bishal: 
Lions are strong and fast.
Lions hunt for wild food.
Lions are scary.

By Jessie: 
Kittens are playful.
They have fluffy, puffy fur.
Kittens play all day.

By Aaliyah: 
Furry little cats.
Cats and kittens are cute.
Kittens are babies.

By Andy: 
Eagle is creepy
Eagle is awesome it's cool
Eagle has sharp beaks

By Brian: 
Fearless lion roar
Animal Jungle alone
Sneaking hunting beast

By Izzy: 
Ferrets are fluffy
They are as cute as can be
Ferrets are great pets

By Sylvana: 
Black spots golden fur.
Fast legs razor sharp claws to kill.
Cheetahs really cute.

By Ms Cleland: On our current issue that glue sticks are needed!
I need a glue stick
It is very important
I must get my own!

Who has a glue stick?
Hope that you do have your own!
I will be checking...

Similes

Similes 

We have been learning to write similes. Similes compare two things using like or as. Here is a selection of some of the similes we wrote!

Assassins jump like kangaroos.

She is as sweet as candy.

He is as heavy as a 20,000 kg anchor.

Feels as soft as a  feather. 

He is as hard as a nail. 

by Josh                                            

Is strong like a wrestler

Feels rough as a porcupine

Sounds noisy as as lawn mower 

Is as light as a bit of dust

By Isabelle

He is hard as a rhino 

She is soft as a kitten 

She is sweet as a sister

He feels rough as rhinos skin

She is heavy as the earth

He sounds noisy as a bee

She is light as the sun

BY AALIYAH

Rough like a tuatara
Fast like a cheetah
Sweet as a swan

Billie 

Room 5 Plays Term 1

For the last week of Term 1 Room 5 was learning about plays and acting.

We were separated into five groups. Each group had a leader who was in charge of the group. We performed our plays in front of our buddy class on the last day of term. We were learning to read aloud with fluency and timing. Each group got to make props and costumes for their plays.

These photos are from our performances. 

The Shadow by Josh

                                                          The Shadow 


The Shadow... She is a bad guy  who works for the agency b.g.a.. She wears cool clothes made out of rubber and silk, she wears black shades, a black cap, carries a magnify find glass and carries  keys in her pocket. The Shadow hides her face by putting a newspaper in front of her face. She is swift and stealthy. The Shadow sneaks like a flash, she is as fast as lighting.

By Josh

We have been learning to write character descriptions. For this description we were writing character descriptions based on some character clues Ms Cleland gave us. The character had a black cap, a newspaper, keys, black sunglasses and a magnify glass. This is the story Josh wrote.

About Reading!

At reading we got put into gemstone groups. These are the things we do... teacher on the mat, follow ups, banana grams, handwriting, seek and find, silent read, charades, wordfinds and book reviews. These are the groups that we whero (red), kowhai (yellow), kahurangi (blue), kakariki (green) and mawhero (pink).



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At the Library

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                                    We are at the library

We are at the library and having fun. We are reading books from all kind of sections in the library like picture  books and chapter books.

Our second visit to the library...

 

 We love library time!

"It helps us learn" Lane
 "I like reading books and it's really interesting because there's loads of books in the library" Anirudh
"We show respect to others who are reading silently because showing respect is one of the school values" Claudia "I like to read books" Ethan