Bio Poems

Room 17 wrote Bio Poems this week with one Mrs Olliver. Enjoy!

Blaze

Son of Karmel and MJ

Brother of Baley and Justis

Who loves dad and mum

Who feels happy to be at school

Who needs more friends

Who gives friendship

Who fears clowns

Who would like to be in a real game of Fornite

Resident of Northcote

Thompson

Dawei

Son of Yan and Yi Cheng

Little brother of Zhi Peng

Who loves gardening, running, biking, going to parks and origami

Who feels bored and tired

Who needs Asthma medicine

Who gives presents to friends for birthdays

Who fears heights

Who would like some hot chocolate and a planet

Resident of Hillcrest

Song

Kaleb

Son of Roger and Stephanie

Brother of Chelsea

Who loves origami, drawing and cooking

Who feels tired, happy and excited Who needs breath, bravery and friends

Who gives manners to lots of people

Who fears nothing

Who would like robots, crystals and food

Resident of Northcote

Potter  

Sophia

Daughter of Suresh and Jeeva

Sister of Sujay

Who loves playing on the computer, playing outside and reading

Who feels happy, hungry and excited

Who needs a big house, friends and family

Who fears of dangerous creatures

Who gives friendship and kindness

Who would like to go to an art class

Resident of Exmouth Road

Suresh

Veronica
Daughter or Olivia and Shaun
Sister of Cara
Who loves painting and cutting and making things
Who feels tired and sleepy
Who needs water, friends, family and fruit
Who gives friendship and cuddles
Who fear nighttime and tigers
Who would like chocolate and a lollipop
Resident of Hillcrest
Wu

Maia
Daughter of Raewyn and Terry
Sister of Gabby and Brianna
Who loves swimming and playing games and painting
Who feels tired and sleepy
Who needs family, love and water
Who gives love and care
Who fears the dark and nightmares
Who would like a drawing book and a paint set
Resident of Auckland
Williams

Term 2 Reflections

Enjoy some of our reflections as we look back on Term 2. It has been a busy Term full of learning and fun! 

This is the last day of Term 2. My favourite part of this term was making the NZ brochures because it was so fun.

Some new things I learned were

1.     The Pinwheels: I learned facts about China.

2.     Music: I want to be a musician.

3.     The Button Box: It was so fun to be a part of.

Somegthing I found difficult was the IKAN test because it was too fast. Something I want to do next term is focus on my Maths so I can learn and be smart.

         - By Zara

My favourite part of this term was the Coat of Arms art because we got to draw our favourite things. A piece of work I am proud of is my writing because I have been doing lots of writing with my class. Some new things I learned were the

1.     IKAN test

2.     Spelling test

3.     Basic Facts test

Smething I found difficult was the  Basic Facts tests because you had to finish before 10 minutes.

Next term I am looking forward to studying and maybe making some comics.

-       By Sophia

My favourite part of this term was the Coat of Arms art because you can draw a picture that is important to your family. A piece of work I am proud of is my listening comprehension because my teacher asks questions about the book. Something new I learned how to do was my New Zealand Brochure. Something I found difficult was the Button Box because we did it for a long time.

- By Oliver

Cricket

For the last 4 weeks we have enjoyed taking cricket lessons.  Have a look at some of our thoughts!

We love drums, We love drums, We love drums, drums, drums!

After our amazing drum experience we have been looking at how music and drums have and still impact our society. We have been researching drums and have even had the chance to make our own.

This week we took our drums and we practised making beats - some that we have learned in class, some we learned at our Drum Experience and some we made up! Check out some of our videos of our beats

Will, Blaze, Maddox, Ayden

Eve, Zara, Smrithi, Anica

Breanna, Mone, Ivy

Mika, Anne, Hiroto, Sophia

Ayla, Molly, Prisha

Ivan, Felix 

Dawei, Riyan, Kaleb 

Larry, Luke 

Buddy Class Art

In connection to our inquiry, on Friday we had our buddy class come to do a special art project. We collected leaves and made different creatures that we might see in the bush. We love working with our buddy class! 

Swimming Inspiration

For the last few weeks we have been having swimming lessons with Skills4Life. We have 3 sessions a week and it is an important and exciting part of our curriculum. Because of this we have been using it as inspiration for a lot of our writing. We have written recounts, sense poems, learning logs etc. Enjoy some of our writing about our experiences in the pool!

For the last four weeks we have been taking swimming lessons from Skills for Life. Something I enjoyed was kicking, bubbling, arm circles and the rings. The kicking was splashy, the water went everywhere! The arm circles felt like a whirlpool.

When I first got in it was cold but then I got used to it, then it was warm. Then I got hiccups because I stayed in too long.

It was so fun !

- By Ivy

I see children playing in the pool.

I hear children shouting.

I feel the waves coming over me.

I taste the water, it tastes like salt.

I smell dirty water.

- by Sophia

It looks like prison gates as you walk in. 

It sounds quiet while you are under the water. 

The hot sun feels burning on my back. 

It tastes like disgusting chlorine on my tongue. 

The changing room smells like old pee. 

- By Maddox 

The water in the pool looks like blue jelly swimming in the water. 

In the pool it sounds like silly monkeys splashing in the water. 

It feels like bouncing on yummy jelly. 

It tastes like chilly water in the pool coming into our mouths. 

It smells like smelly togs. 

- By Ivan 

'Splish, Splash!'The pool was so cold! 

It was Wednesday the 7th of February and it in the Sunnybrae School pool. I went with Room 17 and Miss Roding and the swimming instructors. 

We lined up and did our arm strokes. That is how the swimming instructors put us into groups. We did bubble breathing, back stroke and other things that were so much fun. At the end we did the plastic rings. Our instructors threw the rings and we had to dive under to find them. After we hopped out and put on our towels , we went in the changing rooms to get dressed. Then we came out and went to morning tea. I had a great time with our swimming instructors. 

- By Breanna

Brr, it’s so cold in here! On Wednesday the 7 of February in the morning 10:30 am we did our first swimming lesson! There was Miss Roding, me, Room 17 and the instructors. We went to the school pool to go swimming so that we could learn how to swim. First  we lined up and went to the school swimming pool. Next we got changed and lined up on the side of the pool so that we could go and do our assessment . After we did our assessment we got into our groups and they taught us things like: arm circles, dive for rings and much more! When we left we got changed back into our school uniforms, and went back to class for morning tea. This was room 17s first swimming lesson.

- By Smrithi