Drama Continued.

Reuben has returned from his adventures so the final group was able to preform their play.

Poetic writing

Inspired by Philippa Werry's poem, Palm Tree. Room 12 wrote their own metaphor-ladden poetry.

SJ P4 N1 2009

Palm Tree

Cluster of exclamation marks - 

astonishment on a stick.

One-legged signpost

pointing everywhere.

Satellite dish

slanted to the sun.

A handful of combs

grooming the clouds.

A kennelful of shaggy dogs

straining on a lead.

A startled starfish

marooned high above the sea.

Hula skirts dancing

all by themselves.

Eighteen arms in droopy sleeves

waving gently in the breeze.

All these things until

the clouds darken,

the wind gets stronger,

the storm gets nearer.

The tree bends low - 

tosses, turns

into a cannon 

firing out lethal 

coconut

cannonballs.

Philippa Werry

Our task:

1. Choose an object.
2. Create five metaphors to describe it.
3. Arrange our metaphors into a poem.

Miss Salt: Cars

Electric pulses racing along blackened wires.

Hungry insects guzzling sap.

Angry bears growling and prowling.

Shiny jewels scattered far and wide.

Metal cheetahs sprinting lonely races.

Joshua H: Bouncy Balls

A bird gliding near the ground.

Sunset rising.

Cheetahs sprinting across the plains.

Armadillos rolling.

Orange kangaroos bouncing.

Eden: Trees

Fingers pointing in different directions.

Cats moulting in summer.

Birds flapping their wings all day long.

Statues scattered, silent and still.

Earthquake building crashed to the ground.

Reuben: Stock cars

A tiger roars when it gets angry.

Mud pools splashing bubbles of mud.

Metal elephants stampeding around the track.

Washing machine tyres spinning around.

Book pages flying.

Colby: Dragons

Hard scaly skin covering the sun.

Fires quick blazing out of a volcano.

Shark's teeth pointing everywhere.

A seagull gliding in the air.

Two legs traveling in the midnight light.

Gemma: A tree

A fledgling trying to fly.

Cat's scratching pole.

Scabbed all over.

A dribbly orthodontic patient.

A paper factory.

Briana: Gorgon

Strom-torn branch planted in the ground.

Misshappen pole topped by a storm.

Waterfall adorned by weeds.

Totem pole covered with grass.

Rotten tree, burning branches first.

Katelyn: Cats

Super fast cars racing to the finish line.
Snakes hissing at their predators.
Turtles walking so slow.
Hair molting when you brush it.
Different colours everywhere, it's a Rainbow fish.

Jingles

Parents of Room 12 may remember the Sanitarium ad for Peanut Butter in the early 1990's, "I'm an utter peanut butter nutter..."
Well we watched that last week, and were inspired to write our own jingles.

Thursday Science Swap

Every Thursday we swap with Room 14 for Science. Mr Munroe has been teaching us about Flight. Last Thursday we made parachutes. It was lots of fun.

Rocket Writing

As a warm-up before writing, sometimes Room 12 does Rocket Writing. Rocket Writing is when we have 3 minutes to write about a mystery topic. We don't find out the topic until the countdown begins.

Today our topic was: My Dad.

My dad is the best. When it comes to stock cars he drives and drives all day long. My dad is the best at everything, even boxing. Ding ding ding! That is the sound of my dad knocking someone out. My dad is cool. When it comes to baseball he will hit the ball all the way to the USA. My dad is the best.

Codi

My Dad is tall, he has orange, scruffy hair, people call him Freddy or Freddy Cougar, but I love him because he’s my dad. 

He plays sport with me. He comes to my netball games to support me. I’ll tell you what though, when it comes to the rules of netball he’s oblivious!

My Dad’s funny, a great builder and will always stand up for me. Thats my Dad, who I will always love no matter what.

Gemma

Big happy. Who is it fat? Disgusting, huge, ugly. The fattest man in the world.

How will he fit in the toilet? How much will he eat? What will he eat? But my Dad is not like this. He is helpful lovely and much much more. My Dad. Is your Dad like this?

Shayal

My Dad. He’s cool. He taught me basically every thing I know. He looks after me, my brother and my sister. My father is awesome. I love my Dad.

Zayne

My Dad is awesome. He has barey any hair and wears glasses. He is a doctor and loves his job. He is sometimes on call but that is ok. 

Callahan

My dad is Steve . He makes stands for shops like The Warehouse and Countdown . My dad loves me and my sister . My dad used to drive a motorbike but he sold it . He has 2 sisters and 2 brothers and no boy nephews on his side . He has 6 girl neices. Thats my dad.

BY CASSIDY

My dad is awesome. He is strong and always stick up for me and cheers me on and is nice. He has black hair, blue eyes, and hairy legs like me. His name is Daryn. He is really fast and good at sports so that is about my Dad. I love you.

Eden

My Dad is cooler than your Dad wooord.

Fala

My dad is the best dad in the

world. He is very big but

short. He has no hair on 

his shiney head. My dad is

just like me. He loves maths

and soccer, so do I. My dad is 

the best dad in the world and

I love him.

By Krishan Reddy

He is bald, tall, with blue shimmering eyes and red eye brows. He was there when I first opened my eyes and he’s been there ever since. He encourages me. His name is Glenn with 2 ‘n’s. He used to play rugby. He has 5 sisters and no brothers. Last year he coached my soccer team. I LOVE MY DAD.

Neeve

My dad, my dad is the best dad ever, he is number 1.

My dad is my superhero, he always saves the day.

My dad is always there when I need him.

Every day he gives me hugs and kisses.

Me and my dad always spend time together.

I love my dad and he love’s me!!!, 

Although he is kinda a couch potato.

By: SHAYLE BERTRAM!

My dad is the best in the world. 

He does building fixing and 

much more. My dad would do

anything for me. He makes me 

dinner and supper. He helps 

me with home work and I look up to him.

I want to be my dad because he is fit 

and strong. My dad works for Amcor

it is sealing peanut bags and 

designing the bags, such as 

the weetbix you eat at home.

By Reuben

My dad is funny, kind, and  careing he takes me lots of places and gives me money he likes rugby and is going to join the  golf club.

Sometimes he is forgetful  but thats all right he works for DB breries  and loves holdens,He  upgrades every second year. 

He likes to buy lotto tickets but never wins i think the coolest thing abou my dad is he is great and intelegent.

Shannyn Hiwarau.

My Dad is the best dad in the whole world. He’s tall, a bit fat, smart and bossy. But there is one big problem, he’s very lazy. 

Winiata Walker

Free choice writing - Battle of World War III

So this is what it feels like going to war. We are on the plane we have our parachutes ready to jump, it’s war.

Now we are heading to England for my first war in my whole life. We are New Zealand v Brazil. I hope I am not the last person in the war.

So we keep fighting we are winning but it gets better we are in ships heading to Chile, but they follow us. So are the Tongas, we are so nervous which team are they going to go on.

Right they went to Chile but we keep trying to defeat them.

                                               TO BE CONTINUED...

Reuben Webster

Reuben's wordle