Thursday, 23 August 2012

The Arts - Drama

As part of our Arts programme, Room 12 has been unleashing their dramatic sides...

In groups of 4, we had to create a dramatic re-telling of a Maori myth or legend.
To be successful we had to make sure:
- All members played a character.
- All members participated with dialogue.
- All voices were clear and loud.
- All members used facial expressions/body language.
- All members knew the play and their role in it.
- The play was a success, and the audience understood the story.





























Monday, 13 August 2012

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.


Wednesday, 8 August 2012

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, 26 July 2012

Foggy Mornings

You may remember there was a very foggy morning last week, the perfect opportunity for some descriptive writing. We were especially trying to use similes and metaphors. Enjoy!


I wake up in the morning and look out frozen my window, All I can see is fog. I get ready for school, then leave. Walking, it is as cold as ice. I can’t see 5 meters in front. It is so cold it feels like the fog is stabbing me. When I get to school the heat rushes into me...
Callahan


As the sun glistens on the fog, the fog tries even harder to hold its place. Water drips off the grass down on to the dirt. It reaches out and grabs me. As I go down, he tells me what his life is about.

Codi

The fog is as white as an elegant pearl. 
Mysterious, gloomy arms come out of nowhere and grab me in a blink of an eye. 
I feel the fog but there nothing to feel. 
I see tinted white clouds surrounding me. 
Is there a way to get out? 

Neeve

Foggy, cold, smells like ice. It looks like a big ghost with ice swimming around you. You can feel the fog hugging your hands and your legs. My legs feel like they are going to be an ice cube. It tastes yuck and cold.
Summer


I walk outside, the fog is as cold as ice. The white blanket follows me to school. The sun blinds me. All I can see is darkness. I touch something sticky. I open my eyes and look at my hand. There is a web. The web grasps my palm and won’t let go. The web looks glorious.
Zayne



I am walking to school and the fog gathers around me like bees to honey.
I cant see.
The wind pulls the trees back and forth.
It looks like a frozen snowstorm that never blows away.
It feels as cold as ice.
It sounds as if you were to talk, the wind would just blow your words away.
Finally I get to school “Phew what a relief”.
Jahmiah




The fog is as cold as ice chasing after me as I walk slowly. I take one breath, the coldness attacks me. It looks like summer but it feels like winter. It’s a ghost surrounding me where ever I go.

Katelyn


As the fog rushes into my body, my body freezes.
I can hear the trees whispering to each other. I 
think, “This just looks like smoke”. Heading back
to the classroom I can see the icy fog clearing
out all around.

Krishan




The fog is as cold as ice as it drifts around Wattle Downs. The windows are full with condensation from the fog. Footsteps move through the fog. The fog pulls me with his icy hands, a grey shadow of smoke.

Colby

I walk outside, suddenly the cold fog wraps me up like a blanket. Im walking to school. I can see are car’s bright shining lights, the boring path and mysterious fog! It looks like spooky ghosts surrounding me. Ahhhhh, Im trapped, nowhere to get out. It feels like I’m getting swooped away by Jack Frost. He’s taking me to the sky it seems like it, because the clouds are so low! I’m amongst all of the clouds. I feel freezing cold but relaxed as I come back inside. It disappears slowly, I say goodby happily.

Shayle

Wednesday, 13 June 2012

RaP sTaRs Of ThE fUtUrE!

Two awesome performances, written and performed by the stars themselves.

Sunday, 10 June 2012

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.