WALT: -set a personal writing goal

SC: - I can look at my writing and reflect on it

-I can think about what I do well

-I can think about areas I can improve

- I can work with my teacher to choose an area to focus on

 We all have a pencil with our name on it.

 My pencil is under the goal that I will focus on for writing.

Next time you are in the room come and look at our writing goals.

Welcome to Room 16- 2016

We spent our first week writing about our families and our holidays so our teachers could get to know us. We have already published our first piece of writing on our writing wall. Pop in and have a look!

Elf Descriptions!

Today in Room 16 we wrote Elf descriptions.  We used adjectives to describe our elves personality, clothing and physical features.

Here we are planning our elf descriptions:

WALA: Natural Disasters

I Can:

• identify what a natural disaster is
• identify different natural disasters
• name natural disasters from NZ's past - Geography athon
• investigate how different natural disasters occur  
• use explicit vocabulary related to the disasters and their impacts

Mr Hernandez (Jorja's Dad) came in and spoke to us about how natural disasters affect people, places and families. We have written about his visit. 

We are researching different natural disasters in small groups. We record facts and important information so we can use this to write an information report.

WALT: write Descriptions

We read the book "A Meanie's Party" by Joy Cowley with Mrs Ryan. We then designed our own meanie and wrote a  description. Next time you are in Room 16 make sure you look at our amazing display.

AMAZING ADJECTIVES

WALT: add more detail to our writing

SC: I can use adjectives to describe

Sensational Senses

WALT: Use the senses to write descriptions

SC: I can describe how it looks

I can describe how it feels

I can describe how it smells

I can describe how it sounds

I can describe how it tastes