WALT: Write senses poems

SC: I can think about the environment

I can describe this area

I can think about what I see, hear, smell, feel and taste

I can use WOW words

Frankie: I like how you tried to make it funny by writing stinky boys.
Izzy: I like how you said you are happy at school.

Jack: I like the way you said the type of biscuit.
Nicholas: I think you used some good Wow words.

Lily: I like how you said "the pipe dripping" .
Mrs Boyle: Annah I love that your ideas are original.

 

Max: I like how you said "house chants" because they are loud.

On Thursday the 2 March 2017 Fire Fighter Matt came to visit the Totara team. We learnt a lot of things about fire safety.

I learnt that every room should have a smoke alarm. By Joel

I learnt to not play with matches or lighters. By Asha

Smoke is fire it can kill you! By Sophie

Smoke is fire!!!!!!! By Nicholas

I learnt that smoke is fire because it still burns. By Frankie

There are many different types of smoke alarms. By Tom

I learnt about smoke alarms. By Cody

I learnt that you always have to have a smoke alarm in every  room. By Jack

Smoke is fire, it is true. By Annah

I learnt about fire.  If there is a fire, shut the door. By Dakota

I learnt that if fire is close to curtains, they can catch fire. By Joshua

I learnt that there is different types of smoke alarms in the world. By Izzy

Only adults can light good fires. By Tyde

I learnt how to get down, get low, get out fast. By Sam

I learnt to not play with candles or lighters. By Neili

A fire, oh no! We need to put this fire out. We did it. By Ted

Never put a lit candle near a curtain. By Zara

You are supposed to have a smoke alarm. By Max

If a big fire comes you get down and stay down and you get to your safe meeting place. By Lily.

Writing Behaviours

WALT: Write ExplanationsSC:I canUse a general statement to introduce a topicWrite the events/steps in orderWrite in simple present tenseUse time connectivesOptional diagrams and illustrations to support

Author Study- Craig Smith

In Room 16 we studied Craig Smith. Each day we read a different book and then did writing activities based on the books.

 We did a book report.

 Look at the book covers we designed.

We wrote "blurbs" for the back of the book.

We did a character description of the main character.

 Room 16 loved all of the Craig Smith books!

Digital Citizenship Day

A Digital Citizen:

• is aware of ICT challenges and can manage them effectively
• uses ICT to relate to others in positive, meaningful ways
• demonstrates honesty and integrity and ethical behaviour in their use of ICT
• respects the concepts of privacy and freedom of speech in a digital world
• contributes and actively promotes the values of digital citizenship

We spent time talking about being a good digital citizen. We developed a class set of rules.

At the end of the day we wrote some sentences about what we have learnt.

Don’t click on a random link.

Don’t give your gmail address to people you don’t know.

Don’t talk to strangers online.

By Jarred

Only go online if your parents (or teacher) say you can.

Never click on pop ups.

Ask an adult for help.

Only talk to people that you know online.

By Lilli-Rose

You only go on websites that the teacher tells you too.

When a pop up appears go to the teacher.

Don’t go on anything inappropriate.

By Leo

WALT: Write a Report

SC: I have a title

I have an opening statement

I have described what it looks like

I have described where it lives

I have described what it eats

I have at least two other facts

The African Lion

Lions are very rare.

Humans have been killing them for years.

Their home is the African grasslands. Their food is zebras and meerkats. Their predators are hyenas and people.

Only male lions have manes. Lions have very big teeth.

I think lions are scary.

 By Ashlee 

Elephants

The elephant lives in the forest.

The elephant eats bark and grass.

One type of elephant lives in India.

Elephants can live to be over 70 years old.

The elephant’s predators are lions.

By Charley 

Penguins

The penguins have different coloured feet.  Penguins live  in forests in NZ especially up the top of NZ.

It eats fish, bait and birds. Its habitat is living in the cold forests near the oceans.

The predators are dogs, seals, otters and reindeer.

Penguins have different coloured skin. Penguins slide on their tummies and they have different shaped bones to people.

They also live in the North Pole and they are very endangered. They can get washed up on the beach and they can get stuck in rubbish on the beach.

Penguins also float on their tummies in the water, they are very good swimmers.

Penguins are unlike most sea animals. They survive because their feathers trap a layer of warm air close to their skin.

By Elodie 

The Red Ant

The red ant is an insect.

The red ant will eat ham (cut up), white eggs, cheese and sugar.

It lives in mounds of soil.

It’s predators are armadillos, ant lions, spiders, birds and the horned lizard.

Did you know the red ant has a proper name? It is salenopsis.

Another fact is, it has a painful sting.

There are millions of ants but the red ant hurts the most.

By Jarred

Elephants

Elephants eat grass and leaves.

They are the largest land animals.

The elephant’s habitat is the desert and the forest.

Another fact is that they can live to be over 70 years old.

The elephant’s predators are lions and tigers.

Elephants sometimes get killed for their tusks.

By Harlow