Camp Poem

We just came back from camp at Arthur's Pass and what a time we had. We went there on a train it took 2 and a half hours to get there and when we got there we settled into our cabins and did lots of cool things like...

Hut building, 2 BIG walks, charades, blindfolded pictionary, sensory trail and lots more. 

 This is a poem about the sensory trail.

I heard

The water rushing as I leaped over a stream with my big heavy shoes.

I heard

Miss Scott shout "DUCK" as I was nearly about to hit my head on a branch.

I saw

Nothing as I followed the rough rope with my sturdy hand.

I felt

Scared as I didn't know how long the to the end.

I felt

                       Something cold and wet as I tried to get over it.

I wondered

How far to the end as I was getting tired of tripping over.

I wondered

How close the other person was to me.

Manga art

Over the last couple of weeks we have been learning how to draw a Manga.

The video that taught me how to draw this Manga character will be below. This one is my favourite one because it is really easy to draw.
On the right is my finished Manga character, this is how yours should turn out.
Hope you like it!

Show Me

In Room 18 we have been learning about the Show Me app.

On Show Me you create a video about something that teaches another person on how to do something.

Me and my maths buddy James sorted out how to do a maths problem using the strategy of reversibility. 

Hatchet Response

This term we have been reading Hatchet by Gary Paulsen. Hatchet is about a boy named Brian. Brian went to visit his dad but unexpectedly the pilot had a heart attack. The plane crashed in the Canadian woods so he had to learn how to survive. This is my favourite Hatchet response because it is where Brian had to try and make a fire. He used dry grass and twenty dollars to try and make his fire and eventually he did.

Storybird

Over the last couple of weeks, our class have have been doing a poetry anthology about change over time in Christchurch. We have all created a E-book on Storybird, I hope you enjoy my story.  

Welcome to my 2016 Learning Journey

Welcome to my 2016 Learning Journey,

I am very excited to share with you my Learning Journey this year. Please check my blog as I will be posting regularly, feel free to leave a comment.

Thanks

Sally

TITLE:  Flaxmill Bay Whitianga

NEW ZEALAND ARTIST

Mark Craven

INTRODUCTION:

Mark Craven is a 22 year old New Zealand artist.

He is in his last year of Auckland Universe studying for a degree in Architecture.  

“ Painting is my second love next to architecture and any spare time I have, I paint”.

His other interests include playing the trumpet, surfing, wakeboarding, and basketball.

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS:

He has been painting since the age of 13, and has already been employed for several commissioned works.

INSPIRATION:

His inspiration for doing his art was the environment he lived in - by the North Shore. He says the beaches and vivid colours of the coastal landscape inspire him to paint.  

My inspiration for choosing Mark Craven’s artwork is because I love seeing the beach and especially like playing in the water. I love seeing the clear blue water and splashing the water into my brother’s face!

CONCLUSION:

I chose Mark Craven and his artwork because it really stood out to me because of all the colour but mostly the Pohutukawa tree.

I went to the store and brought flowers that look like the ones that are on his work. The flower will have a 3D effect. I will use watercolour to do the waves and the beach.

Pohutakawa Bay Sally

Maths

For maths we have been learning Geometry, Symmetry, Reflect (Flipping), Translation (Sliding) and Rotation (Turning). My partner and I made this pattern with some koru pictures. We coloured them in and put them in a mirror line made by folding the paper.    
  

To Smoke Or Not To Smoke

Did you know every smoke you have will make your life 11 minutes shorter?

Over 5,000 New Zealanders die from smoking each year.

I think it is scary because some teens only smoke because they think they will get skinnier and others smoke because their friends have given them one so they start and then they can not stop. 

Smoking can get really serious. I have got one thing to say, stop before you start. Instead of getting skinnier you only get lung cancer which you can die from. 

Almost 15 billion cigarettes are smoked world wide every day and we all want this to go down so less cigarettes are smoked each day. Pretty much 90% of adult smokers started when they were kids.

Why you do not want to smoke? One reason is because it is poisonous.  Each cigarette has a lot of poisonous chemicals which taste horrible. Your body tries to get rid of the poison by making you feel sick.

I know you are thinking if it tastes really bad why don’t they stop?

It’s very hard to stop smoking!

One of the chemicals in cigarettes is called nicotine. Nicotine is a very addictive drug which makes it hard to stop smoking. When you are smoking the levels of nicotine in your body starts to drop which makes you want another one.

Smoking also kills!

Smoking damages your lungs which makes it harder for you to run and play sports with your friends. It also makes you more likely to catch coughs and colds or suffer with asthma.

Worst of all, smoking increases your chances of getting cancer and other horrible diseases which can kill you.

Before I finish this speech I just want to say,“Stop before you start and if you have started stop now and call someone to help you through it.

Thank you

Elvis Presley

Holiday Activities

2 July 2015

Dear Mum and Dad,

I am so happy about the holidays It would be great if we did one of these AWESOME activities .

It would be so much easier to go to the maze because you don’t have to pay as much money as normal because one day Connor got player of the day (well no, that isn't true, we were walking back to the car from the soccer game and a player of the day voucher fell out of someone’s bag so we picked it up) but it is still here today for us to use.

If we can’t I would love if we could do arts and crafts. It would be fun and for my birthday last year I got an art spinny thingy where you squirty paint when the base is spinning.Then you get the paint and tip it on the base while it’s spinning and it looks really cool after you are done.

I just really hope we could both but most probably not but if I could choose I would choose the maze. Hey, we still have the player of the day to use.

With love,

Sally          

Book Report On Wonder Using The Pow toon app

Book Report on Wonder

Wonder Response Wk6

ANZAC DISCOVERIES - Women at War

What Did Women Do In The War?

Some of the women worked as nurses and some of them had mens jobs when they were at war; like women needed to drive a train, be a land girl (a farmer) work at shops, offices and be plumbers. They sometimes worked at factories that made helpful things for the war i.e. parachutes, munitions and uniforms.  

No matter how long they worked women didn't get as much money as the men!

In my opinion I don't think this was very fair because the women  worked way more harder and they got less money for the same job.

Using the Goggle drawing app

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This is my Wonder Halloween costume. August wore a Bleeding Scream Costume to school. If I could I will dress up as a freaky nurse.

Welcome

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I hope you enjoy my posts and will learn from my blog. 

Enjoy :D