Join us in our learning journey... This term we are learning about Seasons.
Thursday, 29 November 2012
Ben's poem - Girls
As you know girls are annoying
because they boss boys around.
They are so slow
They do not go running.
Seth's poem - Strong hulk
Hulk is a strong man
He defeats mighty baddies
and he can smash aliens and he jumps.
Nate's poem - Motorsports
race cars, go carts and many other vodafone
Motorbikes - loud noises
I think my eyes are going to burn out.
Olivia's poem - Christmas
Unicorn, santa too
Tooth fairy to Christmas
That's all I want for Christmas - YAY!
Georgina's poem - Soft sand
The soft sticky sand was between my feet,
When you lie down you sink.
You try to surf but you fall into the brisky waves.
The waves come up to your tummy,
Crabs nip your toes and fish tickle your legs.
Sam's poem - Sports
Competitions like cricket, soccer, hockey,
F1 cars, golf (my favourite) and all the other amazing sports
So get off your butt, turn the TV off
And go do some sports!
Angus's poem - Christmas
Tea on Christmas
Ho, ho, ho it's going to be
Christmas -- it's a merry, merry Christmas.
Caitlin and Jessica's poem - Disco
I have funky hair for the disco
I have a wig that is shaped like a pig
Now I have some hair that is
Shaped like a pear.
Nikita's poem - Wacky Hair Day Disco
Tonight is wacky hair day
It is going to be amazingly magnificent
I can't wait -- people will have terrifying wacky hair.
Navah's poem - The Ocean
The ocean is a wonderful place to go
With shells and creatures and critters
Sharks, crabs and there's nothing to fear
They're just making their homes right there
So don't swim away, they're actually more scared than we are.
Neah's poem - Monsters
Don't look under your bed,
There are monsters there,
Don't even peep and they are everywhere.
So scary indeed,
Some are red, some are blue,
Just remember that, they have some glue.
Campbell and Toby's poem - Going to bed
I do not like to go to bed
I hate going to bed
It is so scary
- wind drifts around you and it is so cold
I try to get out of my cage...
But I can't
Kathleen's poem - Spider pie
Spider pie makes me cry
Like bubbles in my eye
So gross like spider toast
I'm going to die
Natalie's poem - Wacky Hair disco
Tonight is the terrific wacky hair disco
Don't miss the amazing time
You dance and some people look spooky
Zoe's poem - Christmas
Christmas is when you get together
to celebrate the holidays with your family
eating apple pie, yum, yum, yum
Ripping open presents
lego, dolls and special treats
What will your next surprise be?
Maria's poem - When I am 100
When I am a hundred
I will go for a trip
I will be careful at the beach
Be careful of the rips
When I reach the age of 100
People will say "oh my"
and say "I'm only 100 but it does make me smile."
Aotearoa - Our country exposed in Room 3
We have been using our homework time to learn more about our country and to practice our researching skills.
Dracula in Room 3...
We had a small visit from Dracula in Room 3...we also dedicated our Friday poem to his presence in the class...
Tuesday, 7 August 2012
Room 3 modules in Room 4
I made a crocodile magnet with no teeth. It is on my fridge. - Angus
We are moving the iron balls with the magnet. - Seth
The circle magnets made circles with the iron balls. - Sam Cornford
The magnet that we made was fun to make because it was tricky - a challenge. - Neah
I made a giraffe because it was my favourite animal that was there. It's a great magnet for my fridge. - Natalie
The crocodile is made out of foam and we got to stick a magnet on the back. - Sarah
I am putting a magnet under the paper and moving a magnetic counter around a maze. - Toby
We are having a boat race. We made boats and we put paper clips on them and used magnets under the paper. - Nate
We had a boat race with magnets. - Georgina
We are trying to build a butterfly with the coloured paper and we had to get the paper clip to the string and with the magnet we had to see if it would fly. - Jess
Wednesday, 18 July 2012
Spectacular Writing!!
Room 3 children are just crazy about writing!
Here are some of what our clever writers can create...
Every night before I go to bed I turn my night-light on and read my book. I also go under the covers and give my teddy, which is a bunny, a hug. But one night my teddy was not there.
I looked in my whole room but it was NOT there. There was only one more place to look. I need to look in the woods and I wasn't afraid at all. Until...there was a bear. But the bear was just afraid of dark so I shared my light with him . He came with me and we were not scared until...we ran into a very big hairy monster and he had something furry in his hand. It was my bunny. I said to him "what are you doing with my bunny?" I asked.
"I'm just lonely," he said.
"Well, come home with me" I said and they did. That's just my story that I'm reading.
From Sarah
When I was eating breakfast I heard a huge roar. It was coming from Vulture Mountain. I told my mother. "Can we go to Vulture Mountain," I said.
"No."
"Now?"
"No," she said.
So I stomped out the door and ran into the woods. It was cold and dark. Then I came out of the woods and started climbing the mountain. Just then a Vulture swooped down and threw me in to jail. Then I saw a wee hole to get out of prison. And there at the top of the mountain was a great big dragon.
By Navah.
This hero has a cape on his back and he has a belt. He saves people.
He is going to save people from a train because the driver is dead.
By Harry.
I made up a wizard who wasn't very smart and or light. He's got terrible ideas and he's from the dark side.
He's got stripy socks with the most unusual shaped head, and a magic wand on his left hand.
By Eli.
There once was a boy. His dad said "get me my tool box." So he went to get it. When he opened it up, something grabbed him. It was an octopus, it had big purple tenticles that were really funny looking.
His dad called out "hurry up son, I'm waiting," and the boy never got out again.
By Campbell.
Here are some of what our clever writers can create...
Every night before I go to bed I turn my night-light on and read my book. I also go under the covers and give my teddy, which is a bunny, a hug. But one night my teddy was not there.
I looked in my whole room but it was NOT there. There was only one more place to look. I need to look in the woods and I wasn't afraid at all. Until...there was a bear. But the bear was just afraid of dark so I shared my light with him . He came with me and we were not scared until...we ran into a very big hairy monster and he had something furry in his hand. It was my bunny. I said to him "what are you doing with my bunny?" I asked.
"I'm just lonely," he said.
"Well, come home with me" I said and they did. That's just my story that I'm reading.
From Sarah
When I was eating breakfast I heard a huge roar. It was coming from Vulture Mountain. I told my mother. "Can we go to Vulture Mountain," I said.
"No."
"Now?"
"No," she said.
So I stomped out the door and ran into the woods. It was cold and dark. Then I came out of the woods and started climbing the mountain. Just then a Vulture swooped down and threw me in to jail. Then I saw a wee hole to get out of prison. And there at the top of the mountain was a great big dragon.
By Navah.
This hero has a cape on his back and he has a belt. He saves people.
He is going to save people from a train because the driver is dead.
By Harry.
I made up a wizard who wasn't very smart and or light. He's got terrible ideas and he's from the dark side.
He's got stripy socks with the most unusual shaped head, and a magic wand on his left hand.
By Eli.
There once was a boy. His dad said "get me my tool box." So he went to get it. When he opened it up, something grabbed him. It was an octopus, it had big purple tenticles that were really funny looking.
His dad called out "hurry up son, I'm waiting," and the boy never got out again.
By Campbell.
Thursday, 10 May 2012
Ramona Quimby in Room 3.
We have nearly finished our second story about Ramona Quimby and her sister Beezus. We enjoy to hear about her life challenges and about the 'creative' things that she does. We have created some observational drawings of Ramona. Natalie's sketch is at the top of our page. Here is a peek of some others before they had their background... 
Tuesday, 8 May 2012
Room 3 superb writing
In Room 3 we pride ourselves on our superb writing and use of language!
We observed this image and wrote about our new pants...
Eli's Gruffalo
Eli's Gruffalo!
Eli created the greatest Gruffalo for the class work book. In fact...all of Room 3 created best efforts towards their own interpretation of the Gruffalo!!
Thursday, 22 March 2012
Koputaroa Hangi...yum yum!!
Koputaroa had a hangi...we took some pictures of this event.
Mr McKenzie is telling us about the hangi pit - Kathleen
We could hear the wood crackling - Ben
Underneath the wood it looked like a little volcano - Neah
We went closer and it stung our eyes and when we went back it was nice and cool - Georgina
Mr McKenzie said that it was really hot and it burst into flames - Navah
He said that if it glows red it is very, very, very hot - Olivia
The metal thing burnt the grass - Angus
The metal thing looked like a mask - Campbell and Seth
Mr Whakarau said that... he used to do hangis when he was little - Campbell
...they had a trailer full of wood that burnt on the hangi pit - Natalie
...they drove the trailer to the hangi pit - Gemma
...they put cabbage leaves under the food so it wouldn't burn it - Jess
...they use stones - Caitlin
James said his parents enjoyed their hangi meal!
Mr McKenzie is telling us about the hangi pit - Kathleen
We could hear the wood crackling - Ben
Underneath the wood it looked like a little volcano - Neah
We went closer and it stung our eyes and when we went back it was nice and cool - Georgina
Mr McKenzie said that it was really hot and it burst into flames - Navah
He said that if it glows red it is very, very, very hot - Olivia
The metal thing burnt the grass - Angus
The metal thing looked like a mask - Campbell and Seth
Mr Whakarau said that... he used to do hangis when he was little - Campbell
...they had a trailer full of wood that burnt on the hangi pit - Natalie
...they drove the trailer to the hangi pit - Gemma
...they put cabbage leaves under the food so it wouldn't burn it - Jess
...they use stones - Caitlin
James said his parents enjoyed their hangi meal!
Bubbles...ooOo00
Modules in Room 2 was all about bubbles...
Room 3 facts...
Dry fingers pop bubbles, wet fingers don't
When bubbles pop - they are actually still there!
If surface tension isn't broken, the bubble won't pop
Bubbles don't pop - bubbles deflate
Hands can make bubbles
All bubbles are circles, but can be made with any shape
You can stand in a bubble - 3 people perhaps
If the bubble mixture doesn't work, modify it
Room 3 facts...
Dry fingers pop bubbles, wet fingers don't
When bubbles pop - they are actually still there!
If surface tension isn't broken, the bubble won't pop
Bubbles don't pop - bubbles deflate
Hands can make bubbles
All bubbles are circles, but can be made with any shape
You can stand in a bubble - 3 people perhaps
If the bubble mixture doesn't work, modify it
Sunday, 5 February 2012
Nick and Tai surfing...
For our first story writing for 2012, Room 3 wrote about Nick and Tai.
Nick bought a doberman puppy from Mrs Robinson in 2011. Nick sent Mrs Robinson some pictures of him taking Tai surfing. Room 3 had a lot to say about this picture and found it very funny. They also thought it was very cool!!
So ... we wrote about it...
Nick bought a doberman puppy from Mrs Robinson in 2011. Nick sent Mrs Robinson some pictures of him taking Tai surfing. Room 3 had a lot to say about this picture and found it very funny. They also thought it was very cool!!
So ... we wrote about it...
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