The Creation - Matariki

Kia ora Ruma Rima,

Here is the link to the legend about Rangi and Papa which not only explains how the world was created but also tell about the creation of Matariki.

Have another look at it and see if you can find another legend about Matariki. Tell us about it when you comment. Maybe you could also show this to your family.

The story of Matariki

If you would like to have another  look at the  news item about the Matariki kite celebrations in Paihia last year click the link below.

TV3 Matariki Kites

The room 5 visitor

  Written by Biba and Aleeza

On Friday Aleeza's turtle Dash came to room 5 to visit .  She shivered in fear as all the people crowded around . She slowly calmed down when less people came . We wrote sentences about Dash  when school started . Some sentences were describing a lot about Dash. In the afternoon we looked carefully and drew pictures of Dash .

Here are some of our descriptions  of Dash, the turtle

Rhys - Dash the turquoise turtle turned his head as quick as lightning while sitting on the floor and scrambled all the way across the wet carpet recklessly trying to escape.

Berenger - The large, red eyed turtle crawled to the gateway of freedom, as fast as its clawed, webbed feet would carry it.

Damar - The yellow striped turtle waddled slowly across the patterned floor while swishing her teeny - tiny tail.

Evie - The turtle looked carefully around on the floor for an opening.

And some of our drawings

by Kip

by Evie H.

by Aleeza

by Evie F

by Biba

by Karisa

Parent's Homework

Kia ora koutou,

Welcome back to  Year , Term 2.  I hope everyone is well rested and excited to learn lots in Room 5.

At the end of Term 1 you all talked to your parents about your learning at the 3-way conferences.

 If you remember we thought it would be good to set the parents some homework.  Not only do they need to make sure we practise our basic facts and our spelling but we thought it would be great if they could read to us.  

This is a great way to learn about the meanings of words so we can understand these when we read independently, and so we can use them in our own writing!



           

Here are a couple of good websites that you could show them with some great read aloud classic books.

8-11 Classic Reads

8-10 Good Reads

If you do read one of these together please comment . 

Give it a rating from 1-5 and explain why you gave it this rating.

Bathers Art

Have a look at these drawings.  How are we going?

Remember we are trying to think about the shapes of bodies and towels when we dry ourselves after swimming.

Make a comment about this.  

Don't just say these are amazing.  Comment on WHAT is amazing.  

Tell us what you think are the next steps for these people.

Keep your comment

Positive

Thoughtful

Helpful

Writing Hooks

Hi everyone,

We have been learning to hook in the reader when we write about our memories - recounts.

Read these   examples and see if they work.  Make a comment but remember to keep it

1. POSITIVE
2. THOUGHTFUL
3. HELPFUL

Miss Cowsill

Karisa

As if it was as hot as the sun, my skin started to feel burnt like a piece of toast.  It was the fire display at Auckland Museum.

Kip 

I was so scared when it happened. I was so scared to go on the rainbows end roller coaster.My heart was beating like a drum.

Hana

Motorbikes were zooming past me I was scared out of my scull.

I was at Muriwai beach this year to be good at riding and to have fun.  

Damar

Staggering down the hill shivering with fear, sweat sliding down my chin….

It was February when I was 5 with mum and I was really shy and excited but ready to learn .

It was my first day at Ponsonby Primary school.

Aleeza

It all started after school. Where's dad? Where's dad? I shouted to my older sisters, Myiesha and Maha. Suddenly. I saw a face. Is it dad? I went closer.

Jackson

Suddenly Bang,Crash my friends helped me to the sick bay. I was in the most pain that I was in the most pain that I had been in before. It was last year when I was running around the school .

Evie H

I’m going to get it! I’m going to get it ! I chanted silently. I was at the park with my family . Mum was watching my little 3 year-old brother “Luca”. I was only six and one of my friends Jaden had dared me to jump to the 3rd bar. 

Hamish

I was at a carnival and I saw a what look like a gzillion kilometre high tower. I heard people screaming from the height and going down so fast. I saw the people lining up from top to bottom

Treaty Of Waitangi book

Kia ora everyone,

Here it is !  Our book about our inquiry learning.  Show your parents.  And make sure you thank Mrs Ngaropo- Tuia for helping us with this.

If you would like to comment on someone else's page make sure you follow the rules.

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Before you leave a comment I want you to follow these three simple rules...

Positive (Is my comment a positive comment?)

Thoughtful (Have I asked a good Question or thought of a where to next?)

Helpful (Will my comment help the learner solve problems, make changes or challenge their own thinking?)

The Sun - Friend or Foe

Kia ora Ruma Rima,

We are about to develop our inquiry skills even more and start on a new inquiry.  I hope you have your inquiring minds switched on for this and are going to WONDER about things. 

 Remember:If you are not wondering then you are not inquiring!

Kiwikids News is always a great website to get on to and as I was searching through it I came across something to get you wondering about the BIG Idea for our next focus:

THE SUN - FRIEND or FOE

Click on the link  below to see how NASA has been observing the sun.

NASA Sun Observations

Write a comment about something you like about the sun or something you don't like about it.