Would you rather be... round 3

 Mālo e lelei bloggers!

We've survived another week of lockdown learning! It's a tricky time for us here in Tamaki Makaurau still being at alert level 4 while the rest of the nation moved to alert level 2 this week. However we are soldiering on and proving how resilient we can be! 

For today's writing task we have another opportunity for share your opinion and give us 3 reasons to explain WHY you have that opinion.

Our blog ponder for today is: Would you rather...

Leave a comment below explaining which one you'd rather be. Remember to expand on your ideas by telling us why you'd prefer to be a space astronaut or a deep sea diver!

And we are still looking for suggestions for what our next round of "Would you rather...?". If you've got a great idea please leave it in the comments below.

Would you rather be... version 2

 Kia ora bloggers,

It's time for another blog ponder! Today's writing task is to share your opinion and explain WHY you have that opinion.

Our blog ponder for today is: Would you rather...

Leave a comment below explaining which one you'd rather be. Remember to expand on your ideas by telling us why you'd prefer to be giant sized or ant sized!

And if you have any suggestions for what our next question for "Would you rather...?" could be leave it in the comments below.

It's not just a...

 Hello team of 5 million! 

This week we've had some incredibly motivated and independent students completing learning tasks at home. One of our writing tasks was to watch this clip about Stick Dude. 

We were then challenged to write a poem about a cardboard box (or another object) and the potential it has for playing with. The goal was to be as creative as possible!

Once we had written our poems we then had to practise performing it before recording it. 

Special shout out to Karolina who has very kindly allowed us to share her poem on the class blog as she is having some technical difficulties posting it on to her own blog at home.  

My Empty Pringles Box

It is not just an empty box!

It is a mega phone!

It is a unicorn horn!

It is a telescope 🔭!

It is a tower!

It is a mini sky tower!

It is a musical instrument!

It is a sword ⚔️!

It is for storing my little things!

It is more than JUST a Pringles Box!

IT'S MY FAVOURITE BOREDOM BUSTER! 

Karolina has done a fabulous job of recording her poem and you can check out here performance below.

 

We challenge you to have a go at writing a poem like Stick Dude and Karolina - it can be about anything you have lying around at home or in your backyard (If your stuck for ideas you could write a poem about a old sock, a tin can, or an old tyre!). Remember, the more the creative, the better! Write your poem in the comments below!

Would you rather be...

 Kia ora bloggers,

The Delta variant of COVID-19 has hit New Zealand so we're in currently in lockdown and learning from home. 

Today's writing task is to share your opinion and explain WHY you have that opinion.

Our blog ponder for today is: Would you rather be...

Leave a comment below explaining which one you'd rather be. Remember to expand on your ideas by telling us why you'd prefer to be giant sized or ant sized!

Ako Hiko Poetry Slam!

 Namaste bloggers!

This week Phil has been hosting the Ako Hiko Poetry Slam! 

In class, we looked at Haikus and Kennings poems. Here are a couple of poems that some of our students wrote. You can check out Salote, Mina and Nasteho's poetry slam submissions by click on their blogs. 

We really enjoyed creating these poems - can you guess what animals or seasons our poems are about? We'd love to read your poems that you've created, so please leave us one in the comments below!

Rumble, rumble, rumble... BOOM!

 Hi fellow bloggers!

Another day of distance learning complete! We had a fantastic turn out at our google meet this morning and we looked at incorporating onomatopoeia into our writing task today. The challenge was to use some adjectives, WOW words and onomatopoeia to describe what it would be like if you were caught in a thunderstorm. There was also an extra challenge to include a simile or a metaphor!

Below is some fantastic writing from our Year 4 students:

I was sleeping in my bed  then suddenly I heard a kaboom. A lightning bolt cracked above my house then my bed started to rumble. I was terrified! My sister got a fright and screamed. Things crashed to the ground. It was so frightening. The window was left open and things were flying around the room like a tornado because of the howling wind and the rain was splashing so hard that I thought our roof was going to break.

- Written by Axel

I knew there was gonna be a storm today but since I had to pick up my kid and had NO car I had to walk. I could not take a bus because they were all full. The rain started to rumble. Rain turned into a storm then I heard a big BOOM! Then there was CRASH of the rain, into the puddles I went. Splish splash went the HUGE puddles. I could hear the PING SHING of rain falling on poles and water dripping onto peoples balconies. Finally I got to my baby and then… what happened next, well that's another story.

- Written by Karolina

When I was playing outside it was sunny, then it turned grey clouds really fast and then I got scared when I heard a loud rumble. Then boom the raindrops were falling hard on me pinging it hurts ouch. I went under shelter. I looked up and saw the flashing lights come down from the sky and made a loud bang sound. I got scared and ran inside.

- Written by Layla

As I was walking to school I heard a loud BOOM in the distance. Then a BANG came next. I could hear the pitter-patter of rain coming so I started to run. Splash went my feet as they hit the puddles. I was running so fast that I almost went CRASH in to my classroom door.

- Written by Mila

Can you think of any other onomatopoeia words that we could use when we are describing a thunderstorm? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!

Bubble Poetry

Kia orana!

This week we're back at school and it's so good to back! On Monday we had 11 students return and they worked in two groups to collaboratively write a poem about their bubble life.

Here they are below:

Respect the bubble

My bubble is small

My bubble is safe and has locked doors

My bubble is secure like a vault 

Respect the bubble

My bubble is powerful

My bubble is fancy

My bubble is incredibly noisy

Respect the bubble

My bubble is as huge as a shark tank

My bubble is warm

My bubble is clean 

Respect the bubble

My bubble is big 

My bubble is strong

My bubble is colourful

Respect the bubble

My bubble is sometimes loud like a bomb yet sometimes silent like an owl in the day

My bubble is away from strangers

My bubble is what I live in

Respect the bubble 

- Written collaboratively by Hasti, Nasteho, Mina, Melissa & Farah

Lockdown

Believe that the lockdown will be over 

Believe we will have fun after the lockdown 

Believe we will make the virus go away

Lockdown

Believe that we can have great times with each other

Believe that we will be safe

Believe that we can hang out together again 

Lockdown

Believe that we will find a cure

Believe we will have fun after this is over

Believe that we can go to the park

Lockdown

Believe that we will have level 1 soon

Believe that we can go to families' and friends' houses

Believe we can travel overseas

Lockdown 

Believe that l can go to the zoo

Believe that the sea doesn’t have any rubbish

Believe that we have more green trees growing

Lockdown

Believe that we could eradicate this virus

Believe that we could stop spreading the virus

Believe that we could fight the virus together

Lockdown

- Written collaboratively by Dayton, Tino, Miraj, Mohit, Aarav & Pita

Get NZ Writing 2019 Challenge

Thanks to School Kit & Warehouse Stationery, we were very lucky to have the opportunity to get stuck into the Get NZ Writing Challenge for 2019!

We had a great time exploring the items in the story tin, learning new vocabulary and then creating some very unique poems which we sent to Paparangi School in Wellington.

You can view our poems in the slides below!

#GetNZWriting

Hi Blogging World!

This week we've been learning how to write similes and metaphors as part of Warehouse Stationery's #GetNZWriting Challenge!

We've been really motivated to write metaphors about ourselves, and we even wrote one about our own class!!


Here is the Harris Class Poem that we wrote collaboratively!

The Harris Class Poem

Harris Class is a unique lamborghini, who
speed through their work with perfection.

Harris Class is a Christmas tree, decorated
with bright stars who shine in the dark.

Harris Class is a Cultural Day Celebration,
respecting each other’s cultures and sharing
who we are and where we are from.

Harris Class is an egg sandwich, hatching a
new idea every day.

Harris Class is a tidy, exquisite dress that
goes with the flow.

 Here is our finished product. We can't wait to receive our package from another school!