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Friday, March 19, 2010

Margaret Mahy

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Beaten by a Balloon by Margaret Mahy

I am learning to retell a story - Emma and Flynn

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I am learning to crate art work around me-Barrie

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I am learning to make a picture all about me- Ethan

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I am learning to create a picture about me -Riley

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I am learning to create a picture all about me - Bailey

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

A Cat Door for Percy

We are learning to read to the punctuation. Great reading Katie, it was easy to hear you.

Monday, March 15, 2010

A Cat Door for Percy

We are learning to read to the punctuation. Great expressive reading Joel!

Problem Solving

Homework Challenge

Margaret Mahy



Thursday, March 4, 2010

Margaret Mahy - New Zealand author

We are learning to identify sentences with descriptive detail.

Success Criteria:
Read a Margaret Mahy story
Locate sentences with exciting or interesting adjectives, active verbs and perhaps even adverbs
Similes - does Margaret Mahy include these in her writing

Using Comic Life your task must include:
Title - Author
photo of an exciting event that happened in the story- use Photo Booth
At least 4 descriptive sentences you discovered when reading the story.
Save As - MM in a folder - You are to do this with a buddy

Once edited your completed work will be placed on our blog

Friday, February 19, 2010

School Swimming Sports

>The Senior Stars had their school swimming sports today and here are some thoughts from Room 15.

The thing that was interesting for me was going under the water for longer and not putting my feet down. Joel

The best thing at swimming was competing in all the racing with my friends. G.M

The best thing at swimming was when the teachers were competing against the children. Bailey

I did really well with the flutter board at our swimming sports. Grace

The hard bit is when you get in because you don't know how fast your opponents can swim. But the
best part was when we had back stroke because I won. R.M

My hard bit was when I had to go and do breast stroke. A.D

My hard bit was when I had to face faster swimmers than me. Bethany

I think my hands need to be a bit slower becuase Natalie

I think I needed to kick my legs a lot faster so that I get to the end faster. E.B

The hardest bit of swimming sports was when I did breaststroke with nerves. R.B

At swimming sports I got two 3rds and one 1st. DJ

I had fun even though I did not come first. LOGAN


I enjoyed helping the judge. Jack

At swimming sports I came 2nd place at backstoke. A.H

At swimming sports I came second to last place at freestyle. N.T

At swimming sports 1st 2nd 4th at swimming. k .t


At swimming sports my mum said I came 1st at backstroke. FS

At swimming sports I came 1st in breaststroke. E.J

At swimming sports I came 1st place in freestyle.M.K

Friday, December 11, 2009

Tukutuku panel



We are learning to: design a tukutuku panel which has meaning for Room 15
The designers of the four panels are very happy it is now complete. The whole class has been involved in some way with the completion of the panel. Two terms work!!!! It will now be placed somewhere in the school alongside the four others created by the rest of the Year 5/6 classes.
Fantastic - Ka mau te wehi.

Fire cat work


W.a.l.t: summarise a story.

Firecat Comic Life


W.A.L.T: summarise a story in key words.

Thursday, December 3, 2009

Elf yourself Summer, Ruby and Bethany

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

Elf Yourself!

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

Wednesday, November 25, 2009


By Rachel

W.A.L.T gather relevant information on an author of our choice