Frosty Morning

Today was a glorious frosty Waikato morning. 

For Writing today we explored the frost using our senses.  

Thinking about what we could 

SEE, HEAR, SMELL, TASTE ...

and definitely FEEL! 

Some of us were crazy enough to make 'ice angels'.

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The Storm

The thunder and lightning storm on Tuesday night was very loud, bright, scary and exciting. Room 16 had a lot to share and talk about on Wednesday morning. We wrote some wonderful descriptive writing. We hope you enjoy our stories.

Explanation Writing

How Dew is Formed

It was a cold morning and we could see our breath outside.  We looked at the grass and found a big, heavy dew.  We looked up how dew is made. Do you know?

Then we had some fun making condensation on our class windows.  

Summertime swimmng

We used our five senses to talk and write about where we went swimming in the summer.
We then drew and painted ourselves in our togs and created a pastel towel for our portraits.

Observing and sketching feijoas.

Our wonderful Mrs T collected a BIG bag of feijoas for us to share.  We looked at them carefully and sketched them, then cut them in half and sketched the inside.

Feijoas on PhotoPeach


 Then we ate them!! We talked about the feijoas and made a Wordle of all the words we thought described the feijoa.

Thank you Mrs T

Character Writing - Our Dad's

Spring Changes

Explanation Writing

Puddle Writing

Puddles from Ham East on Vimeo.

When I went to see Mum, I stepped in the puddles.  I was running.  I was laughing and laughing and Mum was laughing too.  My whole family was laughing because I fell in the puddle.  I got out of it so I could get dry.  Dad didn’t see the puddle and he landed in it.  I laughed and laughed too!

by Aotea

I jumped into the puddles and they were white, black and grey.  It made me wet and it was cold.  I kept jumping and it made me wet again. It was raining in the puddles  and there were little circles in the puddles.

by Paige

I splashed water into the drain until it got into my gumboots.  Then I tried to pour it out! 

by Ruby

The puddle was by our class.  My friend said to me, “There is a puddle”.

I went and jumped into the puddle, it was fun.  The puddle was wet and I played in it.  The water was squishy and my shoes were wet.  I jumped and reached and I could not stop laughing!

by Michelle

When I was walking to school I saw a puddle, it was shiny.  I jumped in, it was freezing cold and wet!  My brother and I were going down the hill.  He saw a big puddle.  My brother jumped in it and he got wet!  The brown, red leaves were in the big shiny puddles.   I like the rain because it gets me wet and it feel nice on my back and it tickles.  I got soaked and so did my brother!

by Jahna

I ran to the big puddle and I could not stop!  When I got there I tripped up by a rock.  It was a little rock.  I kept tripping over in the puddle.  It was slimy water and I went “Awwwww, yuck, yuck yuck!

by Racheal

I was playing with Emma and we saw a big puddle.  Emma wanted to jump in the puddle.  It was fun!  Emma jumped in and the water went all over her.  She was soaking wet.  I was playing in my gumboots.  My feet were nice and dry!

by Scania

I stepped in a big puddle and my sister started laughing at me.  It was cold.  Then I fell over in it.  I got very cold and wet.  I laughed and laughed too much.  I couldn’t stop at all.

by Maraanea

I stamped in the puddle and I got wet.  My trousers got wet.  I felt very sad.  The puddle was sparkly, it was on the ground.  Our roof is broken.  The rain is leaking on my brother.  He didn’t see the water coming down on his shoulder.  Oops!

by Shanyn

I jumped in the puddle, my knees got wet.  Mum said “You got your socks wet”.  My socks are soggy now!

by Emma

Feijoas

Explanation Writing - Exercising

Exercising

We have to do exercise some days.  Your heart pumps and when you are running you get tired and have to have a rest.  If you don’t you will keep coughing. It makes you get healthy, fit, strong and a fast runner.  You have to exercise to get healthy.

I feel tired when I exercise.

by Bradley

I exercise to make me fit.  I run around the house.  I do forward flips.  I feel happy.

by Justin

Exercise is very important because it makes your heart pump.  You can do lots of exercise.  I know some exercise moves, jumping, skipping, Jump Jam, riding your bike, swimming, relay running, star jumping, obstacle course, race, challenge, walking to school, running around the field and Home/Play Challenge. 

If you are doing a race you have to wait for someone to say “On your marks, get set, goooo!” 

If you’re doing an obstacle course you have to go straight away. 

I feel all terrific and sweaty when I finish Jump Jam.

by Tylah-Dawnn

Exercise makes you fit.  You can do running, biking and jogging.  You have to do exercise because it will make you strong. 

I feel strong because exercise is good for you.

by Alaa

Exercise is when your heart is beating very fast and you feel sweaty too.

It is like running, jumping, also swimming and lots of things.

Exercise is good because it makes you fit.  If you eat lots of food you will get fit and healthy.

by Chloe

                                        

Explanation Writing - Pedestrian Crossings

Pedestrian Crossings

 A good place to walk across is the pedestrian crossing.  The pedestrian crossing is white and black stripes.  It works when the car stops and people wait.  I feel happy because I like crossing safely.

by Te Kapua

The Pedestrian Crossing’s are a safe place to cross the road.  The Pedestrian Crossing has black and white stripes painted on the road like a zebra.

We look and we stop.  We look for the cars and then we cross the road.

My feelings inside are this is fun.

by Nevaeh-Lee

 A good place to cross safely is a pedestrian crossing.  The black and white strips on the road look like a zebra.  Look both ways, then wait, when the cars stop, cross the road.  I feel scared because the cars are going too fast!

by Mele

 The pedestrian crossing is a safe place to cross the road.  There are black and white stripes on the pedestrian crossing.

Wait for the cars to stop the cross safely. 

I made me safe because the cars might not stop otherwise.

by Robin

The pedestrian crossing is a safe place to cross the road.  There are black and white stripes.  When I cross the pedestrian crossing I have to step on the stripes. 

It feels like fun when I am crossing because I feel safe.

by Jeszmuel 

The pedestrian crossing is a safe place to cross the road.  There are black and white lines painted on the road.

We look both ways to cross the road.  When we cross I feel scared and safe because Mum and Dad walk with me.

by Namrata

Explanation Writing - Cleaning Your Teeth

Cleaning Your Teeth

Toothpaste can take all the yucky things off your mouth.  It tastes like lemon cream.  It works like a machine.  I makes me feel cold.

by Aki   

                                

I brush my teeth with my toothbrush.  It feels clean.  I spit it out. 

I brush my teeth at home.  My mum and dad and my brother brush too.
by Hussain

Cleaning our teeth is what we do.  You clean your teeth when you use a toothbrush.  You use water to clean your teeth.

I feel proud because I love cleaning my teeth.

by Connor

I clean my teeth with a toothbrush and toothpaste.  I put paste on my toothbrush.  I brush my teeth and I spit the toothpaste out.  I get some water and rinse my mouth.

My mouth feels fresh and clean.

by Brooklyn

I brush and brush and put water and toothpaste on my brush.  I brush up and down.  It feels like they are getting clean. 

You need to brush your teeth because then you will get good teeth.

by Nathan

I clean my teeth with a toothbrush and toothpaste. 

Put the toothpaste and your toothbrush and scrub your teeth.  You spit it out of your mouth and rinse your mouth out with water.

It feels very tickly.

by Trinay

Being Proud

We wrote stories about a time 

that we were proud of ourselves.  

We used the kidpix tools to illustrate our stories.

School was finished.  Kelvin and I walked home for the first time by ourselves.  When I got home I felt wonderful.  Mum was proud too.  From that day on I always walk and I will never stop, unless it is raining!

by Tui

I was proud because I got a toolkit award.  I felt wonderful.  When I was walking up to Pippa I was shy, but when I got the toolkit award I was brave.  When I went to sit down Mele said “Can I look?”

I said “Yes.”

by Alaa

On Saturday we versed Huntly in rugby.  We had a little warm up.  Dad kicked the ball as high as the redwood tree.  Then we played the first game.  I had to do the scrum.  My team-mate gave the ball to me.  I passed the ball to Joe.  Joe got tackled,  Huntly took the ball.  I said “I’m getting a juggly feeling.”  I zoomed up to get Huntly.  I felt so proud and happy!

by Kullan

At the end of hockey the Tuatara’s went to Pippa and Pippa said “The ‘Player of the Day’ is…

Tylah-Dawnn!” 

Dad said “Well done Tylah-Dawnn!  Let’s go and have a sausage to celebrate.”

I was totally proud of myself.  My head shook and my body went crazy.  I ordered my own sausages.  We had one with onion and two with no onion.
by Tylah-Dawnn

I was proud when I got a six.  My brother was mad!  I was even prouder when I still got more sixes!  I feel like the winner of the cricket game!  My brother is still mad.  If he wins the cricket game he will get some lollies.  But I win!  I get the lollies!   After cricket I am tired, but still proud.

by Bradley

I started to climb up the monkey bars.  When I got to the top, my brain had tears of joy.  My brain was spinning around.  My heart felt proud.  I was a little spooked.  I was proud of my bravery.  My heart was all brave.  It was a fun!  I felt lke I was on a cliff.  My mum said, “Holy!”  Anna wanted to be like me.  I also put my hand on the bars and swung all the way to the ground.  Then I went to do something else.

by Alice

Once upon a time, Dad and I wanted to make a hut.  So we did.  We made our hut out of crates.  We chucked a cover on it.  It looked like the top of a roof.  I ran as fast as I could, at the same time I laughed because the blanket fell on my Dad’s head.  I was proud because he tickled me.

by Andrew

 I was doing my goals and Harlen was doing his goals.  We hit the ball.  We were proud.  “Wow!” I said.  “That was fantastic.”  So we hit the ball more and more times.  Then we stopped, we had had enough.  My tummy was tingly because I was proud.

by Connor

I was proud because I was skipping.  Ms Nagels said to me “Good boy,” and I looked proud.  I was excited because Ms Nagles gave me a positive card.  Then I was proud because I was doing my skipping.  I looked like a big boy.  My mum said to me “Very good!  Let’s go to K.F.C!” 

My body felt like it was going to explode.  I felt proud.

by Jeszmuel

My coach was proud of me.  My coach’s name is Mike, but I get to call him Mikey.  I won a trophy, a gold trophy.  My mum was proud of me.  My cousin said “Well done Mele.”  I’m proud of myself.  My friend was proud of me too.  My team lifted me up.  Aminio was there with me and he was in my team.

by Mele

On Tuesday I had fun. It was fun because we played netball with my sister.  We watched the movie ‘Tangled’.  I was proud of myself when I played netball.

by Niaana

Last year, I was in Room 1.  In Room 1 I had my birthday.  I was six.  My best day was on a Friday.  Room 1 sang “Happy birthday to Namrata, happy birthday to you.”  I was so happy.  I felt like my cheeks were hurting because I was smiling so much!  It was time for cake, my birthday cake had six candles, like me.  My cake was tasty and yummy too.  After my birthday I went home.  At home, in the night, I had my birthday again.

by Namrata

I was excited before I got there. “Mum, I am excited,” I said, and Mum said she was very proud.  When I got there, I was scared, but Mum said

“Go to your coach.” 

“But Mum, I’m scared!”  I said.  Then I was proud, because I got a goal!  Mum said “Good! Now go!”  “Alright” I said.  “Bye Mum and Dad, bye sister and brother, see you!”

by Nevaeh-Lee

 After a few days Mum is getting a shiny new car.  I am really excited for her.  I think she’s going to get a red or blue car.  She is so lucky because she is getting a new car.  Then my dad will have the old car for himself.  When my mum has got the new car she will bring us dolls, metal dolls.  My brain went juicy when mum said we could choose them.  I was busting to see our chosen dolls, then Mum said she could give us two dolls each!  I am so excited, I can’t wait until I got those two dolls.  Then we can go to school by car.  We are going to get the car and dolls after two weeks.  I will be so, so, so excited.  I’m going to feel very, very proud.  I’m going to feel more proud than ever!

by Rafeea

Te Rapa versed Rotorua.  We played three games.  I was excited because I was the player of the day.  After the game we got to choose the best team, it was Te Rapa.  I smiled, my dad was proud of me.  After my game we got a burger.

by Robin

I asked my good mum if I was allowed to go to the netball.  “Please, Mum?”  I said.  Mum said “Yes, you may go.” 

“Can you drop me off please?” I asked. 

“Yes” said Mum.

I was excited.  I was the ‘Player of the day’.  Mum was so proud of me.  She said “Let’s go and get our lollies.”  Then we bought a strawberry drink too.  It was yum.  Then we went home.  Mum said “You are a good girl! You can go to your Aunty’s house.”

by Shaneille