Room 17

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We have been investigating our shadows.  We drew around a partner’s shadow on a sunny afternoon then talked about how our shadows might look the next morning.  Some of us thought they wouldn’t change at all, Adam thought they’d have changed direction while Aidan thought they’d get longer.  We were surprised to find that Adam and Aidan were both right!

We wrote these Octopoems about famous people or characters.  Each line had a different theme – can you tell what the themes may have been?  We hope you enjoy reading  our poems.

Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson’s clothes are as black as a cat hunting at night

He liked to dance in the summer sunshine

He loved to dance and sing on the big black stage

On stage, his clothes shone like the shimmering sun

He would have wanted to sit in his favourite chair again

He loved to watch himself on TV

When he died, the clouds ate up his life.

By Holly

Adam Sandler

Adam wears orange and brown

He likes playing golf in the summer sun

He lives with a good life in America

Adam likes living in the hot sun

His clothing is the same every day

He likes the TV and sits all day and watches it

Adam is a golf legend

He likes his snack packs.  They keep him going.

by Harrison

Ben Cousins

Ben will play in rain and will play with blue finger tips

He’s as loud as a stormy winter night

At the football ground he must stay

Ben will play in the blazing sun or in the coldest rain

Was Eagles, now Richmond, he will play in the sweatiest jumper

Does not care if he’s on the hospital bed

I watch him every time he’s on TV

I am watching while eating my dinner.

by Brock

Ricky

A tail as orange as lava

Summer warmth goes nowhere near her warm body

Swimming in the warm volcano pool

Rains not stopping her from going for a cold swim

Wearing skull and dagger clothing to show who she is

Relaxing on the bouncy caravan bed

Watching horror movies with her nice friends

While eating buttery popcorn.

by Bianca

Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson’s hair was as black as the night sky

He liked to sing in the shining summer sun

He practised singing under a coconut tree

He sung as loud as thunder smashing to the ground

His clothes were as black as black paint

He always sung on his comfy bed

He loved to watch himself on TV

He loved his delicious rock star meals.

by Amitee

Indiana Jones

Indiana Jones is as brown as chocolate, but hard chocolate

In Summer he swims in the clear river

Lives in a cave full of traps

In the rain he stops the robbers from being rich

Wears a leather hat and a suit and goes to explore

At night he hangs his whip on the rocks in the big cave

Every day he makes more movies for people to watch

Survives in the jungle by eating grubs and insects.  YUCK!

by Jake

Chewbacca

Chewbacca’s shaggy coat is as brown as dirt

His eyes are like autumn leaves fallling off the trees

Chewbacca lives in high trees in the dark forest

His forest has really rainy weather

He wears a dirty tunic the colour of mud

He survives without furniture

Chewbacca looks at tracking beacons and stuff like that, but not TV

He really likes to eat fish.

by Lewis

Ned Kelly

His heart is as black as night

His eyes are as red as the summer setting sun

He intrudes into everyone’s house and steals at least one thing

His clothes are as grey as the stormy sky

He hides in in a cupboard when you look for him

His black cape flaps like angry crows’ wings

You saw him on the news

He is as sour as a sour strip.

By Daniel R

We joined with Room 18 to hold a swap party.  We brought along an item or two, received a tokens in exchange, then used our tokens to ‘purchase’ one of the other items.  Some items were VERY popular so we had a raffle draw for those.  Some of us were delighted to win the draw while others of us had to deal with disappointment when we didn’t get the items we really would have liked.  But even those who were disappointed managed to take something new to them home.  What a great way to re-use unwanted items!

We had a great time at the Wildlife Centre.  Share our visit by looking at our photos.  Click on the thumbnails below to see larger photos.

In the 1920s, famous author Ernest Hemingway bet ten dollars that he could write a complete story in just six words. He wrote: “For Sale: baby shoes, never worn.” He won the bet, for in those six words is a complete tale.

Some examples of Six Word Stories may be found at:

www.smithmag.net/sixwordbook/sixword-storybook/

alupton.edublogs.org/hi/6-words/

voicesonline.wikispaces.com/6+Word+Memoirs

Can you tell a story about yourself in just 6 words?

Everyone is welcome to add to this blog – students, parents, friends, people from other schools. Anyone at all. We’d love to see how many stories we can gather.

We spent a lot of time last term investigating simple machines.  Then we used our knowledge to plan model water wheels.  The best fun though was actually making the water wheels and then testing them to see if they worked.

Click on the thumbnails below to see larger pictures.

Click here to see a video of the working waterwheels.

How much do we understand about halves and quarters?  The children were given the opportunity to demonstrate their understanding, using playdough, rice, money, counters and paper.  Thanks to Natalie for taking these photos.

We watched these two video clips then wrote poems describing the baby turtles’ experience.  Click below (and be patient while the files load) to see our wonderful work:

Daniel K, Liam M, Jake, Holly

Shannon, Natalie, Harrison, Kieren, Brock

Mitchell, Pippa, Liam B, Chelsea, James

Lewis, Daniel R, Bianca, Amitee

Bush dancing with Room 18 this term has been lots of fun.  Miss Bell did a great job of teaching us the dances.  Thank you to all family members who came and danced with us, and thanks to all who sent in afternoon tea for us all to share.

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