ATIONS, By Shel Silverstein

The Tigers reading group looked at the poem ATIONS, by Shel Silverstein.  They used the ipad to take pictures of each of the ation words.  Once they were happy with their pictures they used imovie to put them in the right order and record themselves reading the poem.  Here is the finished movie.

Writing Persuasive Letters

In Room 4 we are writing letters to the Conservation Minister Nick Smith to try and persuade him to do more to protect the Maui Dolphin.  As part of this Leilani, Demetrius, Constance and Ricky were learning about Modal verbs and how they change the persuasiveness of our letters. Here is a cline they worked together to complete and some sentences they wrote using strong modal verbs.

Measuring Up

We have been learning about measurement in Room 4.  We have been learning to measure width and height using mm, cm and metres.  The Taimana maths group had to choose something to measure and the appropriate unit of measurement to measure it with.  They used the ipad to take pictures of their measurement  and then created a video of their findings using movenote.  Are all their measurements correct? Leave them a comment and let them know.

Wally's Lastest Adventures

Wally has been very busy over the past few months, going to Rainbow's End, Birthday parties and just spending time with the families of Room 4 children.  Here is a video showing what he has been getting up to.

The Fearful War, By Leilani

Leilani has written a powerful war story.  She has created a character called Tom, who is a soldier in the war, and has written the story from his perspective.  Once she had finished her story Leilani chose to use Little Bird Tales to publish it.  Take a look at her finished work.

the fearful war from Kirsty Macfarlane on Vimeo.

As it is a little hard to hear on the movie here is a copy of her written work for you to read.

the fearful war.

I’m a soldier as dirty as can be, sleeping in filthy trenches makes me feel horrible about my decision.I made a choice and all I did was sign up for war.Man just think about how much I miss home and playing with my brothers and sisters.My pearents are disapointed in me.By the way my name is Tom and I’m 18.I am a boy and my training is the past.Today’s my birthday,19 is going to be my age and I’m In the french forces fighting against Germany.(Boom) a shell erupted and that was the sign that war starts now.The troop leader yelled “ Get up you rubbish bins It’s time for war” “But I have an annoucement who here is called Tom? “I am “ said  Talala “No I am” shouted Folau.The troop leader Checked their badges “NO you’re  not” shouted the troop leader. “Talala and Folau your such a disgrace” Then he checked everybodys badge then he checked mine “Tom you are the new troop leader” “ok” I said “ It’s time to run now” I yelled. “ahhhhhhhhhhhh”Guns shot through the sky,Shells fell from the Sky and many many people died.When I was running I realised that I missed running with Tamani,Jiuta,Jonathan and Nick.Suddenly i saw a german soldier with a sniper aiming for tamani I stared at the german then turned to Tamani. I jumped and shouted “Noooooooooooooooo” I pushed Tamani out of the way but he shot Jiuta in the eye.Me, Tamani,Jonathan and Nick carried him to the trencher and told the nurse to take care of him. Now that the war is over we can go home.I was wailing in the bus and Jiuta started walking towards the bus. I was so excited that I ran outside and hugged him.When we got home we had our delicious and tasty food.

The End

Superhero Day

On Friday we had a superhero mufti day to raise money for the year 7/8 camp.  We had a lot of superheroes protecting our school and it was a great day.  Take a look at the pictures to see what we got up to.

Wally's First Weekend Adventure

Wally is Room 4's Giraffe and each weekend he goes home with someone who has been spotted being a great team member.  He has his very own bag with a camera, book and some felt pens.  Last weekend he went home with Helen for his very first weekend away!  Helen took lots of photos and wrote two stories in his book.

Take a look at the photos Helen took during the weekend.

Rights and Responsibilities

We had a great time getting to know each other last week and discussing our rights and responsibilities as members of the Room 4 community.  We ready to start learning and we know it is going to be great year.  Here are the rights and responsibilities we came up with as a class:

In Room 4 everyone has the right to:

• Be treated with respect.
• Have different opinions and beliefs.
• To learn and to teach.
• To feel safe and welcome.
• Use the classroom equipment.  

In Room 4 everyone has a responsibility to:

• Treat other people with respect and kindness.
• Come to class prepared to learn everyday.
• Follow instructions.
• Let others work without disturbing them.
• Do their best work..
• Be a capable and independent learner.
• Look after and share our classroom equipment.
• Make sensible choices!  

We have also been completing some team building activities. We know that as a part of team we need to support and encourage one another to ensure that we are all successful. Take a look the photos below to see what we got up to.