Swimsation

We have really been enjoying our Swimsation lessons with our instructors. Watch this group who have been learning to breathe properly while swimming.

Book Week Writing Activity

We had to read each sentence and decide whether we would be more likely to find the sentence at the beginning of a story or at the end of a story. What do you think?
When we had finished Miss Rodger asked us to replace one word in each sentence so they were still interesting to read.

Finally, all the noise stopped and we went back into the house.
Finally, all the fuss stopped and we went back into the house.
Joel and Dylan

We wished we had never opened that box.
We wished we had never opened that cage.
Bailey and Te Rangi

Once upon a time, there was a magical spider.
Once upon a time there was a venomous spider.
Sanha and Caiden

It seemed like there was nothing we could do to solve this problem.
It seemed like there was nothing we could do to solve this mystery.
Mere, Mikayla and Jessica

It was the best movie I had ever seen!
It was the scariest movie I had ever seen!
Reuben and Matthew

Tornado Cinquains

We used ideas from the Albany Tornado to write cinquains. Chalmers drew the image on kidpix.

Tornado
evil, powerful
blowing, howling, spinning
people trying to escape
disaster

By Thomas

Tornadoes
powerful, shake
crashing, howling, screaming
wrecking and destroying the community
twister

By Jessica

Tornado
dangerous, scary
spinning, running, dogs barking
sucking up like a vacuum cleaner
twister

By Reuben

Tornado
angry, violent
spinning, throwing, crashing
powerful energy throws everything
emergency

By Eric