Room 3's debate. Kids should be allowed to bring mobile phones into the classroom!

Jaime and Lucas' refection about the poem Suburbia

the demanding debate

The demanding debate. People having cell-phones in class.
 Affirmative or against.
I was against people having sell phones in class( and i'm mighty proud and lucky).
My turn next , my hands are sweating holding on to my book with my main ideas in the pages. I'm fired up with ideas acting like a whirlpool in my head, all the good ones swarm to the middle and the bad ones rub against the outskirts of the forest  trying to break free.
I stand up ready to protest and the ideas spew from my mouth like a water fall.
before I know it I am told to discontinue my list of ideas.

BLAKE

Band

Band

Band is a group, play great music

Its a heap of instruments, playing some famous songs

So many people with different roles

Band is something I like being in

Band

By Conor

Music

Music

Music is something that you hear

It can move you, it can understand you

Good music, bad music

Everyone likes music

On the radio, on the CDs

Music is our life

Music

By Conor

Clouds

Clouds are boats, floating in the sky.

Clouds are people, being bullied by the wind.

Clouds are shapes, randomly scattered in the sky.

Clouds are vital, carrying a source of water.

Joy

have you ever?...

have you ever?...
been up on the strong back of horse, hooves clicking beating the ground, leaving deep marks behind. the saddle wobbling the girth clipped up. the rofe bridle tucked in your hands , the horses lip wobling to the beat.
have you?
have you?
have you?

Halle

McKenzie and Jaime's retell of Grandpa's Mumbling House

McKenzie and Jaime have been using the ipads to retell their latest reading book. They used the app - Pic Collage.

My Matariki goal and piece of artwork

Ko tenei taku whainga mo Matariki  is to learn more about Matariki and expand my learning on Matariki   .Ko Harry toku  ingoa.

The Queen Of Persnickety!!!!!!

One morning the Queen of Persnickety woke up to a total and utter mess.She yelled at the butlers and the maids and even the soldiers!.She told them to clean up and bickerd and bickerd until everyone was running around cleaning the castle.The castle had to be cleaned this instant.When it was clean she still bickerd saying that the rooms had to be cleaned and the kitchen had to be scrubbed.Even the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge,Kate and Wills, had to help!.When everything was clean she smiled and hugged Wills.When she pulled back she still continued to bicker saying things needed to be dusted.At this point  everyone was tired and they all just groaned and walked off.The Queen was just standing there talking to herself.No wonder she was picked as Queen of Persnickety!.This is a sign of Persnickity-ness, don't be Persnickety!. By Rumaysa

Harry's persnickety writing

          Persnickety
I am persnickety when my mum gets angry because she is all nice and the next second she is all angry so I don't except anything from her.

My cousins are very persnickety about what they eat because they ussualy eat bread and Mcdonalds, and in America if we didn't do there ride next they would pack a sad

Maia's Matariki artwork and goal

Josh G's Matariki Goal

This is my Matariki artwork. Hope you enjoy!

 

 

Meharban's Matariki artwork

Hey! Come look at my artwork

On Thursday we started to create Matariki artwork, we had create a background relating to Matariki, when we were done we went over it with die, we left it over to dry, the next day we put stars on it to present the seven sisters.

Halle's Matariki artwork

This is my art work
My goal is to sing solo in front of a crowd
Halle

Jason's Matariki artwork

On Thursday we started on a artwork, first we did a background for Matariki and then we used pastel and then we did some dyeing and then we put it outside for it to dry up and when it was dried we took it back inside and we put seven stars on it.

Blake's Matariki artwork

This is my artwork.

My Matariki goal is to be confident with life.

Mckenzie's Matariki art

My Matariki goal is to become braver to do better things and be more confident.

                   The Princess Persnickity Problem...

Princess Persnickity was well... persnickity. Especially when it came to her birthday. She needed boogie lights, a dance floor, but she needed EVERYTHING to be pink! The last birthday it was blue so she jumped out of the castle tower. From the injury she had a yellow cast. EEKKK! So everyone was determined to make the princess's birthday to be puuuurrrfect. So the royal messenger took a letter to every house to spray paint everything they owned pink! So they did. When it came to her birthday everyone had a shock...

She wanted everything to be POLKA DOTTED!

Joshua G

My Matariki artwork

This is my Matariki artwork

Logan's matariki artwork

This is my artwork and I am very proud of it and I would like to share it with you.
First we drew a design on it with pencil and then we drew over it with vivid. (I choose black vivid.) After that we either coloured it in with pastel or felt pens. (I choose pastel.) After we coloured in as much as we wanted we dyed the white bits. (I choose orange dye.) Last of all we glued on some white paper and wrote our matariki goals on it, and my goal was to finish a full game of soccer without puffing, and then we were finished.

My Matariki goal

My Matariki goal is to become more confident and make lots of friends.It is important for me to make friends and be confident because I am going to intermediate and I need to make friends and be confident because I am in a new school.Here is my Matariki photo and what it means to me.A Matariki goal is the goal you want for the new year which means next year.Take a look at my picture and try and think about what Matariki means to me, to you and to everyone else

Emalee's Matiriki Art Work

My art work shows the night of Matiriki.
The curves of the night sky are shown over the page in delicate colours.
These beautiful stars are very hard to spot and you are lucky to ever see them.
They appear in the night sky on the week of Matiriki.
They are beautiful to see.

Dylan Thomas Portrait (KAPA HAKA) By Sophie

Have you ever seen a Kapa Haka performance?

Wide fierce eyes, Maori words, Thumping poi

Culture

         BY......  SOPHIE         

Dylan Thomas Portrait (KAPA HAKA) By Sophie

Have you ever seen a poi flying?

Feet pounding, Girls' voices ringing, Poi dancing

Rhythm

By Sophie

Dylan Thomas couplets

Have you ever heard the anticipating whispers of children before a Kapa Haka performance?

Mouths wide, eyes sore with watching, ear splitting

Exhilarating

By Grace

Dylan Thomas

"Have you ever heard the boys' chanting doing the haka?"...

Ear-splitting, air-blasting, foot-stomping...
                    A SONIC BOOM!!!

 By Izzy :)

Logan's Kapa Haka Dylan Thomas Couplet

Have you ever seen the Maroa Intermediate Kapa Haka group doing Kapa Haka?
Poi swinging, feet stamping, hearts beating. Aroha.

 Have you ever seen a Kapa Haka performance?
Loud and proud, always moving, gift giving. Respectful.

By Logan

Josh.G. Kapa Haka

Dylan Thomas Portrait.

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to learn lots of songs?

Brain bursting, nerve racking, big memory.

Difficult

Joshua.G.

Dylan Thomas portraits

Have you ever met the Maroa Intermediate Kapa Haka?

Arms slapping, poi swirling, hearts pounding

Apprehensive 

By Grace

Harry's Dylan Thomas couplets

   Have you ever heard the boys' feet stomp?
   They romp, then stomp, then... bang.
   Crash!
   By Harry

Harry's Dylan Thomas couplets

        
     Have you ever heard a maori waiata ?
     Hope- keraro, poi swing, feet crash.
     Shouting!
     By Harry

Summer

Have you ever felt the warmth of the sun on a summers afternoon?

Dripping sweat, bare feet, unstoppable heat

Boiling
by Emalee

Treasures

"Have you ever found something that you would hold a treasure in your hearts for so long?"
Pretty-precious, life-cherishing, heart-jumping. Love

By Izzy

Spring

"Have you ever seen the flowers bloom so beautiful like a butterfly coming out of its cocoon?"
Adjusting-smiles, mild-magic, toes-tingling. Bright.

By Izzy

Autumn

Have you ever felt  the leaves float onto your shoulders?
Colourful crunchy debris,
Strongly loosing leaves,
Mixed colours!

By:Maisy

My good deed Conor(true story)

My good deed

One day when I was coming home on my scooter I found a wallet. I gave it to my grandad to see if he knew who's it was. The wallet had $172 in it. It belonged to an elderly man who had retired. When I went to my mums house grandad went to look for the guy who had lost his wallet. This morning(5.6.13)my mum rang me to tell me that grandad had found the guy who lost his wallet and he told him that I went to give it to my grandad to see if he knew who's it was and stuff. The guy who's missing it made me a card saying thanks. And that is my good deed.

By Conor(true story)

Theo's autumn poem

Have you ever seen the leaves fall on a cold autumn day?
Falling like damp blankets out of a washing machine, warm and wet, colourful-crack up, wonderful.

Speed

Have you ever felt wind whip past your ears?
Unstoppable, eyes glued straight ahead, peddles, strong, legs, sore, graceful and super fast.

Mckenzie

Lollie pops

"Have you ever felt the urge to grab something?
Lip-licking, inhaling, day-dreamy temptation.

By Izzy

My room

My room

Have you ever seen my room?
Trash can, monsters lurk, educational.
Messy.
By Harry

Summer

Summer

Have you ever seen felt the warmth of the sun on a summers afternoon?

Dripping sweat, bare feet, unstoppable heat

Boiling.

Logans Dylan Thomas couplet Spring

Spring

Have you ever seen some fields in spring?
Flowers blooming, trees germinating, freshly cut lawn trimmings, beautiful.

Logan

Winter

     Winter

Have you ever felt Jack Frost's powers come upon you?
Grotty,slimy, it all leads up to a bin full of tissues.
Snooze.

 By Harry

Logans Dylan Thomas couplet summer

Summer

Have you ever felt the summer heat?
Sun blazing, sight hazing, mind blurring, frying pan.

Logan

Summer

"Have you ever felt the sun melting your eyes?"
Sweat-making, eye-blinding, scarf-shooing. Sticky.

By Izzy

Logans Dylan Thomes Couplet Autumn

Autumn

Have you ever seen trees in Autumn?
Dying their leaves ginger, velvet leaves, leaves falling like soldiers on ANZAC day, like a rainbow.

Logan

Theo's war poem

Have you ever seen the blood of war?
Bloody dead bodies, the cries of war, deadly bullets, death.

Winter

"Have you ever felt the cold iced winter breeze on your face?

Snot-sending, feet-freezing, lung-blocking. Raw. Arctic.

By Izzy

Autumn

Autumn
Have you ever seen the autumn leaves fall?

Remarkable colours, trees striped bare, littering the ground.
Vibrant
Blake

Josh G's Autumn Dylan Thomas Portrait poem

                                                   Autumn

                                                               Have you seen a flower droop?

                                            Sadly swaying, Bending down, Touching the ground.

                                                                             Dying

Joshua.G.

Oliver. Winter Poem

                                          Winter

                               Have you ever seen a winter storm?

                                       Lightning clashing, Thunder booming, Rain pouring.

                                   Shuddering

                                                                      

Oliver B

Argument by Jason

Have you ever been in a argument?

Shouting and yelling mouths.

Spit going everywhere.

Big fights going on.

Grumpy.

Hope

Hope
Have you ever felt hope tingle though your veins?
Heart warming, relaxing, dreams.
Inspiring.


by Blake

Spring

Spring

Have you ever seen the pink and white blossoms of spring?

Bright colours, beautiful flowers everywhere,

Lush green grass

Flowering

Written by: Emalee

Autumn By Rumaysa

Have you ever seen so many shades on one leaf?

Dark rich colours, falling leaves, naked trees

Rusty


Spring By Rumaysa

Have you ever seen a rose blossoming?

Beautiful colours, fresh green grass, floral scenes

Bloom


By Rumaysa

Conor's summer poem

Summer

Have you ever felt the burning sun on your body?

Inferno like, boiling weather.

Swimming in the cool, cool water.

Fiery.

Haunted house by Maia

Have you ever seen a haunted house?
Creaking floorboards,
Red eyes staring,
A piercing scream shatters the silent night
Run.

Maia

Spring By Jaime Halpin

Spring By: Jaime Halpin 

Have you ever seen the beautiful flowers bloom?

Rising like the sun,

Soft delicate petals,

Sap trickling slowly,

Lovely

Conor's winter poem

Winter

Have you ever seen Jack Frost's morning magic?

Cold,shivering body

Searching for the path to summer.

Perishing.

By Conor

Bus stop activity - Aroha big idea

Today room 3 read about people that display Aroha or have Aroha shown towards them. Some great level 4 and 5 thinking.

Aroha Acrostic Poem By Rumaysa

A word that means peace

Respect your culture and who you are

Own yourself

Have fun with life

Amaze everyone with your talents

By Rumaysa

Aroha Acrostic Poem

A word meaning love

Respecting your elder & younger

Opening your heart to everyone

Helping others no matter what

Activating new friendships

By Lucas