My family lives in a kitchen
My Dad is the kettle, steaming when he is mad.
My brother is the oven, cooking all the pizzas.
My mum is the fridge, supplying all the food.
I am the bench, getting all the pressure.
Lily
My family lives inside a cleaning cupboard
Mum is the vacuum, cleaning after us.
Dad is a scrubbing brush, always cleaning the dishes.
I am the sponge, a big softy.
Piha, my labradoodle is a brush and shovel, eating all the scraps.
My brother Alexander is the glue, holding us all together.
Lily
My family is stored inside technology
Dad is the chattering T.V., talking about the news
Mum is the laptop, checking emails and watching online videos.
Nikki is the Xbox, playing shooting games and talking to friends on X box live.
My baby cousin, Leah is the baby computer system, playing dress up games.
And I am the PlayStation controller, hitting the 'X' button and steering the analogue stick.
Hannah
My family lives in the computer screen
Dad is Microsoft XL, creating documents for work.
Mum is e-mail, typing messages to her friends 24/7.
Tim is the internet, playing games day long and trying all sorts of new things.
Aleyah is a computer virus, sent to ruin all the other games.
I'm the memory stick, holding and putting everything into place.
Cameron
My family dwells in a pencil case
My dad is the pencil sharpener, moulding us to his vision.
My mum is the eraser, taking our fears when she comforts us.
Geneva is the pencil, lead easily broken when worked too hard.
Abraham is the pen, mistakes not easily erased.
And I am the highlighter, making a big deal of everything.
Ruby
Saturday, August 6, 2011
Friday, August 5, 2011
Family Metaphors
Some very impressive examples of writing resulted when we wrote a poem that was a metaphor for our family.
My threesome family is a thriving tree.
Mum is the boss, the tall stable trunk that makes all the decisions
Jessica, my sister is the scattered emerald leaves, always eavesdropping on other conversations.
And I am the blooming blossoms,the missing puzzle piece and the last decoration for a picturesque panorama.
Carrie
My family meanders in a shoe
Dad is the sturdy, fading leather, strong but still breakable.
Mum is the wooden heel, taking on all the stress, the last one to surrender.
Fraser is the unprotected fabric, easy to get dirty and very hard to clean.
Mable the cat is the tongue, floppy and usually falling out.
And I am the shoelace tying everything into place.
Ella
My family lives in a park
Mum is the grass, everywhere at once, ready to help.
Dad is the oak tree sheltering us all, but sometimes he gets blown over.
Angus is the pesky weed you just can't get rid of.
And I am the park ranger the brains of it all.
Olwyn
My family lives out at the park.
My dad is the bush, that surrounds us all...unafraid.
My mum is the field, who is soft and gentle.
My sisters are the swings, with the mind power to go higher and higher, no one can stop them.
My brother is the slide, who is smooth and flexible.
And I, I am the oak tree who holds my family together, away from fear.
Fusi
My threesome family is a thriving tree.
Mum is the boss, the tall stable trunk that makes all the decisions
Jessica, my sister is the scattered emerald leaves, always eavesdropping on other conversations.
And I am the blooming blossoms,the missing puzzle piece and the last decoration for a picturesque panorama.
Carrie
My family meanders in a shoe
Dad is the sturdy, fading leather, strong but still breakable.
Mum is the wooden heel, taking on all the stress, the last one to surrender.
Fraser is the unprotected fabric, easy to get dirty and very hard to clean.
Mable the cat is the tongue, floppy and usually falling out.
And I am the shoelace tying everything into place.
Ella
My family lives in a park
Mum is the grass, everywhere at once, ready to help.
Dad is the oak tree sheltering us all, but sometimes he gets blown over.
Angus is the pesky weed you just can't get rid of.
And I am the park ranger the brains of it all.
Olwyn
My family lives out at the park.
My dad is the bush, that surrounds us all...unafraid.
My mum is the field, who is soft and gentle.
My sisters are the swings, with the mind power to go higher and higher, no one can stop them.
My brother is the slide, who is smooth and flexible.
And I, I am the oak tree who holds my family together, away from fear.
Fusi
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Time for Term 3
In the last 3 weeks of term 2 we welcomed two new pupils to the room 28 family. Kaitlyn who arrived from Hamilton and Olwyn who returned from his time overseas. We know you will soon become accustomed to the routines within the room and we look forward to getting to know you better as the year continues.
As with every term we have lots planned and yesterday saw the beginning of some changes to our Home Learning programme.
What is different?
The children writing their thoughts and opinions about their nightly reading. As we shared this orally today it was pleasing to hear just how the children are reflecting on what they have read. I do hope the five children who did not begin this last night have done so tonight!
The children are now being encouraged to do all their writing (except for Mathematics) in blue pen. As they do this an increased effort to be accurate and neat will be important.
Our Webb Ellis Cup visit will be added shortly.
As with every term we have lots planned and yesterday saw the beginning of some changes to our Home Learning programme.
What is different?
The children writing their thoughts and opinions about their nightly reading. As we shared this orally today it was pleasing to hear just how the children are reflecting on what they have read. I do hope the five children who did not begin this last night have done so tonight!
The children are now being encouraged to do all their writing (except for Mathematics) in blue pen. As they do this an increased effort to be accurate and neat will be important.
Our Webb Ellis Cup visit will be added shortly.
Friday, June 24, 2011
Rugby Cup Athon
Did the weather spoil our day?
A little...but do we look as if we had fun?
Enjoy a few pictures of our day.
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Friday 6 May
This day will go down in our memories as a day we will remember for a long time!
Being with 600 children in our school assembly being entertained by Room 22 was memorable enough but what was to happen next?...Helicopters whirring overhead and a series of screaming sirens heading down Manukau Road had us all wondering.
We had practised lock down drill but we now found ourselves actually experiencing an actual lock down. Our Principal Linley Bruce made the decision that we should remain in the assembly hall to ensure we stayed safe.
What was to follow was a long impromptu assembly, songs and more songs, stories and...
While we were in the hall our parents were gathering and waiting to collect us. Room 1, 2 and 3 soon had many 'old pupils'. 3 o'clock came and went and we stayed in the hall.
Some time later Mrs Bruce announced we were able to leave school. Our parents collected us and we left through the Manukau Road exit, leaving our belongings behind in our rooms.
Those of us who watched the news on either TV 1 or TV 3 saw a member of our Board of Trustees being interviewed as well as one of our pupils.
What will you remember about this day?
Being with 600 children in our school assembly being entertained by Room 22 was memorable enough but what was to happen next?...Helicopters whirring overhead and a series of screaming sirens heading down Manukau Road had us all wondering.
We had practised lock down drill but we now found ourselves actually experiencing an actual lock down. Our Principal Linley Bruce made the decision that we should remain in the assembly hall to ensure we stayed safe.
What was to follow was a long impromptu assembly, songs and more songs, stories and...
While we were in the hall our parents were gathering and waiting to collect us. Room 1, 2 and 3 soon had many 'old pupils'. 3 o'clock came and went and we stayed in the hall.
Some time later Mrs Bruce announced we were able to leave school. Our parents collected us and we left through the Manukau Road exit, leaving our belongings behind in our rooms.
Those of us who watched the news on either TV 1 or TV 3 saw a member of our Board of Trustees being interviewed as well as one of our pupils.
What will you remember about this day?
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