Gloria's Limerick Poem

For part of our writing in term 4 we wrote Limerick Poems. Here is Gloria's.

Andee retells Jack and the Beanstalk

In term 3 our topic was called The Art in Storytelling. As part of narrative writing Andee rewrote the story of Jack and the Beanstalk in his own words. Listens as he shares with you his writing.

Happy Holidays from Room 10

We have finally finished the school year, here at Pt England School. All the children and staff are now on holiday. BUT that doesn't mean our blog is. We realise that some schools around the world are still working hard. So, over the next coming weeks until February 2nd 2010 (first day of term) children's work will still be shared and posted on our blog. We thank you all for visiting us and posting us postivie comments over the year.

Best wishes
Miss Lavakula and Room 10@Pt England School

Our Trip to MOTAT

As part of learning our team (Room 9, Room 11, Room 12 and Room 13) all went to MOTAT to learn about Christmas. Here are some photos of our time there. Despite the rain, we still had a lot of fun. From playing in the Challenge Zone and doing the Christmas Trail to the Mirror Maze, decorating a Christmas Tree and Making Chocolate. Thank you Antoaneta and team for looking after us.

Asena's Limerick Poem

Part of this term for writing we have been working on writing our own Limerick Poems. It's a lot harder than you think. Listen as Asena has worked hard. If you're not sure what a limerick poem is click here for an explanation.

Limerick Poems have 5 lines and are meant to be silly/ funny
The first, second and fifth line rhyme and they have 8-9 syllables
The third and fourth line rhyme and they have 5-6 syllables
Give it a go and leave us a comment.

Jouan's Weekend

A few weeks ago it was Halloween and it's celebrated particularly in America. However, here in New Zealand not all children go "trick or treating". Listen as Jouan shares her writing about what she did during this weekend instead.

Gloria and the Blindfold Race

This is Gloria's recount of what happened in our Blindfold Race. Listen as she explains how much fun it was.

Anamei plays the Room 10 Blindfold Game

This is Anamei's writing for the blindfold game. Listen as she explains what she found really funny.

Levi and the Blindfold Race

This is Levi's reount writing for our class blindfold race. Listen carefully as he has tried really hard to include interesting words.

Room 10's Blind Fold Race

Ever tried to race while blindfolded? As part of a writing experience and motivation. Room 10 went outside and divided themselves into four groups. Then, each person had to have a partner. One person was blindfolded and the other person acted as the guide again and had to instruct their buddy where to go. Stay tuned for children's writing of this fun-filled game.

Hayley's recount of our Silly Sandwich Game

This is Hayley's recount writing for our Silly Sandwich Game in class. Listen as she worked really hard to write this amazing story.

Making Silly Sandwiches in Room 10

This term as part of a writing motivation we made Silly Sandwiches in partners. One was blindfolded their arms were making the sandwich and the person sitting down on the chair and wasn't blindfolded acted as the guide and gave their buddy directions and instructions on what to do. Below are some photos of this experience. As you can see it was a lot of fun and laughs. Stay tuned for stories that the children have written.

Manaiakalani Film Festival 2009: A Crazy Story Take 2

This morning our whole school walked down to Tamaki College to watch lots of amazing films made by our school and schools in our cluster. It's a great time to celebrate and see all the wonderful and amazing things we have done this year. This was our movie that we made for this Manaiakalani Film Festival. Click here to see all the movies that are being shown today.

Skype with Dr Strange and some of his students

Last week we were very fortunate to Skype with our friends in America. For a majority of the class, it was their first time (including the teacher). The children were all very excited to speak live with Dr John Strange and some of his students. Below is what we recorded but if you click here and then another link on that post, you will see what Dr John Strange recorded. It was lots of fun. Thanks again to our friends in America. We hope to Skype again with them, our friends around the country and the world soon.

Gloria and our White Sunday celebration

Here is Gloria's version of what we did to celebrate White Sunday.

Anamei's recount of our White Sunday

This is Anamei's version of our White Sunday celebration on Friday 23rd October, 2009.

Othaniel retells our White Sunday

Following on from our celebration of White Sunday, the children wrote recounts of what happened. Here is Othaniel's version.

Room 10 celebrates White Sunday

This term our topic is Food Glorious Food. We will be learning about different celebrations and the foods that are eaten on these special occasions. Our first celebration was White Sunday. This a movie of how and what we did to celebrate this event in our classroom.

Gloria and her Term 4 Immersion Assembly

Listen as Gloria retells our Immersion Assembly, a tradition that happens on the first day of every term.

Our friends in America

We have been very fortunate to have friends in America that leave us lots of comments. We even have been sent a movie for us. Click here to see it. Thank you to Dr Strange and his lovely grandaughter.

Anamei retells Term 4 Immersion Assembly

As promised here is a story of our Immersion Assembly that happened on Monday 12th October here at Pt England School. Listen as Anamei describes what she saw and what she enjoyed most.

Term 4 Immersion Assembly

Term 4 has begun and our topic is "Food Glorious Food". At the beginning of every term we have a special assembly to get everyone interested in the topic. Here are some pictures that the children have drawn using kidpix. Leave us a comment and share with us who or what you think they are dressed up as or doing. Stay posted for stories from the children as well.

Incey Wincey Spider by Saadiya

This is Saadiya's animation for Incey Wincey Spider.

Incey Wincey Spider by Evan

Last term our topic was The Art in Storytelling. Our e-Learning task was to draw and animate a nursery rhyme or fairytale. This is Evan's animation for Incey Wincey Spider.

Hickory Dickory Dock by Daley

This is Daley's animation using kidpix of the Nursery Rhyme: Hickory Dickory Dock.

The Ugly Duckling by Gloria

This is Gloria's writing for the Tale of the Ugly Duckling. She has worked hard in term 3 and was able to write the beginning of the story. Listen and you'd might like to leave her a comment about what happens next

Once upon a time there lived a mother she laid 7 eggs. She said "come out now, I will count to 3 and then you come out 1,2,3". And out came 6 eggs but the mother duck saw one she told the duckling "come out", the duckling said "I'm trying, I'm trying" the egg hatched and out came one ugly duckling. The mother duck was curious, why was the duckling different? But she just remained silent. They went to the pond to learn how to swim. They ugly duckling was the only one that could swim. They went to meet their mother's friends. Some of the friends were teasing the ugly duckling and the mother said "stop it, it is just his colour". She was so unhappy with them. So they went back home. One of the ducklings were playing a game, the ugly duckling asked them "can I play with you?". The ducklings said "No, you are too ugly to play with us, go away.

Incey Wincey Spider by Jouan

This is Jouan's animation using kidpix for the Nursery Rhyme Incey Wincey Spider. It's also called Itsy Bitsy Spider.

Humpty Dumpty by Levi

This is Levi's animation of Humpty Dumpty. He has worked very hard in term 3 to make sure his drawings were realistic and detailed. Well done Levi!

The Lion and the Mouse by Anamei

This is Anamei's writing of the Aesop Fable, The Lion and the Mouse. Listen carefully as she reads with lots of expression.

Hey Diddle Diddle by Antonio

This is Antonio's amazing animation of the nursery rhyme Hey Diddle Diddle. He has tried very hard to make his drawings realistic. Can you see what Antonio has animated using kidpix?

The Lion and the Mouse by Lukis

This is Lukis retelling the story of the Lion and the Mouse. He wrote this during a couple of writing lessons. Listens as uses lots of interesting words.

Humpty Dumpty by Andee

This is Andee's animation using kidpix of the nursery rhyme Humpty Dumpty. Do you know it? Listen as Andee retells it.

Asena summarises Snow White

This is Asena's short summary of Snow White. Have you heard the story before? Listen as she summarises it very carefully.

Jack and Jill by Jeryco

This is Jeryco's animation using kidpix of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill.

Room 10's Crazy Story

This term we have been learning about Fairy Tales and Nursery Rhymes. As part of the year, each class has to make a movie to share with the school on our daily PENN (pronounced PNN) School News. Below is our second movie for the term. See if you can follow it and find out which characters belong in which story. We got our script from FreeDrama.com Many thanks to them for allowing us to use it.

For Dr Strange and EDM 310 at the University of South Alabama

As a class and school we have been very fortunate to have lots of visitors from across the nation and worldwide that leave us comments. We have a made a movie for Dr Strange and his students in America, to say thank you and we also have questions for them.

Anamei's conclusion to Jack and the Beanstalk

This is Anamei's writing for Jack and the Beanstalk. Can you hear which sentences are her gems? (a sentence that she has used very interesting words)

Saadiya writes the orientation for Jack and the Beanstalk

This is Saadiya's writing for the beginning of Jack and the Beanstalk. Do you know what happens next?

Jouan retells part of Jack and the Beanstalk

We've been writing lots about fairytales. So far, we covered Little Red Riding Hood, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, The Pied Piper, The Gingerbread Man and Jack and the Beanstalk.
This is Jouan's part she has written for Jack and the Beanstalk.

Gloria introduces Jack and the Beanstalk

This is Gloria's introduction that she has written for Jack and the Beanstalk. If you read her writing below you will see she has added a question, a statement and speech marks. Can you find them? If you have a really good idea of what should come next in the story please leave her a comment.

Once upon a time there lived a boy called Jack, he lived with his mother. One day his mother said "Jack, go and sell the cow it will cost 5 pennies". Jack was supposed to sell it in the market but he didn't. Who did Jack give the cow to? by Gloria

Point England School Cross Country

Our School Cross Country was held on Thursday 20th August, 2009. It was a fun day for our school and lots of parents came to watch. Here are some photos that we would like to share with you.

Jeryco's conclusion to Goldilocks and the Three Bears

For writing we have been learning to use interesting words to write more simple and complex sentences. Listen as Jeryco reads what he has written for these pictures above.

Little Red Riding Hood by the Rainbows

This term the Rainbows have been learning to use interesting words to write simple and complex sentences. Can you listen and hear what interesting words they have used? You might like to leave them a simple or complex sentence using these incomplete phrases. You might even like to share with them what they mean.

gazing thoughtfully, peaceful sleep, deep slumber, curious glare, looked on inquisitively

Jouan at Assembly

This is Jouan's recount of her story. Listen as she explains in her own words what happens.

Gloria retells a funny Assembly story!

Gloria wrote a recount about the acting that went on at our assembly. We've been learning to use different vocab to make our writing more detailed. Listen and see if you can hear what she uses and says to make her writing even better.


To see the movie of what she's talking about click here. It's on one our other school blogs.

Andee's Holiday

This is Andee's first post. He has written a recount about what he did in the holidays. You might like to leave him a comment and tell him what you did in your holidays.

Mele goes to Immersion Assembly

This is Mele's first post for the year. She wrote a recount about our Immersion Assembly for school.

Jouan at Term 3's Immersion Assembly

This is Jouan's recount writing about our Immersion Assembly here at Point England School. Listen and find out which teacher dressed up as Little Red Riding Hood and the Evil Queen from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

Lukis at Immersion Assembly

This is Lukis' recount of what happened at our Immersion Assembly. Listen and find out who was an impostor.

The Gingerbread Man on VoiceThread

For writing the Rainbows group have been learning to write sentences with more detail to phrases and word groups for this picture of the Gingerbread Man. They were given phrases and word groups like: ran with haste, in hot pursuit and towards freedom. The children then came up and wrote their sentences in their books. This is what they came up with.

Term 3 at Point England School has begun!

This term our topic is called "The Art in Storytelling". We are going to be learning about different Fairy Tales and Nursery Rhymes. Some of us will be making an item of clothing that tells one of these stories. It's going to be lots of fun. Watch this space for photos and children's writing of our Immersion Assembly. Here are some pictures that the children have drawn using kidpix. Can you tell what stories they are from?