Shavana's Cat Poem

Hello this is my poem about a fat cat I hope you like it

On the carpet there was a cat
You have to look twice
For a big fat cat
Might be sleeping somewhere!
On the top of the mat
Can you find a black nose?
Against the cool bench
Can you see two round eyes?
Whiskers that sharp
oh! my fat cat.

Action Movie on iPads

Here are a few movies that the boys have made using an app on an iPad.

Skyping with our buddies

Here is a short video of Shelford video conferencing with his buddy Cameron from Newington College.

Skyping with our buddies

This term our class has had the privilege of connecting with a Year 3 class in Australia, Sydney from Newington College. The children started with emails and have finally had the chance to talk to their buddies via Skype. Here is a snapshot of Kyan talking to Cullen. Each buddies are given 10 minutes because of time difference and trying to get everyone through. Kyan and Cullen talked for 30 minutes. It was nice to see them getting along like old pals. Here is a snapshot of Kyan and Cullen chatting via skype.

A Fair Swap

Here is a movie made by Jalen and Lukis sharing their learning about a story they read. Well done boys. They created this using an ipad and edited it, all by themselves.

Youth Town

Last week on Wednesday 11th September, rooms 13 and 14 had an excursion trip to Youth Town in Auckland CBD. Watch Aaron's movie that he has created to share with you some of the things we did.

Baking in Room 13

Today Jessica, Shavana, Mele and April made 'Super Moist Chocolate Cupcakes'. We were learning to use our knowledge of fractions and measurement to create yummy cupcakes. Here are some photos to share with you.

Jessica's Cross Country Writing

Last Thursday, Point England school  had cross country  outside on the court. It was a beautiful nice day, it felt like I was baking in the hot sun. All about cross country was the fun run that’s why we did it.

Looking around me was the only fast people that I know, I was shaking nervously to death because I always think that I will come last but when I was standing waiting in line till its my turn. I saw My friend it was her turn to run its almost like a marathon. Everyone was sprinting and gasping for air running in the squishy mud their feet was like a stick covered with Dark Chocolate I said to myself “eeeeuuuuu that’s just disgusting’’.

Behind me was the ten year old boys it was so gross because I felt something under my bottom it was a sticky bubble gum stuck under my bum. I looked at the back of me there were two boys laughing at me. I knew it was them so I undid it, because someone might look at my bottom and then mock me.

Then my friend said to me “is it  our turn?" I Replied "Yes it is" so we lined up and walked normally to the beginning. Our Principal said we just have to wait until all the other people clears the track for you guys okay when it was time he said the magic word get mark get set go! we ran fast as we can and there was buzz of excitement cheering for our house colours.

When I looked down I saw mud oozed through my toes it was just not cool. When I was running and running I was almost the last one in the ten year old girls but I said to myself “I can do this Jessica’’ and so I ran and ran until I met My Bff and said to me “I don’t want to do this ever again I’m just going to stay home next year’’ when I passed Miss walter and Miss King I raced till the end. I was so exhausted so this lady said here you go. "Thank you", I said.

Check out her blog here.

Should this have happened?

The Kiwifruit group have read a book called 'Should this have happened?' written by Jill Eggleton and illustrated by Richard Hoit.  They have been learning about Debates and how to present their ideas in a form of an argument.

Their statement was 'Georgie Porgie should not have kissed the girls'. Here are there teams.

Here are some of their ideas and photos of them.

Taunese: Georgie Porgie should have kissed the girls because he had no friends and he wanted people to like him. Georgie Porgie should have kissed the girls because he was practicing kissing girls for his wedding day too and he wanted it to be perfect. I think Georgie Porgie should have kissed the girls because he was lonely and had nothing else to do.

Rowana: First of all Georgie Porgie should not have kissed the girls because he already had a wife. I think that the girls died because georgie porgie was so smelly and his smelliness was so bad. He wanted to make the queen of france jealous so he kissed the girls and the girls cried because they felt sorry for the queen.

Kyan's Humpty Dumpty

This term's topic is called Life's a Stage. We're learning about different fairy tales, nursery rhymes, fables, myths and legends. We've only been at school a week this term and here is a finished animation from Kyan. Well done Kyan!

Spoken Word

At Pt England School we have a Performing Arts group. There is a small group of children who have been learning about Spoken Word and preparing themselves to perform. Here is a video clip of Tihi and Promise who performed today. They were magnificent! Tihi Promise

Term 3 Immersion Assembly

Here is a snippet of our special assembly we had yesterday. We always have an Immersion Assembly, on the first day of every term. It's a chance for teachers to dress up and act as a character. It's heaps of fun and the children love it.

Life's a Stage

Welcome back to Term 3. Our topic this term is "Life's a Stage". We will be looking at and learning about Fairy Tales, Fables, Myths and Legends. Watch this space to see more work from these amazing children in Room 13.

Sealions by Jalen

 

The Kiwifruit reading group read an article called 'Searching for Sealions' by Kim Westerskov. Jalen emailed him and Mr Westerkov replied back. Great researching and investigating Jalen! Checkout Jalen's blog here.
Check out the email below:
Hi Jalen Thank you for writing to me. It was great to hear that you were reading "Searching for Sea Lions" - and I was very pleased to hear that you liked it. Thank you. Swimming with sea lions is definitely cool. Where is Point England School? Let me know when your blog is posted, and how to find it please. I have written 17 books and booklets for children - all of them about cool stuff like whales and dolphins and penguins and seals and sealions and Antarctica - maybe there are some more in your library or resource room. All the best Kim Westerskov

Hi Hi there my name is Jalen and I am Year 5 and I go to Pt England school in New Zealand. Yesterday in my reading group we read one of your books it was called searching for Sea Lions it was a really cool story about you looking for Sea Lions. We are making a presentation or a movie to show our understanding about what we read. I have a blog and I will post it up when I am finished. Thank you for sharing your adventure with us. Jalen

PJ's Antarctic Movie

Here is PJ's movie that he has made using hyperstudio. Well done!

Arohatia te Reo

Here is Aaron's entry into our Maori movie making competition.

Katareina's Maori Movie

Here is Katareina's entry for the Maori Movie Making competition. She made this all by herself. Well done!

The Squid Hunt

I found a really interesting site about Te Papa's Colossal Squid. My question for you is: What is pungent gas made up of? Click here to find the answer and leave a comment.

Secret Agents by Sohel

Here is Sohel's narrative about a seal and penguins. It's a great read!

Once upon a time there lived a penguin named Mike. Mike and his friends were secret agents that rescued animals all over the world. During their fight training session Mike got hurt. He went to  his room to do some meditation. Suddenly he was teleported to the surface of the water. He looked around and realised he was among lots of  killer whales.  Mike was extremely scared and started swimming for his life he screamed as loud as he could, his friends rushed to his room but he was not there. Being secret agents they were able to track him down using his tracking watch.

Francis, Ferby, S.J Bomb and their captain Artix ran to get their gadgets they  put on there rocket boots, sword belt and their mini ring gun.They used their rocket boots and blasted themselves to where Mike was, they started to shoot at the killer whales. Suddenly the killer whales started to  shoot back. The whales  shot Francis he was injured so  Ferby and S.J bomb  took him back  to the lab in town.  Meanwhile  Artix stayed behind to  shoot the killer whales and rescue Mike. “Lets go Mike” said Artix, “Let’s head to safety where the others are”. They made their way back to the lab. When they got back  they found out that there master was a killer whale disguised as a penguin. Artix shouted “ATTACK”, Mike, Ferby and S.J Bomb pulled out their swords from their belts and started chopping up their master.

to be continued........

Do you remember when Francis got shot, well the bullet he was shot with had a potion in it............Read on to learn more.         

One day Francis was sharpening his sword belt when suddenly he grew a tail.  He rushed to his friends but they had gone shopping. Francis started to panic he didn’t want to turn into a killer whale because his friends would hunt him down. Unfortunately there was no way he could stop it. Francis became an evil killer whale. He planned to blow  up the city with a nuclear bomb. When Mike and the others found out that Francis was a killer whale they were very sad and wanted to find a cure to change him back. They did some research and found out that the only cure for  him was to find three magic gems. they set off in search of the magic gems.

While they were searching   they saw  a magic gem on the back of a  giant polar bear. Artix said “we need to work as a team to get that gem”. “Mike, Ferby and S.J Bomb you circle around the polar bear while I distract him”. “Ok” they all said at once. Artix started teasing the bear S.J bomb and mike cut his legs then artix and ferby got the gem off his back when he fell over. They were happy they got there first gem. 

They continued on their journey and ended up in a forest. There they saw   a giant snake they used their sword belts and chopped his head off so the snake wouldn’t eat them. When the snakes head fell off  they found there second gem in it’s neck. The agents knew that to get the third gem they would have  to kill the king killer whale. The only way to kill the king killer whale is to use a Narwhals horn and stab the king in his heart. Then  the gem would be there's. Lucky Artix had one in his bag. They snuck up from behind the king and Artix stabbed him in the heart, The king screamed and Ferby shouted “there’s the gem in his mouth, I’ll get it!” He swam quickly over to the king and ripped the gem from his mouth. The king killer whale was dead. 

They pushed the special teleport button on their sword belts and teleported back to the lab. Mike got all of the gems and combined them together, and made a magical bullet. The nuclear bomb was getting closer and  closer to the city. “Hurry” shouted Mike, “we need to save the city” he handed the gun with the magical bullet in it to  Artix  to shoot the bomb. Artix fired the gun and it hit the nuclear bomb,they watched as the bomb turned around with extreme speed and headed toward Francis. They watched in amazement as the bullet that was stuck in the bomb exploded, smoke was everywhere, suddenly they saw Francis flying through the air  he was turning back into a penguin. His friends were really happy to have him back. The magical bullet combined with the nuclear bomb had killed all the killer whales in the city. The city was safe once again.

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Our Origami Penguins

This week the children in room 13 got a chance to make a penguin using origami. Here are the winners. They were judged by being the most creative, bright and colourful penguins. Well done to everyone in the class for giving it a go. It wasn't easy but everyone managed to make one. Click here for the video. The winners are: Simon, Shaitarn, Rowana and Shavana.