We are learning to write using strong adjectives and similes. Here we are concentrating hard on our writing. 

 Here is a video from 2011. Lots of these people are in our class this year. Does anyone recognise what we are doing?


Untitled from Miss Nielsen on Vimeo.

Our respect rap

We have worked hard to write and edit our own raps about respect. Here is a compilation of some of our best bits. 

Check back another time for a link to watch the original unedited raps.

RESPECT

This week in Room 7 we have been writing raps about respect. We watched a very cool video on Youtube. 

Here is Blakes rap.

Respect is important, I want you to know

It's called respect, 

If you don't use it,

Your friends might lose it. 

R.E.S.P.E.S.C.T.

It's called respect.

Respect means no touching, no pushing, not even any fighting.

Respect my personal space.

It's called respect. 

I'll give it to you if you give it to me.

Respect can hurt like the strength of a fist.

But instead show the flick of a wrist.

If you want to be treated the way of wonder,

Then treat them how you want to be treated.

Now if you want to learn, go to rap of wonder.com

Word!

We want you!

Room 7 are interviewing current and former students of Middle School about their memories of their time at our school. If you or anyone you know can help us out by giving us 30 minutes of their time to be interviewed we would really appreciate your help. We are going to video the interviews and create an oral history of our school.

Our sound of the week this week is ch. Check out this clip.

Memories

We have been writing wonderful poems about memories. We are learning to use rhymes.

Memories are very special to me

They are as cool as a bee.

I am as bad as a key

A key is as shiny as a bee.

My treasures are very shiny

And some are very tiny.

A fish is very shiny

It looks so tiny.

I have memories in my head

It is like I’m cuddling my bed.

I like sharing them with you

It is like you will spew.

I like looking at my photos

When I’m eating my potatoes.

By Sid

Memories are very important to me,

Like a yellow buzzy bee.

I like looking at my photo,

Its as big as a red tomato.

I remember putting a smile,

On my Mum’s dial.

By Dontae

Memories are important to me,

Some of them have a key.

My treasures are very old,

Some of them turn cold.

The remind me of Bessy,

And she was very messy.

It reminds me to stop

But I just drop.

I have memories in my head,

And they have to go to bed.

I have memories as small as a mouse,

But some of them are as big as a house.

I have a friend called Brian

And he teased a lion.

By Erica

Memories are important to me,

Like a golden key.

I like looking at my photo,

It’s like Pluto

My treasures are very shiny,

They are all miney.

By Ngakau.

Here is an example from the tagxedo site. You can make them in any shape that you like.

 

 

sneak peek of the homework

Here is our homework challenge for this week.

We are learning about memories. Create a presentation to share your favourite memories from your life.   It could be a picture, movie, poster etc.   Some useful websites that may help you http://popplet.com/ http://www.tagxedo.com/ Glogs;http://edu.glogster.com/  code; 6FEAF4

Or try apps like comic life, tellagami etc.

Remember that Miss Nielsen can print out anything made on the glogster website if you use our code.

vowel sounds

lots of us need to work on vowel sounds. here is a song to help you practice.

Fabulous writers

The Race Day
Today was the day of the big race. I get my gear. I put my car on the trailer then we shoot off to the race.
Finally we get to the race. I get all my gear on. Suddenly the guy in the tower said the race starts in one minute so I get in the car.
The red light turned to green. I was versing Carne.I told my team mate we were going one hundred miles per hour. We were going through town. They will never catch up.
Yes! We won. In first place its..... Zach's team. My car is as fast as a rocket.
Time to go home.
By Zach

When I grow up.
As the foot swerves you could feel the wind of the muddy sticky ball. The sweaty stress ran down my face. Goal!
You can guess what I want to be when I grow up. Can you? I'll give you three clues. They're as slick as a burglar.
Clue 1. It's a well known sport. As good as Sonny Bill Williams with his footy with the Roosters, and no it's not rugby. The ball is a hedgehog man.
Clue 2. You are even able to play this on the Queen's front lawn,
"but do not break the windows" she said.
Clue 3. The ball is black and white. The word on it is FIFA.
Can you guess what I want to be when I grow up? Yes, a soccer player.
By Xavier

I was hunting around my old files today and found these memories. Do you see some familiar faces?

This term we are going to be learning about memories; how we record them and share them with others and future generations. For the first couple of weeks of term we will be learning about photography.

Challenge one is to bring along a picture of yourself as a baby. We can scan photos and send them home on the same day- it takes about 2 minutes, so don't worry about losing precious originals. Alternatively you can email pictures to Miss Nielsen

Make your own slideshow with music at Animoto.

Make your own slideshow at Animoto.