Wacky Hair & Pajama Day!

Over the next two weeks, we are learning about measurement. Today we had a talk about why we need to learn how to measure things. Here is what we came up with:

Writing about Winter

We have been learning how to add language features to our writing to make it sound more interesting. We know how to use similes, alliteration and onomatopoeia. We have been writing about winter. Check out what Angus and Ollie wrote today!

Everything is white and cold in winter.  Only on the hills its like the clouds are falling from the sky. And I think I’m an ice cube when I first step outside because... it is freezing in the winter, yes it is freezing in the winter.  It is so cold that when we step into the snow all that I  can hear is a slurp slurp slurp.

 Angus

Winter is a place where the ground is covered in a white blanket.  “So cold, so cold!” people say. Everyone has got their fire going or their heater.  Everywhere people are wearing gumboots and people are staying in bed.  No one wants to hop out of bed. So when it is winer you’d better get warm.

- Ollie

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/

Starfish group, go here to find more information about frogs

Onomatopoeia Sentences

Today we learnt how to write using the language feature: onopmatopoeia. It is called onomatopoeia when the sound of a word is the same as its meaning.


Here are some great onomatopoeia sentences that we thought of today:


* The whoosh of the windmills whirling wind (Thomas)
* The thump of the judge's hammer (Ethan)
* The squeal of a really surprised mouse (Kaci)
* The patter of a little mouse scattering across the ground (Caitlin)
* The squelch of a big blob of paint (Emerson)
* The squelch of runny mud between my toes (Brodie)
* The patter of rain on the roof (Campbell)


Can you think of any more? Post a comment!

Podcasting with Room 8

Today we learnt how to do podcasting with Room 8 in the library. Here are some photos of the session.  Thanks Caleb for being a great photographer! If you know what podcasting is, maybe you could post a comment and describe it!

Thomas uses a number line to solve a maths problem