Writer's group poetry

We LOVE writing! This week we wrote some poems. Read and enjoy our Kennings poems and personification poems.

Winter Family- By Josephine Hunter

Hail throws himself about

up on the roof tiles

his tinkling laugh

is heard for miles 

Shy little snowflake

flutters past the hill

her white little nightie

drags cross a window sill

Frost paints on the window

In ancient winter sighs,

Telling stories of love

That brings tears to your eyes

Wind teaches the trees to dance

The conductor of their song

The choir twirls and sways,

while wind whistles along.

The Crow- By Eric Z

Black features

scarecrow preacher,

Sneaky robber

Fast thinker,

Sleek feathers

Darker than heather,

Loud singer

Bad opera,

Smooth flyer

Sits on wires,

Dark eyes

Convincing lies,

Corn eater

Quick fleeter,

The small bird is the wrath

Who stands in the farmers' path

Annie- By Jennifer

Smart thinker

Cheeks are pinker,

Hair flipper

Juice sipper,

Tap dancer

Sarcastic glancer,

School stroller

Eye roller,

Piano player

Humorous sayer,

Cupcake baker

Laugh maker,

Face palmer

Friend calmer,

Always loved and a true charmer!

Wet lunchtime fun

Euan, Jenna and Ruby spent the wet lunchtime inside room 16 helping each other colouring in their special pictures.  It was great to see them all working together to create an amazing piece of art work.


                                      

Writer's group

Yesterday we had our second Writer's group session. It was so fun! We worked in project groups with each group taking on a writing project. One group is working on a Poetry Anthology and creating imagery poems. Another group is creating graphic novels from story through to end product. The last group are working as intrepid reporters and interviewing student leaders about their leadership responsibilities around the school. They will then be writing an article each fortnight for the school newsletter. How cool!!!
Here's a photo of some of us in action and a taste of some of our latest poems.

The Porcelain doll

By Feifei S

She sits on the stiff wooden shelf alone,

Watching children play through her sad glass eyes

Once her friends, now stroll past her without a glance,

A single tear falls down her face.

She wishes someone would just play with her,

To talk to her, let her know that they care.

She thinks about those precious days,

Suddenly she gets lifted off the shelf,

into the arms of a newborn child.

The Autumn leaf

In autumn: the girl flutters down to the floor,

her feet crunch into the soil

as the wind bully blows her away

she tries to hold on but cannot stay

Her pleadings for help are endless but not unheard,

as a bird scoops her up using her for another purpose

and her smile appears and grows bigger as spring appears.

Basketball Time!

Jenna had a blast learning new basketball skills today with a coach C from the Breakers.

She learnt new dribbling skills, passing and catching which she is going to take home and teach her big brother.

Great job Jenna!

                                     

                                     

Determination!

           

Griffin was determined to climb up the rock climbing wall on the big playground. After a few attempts he managed to get away and climbing.  Great determination Griffin!

                                   

                                                        

New Writing group in the Fast track zone

This afternoon some keen Year 5/6 got together for our first Writer's group session together. We learned about using personification as a poetic device. Personification is the giving of a personal quality or human characteristic to something non-human. Here are two of our first poems:

The Balloon

By Eric Z

I flutter into the big blue sky,

swerving through the powerful winds.

Admiring all the looming clouds,

and putting smiles on happy kids.

Although I look warm and friendly,

Inside I'm young and frail and weak.

Because once I go too high and proudly rise,

I'll fall to the ground and meet my demise.


Lightning
By Zac R

I am angry and vicious because the dark sky is always trying to take over the winter,
I try to burst my light over the land,
So I can share my inner soul.
I am an ancestor of the sun and the blue sky,
I pretend to be the sun and the beautiful blue,
I hope that one day no one will curse me for setting fire to trees and bushes.

The Moon reports

In our literacy groups we are learning to read and write information reports. Here are our first reports about the moon.

The Moon- By Jayanna

The moon is a satellite and we see it at night.

What is the moon? 
The moon is 3,476km wide. It is two times the length of New Zealand and it's four times smaller than the Earth. The moon is never still. It gets it's light from the sun. The moon is a satellite that moves 4 cm away from the Earth.

What the moon does?
The moon makes the tides on Earth. It makes the low tide, high tide and king tides.

Lunar Phases
It takes 28 days to do the phases of the moon. There's a new moon, half moon, full moon and 1st and last quarter moons.

More information
It takes 3 days to get to the moon. It's 385,000 away from the Earth. Neil Armstrong was the first person to step on the moon.


The Moon- By Rouxle
The moon is a satellite. We see the moon at night time. The moon helps make tides on Earth.

The moon is four times smaller than Earth. Only twelve people have been on the moon. Sometimes you can see the moon during the day time.


The moon has no air because their is no wind on the moon. The moon is 385,000 km away from the Earth. Meteorites have hit the moon. It is covered with fine dust that looks like dark flour.


The Moon- By Jake

The moon is a satellite. It pulls the tide in and out.

What is the moon?
The moon turns around the Earth. The moon is 385,000 km away from the Earth. It is 3,476 km wide. This is four times smaller than the Earth.

What does the moon do?
The moon pulls the tides in and out.

Lunar Phases
There is a quarter moon and a half moon and a whole moon. It takes 28 days for the moon to travel around the Earth.


Other information
It takes 3 days to travel to the moon in a space rocket. Meteorites have made craters on the moon. The first man to walk on the moon was Neil Armstrong.

The Moon- By Zoe K

The moon is a satellite that goes around the Earth. 

It takes 3 days to get to the moon. The moon is twice the size of New Zealand. 

What does the moon do? The moon brings the tide in and out. There can be a full moon and a half moon.