I am poem

                                             I am…

Success Criteria

Use a thesaurus to choose the best vocabulary

Choose the best nouns for the poem

Choose the best adjectives to describe some nouns

Leave the reader thinking about your poem by sharing what it inside you

I am a thinker all about friendship

I wonder if I can be the best famous  gymnast in hawke's bay  

I hear birds singing in the colourful bright green trees

I see my cat and dog learning to be friends and not fight

I want to swim beneath the colourful coral reef next to my dad

I am a thinker that never gives up

I pretend I am a famous gymnastics  girl

I feel safe with my family around me because they are there to support me

I touch my device as the button's click

I worry about when my dog goes missing because I’m scared he’s going to get hit by a car

I cry when my friends let me down

I am a thinker who cares about friendship

I understand when learning gets tough

I say kind words to everyone including family and friends

I dream of kittens everywhere because they are so cute

I am proud of my poem because I put my personal best into completing it. I tried to put my own feelings into it and make it interesting for the reader. I hope they feel the same way I did when I read my poem.

We are learning to solve problems in technology. my question was what do we need if we are lost in the bush? The first thing we had to do was plan what we were going to make. We had to draw a diagram of what it was going to look like and all the materials we needed.  It was a very big challenge for me  because my plan didn't work out the first time. The handle broke off after I had glued it on. But I persevered and went back into my plan to think of some different ideas and then I  changed the handle part to a square handle and this worked. I am proud of my technology invention because I persevered to make it.

My idea is using a fire to boil water to make it safe to drink. My plan is using two cups and one cup will have little holes in the bottom and when you pour the river water into the cup it dissolves and the clean water go through the holes into the other cup and its clean water and safe to drink.

My writing about animal

I have been learning to put more vocab into the readers head and hook them in to make them want to read more. I used some fantastic vocab in my writing. strolled narrow winding charging terrified dozily. Next time my challenge is to put in some similes. It is kind of like as I sprinted off as fast as a cheetah.

Animal

I woke up on a fine summer's  morning and started getting ready to go to school. As I opened my wardrobe I found a winding,  narrow pathway leading to a magical snowy land  of ice. As I slowly  strolled down the   path towards the icy land a huge white creature started to chase me. I yelled  “Someone help me! Quick! I am in danger!” Because I was too busy trying to run away from the creature, and I wasn't looking where I was going,  I whacked my head on a tree trunk. BANG! I was knocked out cold.It took me about 4 minutes to wake then I started to realise that I had been carried off in to a cold cave.  The giant  paw of the creature was on my chest and it was fast asleep.  As gently as I could I slowly moved the paw off the animal and tiptoed out of the cave. Suddenly he woke up and I started to freak  out. Oh no I don’t know what I am going to do”.So I just thought I will run. Finally I had lost the creature. I was so relieved to lose him. Suddenly I started to hear footsteps

on the ground.Thump tump the footsteps  thumped louder  on the ground. Just then a huge group of animals came charging in I was so terrified I nearly weed my pants.Suddenly Bang bang could that be the sound of a gun.

I ran for my life.As I Sprinted off all I could hear was bang bang It sounded like they were getting closer.Just then everything went  silent. Bang bang right into my leg as I fell to the ground.I was thinking this might  be the end of my life as I dozily closed my eyes.

Name Art

I have been learning how to share something about myself in my art. I used string to make a pattern inside the letters of my name. I chose pink and purple because the colours look good together and they are my favourite colours. Something that challenged me doing this art was putting in the nails because it was tricky getting them straight and making them in the wood so they don't point out the side of the wood. It was also tricky getting the nails to be the same height. I liked using the hammer to bang in the nails. I am proud of my string and nail art because I put in lots of effort.

Mary Celeste Writing

 I have been learning to add detail to my writing to  make the reader want to read more. Something that challenged me was writing like I was on the boat. listen carefully to my story.

Totara Tree

We are called Totara Whanau because the Totara tree is our symbol and we are family who learn together,we had to work in groups to paint a small  branch. We all had to work as a team to get the branch finished. when we were all done painting we went into the hall to share our creations and we combined together to make our branches into a tree. This tree is uniqe to Totara whanau.

facts about Gymnastics

I am learning to share  information. Why I chose gymnastics: because I know a lot of information about it. Something that challenged me was finding all of the information. Next time I will put the words first not the pictures.I am proud of my Presentation because I worked very hard on it and I learnt to make a google slide to share my learning.