Wednesday, November 11, 2009

COLOUR POEMS

PURPLE
Purple tastes like a fresh plum in the fruit bowl.
Purple feels like a big bruise on my knee.
Purple looks like purple cauliflower on my plate for tea.
Purple sounds like a big fat tui singing in the big bad bush.
Purple smells like purple paint getting splashed along the wall.
By Charlotte W
What is green?
Green tastes like freshly grown peas from my garden.
Green looks like a budgie in a tree.
Green smells like my mums beautiful white wine just from the shops.
Green sounds like grass swaying with the wind.
Green is a friendly frog in a pond.
By William
What is green?
Green tastes like a big fresh lime at a picnic in the garden.
Green feels like grass going into my hair.
Green looks like a huge hedge 50 metres high at my holiday batch.
Green sounds like a trumpets notes flowing through the air.
Green smells like fresh mint leaves at the great garden centre.
By Louis
What is blue?
Blue tastes like jellybeans in a bag.
Blue feels like my cats fur when she sits on my bed.
Blue looks like the sky on a sunny day.
Blue sounds like the blowing wind through the trees.
Blue smells like spring time roses.
Isobel
GREEN
Green tastes like broccoli on my plate.
Green feels like a swamp in the forest.
Green smells like excellent peas brought from the shops.
Green sounds like a leaf falling down in the wind.
Marten
BLUE IS TO ME...
Blue tastes like sweet candy in my mouth.
Blue feels like cold, icy water in Antarctica.
Blue looks like a sunny summer sky while I'm sitting in my garden.
Blue sounds like paint splashing on the kitchen floor.
Blue smells like fresh new blueberries from my mums backyard.
Blue is crashing waves in icy Antarctica.
By Madison
What is green?
Green tastes like lovely lime jelly in my mouth.
Green feels like a big bushy tree outside my window.
Green looks like long knotted grass growing on my lawn.
Green looks like a cranky crocodile in a swamp.
Green smells like sweet peas on my plate.
Willow
What is red?
Red tastes like a juicy apple straight off the tree in the backyard.
Red feels like slimey blood fresh from my cut from a knife.
Red looks like a Australias western desert after a dust storm.
Red sounds like boiling lava from a volcano many years ago.
Red smells like my big red chair at home that my cat likes sitting on.
Christian
GREEN
Green tastes like vegetables on my plate.
Green feels like a butterfly outside my window.
Green looks like hills outside in the garden.
Green sounds like a owl howling in a tree.
Green smells like green grass on the lawn.
Ella
WHITE
White tastes like the vast nothing-ness if Antarctica.
White is a soft sheet to my hands.
White looks like snowy mountains in the morning.
White has the smell of the morning when it rained in the night.
White sounds as though there is a ghost in the yard picking up snowballs and throwing them around.
By Lauren
GREEN IS...
Green looks like the trees and bushes on the field.
Green smells like the flowers in my grandparents garden.
Green feels like sunny spring.
Green is a lovely lime lollipop from the dairy.
Green says GO! GO! GO! on a traffic light.
Charlotte P
What is brown??
Brown tastes like a fresh ball of chocolate.
Brown feels like a drak shadow over you.
Brown looks like a chocolate smoothie.
Brown sounds like someone treading on dirt.
Brown smell like stairs that just got painted.
By James
Blue is...
Blue tastes like yummy delicious bubblegum in my mouth.
Blue feels like yucky cold winter at home.
Blue looks like the lovely summer sky like today.
Blue sounds like the sea spraying all over you.
Blue smells like berries growing in your backyard.
By Fraser
Pink
Pink tastes like soft fluffy candyfloss in my mouth.
Pink feels like my soft teddy bear in my arms.
Pink is a rose with a drop of rain on it.
Pink is a mother singing a lullaby to a bay in bed.
Pink smells like a cute baby piglet rolling in the mud.
Pink is sweet. Pink is soft. Pink is beautiful. Pink is caring. Pink is cute.
Georgia.
WHAT IS BLACK?
Black tastes like dark, drak chocolate on my plate.
Black feels like scary skeletons angrily dancing in a cave.
Black is angry panthers jumping around in a green jungle.
Black sounds like cool seagulls wings flapping in the sky.
Black is a moro bar messily melted in my hand.
By Thomas
Blue
Blue tastes like yummy candyfloss at the fair.
Blue feels like my very very soft cat at home.
Blue looks like the sky on a summers day.
Blue sounds like the sea crashing on the beautiful beach.
Blue smells like the swimming pool on a summer day.
By Amy
WHAT IS GREEN?
Green tastes like fresh peas on my plate.
Green feels like the windy leaves blowing everywhere in the sky.
Green is a mossy green mountain in the hills.
Green sounds like the bush rattling close by.
Green smells like squeezing aloe vera onto a cut.
By Liam
Green!
I think green tastes like sweet peas on my plate.
Green feels like smooth grass on the lawn in my backyard.
Green looks like the light on the traffic light.
Green sounds like the wind blowing in the trees.
Green smells like fresh green grapes.
By Mia
PINK
Pink tastes like yummy pink candyfloss.
Pink feels like a fluffy pink teddy bear.
Pink sounds like oinking pig on a farm.
Pink looks like a pink sunset up in the sky.
Pink smells like a fresh can of pink paint.
Kate
What is black?
Black tastes like lovely licorce in my mouth.
Black feels like the wind in the trees.
Black looks like a black widow spider.
Black sounds like fork lightning.
Black smells like a yummy moro bar.
Black is to me, it's so dangerous.
By Daniel
What is Red?
Red tastes like summer strawberries in my mums garden.
Red feels like bubbling hot lava from a volcano.
Red looks like a crackling flaming fire.
Red sounds like the siren of a fire engine zooming past.
Red smells like a crunchy juicy apple from a second ago!
Euan
Blue
Blue tastes like fresh blueberries out of my garden.
Blue feels like a pot of squidgy paint between my feet.
Blue looks like the sky on a hot summers day.
Blue sounds like crashing waves in summer.
Blue smells like a brand new vivid fresh from the box.
By Max

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Te Papa

Yesterday we went to Te Papa. We looked at the Marae. It represents a big body because of it's shape. The inside is the spine and ribs. We also looked at green stone that was carved into a tiki. We had lots of fun.

By Daniel and Max

Year 3s trip to te papa

On Wednesday 2nd of September the Year 3s went to Te Papa to have an experience of a powhiri at Te Papa. Me and Willow enjoyed all of it and we learnt lots of things.

By Charlotte and Willow

Te Papa

Room 8 and 10 went to Te Papa. We went to look at "my place" and look at the Taiaha in the Wero-challenge and pounamu-greenstone which can be used for a gift-koha. Also Room 8 went inside the waharoa- a carved door way.

By James & Fraser.

TE PAPA

Yesterday the Year 3's went to Te Papa. We left school at 9:15am on the bus. First we had to play a card game and we had to put in order what happens in a powhiri. A powhiri is a special welcome onto a marae. We learnt some new words: Tiki is a pendent made from greenstone; koha means gift. We also listened to a mihi (speech) and a waiata (song). The mihi we listened to was about the land and birds becoming extinct and the song was about this too. The waiata always matches the subject of the mihi. It was so much fun.
Afterwards we got to have free time and see other things in Te Papa. We went in the Earthquake House.

By William and Liam.

Year 3 trip to Te Papa

On Wednesday 2nd September Year 3 went to Te Papa on the bus to learn about powhiri. A powhiri is a special welcome onto a marae. First we looked at a waharoa which is a doorway to a village. Waha means mouth and roa means long. So the waharoa is a large entrance way. Next we went to some pounamu - greenstone used for making necklaces for special people. We learnt what wero means a challenge and koha means a gift.

I liked the part when we watched the 3d squid and the part when we got to have a free choice.

By Marten and Euan

Te papa

Yesterday the year 3's went to Te Papa and learnt some Maori words.We got to go in to the meeting house and we had to take our shoes off. It looked like a person. I learnt that wero means challenge .We learnt about Maori welcomes - powhiri.
We went to learn to help us with our Inquiry - Nga Iwi o te Whenua.

By Kate and Freya.

A vist to Te Papa

Yesterday Room 8 and Room 10 went to Te papa to explore the Maori marae and we looked at the waharoa which is a doorway to a maori village. When the Maori warriors come and put a feather or a leaf and if the vistors pick up the leaf then the people are friends. Then we went to two meeting houses the first house was a traditional maori meeting house which represents the shape of a body. The front is the arms and the back is the legs and inside the roof is the spine and the ribs. The second marae was filled with modern stories for all New Zealanders.

By Christian and Louis.

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Te Papa

Yesterday we went to the marae at Te Papa .We were lerning about Powhiri. We had to take our shoes off in the marae .We went in a real Maori meeting house and we got to look at carvings.

I am a bit sad that I didn't get to get to go because I was sick. Amy
By Isobel and Amy

Year three's Te Papa trip

On the 2nd of September 2009 . The year threes went to Te Papa to learn about a Powhiri. First we went to a stage to sort some cards out which had maori words on it. We had to put them in order of what happens in a powhiri. A powhiri a welcoming onto a marae. Then we went to look at a doorway called a waharoa and talked about it . After that we went to a room to see some greenstone 3 were shaped like a tiki .We went to see some cloaks that the men wore in the challenges . After that we went to a meeting room there were lots of seats. Then we went to a colourful modern marae to search for stories . And after we got to have look around .
By Madison and Mia

Te Papa

Yesterday we went to Te Papa to learn about powhiri . We went there on the bus. First we went to see the waharoa. It is a doorway to a maori village. The people who showed us around were Sarah and Sylene. Last we went to see the taiaha, pounamu, marae and the modern marae.

By Thomas and Julius.

Our Trip To Te Papa

Yesterday Year 3 went to Te Papa to learn about powhiri. First we went to look at the villige gateway A.K.A a waharoa. Second we looked at some Taiaha and went into a Marae and it had Tukutuku patterns. Then we went into a modern Marae that was more colourful and for all people. Not just for one culture. It was made of sawdust and glue.

By Charlotte P & Lauren

Thursday, June 11, 2009

Charlotte W's writing

Appearance:
When ladybirds are born they are black with six legs. Then they turn yellow. They then turn red and get spots.

Freya's Writing

Appearance:
When ladybirds are born they are black with six legs then they turn yellow. After that they turn red and get spots.

Kate's Writing

I think that ladybirds should get a certificate for eating pests.

Georgia's Writing

Ladybirds in the garden:

Ladybirds are good for the garden because they eat pests. Ladybirds are insects.

Grace's Writing

We have been studying garden creatures. Ladybirds are helpful because they eat garden pests like greenfly.

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Mia's writing

Food:
Larvae eat about 3000 greenfly until it is a adult. When they are an adult they eat 200 a day.

Willow's Writing

Life cycle:
Ladybirds live in a pupa for about two weeks. The ladybird sheds it's skin as it grows. The ladybird eggs are yellow-ish.

By Willow

Daniel's writing

Habitat:
Ladybirds live on leaves and other plants. They eat about 2000 green flies a day and they also eat leaves off trees. they are very hard to find.

Euan Writing

We have been studying garden creatures. Ladybirds are helpful because they eat garden pests like green fly. Ladybirds are insects. Here is what we have found found out.

By Euan

Christian's writing

Food:
Elephants need to eat about 150kg of food each day and they are herbivores.

Isobel's Writing

Habitat:

Ladybirds like to live on rose bushes because lots of green fly live there. Some Ladybirds live on other plants too.

By Isobel

Amy's Writing

Appearance when Ladybirds are born they are black with six legs then they turn red and get spots. Then they get a hard back and grow wings.

Liam's Writing

Food:Elephants need to eat about 150kg of food a day.By Liam.

Laurens writing

Life cycle Ladybirds lay yellowish eggs that hatch into black larvae.The larvae eat their egg shell then they start eating aphids.They shed their skin as they grow.

William's Writing

Elephants need to eat about 150kgs of food each day. They are herbivores.

louis's writing

Food:

Ladybirds eat greenfly and pests.Ladybirds eat 3000 larves a day.By Louis.

marten's Writing

Life Cycle
When the ladybird is just born their eggs are yellowish. When they come out they eat their shell.

fraser's writing

Food:
Elephants need to eat about 150kg of food each day they are herbivores.

Madisons writing

Food:
Ladybirds eat greenfly. Adult Ladybirds eat 200 greenfly a day. Larvae Ladybirds eat 3000 greenfly.

Charlotte P's writing

Life cycle:

When Ladybirds have hatched they are called Larvae.After a while they turn into a pupa(which is like a crysalis).When they come out they are a ladybird.

James' Writing

Habitat:

Ladybirds live in some gardens and on leafy plants.

Appearance:

When ladybirds grow up they are black with six legs. Then they turn yellow. After that they turn red and get spots!Then they get a hard back and grow wings.

By James

Max's writing

Life cycle:

When Ladybirds are born they are black 6 legs then they turn yellow. After that they turn red and get spots. They get a hard back and grow wings.

By Max

Thomas' Writing

Food:
Elephants can eat about 150kg of food a day.They are herbivores. By Thomas.

Jules' Writing

Ladybirds eat 200 greenfly a day and larvae eat 3000 aphids before they grow up.