Kahikatea Tree at Papakura South School

Kahikatea Tree at Papakura South School
Martha-Lee and Madeline

Friday, May 30, 2008

Cinquain by Tyson

Snake
Long, slimy
Slithering, hissing, poisoning
Hiding in the forest
Anaconda

Cinquain by Riccardo

Monkey
Funny, climber
Smelling, jumping, crying
A monkey is very smart
Mammal

Limerick by Kassidy

There once was a boy called Mark
Who always played at the park
He went to get some lunch
Then he gave a boy a punch
And that was the end of Mark

Thursday, May 29, 2008

Cinquain by Zane

Dog
Naughty, playful
Barking, wagging, fetching,
Makes me smile
Friend

Limerick by Zane

There once was a boy named Jake
Who liked to bake a cake
He messed up the kitchen floor
Mum threw him out the door
And that was the end of Jake

Tanka by Johnnie

Hurricanes are strong
Hurricanes are big splashes
Hurricanes are big
Hurricanes make giant floods
Hurricanes last for a week

Acrostic Poem by Kelliemay


Lucky leaves live on a tree
Every leaf likes the wind pushing them around
All leaves are very light
Very big leaves sweep like a broom
Every leaf comes from a tree
Some leaves are nice and calm

Cinquain by Marino


Tyranosaurus
Big, scary
Killing, scaring, destroying
King of all long ago beasts
Dinosaur

Cinquain by Page



Ice-cream
Yummy, delicious
Licking, melting, dripping
Feeling yummy in my tummy
Tasty!

Limerick by Makayla


Once there was a boy called Mark
Who lived in the park
His dad's name was Stacy
His mum's name was Lacy
Mark was afraid of the dark

Cinquain by Johnnie


Spider
Giant, tiny
Jumping, gliding, spinning
Cunning and vicious bloodsucker
Trapper

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Twitter

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Sunday, May 25, 2008

HAPPY 40th BIRTHDAY KELVIN ROAD SCHOOL




On Friday 23rd May Kelvin Road School celebrated its 40th birthday.
At 12 noon the whole school gathered in the hall for the cutting of the cake. After that our Principal Mr. Robertson and some children planted a new tree outside Room 3. After lunch the junior school and senior school participated in an enjoyable tabloid sports. At hometime all the children ate a delicious slice of the birthday cake - yummy!
HAPPY 40th BIRTHDAY KELVIN ROAD SCHOOL!

ROOM 8 CLASS PHOTO

Monday, May 19, 2008

Mrs. Raman's Graduation - Victoria University of Wellington





My husband J.T. and I took a one hour flight to Wellington on Tuesday 13th May and spent two nights in the wonderful windy city. To my surprise, I didn't feel it as cold there as it was in Auckland this past week. On Wednesday morning we had a scrumptious hotel breakfast and then set off on foot to collect my graduation gown. We started off walking in the opposite direction to where we were going and fortunately a courier guy pointed us on the right path. We made our way up a steep hill with over one hundred steps to climb into the street above leading to Kelburn Parade. It was an arduous climb which must have taken about fifteen minutes what with all the stops I made after climbing each flight of steps. We then staggered another twenty minutes until we reached Murphy Building and collected my graduation gown, hood and trencher. I refused to walk back so we grabbed a taxi to the Law School at Lambton Quay for the graduates street parade. It was a new and exciting experience for me but I only wish I could have had more family and friends there to share in my joy like the rest of the graduates. The parade started at 12 noon and finished around 12:45 in time for ceremony 1 starting at 1pm. Luckily my ceremony was at 6pm that evening which gave us time to enjoy a delicious lunch at an Irish restaurant before heading back to the hotel for a two hour nap. With all that walking, it was a well deserved and refreshing sleep before getting dressed for the ceremony. We took the taxi to the Michael Fowler Centre at 5:25 pm and arrived there on time at 5:30pm. All the graduands looked wonderful, wearing hoods and gowns appropriate to their degree, and carrying their trenchers. We lined up according to our marshalling numbers for an unrehearsed ceremony. When we walked into the dark hall, a Maori Kapa Haka group was rendering some beautiful waita ringa. After singing the national anthem and some speeches we were capped. It was a fantastic ceremony and I couldn't help but feel so proud of my achievement. I remembered my late Dad and my mum who were at my first graduation at Springfield College twenty years ago in 1988 and gave thanks to them for my journey - not forgetting the Grace of God.
After the graduation there was a reception for everybody. J.T. and I walked back to the hotel so I could change out of my sari and we set off for dinner.
We slept in on Thursday morning until 9am and after breakfast we spent the rest of the day at Te Papa Museum, then had a light lunch before flying back to Auckland at 4:30pm.
All in all, a fantastic and memorable graduation experience.

Wednesday, May 07, 2008

Room 8 Haikus on Rain

By Joseph
The rain is pouring
We can hear the raindrops fall
It is very cold

By Shar
It is raining hard
The grass is so slippery
The flowers need rain

By Johnnie
Rain is very cold
Rain makes very cold puddles
Rain makes people cold

By Kelliemay
The rain makes hailstones
Rain makes you slip in the mud
Rain makes a big flood


By Zane
Rain is coming down
It is so cold in the rain
Rain is a good thing!

By Kennedy
The rain comes down, down
The rain is really heavy
People don’t like rain!

By Riccardo
Rain makes people sick
When there is no rain it’s dry
It is raining hard

By Makayla
Rain makes big floods come
Hailstones falling from the sky
Rain makes people cold

By Destiny
Rain is falling down
Rain is very wet and cold
Rain makes big puddles