Kahikatea Tree at Papakura South School

Kahikatea Tree at Papakura South School
Martha-Lee and Madeline
Showing posts with label Kelliemay. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kelliemay. Show all posts

Monday, December 01, 2008

Drumming Show by Dylan Elise




On Wednesday 26th November a New Zealand drummer named Dylan Elise came to our school. The whole school went for the show to the hall. First a guy walked onto the stage and introduced himself. His name was Dylan Elise. He told us that he had started playing drums since the age of six. He said he has been in many bands but had not played solo for a long time. First he played a clapping game with the audience. It was fun and then it went kind of silly and everybody laughed. After that Dylan showed us the cow-bells. He named two types of drumsticks, brush and hot-rod. Then Dylan played the drums for us. He played rock, latin, jazz and other types. On the drums he was doing tricks with his drumsticks. He was juggling and flipping them while drumming. He did some cool tricks on the high-hat and also drummed on his legs. While Dylan was playing the drums there was a bigscreen video so we could see Dylan playing upclose. He told us the glass shield that surrounded his drumset were protecting our ears from the loudness of the drums. At the end Dylan mentioned following our dreams. He had achieved his dream of being a drummer. We felt lots of passion and excitement for all the hard work he put into doing the show and achieving his dreams.



Written by: Kelliemay, Johnnie, Stacy and Destiny

Thursday, May 29, 2008

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

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

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Poem by Kelliemay - Grade 5

I'm Happy When
I'm happy when I go to the beach,
I'm happy when mum buys me a peach.
I'm happy when I play with my dog,
I'm happy when I walk in the fog.
I'm happy when I go to Chrisco,
I'm happy when I dance in a disco.
I'm happy when I come to school,
I'm happy when I get in the pool.
I'm happy when I play in the park,
I'm happy when I stay in the dark.

Saturday, April 05, 2008

A Report on Frogs by Kelliemay - Grade 5

Frogs
When they are in their eggs tadpoles are surrounded with a kind of jelly. Tadpoles breathe under water through their gills. While tadpoles are starting to grow their tails start to shrink. When they’re all grown up, they turn into adult frogs. Adult frogs breathe with their lungs. In spring the mother frogs lay their eggs but in winter the frogs start to hibernate. When they’re hibernating, frogs dig through the mud. When they’re in the mud, they breathe through their skin and they don’t eat until the following spring. Then they come out of the hole and start eating.