Developmental - Building Blocks

Trinity & Willamina

Trinity

Chase

Trinity

Destiny

Poem by Douglas

Did you ever

go on stage

to say a speech?

Legs shaking!

Heart racing!

Audience staring.

It's frightening.

Go the All Blacks!

Haiku Poem by Room 12

Shared Writing

Birthday Party

2007 Senior School Speech Winner 3rd Position

Birthday Party

Shavanah Raumati Room 12

Have you been to a birthday party?
I have been to a birthday party one Saturday.
I had to be there at lunch time. I went to the birthday party by car.
My little cousin invited me to his party. I went there with my Mum, my Dad, my sister and brothers. The party was at Kelvin Road. There were so many people. Sometimes I carry my cousin. His name is Jeffrey. He is 12 months old. He can say Nan and mum. There were balloons and races, pin the tail on the donkey and musical chairs. All the treats came pouring out of the kangaroo piñata when we hit it. While we were eating at the table we were talking but we are not allowed to talk while eating. We had pizza, drinks, chips, lollies cake and all the other delicious food. My cousin was not well when it was his birthday. Some mean person picked him up and sneezed so he caught a cold. We sang the happy birthday song. We enjoyed the birthday cake.

Geometric Patterns - Shania, Ariana, Kereama

First time at the Dentist

2007 Senior School Speech Winner 2nd Position

First Time at the Dentist
Ngaio Tamiana Room 12

Do you remember your first visit to the dentist? When I first went to the dentist I was in a panic. The dentist told me to lie down on the seat. Then I had to put some glasses on. At first I was calm but when I saw the needle I started to panic. When I am afraid I always believe that I am not. I tried to be brave and strong. But I cried when the dentist put the needle into my mouth.
It was bleeding when she pulled the needle out so she put a cotton bud to stop the bleeding in my gums. It was scary. When I got off the dentist chair she showed me my tooth. It was kind of yucky and small. I saw a little bit of blood on my tooth. It looked strange to me. The dentist put my tooth in a plastic bag and wrapped it up in tissue. When I went back to class my teacher told me to show the children my tooth. I will never forget that first visit to the dentist but next time I will be prepared.

Independent Writing by Room 12 Target Group

A visit to the dentist
By Ariana ~ Year 3

I don’t like going to the dentist because they put cotton buds in my mouth. They open my mouth too wide. I don’t like the clips in my mouth. If you have a hole in your tooth they will help you. They inject your gums with a needle. When they put that spinning thing (saliva suction) in your mouth it feels funny. When they pull your tooth out, it is very very painful. Dentists are good because they help look after our teeth.





Going to the dentist
By Micheal ~ Year 3

When I went to the dentist I was shocked and frightened. A doctor came and talked to me for a long time. A few minutes later they put my gums to sleep and pulled my tooth out. It was painful and I was bleeding. My gum was numb and sore. I got a lollipop and I stayed there for a while and talked about my tooth. They gave my tooth to me and gave my mum coffee and a card to call if any other teeth are coming out. I was pleased and so was my mum to see that my tooth was gone. I couldn’t eat anything at all. I was starving to death.




Causes of fire in the home
By Britelle ~ Year 3

Do not play with matches because it is dangerous. If you light one up, it could slip out of your hand and it could go onto the floor and burn the house down. Lighters can cause a fire when children play with them. They could be sitting on the couch and if they light it, they could burn the couch. Candles are dangerous because if you take a candle in your room, when there is no electricity and you fall asleep, it could tip over and burn your bed. If someone was cooking a bbq and they leave and not watch the bbq, it will burn.

Steps to fire safety
By Jayden ~ Year 4

1. My family makes an escape plan. We draw the house and exits.
2. I hear the smoke alarm so I yell, FIRE! FIRE!
3. I get down low and go, go, go!
4. I go to the safe meeting place.
5. I ring 111 and ask for FIRE.

What if there was no electricity
By Moala ~ Year 4

If there was no electricity you would not cook and not watch TV. You can’t wash your clothes and you would not have food in the fridge. There will be no lights. The game will be off too. If you have a computer, and you were busy with a game, your game will not be saved. The play station will also be off but if you have a memory card your game will be saved.

READING ONLINE Links

"The more you read - the more you know.
The more you know - the more you grow."



New Zealand children’s books in the ICDL published since 1970
http://www.natlib.govt.nz/collections/digital-collections/icdl/recent-books



International Children's Digital Library
http://www.childrenslibrary.org/

Science Experiment - Volcanoes

A pot of boiling water...

...is like a volcano...

...because it blows its top off!

Haiku Poem Shared Writing

1.
Yell fire, fire!
Get down low and go, go, go!
Get out and stay out!

2.
Fiery volcano
Blowing the top of the vent
Bubbling hot lava!

Shared writing by Room 12 - 02/05/07