Reading

With the novels we read this term we had to do something called matchbox presentation

This meant that we had a folder which we decorated with a picture of our favourite scene from the story.

Then we had to measure and cut small pieces of paper and fold them into 3 in a certain way. We then had to do a label for each chapter, a picture for each chapter and when you lift the picture there had to be a well-written summary of the chapter. Not everyone has finished theirs so they have to work on it at home.

Duffy Role Model

Judi Billciff

We were so lucky to have a visit from Judi. She was amazing and had us all rolling around with laughter it would have been so great if she was here all day.
Check out Rainbow Poetry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   Rainbow Poetry NZ She has lots of Youtube presentations with hints about poetry as well as her reading poems.
She is amazing at writing and presenting poems and we can't wait to work with some of them to present at an assembly. (she's a drama teacher to)

We dramatised (with her help) her poem about learning to drive it was hilarious. She is a really cool lady and so her husband was great too (he has the most expressive face). We loved having them in our school and wish they lived close by so that we could do a workshop with her. They also present our Duffy Books.                                                                         

Get NZ Writing 2

There was a class who weren't going to be able to get a parcel due to an unforeseen circumstance so we volunteered to help out. We had heaps of fun making our poems even better (we thought we better do this as they are year 9 and we are only years 6, 7 and 8). we also went out and got some greenstone, lollies, pamphlets, maps and a little gift for the teacher to cheer them all up.
The colouring was done by year 6 as the rest of us went to high school for technology. We are hopeful they enjoy it.
We thought if we could get it sent this week they would have it before the holidays so we worked really hard on it.

Paper Flowers

Our teacher aide got sick and had to go to Christchurch Hospital so we decided to make her a bunch of flowers. We googled and then cut and glued them together, searched for buttons and wrapped them up nicely. We are thinking these might be a great thing to do for Mothers Day.