awaking flowers

                                 Awaking flowers

Thirsty leaves whimper quietly as they wait for rain to come.  Shiny steel pots groan as they’re pushed along the porch.  Delicate petals awake from their peaceful slumber as the sun peers out from behind the frosty mountains.

Sweet pea vines collide silently as they fight for their own space.  Tulips yawn slowly as the sun gradually rises.  Bluebells do a morning twitch and stretch.

koru art

                                              Koru  Art

For the first piece of art this year, we did koru art to show important people in our lives. We could use the koru, {new beginnings} pitau {love} or manapare {strength} I did red, orange and dark yellow for the inside of it and purple, sky blue and dark blue for the outside. Mrs Strathern showed us a smudging technique to make the picture pop out. I am very proud of it.

choral reading

                                      Anzac   Choral  Reading

                                                    Poem

Flanders Fields Poem

Yesterday, some of us did a poem to do with Anzac day coming up in the holidays. We did actions to go with the words. I have attached a video of me doing it.

'Black' poem

                                                Black

Black is nightmares filling a horrified child's thoughts through out the windy night.

It is hairy monsters rising from under the dark, messy depths of your bed.

Black is night time with a putrid surprise of creepy crawlers darting up someone's jittery legs.

It is horrid thoughts of what a dreadful day it had been.

Aunty similes

              Similes response to ' James and the giant peach '            

                     by Roald Dahl 

                 1.   Aunt Spiker is as long as an ancient warrior's sword. 

                 

                 2. Aunt Sponger looks as rotten as a putrid rusty rubbish dump.

         

                 3. Their words meanly pierce into James's like a dagger hitting him suddenly.

                  

                      

My learning conference term 1 2016

                       My learning conference   Term 1  2016

On Tuesday, I did my learning conference. I really enjoyed sharing my first slide show with my Mum.  Mum thought I did a very good job doing my mihi. Mum also liked my koru art

           My learning conference term 1 2016

                                       

The museum ( Da Vinci )

                                             The museum trip

A few weeks ago, rooms 8, 9 and 10 went to the Hamilton museum to see Leonardo Da Vinci' s machines and inventions. Firstly, we saw things about the first world war and lots of information about it ( I liked that part ) we also went in an exhibit called 'magic mirrors' that was cool because if you turned a handle on one mirror, it made you big or little. Then, we got to see da Vinci's machines, sketches and plans. My favourite machine was the robotic lion that spits out lily flowers and roared. That was the most exciting museum trip ever!

The school fair

                                  THE SCHOOL FAIR                                           

      On the fourth of March it was the school fair. Room 9's stall was the sweet treat stall, it was very         

      popular because we sold candy floss, toffee apples, fudge and cupcakes. My favourite part was the 

      nose picking booth because the slime felt weird and I liked getting the lollies. I also enjoyed eating 

      candy floss, fudge and coconut ice. The other part I loved was the petting zoo because all the          
     animals        were so cute! I can't wait until the next school fair.             

Senior Swimming Sports

                                                    SENIOR SWIMMING SPORTS

On the twenty seventh of February it was senior swimming sports. I really enjoyed it this time! At first, the water was like ice. I did back stroke, breath stroke and freestyle. The best part was when I came third place in nine year old girls freestyle. ( not the finals ) I also liked the P.T.A lunch because I thought the food was amazing. I also can't wait until next year, and it has been the best part of the year so far!

All about ME

Hi. I'm Isabella and I am nine years old. I think 2016 will be an amazing year!

I enjoy horseback riding, kung fu and cheer leading.  My favourite school subject is English because I love spelling (I am very passionate about it), and science because I am fascinated about geology, biology and experiments like exploding coke, floating eggs and volcanic eruptions (mini ones, not real ones of course!)

Something you might not know about me is I come from another country, Denmark, and I can speak Danish.