Anzac Poem

A great poem written by Saskia.  Well done.

Anzac Poem

The soldiers heart was a loud base drum                              

Their breath was cold and their hands were numb                

BANG BANG BANG my acquaintance is dead

I’ve never felt such an uncomfortable bed

The time has come to go to war

Because we know what we’re fighting for

I have a trench I had to dig

It makes me feel like i’m a pig

Now I have experienced the attack

I have a sore neck and I hurt my back

The men who sadly went and gave way

Will be remembered till this very day

Anzac Day Ceremony

We will remember.

What a lovely Anzac ceremony we had on Friday morning.  
We started the week settling back into a new Term, setting goals, and reviewing expectations in all areas of learning.
We ended the week with a busy Friday, including clubs, assembly, but most importantly our Anzac Ceremony.  

Fortnight Flashback and Happy Easter

Well the last two weeks were busy to say the least.  So here is a little recap of what was happening in Room 5.
1.  We started our ANZAC Unit and I was very impressed with the amount of interest and enthusiasm that students showed in regards to this topic.  Thank you to the students who have shared family items and stories about their ancestors who had a part to play in the war.  Students will continue to inquire, study and learn about ANZAC at the start of Term 2.  Stay tuned for postings on their blogs.

2.  Our poetry unit has also begun to take shape.  Some students have shown a real talent when it comes to writing poetic couplets and and other forms of poetry.  We will continue to develop our skills, making sure to use rich vocabulary and different types of figurative language.

3.  Our last session with the Canterbury RAMS players took place on Wednesday and we now look forward to the start of winter sport in Term 2.  

4.  Besides that we did lots of fun things relating to Easter.  Have a look...

Flashback Friday

Week 7 was very much a "normal" week of learning, so not too much to report in terms of highlights.

Monday-we completed an e-AsTTLe maths assessment (not a highlight for students, I'm sure!)
Tuesday- we had another great RAMS basketball training session
Friday- we all took part in a lovely school mass

One new thing to report is that we have started our poetry unit and students have been working hard on creating some very cool Diamante Poems this week.  Most students managed to post one of their poems to their blog, so please go and have a look and leave a comment as well.  Students are known to try their best when they know they have a captive audience!

Try writing another diamante poem using this helpful website and video!

Have a great weekend everybody

Caritas Raffle

Caritas Lenten Calendar

Thank you for your donations to Caritas during Lent.  We have so much to be grateful for, here in New Zealand, so let's choose kind and help others in need.

The class raffle will be drawn in the last week of school, so keeping looking for that bit of spare change or dig deep and bring in your week's pocket money!  

Thanks Room 5, you are wonderful.

Flashback Friday

I hope everyone had a very lucky Friday the 13th today!

A few things to note for this week:

1.  Congratulations to the students who competed in the zone swim sports this week, you should all be extremely proud.  

2.  Thank you once again to everyone who made a special effort to organise our Random Act of Kindness today.  Thank you for bringing in napkins, ribbons, flowers, etc., but also to everyone for making little cards with a kind message on them.

Room 5 handed out small gifts of flowers and chocolates to the parishioners who attended Friday mass this week. Their smiles, treats and kind words were very much appreciated by the parishioners.  

3. This week in Literacy, our focus was on improving our "show, don't tell" writing skills. Students first worked in pairs and shared ideas on how to improve simple sentences. They came up with some amazing and creative examples. (Soon to be published on their blog) 

The focus, effort and concentration in the room was amazing! You could hear a pin drop in the room when they went back to their seats to try and transfer this skill in their own memoir writing. Well done Room 5!

Have a great weekend,

Mrs. Marston

Flashback Friday

Well without a doubt, the highlight for this week was the 2015 OLA Swim Sport Day!
Congratulations to everyone who got into the pool and had a go.  Whether or not you entered competitive or non-competitive events, you were amazing.  Yes, many were nervous before their race but everyone was smiling after their race as well.  You had positive attitudes, support for your peers and fantastic energy throughout the day.  Well done, I am very proud of you!
Congratulations to those of you who will be representing our school at zones next week.  We wish you the best of luck.

Mrs. Marston