Football tournament

Room 4 students thoroughly enjoyed taking part in the Year 3-4 South Otago football tournament on Wednesday 17th April in Balclutha.  The class was divided into three teams: Lawrence Blue, Lawrence Gold and Lawrence Red with each team playing four round-robin games in the morning, followed by a playoff game in the afternoon.

Mrs O's team - Lawrence Gold

It was great to see all of the Room 4 students playing hard, staying close to the action and scoring goals!!!  Special thanks to Danny and Konica for managing a team each.

Danny and his team - Lawrence Blue

Konica's team - Lawrence Red

Student of the Week - Lucy

It was no surprise to the students of Room 4 that Lucy was the student of the week this week.  Lucy has been producing some stunning pieces of descriptive poetry, with very original and well-thought out ideas.  Congratulations Lucy.  You really deserve to be our student of the week!

Colour poems

Check out our latest poetry efforts and let us know what you think...

What is red?

Red is a strawberry ripe to be eaten.

Red is a fire that has just been lit.

Red is a rose in spring time

Red is an itchy bite that has been scratched 100 times.

Red is sunburn.

Red is red.

Red is a ruby from a mine.

Red is a meteor crashing through our atmosphere.

Toby

What is green?

Green is a blanket that is clean. 

Green is the colour of a field.

Green is a leaf falling to the ground.

Green is the colour of grass.

Green is a wall that is painted.

Green is green.

Green is an apple that is just ripe.

Green is a pear that has just been picked.

Green is Year 3’s writing  book.

Amber-Rose

What is yellow?

Yellow is the sun when it is rising.

Yellow is the playground slide.

Yellow is the colour of a daisy that has just opened.

Yellow is pollen out of a flower.

Yellow is a banana that is fresh.

Yellow is yellow.

Lucy

What is blue?

Blue is the sky moving around.

Blue is the Room 4 boy’s tops.

Blue is flowers in the garden.

Blue is the desks and chairs in Room 4.

Blue is my pencil case, bright blue.

Blue is a blanket on my bed.

Blue is my jersey at home.

Blue is the pictures on my wall.

Blue is my brekky of blueberries, so yum.

Blue is Smartie’s browsing box.

Blue is my favourite colour.

Venessa

What is brown?

Brown is a dog’s poo.

Brown is a paddock full of mud.

Brown is a cow’s coat.

Brown is a computer background.

Brown is Josie’s hair.

Brown is brown.

Paris 

What is green?

Green is grass that has been put in one month ago.

Green is some leaves in summer.

Green is green.

Green is a green felt.

Green is a Year 3’s writing book.

Green is a green apple, crunchy and yum.

Ryan

What is black?

Black is my dog’s body.

Black is my school shoes.

Black is my school tights.

Black is Kate’s hair.

Black is my dog’s tail.

Black is my teacher’s jacket.

Black is a cow’s coat.

Black is Alyssa’s hair.

Lanie

What is brown?

Brown is dark chocolate.

Brown is dog poo in the dog kennel.

Brown is dark watered dirt.

Brown is my desk because it’s old.

Brown is a brown pencil.

Brown is a newborn calf.

Brown is brown.

Blake

What is white?

White is a blank piece of paper that hasn’t been used.

White is my teddy bear lying on my bed.

White is sheep in the paddock.

White is paint getting brushed on black paper.

White is a pipe with water running down it.

White is rapids rushing down the stream.

White is white.

Hamish

What is purple?

Purple is nail polish getting brushed on nails.

Purple is grapes waiting in a bowl.

Purple is flowers getting smelt.

Purple is Mrs May’s favourite colour.

Purple is a drink bottle getting filled up.

Purple is jelly getting wobbled in the fridge.

Purple is purple.

Rubie

What is red?

Red is blood in a human’s body.

Red is Mrs O’s cardigan.

Red is as red as a red pen.

Red is a bright fire in a paddock.

Red is Toby’s ruler.

Red is the school chairs.

Alesana

What is blue?

Blue is the sky on a sunny day.

Blue is the flowers in my garden.

Blue is the boy’s school shirts.

Blue is my fluffy blanket lying on top of my bed.

Blue is the sea water sparkling in the sun.

Blue is my drink bottle getting filled up.

Blue is word cards on top of desks.

Blue is the desks in our classroom.

Blue is my felt pen in my pencil case.

Jessica

What is gold?

Gold is money getting spent at the shop.

Gold is leaves in autumn, fluttering to the ground.

Gold is gold.

Gold is the stuff that you used to find in the ground.

Gold is jewellery that sparkles in the sun.

Lucie

What is white?

White is my dog Ruger’s coat.

White is a bit of a paper.

White is a daisy in the sun.

White is a newborn lamb in the shed.

White is the back of my eyes.

White is a white rose.

Jenaya

What is red?

Red is a strawberry waiting to be picked.

Red is Mrs O’s cardigan.

Red is a rose blooming in my garden.

Red is a red pen getting drawn with on a piece of paper.

Red is some new shoes being worn on someone’s feet.

Red is red.

Alyssa

What is pink?

Pink is candyfloss, fluffy and sweet.

Pink is roses blooming in my garden.

Pink is cherries, yummy and ripe.

Pink is a dog’s tongue, hanging in the wind.

Pink is paint splattered on the wall.

Pink is pink.

Connie

What is brown?

Brown is dark chocolate from Cadbury’s.

Brown is a newborn calf.

Brown is a pencil from my desk.

Brown is a dog’s coat.

Brown is an Irish man or woman.

Brown is brown.

Max

What is golden?

Golden is the colour of my dog Chloe’s coat in the summer.

Golden is a tree in the autumn breeze.

Golden is a two or one dollar coin.

Golden is my hair tied up in a plait.

Golden is a cheetah’s coat, soft and silky.

Golden is golden.

Abby

What is yellow?

Yellow is a lemon ready to pick.

Yellow is daffodils growing in the garden.

Yellow is a felt in your pencil case

Yellow is the sun sparkling in the sky.

Yellow is yellow.

Emma

What is black?

Black is Black Beauty’s coat.

Black is a computer screen when the power is off.

Black is the colour of dad’s work dog chasing sheep.

Black is the midnight sky on a winter night.

Black is the colour of my school shoes.

Black is the whiteboard marker writing on the whiteboard.

Black is black.

Kate

What is silver?

Silver is Mrs O’s laptop sitting on the table.

Silver is a fifty cent coin in a wallet.

Silver is a piece of tinfoil on the bench.

Silver is a school pencil sharpener, sharpening a pencil.

Silver is a hairclip in someone’s hair.

Samara

What is blue?

Blue is Room 4’s seats and desks.

Blue is the sky turning into a nice day.

Blue is a tulip rising for the new day.

Blue is Jenaya and Abby’s eyes sparkling at me.

Blue is blue.

Blue is the sea getting ready to make a wave.

Blue is my pen ready to write.

Blue is candyfloss, fluffy and yum.

Josie

Simile poems

Over the past week we have been working on writing and including appropriate similes in our writing, where we use the words 'like' or 'as' to compare two things.  We were encouraged to think creatively, rather than relying on the well-used similes such as 'He ran as fast as a cheetah'.
We then created our own simile poem about an animal of our choice.  

GREAT WHITE SHARK

Teeth ripping off chunks of flesh like a digger digging in the ground.

Skin as grey and rough as a rhinoceros.

Savage as a Dimetrodon.

Tail as strong as steel.

Mouth as wide as a whale shark.

Samara

WILD MUSTANG

Hooves as dangerous as a lion’s claws.

Mane as long as a 30 centimetre ruler.

Ears as sensitive as some people’s ears when they don’t like some earrings.

Legs as fast as a motorbike.

Coat smooth like concrete.

Kate

RATTLESNAKE

Fangs as sharp as spears.

Tail rattles like a baby’s bell.

Patterns on the scaly skin like a scarf.

Eyes as scary as a tigers.

Tongue as bumpy as motorbike ruts.

Max

RAT

Big ears like an elephant.

Paws as smooth as a pebble.

Eyes as dark as a pitch black room.

Nose as small as a decorated rubber.

Hair grey like an old granny’s hair.

Hamish

CRAB

Pincers as sharp as blades.

Body oval like an egg.

Sound like a chatter on the rocks.

Eyes as oval as a lolly.

Shell as hard as a rock.

Jessica

LEOPARD

Claws like vampire fangs biting into skin.

Fast as a strike of lightning.

Spots as black as a penguin.

Eyes as blue as the sky.

Nose as wet as the sea.

Tail as wavy as the waves.

Body as long as a whiteboard.

Roar like a racing car.

Paris

BUFFALO

Horns as sharp as a snake’s fangs.

Skin a smooth as a piece of paper.

As tall as a lion.

Hooves like deer.

Big floppy ears like elephants.

Blake

KILLER WHALE

Teeth like knives that are really sharp.

Tail that whips through the ocean as fast as a motor.

Eyes that are as black as a black pencil.

As fast as a fast boat skimming across the ocean.

Body as smooth as a writing book.

Ryan

DOLPHIN

Tail swooshes like a wave.

Fins pointy at the top like a diamond.

Skin grey as a great white shark.

Eyes as blue as the sea.

Nose long like a penguin’s beak.

They make sounds nearly like a moose.

Josie

WOLF

Coat white as snow.

Howl as piercing as a child’s scream.

Eyes as black as leather.

Teeth as sharp as knives.

Jumps as high as a tree.

Abby

KOALA

Coat as fluffy as a teddy bear.

Claws as hard as a piece of wood.

Colour grey like a hippo’s skin.

Eyes as blue as the sky.

Slow as an old person.

Cute like a newborn baby.

Alyssa

EAGLE

Beak as sharp as a dagger.

Legs as strong as an elephants.

Wings that stretch out as far as the horizon.

Feathers as curly as an old granny’s hair.

Eyesight as good as a tiger.

Claws as sharp as a saber-tooth cat’s teeth.

Muscles as powerful as a tiger.

Caw sounds as loud as a V8 racing car.

Breath stinks like a dead sheep.

Toby

ZEBRA

Black and white stripes that look like a pattern on a scarf.

As tall as a white tiger.

Fur as soft as stuffed toys.

Hooves as big as a hand.

Nostrils as black as the night.

Teeth as white as snow.

Emma

HIPPO

Skin as grey as an old lady’s hair.

Teeth as blunt as a pencil that you haven’t used for a year.

Body as fat as a person that has eaten junk food.

Slow as an old man.

Big as a boulder.

Lucy

WOLF

Coat as grey as a storm cloud.

Tail as long as a dog.

Teeth as sharp as a spear.

Legs as long as my arms.

Howl as loud as a microphone.

Jenaya

POISONOUS SPIDER

Eyes as freaky as alien eyes.

Legs as furry as a cat.

So poisonous it can take down 4000 elephants, like a lion.

Teeth sharp like blades.

Moves like a snake, but with legs.

Alesana

HUSKY

Eyes as blue as the ocean.

Fur as fluffy as sheep’s wool.

Teeth as sharp as nails.

Tail like a swishy pompom.

Fierce as a Spinosaurus.

Connie

KANGAROO

Bouncy like a pogo stick.

As silent as a mouse.

Teeth shaped like a human.

Eyes black as midnight.

Feet as strong as a famous boxer.

Mouth shaped like a dolphin.

Lucie

CHEETAH

Runs as fast a rocket ship.

Eyes as small as a child’s eyes.

Runs as fast as the wind.

Has very big spots all over its body like a giraffe.

Tail like a monkey.

Playfight like lions eating.

Get blood on them like when they are killing things.

Amber-Rose

WILD HORSE

Skin muddy like a mud puddle.

Tail hard like a piece of wood.

Eyes big and brown like brown paint.

Mane sticks up like leaves blowing away in the wind.

Moves like a cheetah running away from its enemy.

Rubie

GIRAFFE

Tall as a hill.

Spotted like a leopard.

Hooves as big as a zebra.

Horns as pointy as a rhino’s horns.

Teeth as pointy as a needle.

Tail as long as a boy’s leg.

Fur as flat as a tiger.

Whiskers as sharp as a pencil.

Venessa

MONKEY

Brown fur like a teddy bear.

Long tails like a dog

Small eyes like a button.

Eyes are black like the All Blacks tops.

Really skinny like my little sister.

Knobbly feet like a tree branch.

Swing through the trees like a gymnast on the bars.

Lanie

Student of the week - Jessica

Jessica is thoroughly deserving of Student of the Week, as she has made outstanding progress in reading comprehension over Term 1 this year.  Fantastic effort Jessica.  You really are making sure that you understand what you are reading.  IMPRESSIVE!

Happy birthday Rubie and Lucie

 

Room 4 enjoyed celebrating Rubie and Lucie's 9th birthday with them.  Their mum brought in some goodies which we all got to share for morning tea.  Room 4 all hope that you girls have had a fantastic day!

Student of the week - Venessa

Look who has caught the reading bug!!!!  Congratulations to Venessa, our Student of the Week, for a positive attitude towards reading, great reading progress and FANTASTIC home reading.  Keep it up Venessa - reading is one of the best lifelong interests to develop.