Poetry Writing

This week we did some poetry writing.  We wrote 5 W's poems using the following format.  

Line 1: Who or what the poem is about.
Line 2: What is he/she/it doing?
Line 3: When does this action take place?
Line 4: Where does it take place?
Line 5.Why or an I wonder question?

Enjoy reading our poems.

Glenfield 2018

This week as part of our Inquiry learning we looked at how Glenfield looks today. We made another mural to represent Glenfield today and wrote about how the local community has changed over the last sixty years. 

In Glenfield in 2018 there is a mall. There is also a library. There are many more cars and the cars go faster. There are more houses.  Dominic P

In Glenfield there is a carwash and there is Glenfield Mall. There are houses and we don’t need a car to get to Glenfield. Reza

Nowadays there are more houses and a lot more people because a lot more people from another country have come. There are lots more car sales and factories, also offices and also a swimming pool. Also there are more schools and college. There are big shops like Burger King and McDonalds and the Warehouse and lots more traffic. There are parks and there is a mall. Talia

Behind Glenfield mall there is a swimming pool and people can go swimming. Target Road school also has a swimming pool now. The cars go faster than when it was 1960. Hevin

In 2018 there are lots more people and more cars. Glenfield is becoming bigger. It is awesome because the city is beautiful. There are a lot more homes and shops. There are places to eat like Burger King. Caysen

In Glenfield a lot has changed. There are lots of fast foods like McDonalds and KFC and lots of houses. Lots of schools like Manuka and Target Road School. More roads and people because other people came from another country. The builders made lots more shops and much more places where you can have fun because there is lots more people and lots of places where you can swim.  Frances

Today there are lots of people and houses to live. The cars have become faster. There are video games. Glenfield has grown so much because of the houses and shops. Evan

Glenfield is growing now. There are many people from another country. There is a mall that is on Glenfield Road and they have a park. Danielle

This is Glenfield 2018. It is very modern and upgraded. Lots of new people have come and it has more shops. It has grown a lot since 1960 and it is easier to find what you want and where it is. There is a lot of transportation and vehicles to get you there and back. There are less trees and less farmland and less free land now. There is a swimming pool as well so it is much better than before.  Elizabeth.

Glenfield has lots of shops and lots of houses and cars. A mall got built which has a food court. Kenlyn

There is heaps more things than before. Now there are more shops and a Warehouse too and now there is a Countdown and supermarkets.  Dominic F

Glenfield now looks different. It has lots of houses. In 1960 there were not a lot of houses. Now we have lots of cars. Belle

In Glenfield there are many cars and traffic and lots more houses and more people and shops. There is even Glenfield Library and Glenfield College and Glenfield Mall got built. There are lots of toys inside Glenfield Mall and there is a food court so people can eat. Ella

In Glenfield now there are a lot more cars and more houses. In 2018 there are more roads and there are lots more schools. Now we have a swimming pool. In 2018 we have more shops and the people can work somewhere in Glenfield. Lucas

Now there are lots more cars and lots more people. There are a lot more houses. Now there are more schools and more students. Sixty years ago there was no Glenfield Mall. Now there is also a library. Amy

In 1960 everything was different. There are more shops to buy clothes and buy cars and fix them and there are more roads than in 1960. There are more people from other countries. Now we have different cars and different people. There is more traffic because the cars go faster. There is a swimming pool and the Glenfield Mall and the Warehouse. Diana

In Glenfield in 2018 there are a lot more homes and lots of cars, traffic lights and people. Glenfield is growing every day. Look at how big it is! Glenfield Mall has lots of shops and outside there is a library. Monique

In 2018 there are a lot of shops around Glenfield Mall. There are a lot of houses and buildings. There are playgrounds. Fah

Glenfield 1960

This year our school turns fifty years old. We have been learning about our local community of Glenfield and what it was like in the 1960's compared to what it looks like now. We have discovered that Glenfield sixty years ago was quite a different place. 

There were not so many houses in Glenfield in 1960. There was lots of farmland.  Carah

There is not so much houses and not many cars. Dominic F

Sixty years ago in Glenfield there was more farmland and lots of trees and bushes. Elizabeth

Sixty years ago in Glenfield there were not many cars and there were less people. There were lots more trees and farmland and the new houses were built.  Danielle

Sixty years ago there were not as many houses. There were not as many cars because there was a little bit of traffic lights. There were little shops and bakers and fruit shops. Diana

Sixty years ago there were not many cars and the cars were slow and there were less houses. The new houses were being built. There were less people. There were little markets, less schools and less students. Amy

Sixty years ago there were little shops like a butcher and a baker and a little supermarket. Frances

A long time ago there was a little bit of the houses and the cars were going slow because of the traffic lights. The people were working and there were a lot of trees and two roads. Reza

Sixty years ago in Glenfield there were not so many houses. There were little shops. There was lots of farmland. It has less people so less traffic. Monique

Sixty years ago Glenfield didn’t have so many roads or houses. There were more farms and less people. There were markets and small bakery and less schools. Ella

Sixty years ago the cars were slower because there were less people. There were not many shops and they were little shops. Some houses were being built. There was farm land. Talia

Sixty years ago, Glenfield was small. There was not a lot of shops and not a lot of schools. Fah

Long ago in the 1960’s there was not a lot of houses and not a lot of cars and not a lot of people. Belle

In the 1960’s there was not so many houses and there was butcher that sells meat. Caysen

60 years ago there were less houses. The builder man comes and builds the houses. People have new houses. Hevin

Sixty years ago there was no traffic lights and there was a little road. There was new houses built and there was more farmland. Lucas

There was a lot of farms in the olden days. There were only little shops. And there were no video games. Evan

In Glenfield in 1960 there were not so many houses. Quinn

Our Room 5 Buddies.

Room 10 students are very excited to have met and spent some time with our older Year 5 and 6 buddies from Room 5. We are going to meet regularly during the year and participate in different activities together. We will share our learning with each other,  our buddies will help us with our learning, we will play games and do art activities together and lots more. Miss McGibbon and I are very excited about the year ahead and are delighted with how our first meetings have gone. We are looking forward to a wonderful year of shared experiences.

Here are some photos of our first meeting with our buddies.

Written Language Work

As part of our work around our Inquiry into Identity we discussed the What If Question - What if we all looked the same? Then we decided we could change just one thing about ourselves- our hair. We drew what we would like our hair to look like and used this as the planning and motivation for our story writing. We tried to use some good descriptive language in our writing. 

Read our stories and see if you can imagine what we would look like. 

My hair will be curly like Harlequin. My hair will be beautiful because it is curly. I love my hair because it is shiny. Monique

My hair has got shaved on the sides and on my head it is long. Also I have a Mohawk on the inside of my hair and want it to shoot out lightning. It will be sparkly and colourful. Dominic F

I want to paint my hair green because I can be like Shrek and no one will know who I am.  Reza

My hair is crazy and straight. I get long hair. I shoot with my crazy hair. My hair has rainbow colours. I like my hair because it is very normal. Lucas

My hair is pink and blue. I have a headband that is white and blue. I love my hair and no one will know I am and it is so glittery. Belle

If I had a twin my hair would be on one side pink and with one side purple and snowflakes on each side. I will have dark blue stripes. It will also be sparkly on each side. I love all about my hair. It can be shiny and one part long and one part short. What I really like about my hair is that it is pretty and nobody will know which is which. Diana

My hair is long but soon I am having a haircut. It is going to be short. Then it is going to grow because I can see it. When I look up I can’t see it. I have black hair, even when I was a baby. Hevin

What if my hair was colourful and cloudy? Would I be able to tie my hair? I like my hair because it is colourful. Amy

My hair is going to be purple and it is going to be straight. I love my hair. My hair is going to go down to the floor.  Quinn

My hair is sparkly. The colour of my hair is dark blue and sparkly green. My hair is shooting water. My hair is colourful and short/ My hair has a glow so it can stick up.  I like my hair because it shoots water.  Evan

I would like to have curly hair and wavy hair. It would be blond hair and long hair. It would be so long it could touch the ground. It would be so curly that it gets tied up. Talia

My hair is spiky and colourful. My hair is sticking out of the world. My hair is long and shiny and it has a blue Mohawk. I love my hair because it is like a sword. Caysen

I want my hair to be brown and red and it has snowball in it. My hair will be straight and curly at the bottom of my hair and I want it to be short. Ella

My hair would be blond, sparkly and it would have cat ears. My cat ears would be brown and red. My hair will have pink stripes. It would be straight and a bit long. I would brush it twice a day at least. Elizabeth

My hair is straight and colourful. On one side is green and the other side is purple. It is amazing. Danielle

If I have colourful hair, I would tell my friend and my friend will be my friend for ever. I will have rainbow hair that is curly. Fah

I wish I had a Mohawk that shoots out fireballs and lazers. I want my Mohawk hair to be red and black. I would love my Mohawk hair and it would be like a shield. Also it would be spiky. Dominic P

My hair is a rainbow colour. My hair is long to the grass. I like my hair because it looks funny. Kenlyn

Maths Learning

In maths we have been learning groupings that make ten. We played fun maths games to help with our learning.

Swimming

We have been lucky enough to have had swimming instructors for the last two weeks. The focus was very much on water safety. We learnt ways to stay afloat, safety around beaches and pools and built on our confidence in the water.