Inspiring people

As some of you may know, in the past two weeks we have been learning about inspiring people like Mahatma Gandi, Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King.We have been told to study are own Inspiring person. Me and Sophie have been learning about the famous Oprah Winfrey and her charities all over South Africa and towards animal cruelty. By Molly

Room 3 News

First Edition of the Room 3 News:

The children in Room 3 will be recording some clips for Room 3 news each week. Children will have a chance to be a reporter and presenter, however it is given to those children who are working extremely well in class and completing all work in the set time.

Molly and Sophie had a chance to write a report about the Earthquake. The girls sing the "Toilet Song".  A song about when you should flush the toilet. I hope this does not offend anyone, but this is from a child's perspective with no adult input.

It was a good job in a short time.

Well done girls.

Inspiring People

Dr.Seuss is an inspiring person because he got children to read books. Back in the past the books were terrible. He is a good children's author. Dr.Seuss tells people in his books, be respectful and not mean and respect the environment.

Gandhi is an inspiring person because he lived long enough to have his dream become a reality, so it is like you can have a dream no matter what your age. He wanted a change of rule in India and to reduce/abolish discrimnation. No matter what colour makes a difference to the world.

Gandhi quotes
"An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind."

"A man is but the product of his thoughts what he thinks, he becomes."


"Be the change that you want to see in the world.


"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.


"Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever."
By Lucy B

Rugby World Cup 2011

Hi everyone,


Did you hear about the rugby world cup is not happening in Christchurch? Were you looking forward to the Rugby World Cup in Christchurch? I know I was looking forward to it.If the earthqauke didn't happen the Rugby World Cup would have been super fantastic.

Poetry: Limericks

Limerick:


A funny rhyming poem of five lines with the rhyming pattern aabba.
Lines 1,2 and 5 have the same rhythmic structure as each other using 7-10 syllables.
Lines 3 and 4 have the same rhythmic structure as each other using 5-7 syllables.

Examples:


There once was a hunter named Paul
Who strangled nine grizzlies one Fall.
Nine is such a good score,
So tried for one more
But he lost. Well, you can't win them all!



There was a young fellow who thought
Very little. But thought it a lot.
Then at long last he knew,
What he wanted to do,
But before he could start, he forgot.




Here is a very famous limerick. Notice both the rhyme and rhythm patterns.
1. There was an old man from Peru, (A)
    da DUM da da DUM da da DUM (3 DUMS)
2. who dreamed he was eating his shoe. (A)
    da DUM da da DUM da da DUM (3 DUMS)
3. He awoke in the night (B)
    da DUM da da DUM (2 DUMS)
4. with a terrible fright, (B)
    da da DUM da da DUM (2 DUMS)
5. and found out that it was quite true. (A)
    da DUM da da DUM da da DUM (3 DUMS)

From http://www.gigglepoetry.com/poetryclass/limerickcontesthelp.html

Room 3 will publish some of their Limericks in the coming days.

Haiku - Podcast by Judith J

In class we have been learning about Haiku. Today hear some haiku written and read by Judith J on this podcast.

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The Twits: The Great Upside Down Monkey Circus

RE:

This week we have been learning about different ways how we worship God. We all shared our ideas and wrote them all on the board here are a few.......

Public Worship... by God's people, using the official prayers of the church is callled a liturgy.God is present in a special way through the Eucharist and other sacraments are liturgy.

Private Worship...You worship God in your own time.You can also have private worship if you talk one-on-one time with the preist,praying to God. A prayer you have in your head or out loud but you don't share it with anyone except God.A silent respond to God by prayer.

Service.....is when there is a mass or when you have one of the sacraments, or when the priest visits the poor or sick.Helping others less fortunate.

By Molly

Jewell's Corner: The Naughtiest Girl

The Naughtiest Girl                        Chapter 2          Story 1

For the rest of the time Elizabeth could have at home Elizabeth tried being very naughty and also very good. "I'll see what being obedient and polite does. Maybe mother will change her mind then". So to everybody's surprise Elizabeth became the most sweet-tongued and well-mannered person. But unfortunately that had quite the wrong effect because her mother said something different! "Well, now I'm not so afraid of sending you to school now. I thought you would be so unhappy and upset, but I now know that you could be happy". And you can guess what happened after that. Elizabeth became naughtier that ever!!! "Well, if being good makes mother think like that, I'll see what being naughty does!!!" Elizabeth emptied the ink-bottle all over the cushions in the living room and drawing room. She tore a large hole in one of the nicest curtains, with flowers and butterflies on it. She put three horrible black Dung-bugs in Miss Scott's tooth-brush mug, and squeezed the super glue into the end of Miss Scott's shoes!"Well all this makes it quit certain Elizabeth needs to go to school!" said Miss Scott as she tried to get her feet out of the sticky shoes. "And yet she can be so sweet and nice when she likes."
Elizabeth's trunk was packed and ready to go on a carriage. She had two spare pairs of stockings, dresses, shoes, and she had one thick jacket for when it was raining. She had a tuck-box too, and inside was a big currant cake, a box of chocolates, a tin of toffee, a jam sandwich, and a tin of shortbread.
Elizabeth put on her uniform of Whyteleafe (her boarding school) It was very neat, and she looked nice in it. But then again, Elizabeth looked nice in anything! "My goodness! You really do look like a school girl!" Elizabeth's mum kissed her daughter goodbye. "See you at half-term." "No mum" Elizabeth replied. "I'll be so naughty, that they'll send me right back so I'll be home a long time before that!

Poetry: Haiku

Haiku:

• A short Japanese poem about nature of the seasons.
• Uses 17 syllables divided into three lines, 5,7,5
• Expresses the individual way we respond to things around us.

Summer

Summer sunny skies

Waves smashing along the shore

Children laughing on.

By Room 3

Lovely summers day

Diving into colling sea,

Watching crabs crawl by.

By Judith J

Birds are flying by,

Feeding their young in the trees,

Chirping happily.

By Judith J

Sweet summers day

Jumping a wave on the shore

Funny games to play

By Sophie J





The Twits: Lucy's Letter

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Imagine you were one of the boys stuck in the tree. You have got to explain to your mother why you have come home without your trousers. You are too frightened to speak to her, so you write her a letter.


Write a letter, as if you were one of the boys who were stuck in the tree, explaining why you have come home without your trousers.

The Twits: Activity

Dear Mum,

Yogi bear, Dora, Bob the builder and I were playing in the yard and we all agreed we would go see the monkeys down the road and be back in half an hour. After seeing the monkeys we choose to take the long way home, behind the back alleyway. We could not help but see the big, old willow tree in the corner of an old demolished police station. The trre seemed to have a ladder leaning againest it so we all dropped our school bags and started playing on the long branches. We saw an old man walk out the demolished building with a big axe swinging at his feet. We tried running away but the back of our pants were stuck to the tree with Hug Me Glue. So we quickly unzipped our pants and ran back home making sure we did'nt take any more short-cuts or run into anymore strange people.
By Molly Ryan-Mcginness

The Twits: Four sticky boys

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Dear Mum,

I am to scared to talk to you but I was at like a frankenstine house I climbed a tree and sat down in it there was glue on the bottom so I acsadently sat on it and then I scared the birds away so then this monster came out the door and wonderd where the birds were then he got a ladder and climbed up I was so scared that my pants came off and they cost 70 dollas lucky I still have my underpants on with 11 holes in them I hope you are not to angry witt me.

By Olivia