Today we did athletics practice. We lined up outside the hall. Then Mrs Millett showed us how to do the high jump. It was fun! 
For Athletics we are practising our running, jumping and throwing skills. 
Here are a few photos of children in the Tipa team at Athletics.
This term we have been writing character descriptions. We have been practising using language features like similes and adjectives to enhance our writing. Here are some samples of descriptions of "General Pandemonium" from Peter Millett's books, "Boy Zero Wannabe Hero!"
General Pandemonium is an evil mad man who wants to take over the world with all his weird creations!! His nose is like a elephant trunk. His evil creations fail all the time. The pointy stick up bits in his hair are like twigs. He has swirly eyeballs. It looks like he's hypnotised. He's got chunks of snot up his nose. He's also pretty hip and a show off too. His chin is like a fat sword. His teeth are little bricks. HE want to destroy Boy Zero and take over the world! By Rebeccca
General Pandemonium is a strange show off and a greedy rock star! His ears are like monkey's ears and he has a sharp, pointy nose like a sword fish or a needle. He is an evil, plotting master and a greedy evil genius. His hair is like devil's horns and he fights "Boy Zero" until he would win. He is a fiery volcano burning villages down and he is a hypnotizing, brain-washing master mind. He is very tempered and has a puppy called "Miffy Whiffy" By Gareth
General Pandemonium has a difficult name. The General is un-calm about almost everything. General Pandemonium has big googly eyes that stare blankly at the outside world. General Pandemonium also shows off to everyone. He tries to take over the world with evil plans like making a pop song that turns people into break dancing zombies. Even though the General is a super villian he loves poodles! He doesn't think about what he says so when he is finished he realises he shouldn't have said that! The general has a nose as long and as pointy as a parrots beak. Wicked ideas come pouring out of his evil mind.General Pandemonium is always hungry for fame!! By Nadia
General Pandemonium has brain washing eyes like he has just been knocked by a tennis ball. The evil man is trying to take over the earth with his vicious plans. All his plans are failures. His long nose is a base ball bat. His cruel mouth spreads across the universe. He is a volcano that erupts every second with plans. His chin is like a lazer that is about to fire. What is he going to do next? He is always silly x 3000. By James
Last week we had our Cross Country run. It was a very exciting day, and we all ran our feet out!! Here are some of our favourite recounts about the event.
The Cross Country Race. By Sherise Naidoo
Running up and down with stomping feet everywhere. People were shouting, "Go... go...go...!" I couldn't take the noise- my ears hurt!
When suddenly, "Go!", and I whispered to myself, "Who was that!". Mr Shore said again, "7 year old girls please come up."
As soon as everyone was ready, Mr Shore told us we where to start and he held up something weird. "One, two, three..BANG!"
I started step by step running up and down. As I went down the nature trail I heard the gravel going crackle, crunch, crackle, crunch. I was going to Lady Phoenix reserve. I was puffed, but I kept going. It was very tiring. As I saw the finish line, I was faster.
I got there, but I was too late because only fifteen people made it into the finals.. and I was seventeenth! I was amazed with myself. "Wow!" I said.
CROSS COUNTRY By Rebecca Evans
There I was sitting in a line with the rest of the 8 year old girls. My heart was pounding. I was nervous. Soon it was our turn. The 8 year old girls stepped on the starting line. In my mind I said, "I can't believe it's the cross country." "Bang"! the clapper yelled.
I zoomed off my feet. I could feel the wind blowing in my face. By now I was up the nature trail. I could hear the crunching of the little rocks and the leaves brushing on my ankles. I went through "Lady Phoenix Reserve." I was as hot as the sun when I got out.
I knew that I was a couple of seconds away from the finish line so I sped up the nature trail and zoomed to the finish line. "Yay!" I said as I passed the finish line. I came 10th. I thought I might be going to Interschool! I had the best time ever!
The Cross Country By Sam Compton
There I was at the cross country, in rows of children and the beautiful air. Three minutes later when it was the girls turn the boys cheered for the girls.
When it was our turn and then something banged! I ran as fast as I could and when I got to the finish line, I came 15th! Wow, I was fast.
And some girls shouted, "Go, go, go!" When I was running, I was proud.
What great recounts! And it was a really fun day too. Thanks Mr Shore for organizing the Cross Country.
Over the last two weeks we have been learning about the number 1000. We have been developing an understanding of the quantity of 1000 and also developing an understanding of the relationship between 1000, 100 and 10. At the beginning of the period Mrs Millett told us that we were going to have to collect 1000 items.
We talked about so
me ideas for our collections and decided upon the following collections:
Stickers- Ben and Kieren, Nadia and Prinisha, Sunghyun and Sam
Ice block sticks- Rebecca and Daniel, Amber and Pyper, Keita and James
Finger prints- Vasti and Gauri, Jude and Joshua, Stani and Estelle
Stones- Jack and Gareth
Split peas- Liri and Jessie
Toothpicks- Jade and Sherise
Counters- Monique and Natasha
Bottle caps- Logan and Adam.
After several busy days of collecting we were ready to present our collections and all of our learning. Today we shared our collections with the class and also completed a "Define Map" where we defined 1000 in all the ways we had used to collect the magic total. Here are some of our presentations:
We have been in Room 16 for 2 weeks now, and one of the first things we did was to develop our own class treaty. We looked at the Upper Harbour values and decided what they looked like in Room 16. Here is what we came up with.
Room 16’s Treaty
We have a treaty because it makes us feel safe, happy and able to learn.
Looking after myself means: I will-
·Walk on the concrete paths and in the classroom
·Look after my belongings
·Listen and concentrate on my learning
·Wear my hat and sunscreen outside
·Actively participate in the learning
·Tell the truth
·Make mistakes- that’s how we learn!
·Ask others for help
·Try, try and try again….
·Use our HABITS OF MIND
Looking after others means: I will-
· Let other people think
· Say kind things or encouraging things
· Share my ideas and make them clear
· Share my learning
· Share the classroom equipment
· Play fair
· Help others
· Look after people who are hurt or new
· Include others by asking them to play or work
· Listen to them
· Look after their things
· Have fun!!
Looking after the environment means: I will-
· Take home my rubbish
· Pick up any rubbish I see on the ground- even if it’s not mine
· Keep out of the gardens- they are for our plants!
· Tidy up after myself
· Make sure I don’t drop any rubbish
Using right time, right place, right person thinking means: I will-
· Be in the right place at the right time, e.g. remember I only run on the field
· Be ready on time, e.g. back quickly after lunch
· Remember to talk to the right people about the right things, e.g. tell important things to people you trust
