Brooke Neal

Today a olympian came to our school and her name is Brooke Neal. Brooke Neal is a olympian. Brook Neal was talking about the three olympic values and she also add one more in. Brook Neal told us that she had I poster of the hockey team and at the back she wrote:

• Nothing can stop me
• I am powerful
• I show pride
• I will do my best everyday.

She said that she hanged this poster in her room and read it to herself before she left to her games.

Basketball

Today we had basketball with our two coaches Yaron and Malik. We learnt a lot of things like BEEF and BEEF stands for Balance, Eyes on the target, Elbows facing the hoop and Follow through. We also learnt to catch with your fingers shaped as a diamond. The whole classroom enjoy learning new skills and and playing basketball games with the coaches.

Decimal

For this weeks maths we have been learning decimals. This game was a consolidation for the future. This game was easy for me and I had no problems playing this game. I will definitely play this game again.

Acrostic poem

WALT: Write an acrostic poem using alliteration.

Ambulance arrived on time to rescued people

Numberouse nature destroyed

Gigantic great valuables were lost
Rustling roof tops spinning out of control
Yelling yaks ran away from the danger

Figurative language

For the past few days we have been learning about figurative language. There are nine figurative languages and they are similes, metaphors, personification, hyperbole, onomatopoeia, imagery, rhythm, Alliteration, assonance and repetition. I enjoyed learning about figurative language.

personification paragraph

WALT: Write a paragraph using personification

The sun came out to play as the soft whistling wind turned into a noisy crowd. The leaves danced on the branches. Waves jumped up and crashed back down into rocks. The shells were rolling around in circles on the sand playing rolly polly. The ships running across the water to other islands carrying people.

Descriptive writing

WALT: Write a descriptive paragraph using imagery.

Today we wrote a paragraph about a earthquake using the five senses. I worked in a pair with Heather.

The earthquake was like a magnet, drawing in buildings and making them collapse onto the floor. Chaotic people shot around in fear, while birds instantly evacuated the area. My nose was filled with dirt and dust from broken cement. As the ground shook I flopped onto the cold floor that I was once standing on. Dogs cried out loudly while tree leaves and branches rustled together aggressively. My hands were trembling by the sight of crazy power lines uncontrollably swaying in the polluted brown sky that once was a shade of baby blue.

Sports camp

A while ago the years 7 and 8's went to sports camp and came back with five trophies. Everyone had fun and came back with good memories.

Personification poem

The beach

The leaves dance on the branches

As the waves clash into each other

The wind running around

As the seaweed dancing for joy