Show Not Tell

Room 5 are working on making our writing more interesting. We are taking a boring sentence and making it come alive by showing not telling the highlighted words.

WALT show not tell in our writing

She was happy and excited when she went for a swim on the hot sunny day with her best friend.

How do we feel, look like, and what do we do when we are happy and excited? (SHOW)

How can we SHOW she went for a swim?

How can we SHOW the hot sunny day?

How can we SHOW a best friend?

WILF

I will begin by describing what the characters body felt like.

I will describe what has happened using my senses.

I will describe what they were thinking

I will leave the audience hanging

REMEMBER TO

·                     Write in the third person

·                     Use capital letters and full stops.

Welcome to Term 4

Welcome to term 4 everyone. There is only nine weeks of school left for the year with lots of learning still to happen! This term we have our Athletics Day coming up along with Parent-Teacher interviews and reports.

Have a look at the Online Cloze Reading we are doing in class and children can practice at home as well. This is one way to support comprehension and understanding when reading a story. We use 5 strategies to support our learning and picking the right word

1. Looking for capital letters because we know sentences start with a capital letter.
2. Does the sentence make sense with the word we are using?
3. Try all the words to see what word makes the most sense. 
4. Read on past the blank space to help gain more meaning.
5. Look for words in the text that have a relationship with a word in the list (garden -overgrown, window - broken, running - feet)

We are all looking forward to a great term.

Continue the story

Can you continue the story?

Stretched beyond all possible limits his gaze into the the distance was unbroken. A sea of sand lay before him. Behind was a cloud of smoke and the smell of burning rubber tweaked his nostril hairs as he gulped down fresh air. A puddle of water mixed with bubbling oil quickly disappeared and vapourised into oblivion. Moving slowly, head pounding, he started putting one foot in front of the other. He only had one chance...

What Animal is Me?

If you could be any animal what would you pick? Maybe a cuddly puppy or an enormous crocodile? Would you like to soar the sky's like an eagle or travel the dark depths of the ocean like a whale?

For me its all about cruising!!! I would like to be a Galapagos Tortoise. Not do much, other than swimming the warm oceans and sunbathing on golden sand. Maybe a bite to eat every now and then and lots of sleep.



So who would you like to be and why?

Quoting Quotes and Saying Sayings

Often famous or well known people have said something important, funny, thought provoking, ridiculous, or a sentence that simply makes no sense at all. Then over time others will use what they said when they talk or write.

Do you have a quote or saying you know or like? Maybe your parents or grandparents use one? If not, see if you can find one and tell us why you picked it. Don't forget to think about cartoon characters as well. Sometimes they come up with some real crack-ups!

One of my favourites.

Cross Country 19 August

Next week we have our school Cross Country and children have been practicing hard so please come along and support our tamariki. 

When:        Tuesday 19 August

Where:       At KWS back field

Time:         10.50 start

Sausage sizzle and drinks available - See you all there

Room 5 Class Photo

We finally did it room 5... everyone at school for the whole day!

Every person in our room is special. They are unique individuals with outstanding qualities. They support and care about each other like a family, showing kindness and compassion... you guys rock!!!

Is there a person from room 5 you admire and respect? Tell us why you think they are special...