A group of Room 5 children did a technology challenge with Mrs Kumar.  Their challenge was to create a piece of equipment to catch the class goldfish so that the tank could be cleaned.
I love their efforts.  Well planned, created and tested!

The Magpies Visit!

Inquiry Performance - Term 3 - 1990's

Inquiry Performance - NZ History - Term 3- 1950's

Verb Poems

The kite zoomed

It flipped

It tossed and turned

The kite is rolling

And blasting

It spins to the ground

And BOOM!

By Liam

The kite shot

It flipped

It dipped and blasted

The kite is swooping

And glowing

It tosses to the ground

And SPLAT!

By Tom

The kite loopy-looped

It swirled

It fluttered and zigzagged

The kite is tossing

And glowing

It zooms to the ground

And BOOM!

By Charlize

The kite zoomed

It shot

It loopy-looped and swirled

The kite is spinning

And flopping

It glows to the ground

And SPLAT!

By Patrick

Running, passing, shooting

Jogging, attacking, dodging

I love netball

By Dakota

Trying, running, shooting

Jogging, scoring, chesting

I love Soccer

By Lily

Adjective Poems

Hands

Hot hands

Warm hands

New-born, weak, wet hands

Those are just a few.

Itchy hands

Soft hands

Old, sore, big hands

Sweaty, mucky too.

Small hands

Don’t forget cold hands

Last of all, best of all

I like clean hands

By Wilbur

Warm hands

Soft hands

Clean, veiny, hairy hands

Those are just a few.

hard hands

Big hands

Silky, hot, freezing hands

Bony old ones too.

Strong hands

Don’t forget fat hands

Last of all, best of all

I like rough hands

By Cerys

Old hands

Small hands

Hard, warm, wet hands

Those are just a few.

Sore hands

Strong hands

Weak, muddy, sweaty hands

Bumpy, dirty too.

Hairy hands

Don’t forget rough hands

Last of all, best of all

I like silky hands

By Seth

Warm hats

Soft hats

Tall, wet, colourful hats

Those are just a few.

Fancy hats

Wide hats

Big, dry, funny hats

Lacy, zig-zag ones too.

Spotty hats

Don’t forget small hats

Last of all, best of all

I like dirty hats

By Adam

Our adjective and verb poems!

A deadly spider is hiding from me.

A harmful spider is poisoning everyone.

A spiky spider is preying on us.

A hairy spider is biting people.

A poisonous spider is hanging from a tree.

By Nicholas

A mean spider is sleeping on me.

A scary spider is building a web.

A fat spider is biting you.

A hairy spider is poisoning us.

A harmful spider is preying on its enemy.

By Tom

A hairy spider is building.

A ginormous spider is sleeping

A minute spider is attacking.

A fat spider is leaping.

A harmful spider is crawling.

By Kristian

A hairy spider is crawling on me.

A fat spider is poisoning me.

A deadly spider is sleeping on me.

A spiky spider is eating food.

A poisonous spider is building a nest.

By Patrick

A soft butterfly is flapping her wings.

A bright butterfly is lying on me.

A beautiful butterfly is landing on the ground.

A colourful butterfly is swooping fast!

A sparkly butterfly is tossing to the ground.

By Cerys

A fat butterfly is falling to the ground.

A tiny butterfly is landing on my head.

A soft butterfly is flying to the sky.

A silky butterfly is flopping to me.

A shiny butterfly is gliding to my house.

By Tye

An itchy spider is biting my leg.

A fat spider is sleeping on my jacket.

A mean spider is poisoning me.

A hairy spider is leaping.

A minute spider is lying on my leg.

By Adam

A soft butterfly is falling to the ground.

A beautiful butterfly is flying in the sky.

A sparkly butterfly is swooping down.

A colourful butterfly is fluttering up.

A glittery butterfly is landing on a tree.

By Naomi

A soft butterfly is flopping in the air.

A shiny butterfly is fluttering on the ground.

A fat butterfly is swooshing in the cloud.

A blue butterfly is gliding in the sun.

A tiny butterfly is falling into the river.

By Keiara

An itchy spider is biting me.

A mean spider is sleeping on us.

A poisonous spider is crawling around.

A hairy spider is attacking me.

A fat spider is building a web.

By Blake

A beautiful butterfly is gliding through the air.

A blue butterfly is falling down to the ground.

A shiny butterfly is shimmering in the sky.

A colourful butterfly is landing on a tree.

A soft butterfly is flying to a river.

By Charlize

A fat spider is sleeping on my face.

An itchy spider is crawling up my arm.

A hairy spider is swinging from its web.

A deadly spider is biting me!

A minute spider is building its web.

By Wilbur

A soft butterfly is tickling my head.

A fat butterfly is swooping in a tree.

A soft butterfly is spinning on top of me.

A glittery butterfly is falling out of a tree.

A colourful butterfly is fluttering above the sun.

By Liam