Christmas Poem

We wake up
Quick it’s Christmas day
Time to open presents time to play
Paper ripping children laughing
Mum and Dad smiling
We visit our family we eat heaps of kai the table is full
I don’t know what to eat first
The end of the day
I am tired full and happy yay! what a day.
By Jacqui

Haiku

Yesterday we wrote haiku poems. Haiku poems are fun to write.
They are only 3 lines long.
The first line has 5 syllables.
The second line has 7 syllables.
The third line has 5 syllables.
We had lots of fun writing Haiku poems. Here are a few R16 have written.
by Abel

Chocolate

It tastes really good.
Be quick because it melts fast.
It can look funny.
by Abel

Flowers

I am a flower.
Flowers are very pretty.
My mum likes flowers.
by Bethany

THE ghost

The ghost ate a bug.
The ghost is very scary.
The ghost might eat you.
by Karama.

The Playground

The playground is cool.
The swing is cool when you swing.
The slide is cool too.
by Cheyanne

Science with Matua Jim

Matua Jim is an expert when it comes to things about Science! He came to room16 and taught us a few things about a 'Fair Test' and other things to do with investigating Science. Matua Jim let us investigate a couple of things. The first investigation was: " Would a marble roll further on a ramp with carpet or on a ramp without carpet?" We had to make sure our ramps were placed in the same position each time we rolled the marble, and we also had to make sure we rolled the marble from the same position on the ramp, we tested the marble 5 times on each ramp. By doing these things, we knew it was a fair test! We found out that a marble rolled further on a ramp without carpet! We thought this happened because the harder the surface, the faster and further the marble would go! Our second investigation was: "What rolls further, a heavy or light marble?" Again we carried out a fair test! Some of us had lots of different ideas as to what would roll further!!!!