The Lorax

In Literacy with Mrs McGuinniety we have been reading the story by Dr. Suess called The Lorax. We talked about the characters, setting, author's purpose, the problem and the solution. We looked at the characters in detail. The Lorax and The Once-ler. We used the story to find wow words and sentences that describe what they looked like and their personalities.

We described The Once-ler using wow words. We compared The Lorax and The Once-ler. We looked at what was the same and what was different about them.

Monkeys

in literacy we have been learning about monkeys.we read stories about monkeys we research facts  about monkeys we watched videos about  monkeys my favorite monkey is spider monkey.  By Enzo. 

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South Hornby School

For Free Writing in writing we got to choose what we were going to write about so I chose to write about my school. I chose to write it on a google slide I hope you enjoy it.

by Nici
Punui-o-toka

Feelings Poems

                         Here are some feelings poems from some of our AMAZING Poets!


                    

What will you do? by Ashton

In writing we have been learning to write persuasive aguments about plastic bags and if we think they should be banned first we did a question to hook the reader in then we answered it for what we think then we tell you facts that are sad so you will not want to use them. What I felt fun was finding about all of this stuff . What I felt challenging was thinking what to say

Would you eat a plastic bag? ¨Yeah... I would not too!¨ Most turtles die from plastic bags they should be banned!!!

Don't litter, do you know what happens to one piece of plastic? Well I do and you do not want to know. Imagine a garbage truck full of plastic that is being dumped into the sea every minute.

Plastic is dangerous and it kills marine life. It contains dangerous chemicals like petroleum. Don't let or put plastic in the drain to go to sea. It is cruel because you know what will happen.

I know, that you know, we will do the right thing to save the seas.

by Ashton

Ban the plastic bags by Hunter

In writing We have Been  learning about persuasive arguments. I found all of this writing on that at all added up to a good cause because I got to read it out loud In the Assembly.

Do you know that Plastic bags are made from diesel?

There is enough diesel in a plastic bag to power a car 115m.

I think we should ban plastic bags because they're killing marine life and other creatures.

Do you know that Turtles think that plastic bags are jellyfish? The most favourite thing that Turtles like to eat is jellyfish, so it is poisoning them.

Do you know fish are eating plastic?  If plastics is in their food chain wouldn't it be an ours?

Would you eat plastic?

Plastic bags take 600 years to decompose in the ocean. In the year 2050 there will be more plastic bags in the ocean then sea creatures so when they die 50% of oxygen will disappear.

is too much plastic in the world. Every year New Zealand produces enough plastic to smother it twice.

3 million plastic bags are being thrown out every day in New Zealand.

1000 Turtles at dying everyday.   Don't let Sea creatures die!

by Hunter

Ban the bag by Arie

Would you eat a plastic bag? No, then why do sea animals do!

Animals are eating plastic bags thinking its food and now they are are dying.

I'm fine with bags, it's just can't they make bags that are not poison and that animals can breathe through. I mean at least they could stay alive.

Plastic bags are made of petroleum. Petroleum makes petrol and petrol is poison. Do you know the petroleum it takes to make one plastic bag can power a car and make it go 115m. Petroleum is poison and that means plastic is poison

It is also killing us because we eat fish and we eat food from plastic bags, I strongly believe that since our food touches plastic bags that means it affecting us humans and plastic bags are poison. So I think it's killing us, just slowly.

Do you know that every minute about 1 million plastic objects go to sea. And it takes like 4 million year's for plastic to break. if we keep this up think about what it will look like in 2019. So stop using plastic bags!

It was hard finding strong words to put in my writing. But It was easy researching because we were also reading about plastic bags. It wasn't really fun because in videos we saw animals dying. Also I read mine out at assembly

Ban the Plastic Bags by Angie

Would you ever eat plastic? I know you don't. Did you know that plastic

bags are made of PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride) which is toxic? Plastics are

materials that are malleable and can be molded into solid objects like

Plastic Bottles and Plastic Bags.

It takes over 200-1000 years for the plastic bags to decompose. Also,

plastics can't break apart because they are made of high-density

polyethylene (HDPE).

Animals are in danger too! Aquatic animals can swallow plastic and they

can die. Some bits of plastics can be sharp and it may touch the marine

animals and they'll get injured.

A lot of energy is used in making plastics. They use non-renewable

resources. Experts in U.S.A explained that petroleum used in making

plastic bags in America would power 1.3 million cars.

Here are some facts about what plastic is causing us:

90% of bottles are not even recycled.

Over 8 million plastics are in our oceans.

Every minute takes 1 million plastics littered in the whole world.

Any plastic is brought to the Pacific Garbage Patch.

Over 100 million marine animals are killed each year due to plastic pieces in the

ocean.

We can help reduce plastic by;

- Use a metal bottle instead of a plastic bottle.

- Reuse your plastic bottles instead of throwing them to the bin.

- Say "No straw please" in cafes, KFC, etc. because straws in places cafes and

restaurants, are made of plastic too.

- Use a metal straw instead so you can still wash it and we can reduce plastic.

- Bring fabric bags instead of plastic bags when you're going shopping.

Plastic bags are harmful, not just to us, but the animals and our environment.

I strongly insist to ban plastic bags!

Ban Plastic Bags by Nici

Last week and this week we have been Writing Persuasive Augments About Banning or Keeping Plastic Bags But I knew That If we kept the plastic Bags Most of the sea animals Will keep dying so I choose to ban the Bags. It was easy to choose to ban the bags because I want to save the planet. It was hard to find strong words. How do you think I did?

Would you eat plastic?

I wouldn't. Most of the animals in the sea are dying because of plastic.

Plastic is made out out of petroleum(petrol). So that means it is poisonous.  It kills most of the sea animals in the world. If you want a pet Turtle or a pet Fish you won't have that much of a chance, because of your littering.

Plastic kills over 100,000 marine animals a year. Most of the animals that are dying are Turtles because they think that the plastic bags are Jellyfish. If you go fishing  you will mostly catch plastic bottles, Plastic bags and Plastic straws.

There are five garbage patches in our oceans, the worst is the Great Pacific. It's the worst Garbage Patch  because most of the rubbish is floating to that specific area in the sea.

Keep in mind on what you, are doing to the marine animals that live in the sea.  Stop dropping your rubbish on the ground.

by Nici

Ban that bag by Hannah

This week Mrs Jack´s literacy group´s have been learning about sustainability.We used our prior knowledge for what we knew about sustainability. I got to read my writing at hero assembly. I found it easy when we talk about what we knew about it. I found it hard to draw the drawing because I could only use shapes.

Would you ever eat a plastic bag? I wouldn't either.

I strongly believe that everyone should ban the plastic bag.

Firstly it kills up to 100,000 marine animals. Mostly whales, seals and turtles. They eat the plastic bags or get tangled in plastic bags.

Secondly plastic bags are made out of petroleum. Petroleum is poisonous and it is used to make one plastic bag it would be enough to power a car 115 metres. The petroleum used to make one plastic bag would power a car for 115m

Finally the average lifespan of plastic bag is 7 minutes and it take 500 years to break down. That is a really long time to find one. Why would you try and find one when you can use a different bag.

In conclusion I strongly believe we need to ban that bag because if we do not now, in 2050 there will be more plastic in the ocean instead of fish.

by Hannah

Learning Anytime, Any Place, Any Where.

The power of digital devices. Today one of our students was excited to continue their learning, that they chose to find a spot outside in the sunshine before school started and continue their writing. #growingheroes #studentagency #takingchargeofyourlearning

I want more morning tea time

​For writing we have been learning how to write a persuasive argument. We have to convince our audience to believe what we believe.
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Persuading

This week in writing we have been learning about how to write a persuasive argument.

I found it challenging trying to find the right words for my audience.

Persuading my Mum to let me dye my hair.

Did you know mum that I wanted to dye my hair? I´ve wanted to for a  long time, it's, just the ends Mum and i will do it ones.

First Mum I disgustedly sorta don't like the colour brown because it makes me look like Teagen.

Second so I look nicer with colour Mum and, so I sort of look like you.

Third I want to be like you Mum, with pink and purple hair color, so I look different to over people.

I believe that  I should have my hair dye and I will not annoy-you anymore.

By Carla

Door in the wall

This week in writing we have been writing a story from a picture prompt.

I found it challenging trying to find wow words to put in my story.

One fantastic evening a door popped up In my wall. But it was small. I told my mum she said fiddlesticks you don't have a small door in your room. So I said  come back and look mum don't see the door It's like the door chose me. When mum went out of my room a fairy came in she put pixie dust on me and I shrank. Mum said it's time for dinner I bet mum didn't see me coming down, She was a monster because she was so big and she made me go on the side of the wall. Because mum was running so that made me hit the wall . And then door opened I went in the door and there was a bunch off golden when I went In the door closed and I was stuck for an hour. Then the fairy came back and got me out of the small door then I went to sleep.

By Teagen​

More Singing Times

This week in writing we have been learning about how to write a persuasive argument.

I found it challenging trying to find strong words to convince my audience.

I felt strongly about having more singing times so choosing that topic was easy.

             More Singing Times

Did you know that if we had more times to sing we will become better listeners?

I want you to believe that we need more singing times.

First we need more times to sing because it is with your mode and we find it relaxing.

Second we love singing because we can express ourselves and it builds confidence.

Third since I have done singing in the school I have I have got very good and lots of us could because professionals.

So now you should know that we need more singing times !

by Lily

BUBBLE SURPRISE

In Literacy I have been learning about vocabulary and WOW WORDS for impact. WE looked at a picture and thought critically about it. We  used lots of reflective questions to think about the picture. I found difficult the part was I had to try to use lots of wow words. I found making my picture was easy.

Did you know there lived a little girl with a big dream? She felt upset because none of her dreams ever came true. one day she woke up to a big fat surprise.  One of her dreams had finally come true but she wondered what it was?

It had a few little disadvantages though because all the cars were gone so she was wondering what it was but…  It might be one of her nightmares where all the cars disappeared and said she had to walk to school everyday, she really hoped that it was not.

One day outside she found out that everyone was floating on bubble she thought her dream had finally come true she just hoped it didn't turn into a nightmare. All of a sudden she fell asleep and dreamed that the bubbles will take over the world. All of a sudden she woke up and the town was scared  there was sticky goop everywhere everyone's shoes got stuck to the goop.

The bubbles picked up the people and took the to the dump where they all got dropped in the car smasher and died as soon as the poor little girl got dropped in she woke up screaming in terror, but she was relieved that it was just a dream or was it…

By Connie

Saving Maui Dolphins

This week in reading we have been learning about the problems Maui dolphins have to face everyday. I created a poster to show how we can help.

I found it challenging trying to find strong words to convince my audience.

I felt strongly about Maui dolphins so choosing my topic was easy.​

By Connor

More Morning tea

This week In Writing we were learning about persuasive writing. I found it hard to find strong words to put in my writing. I found it easy for find what topic I was going to write about. This Topic I chose was easy to write about.

Did you know that when children have a longer morning tea they get their work done faster? I believe that if we have 5 more minutes of morning tea. The children will get their work done fast and then be able to blog their work.

I believe that if you let us have a longer morning tea, we will exercise more and we will want to get our work done faster. As we will run around a lot more we will also learn better because we would have gotten rid of  most of the energy and we will be calm.

With a longer morning tea we get a larger brain break from all the work. We will also have a some time to go to the toilet and get a drink. With more time for eating  we will also get longer to play on the playground or in the hall if there is basketball.

Please keep in mind that if we have a longer morning tea we will get our work done faster. We will also have a better time to get our work blogged faster.

by Nici

Bliss Balls

Bliss Balls   7/8/2017

Ever seen, felt and smelt something that you thought was amazing but then a plot twist happens? Well that is what happened to me in literacy today. We were making Bliss Balls. Now you are probably wondering, What the heck is a Bliss Ball? Well my friend a bliss ball is a healthy truffle like ball. It is made out of Sultanas or Raisins, Oats, Cocoa, Coconut and Coconut Oil.

The bliss balls looked like lumps of chocolate waiting to get inside my mouth. The bliss ball looked squished up like banana. The bliss ball looked rough like a rocky mountain. It looked absolutely glorious. It was to die for.

When I felt the bliss ball it felt squishy like gooey slime. The bliss ball felt sticky like glue. When the bliss ball rolled around on my hand the coconut felt rough like bark on a tree. It felt moist like a used damp towel.

The bliss ball smelt like pure dark chocolate about to be gone. The bliss ball smelt mouth watering like a nice refreshing ice-block. The coconut smelt like a glorious lamington. This ball smelt like something you've never smelt before. It smelt like heaven.

Then the time had come it was time to taste the bliss ball that looked, smelt and felt amazing and glorious. I bit into the bliss ball with high anticipation. Then all of a sudden (bite) the raisins are so juicy. It tasted absolutely disgusting. It was sickening like a five month old block of cheese. It was so chewy like uncooked steak. It tasted like a complete disappointment. It tasted like something people eat from the garbage. It tasted like poison, I hated it. I definitely regret it.

by Phoebe

WALT write about an experience using descriptive language features.

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The Brilliant Blizzard

The Brilliant Blizzard

The most important, whitest, windiest and iciest place in the world is… Antarctica. Antarctica is a very fascinating place. The white, and the ice just makes me wonder about the history and how everything just came to what it is now. Antarctica used to be at the top of the world but throughout    the years it came to the very bottom.                    

Antarctica sounds like people are right next to you whistling so loud into your ear. The ice of Antarctica sounds like a cold crackling fire. The ocean sounds like heavy splashes of water into your drink. The crashing icebergs sound like bags of ice getting smashed by a hammer. It sounds so amazing. Antarctica is the best place in the world.

Antarctica feels like frostbite is nipping the end of your toes off. Antarctica feels like you're sleeping outside in a pool on a cold winter's night. Antarctica feels like you are a snowball and the cold never stops. Here in NZ when it is winter we think it is quite cold but you should feel what it's like in Antarctica. In the summer here we have the sun stretching fiery fingers down on us and it is just amazing but down in Antarctica it is sunlight all the time but it is still freezing.

Antarctica looks like the biggest mountains covered in hundreds of snow layers. The snow is the whitest thing you have ever seen. The colors are like the most beautiful things ever. It just makes me speechless.

In my opinion Antarctica feels freezing and bone-chilling. Sounds extraordinary and mind blowing. Looks amazing and the best place in the world.

Author - Phoebe (Room 6)