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Thank you Tasman Store for donating ice-blocks to us! We enjoyed them very much! What a special treat!

Mrs Hough, today in writing time the children choose one of the following dinosaurs and wrote a description of it. Can you guess which dinosaur they chose?

Dear Mrs Hough, my dinosaur has spikes on its back and has muscly feet. It has black scales. It has sharp teeth with a long tail. From Isamaeli

Dear Mrs Hough, this dinosaur that I am describing, it has three horns. It stomps its feet and the dirt turns into dust. It has a big neck so he won’t die, so he can live and see people and see if he can be a pet. It has sharp teeth and a very, very short tail. Some dinosaurs can have three horns and it can be called a long neck. From Jack T

To Mrs Hough, The dinosaur that I am talking about has a short tail and a fat body and sharp claws also. It has a flat back and a wrinkly tummy too. It also has lines in its head and a neck protector too. It has round feet and tiny eyes and sharp claws. It can run fast too. It has a little nose so it can breath through. From Bella

Dear Mrs Hough, I am describing a dinosaur. You have to try to guess what dinosaur I am describing. My dinosaur has three horns. It is grey. It also has round feet. It has a smooth body. It has a short tail. From Abigail.

Dear Mrs Hough, my dinosaur, it is big and it has spikes and it has claws and sharp teeth. It has long, bendy legs. It is black and it is slow and it has big eyes. From Adriena.

Dear Mrs Hough, Miss Mansell told us to write about a type of dinosaur but not just any dinosaur, a dinosaur that Miss Mansell put on the blog. So the dinosaur that I’m describing has spikes and sharp teeth. It also has like really extraordinary sharp claws. Also the dinosaur is very, very long and the dinosaur has three toes. It also is black and white. Love from Kiriwai.

Dear Mrs Hough, the dinosaur I am describing has small eyes and long legs. It doesn’t have much wrinkles and a medium sized tail. It kind of has a mow-hawk on it’s nose. It has big feet with little claws on its feet. It has sharp teeth. Yours sincerely, love from Mia.

Dear Mrs Hough, the dinosaur that I’m talking about has a spiky back and a long tail. The dinosaur also has small hands and sharp teeth. I think it eats meat. From Taliah.

To Mrs Hough, the dinosaur I am talking about has big, scaly legs. It has small eyes. It has spikes on the back of the dinosaur. It has a long tail. It has scales all over its back. It is really, really tall. It has small arms and big feet. It is black. It runs very, very fast. It’s got long teeth. It’s got kind of a mow-hawk on it. I think it is a very, very loud dinosaur. I love the dinosaur that I was talking about. Yours sincerely, from Theresa.

Dear Mrs Hough, this dinosaur is big. It has scales and muscles. It runs. It steels eggs. From Jaxson.

Dear Mrs Hough, the dinosaur I am describing has spikes on his back. It runs really fast. From Tofula.

Dear Mrs Hough, this dinosaur that I am describing, it has 2 horns. It is fat. From Nelson.

To Mrs Hough, It has one bending leg and it has sharp teeth and it runs fast and it has a long tail. From Hinaia.

To Mrs Hough, the dinosaur I am talking about likes to run. It has black scales. It runs fast. It has muscly legs. It has little eyes. From Jonty.

Dear Mrs Hough, the dinosaur that I’m describing about is fat and it has medium sized feet. It also has a bending leg. Also it has quite a long face. The other thing about it, is that it looks quite slow. It looks quite ugly too. It is grey when it’s out of the sun but it looks like is is yellow when it’s in the sun. Also, it has little nostrils. It has little eyes and a short tail. It’s smooth and it’s got two legs and two long legs. From Petorukelani.

Today’s STAR WRITER was Petorukelani for his excellent writing and his wonderful behaviour during writing time. Well done Petorukelani!

I (Miss Mansell) was away at a course today so for writing I set the class up with a describing task. I gave them a photo of 2 different dinosaurs and they had to choose one dinosaur and write a letter to me describing their chosen dinosaur. Here are some of the descriptions. Can you guess which dinosaur the children are describing?

Dear Miss Mansell, the dinosaur has sharp teeth, a long tail, muscley legs and a spiky back. Also it has big feet and small eyes. It has kind of a small body. It is scaly as well. It is black. Love from Bella.

Dear Miss Mansell, this dinosaur has horns and it is smooth and fat and has round feet. From Tofula.

Dear Miss Mansell, the dinosaur I am talking about has horns. He has four feet. They have small eyes. From Jonty.

To Miss Mansell, My dinosaur has spikes on its back and muscley feet. It has black scales. It has sharp teeth with a long tail. It has small eyes with sharp claws. From Isamaeli.

Dear Miss Mansell, The dinosaur I am talking about has 2 horns and one horn on the nose. It has four feet. It has a short tail and a smooth back too. It has round feet. When it is in the sun it is a bit yellow but it is grey. The dinosaur I am talking about has a short neck. It has a few lines on it’s back. It is wrinkly at the bottom of the dinosaur. Also it has claws on the feet.It has some thick skin around its neck. Yours sincerely from Theresa.

Dear Miss Mansell, The dinosaur that I am describing has tiny eyes and it has a big tummy. Also it has a long tail. It is quite fat and it has thick arms and it has bending legs. From Petorukelani.

Dear Miss Mansell, This dinosaur is big. It has scales and muscles. It runs. From Jaxson.

Dear Miss Mansell, The dinosaur that I’m describing has tiny eyes and it has a big tummy. Also it has a long tail. It is quite fat and it has thin arms and it has a bending leg. The dinosaur is black and has muscley legs and muscley arms too. From Kiriwai.

Dear Miss Mansell, The dinosaur that I am describing, this dinosaur, it has two arms and it has two legs. They are bendy and they are fast and the legs and the arms are bendy. From Jack T.

Dear Miss Mansell, The dinosaur I am writing about has three horns and a short tail. It is fat and has round feet. It has a neck protector. From Mia.

Dear Miss Mansell, I am writing about a dinosaur. It’s got spikes, sharp teeth, scaly scales and small eyes. From Jayden.

Dear Miss Mansell, The dinosaur I’m writing about has spikes. It is very scaly. From Raymond.

Dear Miss Mansell, The dinosaur that I am writing about has horns and smooth back. The dinosaur also has round feet and a wrinkly chest. From Taliah.

Dear Miss Mansell, It has horns and a smooth back. It has sharp toes and a short, short tail. From Hinaia.

In the weekend I went to my cousins place for a sleep over. We played rugby. Then uncle said we could go to the beach. I had a swim.

By Isamaeli

In the weekend my Mum or Dad did the house up. It is all done. It looks cool now. We also went to Brooklyn’s house. At Brooklyn’s house we fed cats. One cat got caught in the tree.

By Abigail

On Sunday I went to two churches. The first church I went to was fun. I had lots of fun because we learnt Noah’s Ark. We had to do a picture and then we had to stick a cloud sticker on. The colours were blue, yellow and grey. The second church was Jane and Hannah’s church. It was cool.

By Adriena

In the weekend I had a sore back. It was very sore and ouchy too. I had to have an ice-pack. The ice-pack was cold too. Then we went to church too. Then I went to my friends place. It was fun.

By Bella

On Sunday I went to church. At church we sang like an angel. We sang heaps of beautiful songs. Then we went into kids church. We made some stuff for the lovliest and hansomest Fathers or Dads. Then we made a shield. My shield was a shiny, beautiful, purple shield, I love my church. It is as lovely as a piece of glitter or an angel, a little and very bright angel too.

By Theresa

In the weekend I got to do awesome things like making and playing on the cool computer. I played weird Friv. Then I went to Sunday market. I got a dolphin made out of wood. I played with my awesome friend called Tane. Then I got to have a free burger that was yummy.

By Petorukelani

My Mum and Dad are the best Mum and Dad I have ever had because they look after me really well. My amazing Mum and fantastic Dad are just really great to me, that is why I have made up an awesome and pretty poem for them. It goes like this: You look very beautiful, just like the pretty, blue sky with green, pretty frogs jumping up and down in the cloudy, blue sky. You both smell fresh just like the really calm, beautiful rivers.

By Kiriwai

In the weekend I went swimming. I had to race someone. It was fun. I went to the big pool. It was fun.

By Nelson

Last Tuesday, Room 1 and 2 went to the SPCA and Natureland in Nelson because this term our topic is “God generously gave us animals.”

For the last 3 weeks in class, we have been looking at what a pet is and what it needs. We found out what happens to animals when they are not looked after properly. We got to visit the SPCA. They gave us a short talk and showed us some video presentations. Then we were able to look at the animals they had.

After that, we drove to Tahunanui where we had lunch on the grass and then a short play on the playgrounds.

At 12:00pm, we headed of to Natureland and spent the next couple of hours looking at all the animals they have there. We enjoyed watching the monkeys get fed and we were able to see some animals we had never seen before like merecats.

All in all, it was a great day!

For science Room 1 and 2 have been looking at mixtures. Last science lesson we looked at mixing dish-washing liquid and water together to make bubble mixture. We added different amounts of dish-washing liquid to see if it would make a difference to the bubbles we made.

For writing, we are writing instructions for other people to read. Since we made bubbles, we decided to write about “How to Make and Blow a Bubble.” Below are some of the writing responses of the children who come to Room 2 to do writing.

First you have to get dish-washing liquid and water. Next have fun.       By Jaxson

The first thing you need to do to make bubbles is to get one ice-cream container. Next you need to get the dish-washing liquid and water. After that you mix them together. Then you blow gently and that’s how you make and blow a bubble. Have fun.          By Mia

First you get soap. Then you get some water. Then you get some bubble blowers. Then just blow a bubble. To do that you need to blow carefully.          By Abi

First you get water. Next you make bubble mixture. Then get a bubble blower. Blow bubbles.          By Bella

If you want to make a bubble you need to get water and dish-washing liquid. Then you mix it together. Next you get a bubble blowerand blow a bubble. Have fun.            By Taliah

First you get dish-washing liquid. Next make bubble. Have fun.          By Jayden

If you want to make bubbles you will need water and dish-washing liquid. Now you need to mix the dish-washing liquid and water together until it goes bubbly. Next you need to get a bubble blower and blow bubbles.           By Petorukelani

First you need some dish-washing liquid. Next you need a bubble blower. Now when you have got your bubble blower you can blow a bubble.          By Isamaeli

If you want to make some bubbles all you need to do is get out an ice-cream container. Then you need to cut the ice-cream container. Next you need to put the water and put the soap into the ice-cream container. Now you need to mix the water and the soap together. When you get your bubble blower, you need to put the bubble blower in the mixture and then blow quite softly. Then a bubble might appear. It might be a big bubble. Have fun.          By Jack

If you like to make bubbles all you have to do is mix dish washing liquid and water together. The next thing you need to do is get a bubble blower. After that you can blow some bubbles. To blow bubbles you need to dip the bubble blower into the mixture. Then that is when you can start blowing bubbles and have fun.          By Kiriwai

Last Friday our whole school went for a walk to the Abel Tasman National Park. When we got to school the first thing was to hop on the bus. Then the next thing we did was drive to Marahau. When we hopped off the bus we went for the walk. It was a very long walk. When our whole school got to the Tineline Bay Beach, we had lunch. Then I asked the teacher if I could go for a swim because some of the older kids were in the sea with Miss Aldridge. The big kid’s names were Tui, Tangiwai and I think some other people were in the sea. I got changed. Miss Mansell and Ella were holding the towel over me and I got changed in my togs and had a swim but it wasn’t really a swim because it was too cold. So I just found crabs and went into the cave and played games.

By Kiriwai

(Kiriwai was away when we did the artwork to go with our recounts. She will do the artwork next week sometime and then I will update this post)

On Friday the whole school went to Abel Tasman on the buses and vans.  It was quiet on the van. Then we started to walk to Tinline Bay Beach. On the way while we were walking we could look at the lookouts but I wasn’t interested because I wanted to get to the beach fast. After that we had lunch. Then we played games and went in the cave and found crabs. Theresa and me played a game with princesses, mermaids and servants. We swapped characters and we played on the rocks, water and sand. Next we walked back to the van. We hopped on it and went back to school to get the bus driver. He took us home.

By Taliah