Replay

This week (Week 8) we have been writing about a video called replay. I enjoyed writing about this story because it is a bit different because it is a diary entry.

Here is my story, I hope you like it:

Tuesday, September 12, 5015

Dear Diary,

Hi Mr Diary, It’s me, Theo. My sister, Lana just got back with a torch for me. She had a tape recording for us to sell, it was a recording of children playing. I tried to get it of Lana but she just said go to bed. The next morning I got up early, careful not to wake Lana, I reached up to get the tape recording. I found the  gas mask that fitted me. My heart pounded as I stepped out into the dusty streets.

I walked the mile long walk to the small village and entered some big gates that led to a small school courtyard. I sat down on a rusty merry-go round kind of thing. Turning the tape on, I placed it next to me and spun around. Suddenly I hear two people playing with a paper jet. I imagine them throwing the jet and running to retrieve it. I really want to play with them.

I pluck up the courage to remove my goggles and face mask. I removed them slowly and fell to the ground, dreaming that my leg had grown back and the two people had come to life.

When I woke up (three hours later) I saw that the tape had snapped. I said to Lana that I would never ever go anywhere without her.

WALT: Add fractions together using multiplication.

WALT: Add fractions together using multiplication. 

Hi guys, this past week my maths group has been learning about adding fractions using multiplication. At first it was a bit hard for me, but I got used to it quickly. I have made a DLO for you so you can understand it as well. 

I hope you enjoy my video and learn from it!

Memory Keys

This week we have been writing a story about a man and his piano. Here is a link to the video we watched for inspiration: Piano Video.

I hope you enjoy it:

Slow, depressing music flowed around me as my fingers flew across the piano key. My heart melted as all my memories came flooding into my head. Tears welled in my eyes as I remembered my beautiful wife, Annie, playing this piano the year before last with me. I remembered, her, kissing me on the cheek. That was before she was killed in a car crash a year later, obviously.

Another memory came shooting into my mind. It was about when I was in the war. Me and my friend, Conner Ripe, were preparing to jump out behind a wall and start attacking. When Connor jumped out he got shot in the chest. That was another very sad day for me.

I saw my little grandchild, Tom, playing with something that had once been mine. That brought back another memory, It was my tenth birthday and my mother had just given me her gift. My father handed his gift to me, it was long and thin with a blue ribbon tied around it. I opened it with building tension. It was a little horse with a wheel at the end. I had hopped on it at once. That was years before I had handed it down to Tom.

My piano brung back lots of memories, happy and sad…

School Production

This week (week 6) we are doing a school production. It happened on Wednesday the 30th and Thursday 31st of August. Our topic was NZ Music Month. We had a whole bunch of songs to choose from. The song I danced to was Slice of Heaven by Dave Dobbyn. Here is a Link to the song. The other nine songs are: I See Red, Chains, Six Months In A Leaky Boat,  Sway, How Bizzare, We Don't Know How Lucky We Are, Outlook For Thursday, Gutter Black and Why Does Love Do This To Me.

Does Love Do This To Me was the finale song that the whole class (Ako Ngatahi) sang/danced to. 

Before the show we had to make props and practise loads. 

I felt nervous and scared. My song was the fourth song onstage. I felt very proud of myself when I danced because I used big moves. When we sang Why Does Love Do This To Me I had so much fun but I was glad when it was over!

It was fun but tiring. 

Somalia

We had to write a narrative through the eyes of one of the crew, or robots or the pirates by

• Describing the setting in detail.Think about words to describe the situation, what you see, smell, taste, hear. Try to use words that create the mood.
• Now…..Write a first person narrative through the eyes of one of the crew or one of the robots. How you are feeling when the boat is invaded by pirates.

This is my story. I hope you like it! Enjoy!!!!

Somalia

I can taste the salty sea air and smell the salty water. I can hear the talk of the ship's crew and the waves slapping against the the ship, I see the shining blue water, foamy waves and two tiny boats in the distance. The air is warm and the wind is smooth. Perfect.

Wait! Let me examine those boats. They are coming straight  towards us! Oh no. What if they’re... Pirates? Oh no no no they’re coming closer! Yeah, they’re pirates all right. CLUNK! Huh? What is that? CLUNK, CLUNK, CLUNK! Oh no. I think they are coming aboard the ship! Oh noooooo. I look out and see them running everywhere with guns in their hands.

Suddenly there is pirates ambushing the control room. One comes up to me and asks me “Do you know who I am?” and then says “I’m the new captain!” he takes my hat a key. I am forced to watch him turn the key. Then I realise that is the key that releases our robots!

The robots emerge from their shipping containers, frightening the pirates into a run. One robot sticks out his foot and a pirate trips over it! The robots are all carrying pirates. One robot is rolling a pirate on the ground. Another frightens a pirate into the sea! Three robots come into the control room and pull away the pirates.

I am given back my hat and my key and as the robots get back into their shipping containers I tell my crew “Keep safe!”

The Cloud Made Of More...

The Cloud Made Of More...

Hi guys! In writing we had to write a story about a cloud that was made of more. I tried my best to make it a perfect story but it was hard. There is a link to the video that we watched for inspiration (it is a beer ad)! I have also included some pictures that I have created!

Here is the slide that I made for my story: 

Help! I Need To Double And Halve!

W.A.L.T Double and Halve to solve multiplication problems.

This week we have been learning about doubling and halving! This is a very good strategy to know. I found it very simple and fun to do. This strategy is a stage 6 strategy. I hope you like my video even thought it is quite short. I hope you can learn from what you saw. Thank you!