Thank You Cards

We had such a great time on our Cromwell and Arrowtown visits that we really wanted to say a BIG thank you to all our guides, drivers and helpers. We recorded our thoughts in poetry and this is what we came up with...

Kawarau - Goldfields visit

Cromwell Museum - Gold visit

Old Cromwell visit.

Sites to find good books for 10 -12 year olds ...

amazon books

classic-books
childrensbooks.about.com
waterstones books

Books we love from Robyn's Library

The Ranger's Apprentice series by John Flanagan
to find out more and have some fun, try this site http://rangers-apprentice.factmonster.com/
Harry Potter Series byJ K Rowling
check out the official site at http://harrypotter.warnerbros.co.uk/games/home.html
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
for more mature readers (contains violence). Find out more at http://www.thehungergames.co.uk/game
Chronicles of Ancient Darkness by Michelle Paver
set 6000 years ago during the New Stone Age.  For summaries of books see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronicles_of_Ancient_Darkness

Writing - Special People

Grandma

Every year my grandma comes down to see us. Every time she comes we go straight to the garden.

“Life is like glass, you have to take care of it,” my grandma keeps telling me.

As I stare into her eyes, the fantastic pale blue eyes seem so comforting and every time grandma comes she seems to have the same red top.

 I love my grandma.

By Ryan

MESSY JANE

My name is Messy Jane because I have humourus frizzy hair like a bird's nest.  My tangled up knotty hair brushes over my emerald green eyes. It makes my eyesight feel like it has soft curtains over it.

 I first started with nice straight hair but then mornings became a rush.  I hardly had any time to brush my hair and now everyone calls me Messed up Jane. 

Even when I have a nice relaxing shower my hair still frizzes like one hundred strands of spaghetti noodles.  My hair is black like the midnight sky.

 by Lucas

MY MUM

On wet rainy weekends mum makes chocolate chip bicuits with me.  Chocolatey smells drift over us as we work.

My mum is special to me because she always says, "You're amazing!"

She hasbluey green shimmering eyes.  Her hair is silky brown and waves gently in the wind. Mum has ruby red lipstick.

My mum also says, "I love you to the moon and back."

by Ava

My cousin Alice

In the holidays I like to visit my four year old cousin Alice, she is so hilarious!

She makes me want to laugh every second I’m with her. It’s like she jumps in my brain and controls my laughter. My aunty Cathy thinks when Alice grows up she will be just like me!

By Annabel

Creative Writing

The golden key

By Mitch

 The shining key was glistening in the boiling summer sun. I found this unusual key while I was mowing my grumpy old neighbour’s lawn. This amazing key was found on a little pile of dirt. It was in his dark wet backyard. I came back to my house feeling shocked. I wonder what it would be for. I took it to my mum to tell her all about it. My mum is a scientist and when I showed her she looked as shocked as I was!!!

THINKERS KEY Starting with a diagram or lines on the board children create a picture that relates to the topic they are learning about.

 Start with this...

 and create something as clever as this!

The Arrow River

A Miner's Life on PhotoPeach

More Arrrowtown Visit

Arrowtown Museum on PhotoPeach

Arrowtown Gold Visit

Chinese Village - ARROWTOWN on PhotoPeach

Term 1 Sketching

Sketching Term 1 on PhotoPeach

The Dress

The moonlight shimmered on the blood red dress. Curled brown hair cascaded down her back and fluttered in a breath of wind. Her silver rings with a ruby at the centre of it matched the silver necklace that hung around her pale neck. Hazel eyes caught the thin stream of moonlight as she stepped forwards. The long frills that were connected to the silk smooth top swayed as she took cautious steps.

BY CAITLIN

The Boat

The wind was howling like a wolf at midnight. Black and grey clouds wrapped around the boat like a tightening noose. The boat was thrown around like a ball, the waves smashed on the side of the rickety old structure.

By Ethan