City Scape

city scape

Soft city lights gloom on the water making it look like a neon rainbow .The roads run in their exact same pattern with city cars going in every direction.The lights of the stores, restaurants and places shine neon into the night. Everything is out there from flash city people to girls that will make you pray in totally different ways ways. “The night sky in the background glooms up the city buildings making them look like a silhouetted painting in an artist’s workshop.

basic fact game

This week in target time we had a task for basic facts and that was to find a game and post it to our blog so everyone else can use it.
*this game is for all ages
*and its easy

   http://www.mathplayground.com/mathman.html

free write (Bambi)

L.G:use correct punctuation of most sentence's-beginning and end and some  correct use of other punctuation.

Bambi

a classic Disney movie,about a baby deer  named Bambi joins his new friends, a baby rabbit named Thumper and a skunk named Flower,and together they very happily explore the woods. A female dear gives birth to Bambi, who will one day take over the state of Great Prince of the Forest,but for now the crown so far it is held by Bambi's father, who guards the woodland creatures from the dangers of hunters.During Bambi's first winter, his mother is shot and killed by a hunter when trying to help her son find food,Taking pity on his abandoned son, the Great Prince leads Bambi home.Thumper and Flower soon both encounter their beautiful romantic family members and abandon their later thoughts on love. Bambi himself turns out as a beautiful doe. However, their courtship is quickly interrupted and challenged by an older stag named Ronno, who from Bambi is his worse enemy. Bambi successfully manages to earn rights to the doe's affections and defeats Ronno in battle the end...

                                                                                                                                                                    

Reflection

L.G:use punctuation, and good vocabulary

• Paragraphs
• One page minimum

Purpose: persuade Mr elder and Mr Moore whether there should be reflection or not

Audience:Mr Elder/Mr Moore

Intro:

Reflection does it serve a purpose No i mean unless you're gonna make us do something else other than sleep,reflection has no purpose kids go to a room and silent read for 20 minutes i mean ugh,today i will be informing you why reflection has no purpose.

Paragraph 1:

I do not believe that reflection serves a purpose, because the same children are usually back in reflection for doing the same thing. Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. If reflection, did not work the first time, the school system needs to be creative and create another cause to correct the behavior like helping the community pick up rubbish or picking up rubbish around school.

Paragraph 2:

reflection only starts the children on a long line of understanding that when they do something wrong, they are simply pulled apart from their peers for an extended amount of time to think about what they did wrong. I think more constructive punishment,as well as giving the kid a sense of purpose. It may even keep them more busy and likely to use their time in wise ways

Paragraph 3:

reflection is not effective You often get put in class reflections because of other people which is just unfair and not right. Teachers should be banned from reflections because they can't be trusted and I know I have never had a fair one. Also ban the nosy parkers forcing you to sign your planner…

Conclusion:

In conclusion, i hope i have informed you on getting rid of reflection because it doesn't help change kids attitudes i mean reading is that really a punishment,think about it.

L.G:use sub titles to label your paragraphs

Purpose:Inform your audience about an event in New Zealand

S.O.S:Have three clear paragraphs

• Us rhetorical questions
• Include examples

Intro:

The TSB Bank light festival is an annual event held in pukekura park new plymouth.running free every year mid december to early february.

Para1:

Each summer the TSB Bank festival of lights transforme pukekura park,one of New Zealand's premiere botanical gardens into a magical illuminated nighttime wonderland of multicoloured lights gleaming amongst the trees,attracting more than 5 thousand visitors each year.

Para2:

At night,fluorescent pebble paths sparkle beneath excited feet,majestic trees and plants glow,waterfalls and lakes shimmer and shine beneath thousands of lighting displays.But  its the features such as the  talking giant,fire poi dancers or parades that captivate the young and not so young.

Para3:

The festival's original date goes back to 1935 when a fountain with lights beneath it was installed  in one of the parks lakes to commemorate the coronation of the queen.The first illuminations were put up in the park in 1957,and from there the displays grew alongside the christmas lights display in the city streets.

Conclusion:

I strongly believe,you should give the festival of lights a chance it would be an great opportunity for the whole family this year the festival of lights is on December the 18

Give it a go you’ll love it.

                                             

                                 Current flag vs new flag                           

Purpose:persuade the year 7&8 teachers to vote for the flag you want

L.G:Use appropriate language features to persuade the audience of your way of thinking

S.O.S:have an introduction and conclusion

• Use time connectives to join paragraphs
• Other paragraphs have an idea,elaboration,evidence

introduction:

New zealand should not keep their current flag i mean come on there is no maori on it it has no sports and it looks like australia's.

paragraph:1

Primarily the flag has no maori on it i mean come on it was designed and created by maori chiefs.the new flag has a silver fern on it representing our local sports team and a native plant that the maori chiefs/people established.

paragraph:2

Furthermore The national flag is very similar to the flag of australia and the two are often confused,for instance in 1984 the Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke was greeted by new zealand flags when visiting Ottawa,and the current new zealand prime minister john key says he has been seated under the australian flag in several international meetings the only difference’s between the australian and new zealand flag is a star under the union jack.

Paragraph:3

In addition The silver fern has always been the special symbol on the all blacks jerseys that shows who we are,kiwis. The new flag with a fern would be great showing how much we support our rugby team,netball team and more.The flag we currently have now has nothing to do with our sports teams or sports.

Conclusion:

I definitely believe you should vote for the new flag because the old one has no maori and it was created by the maori chiefs,it looks like australia's but different from a star,and it has nothing to do with sports.so please vote for the new flag.

                     One night...

purpose:recount a moment in time when you were scared.

L.G:Describe your senses in detail through descriptive language and elaboration.

S.O.S:Describe your senses -see,hear,smell,touch,taste

‘I shuffle down the empty street with my eyes flickering back and forth. Every opening door and every bird call caused me to jump.My hand subconsciously tightened into a tight fist and i quickened my pace,the noise of a car behind me forced me to scream and run,the blury street lights turn off and on like someone playing with the switch.Around the corner from my dull and dark house i'm eager to find out what will happen...4 houses away from my house a big black dog stares into my eyes like it's taking  my sole,i move slowly it barks i run and ‘scream’ i see my house i unlock the door quickly get inside catch my breath and go to bed.

Japan vs canada

It all comes down to this one and final kick am i gonna go home feeling sorry and sad or am i gonna go home happy and exited.As i line up the ball with a whole stadium full with japanese supporters i hear there chanting and there claping nerves shimmer down my body i kick the ball canada vomes charging towards me like a pack of hungry wolves the balls up it slowly goes down and i score my heart pounds so fast its like its gonna come out of my chest everyone cheering we didnt win but we tied thats good enough for me...

The rainy day

       

 L.G: Describe my senses during a specific moment.

S.O.S: Describe each of my sentences

• see
• hear
• touch
• smell
• taste    

-vary your sentence starters

-similes

As the rain falls from the sky my cloak gets wetter and wetter,while i stand there my nose faints  smelling the wet tar and stones on the road.The water on my umbrella falls into my mouth before it touches the ground,the rain drops start wetting my clothes underneath my cloak,

the sound of the cars going past are like planes soaring through the sky.

Netball

The sun shine over my body as the game begins

nerves shimmer down my body.

my enemies down the court charge towards me like

bulls chasing a red flag,

my skin is burning and turning red

I get the ball it's almost as hard as a rock,

my pass being blocked by my evil opponent

I score,

and the whistle blows leaving music to my ears.

 

The life of the beach

The salty water almost as blue as the glistening sky,

The sand on the beach is as hot as a stove on the oven

the screams of little kids are very loud as the waves crash over them,

people tanning in the sun stretch their long bodies along their soft warm towels.

The sun shines over the sky light a torch in a dark room

The sunblock on your skin melts down your body like ice-cream on a cone.

people surfing on the water like a plane in the sky

That's the life of the beach