Thursday, September 27, 2018

The coral reef

The coral reef

The vibrant clown fish are swishing through the bright coral. The sea anemone is long like raw spaghetti in the ocean. The clown fishes eyes are dark like dark chocolate. The coral is like wobbly jelly jiggling in the glistening turquoise water. The second colour of the rainbow is orange, the same colour of the sea anemone and clown fishes. The clown fishes have white stripes like a zebra. They are small and cute looking.

The clown fishes are hunting for food sneakily, trying to find a tasty snack before a predator eats them. Clown fishes eat other fishes leftovers on the sea anemone. They eat to satisfy their tiny appetites.

The sea waves splash on the shore. The water is so clear you can see the fishes swimming and the sun is making a waterfall of light into the ocean. The sea is as beautiful as a sunset.

 

Sunday, September 2, 2018

My Speech Judging sheet

Speech Judging Sheet


Name: Zoey              Topic: Summer is the best season                   
Category
Main Points

Self Assessment
Low                                         High
1           2 3           4 5
Structure

 
My speech was organised logically into paragraphs, with an effective introduction and a conclusion.
4
Delivery

 
I used some gestures, stood still and made eye contact with my audience.

My voice was clear and loud.  I didn’t speak too quickly or too slowly.

4
Content
 
My speech had a message and was original, interesting and relevant to the audience.

3
Language

I used ‘powerful’ words in my speech.  I also included some language features (eg repetition, alliteration, similes etc)
2
Time

My speech was between 2 ½ and 3 ½ minutes long.
4



Next time I need to
Use a louder voice and hand gestures.

Teacher Comment
Well done Zoey, you were very organised and prepared.  You gave lots of examples to explain your main ideas and included a great quote and call to action in your conclusion.  Your next step is to speak a little bit louder.

Tuesday, August 28, 2018

Summer is the best Season

Summer is the Best Season
“Aahhh.. don’t you just love summer?”
“It's such a nice, warm season to play and do activities”
Do you know why else I like summer?
“Well…. I’m here to tell you why I like summer and why I don't
like winter.  Warm vs freezing… the choice is easy for me.


Warmer weather is better because in winter it is cold not like
summer. You can play is the playground because it's summer
and it's not raining. But in winter you will play inside games.
It's a nice day to play in summer, let’s play on the monkey bars.
You can also go to the swimming pools to play or do swimming
lessons like me. You can do a BBQ to celebrate the holidays.


Our large school holiday break happens over Summer.
What fun things can we do in the holidays?
Well, Summer holidays are fun because you don't have to do
any work, you can play anything, like cards or any games you
like or go shopping or anything else that's not work. I like the
holidays the most because you don't have to do any work at all.
 You can sleep in, lie on the couch, watch TV and not have to
worry about being late for class. The celebrations that you
have in the summer are Christmas and New year which are
exciting events to celebrate with family and friends. It's better
being on holiday than going to school.  However, most of
Winter is `spent at school and we only have shorter holidays
between terms. Winters at school mean inside lunchtimes due
to rain. In winter days in side lunch, cancelled sports and when
you do cross country and you get really muddy. At school you
have to put your hands up to speak and sit down, you have to
listen to your teacher and follow so many rules. Whereas, in the
holidays you can ride your bike, go to the park, go swimming
and do anything else that's fun.
Third Main idea and evidence
My third and final idea is that in Summer you can wear lighter
clothes.  The weather is warmer and you no longer need to rug
up and protect yourself from the cold.  I think wearing lighter
clothes is better because they are easier to move in and it is
faster to get changed and unchanged.  These items of clothes
are very annoying and hard to move around in. It takes forever
to get ready in the morning and parents are constantly needing
to do more washing to keep up with the amount of clothes
you’re wearing.  Summer clothes include t-shirts, hats, shorts
and skirts, these items of clothing are fantastic to dress in.


Conclusion
To Sum up, Summer is the best season.  It is warm and sunny.
You can do many fun and exciting things when the weather is
fine and glorious.  To quote, Kellie Elmore, an American
author, "I love how summer just wraps its arms around you like
a warm blanket."  So…. when Summer comes…..Get outside
and enjoy it!


References
Kellie Elmore,an american author,quote









Monday, August 13, 2018

My money note

I chose to put Taylor Swift on my money note. I have drawn
her because she is famous and she is a great singer. I
have included a security feature so people know it's real,
it is called a serial number.  The security number that i did
was 18240219. You can buy food or toys or anything you
want with money. I drew a coin that has a microphone and
Taylor Swift and there is a tukutuku panel on the side of the
money note. The tukutuku panel is a pattern that is black,
peach and white.  The amount that I did was 200 dollars
because no other real money notes are for this amount.
The holographic window is a security feature as well.
It has an owl inside of the holographic window it also had
some leaves in it. The colour of the background is red like
the hundred dollar note.