Writing Extension

 This week on Monday and Tuesday I participated in writing extension. This year in writing extension you had to produce a 500 word essay on your legacy at Gisint. 

Here is mine. 

Escape from Kraznir

From the end of term 1 to week four of term 2, in the writing workshop we have been working on a chapter book named escape from Kraznir. I am up to chapter 5 so far and I am really enjoying it. Here is a link to my writing:

Escape from Kraznir

Letter to my future teacher

For writing workshops we have to write a letter to our teacher next year. We don't know who our teacher will be but we will find out the last week of term.
The success criteria we used was this:

• start off with the date

• To my new teacher,

• Hi my name is ........... and I am currently a student at Wainui Beach School. I want to tell you a  little bit about myself.

• subjects you like and why

• subjects you feel you need help with and why

• activities a school you like and why

• anything else you want to share

• I am really looking forward to meeting you 

• from your new student .......!

Here is my letter:

Wednesday 28th November 2018

To my new teacher,

Hi my name is Sophie  and I am currently a student at Wainui Beach School, I have 2 guinea pigs and a dog and I love animals. I want to tell you a little bit about myself.

I like maths, writing, reading, art and PE. I love maths because it's a challenge, writing because you can explore new ideas, and reading because it inspires me with new ideas and I like to read.

The subjects I need help with is spelling. I also want to learn more with maths, geometry.

 The activities at school I like are music, sports, arts, and gymnastics.

I love gymnastics and I am a step 4, and I love animals. I would also love it if you would give me homework. I like working in a small space only with a couple of friends. Next year I can't wait to be a year six and go on camp.

I am really looking forward to meeting you.

From your new student, Sophie.

This Town Poem

This is the original poem by James K Baxter. We altered it and changed it to have one of our own.



 The success criteria we used to write this poem was:
1. choose a place that we wanted to do the poem on.
2. do a brainstorm on what 5 places that are in the town that you chose. 3. pick 5 nouns related to the place 4. pick 5 strong verbs.
 5. Include; did what girls/boys do.
6. Include at the end, doing nothing important.
 7. At the start say: The ___________ was usual enough; it had: