Year Two Writers

Our philosophy group has evolved into a writing group. We started this term reading and exploring the idea of memories from MemFox's 'Wilfred Gordon McDonald Partridge'. Here are some poems that the children put together.

Memories are kind, like a cup of love  bursting with laughter.

They are clouds filling your mind with sadness.

Memories are like popping candy

Making your mind jump up and down.

Lucy

A memory is a special feeling to you.

Like when you hold your new baby girl.

That is special to you, isn’t it?

Sammie

Remembering is sort of resting.

Samuel

Memories make my mind a better place.

I remember happy and sad things like when

I was a little girl and Nana said it wasn’t her

That hid the lollies in her letter box.

She said it was the mail man.

I remember my Poppa tricking me and Libby.

We laughed and Nana did too.

Annabelle

Memories are things that make you cry or laugh.

Memories make your heart glow

When you remember.

I remember back in the days

When my Pop was around.

I sat near him and ate ice-cream.

Bina

What are memories?

Memories are some things that you remember

From long ago.

Memories are thoughts.

I remember wearing my jarmies in the pool.

We were swimming in our sleep.

Ava

Memories are spaces that hold you thoughts.

You can be reminded by all sorts of things.

Like, when I looked at a photo

Of my very first time on a plane.

It brings my self back to where I was.

I remember dancing with Papa

When I look at this old dancing shoes.

Cindy

Memories can make you happy or sad.

They make you laugh or cry.

I remember dancing with Isabella and Miss Pam.

We were twirling and whirling dizzily around the dance floor.

A memory is a wonderful thing to have.

Remembering feels like floating in the air.

Isobel

A memory is a treasure.

It’s special and makes me smile.

It might make me sad or make me laugh.

Memories are old and new.

It brings the past back.

Memories remind us of people or places.

They are as warm as toast or as funny as jokes.

Amelia

On Sunday we went to my Grandad’s house. 

At my Grandad’s house my Grandad said to me that my heart glowed

and memories are nice things to learn.

Kaiying

I remember that I went to my friend’s house.

We played on the x-box.

He was 18, now he’s 19.

Lorenze

Kiwi Kids News Term 2, 2013

Check out our latest episode of Kiwi Kids News made by Year 3 and Year 4 students. This term the team included; Gabrielle, Caitlin, Chloe, Caleb, Jake, Jake, Alexandra, Ryan, Olivia, Ella, Jack, Jada-Lee, Lucy, Emmanuel and Luca.

Sit back, relax and enjoy.

Philosophy - trying your best!

This week in philosophy we looked at the book ‘Ish’ by Peter Reynolds. Whilst the book is about art we took the theme of trying and doing your best as our discussion point.

Here are some of the children’s ideas.

Year 2

Year 3

Should we always try our best?
Yes	No
You do better if you do your best. People are proud of you. You feel proud of yourself. You get people saying nice things to you. You get good feedback. If you try your best you will get better and better. You might be scared but you have to try and then you might find you can. It might get you somewhere good like in a competition. You might make some money. If you try harder then you know you can do it. It feels great. You can get it right.	You can’t do your best all the time but mistakes are ok. Not if the prize isn’t a good one. Not at home, because no one is watching.
If you do your best will you always succeed?
Yes	No
Mistakes don’t matter you can turn them into something else. The race doesn’t finish until the last person crosses the line! (6yr old) If you keep on trying your best you will always get better. You succeed if you finish. Even if you fall you can get up and keep trying. You might not win but you will get better and be proud of yourself.	You might make a mistake. You might be tripped, fall or be bumped. You might get a try for the other team. Even if you do your best there might be someone better. You could be up against a lot of people like in a marathon. Something might go wrong fro you.

Young Writers Workshop - Poetry with Rachel

Recently some talented writers worked with Rachel from YWW.
Children involved were :

Year 5 students

Emma 

Julius 

Thomas

Lydia 

Samantha

Atlanta

Y6 students

Brydie

Jadey 

Phoebe 

Gemma 

Nate 

Ella

Adam 

Jaeda 

If you would like your writing published please drop me your book. The first of our writers to share are here:

Nettle

The misty grey morning

chilled the air when I was

walking on the dewy green

grass with a little tinge 

of white. I could hear the 

soft pattering of rain and the

small squeaky chirps from birds.

In the garden I reached over

and grabbed the wet handfuls 

of lettuce.

Suddenly, pains started grasping my

skin, like rocks scarping repeatedly

on my arm.

The gloomy green stinging nettle

had briskly brushed against my 

hand. The pain was everlasting, 

like numbers going on forever.

The sky was swirling,

the watery plants blurring

screams of fright, sunlight 

turning off.

Julius

A Penguin in the Amazon

As the flightless bird

wanders freely in the 

humid rainforest, he is slowly 

dying from not being in the 

right climate. As sweat binds

on it's feathered 

forehead, it waddles down 

the Amazon River. Bullsharks

ferociously jump and try

to tear at the penguin

trying to take a bite 

at the helpless bird.

It walks back up the bank 

into the deadly forest.

Its orange feet are in pain

as it walks

across broken sharp sticks

and bark off trees like its 

shattered dreams and memories 

of home.

Nate

Kiwi Kids News - Season 2 Episode 1

Here it the long awaited episode of Kiwi Kids News. Huge thanks to the children that worked on this; Maggie, Kingsley, Thomas, Lexi, Eva, Max, Thesara, Olivia, Cole, Aliana, George, Quentin, Caleb and Bella. You worked hard and need to be very proud of your achievements!