Character Description - 'My Big Buddy'.

Writing Task: To show understanding of some of the features involved in describing a character.

* Use vivid description to create a clear picture of your Big Buddy in the mind of the reader.
* Include details about appearance, personality, mannerisms, likes, dislikes and talents.

My Big Buddy Lauryn – Written by Ruby

Biking, one of the joys of life and my big buddy Lauryn Wood likes to ride bikes.  She also enjoys baking sweet cupcakes and reading big fiction books.
White chocolate … she hates!  That’s very surprising I know, but she still has a very sweet tooth.  Lauryn dislikes swimming.  I can sort of relate to that one!
“Score!”  The crowd shouts.  Lauryn scored a goal in netball.  She can dash, dodge, defend, catch and score goals.  How cool is that?!
Banana brown hair!  Never heard of that before!  But it definitely suits her.  Her banana brown hair has its own special curve right behind the ears.  She experiments with different hair styles which look great on her every time.  I look at her and see her shimmering blue sea eyes looking back at me.  Spots and dots all over her face – big, small and medium sized freckles which truly bring out her beauty.
Everyone has to be some height.  I think average is best and of course Lauryn is of average height.  A positive attitude she has.  Most people have one, like most buddies.  Lauryn has a very kind and generous heart.  All people should try to be caring.  She is very bold and smart at reading because she Is very focussed.  She listens to the teacher and for writing she tries to put more descriptive language in it.  If she is reading books she likes to doggy flap the pages.  Doggy flap means she folds the top corner of a book.  She sometimes gets in trouble but not all the time.  She loves to fiddle with anything she can find.
I love Buddy Time, even if it takes up our Discovery time.   

My Big Buddy Morgan – Written by Molly

My dark-chocolate haired, brown eyed, reckless buddy Morgan likes junk food, art and sports.  She is bubbly, rough like a gorilla, weird (in a good way).  Her dislikes are her sisters and the most annoying thing ever for her is the unfair play, like in netball when the ref says something you didn’t do to make the other team win.  Her fizzing talents are eating chocolate, designing clothes and sports.  Morgan’s mannerisms or habits are sucking her gooey thumb, tapping her very short bitten fingernails and picking at them.  I don’t know what I would do without her.

My Big Buddy Josh – Written by Riley

My buddy’s name is Josh.  He likes rugby, Minecraft and Halo.  He doesn’t like homework or speaking in public.  He likes to keep his blond hair short and he is not tall for his age and he is a skinny boy.  Broccoli is one food he doesn’t like.  He is an expert at tennis and sport.  Josh is an awesome, bubbly, crazy kind of guy and he has a caring sense of humour.  His weird habits include twisting his hair and eating.  I like my buddy Josh.

My Big Buddy Jordan – Written by Zac

Who do you think is a good kicker?  I think Jordan is.  He likes motorbikes and hockey.  His talents are playing hockey and kicking a soccer ball high up into the air.  He has a habit of flicking his hair.  His dislikes are running cross country and the swimming sports.  He would rather hunt or ride his motorbike.  Jordan is handsome and nice.  His personality is awesome and funny.  I like it that Jordan is my buddy. 

My Big Buddy Ruby – Written by Abby

My buddy Ruby is one of a kind.  Ruby has lovely, long, dirty-blond hair and milk chocolate eyes.  Nice hot waffles are Ruby's favourite. She also loves fluffy unicorns and awesome horses.  Ruby is very bubbly.  Everyone knows Ruby's outgoing and CRAZY!  Netball is one of Ruby's talents.  So is acting and horse riding.  I haven't seen her on her horse but I believe she's great.  Ruby absolutely hates scary things.  I know this because she screamed at the taniwha at a school performance.  But what Ruby really can't stand are her annoying brothers and gross mushrooms.  She can't get out of her habit of tapping and rolling her eyes.  Ruby also thinks she's chubby but I don't think so.  She makes reading a joy.

My Big Buddy Ryan – Written by Sam

My buddy is amazingly cool.  He likes tasting food.  He is a very fast runner.  I think he is fantastic.  His main talents are motor biking and running.  I normally see him running around the school grounds.  He likes football and I sometimes see him playing.  I think he is very interesting.  He says he is a very good smeller of things.  Ryan hates ducks and fish.  I wish I was as good as him at everything.

My Big Buddy Alex – Written by Zaymia

My big buddy Alex likes netball and dancing.  She hates smelly boys and creepy crawly sp...sp...spiders!!  Slithery slimy snakes are awful to her too.  Alex's main habits are biting her lip and putting her hair behind her ears.  My buddy Alex has talents at gym and she is a powerful netballer.  I wish I was that good.  She is kind and caring and very bubbly all the time.  She has a fab fashion sense and a nice smile to top it all off.  Alex has silky, glossy hair.  Alex is hysterical.  She always makes me bust out with laughter.  She is positive, never negative, always smiles.  She is a lovely buddy.  I would not want any other.

 My Big Buddy Emma – Written by Annie

My buddy Emma is an athletic person.  She likes animals and hockey.  Emma doesn't like to be chucked around by a pony or falling off a pony.  Her mannerism is biting her tongue.  She has blue eyes and brown hair.  Emma is  a kind buddy.

My Big Buddy Jonty M. – Written by Jack B.

My bud likes sleeping, computers and sport.  He also likes to run.  He dislikes old, slow computers.  He thinks they're boring but he loves playing computer games, sleeping in is good too.  He wears glasses and has brown, dark hair.  Jonty is a thinker, is supportive and a friend.  He is good at drawing.  I'm glad he is my buddy.

My Big Buddy William – Written by Joel

William likes gaming, art and ICT.  He has a funny personality.  His talents are reading and gaming of course.  He appears cool and has very curly hair.  His dislikes are work and  motorbikes.

My Big Buddy Zane – Written by Kai

My buddy Zane is awesome!  He likes games and he dislikes onions and parsley.  He is funny and he makes me laugh.  He is better than the other big buddies.  He likes running games and likes playing hockey.  He is good at acting and motor biking.  I like him.  He doesn't muck around like others.  

My Big Buddy Sam – Written by Bayly

My buddy's personality is funny and bubbly.  He likes reading, Nerf guns, gaming, hockey and playing the drums.  Sam dislikes brussel sprouts and cross country.  His talents are playing the drums, hockey and maths.  He is blond headed like me.  I am glad he is my buddy.

My Big Buddy Jonty  – Written by Timmy

Jonty is a funny, bubbly guy.  His glasses shine in the sun.  He has light blue eyes that sparkle and cool light brown hair.  Jonty can't stop hair flicking or clicking his fingers.  He is smashing at scootering and gaming and he likes them too.  Jonty despises his brother and vomits out vegetables.  He is a bold, strong buddy.  At least I have a buddy like him. 

My Big Buddy Lars – Written by Angus

My buddy Lars is so funny.  He tells heaps of jokes.  His favourite thing is swimming.  He hates nuts.  He is actually allergic to nuts and gets very sick if he eats them.  Lars is bubbly, kind and he has brown milky skin.  I'm lucky to have Lars as my buddy.

My Big Buddy Jess – Written by Mariah

Jess is the best.  She is my buddy.

Jess is very bubbly, she's caring and fun.  She is a confident person.

My buddy is a genius.  She just won a prize at the H.B. Science Fair.  She refuses to eat mushrooms or brussel sprouts.

She loves to walk fast. She is a friendly leader, out-going and quirky.  Jess thinks out of the box.  She is the best buddy ever.

Jess has hazel eyes.  You should see her thick, blond hair.  She has a habit of biting her fingernails, she loves to move a lot and is a chatter-box.

My Big Buddy Daniel – Written by Jack M.

Daniel my buddy has the same name as my brother.  Daniel Rowe is good looking with blond hair but he has a habit of biting his nails.  I like how nice and helpful he is which makes him a good leader.  Daniel likes football and food but not junk food.  He doesn't like being bored so he spends time baking and playing sports with his family.

My Big Buddy Fynn – Written by Innes

Fynn, my buddy is awesome and cool.  He likes sports like cricket and football.  Minecraft and Halo are his favourite video games.  His face is handsome with his blackish, brown hair.  On Minecraft he is awesome at playing the Hunger Games where he kills everyone to be the last man standing.  Fynn is a bubbly, intelligent learner who hates doing homework and speaking in public.  He is the best buddy in the galaxy.

My Big Buddy Olivia – Written by Lily

Olivia is my buddy.  She's tall, green-eyed, has chocolate coloured hair and orange and pink braces on her teeth.  My buddy bites her lip.  She just loves sponge cake and how can she like bread?

Olivia dislikes netball and walnuts.  She is a lovely person to be with and her BFF is Sophie.   She is very talented at hockey and playing the guitar.   Olivia is a great buddy to have.

My Big Buddy Katherine – Written by Sophie

My biggest buddy ever is Katherine Ebbett.  She loves fluffy animals, the scrumdiddlydumscious Subway, designing and crafting in scrap-booking and of course her wonderful friends.  Katherine dislikes juicy tomatoes, dry spinach and sprinting!!!..My buddy's personality is friendly, very gentle, sunshine happy, kind, arty and creative.  Her talents would have to be in netball, she has a bird's singing voice and is awesome at playing the guitar.  When you see her appear you see a short, light brown freckled girl face with golden brown hair.  Her eyes change colour and are both very different.  She has mannerisms and they are playing with her ear, an annoying humming sound she makes and she is very fiddly.  My buddy is so awesome!

My Big Buddy Lauryn – Written by Amber

My buddy Lauryn is a caring person with a positive attitude and is smart thinking when it is learning time.  She white chocolate and swimming lengths but I don't know why.  Her talents are at netball and sprinting, example, cross country.  I call Lauryn 'Lolalolliepop' as a nickname because she is a sweet person.  Reading fiction books are her favourite books to read.  Cooking sweet treats - muffins, cupcakes and cakes, biking by the sea are her likes.  Lauryn is average in height and has lots of freckles on her face.  Her hair is two different colours - brown at the top and golden at the bottom.  She has blue sparkly eyes that shine in the sun. Her mannerisms include folding pages and fiddling on the floor.  I love my buddy in all different ways.

My Big Buddy Daniel – Written by Bryn

My charming buddy likes tare football, food, gym, tennis and his family.  He has a nice personality.  He is sporty, awesomely charming and helpful at cleaning up.  He doesn't like disgusting junk food, getting terribly bored or waking up on a very cold morning.  He has talents.  They are soccer, baking, leading and tennis.  One of his habits is shaking his left knee.  I enjoy being with my buddy.

My Big Buddy Brooke – Written by Makayla

My crazy buddy is Brooke.  When she sees boys she freaks and runs like a maniac.  She is artistic, helpful, caring and inspiring.  She listens to me which is not normal for me to get much attention.  Brooke adores sports, rainbow unicorns and gum.  Brothers are a nightmare to Brooke, so are BORING JOBS!!!  Our ideas are very similar.  I am so fortunate to have Brooke as a big buddy.  

My Big Buddy Sophie – Written by Olivia

My blond-haired, blue-eyed, tall, slim buddy Sophie adores pie, meatballs, chicken, swimming and believe it or not can play the guitar.  I like her because she is loving, a great friend, laid back and she is fabulous at being a leader.  She's great at netball and is a magnificent swimmer.  One of her mannerisms is slouching and another is biting her nails.  I think Sophie is very amusing because she jokes around a lot.  My buddy doesn't like playing rugby or eating brussel sprouts.  Sophie is definitely one of a kind, athletic, brainy, loyal buddy and she's mine. 

My Big Buddy Jacob – Written by Stanley

Who do you think is the most amazing buddy?  I think it's Jacob.  His glimmering eyes sparkle in the sun.  Wow!  He is good at horse riding, motocross and football.  I wish I was as good as him.  When I look at him he looks swag and cool.  Once he told me that he likes riding motorbikes and he always gets a wedgy when horse riding and he's rather not go up a hill on one.  That's how I would describe my big buddy. 

My Big Buddy Ella – Written by Ella

My buddy is Ella.  She's cool, she's fun, she's awesome, she's nice.  Ella has blue eyes, awesome cool sparkly silver earrings and browny-gold, long hair.  My buddy's dislikes are yucky mushrooms and ice-cream.  Ella always taps which is annoying sometimes, does a weird eye-brow thing and she always bleeds when she bites her tongue.  She really likes Taylor Swift and her songs and delicious milk chocolate.  She loves to play netball and badminton.  The number 10 is her favourite number, colour pink is too.  She likes pasta.  I do too.  I like my buddy.

My Big Buddy Tarras – Written by Simone

My weird, crazy buddy Tarras hates hairy spiders that try to suck her blood.  Smelly boys make her dry reach.  She hates lots of whistling and screaming.  Her talents are horse riding - she can ride bare back, eating lots and baking.  Some of her mannerisms are biting her nails when she is bored, playing with her hair when she does not want to listen and chewing her tongue when she is doing something.  She is really out-going and bubbly!  She is a food monster and a horse lover.  Her appearance is of someone with blond hair - like yellow, she blue eyes that are really blue, a stocky build, which means she isn't fat or skinny, and tanned skin.  That's what I think about my buddy.

My Big Buddy Olivia – Written by Greer

My buddy is Olivia.  She is kind, caring, lovely and fun because of the way she reads to me and the way she talks.  Sponge cake and bread are her favourite foods.  She loves to have fun.  Olivia's best friend is Sophie.  Her talents are playing football, she even won the TACS Football.  She whips round the field with her hockey stick like lightning.  She can even play songs on her guitar.  Walnuts are not her favourite snack, neither is celery.  Netball is also not one of her interests.  Olivia has got pink and orange braces.  Her hair is brown, she has green eyes and she is tall.  She bites her lip and she likes being weird.  My buddy is swag, positive and a great leader.  I'm glad she is my buddy.  I wanted her at the start. 

My Big Buddy Angel – Written by Georgiana

My crazy, bubbly, giggly buddy Angel is so awesome.  She loves to run but likes to play netball the most.  Baking is a favourite thing to do.  She appears in the same clothes, same shoes and same style everyday.  She has this habit of biting her bottom lip.  It looks funny.  Angel hates annoying sounds, like polystyrene when it rubs together.  She is such a cool buddy to have.

My Big Buddy Angus – Written by Luke

Angus likes motorbiking.  His natural talent is mountain biking.  He never shouts, he is a great hockey player and is very vivacious.  His eye colour changes, he has silky brown hair.  He leaps out of his seat when the words "4x4' are mentioned - he loves them.  One of his amazing talents is hockey.  He is so fun my head could explode,  His heart could freeze when he falls off his motorbike.  He can't help crossing his fingers.
I feel really happy he is my buddy because we like most of the same things. 

Some writing samples - Holiday Recounts

WALT make our writing really interesting and easy for the reader to picture what’s happening in their mind.

Title – ‘The Best and Worst of My  Holidays’.

Focus – Create an interesting beginning and different sentence beginnings.

          - Use lots of descriptive words to describe things/people/feelings/events, etc.

I yelled to Dad, “arhhhhhh!  There’s a possum in the trap!”  The possum’s leg bled hard out.  The traps that we used were leg hole traps.  They were hard to find and really hard to set.  There was blood everywhere.  It was fun plucking their fur.

As I got up every morning Mum would say, “wash the floors, do the dishes, do the vacuuming.”  I hate doing the chores.  That was the worst part of my holidays.

Written by Sam

One big swing, 100 meters up.  Bradin pulled the cord!  “Ahhhh!”  I was so scared – the go-carting would be more for me and less scary!  “Oh no!”  I couldn't go on the go-carts.  ”Rats!” I whispered to Bradin.  The go-carts are for kids who are 12 and up. But I went to the Luge and to see a 4D movie.  I had jelly beans that tasted like peach.  It was nice.

Written by Joel

It was pouring and pouring.  It was a yucky, horrible day.  I was so bored.  There was hardly anything to do.  My dad was in bed of course.  My mum was doing the laundry obviously.  I was sitting by the window with the hot body of my warm dog by my side.  I yelled, “Mum, can we go down to the Four Square?”  Mum said no.  I sighed.

The next day it was back to school.  I was glad to see my mates again.

Written by Angus

“Aaaaaah!!!  Waaaaah!!!  Ow!!!”  I screamed as the injection went in.  It was a flu injection.  I hated it.  It hurt for two days.

Three days later… “Yaaaaay!!!”  Mum and I were going to Palmerston North.  We went shopping at the plaza.  I got a Rhino jacket.  Mum got some T.Shirts.  After the plaza we went to our friend’s house.  They have a dog called Jo Jo.  She was so cute!!!  My mum is usually cheerful, but she got sleepy.  She went to bed before I did!

Written by Ella

“Ah!”  Mum was screaming on all the rides that she went on and Annalise closed her eyes on all of the rides.  The Invader was my favourite because it went up and you could see a lot of Rainbows End.  The next ride we went on was called Fear Fall.  It went up and down and stopped half way.  The next ride I kept banging my head so we had to go.

Written by Timmy

I woke up thinking about school – another day of hard work.  As I opened the bold curtains I forgot about the school and thought about the fun holidays – the wonderful fun, the bright smiles.

I got ready for Sophie’s.  I scattered to my clothes.  First underwear, t-shirt, pants and shoes, breakfast.  30 minutes later Dad drove Hannah and I up the bumpy, rocky drive.  I felt magnificent, excellent.  When we got there, there was a monstrous amount of rain. That was my half good, half bad holiday.

Written by Molly

“Aaaaaaaah!”  I skied down the mountain.  I down the medium slope slowly the first time.  Next time I picked up some speed.  Later I nearly zoomed down the big steep mountain with no poles!  I did not even fall over.  While I followed Jack over top of his S’s I screamed as I thought I was going to crash into some garage wall, but I controlled my skiing.  Just as well Dad yelled out, “watch out!” to warn me.  I went down again but I fell over.  Dad fell over too, then he stood up , but he rolled over again!  It was really funny!  We timed ourselves going down and up on the chairlift.  I took 15 minutes.  On our last lap I went round some poles like Dad and Jack did.  I did one ‘Air”, that’s when you jump up in the air while skiing.

The worst thing was when I went on the ferry.  The waves were four to five meters high.  Me and Jack did not have a good time!!  Annika said she did not get a sore stomach like we did!  Humph!

Written by Greer

I ripped open my presents.  I got just what I wanted – a pink diamond holter for my beautiful grey pony Doe Vaangi, two sets of jeans, one top and some other pants.  I had some jeans on and my new top when Mum said we were off to the movies.  Zaymia came.  We had to pick her up from her house.  On the way we went to the supermarket.  We bought a Pick n Mix and a cold drink each.  We were off to the movies.

We walked in the door.  It smelled so good, like pop-corn.  We were going to see the Pirate Fairy.  Mum got us a medium cup of pop-corn and the usher told us we were in Cinema 1.  After the movie I said to Mum, “you spoiled us too much.”  Zaymia stayed the night.  We stayed up so late.

The miserable part of my holidays would have to be…just having one person for my birthday.  It was good and bad.  The good was we got lollies, pop-corn and a cold drink.  We wouldn’t have got all that stuff if I had two friends for my birthday!

Written by Makayla

    Wahoo!  I was zooming around the Superbowl in Hanmer Springs, breezing through the air.  Me and my cousins, my brother and sister were going down the fabulous, cruising water slides, except Pippa, she was hanging out with Dad in the boiling hot pools.  There was one slide that everyone could go down – the Tuatara.  That slide was awesome because when you hit the bottom you bounce up in the air like a kangaroo.

     I couldn’t stand it!  I was walking around at Motocross like a ‘loomy’.  I was so bored.  All I could do was watch Motocross, until I looked at the board.  Oscar’s race was cancelled, so I’d come here for nothing!!!  I needed to see Mum to tell her something, so I ran down the centre, but my Uncle Greg stopped me because the motocross riders were coming.  But he did say that I could cross at the starting line, so I did.  But when I was half way across the dirt went all muddy and my gumboot fell off.  So I was walking in the dirt with one foot bootless!  When I got to the other side my gumboot had been run over by the motocross riders.  I had to go back to pick it up.  I walked over to Mum and helped her pick up the riders that fell off their bikes!!

      Written by Amber

No!  Gardening!  Another day gardening!  Tom and I got up.  Eleven gigantic, smelly poo wheel barrows!  We got two spades and headed off to the enormous poo pile.                                                                                                     

Yes!  We were going to the Montana Horse Event.  We got our free drinks and sausages.  Finally it was my turn to ride Hori.  As I went into the first jump Hori started to go faster into the jump that was 50 centimetres and at the end I won a spot prize.  It was a Farmlands hat and a $20 gift voucher to spend at Farmlands too.  I spent the money on dog treats, 30 nails and a bucket.

Written by Annie

Grandad pushed me in the buggy as we chased Daniel all over the paddock on his motor bike.  I was doing donuts in the buggy and Grandad got horse poos splattered all over his jeans.  It was Jon Jon’s or Jaz’s poos.It was funny and I laughed at Grandad.  At the end of the holiday I was sad because Mum and dad went away with Uncle Stu and Aunty Bec.  Jane went too.  They went on a plane.  Gang Gang, Gloria and Emma all looked after us.  I miss my mum and dad.

Written by Jack M.

It was Friday of the second week of the holidays.  Only three more days of freedom.  We all lazily got up and had breakfast.  Mum said Hannah had invited Caitlin over and that Molly and Ella could come to our house.  It ended up all the Lawson girls came to our house.  We all played ‘Truth or Dare’.  One of Molly’s dares was to brush my teeth!  After that we all went up the hill to our house which is still being built.  We went inside.  I got to open up the front door of our house.  We went upstairs and onto the deck.  Back down at the caravans we played ‘Truth or Dare’ again.  Molly was ‘Cherry’, I was ‘Girraffe’, Ella was ‘Uni the Unicorn’, Lauryn was ‘Uni-kitty’, Caitlyn was ‘Perry’, Hannah was ‘Coconuts’ and Amy was ‘Harry’.  Amy chose ‘truth’ every time.  After that they went home.

Written by Sophie

I was excited when we got to Wellington but it was pouring and pouring.  We had Chinese for dinner.  The next day we got to pick up my aunty’s new car.  With my mum we played on the beach and I flew over a lake on a flying fox.

Written by Jack B.

When we paid at the counter of the zoo I smelled the air.  It smelt like bird poo!  William said the tuataras were over where he was but he was wrong.  We saw about 35 animals.  My favourite animal was the cheetah.  He wasn’t doing much, just walking around.  The meerkats scattered away when we approached.  They were like flying bullets.  When we had to go home to our house I hid in a box and my friends covered me up so I wouldn’t have to leave.  Mum suddenly found me.  We had t leave.

Written by Stanley

“We’re finally here!” I screamed.  Ther we were parked outside the amazing, the unbeatable Inflatable World.’  I was running, skipping, hopping and heading straight for the gigantic obstacle course.  I started climbing to slide down the slide, through the tunnels.  At the end of the slide I thought to myself, “that was super dooper amazing!”  My favourite part was the humongous slide.  “Hmmm, what should I go on next?”  I wondered to myself.  The giant slide.  Up the steps I went.  Down the slide I went.  “Weeeeeee!”  It was the happiest time of my life.                                                           I was lying in bed not wanting to get up.  I didn’t want to have to do the chores!  Such a terrible word!  I just pretended I was still asleep.  What a brilliant plan!  I couldn’t and would not do the chores!   

Written by Olivia

It was magnificent.  I couldn’t believe my eyes.  Hobbitville was amazing.  The characters were the Hobbit, the dwarves, the trolls and the houses.  Inside felt like the real thing.  They were flat, the windows were round and so were the doors.  Back home it was pouring with fierceness while watching Giggly T.V.

Written by Bayly

“Yes I got a spare!” I screamed excitedly.  We were at bowling.  I was coming last, of course.  Dad was winning.  He got three strikes!  I was up.  I was determined to win.  I picked up the ball.  It was too heavy for me, so I had to push it off the ground!  I got a… a… gutter ball!  But I kept on trying.  I got the ball, pushed it, then… I got a spare!  I spun round, did a little dance and ran to sit down.  It was the last round.  I was coming 3^rd.  Mum picked up her ball and got a… 7!  I was out of the game, but it was still a blast at bowling.  I enjoyed it so much.                                                           The worst part of my holiday… “Nooooo, I want to go!” I screamed.  My brother and my dad were going to the movies, but they weren’t taking me!  I was furious as I screamed and kicked.  But they went anyway and to make matters worse my pasta was all wrong, plus there wasn't any movie to watch at home.

Written by Abby

“It’s FREEZING Ruby,” my cousin Zack cried.  Half his body was under water, but I was swimming around with my whole body under water including my head!  We were at Ocean Spa in the cold pool which I think should be called… ‘THE FREEZING POOL OF DOOM, DOOM, DOOM.”  The hot pool was like the warmth of the West or something like that.  It tingled our skin and we soon ran back to the cold pool.              The worst part of my holidays was having to go to Mum’s meetings.  They were two hours long!

Written by Ruby

My journey had begun.  15 minutes in the car from Moteo to my mum and dad’s fascinating house.  I screamed as I slowly walked into the best house I’ve ever seen in the world.  After two minutes Papa went home.  We had to back home to get some ingredients.  We woke up at 3am.  We watched movies all day.  At the end of the day we played some games.  My favourite game was ‘Zombie.’                                         Oh no! The last day of the best holiday.

Written by Mariah

I was so excited to see my cousin run down to open their gate.  We had arrived.  I sprinted with excitement to see him.  I got punched in the tummy, then shot in the eye which throbbed for two days!  We stayed for an hour and then we left to find our motor camp.  That was a sad bit.  On Sunday it was time to go back to Napier, so we had to say goodbye!                                                                                              

The worst part about my holidays was not being able to go to Makayla’s birthday.  It was so exciting for her thinking I would be going, until Mum said that we were going away!  It was really disappointing.  We got her a present anyway.  I gave her a friendship bracelet.

Written by Simone

Oh no!  On Sunday my nanny died.  I was very, very sad.  My dad was at her house.  She was fast asleep and something happened.  Her heart just stopped and Dad was very, very sad.  Even Mum and Grandad.  When Mum got home she told us.  She started to cry.  Next thing I know Elliott’s crying.  Tomorrow I am going to her funeral.                                                                                                              Finally we were at the movies.  The movie was called ‘How to Train Your Dragon 2.’  Yippeeee!  The movie started.  It started.  It took a long, long time.  Wow!  The Alpha dragon struck down another huge dragon.  Finally the movie finished.  I was very hot and stunned.

Written by Bryn     

Wow!  It’s my favourite day, July 15^th, my birthday.  I am turning amazing nine!  I got some sweet as stuff, like an owl pad, page pals to mark my favourite page in a book and Nerf Rebell, it’s a type of gun but fake.  Then we went to Birdwoods.  There are so many lollies to choose from.  Birdwoods is a lolly shop.  It made my mouth water staring at all the lollies.  We went to look at Grammy’s and Poppa’s house.  It was so cold, but cool.  We went home and made my cake.  It was yum.                                                                                 The next day the worst thing happened!  “Zaymia,” my mum called.  “Clean your room!”

Written by Zaymia 

One wonderful afternoon travelling far on the road to Hamilton, I desperately moaned, “are we almost there?”    

At last we arrived at Lisa and Jeremy’s house.  “Phew”, I said as the Nelson’s marched through their door.  Surprisingly the Speir family were there too.  “Rock Walls tomorrow,” Mum said.  I snuggled in my cosy bed.

Trip home… I sat watching a boring movie – Madagasca 2.  Finally… home after the most boring trip ever.  I waited for Dad to unpack and bring the firewood upstairs.  Tomorrow it was back to school.

Written by Riley

R.r.r.r.r as I rolled the bowling ball down the bumpers.  I rolled again and I almost got a Strike.  A strike is when you bowl all of the pins over at once.  You will be close to winning if you get one or more than three pins.  You have more than one turn.  It was Mum’s turn.  She got a strike and so did Dad.  It was amazing.

We had to take Josh to his house.  It was pouring down with annoying rain.  We had to tidy our bedrooms.  It was borrrrrring.  I was bored to death with having to tidy my bedroom.

Written by Zac

On Monday the 7^th July it was my birthday and we went hunting.  Off, off, off and away we went – Dad, Poppy, the ponies and I, of for an adventure.  We arrived at the hunt and parked the float.  I was thrilled because our friends were there.  We tacked up our ponies and went and had something to eat.  Soon we were off up the hills.  It was so exhilarating!!!  I sighted when Dad said it was time to go in for breakfast, which is really dinner, so we went in and got our ponies ready to go home.  Poppy and I raced each other to the hay bales.  Dad called us to come and have something to eat, then to help load the ponies.  Oh!  I never wanted to leave.

Written by Lily 

HHHHH!  When can we go home?  Nana knew we were going to have a power cut, so I got in the bath and… ‘ZZZZZP’ – the lights went out!  They turned back on. 

“What day is it?” I wondered.  Nana said it was Sunday.  My mum was coming home from America.  She brought Me and Tamsyn presents.  Mum roared up the drive.  I jumped out like a rocket.  I got three t-shirts and seven boxes of lollies.

Written by Luke

On the highest mountain in Taupo, the ski field was filled with snow and people.  We got our skis, our poles and we all rushed to the snow.  Then Dad said that us kids had to have a lesson before we went up the hill.  So we had a two hour lesson, but the hard thing was when it was almost your turn you would slip down to the back of the line.  In no time we were up the hill and back in line for our next turn.  It was a little hard to get the hang of it, but in the end we all got it.  Nothing could stop Oscar now!  You would see him for two seconds then he would be back at the end of the line for his next turn.  The Fort Lift was to get people up the hill, then to catch the goat.  When we got to the top we had a nice warm Hot Chocolate.  We had the best time. 

The worst thing was the long ride home.

Written by Georgie  

  

Room 6 reports on things they know a lot about!!

Report Writing

Possums - by Sam

A possum is an animal that lives in a forest.

Its body is about 30 cm long and it is round.  It sleeps in the day.  It hunts at night.  It is a marsupial which means it carries its baby in a pouch.  They live in New Zealand and Australia.  They are furry and have a long tail and glowing eyes.  They live in bush areas and up trees.  The fur is worth a lot of money.

Sometimes they end up squashed on the road or caught in a trap. 

Ferrari - by Joel

A Ferrari is a type of sport's car.  

They are very fast and expensive.  Lot's of millionaires have them.  They are very strong.  

I would like to own one one-day.  A green one.

Polar Bears - by Bryn

Polar Bears have white fur.  They are mammals and are the top predators of the Arctic.

Polar Bears can get very big and they are oval.  Polar Bears live in the Arctic in the North Pole.  It is a very cold place with lots of ice.  

It hunts for seals and birds.  It takes a long time to hunt for its food because they need to find it first.

They hide their nose in the snow so they are camouflaged in the snow.  They are very good carers and very good swimmers.

They have black skin to keep them warm.

The Queen - by Sophie

The Queen's name is Elizabeth.

She wears crowns and earrings.  She lives in Buckingham Palace.  Her birthday is on the 21st of April.

She has three children named Anne, Margaret and Charles.  The Queen is very old.  She is rich.

The Queen is the head of the royal family.

Red-back - by Zac

The Red-back is a spider. 

It is poisonous.  It is about the size of a rubber.  It lives in Australia, in the desert. It crawls around and if you hit it it will attack you.  The Red-back spider is cool.  They are fast and they have fangs.  They have eight legs.

I am glad they aren't in New Zealand.

The Piano by Abby

A piano is a musical instrument.

It's very big and rectangular.  You can get a keyboard which is similar to a piano, but portable.  All kids can play it.  It's got black and white keys and pedals.

You can find them in homes, schools, concert halls, theatres and just about anywhere.  They are used to play music, e.g. for a band or at a concert.  Famous musicians often play them or they are played for famous singers to sing to.

I love the piano because they make a beautiful sound.

Baby Lambs - by Molly

A baby lamb is a soft animal that you can hug, kiss and keep as a pet.  

There are four types of sheep - a baby lamb, a teenager, a ewe and a ram.  A ewe has to be thirteen or fourteen to have a baby lamb.  A baby lamb can have blue or brown eyes.  When a baby lamb is born it has blood on it and if the mum leaves it, it will not survive.  A baby lamb has to eat grass and milk or it will die. A baby lamb has four legs, a tail, eyes and fur called wool.

Dirt Bikes - by Luke
Dirt bikes are motor bikes.
Dirt bikes can go up to 1000 km.  Dirt bikes can be yellow, blue, black, red, green or orange.  My favourite bikes are motocross bikes and trail bikes.  My favourite trick to do is a 'whip'.  A whip is a famous trick. You need to be in second gear, go full throttle up a ramp and while in the air you turn the bike on its side. Kids can ride their bikes on the side of the road and cross it.  You need to keep your bike in good condition. If your oil is dirty your bike won't start.  Some bikes have an electric start but most are kick start. Some bikes have gears.  You can buy more gears for $100 each.
I have my own bike.  I take very good care of it. 

Cats - by Jack B.

Cats are mammals.  

They are small furry animals with whiskers, a tail and sharp claws.  People have cats as pets.  Some cats are wild. They eat meat and fish.  They like to hunt mice and they like to sleep. 

Lions and tigers are also cats.

Owls - by Amber

Owls are a type of bird.

Owls have feathers, big round eyes, they have feet like a chicken and its head can turn all the way around which is 360 degrees.  Owls live in forests.  They are magnificent hunters and they hunt at night.  Owls 'hooooot' at night.  They live in New Zealand and other countries around the world.

Some people think that owls are wise.

Black Holes - by Kai

A black hole used to be a big star.  

A black hole is nothing.  They live in space.  They are different sizes. 

They were once a humongous star and it collapsed and disappeared and there was nothing, because it's a black hole.  It sucks other stars into it. 

I know a lot about black holes.

Gigantotosaurus - by Riley

The Gigantotosaurus was a reptile up to 15 meters in length and up to eight or nine tonnes in weight. 

They have short hands ... but there hands were bigger than their brain.  This dinosaur was a South American predator in the Tyrassicc period, which means it lived about 240 million years ago.  This viscious beast would kill Saurapods like the Argentinosaurus then have a big feast.  

This was a top predator.

Turtles - by Bayly

A turtle has a shell and a body.  The colour of its shell is brown and the body is green, browny- green.  The shell helps them to cover their backs like clothes.  It eats fish in the sea and other stuff that is in the sea.They live in the sea and the ocean, which is the same thing.

Dogs - by Ruby

A dog is a furry mammal.  

Dogs have a very good sense of smell and have very good hearing.  Two of the largest dogs are the Kuvu and Schnauzer.  Some dogs are crossed with another breed, e.g. a Bichon with a Schitzu, etc.  

Most dogs live on huge farms to do specific doggy-doodle jobs and only some live in town.

Sheep dogs spend most of their life herding sheep.  Alsation dogs are often Police dogs that get trained by Police dog handlers.

Dogs are amazing!  Luckily I have one.

T-Rex - by Innes

The T-Rex is a kind of reptile called a dinosaur.  

The T-Rex was eight meters long and three meters high.  It was a carnivore, which meant it ate meat.  The name T-Rex means Terrible Lizard.  It had feet like a huge bird.  It had a bigger brain than the Giganotosaurus.  It hunted for Serapods too.

Sad they died out.  

Ponies - by Lily

A pony is a type of animal that is a cousin to the zebra and donkey.  

Ponies are round with four legs and a head on it.  It has a mane, a long tail, four hoofs and square teeth. Ponies live all over New Zealand and around the world.  

To own a pony you need a paddock with grass, shelter(like a stable) and water.  Ponies help people because they carry things.  You can train ponies for shows and they are great pets.

I have three ponies.  They are the best pets you could ever own.

Munchakins by Ella

Munchakins are a small breed of cat.

Munchakins are the smallest breed.  Their back legs are slightly longer than their front legs.  They have long fur.  Their bodies are long too.

They are rare in New Zealand and are bred in America.

They're the best survivors, very playful and sometimes very sleepy.

People want this breed all over the world because they are very playful.

Ponies - by Makayla

A pony is a type of horse.

It is measured by hands.  You can make them walk, trot and canter.  It has got four legs, a mane, and a tail. They come in different colours.

They can live in a stable, on paddocks all around the world.  They feed on hay, apples and grass.  They have a very good sense of smell and are very good for moving stock, going places, exercising and going to shows. A lot of training is needed to do well.

Looking after a pony takes a lot of money and effort.

Dogs - by Simone

A dog is a pet that can usually run fast.

A dog has a very good sense of smell and hearing.  It has a tail, sharp teeth and four legs.

A dog can live in town or on a farm.  Some dogs work on a farm, for the Police and even for the blind.

Some dogs can be cute and some can be fierce.

A good dog has a good trainer.

Owls - by Greer

An owl is a type of bird.

Owls have small legs and are the shape of an octagon.  Owls have big googly eyes to help them see at night when they hunt for small animals.

An owl's head can move right around and they are camouflaged to hide during the day.  Owls are the same colour as their surroundings.  They live in trees, they fly, they hoot and they catch mice.

Owls are soft, fluffy, flappy and fast.

The RingTail Lemur - by Zaymia

Lemurs are a type of monkey.

There are five different types of lemurs.  They are the the Ring Tail Lemur, the Mouse Lemur, the Monkey Lemur, the Red Raft Lemur and the White Lemur.

Lemurs are the size of a normal monkey, are fur-like, have a black and white tail and a white tummy.

Lemurs live in Madagasca and eat at 6.30 at night.  Lemurs sleep in trees and play in the forest.  Lemurs can grip onto trees and hang from trees.  Lemur's like to bounce on its tail. Lemurs are cute and amazing but they can attack people.

Monk-fish by Georgiana

Monk-fish are red, green and grey.  They are round and hidden creatures.

It digs in the sand to be hidden.  It is round and spotty, it has scales and gills.

The Monk-fish is found in New Zealand and they come out in the day to feed.  Monk-fish eat crabs and little sea creatures.

They are good to eat but very cheeky fish because if you catch one it slips away.

Cats - by Mariah

Cats are little mammals and are warm blooded.  They are normally kept for pets.  Some cats are black, brown, gold, white or grey.  Some cats catch birds, fish and sometimes even frogs.  Cats like to hunt and they like to sleep.

The Jet Boat - by Stanley

A jet bat is a type of water machine that goes in rivers.

At the front of a jet boat, underneath, is a hole that sucks in water and at the back are two jets that spit out water at 1,000 km an hour.

The jet boat can go in rivers or in the sea.  When the engine is turned on it roars.

People enjoy the ride that the jet boat gives them.

Labradors - by Timmy

Labrador's are a pet dog.

Labradors kill animals like ducks and chickens.  Labradors are big dogs.  Labradors live all around the world.  You give them breakfast, lunch and dinner.  They sleep a lot.  Labradors help put cattle in yards. Labradors help blind people.

Donkeys - by Annie

Donkeys are in the horse family but they have longer ears.  They have four long legs with hoofs.  They live all around the earth in paddocks.  It can gallop around the paddock and it likes to sleep.  Donkeys eat hay, grass and feed.

You can ride a donkey because my brother and sister have ridden one before.

  

  

Room 6 Writing Samples Term 1 - 'All About Me', 'My Very Special Person', 'If I were ...', Art Deco Day Recount

All About Me

I am the youngest out of 4 children.  My name is Annie Christine Moffett.  I am 7 years old.  My family and me like to ride horses and ponies.  The names of my ponies are Tonto, Horrie and Summer.  I live on Korokepo Road and we live on our orchard.  We have a one storey plaster house.  I am a beautiful, kind young girl.  I wear cool clothes that make me look pretty.  I like board games and just running around the school buildings.  My friends are Bayly, Hugo and Daniel.  Tom is going to be 13 this year, Molly is going to be 15 this year, Will is going to be 16 this year and I am going to be 7.

Written by Annie Moffet

My name is Georgiana Grace Absolom.  I live in Rissington on a country farm.  You might think living with cows and sheep sounds pretty boring, but living on a farm means you have everything right at your front door step.  I have a family of five and we have the best of times together.  My house is very big.  Me and my brothers share a room together.  They're annoying but you get used to it.

Written by Georgiana Absolom

My name is Riley Jacob Nelson.  In my family there is Mum, Dad, Hunter, Maia and me.  Maia always asks to do puzzles.  Hunter always asks to play with me.  When I am tired I say no.  Hunter begs and begs to play.  Same with me.  I live down by a river and the park.  Our house is three storeyed.  My room is at the top.  We live in the country.  I ride my scooter and my bike.  I have fast growing hair.  My hair is blond.  My friends are Kai, Fred, Samuel, Luka and Hunter.

Written by Riley Nelson

I'm Simone Petra Kyle.  I am 8 years old.  I have dark brown hair and light blue eyes.  I live on Apley Road in a white house with a blue roof.  I have 1 goat, 1 calf, 8 sheep, 16 chickens, 1 pukeko, 2 bunnies and 2 labradors - a puppy and an adult dog.  In our orchard we grow plums, peaches and apples.  I like going out on the farm with my dad on the motor bikes down by the river and to see my nana.  Doing art and fitness are fun too.

Written by Simone Kyle

I'm Molly Rose Lawson.  I'm 7 years old and I have 7 people in my family.  I am the youngest child.  My eyes are green like limes and my hair is brown like stumps of trees.  I like to do fun things with my friends and I live out in the country with my three dogs Pete, Taylor and Hazel.  My favourite colour is red and I have lots of friends and my birthday is on the 6th of November.

Written by Molly Lawson  

My Very Special Person

Grammy is my nana.  She is special because when I am sad I ring her and she makes me happy.  When she gives me a hug it feels like a teddy bear.  Grammy likes to do lots of baking cup-cakes.  She smells like lavendar and sounds like a little bird.  I like to bake cakes with her.  She has a great sense of humour.  Grammy lives in Auckland.  She is trying to come to live down here, so she is stressed out about that.  She does really good dinners when I stay.  I love Grammy in my life because I could not live without her.  She is fun and funny.  She loves a clean house all the time.  Grammy is inspiring and bubbly all the time.  She has a cool cat called Bell.  She is a fat cat  When I hear Grammy's car I scream and run to her and give her a big hug.

Written by Zaymia Smith

My sister Paige is special because when she hugs me I can feel her spine.  It is boney.  Her hair is goldy-yellowy.  It is clever,  I love the smell of her.  It makes me hug her even more.  She feels like a teddy bear.  I love my sister.  She is very special to me and she smells like daffodils.  Sometimes I sing.  Me and my sister like to sing.  Her face looks silky and her eyes are brown.  We love to sing.  She is always going to be my special person.  Sometimes she makes me mad.  She goes to the urupa which is the cemetery.  I love my sister.  I miss my sister.

Written by Mariah Pahulu

My baby brother August is special because he is nice and playful.  He is cute and has no teeth yet.  August sounds like he is sneezing when he laughs.  He smells like eggs.  His bones are soft and delicate.  He likes to play with my match-box cars.  I love him.  If he was not around I would have no-one to play with.

Written by Innes Chapman

 My very special person is my sister Caitlin.  She looks like me.  Caitlin is super special.  She is nice sometimes, but most of the time we argue.  She loves reading.  She can read nine chapter books a day.  Caitlin is very short and very sensitive.  We love playing outside and we both love melted cheese.  We play on the ipad a lot.  Caitlin sometimes writes books.  When we go to the beach we hold hands and jump over the waves.  I love her so much.  I'm glad I'm her sister.  She is very nice when we don't argue.

Written by Sophie Wood

My uncle.  I can hear a car riding down the road.  I run to the door.  I give my uncle a big hug.  I can feel his bones.  I throw some jokes and he laughs hard.  We jump in the car.  We drive to the beach.  We catch some sea-weed and 4 snapper.  I will be very sad if I lose this person.

Written by Angus Young

His name is Laurie.  He has short hair, long legs, long arms and big hands.  He lets me mow the lawns.  When I hear his car come down the drive I run down to their house.  He plays cricket with me.  He is always gardening.  He smells like garden dirt.  My granfather is special because he makes me laugh to bits.  I like to go out with him to church sometimes.  He has a deep croaky voice.  I would miss my grandfather if he wasn't around.

Written by Zac Hogan

My hero is my mum.  My mum loves to cook.  She has marmite eyes just like me.  Her eyes shine like a rainbow.  She absolutely loves fishing.  If I have the hiccups she is very good at scaring me.  Me and my mum love to go to the Horse of the Year.  She is very special because I love Mum.  She is such a super star to me.  She is like Katie Perry.  If I didn't have my mum I would starve.

Written by Makayla White  

I miss my friend at my old school, Stella.  She has blond hair, kind blue eyes and no earings.  She's tall for a ten year old.  She's got a very giggly laugh.  Stella is very special to me because she is very kind, loving and she knows when something's wrong or when I'm sad.  Stella also doesn't mind if something goes wrong.  She just keeps going.  She's just a great friend.  Stella loves pizza, me and she loves having fun.  She's very sparkly, colourful and very smiley.  We love to play games, go on a water slide, make a stall at the bottom of the drive-way and play with the dog.  I don't know what I'd do without her.

Written by Abby Cheer

My very special person is my big brother Jake.  He has pitch black hair.  It looks like a big black bush.  My brother is a lot of fun.  We like to ride motor bikes together.  My brother tells me a lot of jokes.  He has a girlfriend and this year he is leaving school.  His girlfriend's name is Lauren.  I haven't met her neither has Mum, Dad or Tamsyn.  He smells like deodorant.  He sounds like a four stroke CRF 150.  If he was not in my life I would be miserable.  

Writen by Luke Loader

His name is Charlie.  He has got a pet cockatiel.  Charlie likes to fight with his brother.  He has brown eyes.  He is my very special person because he is my cousin.  He likes to play with his remote control helicopter.  We have sleep overs at each others houses.  I would feel bad if he wasn't in my life.

Written by Bryn Morgan

Her name is Pam.  She smells lovely.  She's got curly grey hair with shiny teeth, sounds lovely and feels nice and warm when she gives me cuddles.  I think she's special because she is kind and funny.  Her house is in Christchurch.  My nan's birthday is in March, like mine.  My Nana Grace and I all start with the same two letters - 'Gr'.  She's serious.  We like going shopping together.  My nana is thoughtful, bright, sweet and peachy.  I love her but I hardly ever see her.  Whenever I do see her I run to the door or run out of the door.  She is a lovely nana. 

Written by Greer Tremain

My mum's name is Tanya.  She is very special because she gives me food and water and without her I could not have food, I would not survive.  She helps me when I can't do something and gives me huge hugs and slobbery kisses when I feel sad or when I'm hurt.  My mum has shortish browny hazely hair.  She has brown eyes and a friendly smile.  When she gives me a hug she feels like a soft wee cushion.  My mum likes to read and play with the dog.  Together we play fetch with Mina and go to drop off the ponies on the hill.  When we drop them off they gallop up the hill and Mum sees 3 sheep and runs after the sheep.  Gypsy, the neighbours dog, chases Mina and we chase Gypsy.  I love having my mum in my life.

Written by Ruby Jeffcoat

The very special person I'm to write about is my little brother Theo.. When we are separated at school I miss him loads.  Theo is an intelligent boy in Room 2.  My little brother has milk chocolate brown eyes and soft dark chocolate skin.  His hair is as black as the night sky.  He has a shy and peaceful personality.  The reason Theo is special is because he is kind, sharing and caring.  Plus he is brave and strong!  I like playing with his Lego and his cars.  The things he likes doing is playing soccer, rugby and running.  He is very sporty and good at writing.  His birthday is on the 18th of August and he was born in 2008.  He is funny and makes me feel safe.  If Theo was not in my life I don't know what I'd do without him, so I am glad he is in my life.      

Written by Olivia Munialo

My neighbour Liam has blond hair and he

does Jujitsu.  He likes to fight.  He likes dinosaurs and he is very special.  He likes to do drawings.  He has hazel eyes and he has white skin.  I love him in my life.

Written by Kai S-Hiltersheid

I have a very special person called Gogie.  She has white hair with some grey bits.  Every time I see her I shout out, "T.C.!" because she has a cat called T.C.  It stands for The Cat.  T.C. has fabulous gold and white stripes on his legs, back, tail and neck and he drops fur on me when I watch TV in the mornings.  I am making a hut next to her driveway.  The drive is black concrete.  Gogie is into the hut too and Scoot our cousin and Baxter my brother.  Gogie likes gardening with me and Baxter and she does do it without us too.  I do not know what it will feel like without her.

Written by Stanley Easthope

His name is called Bradin.  Bradin has a short beard.  His eyes are brown, he's strong and lives in Perth.  He is 26 years old and he likes to play rugby.  I like to play my PS3 with Bradin.  When he went to Perth it was sad because he was my best uncle.  It is sad that he's not in my life.

Written by Joel Callaghan

I like my cousin Maggie.  She is nice and friendly.  She has got black hair and blue eyes.  Maggie is older than me.  She goes to university.  She takes me to get ice-cream and likes to take me to the Aquarium.  Maggie smiles like a flower.  I like her.  She's kind and helpful.  Maggie is the nicest cousin in the world.  Oneday she is going to take me to Australia.  We like going to the park, the museum and watching TV.

Written by Bayly Roberts    

Her name is Annie.  She smells like sheep poo and roses mixed together.  She lives on a farm.  We like to play on their trampoline and we like to play on their jungle gym and in their tree-hut.  Sometimes we have ice-cream after dinner.  She is a 13 year old girl.  She is a bit big.  We have a photo of Dad, Uncle Tonto and Uncle James on the jungle gym.  She has two sisters.  One is called Baily and she is 15 years old and the other one is called Lillie.  She is 18 years old.  Annie is really funny.  She cracks me up nearly every time.  Every time I cuddle her she gives me squishy cuddles.  We like to play sporty games.  She has blond hair like me.  They have 7 dogs, bulls, cows, ducks and chickens.  She gives me great presents.  She is a really fun person.  I love my cousin.  She even has a flying fox.  My favourite thing to do is play tag and play croquet and play with their Lego.  That's why I love my cousins.  

Written by Ella Thomsen

Olivia, my cousin, is very special to me.  She looks like a cuddly teddy bear holding cheery red roses.  My cousin likes to play volley ball with me and my other cousins.  Me and Olivia like to paint each others nails and play games with each other too.  I think she smells like soft sand.  Olivia sounds like the pretty voice of a princess singing in the garden,  My cousin Olivia is special because she helps me if I am stuck and she is nice to me and she spends time with me every day.  She is very sporty.  She likes to tell jokes and talk with parents.  Me and Olivia like to go snow skiing together, go walking, have picnics and have rides in my grandpa's dinghy.  I think I am very special having my cousin Olivia.

Written by Amber Morice    

If I were ...

 

* a colour I would be raspberry reckless red (Molly)

* an animal I would be a snapping, viscious alligator (Timmy)

* a season I would be a leaf throwing spring ( Jack B)

* a season I would be a sun sizzling orange (Mariah)

* an animal I would be a boxing kicking kangaroo (Joel)

* an animal I would be a hay-chewing heavy humongous pony (Annie)

* a flower I would be a monstrous unbeatable spiky thistle (Luke)

* a drink I would be a bubbly fizzy brown black Coke (Jack M)

* a grown-up I would be a smashing bashing dino-digging palaeontologist (Riley)

* a grown-up I would be a boofy boxer (Kai)  

* a colour I would be night sky black (Bryn)

* a season I would be a windy, hot-Milo, stormy birthday winter (Lily) 

* a flower I would be a dazzling, soft, buttery daffodil (Zaymia)

* a grown-up I would be a fabulous, helpful mum (Greer)

* a season I would be a hot, sizzling, ice-creamy summer (Angus)

*a flower I would be a sneaky, snatching fly-trap (Innes)

*a star I would be a fast, zooming, shooting star (Ella)

*a millionaire I would be a giggly, glad person (Bayly)

* a star I would be the biggest, brightest star (Sam)

* a vegetable I would be a tree branch broccoli (Georgiana)

* a sea animal I would be a glistening, muscular shark (Stanley)

* a season I would be a blazing, muggy, scorching summer (Makayla)

* a flower I would be a marshmellowy pink blossom (Olivia)

* a season I would be a stormy, frozen-puddled, sheltered-animals winter (Ruby)

* a grown-up I would be a fantastic, organised maths teacher (Sophie)

* a millionaire I would give my beaut bag to the poor (Abby)

* a colour I would be pitch leather black (Zac)

* a season I would be an orange leaf-falling autumn (Simone)

* a grown-up I would be a yummy, crunchy ice-cream maker (Amber)   

   

ART DECO DAY

Art Deco Day was tremendous.  It all started when everyone arrived all fancy.  I was wearing a dress, pearls and a headband with a rose on it.  There was everything there - old fashioned cars, 1930's music and a parade.  I got to go in one of the old fashioned cars!  It was so cool.  I went in the yellow one called Dingo.  I liked it because it had no seatbelts and comfy leather seats.  Then we had a Long Lunch.  All my food was wrapped in paper with string.  We played knuckle stones.  I was terrible at it!  My favourite game was hop-scotch.  We danced the Charlston.  It was hard, but fun.  For the parade we went up the steps, passed room 7 and 8, down the path, passedroom 6, passed Mr Fox's office, then stopped at the carpark.  I will never forget that day.  

Written by Abby Cheer

Art Deco Day was fantastic.  I came to school wearing black, an old man's hat and a white shirt that had buttons that when you open them it's attached to another shirt with an eagle on it.  I wore black shorts too.  Everyone looked fantastic.  We had a great parade which finished at the carpark.  There were five old fashioned cars - yellow, blue, dark dark blue and two light light brown ones.  Stanley, Sam, Jazzy, Luke, Innes and I went in the yellow one.  The horn sounded like an oga.  Then we had a very long lunch.  There was 1930's music.  I danced to it.  My lunch box was an Anzac tin.   My worst game was dancing the Charlston.  My favourite was hoops.  It was a good way to end the term.

Written by Riley Nelson