Post your funny stories here!

Camp Horror Stories ...

Jamin, Keziah, Kris and Frances have set a mission - do you choose to accept? 200-300 words share your camp horror story ...

Story Starters ...

Construct 5 quality story starters that could be used by others in our Narrative writing of "The Haunted House". Remember to think about the different types of hooks used to engage the audience when you are writing. Happy writing team!

Narrative Writing

The two kids crept quietly down the spooky corridor when all of a sudden out of nowhere ...
Complete this piece of writing in 150 - 200 words, ensuring you give the reader a clear outline of the characters involved. Happy writing!

Sensational Settings - Narrative Writing

This term our writing focus is Narratives. We will be looking closely at the structure and language features of this type of writing - so lets get the party started!
Use the image of the haunted house to describe a possible setting for your own narrative with a Halloween theme - think carefully about utilising your 5 senses to describe this creepy location. 100 words limit - happy creative writing team!

Penguins and Seals - Learnz Field Trip

Create 5 questions you wish to ask an expert as part of our Learnz audio conference this Thursday. Remember to post your questions by Wednesday to ensure they can be collated and used for the conference. Try and utilise the 7 servants or question matrix to help formulate in-depth questions. Good luck!

The Language of Success!

We have been discussing the "language of success" recently. Your task this week is to find a quote or statement relating to success and state how it can apply to students your age. Remember ... "success is a journey, not a destination!"

Rugby Short Story or Poem

This week's blog task involves writing a short story or poem about Rugby - you may even like to utilise the bio-poem format for your favourite player! Hope you all had an awesome time at the Rugby Fun Day - excellent leadership skills team! Mrs Y :-)

Publish your completed bio-poem on a famous New Zealander or person of your choice here - remember to be descriptive and follow the format provided in class! Happy blogging team!

Prologue - The Return

Brian sat quietly, taken by a peace he had not known for a long time, and let the canoe drift forward along the lily pads. To his right was the shoreline of a small lake he had flown into an hour earlier...

An Epilogue

This week your writing task is to create a descriptive epilogue about Brian from Hatchet. What will Brian be doing in one month from now? One year? Five years? Think carefully about all of the key issues he has faced throughout the novel Hatchet and allow your creative talents to explore. Happy writing team! Mrs Y

Snow Time!

Snow n. frozen vapour falling to earth in light white flakes. Your task is to describe the journey of a particular snowflake - remember to be descriptive and take your snowflake on a fabulous venture .... A task for the whole family!

Our dream room design descriptions ...

Hi everyone! Hope you are having a relaxing holiday break. Feel free to share the cool things you have been up to during the holidays here ... I will start the ball rolling or should I say the jaffa! Mrs Y

Build Yourself Wild!

This week's homework task is to build yourself wild then write a detailed description about the new you. Word limit is 150 so try and be concise! Remember to punctuate your work and capital "I" please. We have a new guest critic this week ...

Use one of the photos above to write a 200 word description on this environment - imagine you have visited one of these amazing locations! Remember to use descriptive vocabulary and techniques discussed in class. Happy writing team!

Dazzling Descriptions!

Use the following image to write your own detailed description on one of the characters - remember to include the key characteristics we have covered in class!

Welcome back!

Welcome back to Room 10's Young Achievers blog! This week in class and playground we are really working hard to show RESPECT to others and our awesome environment. Post some suggestions that you think will help others to reflect on this important value around our school. Kia Kaha :-)

The wonder of keys

The wonder of keys