Poems

Poems

I love poems because they can be abstract whilst making sense (or not). We have been learning about different poems such as haiku's, couplets and limericks, and diamante. Here are my favourite ones:

Haiku about Writing

Pencil on paper

Sowing a deeper meaning 

Simply put in words

Diamante about the Sea and Night

Sea

cunning colourful

splashing pulling rolling

mighty powerful dangerous dark

stealing sleeping prying

lonely frightening

Night

Limerick/Couplet Poem

The old sea dog told a tale,

Whilst leaning on the inns rail.

Of the cold and rolling seven seas

And after that he would tease

"You can't find adventure whilst wrapped in a rug,
stroking that spoilt fat pug."

"You have to board a ship and travel far,
being guided by the north star."

"And come apon that pirates ship,
the Captin carrying a fiery whip."

And when he finished I'd ask for more,
asking "how did you make it back to shore?"

At this he would chuckle then grin at me,
and say, "As for that, wait and see."

So that's my tale of the old sea dog,
I hope you find time to read his ships log.

Animal Welfare.

For my DEC (Discover, explore create) I have been doing animal welfare. As part of this, we went to nature land. I did an animoto video of our time there. Here it is:

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BYOD argument

At our school we are thinking about having BYOD. Here is my argument:

BYOD at NCS

Do you think we should have BYOD at NCS? I am half in half because although there could be positive effects there are quite a few negatives that we should consider the side-effects of.

Firstly, if you had your own device at school, it could improve your attitude towards learning e.g once you have finished typing, you can play sumdog.

Although we should consider that if the average class has 30 children, and they each have their own device, plus 6 school devices, with people printing from computers and writing on ipads and playing on phones, then there would be heaps of radiation, and radiation never goes away. It is like an apple, you can keep on halving it, but it will never disappear completely, no matter how small the piece left is.

Even though devices may be used for rewards, children may take advantage of them and when the teacher isn’t looking sneak onto games before they have finished, and then switch back to their work when the teacher is looking, or pretend they have finished their work when they haven’t really.

So although there could be positive outcomes, I think there are more negative effects than positive, and i don’t think we should have BYOD at NCS because people may take advantage of the rewards, and there would be too much radiation.This is my argument against BYOD.

What do you think?

Calender art!!!!!!

 This is my calender art! Our theme this year was Sunset Sillouhete! Hey, that rhymes! 

Skiing!!!

Last Tuesday my class went skiing at Rainbow Ski Field. The weather was impeccable, and skiing was sooooo much fun. I went on the first shuttle because I had never been skiing before. I am quite proud of myself because I got to the intermediate slope. Hope you enjoy the video!!!!

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Tree Planting!!

On Monday at 9 in the morning my class and I went tree planting. First we had to go to Branford Park on a bus. Then once we got there, we had to go on a trail uphill to get to the place. It was about 5-10 min walk, but it was worth it because at the top was an 

amazing view!! Check it out.

Isn't that view stunning? The sun was coming up behind the hills, some hills with only 1 tree! There was also some sheep on the hills.

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Enviro-Slideshow

Hi, this year Nelson Central School has become an Enviro-School. I have become an enviro-agent, and my class has made some slideshows relating to the Environment. Here is mine.

Molly

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Camp Video

Where the Wild things are!

At school we have been learning about Where the Wild things are. We had to write a description about our own wild thing. Mine was about a monster called Susan, and her pet Boppity the grasshopper. 

Appearances can be deceiving When you look at Susan you think, "Oh, look at that cute little monster!" But do you really believe that? Or is it just because of her dwarf stature, her huge eyes and her sweet flower smell? Think before you do.She may look harmless, but you must remember, she is a shape-shifter! Also, she is as agile as a gymnast, if not more. But, she can be sweet. Susan loves playing hide-and-seek with the baby giants, and playing with her pet Boppity the grasshopper. Her huge, royal blue eyes can make her easy to identify.

Now, you may be thinking what does she actually do as a hobby? Well, I can tell you one thing for sure. She is obsessed with books. Susan has:

• 5 bookshelves
• 3 cupboards
• 2 bags

 Full of books. She has got all the books you can think of. But enough about books. Her favourite game is spotlight or hide-and-seek. She loves stealthily hiding and blending in with the bushes, but is often given away by her screeching laughter, cutting through the silence like a knife. Her pet is Sir Boppity the Brave (his nickname) who is a grass hopper that barks.

I guess you would describe Susan as a shadow creature sometimes creeping up on you and sometimes just hiding away the whole night. You never really know what to think when she is around, or even when you don't think she is around. You can never be sure if the thing you are talking to is your best friend or Susan in disguise.But Susan can be as kind as she is mysterious and dangerous. If you come across her you would do best either ignore her or bargain with her. Her favourite colours are those of jewels and shadows. You may be getting the vibe now that Susan is dangerous, and you aren't wrong.

That is my wild thing!!!

New year & last year!

Hi! this a new year but it is also my last year at nelson central school! My new teacher is Sally and I am in Rm2. I have just adopted some virtual pets, and here's 1 of them.  

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Camp 2016

Hi! It has been 2 years now since my last blog! This year I am in rm 2 and we just went on camp! We were lucky enough to go to Mistletoe Bay Eco Village. It has 5 star cabins. They had a pull-out couch, a really comfy armchair, 2 bunk beds- the bottom bunk beds as double beds- a really nice bathroom with a shower that is motel quality! The food is really nice too. We got lasagna for dinner, and another night we got Butter Chicken! My highlight was Archery.
BY JOSIE.