WALT: write explanations

WALT: write acrostic poems

Our acrostic poems about respect in the classroom...

Welcome back to Term 1 2017!!

Walt: write explanations

In Room 15 we have been writing explanations. We got to design a robot and explain how it works.....Here is some of our examples!!

How my robot works

My robots name is called Rainbow Robot and she is a girl. She makes my life easier. She mostly does everything. I am going to tell you about my robot. First my robot helps me do my homework. She tests me on my basic facts and listens to me read and writes in my books. My robot can also do my chores, for example cleaning my room and making my bed. Lastly she buys me toys and other presents.

Written by Lila Watson.

How my robot works

My robot is Rainbow Sprinkles, she is a girl. She is my best friend and she has special rainbow powers. She is a very good helper. She helps me clean up. I am going to explain how she works.

My robot helps me do my homework because she does my basic facts and reads my books them puts them into my reading log. She can also make me my breakfast and makes my lunch, then gets my bag ready. My robot has very special powers because when she's happy Rainbow Sprinkles come out of her ears. When she moves rainbow sprinkles come out of her wheels. 

My favourite thing about my robot is her name and her colours. Whats your favourite thing about your robot?

Written by Stevie Selby.

Self-Editing and using Success Criteria

In Room 15 we have been focussing on self-editing. This means we have been resourceful learners by using editing cards, alphabet word cards and editing pencils to check our work. We also have success criteria glued into our writing books (like a check list) to help us remember what we need to check off in our writing. Have we re-read our writing 3 times (does it make sense?), have we checked for capital letters, full stops and correct spelling of words.

WALT: write sensory poems

WALT: write sensory poems
Success Criteria: I can

• say what I see, hear, smell, feel and taste
• use descriptive words
• describe a setting

The Beach

I see the shiny shells

I hear waves crashing

I smell dog poo

I feel the hot sand on my feet

I taste fish and chips

Written by Daisy-Kate

The Beach

I see the golden sparkly sand going through my hand

I hear people talking together by the beautiful sand

I smell dead rotten fish

I feel very hairy dogs at the beach

I taste fish and salty chips.

Written by Lila

The Beach

I see the blue water splashing onto the golden sand

I hear the yellow and pink crabs snapping at each other

I smell dead fish

I feel the water lapping against my leg

I taste yummy hot fish and chips

Written by Flynn

The Beach

I see waves crashing 

I hear dogs barking

I smell fresh salt

I feel cold water

I taste icecream

Written by Ethan

WALT: Write expressively - Term 1

WALT: write expressively 

I know I am successful when....I can

• use adjectives, adverbs, onomatopoeia, personification, similes and metaphors.
• use my senses to help me describe
• use present tense
• write poetry

Recount writing - Swimming

Recount writing shared from Room 15

On Monday, Thursday and Friday we go swimming in the Clevedon School Pool. We change into our togs in the class. Then we walk altogether to the pool. Sometimes people don’t bring their togs. When we get in we twist half way, then we put our feet in. Then we hold the bar and we kick and blow bubbles in the water.  Written by Stevie Selby Room 15

On Monday, Thursday and Friday we go swimming in the Clevedon School pool. We play and swim, we do freestyle, backstroke and breastroke. We swim widths and lengths sometimes, but mostly widths. I play tag when I am in the pool. I can do three strokes and then take a breath, this is when I am swimming freestyle. I don’t need goggles for the pool because I can swim with my eyes open under the water. I am really good at all these strokes. I can also swim really fast.

Written by Johnny Bretherton Room 15

Welcome back to 2016 - Term 1!

Welcome back to 2016 - Term 1! 

Watch this space to read some of our amazing pieces of writing.....

Term 4 Writing WALT: procedural texts

We are learning to......

Write procedural/instructional texts:

Success Criteria:

I can.....

• write procedures (‘to provide instructions on how to make or do something’)

• Title Goal (What is going to be made or done)
• Materials (What is needed)
• Steps (How will it be made or done)

Example:

Sharing our Information Reports on Natural Disasters - Term 3

Last term we wrote information reports on a chosen Natural Disaster. We visited Room 6 in the senior school to share our writing. Here are some photos of us sharing our booklets that we worked so hard on. Needless to say they were very impressed with our factual booklets, photographs and diagrams.

Information Report Writing

Information Report Writing

Writing

Formulating Questions:  able to write questions to gain relevant information.

Information Report:

WALT:

We are learning to write factual report

I know I am successful when…

• I have included a general classification (A volcanic eruption is…)
• I have included a description often including

1. qualities
2. parts and their function
3. habits and behaviour or uses

• I have written in the present tense

It is usually written

• in the present tense (unless the report concerns things from the past),
• in non-chronological order,
• focusing on generic participants (groups of things),
• using "being" and "having" clauses.

Watch this space for some of our Reports on Animals and also our reports on Natural Disasters.

WALT: Write descriptively and expressively

WALT: Write Character Descriptions

Success Criteria:

I can say what my character looks like, what it's characteristics are and whats it's actions are.

In Room 15 we read the Big Book 'The Amazing Machine'. We decided to write character descriptions on our own Amazing Machines. These will be on display in the classroom from next week. Here are some on the blog for you to read......

Auto Cleaner 500

Up where my room is there is a secret door and in there lives Annabelle my marvellous machine.
Annabelle's golden eyes are comfortable when they light up. Her gleaming body is like the perfect reflection with sparkly silver hair.

Her actions are slotting out money, going shopping and she cleans my room with my Auto Cleaner 500.

Her characteristics are being funny, pleased for what she's told and she's exciting. "I hope she listens to me!".

Written by Ava

Spider Man

My Machine is called Spider-Man. He lives with all the other machines. My robot has read eyes. My robot has wheels for feet. My robot guards the home with his eyes. Spider-man does my homework.

My robot Spider-Man is really really nice. Spider-Man is grateful for what he gets on his dinner plate.

Written by Tyler

Baymax

Under my bed in a magic box lives a robot, named Baymax. Looks like: Baymax has jet pack wheels and two blue eyes.

Baymax is helpful and he is so thoughtful. He loves to help me with my home work.

I felt creative after designing Baymax, he is my best friend.

Written by Phoenix

Ema

Beside a pond near a wooden house near a room lives my beautiful Ema. She has very light brown hair and has a pretty pink apron and is very pretty.

Ema is always kind and considerate because she helps people and never has bad manners. She always cheers people up when they are sad and is playful.

Ema always is a good listener, but makes mistakes sometimes.

Written by Connie

Izzy

In the corner of my cupboard at the back of my room lives inspiring Izzy! Izzy's deep blue eyes are always looking out for a cobweb to dust. Her shiny body gleams in the sunlight and her wheels roll smoothly.

Izzy is kind, thoughtful and hilarious. Her laugh is lovely. Izzy loves reading books and telling jokes. Whenever she isn't lending a hand she is planning a prank.

Written by Evie

Come into our classroom to read the rest of our Character Descriptions!!

Self Editing

WALT: Self-edit

Success Criteria: I can check my writing for
C  apital letters
U  nderstanding - does it make sense?
P  unctuation - full stops, question marks, speech marks, commas 
S  pelling

Explanation Writing

WALT: write explanations
Success Criteria:

• I create a good title. (I think about whether it would be a good idea to phrase the title as a question beginning with How… or Why….)
• My introduction: gives a clear general statement which will be explained in the next paragraph(s) it may say why this matter is important/interesting or unusual
• I include a series of steps (in a logical order) to explain how or why something happens. 
• I continue to explain step-by-step until the final position is reached.
• Where appropriate, I include: what you need; how it works; why it works; when and where it works; what it is used for
• I include helpful diagrams/illustrations where appropriate
• I include some description to give detail when appropriate to interest the reader and/or help them understand more clearly.

Topic: How does waste impact the environment and suggest ways in which we can help.

Narrative writing Christmas Day

WALT: write narratives.

We have been writing narratives with a Christmas sentence starter. Here are some of us with our writing frames showing off our publishing.