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!!