Thinglink Poetry

WALT: Write a cinquin poem. Today we had to collect a leaf and use the leaf to create a picture. Then we had to write a poem about what we turned the leaf into. Hover over my bullet point to read my poem.

Kiwi Kids News- Reading Comprehension

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The Pen Collector

Created on March 11, 2015

Do you ever have trouble finding a pen? Dennis Hamilton doesn’t – he has a collection of 50,000!

51 year old Dennis from Southland has been collecting pens since he was 5 and his garage walls are now lined with his impressive collection.

Dennis collects any and every type of pen, including regular ballpoint pens, themed pens and pens camouflaged as other objects such as lip gloss. His favourite is a carved lion pen.

No two pens are the same and many come from all around the world, collected from journeys or as souvenirs from travelling friends.

Dennis has been unable to find a record for the biggest pen collection in the Guinness Book of Records but he says that he hopes to one day hold the title.

Article written by D Mulhern

1.     What does Dennis Hamilton collect?
pPens that might be useful when he has mastered pen licence!

2.    How many years has he been collecting pens for?
o46 years that is a really long time!

3.    What is his favourite pen?
tCarved lion pen it might have fur on it!

4.    Why do you think friends might buy Dennis a pen when they go travelling?
bSo he doesn't spend so much money on pens.

5.    Would you like to go and see Dennis’ pen collection, why or why not?
yNo because its just pens nothing awesome like a rubber egg here!

6.    Is his garage a good place for his collection, why or why not?
nNot it is not so good because someone could just sneak into his garage and steal them all.

7.    If you started collecting something what would it be and why?
i I would start on badges because it makes me feel good and makes my family proud!

Soldier-Moment in Time

WALT: Use adjectives (describing words) to make our writing interesting to the reader.
We pretended we were a soldier in the war, using our senses to describe what it was like.

I saw...very bright gun flashes and a lot of bullets flying through the air. I saw blood dripping down from other allies.
I heard...blood dripping down from my arm and guns reloading.
I felt...pain all coming from the bullets stuck down deep in my arm.
I wondered...if I could survive this giant field of blood and escape safely.