Dinosaur Cinquains

Cinq is the French word for "five".  A cinquain is a short, five-lined, non-rhyming poem which follows this format:

1st line - The title (one word) 

2nd line - Describes the title (two words) 

3rd line - Expresses action (three words) 

4th line - A feeling or thought (four words) 

5th line - A synonym (a word with the same meaning) for the title or a word close in meaning to it.                   

Example:

Bats.
Small, black.

Roosting, gliding, landing.

Flying fox, fruit eater.

Nocturnal.

       Dino Cinquains written by keen writers in Rm 6.

Allosaurus.

Brown, green.

Strong, muscley legs.

Sharp teeth biting meat.

Carnivore.

Written by Oscar M.

Tyranosaurus-Rex.

Scratchy claws.

Fierce, angry face.

Brave, attacking for meat.

Dangerous.

Written by Oscar M.

Spinosaurus.

Razor teeth.

Stomping, crashing, roaring.

Large, viscious meat eater.

Spined-lizard.

Written by Henry

Velocoraptor.

Hooked claws.

Running, killing prey.

Small, fast, swift seizer.

Carnivore.

Written by Henry

Carnotaurus.

Dangerous killer.

Meat eating bull.

Unique eyes in front.

Horned.

Written by Henry

Tricerotops.

Neck frilled.

Strong, powerful legs.

Fear of meat eaters.

Horned face.

Written by Jordis

Dinosaurs.

Humongous, ugly.

Teeth ripping, cutting.

Earth shakes, ground brakes.

Watch-out!

Written by Hugo

Tricerotops.

Thorny herbivore.

Chewing yummy plants.

Huge, meaty, fat dinosaur.

Three-horned.

Written by Alex O.

Stegasaurus.

Plate stabbing.

Running from predators.

Sad for its friends.

Roofed-lizard.

Written by Alex O.

Saltopus.

Medium size.

Fast, pumped legs.

Sharp claws, big teeth.

Carnivore.

Written by Abigail

Stegosaurus.

Spined lizard.

Eating, thinking, plodding.

Small brain, large body.

Herbivore.

Written by Amy

Triceratops.

Bony head.

Running really fast.

Huge, old, three horned.

Herbivore.

Written by Jordis   

   Diplodocus.

Big, loud.

Stomping, bowling, eating.

Hungry, seeing green plants.

Herbivore.

Written by Kadi

Dinosaur Haiku's.

 

Room 6 students were challenged to produce a 3-lined Haiku as an optional extra for homework last week. 

 

Haiku poems date from 9th century Japan to the present day. Haiku is more than a type of poem; it is a way of looking at the physical world and seeing something deeper, like the very nature of existence.

  Haiku Format:  

Line 1: 5 syllables describes the subject.    

Line 2: 7 syllables tells of the action.        

Line 3: 5 syllables tells about thoughts or feelings.

Here are the results:

Triceratops

Bony head, three horns.

Stomping, smashing with its head.

Scary sight to see.

Written by Zoe

Plateosaurus

Big teeth for grinding.

Running from fierce predators.

Feeling very safe.

Written by Lillie

T.Rex

Humongous sharp teeth.

Running for its yummy prey.

Lucky carnivore.

Written by Jordis

 Stegasaurus

Bony plates on back.

Stampeding across the ground.

Long, long, long ago!

Written by Alex H.

Spinosaurus

Proud spined carnivore.

Ripping, tearing animals.

Wanting to eat me.

Written by Sabine

Triceratops

Thorny herbivore.

Tearing, chewing plants all day.

Fear of predators.

Written by Sabine

 Stegasaurus

Largest roofed lizard.

Horned tail whacks at predators.

Little brain … Oh no!

Written by Jake

Anklyosaurus

Spiky plated attacker.

Good for stopping predators.

Long, long time ago.

Written by Oscar M.

Stegasaurus

Bony plates on back.

A slow moving dinosaur.

Long spine roofed lizard.

Written by Oscar M.

T-Rex.

Mean, rude, flesh ripping.

Bowling over predators.

Mouth watering eyes.

Written by Kadi

Learning about Dinosaurs

Long, long ago…when there were no people or countries...Dinosaurs ruled the Earth.  
We know that some dinosaurs were huge, but how big did they really look?
Mr Jones worked with a group to figure out how to draw a life-sized T-Rex on the netball court.  They combined their reading and maths skills and worked as a team through several steps.
Below is the procedure they worked through, written by Amy.

How big exactly is a dinosaur?

Our goal is to measure a dinosaur and draw it on the netball court.

Materials:Picture of a T-RexPencil and a rulerMeter wheelTons of chalkNetball court

Steps:

1.     Choose a picture of a dinosaur on the net and print it.
2.    Draw a grid on the picture (2cm marks 1m)
3.    Number and letter the grid.
4.   Gather other materials and go outside onto the netball court.
5.    Measure, mark and draw the grid (each square is 1m)
6.   Number and letter this grid the same as the first grid (the numbers and letter are the coordinates)
7.   Share the coordinates out amongst the group.
8.    Draw exactly what is in each square on the paper grid onto the large court grid.
9.    Using different coloured chalk colour in the life-sized dinosaur.
Conclusion:Each part of the dinosaur will connect if it’s drawn the same as on the plan.

The grid we used and some photos of the group in action...

It was fun and took a lot of time.  The'terribe lizard' didn't last long - it disappeared just like all the other dinosaurs!

In the Wild Jungle

?Creative Writing - Really?

In the Wild Jungle.

A monkey goes through the trees and a lion follows it.
A monkey goes through the trees and a lion follows it. A monkey goes through the trees and a lion follows it.A gorilla hangs on a branch.An anaconda hisses at me. I was scared because the snake was getting near my feet.A tiger roars in the bushes around me, as I listen to where he is.Below another snake went through the dirt and leaves and moss. Above a panther frightens me by standing and staring at me.Three elephants push down the trees.As all of these animals came towards me, I ran through the bushes and left the jungle to find safety. 

TASK:       For Room 6 to Kick It Up A Notch!

A humongous, lean, mean, fighting machine of a monkey glides through the trees like a hang-glider and a teeny weeny lion stalks it.  A teeny weeny, hungry gorilla sits on a fat, thick branch.  A strangling anaconda hisses at me as loud as a fire alarm at me.  I tremble because the snake is getting near my feet.  A proud, fierce tiger roars so loudly it pops my ear-drums in the bushes around me as I listen to where it is.  Below another 'hissing like hell snake' slithered in amongst the leaves, dirt and moss.  Up above me an ugly, very terrifying panther scares me by staring at me.  Three humongous elephants push down the trees.  As all of the very, very terrifying animals come towards me, I run towards safety and leave the jungle behind.

Written by Hugo 

A tincy wincy, mini monkey jumps like a fox with its tail burnt off and a very clumsy and famished lion creeps up. A rather fit ape clings onto a weak as branch.  A long anaconda hisses and almost gets me.  An extremely powerful hyena screams at me and I have to listen to it!  Underneath me a python went through the mud, leaves and moss... Owww!  Way up there was a panther.  It roars at me.  I am terrified.  Three gigantic elephants crush the trees.  All the animals charge at me.  I reached the S.W.A.T. and they capture and cage all the animals.

Written by Samuel   

(more to come)

ANZAC Week

In the first week of Term 2 Room 6 delved into an Inquiry to answer this question -  

What is ANZAC Day?

These are some of the main things we learned:

·     ANZAC Day marks the date when New Zealand and Australian troops landed in Gallipoli in Turkey on 25^th April 1915 during the First World War.

·     ANZAC stands for Australia and New Zealand Army Corps.

·     Over 2,700 New Zealand soldiers died as a result of a horrific World War 1 battle at Gallipoli Peninsula.

·     Since then, on ANZAC Day, we have been remembering them and all the other New Zealand servicemen and women who have died in wars since.

·     Every year on ANZAC Day, dawn parades are held all over New Zealand to remember our ancestors – grandparents, great grandparents, and great, great grandparents – and the sacrifices they made.

·     This year is 2015 and marks 100 years since the battle at Gallipoli.

·     Poppies are significant to ANZAC Day because they were the first plants to flower in the mud of the battlefields in Flanders where some of the worst battles took place.

·     ANZAC biscuits were made by NZ mothers, wives, and girlfriends and sent to the men serving in the war.  These long-lasting, tasty and healthy biscuits were originally called ‘soldiers biscuits’, but after Gallipoli they were renamed ‘ANZAC Biscuits’.

·     ‘LEST WE FORGET’ is an expression used as a warning not to forget those who died in war.

Room 6 became engaged in some very thought provoking discussion.  One book in particular - 'Jim's Letters', written by Glyn Harper, really helped put things in perspective.  Here's Mr Jones in the middle of one such discussion.

Room 6 kids constructing poppies. 

Our poppies - Our Flanders Field.

'A blood-red poppy dripping tears of blood.'

"Lest we forget."