Habitat Poem

Habitats poem

Eagles soar through the sky

Or birds nesting in trees so high 

Whether there within the branches of a tree 

There are some many places for animals to be

Hiding low on the ground 

Camouflaged, now you can’t be found

Splashing about in the sea 

Or hanging on a tree care-free

Walking around on grassy plain

Or in a bog like a crane

In jungles swinging on the vines

Bushes planted in straight lines

Rain forests provides so many habitats

 houses are homes to domestic house cats 

Habitats make our amazing environment

Therefore habitats are an essential requirement   

Key competencies for the first half of the year.

Key Competencies

(the capabilities required for living and lifelong learning)

Halsey Drive School                     A = Almost Always                                                                S = Sometimes                                                           N = Not yet	1st half of the year		2nd half of the year
	Student	Teacher	Student	Teacher
Managing Self
I am organised for the day	A	A
I am willing to try new things	A	A
I complete work to the best of my ability and show initiative	A	A
I begin work straight away, stay on task and work independently	A	A
I can set realistic goals and explain how to achieve them	S	A
I make sensible behaviour choices	A	A
I happily take part in all school activities	A	A
Relating to Others
I cooperate well with others when working	A	A
I treat others with respect	A	A
I am a good friend and role model - especially at break times	A	A
I show good manners and cooperate with others	A	A
Participating and Contributing
I share my ideas and opinions with others	A	A
I listen well to other people’s opinions	A	A
I take part in activities outside of the classroom	A	A
Thinking
I ask relevant questions to deepen my knowledge	A	A
I reflect on my own learning and say what I need to learn next	S	S
Language Symbols and Texts
I use a range of IT to share my learning	S	S

The present description

The Present:

A description of the main character

His big, light sienna eyes were glued to the tv proven to the fact that he was addicted / obsessed with playing  video games.He was wearing a dark lapis coloured jumper and navy blue jeans that were cut off on one side because he had lost a limb.The boy was also wearing a pair of voguish black and white sneakers.Also he had dusty looking brunette coloured hair.His skin was a pale beige and freckles spread across his small but round face.   

Ignorant to everything around him, (his mum and the present) the boy continued playing on the screen in a gloomy, dark space. Depressed, gloomy and ignorant, the boy was to all his surroundings. As the bright, light shone from behind him he squinted in despair. He hesitated but continued playing video games in his dismal aroma.

colour poem-black

WALT - Use figurative language in our writing

Black

Black reminds me of over cooked sausages still sizzling on barbecue

Black is the night sky, a big black blanket pierced by a million speaks of light

Black sounds like chairs squeaking across the lino as the legs are dragged across the polished floor

Black makes feel like I am trapped in a box with no visual way to escape

Black is a black bird going chirp chirp chirp at breaking dawn

Black is the midnight sky shielding me with its black cloak

Black smells like burnt toast popping up from the toaster

Black tastes like hard, salty black liquorice forming a horrible taste in my mouth

Describing Maori life before Europeans came