Rakau Sticks

W.A.L.T... Explore how different cultures create music
this week room 6 was learning about different cultures , for topic we are learning about Tonga .

We were instructed to make a DLO about an instrument , I chose to do the Rakau sticks . Next time I will make the DLO more exciting .

The Key to the Upside down

This week my class had the task of creating a story around a key , The first thing we did was choose a key from a jar and then we had to draw what it unlocked , It could be anything from a car to a theme park . I chose an abandoned Asylum , Then next thing we did was chose and described  our characters , Then we did the same with our setting . After that we had to come up with a solution and a problem . Then we began writing our stories . When doing this I enjoyed letting my imagination go wild , Next time I will try to add more complex punctuation . I think I added in lots of information to ensure the reader had a picture in his/her mind I think I did this well . I like this piece of writing because there is a lot of suspense and the opening sentence hooks the reader in .
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My life has all changed because of one significant event that happened about five decades ago . I now sit here in this empty hospital room . Thinking about how it all started … It was the summer of 1954 and I was a young girl , We suddenly had to move away from our house in the country . To live in what looked like a dump ! , it was a hotel with Vines and cobwebs all on the outside which made it look like it was abandoned , but once I stepped inside it was the most elegant , fanciest place I have ever been . It was silk and velvet from wall to wall with the most superb light fixtures , it was the most stunning place on planet earth to me , But I knew it had a secret . I had no idea why we had to move but I was fine with it , There wasn’t much people here only two other families , The Penfolds and The Dobsons . The Pennfolds were an unusual family they never came out of their room and all we could hear was howling and noises all day and night , the Dobsons however never went into their room and they were practically mute . They would walk the halls with no expression on their face just going up and down the stairs in the east wing .I had no knowledge of what was happening but now I know . Once we got settled in I went to explore and I came across what looked like an old shed but I couldn’t get in . It was locked! I decided to make a mission for myself. My mission was to find out what was inside . I started looking for a key . In the light fixtures and in the bedrooms . But I couldn’t find one drop of evidence or one clue , my next stop was the gift shop , they had keys . I bought every single one and tried them but none of them worked . I forgot about it after a couple of weeks until my Seventh birthday which is when my mother came through with a surprise . She gave me a key and said “ Valerina Harper find what this unlocks “ . I sprinted away and into the backyard to where the shed looking building was , I tried the key and it worked ! . From outside it the shed looked like a hospital , but once I stepped inside it all changed . Suddenly it all went black and I took another step and found myself in the hospital , but it seemed different . It was colder and darker and the lights kept flickering . It was like everything was the opposite , or everything was upside down ?< I walked in more and everything was flicking between real life and the upside down . I saw two figures coming towards me , I want to bolt but I can’t seem to move. I look over and they are only teenagers , so I stand my ground and close my eyes . Once i open them they are at my feet like dogs . I ask them their names and they Bark , it’s almost as if someone or something has trained them to be like dogs . I close my eyes again , and once I open them they are now lying on the floor acting like Lizards . I keep opening and closing my eyes hoping they will turn human again . Pig . Cat . Monkey . Rabbit . no human , I try to talk to them to ask their name but it seems like they are inaudible , but they keep tapping . I know I can’t figure this out alone so I go and get the only normal people from the hotel , Nancy Dobson a Nine year old girl who is an absolute Brainiac and Amelia Pennfold she’s as dainty as a fairy but she can write and she is one of the most caring people I know . We go into the hospital / shed together and they’re still tapping , we ask them questions and they tap , I suddenly blurt out “what if they’re communicating through Tapping not talking ?” Then Nancy says “Quick Amelia write this down !” Tap , Pause , dash , Tap , Pause . Its Morse code Amelia says . They get a morse code pamphlet from the front desk and begin to write things down . The Girl said (through morse code ) “ MY NAME IS ALYSSA , PLEASE HELP ME I CAN’T GET OUT “ The boy said “ WE ARE TRAPPED IN THE UPSIDE DOWN , I CAN’T GET OUT I CAN’T I CAN’T ! .Everyday Amelia , Nancy and I go to the shed and talk to them , One day they are human and we can’t believe it , That was the day everything became good . I remember it as if it was yesterday , I was wearing a Bright yellow flowery dress with daisies on it and a white cardigan with black shoes and white stockings . Amelia was wearing a red dress with polka dots and a red cardigan . Nancy was wearing a white blouse with ruffles going up the front , with black pants and she had her hair up in a ponytail with a red ribbon . We went into the shed as usual and they began talking we earned their trust over the past couple of months and we finally understand , These people aren’t Trapped in the upside down they are trapped in their minds and they have the power to project their minds into real life . Which is why I can see them , we help them to get out of their heads and we end up adopting them , they still have powers but they use them for good .hey told us about why they were in the shed and why everything was weird , They were in an insane asylum that became abandoned because they were causing trouble , The families that lived there were not actually there and neither was the hotel , they just convinced our minds that they were there . Nancy and Amelia were make believe but they acted like humans . Now I sit in my hospital bed thinking my life is a lie , but now I have my mother by my side , and my two siblings ; Marcus and Alyssa .

Matariki in New Zealand

Last week room six was focusing on Matariki in New Zealand , Aotearoa . This is my DLO about Matariki in New Zealand . Whilst doing this I enjoyed using different images to create my dlo and to make my DLO more interesting and more unique . Next time I will make my DLO more interesting by taking extra steps to ensure my work is to the highest quality . I think I did this well because I summarized all my information into my own words .

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Respect DLO

At our school we have been focusing on Respect which is one of our CERR values. We were given this task to ensure we knew what respect was and how to show it . As some people in our class were not being respectful towards higher authority and other students in our school . I decided to do a Drawing .

Virtues

W.A.L.T... Define what is meant by a virtue , Identify virtues that enable people to live as Jesus did , Recognize ways people grow in virtue 

While doing this I enjoyed learning new things and summarizing my work into my own words . 

Next time I will try and use a more exciting app to create my DLO . I am proud of my drawing and the work I put into it . 

Babysitting guidelines

A couple of weeks ago room 6 started working on keeping ourselves self as a topic program , learning about how to keep ourselves safe by choosing the safest options and learning about different types of abuse . At one point we looked at a story about a boy who was babysitting and we decided to make a DLO about babysitting guidelines and the steps parents can take to ensure that everything is good at home . While doing this i enjoyed making my own images , next time I will add in more information .

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Ballad Poem

Over the past couple of weeks Room 6 has been looking at and making our own ballads , I made a ballad about School and how this girl was having a horrible day , In a ballad you must have a rhyming sequence like AA,B,C,B,C and in the poem . We looked at /studied the ballad of Ben Hall and based our ballads off of that . We tried to include language features in our ballads . This is my Ballad . My ballad has the rhyming sequence of A,A,B,B,C,C . meaning the first line rhymes with the second the third line rhymes with the fifth and the sixth line rhymes with the seventh . During this time I enjoyed coming up with the story line and watching it grow into a poem , Next time I will try and include more language features . I could work on the syllables being the same . 
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I wake up with a fright
And oh what a sight
School is such a pain
Who needs to grow their brain ?
I flew into the car and we speed off into the distance
I finally arrive and I fight with resistance .

Once in the door i feel so weighed down
I just stand there with a gloomy frown .
Everybody shouts and everybody pushes
I just fight for a spot next to the cushions
Oh no It's time to hand the homework over
I think I left it in the range rover

The teacher says go around the field
While the rest of us play swords and shields
The bell rings and now its morning break
There's these two bullies called blake and Drake
My best friends name is Kyla
But Kyla left me for delilah

After spending morning tea alone
All I want is to go home .
We all do some work
And the class goes berserk
The bell rings again and it’s time to leave
I hope this isn’t make believe

I begin to walk home without looking back
And all of a sudden crack, smash, smack
I’ve fallen over on the sidewalk
And I’ve fallen on some now  broken chalk
I think I’ve broken 4 million bones
I just have to think of watching the flintstones

I sprint home at 4000 km per hour
I’m running with so much power
Once i get home I look for my key
I can't find it so i sit under a tree
Waiting for Mum at 7 o’clock
Finally she’s here with my brother Brock

I try to be good and make them dinner
But then i remember i’m only a beginner
I try to cook burgers but i’ve started a  blaze
I hope we don’t have to live at aunty mays
We grab the extinguisher and we put it out
Then we go through the scenic route

We get dinner , from a takeout shop
When we get home my whole world stops
I’m suddenly not hungry , i’m suddenly not tired
I feel like nothing in the world I desired
I roll into bed i place my blankets over me
And i realise i’m carefree .