Great effort by the Year 5/6 Teams today at Hobsonville Point Secondary School. Unfortunately we didn't get in the top 3, but we certainly gave it our all. Big paki paki to all of the students who participated.
Anzac Soldier by Luis The roaring sound of bullets occupied my mind, I was paralyzed with fear. Suddenly without warning the Officer called out “Fire your guns!” We all fired like we had never fired before. Then I heard intensely loud screaming, I stopped firing and and stared at what was making the noise. When I turned around I saw a soldier holding his chest, It was bleeding intensely. Then there was more screaming, Frightened I went back to shooting. All I could think of was my family, Oh what I would give to see them again… It was now midnight, the firing had not yet stopped. The next day had finally arrived and so we had breakfast. Breakfast was made out of a microscopic piece of stale bread and some green water. Although it didn't seem like much to us, it was food fit for a king. I have been called out to the front lines and over sixty of my fellow comrades have already died in less than two minutes and three seconds. I personally don't think I will ...
CLICK ON LINK BELOW to view Darion, Luis and Nica's descriptive writing. The students were learning to recognise that visual language features can be used for effect. https://youtu.be/YUwZuttdNjw Illustrations were taken from a graphic novel, THE ARRIVAL by Shaun Tan, The students had to see, think & wonder about their respective illustrations.
Watch this space for some amazing science experiment photos. The students had a blast... LITERALLY...for some! While we wait for our photos to be downloaded, check out this ingenious construction by Ronan and Brayden - a DNA STRAND!
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