Fractions

After lunch today Preston and Brooke raced in to tell me they had found fractions in the Junior School Playground.  This is what they found.  Can you say these fractions?

Persuasive Argument

We have been learning to write persuasive arguments.  This means we are trying to persuade a person to believe or agree to something.

For a persuasive argument you need:
# to pick a side
# have a strong starting statement.  The end sentence should be the same.
# have three good points to back up your argument.

Here are some of our ideas.

You should not be allowed to bring toys to school because…

You might lose them

You might get them stolen

You might steal them

So should not be allowed to bring toys to School

By Bryn

Children should not be allowed to stay up as long as they like because…

They might stay up late and watch TV

They might miss their sports games

They might be late for school

So therefore children should not be allowed to stay up as long as they like

By Brooke

Children should do homework because they will never get clever or smart.  And when they are adults they want to know how to spell.  You learn your words because you do homework so therefore we should do homework.

By Harper

Children should do homework because it helps us do our learning.  So we can do our maths goals and our maths sheet and our spelling and our reading.  Our reading eggs to get it to helps us read.  You get better so we go home and do our homework.  So we should do our homework.

By Leyton

You are not allowed to bring toys to school because…

Bullies would steal them.

They would get lost.

Bullies would break them.

So therefore I don’t think you should be allowed to bring toys to school.

By Finn

Children should do homework because…

You will get really smart

You have to know reading.

You can spell to when you go to work.

You will know more things about the ting in the book.

Children should do homework.

By Jayden

I think you should be allowed to play sport in the rain because…

You’re supposed to get muddy in sport.

It’s really AWESOME in the rain.

You can slide.

So therefore you should be allowed to play sport in the rain.

By Baxter

You should do your homework because you learn more and you learn maths and reading and more so therefore I think we should do homework

By Toby

Children should not be allowed to stay up as long as they like because…

At school you might fall to sleep or won’t do your work or be grumpy.

Children should not be allowed to stay up as long as they like.

By Ned

Children should be allowed to do homework because you will be smart.  You will get good.  You will be smart and do good work.  Children should be allowed to do homework because you will be smart.

By Lucus

Children should be allowed to stay up as long as they like because…

They can have fun.

They can take time at doing stuff and they might get grumpy about not staying up as long as they like.  So children should be allowed to stay up as long as they like.

By Jolie

Children should do homework because…

When we are older we are not going to be at school.

You can not know everything.

What will be invented in the future?

So therefore children should do homework.

By  Preston

Pride

Rudy came to talk to us today about his Father - Tafai Ioasa.  He is very proud of him and his accomplishments.  He showed us the shirts he played in and the medals he has earned.  Rudy said his Dad ...

needed to practice hard, show determination and try even when the going was tough.  He also needed to be responsible, turning up to practices, getting himself organised and training hard.  We think Rudy is a good example of someone showing PRIDE.  He is very proud of his wonderful Dad.

Wet weather lunch times

The rain of this week didn't stop Room Three having fun.  Here are some pictures of us enjoying a wet weather lunch time.

Room three happenings

Speech Marks

We have been learning to use speech marks in our writing.  We have written some stories which include speech marks to help show off the skill of using speech marks.  Here are some stories written by punctuation champs!

"I'm bored". "Bring the fire wood” said Mum "I did that yesterday" said Bryn. "Can I have a friend over? ...” "Yes” “Can Ned come over? We will go fishing.” When Mum called and we played on the motor bikes! It was fun. I did a jump. Ned didn't  do a jump. I wondered if we would go fishing?  And... We did. We caught an eel. It was a whopper ( I smashed  it ) Finally the day was over. Ned stayed the night. We stayed up to 9:30 and we did Shadow puppets to 11:40.

By Bryn

"Mum, Mum!," yelled Lucia "Can I go to Harper's house?" " No!" yelled Mum. "But, but Harper's my best friend." (Harpers my neighbour] "Still no" said Mum. (I begged my Mum) "Please, please, pretty please.” "Fine!” Said Mum. "Yay, yay!” yelled Lucia. I went outside, went and knocked on Harpers door. "Harper I asked my Mum if I can play with you and she said yes." So we went and played.

By Lucia

“Mum! Can Baxter come?.” “No!” “Why?” “You didn't tidy up last time.”  “But I will this time”.(Baxter my friend) “Okay but this is the last time!”  “Fine” “Yes!” “I'll open the door for him”. “Okay” said Mum.  I waited about 20 minutes, he still wasn't here!. After I waited about 30 minutes he still wasn't here. Five minutes later he was...here. “Yay!” he's here.

By Eli

"Mum can Stella come over?" " Sure, only when you clean you're bed room." " I'm finished, great Stella's coming " " When is she coming?" " Soon" " Stella's here." " Make sure you tidy up!" " Sure. Stella what do you want to play?” We did gymnastics.   And went swimming. It was awesome. Then she went home to get her blanket!!  She stayed the night.  I told her a scary story. Then she told me one.

By Alex

"Mum" asked Harper "yes" said Mum "Can I have Lucia over?"  "No!" yelled Mum."But, but…”  “ No but's. She can't come over." "Oh please?!"  "Fine!"  "Yay! Yay! Yay! You’re the best."

By Harper

“Mum can Luke come over?".(Luke is 10 years old. He is a very good friend)...”Yes” .”Yay!!!” I went to look for Luke “Hi Luke " Luke is very far awayH I thought. "Here he comes" “hi Luke " I said. We went inside I played with the scooter (my scooter is really cool.)   

By Baxter

Can I play with my friend?

I was so bored. "I'm so bored Mum" I said. Mum (who was already brainstorming.) "Maybe you could..." stuttered Mum "have your friend over!" Mum quickly answered. "Good idea." I said. "But what could I play?"  Now crouching around with my head on the top of my hand. "I know!" I said. "We could play hide and seek! I've got the perfect hiding spot!!” Sprinting to the door of my friends house (which was Eli's house), I won the game. I go home.

By Finn

One day I said to my Mum 

"Mum!" said Preston. "Mum can I invite my friend?"

Mum said, "Hmm... Okay"

"Yay," I said 

"Or we can go out for an ice cream" 

"Hmm I am going with a chocolate ice cream?"

"Okay," said Mum.

By Preston

Room 3 Happenings

Check out what we have been learning in Room 3 this term: