Storybird.

This term Jackson’s Studio has been writing lots of different poems. Over the last week we have been publishing our poems on a website called Storybird. On Storybird we turned our poems into a book called Poetry Anthology, because an anthology is a collection of poems

Here is my book which my haiku, diamante, cinquain, acrostic, my James K Baxter inspired poem and two sense poems. Can you guess which poem is which?

Chapter Chat Activities

This term we have been part of Chapter Chat, a twitter based book chat. We have read a book called ‘There’s a Boy in the Girls’ Bathroom’ which is about a boy named Jeff and he goes into the girls' bathroom and also makes friends with the meanest kid in the school and his name is Bradley. Then a councillor named Carla comes in and helps Bradley, then Bradley thinks Carla is in love with him.

Every Friday we went on Twitter with other schools in New Zealand that are also part of Chapter Chat. When we are on Twitter we answered questions in small groups about what we had read in the last week. Each week we also had to complete at least one quality Chapter Chat activity to share on Twitter.

This is one of my activities where I used a website called Poster my wall and then I just edited it and added my own stuff. 

This is my second activity where I made my own tray and lunch for Bradley. I have a burger, apple and carton of milk.

This is my third activity where I made a Google Drawing and then made my own stars and star-chart for Bradley's class.

This is my fourth activity where I made another Google Drawing of Colleen's birthday party dresses.

This is my firth activity where I made a Google Document with Oshie about elephant facts.

What one was your favourite?
My favourite was Colleen's birthday invitation. 

Haiku poem.

In Jackson's Studio, as part of our poetry unit for writing we have been learning how to write a haiku poem. A haiku poem is a popular Japanese poem that traditionally has three lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. 

We took our notebooks into the playground and brainstormed words associated with an object. I chose the wooden plank bridge because I thought there was a lot of things I could say about it.

Next we came inside and composed our haiku poem using a website.

Here is mine, I hope you enjoy it.

Welcome to 2018 Blog.

Welcome to my 2018 Blog.

This year I am in Jackson’s Studio - Room 18 and my teacher’s name is Mrs Drewett.

I am very excited to share my learning journey with you this year.

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Thanks

Laura.