Our New Inventions!

We have been learning about advertising. The children have used lots of advertising tricks to sell new products that they have invented.
Caleb's Water Fair can be set up in your backyard. It's a fun water battle game.
Vincent's idea is a Hovercraft that is limited to a safe height and can slow itself down.

Sharon's invention is a hat that has a fan to cool you off.
Jackie's invention is a handy jet pack that can save you from hours in the traffic. Tina's invention is a robot dog that does any trick you want.
Cheralyn's idea is a helpful invention that will tell you the future.

Dogs are Best

Only a fool would think that cats are the best pet, dogs are actually.

Firstly, everyone knows that dogs are better then any other pet in the world even fish aren’t because they just like swimming. Dogs are good swimmers too. They love going in the water and swimming is a sport they like.

Some people think that cats and other pets like fish, snakes and birds are best, but for a fact dogs are best because they can save you. They can help you if you're blind and can help you when you’re stuck or alert you to danger.

Dogs are very clever and playful. They can judge your feelings. Also, you can make them do tricks. When they want treats they will sit and beg by giving you their paw. They are so clever they have even been to space!

See what I mean? The real truth is that dogs are the coolest pet in the world. Dogs are the best pets, so buy one now.

No Queen Today

This week we read Jill Eggleton's book, No Queen Today. The Queen in this story is tired of having everything done for her. She wants to wear regular clothes, cook her own food, and weed the palace gardens.

Leilani and Alfred wrote a letter to the Queen to try and persuade her to keep being the Queen.

Do you think their letter will convince her?


Dear Queen

We think you should stay being Queen. You should stay the same because we love you being our Queen and you are a very special woman.

We think you should let your gardeners do their jobs. You should stay inside warm and dry and not with mud in between your stubby toes or in your fingernails. Otherwise people will be fed up when you say, "Oh! I broke a nail... FIXXX IT!!!!"

We think you should not cook your own meals in the kitchen. Let your chefs cook your meals instead. You can have breakfast in bed whenever you want to.

We think you should wear your lovely Queen clothes because you look beautiful in them. You should relax while your maid digs out your clothes for you.

That is why we want you to enjoy being Queen. Even when you die you will still be our wonderful and caring Queen!

From Leilani and Alfred

Don't Litter

In Room 9 we've been learning about persuasive language. We've designed ads and written arguments. Here is Emma's argument about the problems caused by litter:

I believe littering is silly. Just because they can’t be bothered some people drop rubbish while they’re out walking, out their windows, and at the beach. We have rubbish bins to stop people from littering.

Firstly it’s polluting. People just drop there rubbish everywhere. There are plenty of rubbish bins around so people should put their rubbish in there. When people drop rubbish on sand it goes out to sea and the poor fish get sick. Also, oil spills from ships can make birds sick.

Secondly, people litter beside the plants, which can poison them. The plants need water and sunlight, not rubbish! When you drop your rubbish at a junk yard, the gas goes down into the soil which can make the plants die. Feed them water instead.

Thirdly litter makes animals sick. Goats come along and eat anything, which can make them sick up, which is not very nice for them. It can make other animals get tummy bugs and sea creatures choke.

There are a lot of people who drop their rubbish everywhere. Do you really think littering is the best thing to do? If you’re one of those litterers out there, you are very lazy. Watch where you are dropping your rubbish.