Fact or Fiction

Today Team 17 talked about fact and fiction. We shared our news and shared some fake news too. Then we guessed what was the fact and what was the fiction.
Red is a fact and it's true. Black is wrong and they didn't do it.

I went to the Sounds.
I went in a boat. (Hannah)

I went to my friends house.
I held a kitten. (Laura)

I went to Smith's to get brand new All Blacks boots.
I went to the dairy to buy lollies. (Liam)

I went to Akaroa.
I got to go to the cafe and spend $10. (Jamie)

I went to the Sounds.
I went swimming. (Will)

I made these beanbags.
I sewed the buttons on. (Gracie)

I flew in a plane over to Auckland.
My family went in the car down to Dunedin for the day (Ella).

I made this flower and I made three of them.
I went to Akaroa. (Na-Myung)

I went to the park to play on the playground and I saw a hedgehog.
I went to my friend's house. (Charlie)

I went to Queenstown.
Hugh came to my house. (Harrison)

I went to Jefferies' Park to play rugby with my dad and I got muddy.
I went swimming. (Hugh)

I went to the movies.
I got xbox games. (Ethan W)

I got these cards from a friend.
I played on my skateboard. (Harry)

I went 10-pin bowling.
I went for a ride in a helicopter (Matt)

I went to Takamatua.
I went eeling. (Tom)

I drove to Lake Brunner.
I went into an airplane to Australia. (Logan)

I went to Auckland.
I went to Wellington. (Aron)

I went to Wanaka.
We went to the dairy (Charlotte).

I went down to the shop and got some playdough.
I made it with lots of people. (Kendra)

I went to England.
I went in a boat and played with dolphins. (Amelia)

I went to the movies.
I went in a really big bike. (Emma)

I went swimming.
My cat had a fight with the next door neighbour. (Daniella)

I went to Akaroa to see my mum's friend.
I went to my friend's house for a sleepover and we went to Sumner. (Lucy)

I bought a bottle.
In my bag I've got $6. (Yoonseok)

In the weekend I went to Queenstown.
I went on the luge. (Lauren)

I did my first sudoku puzzle by myself.
I sent a thank you note to Uncle Gary and Bill. (George)

I got a video and it was Alien vs. Predator.
I went to the movies. (Ethan P)

Abstract Art

Here are our photos of our abstract artwork:

Similes

Today we learned about similes. A simile is a way to describe or make a picture in someone's head. It is when you are talking about something and using adjectives to describe it, but you the words as or like to compare one thing to another.

Here are our first similes:

• Space is as dark as a tyre - Logan.
• Sheena is as cool as a kangaroo - Hannah.
• Lauren is as fit as a fin - Gracie.
• Tom is as funny as spongebob - Na-myung.
• Jamie is as fast as a moterbike - Liam.
• Logan is as funny as a chimpanzee - Charlie.
• This class is as messy as a monster - Ella.
• George is as cool as a possum - George.
• Sheena is beautiful as a princess and as well as a queen - Aron.
• Rob is as strong like a bear and as funny as a smiley face - Charlotte.
• Room 20 is as red as a tomato - Kendra.
• I am as cold as an ice cube - Hannah.
  
• Water is as clear as a crystal - Lucy.
• Jaime is as good as a cheetah - Harrison.
• A tree is as big as a polar bear - Lauren.
• Amelia is as cute as a baby bunny - Laura.
• The big tree is as brown as chocolate - Matt.
• Room 20 is as red as a shiny apple - Lois.
• Laura is as cute as a puppy - Amelia.
• Will is as fat as the hall - Jamie.
• Lucy is as cute as a kitten - Daniella.
  
• Jamie is as cool as a crocodile - Will.
• Matt is as fast as a rocket - Ethan W.
• Will is as strong as a crocodile - Ethan P.
• I am as shiny as a star -Daniella and Hannah
  

Live Blog! Spooky Night

This is a live blog post. As we are talking... it's going straight to the blog!

This is a story, written line by line by each member of Team 17. Enjoy!

It was a warm and sunny day. It looked beautiful outside, but something strange was about to happen. An eclipse was going to happen. I walked outside and it seemed dark. When I tried to look around I couldn't see anything. I saw a ghost right out of the corner of my left eye. I didn't know what to say. I tried to get to my house quickly but I went into the wrong house. That was a big mistake! It was the house of all the ghosts. I was scared. The ghost house was so freaky I couldn't believe my eyes. The door was locked but I saw a sword on a shelf. Then I heard a big rumbly noise. So I quickly grabbed the sword and broke the door. I ran outside. I felt something on my shoulder, it was a huge slimy frog who looked like he was about to eat me. It bit me but I pushed it off. I was going inside but the door to my house was locked. So I went back inside the ghost house and got the sword, but it only worked in the ghost house because the ghost door was made out of plastic and mine was made out of wood. I shouted for my mum but nobody was there. Something was on the ground, it was a gun. I picked up the gun and pulled the trigger. Out shot a stream of water. "Oh no!", I exclaimed. The frog and the ghost came behind me and said, "ha ha, you're trapped now!". The gun was out of gunpowder. Then I ran to the back garden, opened the gate, forgot we had a pool, and fell in. I swam to the back of the pool. The ghost followed me into the pool and sank away. I forgot that there was still a frog to catch. The frog jumped over some lilly pads. As it was jumping to another lilly pad, it missed and fell into the pool. Unfortunately the frog could swim. I forgot all about how to get into the house. I quickly jumped out of the pool but the frog jumped out in front of me. I didn't know which way to go. I accidently tripped and hit my leg and really hurt myself. Then I fell back into the pool. The frog jumped in. Then I remembed that I actually really do love frogs. So I kissed it.