Writer's Squad

We are the Writers Squad. We are going to be posting our writing about Flanimals! Watch this space!
Writers Squad Standards

Listen to each other
Work as a team
Celebrate our goals
Help each other

Term 3
This week we have been focused on writing letters to Commonwealth Games athletes. We have learnt about how and why we should use question marks in our letters and about putting paragraphs in our writing. We all wrote the date and the school address on our letters also, which you will not see below in our published writing! Enjoy......

Dear Jo Edwards,

My name is Libby. I am 8 years old. I am from Nelson New Zealand. I enjoy watching you bowling on TV. I like to do bowling as well at the ten pin bowling.

I know that you come for hair cuts at my house and I know you have won a gold medal.

How many gold medals have you won? How many years have you been bowling?

From Libby


To Valerie Adams,

My name is Lincoln. I am 7 years old. I am from Nelson New Zealand. I enjoy playing hockey at school because i like hitting the ball. I also love playing handball because i can whack something.

I know that you have won a gold medal. I know where you live in Auckland New Zealand. You also live in Switzerland.

Why do you do shot put? How many medals have you got? Do you do any other sports? How do you feel?

From Lincoln



To Usain Bolt,

My name is Jayden. I am 7 year old. I am from Nelson New Zealand.

I enjoy running because I am fast like you.

I know you are super fast at running and you come from Jamaica.

How fast can you run? How old are you? Why do you like running? How many medals have you won?

From Jayden



To Adrian Leat,

My name is Lochlan and I am 7 years old. I am from Nelson, New Zealand. I enjoy playing hockey and scoring goals.

I know that you play judo and you are suppose to win a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games.

How many gold medals have you won? What made you play judo? How many times have you played at the Commonwealth Games? How many people have you taken on the ground?

From Lochlan




Dear Jo Edwards,

My name is Natalia. I am 7 years old. I am from Nelson, New Zealand.

I enjoy watching you do bowling.

I know that you have won a gold medal. I know that you go to Libby's house to get your hair cut.

Where do you live? Are you happy that you won a gold medal? How old are you? Do you do other activities?

From Natalia



To Adrian Leat,

My name is Zak and I am 8 years old. I am from Nelson New Zealand. I love to play hockey, rugby and probably judo. Hockey is my second favourite because i get the ball and score a goal. My favourite is rugby because I score a try.

I know that you do judo. I know you do the Commonwealth game sin Scotland.

How old are you? Who is your friend? Which medal did you win? Why do you do judo? Where do you live? Do you do any other sports?

From Zak




To Lauren Boyle,

My name is Micah and I am 7 years old. I am from Nelson, New Zealand.

I love to go roller skating because roller skating makes us go faster.

I know that you won a gold medal.

How do you feel to get a gold medal? How long have you been doing swimming? How many medals have you won?

From Micah





Our Riddles.......Can you guess what we are?

I come in different sizes and shapes. I can be different colours. I have wheels. I have a seat belt to keep people safe. I have a steering wheel. What am I?

Natalia


I am cold on hot days. You can buy me from a shop. I melt during hot days. I am a treat. I am sweet. I am yummy to eat. What am I?

Micah


I live in water. I come in different colours. I am scary and fast. I can hurt you by biting you. I can't get in a boat. What am I?

Zak



I come on a special plant. I take a week to hatch. I am very sensitive to nature. I am easily killed. I can easily get off course.  I rest on bushes or trees or the special plant i got born on. I lay eggs. I get eaten by birds. What am I?

Lochlan


You can eat me. I live in a freezer. You can buy me from someone. I come in different flavours. I can melt on you. What am I?

Lincoln


There are lots of people who go there. Sometimes they are big and small. Some people do not like to go into it. It is a sport. Sometimes the colours are different. Sometimes you go into me. Sometimes I am cold and warm. Some people come to me when its their birthday. Some people teach there. Sometimes there is food there. What am I?

Libby


I have a long neck. I live in the zoo and in Africa. I have yellow and brown spots. I eat leaves. I have got four legs and a long tail. What am I?

Jayden


I make beds and traps. I connect to corners in houses. I am camouflage. If rain drops on my home it sparkles. You run into my home when you are in the dark. What am I?

Jadan







We have been writing reports about a topic that we are interested in. Have a look at what we know about our chosen topic!

Rabbits

Rabbits are a pet that kicks.

What rabbits eat:

Rabbits eat sunflower seeds and dried corn and lettuce and cabbage and dandelions and carrots.  Rabbits don’t like leaves because they are poisonous to rabbits.

Sound:

Rabbits make quiet sniffing noise. Its defence is kicking or biting or scratching.

A good home for a rabbit:

How to make a cage for a rabbit. You make the walls out of wood. The hen net goes onto the cage. You can make a metal draw to clean out the poo, so that the bed does not get stinky or you could make a flap.

Colours:

Some colours are brown and white or black or all of the colours or two of them because they are born like that.

Lochlan

Rugby

Rugby is a sport. The main skills are passing, running and tackling.

Equipment:

You need a mouth guard so you don’t break your teeth. You need socks to keep your feet warm. You need boots for running. The bottom of the boots has spikes. You are part of a team. Its good to wear a uniform.

Skills to play:

You need to push and catch and throw and run, hold, dive, squeeze, drive and sprint. The main skills are hold, run and pass.

Practise:

We warm up by running around the cone and past the last cone. We got to the back and wait. If you don’t practise you will lose. You can practise at home. You wait in the line until its your turn. You try to score a try.

Zak

Cats

You will find out about cats and their food.

How to care for a cat:

Cats are good hunters. Looking after a cat is fun but it claws you! Cats can be fat. With cats you can brush their fur if they have messy fur. Some cats can have no fur. You can feed a cat once a day. Give your cats cat biscuits and mice. Give your cat a cat toy to keep it happy.

A good home for a cat:

You can give your cat a home. The home can be a cat cage or a basket. You cat needs a soft blanket to be soft. If a cat rolls onto its blanket it is safe. Cats can get baby kittens. First when a kitten is born its eyes will be shut. When the kitten grows the eyes will start to open up. Cats can have very sharp teeth. Some cats can have very big fur.

Micah

MotoCross

Motocross is a sport. The bikes are powerful.

Equipment:

You need goggles so you don’t hurt your head. You need a mouthguard to protect your teeth. When you jump your bike you can do a back flip. You wear a motorbike top so you don’t scratch yourself and protective pants so you don’t hurt your leg. You wear motorbike boots so your foot doesn’t come off. You have to have a motorbike to ride.

Practise:

You can practise at home or practise at the racetrack. You start off going slow. When you start getting the hang of it you can go fast. If you don’t practise you can’t ride properly and you can crash.

Racing:

When you race you have to be careful. If you don’t be careful you can get knocked off, it hurts.

Jadan

Swimming

Swimming is a sport. Lots of people know how to do backstroke and freestyle.

Equipment:

You will need some goggles to keep the water out of your eyes. Some people need a swimming cap to keep the water out of their hair. All people need togs and boys need pants and girls need togs so they don’t have to be naked.

Styles:

Some people go to swimming lessons to learn how to swim. They have to do kicking and put their head under the water. All people do freestyle. You have to kick and put your arms over and over. Then you have to breath so you don’t drown. Backstroke is quite hard. You have to stay on your back and kick.  You need to put your arms over backwards like a windmill.

Libby

Dogs

Dogs are an animal.

How to care for dogs:

You need to feed them twice a day. Take him for walks at Izel Park 3 times a day. Take some biscuits on the way. You need to play with your dog also with a ball. This will be fun! You need to feed it 3 times a day so it will not be lonely. You need to give it water.

A good home for a dog:

Welcome home your dog with a quiet voice. Give your dog a nice warm bed. Make him warm with lots of blankets and to keep him warm and happy give him lots of cuddles. You need to clean your dog’s bed so your dog is clean. You need to take your dog exercising so your dog is fit for walks. My dog sleeps inside so it wont be cold.

Lincoln

Guinea Pigs

You will find out about Guinea Pigs there fore, cage and care.

How to care for a guinea pig:

You need a big area. You need a brush. You need two guinea pig otherwise the guinea pig will die. My guinea pig looks like a mouse. It is funny but it is cute. They need to live in a double cage.

A good home for a guinea pig:

Your guinea pig will need a warm hutch to live in. A hutch should have one bit you see into and one bit that is closed off where your guinea pig can sleep. In the hutch they need carrots, grass and hay.

What guinea pigs eat:

They chew on wood. They drink water. They eat apple, cucumber and pears, carrots and broccoli. They eat hay and grass to. They like grass the best.

Natalia

Dinosaurs

There are many types of dinosaurs and they are all extinct.

Types of dinosaurs:

Aerodactyl have lots of enemies. All the enemies are all the dinosaurs that can’t fly. My favourite dinosaur is a Aerodactyl because it flies.

Where they lived:

T-rex lived in the forest and woodland. Home to many of the dinosaurs is the desert.

A quick look at the Aerodactyl:

Aerodactyl fly all around the deserts. They have no feathers and a sharp beak.

Jayden

Look at these crazy Flanimals we created! We have also written descriptions about them! Come and join us for our Writer's Squad session at 9.15am in the staffroom, we would love to share with you! Go onto switch zoo at home and write a description about your created Flanimal.

More Flanimal descriptions! Great job Writers Squad!

Tongue Out

When Tongue Out poke's his tongue out he scares other predators! Tongue Out creeps up to other animals to get food! Sometimes Tongue Out would jump out at your. If you say come down he would come down and he would be your best friend. Tongue Out pokes his tongue out to scare other animals away! Tongue Out is very very long! He has leaves on his head. Tongue Out has legs that are like triangles! Tongue Out is very orange and very scary.

Libby

Smoothy Move

Smoothy Move is the fattest Flanimal on earth. Smoothy Move jumps so high it is like he is flying like Super Man. Sometimes he has to brush his hair. He looks like a zombie because he has his arms out. He calls himself Smoothy Move because he moves like a smoothy and his hair is smooth. He is scared of himself because he kills himself, he doesn’t know why.  Smoothy Move can breath fire that’s why he is scared of himself. When Smoothy Move gets mad he grows big muscles. He only gets mad at bad people. He is all skinny and bony and yellow.

Jayden

Miss 3 Legs

She eats slime and worms and some small bugs. Miss 3 Legs hops everywhere because that makes her faster. She cartwheels everywhere also. Miss 3 Legs is a like green flower. She has 3 bones and she has 2 bulging eyes. Beware she can jump on you and knock you over.

Natalia

Baby Mernimbler

Baby Mernimbler prickles you. But do not say I love you because it will scare you away. She can walk slowly and while walking she eats oranges. Baby Mernimbler giggles when you say I like you. She is purple and chubby. Baby Mernimbler hurts other Flanimals with her spikes. Beware do not say I like you because it would make a very scary monster and it would make you go away and never come back.

Micah

Mr Potato

Mr Potato moves by sliding and running and jumping. He grows potatoes and crouches to eat bugs and he disappears. When Mr Potato does his defence he sometimes belly flops and eats and electrocutes. His warning is….beware I eat potatoes! His appearance is a potato with hands and feet and a little bit of hair. When he is hungry he eats giant potatoes and sparkling water.

By Zak

Spot Gaser

Spot Gaser’s food is any heads or feet or eyeballs. It runs away from Smovy Move since it jumps on Spot Gaser’s back and it hurts. He hides when Smovy Move is near. It swims when it is hungry. When it sees a head it jumps on it to eat. It’s awful smell helps to protect itself from other flanimals. It looks blue and slobbery and fat. It has a warning….I will eat your head!

By Lochlan

Volcano Explosion

His warning is he will jump on you if you say he is mean. He eats fire balls, worms and jelly worms. Volcano Explosion is massive because he will explode. He will go back together again. He kills by electrocuting and hiding. He keeps himself safe by shooting lava balls. He looks like volcano rivers and he is massive and lumpy.

By Lincoln

Sponge Monster

It crouches very fast. He can go through walls. It stomps. It eats other monsters. The Sponge Monster likes to eat little monsters. The Sponge Monster kills, smashes and hits. It puts its tummy out. It looks like an alien. It jumps. Sponge Monster pretends it is dead when other Flaminals go near. Sponge Monster gobbles up monsters. It’s warning is smacking.

By Jadan

Have a look at our pictures and descriptions of our very own Flanimals! We were working on making sure that we had adjectives and verbs in our writing.

Micah

Potato Monster jumps very nicely and slowly. Potato Monster eats purple potatoes. Potato Monster is very stripy. She defends herself. She does cartwheels. Beware baby Potato Monster because big Potato Monster eats you!

Jadan

Electric Monster walks really fast. Electric Monster wobbles. The Electric Monster eats other monsters. The colour of the monster is blue. Its defence is electric wires. Beware of the Electric Monster because it will electrocute everything it touches!

Natalia

Spottyflowerpot jumps to walk. She jumps funnily always. She eats baby Flanimals. She laughs. She’s purple and spotty. Her defence is her electric petals. She does cartwheels everyday. Beware she eats baby Flanimals!

Jayden

Cabbage head moves like red jelly. He is as fat as the sun. Cabbage Head has got a green head. He gets so fat he can not fit through doors and he can smash buildings down. He can gobble you up! Warning….strong, fat and juicy cabbage bombs alert!

Lochlan

Gaser moves by sliding really fast. He defends himself by shooting gas that kills you. It eats anything. His appearance it is green and scary and slimy. Beware Flanimals from Gaser as the poisonous gases will kill you.

Libby

Gobble Monster flies and he jumps. When Gobble Monster gets a fright she electrocutes the monster.  Gobble Monster eats golden trees and sliver grasses. She has a scary appearance! She looks like food and she eats golden trees.

Lincoln

Electric Skeleton moves by flying. It flies high in the sky. It eats green grass and small Flanimals and big bugs. It goes hunting. If a Flanimal tries to hurt it, he wont get hurt because he has a skull. Electric Skeleton will kill you if you go near him!

Zak

Ghosteater moves by stomping, rolling, running and jumping. Ghosteater’s defence is to eat, punch, kick. Ghosteater’s appearance is cool and ugly. Ghosteater’s food is adult. Flanimals. Ghosteater eats all day! Ghosteater’s warning….look out adult Flanimals you should look out!