The tall giraffe.

I saw a tall boy giraffe at the zoo.He liked eating carrots. I like carrots too. By Judah.(Dictated to the teacher)

Hush.

I saw the male lion sleeping. By Maurice.

Watch out

The snail was crawling in the grass.By Ave. (Dictated to the teacher)

Snap!

The father crocodile is looking for food in the water. By Aaron.(Dictated to the teacher)

Best Friends

I like watching the giraffe playing with his friend.By Izac. (Dictated to the teacher)

The Pt. England Way

I can listen to my teacher and follow instructions.By Loseli.(Dictated to the teacher)

Roar....

The lion is the king of the jungle. I like his bushy mane.(Dictated to the teacher)

Isaac uses his manners.

"I am an awesome Pt Englander because I can wait my turn on the playground."
By Isaac. (dictated to the teacher)

Hiding in the grass. . .

"This is the sleeping lion, but he woke up! He is hiding in the grass. I can see him through the glass. What a majestic animal." By Jamal.

A cute lion?

"This is the sleepy lion at the zoo. He is cute and gentle. The sun is out at the zoo too."
By Shyla. (Dictated to the teacher)

Is it my turn?

I am an awesome Pt. Englander because I was waiting my turn. I am in my clean uniform because that is the Pt England Way." By Venetia.

Our trip...

I went in a bus with my friends to the zoo. We had lunch at the zoo. By Maurice.(Dictated to the teacher)

Nibble,nibble.

The tortoise was eating food. It likes vegetables. By Henry.

My friend

I like to play with Sean on the tree. By Lomio-Lee. (Dictated to the teacher)

Nap time.

The male lion is sleeping on the tall green grass. By Lomio-Lee.

The hungry giraffe.

The giraffe was eating crunchy carrots.By Henry.(Dictated to the teacher)

Waiting for my turn.

"I can take turns on the slide. It is the Pt England Way and I can be an awesome Pt Englander.
I like playing on the playground."
By David, Room 2 (Dictated to teacher)

Homework, homework!

"I am an awesome Pt England kid because I bring my bookbag to school every day. I do my reading so I can get really brainy!"
By Danielle, Room 2.

By the Ladder.

"I am waiting by the ladder. I have to take turns because it's the Pt. England Way."
By Calais, Room 2
(Dictated to the Teacher)

"I am waiting for my turn on the slide because i am an awesome Pt England kid!
I go up the ladder carefully"
By Alice, Room 2
(Dictated to Teacher)

On a windy day..

I am flying my kite. By Johnlee. (Dictated to the teacher)

At the beach

I had lots of fun at the beach.By Izac.(Dictated to the teacher)

Pop, pop, pop!

The fish is blowing bubbles. By Henry. (Dictated to the teacher)

At the beach.

I went to find some crabs at the beach. By Maurice. (Dictated to the teacher)

What a majestic animal!

"I was a nice Pt Englander at the zoo because I was watching the lion quietly.
He is a majestic animal - what a cool face framing mane!"
By Amber
(Dictated to Miss Wild)

A gentle lion?!

"I like Mr Lion because he looks cute and gentle. He might turn into a scary lion!
He has a face framing mane."
By Brianna.
(Dictated to Miss Wild)

A big catch.

I caught a big fish with my fishing rod. By Aaron. (Dictated to the teacher)

The Scary Lion. . .

"I like the lion because he has a big fluffy mane. I made my grass dark green so the lion can eat it. I am an awesome Pt Englander because I am in my school uniform representing Pt England School," said Calais.

Me and the Tiger!

"This is me in my clean tidy uniform at the zoo! The tiger looks so cute. I made my sky blue like the real sky!" said Shyla.
(Dictated to Miss Wild)

In the clouds.

My kite can fly high in the sky.By Judah. (Dictated to the teacher)

The Sleepy Lion

The sleepy eyed lion with the fluffy orange mane was lying peacefully on the rocky outcrop.
By Anahera
(Dictated to the teacher)

Row,row,row....

Me and my family sit in the boat. My dad likes to catch fish.By Judah. (Dictated to the teacher)

Splash!

I went to the Panmure pools with my family. By Johnlee. (Dictated to the teacher)

The Mane Attraction!

Mrs Barks has fluffy orange hair like a lions mane.
By Cruz
(Dictated to the teacher)

Smart choice!

I am walking to school. By Ave. (Dictated to the teacher)

My weekend.

In the weekend I played computer games. By Izac. (Dictated to the teacher)

Amber looking healthy. . .

"This is me in my uniform the Pt England way. I have my munchy crunchy apple and my yoghurt for lunch - and my sandwich too! They make my brain work! By Amber Room 2
(Dictated to Miss Wild)

Auckland Zoo and me!

"This is me on our zoo trip. I saw the giraffe and she was a beautiful elegant walker."
By Angelo Room 2
(Written by Angelo - dictated to Miss Wild)

My brother,Andrew.

My brother is going to the picnic. By Trinity. (Dictated to the teacher)

Under the sea

The fish is swimming fast and he is looking for food. By Lomio-Lee. (Dictated to the teacher)

My lunch

I am eating my lunch at the beach. By Aaron. (Dictated to the teacher)

Deep blue sea.

I like to go under the water to see the fish. By Maurice.
(Dictated to the teacher.)

My best mate

I am playing with my brother, Sione. By Henry. (Dictated to the teacher.)

Auckland Zoo - Look at Room 2!

Team 1 at Pt England School visited Auckland Zoo yesterday.
We were there to look at the wonderful animals and practice being awesome Pt. Englanders outside of the school gates too!
We were delightfully exhausted but what a wonderful learning experience.
Team 1 will post some of the writing and artwork from this over the next little while.
We are encouraging the children to use rich descriptive language - wait and see. . .

Fun at the beach.

I went to the beach. My uncle and me are in the boat. We like fishing.
By Johnlee.
(Dictated to the teacher)

Pt England has lunch with Burma the elephant!

On Wednesday 'Team One' spent the day at the Zoo. The weather was perfect and the animals all came out to play. One highlight was having lunch with Burma the elephant!

Favourite sport

I am playing basketball. By Judah.

Ready for School.

(Assisted by the teacher.)

Wear it with pride!

"I can wear my uniform with pride, like Mr Burt says in assembly. This is me outside on the grass. You can see the sky too." By Patricia
(Dictated to the Teacher)

My first picture in my uniform. . .

"I am in my uniform ready for school. I like my school and Room 2! We are awesome Pt Englanders in our clean uniforms." By Calais

(Dictated to the Teacher)

Happy times

I like to go fishing with my dad in the boat. By Maurice.
(Dictated to the teacher)