Cinquain Poems

Our class are learning to write poems. We had a go at writing cinquains-5 lined poems.
Will, Lucas, Aston and JayRett read their cinquains at Kowhai Assembly today.

Our Cinquain Poems

A cinquain is a five line poem:
Line 1-one word(2 syllables)
Line 2-2 words(4 syllables)
Line 3- 3 words(six syllables)
Line 4-4 words(eight syllables)
Line 5-1 word(2 syllables)

Penguin

yellow fluffy

swimming waddling diving

swimming like a fish

Hoiho 

By Courtney

Native 

Colourful, flightless

Hunting, laying, stalking

An endangered mountain bird

Takahe 

by Rachael

                         Native

Cheeky curious

           breaking snatching nesting 

        Keas stealing sparkly jewellery 

                          Endangered

By Lucas

                                                                                     

    

Native 

Aqua Tufted

Flying sucking eating

Flying in the sky

Tui

By Aston

                                                 

Native

                         Cheeky silly

Flying breaking feeding

Eating fish and squid

Kea

By Lauchy

   

Native

cheeky and curious

breaking, laying, stealing

as tall as Tui

Kea

Penguin

Penguin

Yellow fluffy

Swimming diving flightless

Waddles in the cold

Hoiho

By Jordan

         

                                                                             

    

Thursday 16th April Week 1 Term 2

 Here is some of the exciting learning from our Room 18 GEMS today. Please leave a comment asking the children a question about their work.  Don't forget to leave your name and add the name of the GEM you are asking the question to.

Lucas's floating boat

Lucas's poem

Summer is… 

Going on your boat to islands

Having barbeques at other
people's houses 

Cold ice creams and ice blocks

By Lucas