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Inspired by 'Foul Shot' by Edwin Hoey

Walking to the wet soggy grass 

the solid ball slips out of hands. 

Dash to your mark

Sprinting in

feeling nervous 

Scared 

anxious 

The pressure 

the ball

slips out

thumps on the pitch

the batsman

measures the solid ball

steps ahead 

does a huge swing 

tries to dominate

misses completely 

the round ball whacks 

smacks 

destroys the wicket

running around like a crazy maniac

cheering

shouting my throat out

We won

We won

by MukAah

Sprinting to the ball. 

rubbing your hands against your smooth uniform.

sweat pumping from your body.

Accelerating through the field,

eliminating players.

Swing my leg up,

ball ZOOMS through the air.

unsounding screams. 

Time calculates 5..4...3.....2....

net sets on fire by the BALL.

time EXPLODES!

Parents going wild!

by LimAar

Getting ready for my final game

Shin pads

Socks

Boots

Shirt

I get my soccer ball 

Im off for the game

Im at the field 

10 minutes later

My coach encourages that I am a mid fielder

It is half time we are losing

The second half starts I am goalie 

5 minutes 

Its 8-8 with 60 seconds hanging off the clock

Opposition has a penalty if i miss they win

Shacking

Sweating

Wobbling

They take the shot

My whole team is relying on me

Flying closer

And closer

And closer 

YES!

We won the cup is ours

by VoeDan

I felt like a lion roaring along my fence.

I felt nervous and I nearly fell down.

I was going to a cricket match, 

I felt shy that I was going to hide behind a tree.

I was feeling happy after hitting the ball 

a lot of times. 

by Ran Deb

Two fives stuck on the score-board,

5 seconds on the clock.

The roar of engines almost makes me deaf.

Shin guards scratching against my skin.

Boots squeezing my feet.

Right before the roar up, my foot thrashes the ball.

The ball. 

Flies,

flutters,

wavers,

wobbles,

         and then,

                      and then,

                                   and then,  

                                                 and then right before the deafening whistle,

it hits the cross-bar and,

bounces,

the goal-keeper,

dives,

misses,

the ball,

goes      IN!!!! 

by OveJac

My team struggled down the stairs.

Shaking there arms and legs.

Thinking about losing.

My team were struggling down the stairs.

My team were shaking.

The game started.

We were rushing and huffing.

My dad says "don’t be scared".

Grabbing the ball.

Squeezed by silence.

Flies, like washing hanging on the line.

Kids, kicks, push, and cheats.

Sweats falling down.

The other team won.

Dumb.

by FraGab

10 seconds on the clock

people praying for the shot

zoom past my team mates

heading for the goal

look at the clock

6 seconds left

try to shoot

the ball balances on edge of the hoop

wobbles

leans

wavers on the side

                          people screaming for the shot to happen                          

look at the ball

wait for the shot

people start to crowd each other

jumping up and down.

look at the clock

2 seconds left

the ball shakes even more with the crowd 

falling straight through the hoop!   

by GerKaz

Heart pumping in my body,

holding a stick in my warm comfortable

sweating hands.

stands

silence

balance

bowl

Play it coy

friends cherring to me running.

My legs were nervous and

shocking.

When the game begins,

sweating from the HOT 

HOT sun.

And then  

               And then  

                              And then

Louder and louder 

WE WON THE GAME.

by AleLiz

Walking into the biggest, the largest stadium in the world 

but only in my eyes.

Theres only 20 seconds on the clock until its our turn on the court.

10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 as the whistle blows. 

We're on the court 

oh no 

crossing my fingers 

are we going 

to win our game?

5 mins into the game 

its 2 all on the score board                                

and another 2 mins has passed 

the time has gone fast our coach says. 

                   

I finally have the ball in my hand 

as I dribble it down the court 

I jump 

I shoot 

and I SCORE...

by MokMar

And then                                                                        I slowly stagger

and then                                                                        towards the pitch

he leaps.                                              Milford \/            grasping the bat...

everything seems to whizz past,                                    tightly

in slow motion.                                      _/-\_                in my right hand.

Arms out,                                                 [-_-]                I stand between the wickets               

legs stretched,                                         /||\                 and

the airborne red disguised missile       /  \                 the bowler...

zooming                                                                         I ready my kingston bat

down                                                                              giving the bowler a withering look

and down                                                                       He bowls

and down...                                                                    everything...

BOOM!                                                                          EXPLODES! 

Everything ends...                                                          Just kidding.

abruptly.                                                                          But

All our hopes                                                                  the red airborne missile...

lost.                                                                                 is back in action.

Crushed.                                                                         But this time

Destroyed,                                                                      it’s gonna do me a favour...

burnt down to the foundation.                                         Win.

Until...                                                                              SMACK!!

I feel a spark                                                                   Zooming out of the park

something                                                                       I take off...

in me                                                                               Running.

thrusting against my chest

the coach

puts me on.       

by FraOll

It was all up to me with only two 20s on the board.

There was only 5 seconds counting down.

Everyone was silent they didn’t make one sound.

Gently the ball did one drum i caught it.

I pushed my arms up.

My coach prays,

My forehead cries,

I wobble,

Breath,

Reach,

Push,

My face was begging.

The ball goes round

                                 and round

                  and round

    and then....

I smile the crowd goes wild.

I got the goal the other team frowns.

by TekPan

Feeling devastated 

mum kissed me good luck. 

Walking towards the game. 

Seeing friends cheering me on. 

Our team starts with the ball.

My legs start shivering the ball comes towards me.

The clock squeezed out with 10 seconds.

I catch the ball. 

Smiling, heart pumping so hard 

I shoot one second on the clock.

The ball goes in 

people screaming and cheering me on.

“Go Tania” 

Feeling proud of myself.

Home sweet home 

dreaming of being a basketball.

by KerTan

MORE TO COME LATER

DON'T YOU LOVE OUR WRITING?

Mrs T does!!!!

ROOM FOURIANS ARE AMAZING

Another congratulations is due for two of our super stars! FraOll received a DISTINCTION in the ICAS Science competition - this puts him in the top 2% of New Zealand and OveJac received a CREDIT in the ICAS Science competition

OUR NEW INQUIRY THINKING...Forces and Motion

Created with Padlet

ANGER METAPHOR POEMS

Check out this AMAZING writing from these AMAZING Room 4 kids...
We have been learning about 'The Red Beast' in class and about metaphors. So we put them together and look what we can do...

Smashing feet hitting the ground

like I was running.

Big, loud voices like somebody was screaming

Out pops the beast

Kicking

Spitting

Trying to get his own way

Smash

Crash

Throwing things across the ground.

By GonMat

The heat
travels through your body
slowly and slowly 
it gets to the top.
You turn red
suddenly you explode with fire
bursting out of your red steaming body
            You sting people                
                           You scream and spit at them
Finally your RED BEAST 
is AWAKENED

by MukAah

You know that feeling

You're a bomb

ready to go off

you're just about to blow

something happens

you're a gonna

You get louder and louder

you're the loudest you have ever been

you reach the point

where you can't get any louder.

Suddenly...

screaming

hitting

kicking

spitting

Pure silence.

Everything pauses.

by TaiSat

A volcano squeezes
its fists a tight body of fire inside
can’t wait to explode
“caboooom”.
Fire bursting out
in the beautiful world.
People screaming
Volcano laughing
“ha ha ha”.

By TepMou

The best has come

Arisen from his slumber.

Hurting, scaring everyone in his path

All he sees is darkness,

All he feels is rage.

His eyes and ears squeeze into ants

His mouth a hurtful giant.

A set off bomb.

a missile he explodes.

The beast is gone.

by OveJac

A bear can get angry and can stop with bubble wrap and a drink

It destroys everything and it has a loud noisy sound.

It can be grumpy like hurt people 

and it has small eyes, small ears and a big mouth.

It can be a volcano, it's evil and hot and it says "hahahaha"

It can ruin a house and hurt people.

by CheAli

The Devil
rising from its lair 
raging
his flames across his face
Growing curious of what's around him
SMASH
CRASH
KICKING
YELLING
"untamed?"
Spreading
Swinging his hands
unaware of what he is doing
Destroying everything in his path
his flames burn down to room
getting darker
more silent
flames sinking
into the ground
the Devil is now sleeping
for not.

By MatEve

The Devil rising from

its home land...

The Nether.

Looking for pain to feed on,

and...

Rage bleeding with in his head.

Snapping furiously at its terrified victims,

eyes ripping out of their sockets.

Enough energy to power the earth.

All happens so swiftly...

The Devil falls into a deep sleep

Until is awakes...

Again.

by FraOll

The vampire has awakened

he is ready to bite

his big red eys are coloured like blood

scary sounds fill the room

Roar

Grrr

I dont know what to do

my heart pumping

as he gets closer closer

he starts to creep 

crawl

I hear footsteps

It's coming

Closer closer

Boo!

by AshSar

ANGER
It travels through your body as fast as it can go
Faster faster beating hard, until

the lid flips 
the volcano erupts
lava come flying out.

The Red Beast chaarges out and uses its mouth and its arms
for slapping, hitting, screaming and swearing

Until the Red best is trapped and has calmed down. 
by YouMic

Anger is like a snake that bites people.

Snakes grow bigger.

People are scared of snakes

When a snake bites you, the snakes thinks it is being funny

But for people, they think that it is not funny.

by KatVit

 

Today we had a special visit

From the Super Rugby Cup!!!  Wow, lucky us.
Chiefs you were amazing.  Congratulations from Room 4.

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YouMIc the fabulous writer STRIKES AGAIN!!

This is a piece of writing that YouMic crafted for the Altrusa writing competition.  Unfortunately we missed the deadline, but simply had to share this amazing piece.

The theme was 'When I saw it my life changed forever..."

PETRA 

When I saw it my life changed forever.  This was the day I’d waited for, for so long.  Massive walls towered above me, orange and red cliffs glowing as we journeyed under them.  Wandering between steep sharp rocks like the blade of a knights sword.   And then, after what seemed like hours I turned the final corner.  There in front of me was a huge gigantic building.  Enormous columns, stunning statues shimmering orange in the afternoon sun.  Beautiful carvings and patterns from thousands of years ago.  Dust was in my face and mouth was dry but I didn’t care.  This was amazing.  In fact it was the most amazing thing I had ever seen.  The magnificent Treasury of Petra.

by YouMic

CONGRATULATIONS

We are so proud of our classmates FraOll, OveJac and MukAah who competed in the ICAS Computer Skills test competition.  This is a competition offered throughout Australasia, and our boys did so well.

FraOll received a DISTINCTION (in the top 8% of Australasia)
OveJac and MukAah received a CREDIT (in the top 14% and 18% of Australasia respectively).

Well deserved you superstars!

From Room 4

SPY ANIMALS by YouMic

Wow YouMic, you have created an amazing project about spy animals.  What an inspiration to Room 4...you deserved the certificate you got.  Mrs T  :) 

MUKAAH's DICKIN MEDAL PROJECT