Shadow Writing

My Shadow by Robert Louis Stevenson

I have a little shadow that goes in and out with me, and what can be the use of him is more than I can see. He is very, very like me from the heels up to the head; and I see him jump before me, when I jump into my bed.      

The funniest thing about him is the way he likes to grow-Not at all like proper children, which is always very slow; For he sometimes shoots up taller like an india-rubber ball, And he sometimes gets so little that there’s none of him at all. He hasn’t got a notion of how children ought to play, And can only make a fool of me in every sort of way.He stays so close beside me, he’s a coward you can see; I’d think shame to stick to nursie as that shadow sticks to me!

One morning, very early, before the sun was up,I rose and found the shining dew on every buttercup;But my lazy little shadow, like an arrant sleepy-head,Had stayed at home behind me and was fast asleep in bed.

When I looked my shadow was moving.  Lucas

My shadow is quiet - very very quiet.  Super quiet.  Sophie

I can touch the shadow.  My shadow is copying me.  I can see it.  Hugo

My shadow was going because the sun was going.  Jayden

I like my shadow so I moved and moved and my shadow followed me.  Alice

My shadow is black.  Kaden

My shadow copies me when I am in the sun.  Taylor

My shadow always follows me.  It gets smaller and bigger.  Ariana

My shadow was doing the splits.  My shadow was dancing.  Izzy

My shadow copies me.  I like shadows.  Leni

Every time I get into bed with the lamp on, my shadow does too.  Ayla

The shadow was following me.  I was dancing.  I could touch it.  PJ

My shadow was coming with me and follows me.  Blake

The shadow is copying me.  I like my shadow.  I don’t know why my shadow is copying me.  Heidi

The shadow is copying me.  My shadow is a copycat.  Temawa

My shadow was moving.  Maryam

My shadow is copying me when I move.  The shadow is my friend.  Aaliyah

My shadow is copying me.  I like my shadow.  Whatever I do my shadow does too.  Rylan

I was balancing on the concrete.  It is copying me.  Why is it copying me?  Leighton

I can touch my shadow.  Trinity

My shadow is black and my shadow copies me.  Hayes

My shadow is black.  I was balancing and then I fell over.  Olive

My shadow likes me and my shadow followed me.  Amber

Balloons over Hamilton East School

Here they come.  Here they come floating over our school.

They're floating by very fast.

Look at the Rocket.  It's one of our favourite balloons.

There goes a helicopter.

Fun on Friday

 Word Power

Look at all the words we can write.

 It was a very hot day.  Dugan put the sprinkler out for us to cool down.

Reading together and resting after a busy lunchtime.

Look at our butterflies. What colour will I use?

Caterpillars and Butterflies

 Our caterpillars hatched from tiny little eggs and they started munching leaves immediately.  We noticed how fast they ate, and we hoped they didn't run out of leaves!

A few weeks later we had some very fat caterpillars. 




 
This week we had 3 butterflies.  It's very exciting watching them  come out.  They have to dry their wings and wait for the blood to pump through before they can fly.  

Swimming

Our wonderful swimming instructors are equipping our children with water safety skills.

Co-operative games .

What a great term of summer sun and sport it has been.

 Project Energize have taught us some new group games.  

Over - Under- Over game.
 We need to keep our eye on the ball and make sure we are watching to catch it!

Tunnel games

We need to watch for when it is our turn to catch the ball and run to the front of the line.

We are a class of Year 2 students who love learning and playing in our Gold status Enviro School.

Welcome to an exciting year of new learning with Whaea Chris and Mrs McNaughton.