Pudding Hill Camp

Here are some links to pictures from camp 

at Pudding Hill.  

These should give you an idea about what to expect when you go to Pudding Hill early in Term 1 - 2016

Camp Lodge   Camp Fire  Rakaia Gorge  

Water Slide  Activities  River Crossing

Bush Walk  Sunrise 6.30am

Story Starters number 2

More starter sentences

1. The gravestones stood silently, row upon row like soldiers long forgotten, a scream shattered the silence...
2. It was there and then it had gone, why would a rabbit be on my bathroom floor? 
3. Bleary-eyed, I went downstairs for breakfast, the house was empty, even the furniture had gone...
4. The lights flickered and then went off, then the sirens started, it was coming, we knew it wouldn’t be the last time...
5. The date was 13th July, my 345th birthday... it would be my last...
6. Three of us.  We were the only ones left, the only ones to make it to the island.
7. "What have you done?" the headmaster bellowed, all eyes now turned to me as he stood over the lifeless body on playground.
8. Dad just sat and cried.  He cried for three whole days.  His face was blotchy and his eyes were red. Then one day he just stopped...
9. The clock stopped... 74 minutes past 18...it was time to get up.
10. The car screamed to a halt, four men wearing masks jumped out and ran into the nearest building, I looked around. The street was deserted except for me. 

See anything that inspires you?

Morning Story Starters

Choose a starter to use for a story or poem of your own

Work silently - be quite with your own thoughts and ideas

Find a comfortable spot to work where you won't be disturbed.

1. I didn’t mean to kill her. 
2. The air turned black all around me.
3. Icy fingers gripped my arm in the darkness.
4. Wandering through the graveyard it felt like something was watching me. 
5. The eyes in the painting follow him down the corridor. 
6. A shrill cry echoed in the mist
7. Icy wind slashed at his face and the rain danced its evil dance upon his head as he tried to get his bearings on the isolated beach. 
8. Footsteps slowly creaked on every step of the stairs. The bedroom door handle turned slowly. 
9. Death lurked in every door way with hell at one dark window. Inspired by A. Noyes 'The Highwayman'
10. My hair stood on end, a shiver raced down my spine and a lump came to my throat. It was him...

Plan - words lists - ideas - brianstorm - picture

Draft - miss lines as you write

Publish

More starters tomorrow

Poetry Writing

Use the part of the "so much depends" poem to develop your own idea.

So much depends 
upon

a red wheel
barrow

glazed with rain
water

beside the white
chickens



Questions?
Why does so much depend on the red wheelbarrow?
What do the chickens get from the wheelbarrow?
How could the chickens use the wheelbarrow?

Make your own so much depends poem...

So much depends
upon

(describe the thing)

(give extra details or information about this thing)

(say where the thing is or what it is doing - this helps to build the picture of the importance of this thing)

Tip:
Think of something simple that could be very important depending on how it is used!

Ideas for Giraffe Writing

Describe what happened
Tell a story without using the word giraffe - until the very end
Imagine why they are doing this - do the humans know?
Write it like a news story


Read through the ideas below to help you with your planning then start your draft.

Remember to write on every second line in your books.

Giraffe Divers

Shiny tiles

Flying

Long legs

Legs get tucked in while swimming twirling around and around drinking water one by one

gliding

Twirling

rhythm

splash from the giraffe

talented flips.

clop, somersault, hanging, flip, ears twitching

Tiptop, tiptoe, drinking ,giraffe hanging

Arched back

synchronized

Clip Clop, Twitching Ears, Ripples in the Water, SPLASH!, Head and Legs tucked in, They heard the Humans

Ears twitching

Flipping

patterns in the water patterns on their backs

Echoes bounce off the walls

Ears twitching tails swaying back and forth

splash, click clock click clock, galloping, diving

Long spiralled staircase, ripples , splashes, elegant summersaults, clip clopping sounds .

spiral walkway

echo sounds in the pool

shiny tiles 1,2,3,4,5,6 the giraffes sneak into the pool for a while they dive then they drink from the pool they look up they run!

Sound of giraffe galloping. Eyes blinking in silence. The loop the loop.Legs tucked in while swimming. Running up and jumping into the the pool. Going up the spiral stairs

Running

There are 12 giraffes. Sounds full of their foot steps.

happy ,excited, scared, nervous, smart

Swimming, Flying and Glitching ears.

gallop, splash, tails swishing, still water, bubble from bubbles

Splashing echo clop clop clop

Movment Flips,jumps,loop-the-loop, and ,tails wagging like crazy!!!!!!!! waiting patiently for their turn standing still as a statue then running at full speed focused on the spot that they must catch to make their flip diving straight down deep into the pool accurate focused

NEWS STORY Writing Example

Title:  Hole to the Centre of the Earth!

Plan and Ideas

What - a giant hole - a small earthquake - a mighty crash - sound of explosives
Where - in an outer middle of Mexico City
When - overnight - people asleep in bed woken up
Why - giant earthworms?  volcanic activity? aliens 
Who - local people - scientists - 
How - 

Draft
Title:  Hole to the Centre of the Earth!


Last night many people across Mexico City where violently woken from a peaceful sleep by a loud explosive shaking of the ground.

This morning people emerged from their homes to discover that a giant hole had appeared in the middle of a main cross road.

Locals believe that the hole goes to the centre of the Earth and that it is linked to Mexican legends about massive rock-eating earth worms.

Scientists have arrived in the city to investigate this amazing phenomena.  Their first reports suggest that the hole is most likely due to volcanic activity or possibly a problem with the city's stormwater system.

Some have suggested that aliens might be to blame.  There have been many alien reports over the past few weeks, so who can say what the truth is at this point.

5 PARAGRAPHS

135 WORDS

REPORT INFORMATION KEY

When -

What - 
Where - 
Why -  
Who - 
How -