The following poems were written by students from Room 8 as part of their homework.
List Poems
Anger
Anger reaches deep down inside bringing out your bad side.
Anger is the overwhelming feeling making you demolish everything insight.
Anger illuminates your eyes with evil looks sending a shiver up your spine.
Anger grits it’s teeth, ripping through inner peace.
Anger, you basically don’t want to be around,
Whether your yelling your head off or smiling it down.
Grace
Three Stanza Poem
Pohutukawa
A purposely, pretty, Pohutukawa,
Perches prominently
On the amazing New Zealand beach
Treating us with the sight of her beauty.
Like an honoured statue.
She clutches to the cliff
With her fibrous fingers.
Dropping us gifts of her bright, red,
Flowers every now and then.
Swaying in the light wind and shining
Under the bright sun.
Being our New Zealand Christmas tree
She thinks it is her duty to whisper
“Merry Christmas” softly through her leaves.
She never lets us down by giving our
Bush and gardens the pleasure of her presence.
Caroline
Cinquains
Violin
Rusty, brown,
Ringing, singing, shining,
Music made in heaven.
Instrument.
Ben
Tiritirimatangi Report
Tiritirimatangi is a lovely island, with the rarest birds from Kiwis to Saddleback, from Saddleback to Weka, its truly one of the most interesting and natural places in New Zealand.
Tiritiri is a non-rubbish area…I mean it has no rubbish on it at all. The only rubbish you’ll find is a lump of bird poo if you’re lucky!!!
Tiritirimatangi is visible from the Gulf Harbour, situated between The Gulf Harbour and Auckland. Little Barrier and Great Barrier are close by.
It’s about a 10 min ride on your boat, but 15 min on the ferry…
Volunteers work long hours at Tiritiri to keep it a beautiful well preserved bird sanctuary. It is now, so keep it that way.
Some of the birds at Tiritiri are Tike, Hihi, Pakek and lots more lovely mind-blowing birds. At Tiritiri there is a very rare bird called the Takahe, …
It’s a very close relative of the Pukeko. The only difference is that the Takahe is fatter and it’s colouring is different in places.
By Jake
An interview with the class reps
What made you want to be class rep?
Caroline: Because Grace was doing it.
Grace: I really wanted to fulfil my goals, which were getting a Principals Stripe.
What is your favourite colour?
Caroline: Pink and blue.
Grace: Pink, purple and blue.
What is the most embarrassing thing you’ve ever done at Kamo Intermediate?
Caroline: Doing my speech to the Syndicate.
Grace: When I fell on my bottom.
What do you think the main job of a class rep is?
Caroline: Helping organise the class.
Grace: Organise and help run the class. Also lead the class.
How good do you think last years class reps were?
Caroline: Very Good
Grace: Good
What is the best thing about KIS?
Caroline: The opportunities
Grace: the opportunities
What advice would you give next years class reps?
Caroline: Work hard.
Grace: Work hard and be the best that you can be.
If you could be principal for a day what would you change?
Caroline: Longer P.E.
Grace: No beep tests, there to stressful.
The Fantastic Flying Fox
Finally I’m at the tip of the line. I take the harness from Mr Morunga and do it up around my chest. “You can come up now,” says Mr Niblock from the top of the platform. I’m at Tangihua Lodge on a school camp and I’m about to go on the flying fox. It is Friday 2006, the last day at camp and about 11:30.
I climb up the diagonal ladder with my hands and feet, holding on to the rope connected to my harness so that it doesn’t get caught. I’m nearly at the top. I breathe deeply and smell the fresh trees that surround me. Only a few steps now and I’ve mad it to the platform.
Finally I reach the platform. Mr Niblock buckles my harness and I hold on tightly to the handles.
THREE, TWO, ONE, GO! I swing myself into the open air and go flying across the bush. I scream.
By Caroline
