Sumptious Similes

Today in class we learned about similes that use as. Similes compare two similar things. They help the reader to get a clear picture in their mind. We also talked about using adjectives in our similes and giving the noun an action. Check out these examples from the students. Some of these are level 2, maybe even level 3 examples of writing!

The mountain loomed as large as ...
a huge grumpy giant.
a deadly and huge dinosaurs stomping and destroying our precious city.
the burning sun.
an enormous museum.
a ginormous stomping giant.
a fiery dragon burning the towers in the sky.

My sister ran as fast as ...
a racing car zip zapping!
a black and white striped tiger sprinting across the plain.
a white racing horse.
a fox.
a rocket flying in the air.
a flash of lightning.
a galloping horse.

Her smile was as beautiful as ...
a sparkling dolphin.
daffodils in the breeze.
butterflies floating in the air.
a fragrant rose.

ROPS Arts Festival

We are excited about 'expressing ourselves' this week through the arts. On Wednesday and Thursday we are having an Arts Festival at Royal Oak School.

Parents and Grandparents are invited to come along. There are lots of exciting things happening. Go to the school website (www.royaloak.school.nz) to see the timetable.

If your child/grandchild is in Year 2 we would especially like to invite you to watch our Folk Dancing display. Come to the hall at 11.45 to see our fabulous dancers. You may also like to have lunch afterwards with us in the courtyard by the Year 2 playground.

We hope to see you there!

We'll post some pics of the event if you can't make it.