The Vicious, Gruesome Gladiators and the Circle of Death

Room 8 wrote this piece of writing together. It was based around a picture of two gladiators fighting. The learning intention was to use new descriptive words and similes. After the shared writing experience, children then created their own individual, descriptive writing.

I was nervous, I was about to fight. I was a gladiator. It was scary when I first looked at my opponent, he looked vicious with his weapons and his armour. The warrior looked like a crocodile or grizzly bear ready to pounce on its prey.
My heart was pounding like a beating drum,my hands were shaking with fear. I was in combat, fighting for my life. I had a three pointed spear and a large fishing net as my weapons.
We were fighting in the Collosseum, the colourful, noisy crowd were going wild. They were like frenzied baboons waiting for blood to spill.
As I began to move the sharp sword was stabbed into my leg from the other gladiator. I started to collapse on the hard, sandy ground. The pain in my leg was very nasty. Dust blew over my body as I lay there bleeding. I was risking my life, I was not going to give up.
The other gladiator came in for the kill. I lay with my spear in my right hand. Blood oozed out of my leg, I had to act quickly.
As he approached I grabbed the net and swung it at his feet. He tripped and lost his balance. The smirky grin on his face disappeared. With a very fast motion I pushed the weapon deep into his side, like a nail into wood.
He fell and died. I came to my feet slowly with the sound of the crowd cheering.

Science Experiments in term 1

In term one the middle syndicate investigated the digestive system. Room 8 children are seen here pushing chyme (stomach contents when pulped) through the small intestine. A stocking cut at both ends simulated the intestine. The children squeezed the contents through, creating the movement of digested food through the small intestine.

Tryathlon

Class members relaxing and discussing their tryathlon experiences. Many Room 8 children entered the tryathlon as solo competitors.
It was a tough circuit, moving from one activity to the next, proving to be a challenge for many.

March Tryathlon.

Jacques looks on at the oncoming athletes, running from their starting positions towards the swimming pool.