MIDDLE SCHOOL NEWS: GRADES 3 / 4.

In preparation for our Cultural performance KASA JIZO, students have been exploring Japanese stories, poems and culture.

This week we looked at traditional Japanese HAIKU poems which follow the rules below:

*It has 3 lines

*Line 1 has 5  syllables

*Line 2 has 7 syllables

*Line 3 has 5 syllables, making 17 syllables in total.

*It doesn’t rhyme.

We used pictures from Japan as a stimulus for our poetry writing.

HAIKU POEMS

The Cherry Blossom Tree.

The cherry blossom

Pretty branches are dark pink

It is very pretty.

By Saanvi

Mt Fuji

I love Mount Fuji

The tallest mountain is strong

Heavy snow on top.

By Addison

Faster Trains

Faster than all trains

Fastest train in history

It gets very fast.

By Leeroy.

Japanese Tea

Japan tea is good

Tea is my favourite drink

Tea ceremony.

By Alice

The Cherry Blossom Tree

Beautiful blossoms

March and April and sometimes May

Colourful and bright.

By Ivy

Bullet Train

Bullet train is fast

Bullet train is amazing

Bullet train is cool. 

By Tyler

Japan Tokyo Disneyland

It looks very cool

They have cool rollercoasters

There’s really cool stuff.

By Grace

Mt Fuji

The highest mountain

A big towering giant

Snowy and windy.

By Macy

The Bullet Train

It is really long

They are different colours

Very long inside.

By Mia

The Noodle Place

Noodle place is yum

It’s on the round conveyor

It tastes like chicken.

By Jonathan

Mt Fuji

The highest mountain

Hot boiling lava inside

People climb up high.

By Hunter

The Bullet Train

A very fast train

Bullet train has a long nose

Bullet is streamlined.

By Lachlan