Week 5 Shared ReadsVersion A

Dear Year 4,

I hope you are well. I would like to tell you about some of the activities I do at the weekend. I really like to be outside as much as possible.

One of my favourite activities is fishing. I go fishing with my father, uncle and brothers most weekends. Sometimes we fish in the river, and sometimes we go out to sea in my uncles boat. My uncles boat is bigger than my fathers boat so it is safer in the waves. Last weekend we caught a 2 meter long shark! I was excited but my younger brother was afraid of the sharks big teeth! When we pulled it into the boat, it jumped, wriggled and thrashed its tail back and forth. We all had to help hold it still while my father took the hook out of its mouth. It was great fun.

What do you like to do at the weekend? I look forward to hearing from you soon.

From Hanif

Dear Year 4,

I hope you are well. I am writing to tell you what I like to do in the school holidays. I like to be outside as often as I can. One of my favourite activities is snorkelling. Do you know what snorkelling is?

I went snorkelling with my family in the school holidays when we went to Kota Kinabalu. We took a boat to Manukan Island and we spent the day snorkelling around the coral reefs. There were many different kinds of fish, with lots of beautiful colours.

I saw a huge octopus. It was grey and pink and it was in a hole in the coral. I think it was hiding from me! I also saw a stingray but I stayed away from it because I didnt want it to sting me!

What do you like to do in your school holidays? I look forward to hearing from you soon.

From Syazwi

Dear Year 4,

I hope you are well. I would like to tell you about some of the activities I like to do at the weekend. One of my favourite activities is riding on a big banana. That sounds funny doesnt it? Do you know what I mean?

Last weekend my family and I went to Serasa. There was a scuba diving centre there and they had water sports. We watched people riding on a big yellow banana pulled around behind a very fast speedboat. It looked like so much fun I asked my mother if I could have a turn. She said as long as I wore a life jacket, and my big brother came with me, it was ok. I was so excited, and a little nervous too. We put on life jackets and climbed onto the banana. There was a handle to hold onto. I held on very tightly because I didnt want to fall off. My brother sat behind me. The speedboat was very fast and the water splashed all over me. The wind felt cool on my face. The ride ended too soon. I wanted another turn but my mother said I must wait for our next trip to Serasa.

What do you like to do at the weekend? I look forward to hearing from you.

From Nabilah

Dear Year 4,

I hope you are well. I would like to tell you about the activities I enjoy in the school holidays. I really like to be outside. One of my favourite activities is river cruising. My father has a boat so we can go whenever we like. Have you ever been river cruising?

Last school holidays I went with my father to Temburong. We left early in the morning. The tide was low so my father had to be careful not to hit any logs. Just as we left Kampong Ayer I saw an enormous crocodile sitting on the mud next to the river. It had its mouth open and I could see all of its sharp teeth! I was a little afraid but my father said it was just resting in the sun. As we continued on our trip, I saw many white birds fishing in the water. I also saw a group of monkeys walking along a muddy bank. My father said they might be looking for crabs. I laughed! Just before we got to Temburong, there was a large monitor lizard sitting up in one of the trees. It was very still and I wondered if it was real. I really love seeing all the special wildlife when I go river cruising with my father.

What do you like to do in your school holidays? I look forward to hearing from you soon.

From Lila

Version B

Dear Year 4,

I hope you are well. I would like to tell you about some of the activities I do at the weekend. I like to be outside as much as possible. One of my favourite activities is fishing. I go fishing with my father, uncle and brothers most weekends. Sometimes we fish in the river, and sometimes we go out to sea in my uncles boat. My uncles boat is bigger than my fathers boat. It is safer in the waves. Last weekend we caught a 2 meter long shark! I was excited but my younger brother was afraid! When we pulled it into the boat, it jumped and thrashed its tail back and forth. We all had to hold it still while my father took the hook out of its mouth. It was fun.

What do you like to do at the weekend? I look forward to hearing from you soon.

From Hanif

Dear Year 4,

I hope you are well. I am writing to tell you what I like to do in the school holidays. I like to be outside as much as I can. One of my favourite activities is snorkelling. Do you know what snorkelling is?

I went snorkelling with my family when we went to Kota Kinabalu. We took a boat to Manukan Island and we spent the day snorkelling around the coral reefs. There were many different fish, with lots of beautiful colours. I saw a huge octopus. It was grey and pink. It was in a hole in the coral. I think it was hiding from me! I also saw a stingray. I stayed away from it because I didnt want it to sting me!

What do you like to do in your school holidays? I look forward to hearing from you soon.

From Syazwi

Dear Year 4,

I hope you are well. I would like to tell you about some of the activities I do at the weekend. One of my favourite activities is riding on a big banana. That sounds funny doesnt it? Do you know what I mean?

Last weekend my family went to Serasa. There was a scuba diving centre there. They had water sports. We watched people riding on a big yellow banana pulled around behind a fast speedboat. It looked like so much fun I asked my mother if I could have a turn. She said as long as I wore a life jacket, and my big brother came with me, it was ok. I was so excited. I was a little nervous too. We put on life jackets and climbed onto the banana. There was a handle. I held on very tightly because I didnt want to fall off. My brother sat behind me. The speedboat was very fast. The water splashed all over me. The wind felt cool on my face. The ride ended too soon. I wanted another turn but my mother said I must wait for our next trip.

What do you like to do in the weekend? I look forward to hearing from you.

From Nabilah

Dear Year 4,

I hope you are well. I want to tell you about the things I enjoy in the school holidays. I really like to be outside. One of my favourite things is river cruising. My father has a boat so we go whenever we can. Have you been river cruising?

Last school holidays I went to Temburong with my father. The tide was low so my father had to be careful not to hit logs. As we left Kampong Ayer I saw an enormous crocodile on the mud next to the river. Its mouth was open and I could see all of its sharp teeth! I was afraid but my father said it was just resting in the sun. As we went along the river, I saw white birds fishing in the water. I saw a group of monkeys walking on the mud. My father said they might be looking for crabs. I laughed! Just before we got to Temburong, there was a monitor lizard sitting up in one of the trees. I wondered if it was real. I love seeing all the wildlife when I go river cruising with my father.

What do you like to do in your school holidays? I look forward to hearing from you soon.

From Lila

Version C

Dear Year 4,

Are you well? I want to tell you about some activities I do at the weekend. I like to be outside. One of my favourite activities is fishing. I go fishing with my father, uncle and brothers. Sometimes we fish in the river, and sometimes we go out to sea in my uncles boat. My uncles boat is bigger than my fathers boat. Last weekend we caught a 2 meter long shark! I was excited. My younger brother was afraid! When we pulled it into the boat, it thrashed its tail back and forth. We all had to hold it still while my father took the hook out of its mouth. It was fun.

What do you like to do at the weekend? I would like to hear from you soon.

From Hanif

Dear Year 4,

I hope you are well. I am writing to tell you what I like to do in the school holidays. I like to be outside. One of my favourite things is snorkelling. Do you know what snorkelling is?

I went snorkelling with my family when we went to Kota Kinabalu. We went by boat to Manukan Island. We spent the day snorkelling in the coral. There were many fish, with lots of beautiful colours. I saw a huge octopus. It was grey and pink. It was in a hole in the coral. I think it was hiding from me! I also saw a stingray. I stayed away from it because I didnt want it to sting me!

What do you like to do in your school holidays? I hope to hear from you soon.

From Syazwi

Dear Year 4,

I hope you are well. I want to tell you about the activities I do at the weekend. One of my favourite things is riding on a big banana. That sounds funny doesnt it? Do you know what I mean?

Last weekend my family went to Serasa. There was a scuba diving centre there. They had water sports. We saw people riding on a big banana pulled around behind a speedboat. It looked like so much fun. I asked my mother if I could have a turn. She said I had to wear a life jacket, and my big brother had to go with me. I was so excited. We put on life jackets and climbed onto the banana. There was a handle. I held on tightly because I didnt want to fall off. My brother sat behind me. The speedboat was so fast. Water splashed over me. The wind was cool on my face. The ride ended quickly. I wanted another turn but my mother said I must wait for next time.

What do you like to do at the weekend? I look forward to hearing from you.

From Nabilah

Dear Year 4,

I hope you are well. I want to tell you about the things I like to do in the school holidays. I like to be outside. One of my favourite things is river cruising. My father has a boat. Have you been river cruising?

In the last school holidays, I went to Temburong with my father. The tide was low. My father had to look for logs in the water. As we left Kampong Ayer I saw a huge crocodile next to the river. Its mouth was open. I could see all of its sharp teeth! I was afraid but my father said it was just resting. As we went along the river, I saw white birds fishing. I saw a group of monkeys on the mud. My father said they might be looking for crabs. I laughed! Just before Temburong, there was a monitor lizard sitting up in one of the trees. I thought it might not be real. I love seeing the animals when I go river cruising with my father.

What do you like to do in your school holidays? I look forward to hearing from you soon.

From LilaVersion D

Dear Year 4,

Are you well? I want to tell you about some things I like to do. I like to be outside. One of my favourite things is fishing. I go fishing with my father, uncle and brothers. Sometimes we fish in the river. Sometimes we go out to sea in my uncles boat. My uncles boat is bigger than my fathers boat. Last weekend we caught a 2 meter long shark! I was excited. My younger brother was afraid! When we pulled it into the boat, it moved its tail backwards and forwards. We had to hold it while my father took the hook out of its mouth. It was fun.

What do you like to do at the weekend? I would like to hear from you soon.

From Hanif

Dear Year 4,

Are you well? I want to tell you what I do in the school holidays. I like to be outside. I really like to go snorkelling. Do you know what snorkelling is?

I went snorkelling with my family in Kota Kinabalu. We went to Manukan Island. We spent the day snorkelling. There were many fish, with lots of colours. I saw a huge octopus. It was grey and pink. It was in a hole in the coral. I think it was hiding! I saw a stingray. I stayed away from it because I didnt want it to sting me!

What do you like to do in your school holidays? I hope to hear from you soon.

From Syazwi

Dear Year 4,

Are you well? I want to tell you about the things I do at the weekend. One of my favourite things is riding on a big banana. Do you know what I mean?

Last weekend we went to Serasa. They had water sports. We saw people riding on a big banana pulled by a speedboat. It looked like a lot of fun. I asked my mother if I could have a turn. She said my big brother had to go with me. I was so excited. We put on life jackets and climbed onto the banana. I held on tightly. I didnt want to fall off. My brother sat behind me. The speedboat was fast. Water splashed over me. The wind was cool. I wanted another turn. My mother said I must wait for next time.

What do you like to do at the weekend? I hope to hear from you soon.

From Nabilah

Dear Year 4,

Are you well? I want to tell you what I like to do in the school holidays. I love river cruising. My father has a boat. Have you been river cruising?

In the school holidays, I went to Temburong with my father. The tide was low. As we left Kampong Ayer, I saw a big crocodile next to the river. Its mouth was open. I was afraid. I saw white birds fishing. There was a group of monkeys on the mud. My father said they were looking for crabs. I laughed! I saw a monitor lizard up in a tree. I love seeing the animals when I go river cruising.

What do you like to do in your school holidays? I hope to hear from you soon.

From Lila