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Visit to the Sikh Temple

On a bright sunny Wednesday, Rooms16, 17 and 20 went to the temple to learn about food.

First we met a person called Raj. Then we had to put turbans on. Raj had a little presentation about Sikhism. We watched a fighting video and learnt about Sikh people. For us it was cool.

After that, some people were playing music with instruments. It was loud. Did you know the holy book had 1628 pages? A person put food by the holy book and they closed the curtains, so we couldn’t see.

Raj said to come down stairs and eat some food. We were very excited. We had to wait until they brought around the food. It was delicious. We had some curry, roti, kier, dahl and there was some sweet rice. The plates were made out of steel. That was unusual for most of us. Some Indian people were wearing turbans. After we had ate our delicious food we had a look around the temple. There were white mats on the carpet so the sticky food wouldn’t stick to the carpet.

Afterwards Raj said that we have to sit in a line. Raj said that you don’t have to be an Indian to come to the temple and now some people come like us.

We had a glorious day at the temple. If you go to the temple remember these things; take off your shoes and cover your hair as a mark of respect.

Animal Families Poems

Read some of our Animal Families Poems!
If you want to see more come and have a look on the wall in Room 16.


My Mum is like a turtle because she is so slow.
My Dad is like a lion because he roars like one.
My brother is like a sea lion because he likes to do tricks.
My cousin is like a kangaroo because he likes to jump a lot.
My poppa is like a sloth because he sleeps a lot.
My grandpa is like a bird because he likes to build things.
I am like a cheetah because I don't stop playing!

My mum is like a panda because she sleeps during the day.
My dad is like a buffalo because be's very rough.
My brother is like a manta ray because he glides through the water.
My nana is like a lion because she snores like one.
I am like a shark because I'm a carnivore!

My mum is like a koala bear because she loves to cuddle.
My dad is like a cheetah because he runs really fast.
My brother is like a sloth because he likes sleeping and he is slow.
My cousins are like horses because they like galloping around their house.
I am like a fish because I love spending time in the water, cold or warm!

My mum is like a cheetah because she is scary.
My dad is like a dog because he scares cats away.
My sister is like a shark because she bites hard.
My sister is like a rat because she runs fast.
I am like a monkey because I like to climb trees!

My mum is like a tiger because she roars a lot.
My dad is like a lion because he snores.
My sister is like a cat because she does cat noises.
My brother is like a koala because he's soft.
I am like a frog because I jump on the trampoline a lot!

My mum is like a turtle because she is very slow.
My dad is like a giraffe because he is tall.
My brother is like a sealion because he hits and slaps.
My uncle is like a dog because he likes digging for things.
My aunty is like an elephant because she is big and very warm.
I like a cheetah because I am the fastest runner in the family!

My mum is like a lion because she is fast.
My dad is like a shark because he eats lots of meat.
My sister is like a monkey because she climbs trees.
My cousin is like an elephant because he stomps a lot.
I am like a duck because I like swimming!

My mum is like a sloth because she sleeps in too long.
My dad is like a guinea pig because he's always quiet.
My cousin is like a beaver because his front teeth stick out.
My brother is like a tiger because he blends in so he's hard to spot.
My sister is like a giraffe because she loves eating plants and she's really tall.
I'm like a gorilla because I'm really strong!

My mum is like a soft lion because she cuddles me.
My dad is like a dog because he growls at me a lot.
My cousin is like a monkey because he is silly and hits me with paperballs.
My baby cousin is like a cheetah because he runs really fast.
I am like a butterfly because I love flowers!