Poetry

E	astern Australia is where it lives
A	round the town of Orford they build their nests
S	tripes on its back are the reason for its name
T	asmania and Victoria is where they lurk
E	very night when it is dark
R	ound the bush they snuffle
N	osing in the undergrowth they dig for yummy worms

B	arred bandicoots are secret animals
A	lways being attacked by feral cats
R	ound four months they stay in their pouches
R	eeds and grasses they use to make their nests
E	ndangered on the mainland, thriving in Tasmania
D	Danger! Dogs do harm

B	ecause humans have destroyed their habitat
A	nimals like this are in great danger
N	ot many will be left in a few more years
D	o these animals a favour
I	nside at night keep your dogs and cats
C	reatures like this could become very rare if
O	utdoors at night dogs and cats roam free Take care
O	r this animal could be lost forever
T	owards extinction.

Thylacine

St Johns Primary - Synonyms
As a class we sat down with lots of different dictionaries and thesauruses
to find as many synonyms as we could for the words in the list. Some of
them could replace the words in the story but others would change the
meaning entirely. We hope that others can add to our list.
Grade 6
St John's Richmond

Quest:
pursuit, seeking, search, adventure, journey, expedition, mission, safari,
trek, undertaking, excursion, voyage.

Elder:
old-timer, senior, elderly, older, ancient.

Cherished:
celebrated, revered, glorified, doted on, worshipped, respected, prized,
treasured, adored, enjoyed, loved.

Perished:
expired, died, knackered, waste away, decay, rot.

Gleam:
shine, beam, glimmer, radiate, glow.

Agile:
acrobatic, athletic, nimble, sprightly spry, graceful, quick, clever,
lithe, supple.

Wary:
cautious, guarded, unsure, doubtful, careful, hesitant, prudent, watchful,
alert, circumspect, gingerly, chary.

Sleek:
glossy, smooth, shiny, lustrous, well groomed, dapper, natty, spruce,
smart, trim, well fed.

Integrity:
goodness, morality, honesty, virtue, uprightness, probity, honour,
rectitude.

Beckoned:
called, summoned, gestured, asked, signalled.

Rank:
class, level, stage, position. stinking, high, putrid, smelly, step, fetid.

Extinction:
extinguished, non-living, dead, non-existent, obsolete, gone, destroyed.

St Johns Primary - Richmond

BLACK RHINOS by Angela

Big danger of extinction
Live in
Africa
Can be worth lots of money
Killing is illegal

Rhinos' horns can be worth $85,000
Hard to stop being killed
In Nambia in Africa people are trying
Not to hurt the Rhinos while sawing
Off their horns to
Save them

BILBIES by Angela

Bilbies are rare and
Intelligent creatures.
Live in outback Aussie.
Bilbies are beautiful animals.
Indescribable things, an
Endangered species, not many round.
So please look after bilbies or there won't be any found.

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~ a young bilby ~

ELEPHANTS by Angela

Elephants are rare
Large endangered animals
Elephant's long curly trunks
Poachers kill for their tusks (ivory)
Herds are quite large
African elephants are large and fierce
Nibble on grass, shrubs, roots and other plants
To fight they use their tusks and trunk
Speed can be over 40 kilometres per hour

AFRICAN ELEPHANTS by Danielle

A very large animal!
From Africa it comes!
Rolls in mud!
It lives for many years!
Can grow tusks!
A dangerous animal!
Never eats meat!

Eats grass!
Long trunk!
Every home needs one!
People kill to get their tusks!
Has one baby at a time!
A lovely gentle creature!
Not a small thing!
Terrified of mice!

	Orford Primary School - Tasmania	St John's Primary School - Tasmania
	Synonyms by St Johns Primary	More Great Poems by St Johns

T	asmania's rarest species.
H	istoric animals to Tasmania
Y	ellow with black stripes on its back.
L	ong and very slim.
A	n intelligent and awesome animal.
C	anine in many ways.
I	s great at stalking and catching its prey.
N	egative if you harm it in any way.
E	ats meat and other small animals

EASTERN BARRED BANDICOOT

Thylacine

St Johns Primary - Richmond