Dear Diary...

WALT: develop critical thinking skills.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I use the De Bono's red thinking hat to express my feelings about World War 1.

Do you want eternal life?

WALT: reflect on today's Friday Mass.

Success criteria: I know I can do this when I use De Bono's red thinking hat to express my feelings about today's message. 

Let's talk about skin!

WALT: identify and use descriptive language.
 I know I can do this when I use adverbs appropriately to describe verbs from the story.

How did you celebrate Easter?

Did you celebrate Easter? On Easter my family and I went to Glen-brae school hall in the car.We went there to celebrate Easter. I was so excited.

When we arrived, the hall was decorated with black and white balloons and it had a picture of Jesus hanging on the wall on top of the stage. It was really big. There were also a lot of people at the hall. We watched performances and plays in the hall. They were wearing Samoan clothes that had patterns on it. They were many different colours. They were singing and dancing graciously on the stage. The music was so intriguing that even the people outside came inside to join in. I was really amazed by the performances.

After a while we went outside to play on the park. We played with 2 hoola- hoops to entertain my nephew who was only one. Then we went and played hopscotch on the concrete. When I was on the park, I had butterflies in my stomach because I felt like I was going to fall off the top of the climbing poles. We were huffing and puffing as if we were breathing the last breath of oxygen.   

When we finished playing, we went inside to get something to eat and a drink. when we were inside we watched more performances. We watched a play about Jesus dying on the cross. People were crying as if the saddest thing in their life happened. Jesus got whipped a lot of times in the play. Mary was wearing a white hood, a blue dress and a white wool cloth around her.

Later everybody ate some food. We ate pizza, chicken and other delicious food. We had a great time at Glen-brae hall. I was so full. Then we went to sit outside to get some fresh air. After that I started to play tag with some of my cousins. It was really fun. Some of my cousins were running as slow as  a sloth. We went back home by the time it was dark.

I had so much fun. It was a wonderful day. I hope I have another fantastic holiday next time.

WALT:  use appropriate descriptive language in my writing.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I use similes and metaphors in my writing.
   

Do you know anything about verbs and adverbs?

WALT:  identify and use language features.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I use find appropriate adverbs to describe the verbs from the story that I read.

Have you watched the movie 'Home'?

Have you been to the movies before? On the 18th of April, my cousins, auntie, niece and siblings went to the Hoyt's cinemas with me at Sylvia Park. We went there in my cousins van and the others went in my aunties van. i was extremely excited.

First we met with the others at Pak'n' Save to by some snacks like popcorn, fizzy, water and biscuits. The movie that we watching was called Home. The movie is bout a little girl who loses her mom because of aliens called Grooves. The 7th grade girl asks a Groove to help her find her mom and she finds her in Australia. The girls name is Tip. I liked the movie. The movie was really good and I felt happy with the ending. Some people were crying during the sad scenes. Some of the scenes were funny. The Grooves were looking for a new home.

When the movie was finished, we stayed to take some pictures with the cardboard displays of the movies on the wall. We mostly took photos with the funny minion cardboard displays. We took some photos in the screening room as well room as well when the movie was finished and when the rest of the audience was gone.

After that we went to Dick Smith to check out some new and posh devices, like the Samsung S6 and
Xbox 1 and other astonishing things. Then we went to my grandma's house. We ate fish & chips and played a game outside with my brothers and niece. Then we had to head back home.

I had a fantastic holiday at the movies. Hopefully I can go and watch another great movie during the next school holidays because I had lots of fun.

WALT: use descriptive language. 
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I use adjectives and adverbs in my writing. 

Poor Jesus, he died on the cross!

WALT: understand the Stations of the cross.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I summarise what happens in each of the stations.

What is your favourite country?

WALT: conduct statistical investigation.
I know I can do this when I collect data to create a graph.

Statements:
New Zealand is the most popular country in Room 7.
Samoa is the second favourite country in Room 7.
The least favourite country is Tonga.

Do You Know The Best Way To Build A Relationship With God?

WALT: build and sustain a relationship with God.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I name 7 ways to build and sustain a relationship with God.

Have You Read The Scripture of John: 8-11?

WALT: Locate and understand the scripture of John: 8-11.

Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I explain the connection that Philip could not make in the scripture reference.