Yay! We are going to a family fundraising!

On Saturday 27th of June our family decided to have a family fundraising together as a family. We went to Glen-brae hall and we traveled there by car. The weather was cloudy and warm.

When we arrived there we thought that the fundraising was almost finished but actually it had just started. First we watched some dances. They were really amazing. People put money in the bowl if hey like the dance. We watched and joined into most of the dances. I felt exhausted afterwards but I really had fun dancing. We ate some snacks like pudding and I also had cold water to quench my thirst.

Then my sister and I played outside on the empty sand pit. We played tag and it was really fun. I always had to be the tagger because I was slow. Next we played on the park, we played on the obstacles for a long time. After a while we went back in to eat some more delicious food like pork, taro, salad, chicken, chopsuey and cold refreshing water. Later we went back to play . We played at the big park with my cousins. It was so fun. I would always have butterflies in my stomach because of the height of the obstacles and it was like I was going to fall.

Finally we were going home. We decided to stop at Pak'nSave for some ice-cream and cake for later. Then we went home feeling exhausted as if we had ran the basin 10 times.  

I had so much fun at the fundraising. Maybe next time I hope that we can go again so we will have more time to have fun.

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

Aww! I can't see that taniwha!

WALT: develop critical thinking skills.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I write a sequel for the story Taniwha Trouble.

I am so happy that Jesus cured the leper!

WALT: reflect on today's mass.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I write down what Father read in the gospel and understand the story about the leper.

Do you belong to God?

We are learning to: recognize that people are called sons and daughters of God because it shows that they belong to God.
Success criteria: I  know I can do this when I write down what it means to be God's children.

Yay! I'm going to Mt. Albert again!

On the 20th of June we went to Mt. Albert gymnasium with my parents and my siblings by car. We went there to have some fun together.

When we first arrived my aunt, uncle, cousins and niece were all there.We started playing basketball straight away. After a while, my cousin asked me to help her find her contact lenses. We looked everywhere but it was extremely hard to find because it was dark and the contact lenses are very tiny. However when we went back to their car , we found it stuck on the door.

Next we had another problem. My cousin had lost 40 dollars, but luckily my cousin and I spotted it under the car. Fortunately it was under the car otherwise it would have been blown away for it was very windy. I went back to play some more. I played master with my cousin and we played for a long time. Then we played hand-ball and it was really fun.

After a while, my sister taught my cousin and I some basic skills about netball. She taught us how to pass and catch the ball. Next we had a game of netball. I got two goals in the hoop. It was very hard because it was very high up, tall as the tallest man in the world. My sister is really at playing netball. She was playing as if she were playing all her life. Sometimes I would get butterflies in my stomach as the  the ball comes towards me as if it was going to hit me! Whenever I am not participating my sister looks at me and it looks like as if she was saying "Pull your socks up!"

Finally it was time to go . We went to MacDonald's for some dessert. We had soft-serve ice cream and some frozen coke. Then we went home.

I had so much fun! I hope next time we can go to Mt. Albert and spend  more time together  as a family.
We are learning to understand and use descriptive language.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I use similes and metaphors in my writing to make it more interesting.

Do you want to read my prayer?

Heavenly Father,
Thank you for family, friends, education and food, please take care of my mum who is struggling at times with her knee. Please heal it with your holy hands. Help me to continue to make good choices for the rest of my life.
Amen,

We are learning to: write a personal prayer.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I write a personal prayer using the correct structure.

"Don't throw the pancake at me!"

We are learning to: develop understanding of the story that I have heard.
Success criteria: I know this when I summarize the main events of the story in my own words.

The magical beanstalk!

We are learning to: develop understanding of the story that I hear.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I write 8 keywords to describe the story.

Stop littering and start caring about the turtles!

Turtles!

• A turtle is a freshwater reptile that crawls slowly and is related to the sea turtle and the tortoise, but it has a flattened shell.

• There are different types of turtles in the world like the green turtle, alligator snapping turtle, African side-neck turtle, and the eastern snake neck turtle. There are seven different types of turtles in the world including the average turtles. There are at seven species that are endangered or harmed by pollution and rubbish. All types of turtles can become endangered and harmed by rubbish.

• Turtles eat small fish, fish pellets, insects like earthworms and snails when they are on land. Their diet consists mainly of worms, snails, insects larvae, aquatic insects, crustaceans, water plants, algae and sometimes fallen fruit. A turtle can weigh up to 317 kilograms or 700 pounds. A baby turtle weighs 15 ounces and it is 4 inches.  

• Turtles have existed for 215 million years but turtles and now becoming endangered. There are only seven species left and less than one thousand left in the world. 

WALT: develop and understand descriptive language.
Success criteria: I know this when I use adverbs and verbs to make my writing more interesting for my readers. 

Trust in God and pray!

WALT: reflect on today's mass.
Success criteria: I know this when I use De Bono's red thinking hat to express how I feel about opportunities given to me and asking God for guidance.

Do you know what made Jesus human?

WALT: understand how Jesus was human like.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I write 6 ways that Jesus showed his humanity in the scriptures.

How do you earn money?

WALT understand about money.
Success criteria: I know this when I explain different types of ways to earn money and can tell others the difference between eftpos card and credit card. 

Don't jump off the jetty!

WALT: develop understanding of what I read.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I read between the lines and explain using 3 sentences about the importance of the poem.

Do you know what FIFA stands for?

WALT: understand FIFA world cup under 20's through the Inquiry process.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I ask Inquiry questions about FIFA world cup and research to find the answers.

Seriously, you have to go to Valentines!

On the 31st of May we celebrated my cousin's 21st birthday. We celebrated it at a restaurant called "Valentines". My cousins, aunties,  uncles, grandma, mum and siblings were all at the birthday party. We travelled to Valentines by car.

When we arrived at the restaurant, the very first thing we did was we  sat down at the table that had to pink and white balloons on it. Then we went to get ourselves something to eat. There was Sushi, hot chips, macaroni and cheese, spring rolls, sea-food meat, vegetables and dips. We also had drinks like lemon water and juice.

A while later we went to the kid's room to look after my cousin's son. It looked like an arcade but it only had 3 game machines in there. There were two games called "The claw" and one arcade game. My nephew won a warriors rugby ball. It was black and white. After that my cousin blew out her candles for her 21st birthday. After that we had dessert and I was so eager to see what was on offer for dessert. There was cookies and cream ice-cream a, pavlova, mud cake, waffles and cream and healthy toppings. The food was cold yet satisfying.

Finally it was time to go home. We got dropped off. When we went home, we all we all layed down to sleep because we were all exhausted. Meanwhile my mum tried on her new clothes with her sister.

I had the most memorable day ever. I hope that next time we can go Valentines again to have more wonderful and delicious food.
WALT: understand and use descriptive language.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I use adjectives, adverbs and verbs in my writing. 

Do you know anything about the book of Revelation?

WALT: understand the book of Revelation.
Success criteria: I know this when I write 5 facts about the book of Revelation in my own words.