Matthew's Gospel focuses on Jesus as a teacher!

Learning Intention: We are learning about the life of Jesus.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I complete a presentation of activities to show what life was like in Jesus' time.

A colon is used to introduce a group of items!

Learning Intention: We are learning to develop our understanding of punctuation marks.

Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I explain that parentheses are used to enclose information like an example. 

The pink candle show joy!

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• Advent is the time when we prepare for the coming of Christ.
•  During Advent, the Catholic Church lights a candle every Sunday.
• The purple candles represents love, hope and peace.
• Advent means 'coming' in Latin. 

• The pink candle symbolises joy. 

Learning intention: We are learning about Advent.

Success criteria: I know I can do this when write down five facts about Advent.

Watch my full Kung Fu performance!

Learning intention: We are learning Kung Fu.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I use WeVideo to record all the steps of the full Kung Fu performance that I have learnt from our Kung Fu lessons.

The cause of a person's itchy arm is the mosquito bite!

Learning Intention: We are learning to make connections with the text that we read.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I explain that the words used to show cause and effect are, because, if, when, so and then.

The text tells me that it is very cold in Antarctica!

Learning Intention: We are learning to make connections with the text that we read. 
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I explain that making inferences helps us to understand more about the text. 

Whakapae means hypothesis in Te Reo Maori!

Flight (to fly, to sail)	Rere
hypothesis	whakapae
investigation	ketuketutanga
fuselage	takere
Wings of a plane	Parirau o te wakarere
Lift	ara
thrust	puru
Drag	toanga

Learning Intention: We are learning the topic words for flight in Te Reo Maori.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I recite eight vocabulary that are related to flight in Te Reo Maori using Blabberize. 

Have you heard of the Mannequin challenge?

Learning Intention: We are learning to understand the text that we read.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I write down the main ideas of the article: Have you taken part in the Mannequin challenge? 

Honour, glory and peace to the land!

Learning Intention: We are learning Te Reo Maori.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I record myself singing, He Honore in Te Reo Maori using WeVideo.

Watch me perform the Tigress duo routine!

Learning intention: We are learning Kung Fu.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I use WeVideo to record all the steps of the Tigress duo routine that I have learnt from our Kung Fu lesson.

Mmm, salted caramel flavoured ice cream is delicious!

Brainstorm:

Have you ever celebrated your uncle's birthday with him?

On November the 13th my parents, siblings and I went to my aunt's house to celebrate my uncle's 45th birthday. We went there in my mum's car. It was a sunny and cloudy day and I was really excited to celebrate my uncle's birthday with my family.

When we got there, I said Hello to everyone and then I went to the garage to help my aunty. My aunty was using her garage as a school for my cousin's young toddlers. My aunty and my cousins replaced the floor with carpet and painted the walls with words and letters. I helped her place all the children's book on a bookshelf. My sister arranged the tables with colourful chairs around it. The place looked better after we cleaned it up.

When we finished cleaning up , we had chicken drumsticks, fried rice, sweet and sour, taro  for dinner and some cold refreshing Pepsi to quench our thirst. The food was delicious and my favourite part of the meal was the soft tender chicken drumsticks.

After we we have digested our food, I helped my sister and my cousin wash the dishes. It was very boring and hard to do because I was really nervous about dropping the dishes as they were very slippery.

Later on, when we finished washing the dishes, we went to the living room to watch  the slideshows of old family photos and video clips. While we were watching the slideshows. I started reminiscing about the past.

Soon, it was time for my uncle to blow out his birthday candles and serve the dessert. Then we sang the "Happy Birthday" happily and said, "Hip Hip Hooray!" Then we had dessert. My sister and I served the ice cream to the adults first and then the children. We had, salted caramel, strawberry ripple, cappuccino coffee and groovy gumdrops flavoured ice-cream. We also had some delicious carrot cake. Finally, when the adults were all served my sister and I could eat the ice cream. I had the salted caramel flavoured ice-cream and it was marvelous because it had a perfect ratio of sweetness and saltiness in the ice cream.

Eventually, we had to go home. I had an awesome day at my aunt's house. My favourite part was watching the old family slideshows because it gave us so many special memories.

Learning Intention: We are learning to understand and use descriptive language in our writing. 

Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I use appropriate adjectives to describe my uncle's 45th birthday. 

Wow, I didn't know that an 84-year old lady could join the cheer-leading squad!

Learning Intention: We are learning to understand the text that we read.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I write down the main ideas of the article: The youngest member of this cheer-leading squad is 55-years old.

Questioning helps us to understand about the text that we read!

Learning Intention: We are learning to make connections with the text that we read. 
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I explain that questioning helps us to understand more about the text. 

Do you know the steps to the Kung Fu Tigress 2 routine?

Learning intention: We are learning Kung Fu.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I use WeVideo to record all the steps of the Tigress routine that I have learnt from our Kung Fu lesson.

The dog is eating his dinner!

Learning Intention: We are learning to develop our understanding of the English grammar. 

Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I explain that progressive tenses describe continuous actions in the present, past or future. 

Do you know how to perform a kung fu routine?

Learning intention: We are developing our fitness levels through Physical Education.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I use WeVideo to record all the steps of the Kung Fu panda routine that I have learnt from our first Kung Fu lesson.

Yay, Rosie tamed Ginger!

Learning Intention: We are learning to understand the text that we read. 
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I write a summary about the story: Ginger the stray kitten. 

Thank you for the food we eat!

Learning Intention: We are learning a traditional prayer.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I recite the prayer after meals and record it using blabberize.  

Prayer: 
We give you thanks
for all your gifts,
almighty God,
living and reigning
now and for ever.
Amen.

Father, bless us!

Our Father, Who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy name; Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. 
Amen.
Learning Intention: We are learning a traditional prayer. 
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I recite the Our Father prayer in Samoan and record it on Blabberize. 

Oh no! Rosana is lost in the middle of nowhere!

Learning Intention: We are learning to write a narrative. 
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I follow the structure of a narrative to write my story 'Rosana and the wind'.

Thank you, Mother Mary!

Learning Intention: We are learning a traditional prayer. 
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I recite the Regina Caeli Prayer and record it using Blabberize. 

I believe in the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit!

Prayer: 

I believe in one God,
the Father almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all things visible and invisible.

I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ,
the Only Begotten Son of God,
born of the Father before all ages.
God from God, Light from Light, 
true God from true God,
begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father;
through him all things were made.
For us men and for our salvation
he came down from heaven,

and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary,
and became man.

For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate,
he suffered death and was buried,  
and rose again on the third day
in accordance with the Scriptures.
He ascended into heaven 
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory
to judge the living and the dead
and his kingdom will have no end.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son,
who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified,
who has spoken through the prophets.

I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church.
I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins
and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead
and the life of the world to come. Amen.

Learning Intention: We are learning a traditional prayer. 

Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I recite the Nicene Creed and record it using Blabberize. 

God our Father, thank you for this beautiful morning!

Learning Intention: We are learning a traditional prayer. 
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I recite the morning prayer and record it using Blabberize.

Prayer
God, our father I offer you today
all that I think and do and say
I offer it with what was done
by Jesus Christ your son. 

Share the ball, Bunny!

Learning Intention: We are learning to write a narrative. 
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I follow the structure of a narrative starting with an orientation, a problem, the events and a resolution. 

Hmm, I wonder why the five girls left their siblings at home?

Learning Intention: We are learning to make connections with the text and develop our critical thinking skills.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I use the ideas from the story How Sonny Bear went to a picnic to write five critical thinking questions about it. 

Olives come from Spain!

Learning Intention: We are learning to understand that people and groups make choices to fulfill their needs. 
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I draw a picture of the food that I have eaten and mark where in the world the different foods come from using Google my maps. 

Holy Spirit, lead us on the right path!

Prayer:

We are here before you o Holy Spirit

We feel the burden of our weaknesses

But come together in your name

Come to us, assist us what we must do,

Show us the path to follow,

May you yourself accomplish what you ask of us,

May you be the one to inspire and guide our decisions

Because only you, together with God the Father and his son

Who have a holy and glorious name,

You who love order and peace,

Do not let righteousness be harmed by us,

May ignorance not cause us to stray from the right path,

Any affection for others not give rise to favouritism on our part

May neither titles nor people influence us,

Keep us close to you through the gift of your grace,

So that we may be one in you and that we may not draw away from the truth in any matter.

Grant that, gathered together in your holy name,

We may be able to combine goodness with firmness as to do all things in harmony with you.

In the hope that we shall earn, through the faithful fulfillment of our duties, eternal happiness in the future.

Amen.
Learning Intention: We are learning a traditional prayer.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I recite the Adsumus prayer and record it using Blabberize.

God our Father, this day is done!

God, our Father, this day is done.
We ask you and Jesus Christ, your Son,
that with the Spirit, our welcome guest,
you guard our sleep and bless our rest.
Amen.
Learning Intention: We are learning a traditional prayer. 
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I recite the evening prayer and record it using Blabberize. 

O Queen, O my mother, I love and give myself to you!

Learning intention: We are learning a traditional prayer.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I record the Act of Consecration to Mary using Blabberize.  

Please look after us this term!

Learning Intention: We are learning to write a personal prayer.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I follow the structure of a personal prayer starting with the title, Tender God.

Sputnik 1 was made in Russia!

Learning Intention: We are learning to develop our understanding of the interactive systems in outer space.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I research and locate information to answer questions about man-made satellites.

Mmm....that orange was so juicy!

On Sunday, my dad and I went for a walk around Panmure. The weather was cloudy and it 5 o'clock at night. We went for a walk so we could build up our fitness level and have some fresh air. 

First we walked on Benghazi Rd. It was full of different schools and houses. There was Sommerville special school and Tamaki Primary. 

Then we walked around the Dunkirk field. We walked past the deep blue ocean and it was very beautiful. I saw a fish that jumped out of the ocean. It was really cool! I also felt butterflies in my stomach because I did not want to fall in. 


Later on, we walked down Tripoli Rd and there were lots of cars and I tried not to breathe in the gas because I knew it was bad for me. I also saw some flowers and leaves and I couldn't stop looking at them. So my dad told me to pull up my socks and keep up the pace because it was getting dark. 

Finally we made it to Benghazi Rd where our car was. We stopped at my nana's house to say, "Hello!" I ate an orange and drank some cold, refreshing water to cool myself down. 

After a while, we went back home. I went straight to sleep because I was as tired as a sloth. I had a great time with my dad. My favourite part was looking at the flowers because they were so beautiful and colourful. 

Learning Intention: We are learning to understand and use descriptive language in our writing. 
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I use similes and metaphors to describe the day I went for a walk with my dad in Panmure.