Brush your teeth everyday!

Learning intention: We are learning to understand how to brush our teeth.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I write down five steps of how to brush our teeth properly.

Wow, I want to be a clown doctor!

Learning intention: We are learning to write a short recount.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I use the correct structure of a recount that includes the title, the orientation, the events and the conclusion about our Duffy hero assembly.

Ugh, this plant is taking forever to grow!

Learning intention: We are learning to understand what plants need to grow.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I explain why plants need sunlight, soil, water and fertiliser to grow healthy and strong.

Not all Pit bulls are mean!

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 article: Pit Bulls in my own words.

Our line graph shows how much we have earned over a period of time!

Learning intention: We are learning to understand about line graphs.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I give an example of a tally and a line graph to explain that line graphs shows the changes of data over time.

Wow, negative exponents involves fractions and decimals!

Learning intention: We are learning to understand negative exponents.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I give at least two examples to explain my understanding of negative exponents.

Do you know what a Te Tou is?

Learning intention: We are learning to develop critical thinking skills.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I use the different uses key and the alphabet key to find words that are related to Kiribati.

Make way for the king!

Learning intention: We are learning to understand the importance of Holy week.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I describe what Palm Sunday, Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday is all about.

Jesus died on the cross because he loves us!

Learning intention: We are learning to understand the importance of the Stations of the Cross. 
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I write the stations from when he was condemned to when he was taken to the tomb. 

I can't wait for my next tennis lesson!

On the 18th of March, Room 7 went to the top court to play Tennis for Kiwisport. Our coach was James and we had to get into pairs with one tennis ball to share between the two of us. My partner was Mana and we had to throw the tennis ball to each other without dropping it on the ground. The first pair to throw ten successful throws without dropping was the winner but unfortunately Mana and I didn’t make it to ten throws but we tried our best. Next, we used rackets to hit the ball to each other using the serving posture with the racket. My partner and I tried our best to make it up to ten without missing a hit and we were successful! I had so much fun at my tennis lesson with coach James and Room 7. I hope to learn even more tennis skills in the next session.

Learning intention: We are learning to write a recount about our tennis lesson. 
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I record my recount of our tennis lesson using Blabberize.

Protect yourself online!

Learning intention: We are learning to understand how to interact with others online and make smart decisions about what information we share.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I write down at least five ways to be safe online. 

Do you know what plants need to grow?

Learning intention: We are learning to understand what plants need to grow.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I explain why plants need sunlight, soil and water.

Do you know who Roberto Clemente is?

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: A good person.

Are you a hero like Katelyn?

Learning intention: We are learning to understand the values of being a hero. 
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I describe the actions of a child hero and identify her values: perseverance and compassion. 

Poor crocodile, he didn't get his tongue back!

Learning intention: We are learning to write a character profile.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I write four keywords that describe the main character of the story that I have read.

Do you know anything about the sea?

Learning intention: We are learning to understand about Sea Week.

Success criteria: I know I can do this when I write 3 possible explanations for an orange sea, write down how many ways you can eat a fish and write down a list of what you won't find in the sea. 

Do you brush your teeth twice a day?

Learning intention: We are learning to understand oral hygiene.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I write 4 ways that can keep our teeth strong and healthy.

Oh poor boy, he got his arm stuck in the vending machine!

Learning intention: We learning to write a description.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I record the summary of the article that I read, using the structure of a news report and record it using blabberize.

Do you know how God tested Abraham?

Learning intention: We are learning to understand God's call to Abraham and Sarah.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I explain how Abraham and Sarah showed trust and obedience to God by trusting God and moving to Canaan leaving everything behind.

Let's collect some data and make a pie chart!

Learning intention: We are learning to understand a pie chart.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I draw a tally chart and use the data that I have collected to make a pie chart.

Do you know what the connection is between Abraham's family and Jesus?

Notes: 

• Abraham and Sarah had a child and his name was Isaac. 
• Isaac and Rebekah had twins called Jacob and Esau. 
• Jacob had many wives and he had a child called Judah who was the man who betrayed Jesus.

Learning intention: We are learning to understand the connection between Abraham's family and Jesus. 

Success criteria: I know I can do this when I draw a family tree of Abraham's family and write three notes that shows the connections that they have with each other.

Do you know how to work out exponents?

Learning intention: We are learning to understand about exponents.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I give at least two examples of exponents.

What a loud chirp!

Learning intention: We learning to develop creative thinking skills.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I write a poem about a cricket.

I wish I could go to France!

Learning Intention: We are learning to understand the identity of France using Thinker's keys.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I explore the identity of France using the alphabet key, question key and prediction key.

I can't push this rock out of the way!

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: The rock in the road.

Hmm, I wonder why people love bananas so much!

Learning intention: We are learning to understand bar graphs.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I give an example of a bar graph using the data collected.

Did you know that 2016 is a leap year?

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 of a current news event.

Make sure your work is copyrighted!

Learning intention: We are learning to understand copyright.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I can write at least 4 sentences what to do and not do for a copyrighted piece of work.

Do you know what a blacksmith is?

Learning intention: We are learning to develop creative thinking skills.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I design a house for a pony using recyclable materials.

Have you played tennis before?

Learning intention: We are learning to use write a description.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I record a recount of my tennis lesson using blabberize.

I can't wait until the plant turns into a beautiful flower!

Learning intention: We are learning to understand the parts of a flowering plant.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I label and explain the parts of a flower using a diagram.

Do you know the story of Abraham and Sarah?

Learning intention: We are learning to understand God's call to Abraham and Sarah.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I explain where Abraham and Sarah travelled to and why they left Canaan.

Eww! It smells disgusting here, I want to go back!

On the 28th of December, my family and I went to the petting zoo in Hastings (Hawk's bay). We went there in the car with our family so that we could spend time together. 

When we arrived at the petting zoo I could see sheep, cow, pigs and horse. The zoo smelt so bad that I almost regretted going there. 

Our family looked for a place to sit down, in the shade. When we found a pace to sit down, a tour guide approached us and showed us some eggs. She showed us emu eggs, ostrich eggs and chicken eggs. The egg I was impressed with was the ostrich egg because it was enormous, it was blue and had spots on it. Then she gave us a cup of popcorn seeds so we could feed the animals. I was so excited to feed the animals. The first animal I fed was the lamb. It was so cute and I wanted to hug it but it was behind a gate. The feeling of a lamb licking your palm feels slimy and disgusting like a slug slithering on your palm. 

After that, I went to see the hamsters. The hamsters were light brown, big and fluffy. My cousins were holding them carefully. I wanted to hold the adorable hamster but my cousins were being greedy and they didn't let me hold them. 

Next, I really wanted to ride the horses so I asked my mum if I could ride them and she said, "Yes!" I was so keen to ride the tall, big, brown horses. When I was on the horse I felt a bit scared because the horse was moving around too much that I started getting butterflies in my stomach. When I was on the horse I felt like I was in the olden days when people had to ride on the bumpy, brown, dusty roads.

When I finished riding on the horse, my sister and I decided to go around the petting zoo to see more animals. We saw ostriches and emus. I was scared of the ostriches because they were so big. We saw animals such as llamas, cows, pigs and so much more. We also fed more sheep and rams. My sister and I saw a big brown cow with humongous horns on it's head it was my faviroute animal. We also saw lizards and camouflaging chameleons and it was amazing. 

After that, it was time ti back to the motel that we were staying at. I washed my hands before we went back in the car because we have been feeding the animals and we don't know where they've been. Then my auntie bought me an ice popsicle that was berry flavored.   

When we arrived back at the motel, we ate slices of pizza with deep red colored raspberry drinks. The flavors of the pizza was, Hawaiian, pepperoni, ham and cheese and cheese and onion. While we were eating pizza, my sister and I were in our room watching T.V. The pizza was delicious and scrumptious. 

I had so much fun at the petting zoo. My favourite part was riding on the horse and eating pizza because it was like an adventure riding on the horse.

Learning intention: We are learning to understand the language features of a recount. 
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I use past tense and sequencing words correctly in my writing. 

Did you know that humans are at the top of the food chain?

Learning intention: We are learning to understand what a habitat is.

Success criteria: I know I can do this when I explain write at least two sentences that explains what a habitat is.