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Friday 23 September 2016

Aww, it's our last session of art!


Learning intention: We are learning to understand and use the language features of a recount.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I do this when I use sequencing words and use past tense verbs to describe what I did at our last art session.

Thursday 22 September 2016

1/6 divided by 1/2 equals?


Learning Intention: We are learning to develop our understanding of fractions.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I write the three steps to follow when we are dividing fractions.

Wednesday 21 September 2016

North Carolina gets hit by tornadoes every year!

Image result for tornadoes
A tornado is a natural disaster. It is a violent column of air that swirls around buildings and houses. They appear in a funnel shape or in a slender-rope like form.  A tornado can destroy large buildings, trees and vehicles.


Most tornadoes form from thunderstorms. A tornado occurs when warm, moist air and cool, dry air meets creating instability in the atmosphere. A change in wind direction and an expandation in wind speed creates an invisible, horizontal spinning effect in the lower atmosphere.   

A waterspout is caused by tornadoes. It is just like a tornado except that it twirls only around the top of the sea.

After a tornado hits, many houses are broken down or covered in rubble. This causes a lot of thunderstorms and very heavy rain.

A tornado is very dangerous and can cause a lot of damage. There are a lot of tornadoes that forms in North America because they get a large source of moisture from the Gulf of Mexico and they get warm dry air from other countries which forms the huge tornadoes.  
Learning Intention: We are learning to follow the structure of an explanation.

Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I write an introduction, followed by the explanation, the effects and a concluding sentence to explain how a tornado forms.

Tuesday 20 September 2016

Satellites surveillance the galaxy!


Learning Intention: We are learning to understand the interactive systems in outer space.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I write down 10 facts about satellites.

Monday 19 September 2016

Sonny Bear is very thoughtful for giving the bread to the dog!


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 When the storm came to write five critical thinking questions. 

Thursday 15 September 2016

Yay! I am eleven years old now!

On Sunday the 11th of September, it was my 11th birthday. We decided to go to my aunt's house for my celebration. We used my mum's car to travel there and I was very excited.

First we had to stop at the Cheesecake shop to get a birthday cake for me and I chose a strawberry cheesecake. There was strawberry jam that oozed over the top of the cake.

After we purchased our cake, we drove straight to my aunt's house. When we arrived there, I greeted everyone and they also greeted me and whispered, "Happy Birthday". When everyone arrived at the house, we all gathered and said a food grace to bless the food which we were about to eat.

Image result for birthday cakeWhen the prayer was over, I went straight to the table with a plate ready to be served with delicious homemade food. I grabbed some chopsuey, taro, pork and some chinese food like noodles and sweet and sour chicken. The food was delightful and my favourite part was eating the pork because it was exquisitely hot and tender.

When I finished consuming on my scrumptious dinner, I went outside to play with my four cousins. We played hide and seek tag with a hard, purple ball that had 'Lakers' on it. First we played rock, paper, scissors as a group to see who was the seeker and who was going to hide. I was the hider and my older cousin was the seeker. I decided to hide behind my uncle's orange car. I stayed there for a little while until I saw my cousin. I ran as fast as a cheetah to find another hiding spot. Soon I started to feel butterflies in my stomach because I couldn't find anywhere to hide. Two minutes later, I started to feel exhausted so I rested for a while. However while I was catching my breath, my cousin threw the ball at me and it hit me so I became the seeker. I wanted to chase after him but the rules were that you can't hit the person who just threw the ball at you so I decided to look for my niece.  

After a while, the sun was setting, so we went back inside and we went in just in time for dessert but first I had to blow out my birthday cake. I sat down and my sister brought out the cake and put it on a small, round glass table. I made a wish as well. Then I blew out 11 different coloured candles that were placed on the cake. Everyone sang the 'Happy Birthday Song' beautifully and clapped eleven times. I was filled with joy.

Eventually, it was time to eat the cake and ice cream. So I sat at the dinner table to eat my birthday cake. The cake was delicious and it was moist. The strawberry jam was sweet and delicious.

Sadly, it was time to go home. I was having a great time but it was getting late so it was time to say goodbye to my family. I had a great birthday celebration at my  aunt's house and my favourite part was playing hide and seek tag with the ball because it was fun and  it is one of my favourite games.

Learning Intention: We are learning to understand and use descriptive language.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I use metaphors and adjectives to describe my birthday celebration.

Tuesday 13 September 2016

Do you know who John Pahulu is?



Learning Intention: We are learning to write a description.Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I make a brainstorm with key words about John and use them to write a description of John Pahulu.

Monday 12 September 2016

The mascots are all representatives of the hosting country!


Learning Intention: We are learning to understand about continuity and change.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I record the past 10 Olympic mascots and explain what they represent.

Sunday 11 September 2016

Wow, I wish I was the mascot for supporting my school!


Learning Intention: We are learning to develop our understanding of time, continuity and change.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I write five facts about mascots.

Saturday 10 September 2016

'Tuku ia!' in Tongan means 'Stop!'


Learning Intention: We are learning to understand and appreciate the Tongan culture.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I record seven new words in Tongan and its translation using Blabberize.

Friday 9 September 2016

Did you know that when you're multiplying numbers, two negative signs make a positive sign?


Learning Intention: We are learning to develop our number knowledge. 
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I explain that when a number equation has no sign, it usually means that it is a positive. 

Wednesday 7 September 2016

My birthday (which was held on July the fourth) was so much fun!


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 a parenthesis is used to enclose identical or extra information.

Tuesday 6 September 2016

Oh no! Someone drank Goldilocks' maple!


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 Maple sugar for Sonny bear to write five critical thinking questions. 

Monday 5 September 2016

Mmm, that muffin was delightful!

On Sunday my dad, sister and I went to Pak'n'Save in Glen Innes to buy some groceries. We went there in my dad's big grey van.

Image result for pak'n'saveWhen we arrived at Pak'n'Save, we grabbed a trundler with a yellow handle and quickly walked into the store. We went to the meat area and grabbed some honey glazed ham and sweet chilly chicken nibbles for dinner. It smelt spectacular and sweet.

Next we put fruit into the trundler. We put in some yummy, red apples and round, navel oranges. Then we went to get some snacks for school. We bought nutritious nut bars with lots of nuts and raisins. I couldn't wait to eat them at school!

As soon as we finished packing the fruits into a plastic bag, we went to the bakery area to buy some muffins. We bought four muffins and placed it in a big brown paper bag. I chose the apple, cinnamon muffin that smelt delicious. Finally, we took all of our items to the counter to be scanned for purchasing. Everything came to $75.

Eventually, we were on our way home. I ate my muffin in the car and it was scrumptious and very moist. There was oozing apple sauce and chopped up apples in the middle of the muffin and it was so sweet and delicious.

I had fun at Pak'nSave and my favourite part was eating the muffin because it was delightful. Maybe next time we can try a different flavour.
Learning Intention: We are learning to understand and use descriptive language in our writing.

Success Criteria: I know I do this when I use adjectives and adverbs to describe buying grocery at Pak'n'Save.

Sunday 4 September 2016

'Occasionally' is an example of a modal adverb!


Learning Intention: We are learning to develop understanding the English grammar.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I explain that modal adverbs are words like, impossibly, positively and scarcely.