Mmm, I love eating bacon and egg pies!

It was a cold and rainy day on Saturday the 25th of June, my mum and I decided to go to my brother's rugby game at Sacred Heart College. We got up very early feeling very cold but luckily my dad started a warm and cozy fire to warm us up. I was so excited about watching my older brother's rugby game.

When we arrived at the school, my brother told my mum and I that there was no game because there weren't enough players for his team. We felt sad but my brother said he would ask the coach to see if he could play for another team. The coach said yes but we had to wait a little while so we went to the bakery to buy something to eat. We had chicken kebab which were only $3 each. The kebab was juicy and tender.

After a while, we went back to school and the game was about to start so my mum and I found a place to sit down. My mum and I found a spot under a tree where the rain wouldn't pour down on us. My brother didn't play for the first half so he came over to where my mum and I were and we watched the game quietly.

While the game was being played, I decided to go and look at the bright, colourful trees above us. The trees were filled with beautiful pink flowers. They had a long green stem with yellow speckles on the petals so I decided to pick one out for my mum. She was very happy when I gave her the flower.

Soon the rain began to pour down and it began to get colder and colder. All of a sudden, my dad came to us. He had come back from my other brother's game at Mt. Albert. My mum didn't want me to get sick so she told me to go back to the car where my other siblings were. I ran carefully back to the car and I had butterflies in my stomach because I did not want to slip on the wet and muddy grass. As soon as I made it to the car, I jumped in and tried to keep myself warm by cuddling myself. My sister gave me a warm bacon and egg pie for me to munch on.The pie was so delicious and the egg was very well cooked. I really enjoyed eating the delicious pie!

Finally, the game ended and the rain was starting to slow down so we all walked down to where my mum was. However, it started to pour down again so we quickly went back to the cars and turned on the heaters.

Eventually, we went back home and we were all so tired and cold. We had a rest and sat next to the fire trying to warm ourselves up. It was not fun at my brother's rugby game because the weather wasn't the best. However I did enjoy eating the delicious bacon and egg pie. We will need to make sure that we bring an umbrella or bring warmer clothes next time on a rainy wet day.

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

Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I use adverbs and adjectives in my recount to describe my brother's rugby game on Saturday.

I can't believe that my brother scored a try!

Sacred Heart College Rugby Game

It was a sunny and hot day when my family and I went to both of my brother's rugby games at Sacred Heart College. We went in my mum's big silver car and I was so excited to go to the rugby field.

Once we arrived at the school, it took us a while to find ourselves a parking spot. After that, we went searching for the field that my brothers were playing on. My brothers were both in different teams so my dad went to watch my older brother Joseph play at field 5, while my mum, sister and I watched my other brother Ben's game on field 3. His team was versing Green Bay College and they were from west Auckland, which is really far away from where the games were! We sat on folding chairs, while we were watching the game.

Eventually the game started, unfortunately my brother wasn't playing in the first half. All of us cheered for Sacred Heart and we were roaring as loud as lions. Sacred Heart gave it all and they were ahead of the other team.

When my brother was on the field, he ran up and down the field and we were all so proud of him because we knew he was trying his best. In the middle of the game, someone from Sacred Heart College had the ball and they were right next to the try line and all of a sudden he passed the rugby ball to my brother and he scored a brilliant try! We all screamed and jumped up for joy!

Not long after my brother scored a try, the game ended and Sacred Heart College won against Green Bay College, 100 - 0! It was really good for my brother's team because they had improved so much since the last games. When my dad and my other brother came back from their game, they told us that they had lost that game but my dad said that he played really well!

As we were driving home, we decided to stop at Carl's Jr. to have something to eat. We ate burgers and french fries. The burgers were scrumptious and the french fries were golden and very crispy! To quench our thirst, we drank coke in a cup with a long, red straw.

Finally, we went home. We cleaned up our house before we all took a rest. I felt so exhausted and so did the rest of my family. I enjoyed watching my brother's game and my favourite part was watching my brother score an incredible try! Maybe next time we can film the try or game on my dad's phone!

Learning intention: We are learning to understand and use language features in our recount.

Success criteria: I know I can do this when I use appropriate sequencing words and maintain the past tense throughout my recount.