Hey, this is just like a puzzle!

We are learning to make connections when we are reading. 

I know I can do this when I explain the three types of connections that I am able to make when I'm reading.

How do we prepare for Christmas?

We are learning to understand the season of Advent.

I know this when I list 6 ways in which we can prepare for Christmas.

Do you know who did the first horizontal loop?

We are learning to understand the text that I read.

I know this when I write a summary about Tony Hawk's first horizontal loop in my own words and choose the main ideas from the article.

Why waste money buying a salt shaker when you can make one!

Step one: Collect two yoghurt containers to make the body of the salt shaker.

Step two: After collecting two yoghurt containers, stack

one on top of the another yoghurt container upside down.

Step three: Then cut out circle in a bit of cardboard and stick it on the top of the yoghurt container to make the lid.

Step six: Use a glue gun to glue two yoghurt containers with facing each other.

Step seven: Poke two small holes and a big hole in the lid with a pin.

Step eight: Make a big hole at the bottom of your salt shaker so you can fill it with salt.

Step nine: You are now ready to put the salt in.

We are learning to design and construct our own salt shaker.

I know this when I write a procedure about how to make a salt shaker that I designed with my group.

The first ever horizontal loop!

We are learning to understand the information from an article.

I know I can do this when I write a summary of the article in my own words.

Do you know what a fair test is?

Learning intentions: We are learning to understand fair test in science experiments. 

Success criteria: I know I can do this when I understand that a fair test is when you keep all the variables the same except for one.

Let us journey across the land!

Learning Intention: We are learning to understand where Paul journeyed to spread the Good news.

 Success Criteria : I know I can do this when I write where Paul travelled to spread the Good news.

What do we need in an emergency kit?

Learning intention: We are learning to understand the importance of the items in an emergency kit.
Success Criteria: I know this when I record using Movenote the importance of torches, batteries, canned food and water in an emergency kit.

This is my dear son, listen to him!

Jesus took his two disciples Peter and John up a very high mountain. His disciples rested and Jesus went with Elijah and Moses who were wearing dazzling white clothes. Suddenly Jesus' clothes became dazzling white as well and the disciples saw everything Jesus did with Elijah and Moses. Then a huge cloud shadowed Jesus and his disciples and told them to listen to Jesus.
We are learning to develop our creative thinking skills through drama.
I know this when I work collaboratively with my group to act out Mark 9:2-8.

The church can not be defeated!

Nothing can beat the church: Matthew 16:18

Jesus told Peter that he is a rock and that the church will be built on that rock. Nothing can beat the church, not even death. The church is truly strong through the people. Peter became hopeful when Jesus told him. 

We are learning to understand the importance of the early church.
I know this when I write a summary of Matthew 16:18.

Teacher, how good is it that we are hear?

The Transfiguration : Mark 9 : 2 - 8
Jesus took his two disciples Peter and John up a very high mountain. His disciples rested and Jesus went with Elijah and Moses who were wearing dazzling white clothes. Suddenly Jesus' clothes became dazzling white as well and the disciples saw everything Jesus did with Elijah and Moses. Then a huge cloud shadowed Jesus and his disciples and told them to listen to Jesus.
We are learning to understand and identify who Peter was and the significance of his work in the early church.
I know this when I make a summary about the transfiguration.

What is the x in 3x = 12?

We are learning to understand how to solve basic algebraic equation using our multiplication facts. 

I know I can do this when I explain how to solve an equation correctly using my times tables.

For this project, we are exploring...the lion!

We are learning to understand different types of poetry.
I know this when I write a poem describing an lion using appropriate adjectives and verbs.

I wonder what this film will be about?

Learning intention: We are learning to write a description.

Success criteria: I know I can do this when I write a brainstorm and a script to describe the 2015 Manaiakalani film festival.

Script:

On Wednesday the 11th of November 2015, Glen Innes, Glenbrae, Panmure Bridge and my school Saint Patrick’s went to Hoyts Cinema, Sylvia Park at the Xtremescreen to attend the eighth annual Manaiakalani Film Festival. Each of the digital classes in the Manaiakalani schools made three minute films. Each movie had two presenters to introduce their film. It was a wonderful opportunity for us to view the wonderful movies that other students have made.

Welcome to today's liturgy!

We are learning to understand the importance of the liturgy.

I know I can do this when I explain what the liturgy mean for Christians in my own words.

Have you heard of a geohazard before?

We are learning to understand geohazards.
I know I can do this when I choose two geohazards and explain their causes in my own words.

Yay! The All Blacks won the Rugby World Cup 2015!

We are learning to develop understanding of the text that we read.

Success criteria: I know this when I use information from the article to answer comprehension questions correctly.

We pray to the lord!

We are learning to understand how to continue Christ's saving work through the sacraments. 

I know this when I read three scripture stories and write down how Jesus saved and healed people in those stories.

What is your prior knowledge about Auckland city?

We are learning to understand the reading skill of prior knowledge.

I know this when I write a summary about prior knowledge and give an example of it.

Is that salt or sugar?

We are learning to understand salt.
I know this when I research online to find websites to support my statements.

Hey, this is just like a puzzle!

We are learning to make connections when we are reading. 

I know I can do this when I explain the three types of connections that I am able to make when I'm reading.

Ew, I hate the taste of salt!

We are learning to understand salt.

I know this when I research online to find websites that supports or does not support Ace's statements.

Oh look, a zebra!

We are learning to understand different types of poetry.
I know this when I write a poem describing an zebra using appropriate adjectives and verbs.

Jesus, I need help!

We are learning to understand Christ's saving work.

I know I can do this when I write down how Christ's saving work is present in our lives.

Yay, we're going to Door County!

We are learning to understand the reading skill of visualisation.
I know this when I draw a story board of the images that I get when I read The road trip.

The body of Christ, Amen!

We are learning to understand the importance of the celebration of the Eucharist. 

 I know I can do this when I explain why the Eucharist is at the heart of the church in my own words.

We need to leave, but with what?

We are learning to understand and identify ways to save people during an earthquake.
I know this when I explain what people need in a B-ready kits in case of an emergency.

Don't worry about a thing!

We are learning to reflect on today's mass.

I know this when I write today's message about peace and write three emotions about being peaceful.

What are the two symbols of Baptism?

We are learning to recognise that Catholics worship God through every celebration of the sacraments.

I know this when I illustrate the symbols of sacraments.

Ahh, there is an earthquake, what do I do?

We are learning to understand about ShakeOut.

I know this when I write 5 Inquiry questions and research online to find the answers to build my knowledge about Shakeout.

Do you know what to do during an earthquake?

We are learning to understand what to do during an earthquake.

I know this when I make a poster and write a short description of ShakeOut in my own words.

Mmm, I can't wait to eat taro!

We are learning to develop creative thinking skills through poetry.

I know this when I write a poem about taro using the poem structure.

Wow, I just did a flip!

On Wednesday the 7th of October, I went to Dialled Tramp Park with my brother. We went on Wednesday because it was the school holidays. When we got there, we had to watch a video which explained to us the rules. One of the rules was in that we weren't allowed to lie on the trampoline because others might jump on you. We had to tell each other one of the rules before we went on the trampolines. After we reminded each other of the rules. We took off our shoes and went on the tramps. I did so many back flips which I learnt from another trampoline park called Jump. Dialled Tramp Park is the newest tramp park in Mount Wellington.

I went on the tramps with excitement while my bother went to the basketball hoop and did a lot of amazing dunks. I bounced around for a while then I went to the foam pit. The foam was covered with big leather blanket which made it easier to get out of the pit. I did front flips into the foam pit while little kids ran past. We nearly hit the little kids but I stopped jut in time and let them through because I didn't want to hurt them. Ten minutes later I went to the dodge ball arena while brother slammed more astonishing dunks. The dodge balls were soft and not hard like real ones. I was doing flips on the tramps to try and put the other teams off their throw. It worked and I flipped over a lot of dodge balls.  If the ball bounced and hit us we wouldn't be out as it had hit us on the full.

After a couple of balls to the face, my brother decided to join the opposing team. He can throw really hard and so I was scared of him. I flipped over his shot and I felt proud of myself but the next ball that my brother threw hit me. I felt dizzy so I went to the outside of the arena to wait for the next round because I had become addicted to dodge ball. We were getting more an more sweaty so we decided to get a drink and go back to the dodge ball arena. While I was waiting for the next round so I did some flips on the trampolines outside the dodge ball arena. When the next round came, it was down to me and my brother. He went for the shot and I dodged it. Then it was my turn and he caught it so I was out. A couple rounds later even though both  my brother and I were worn out. we kept going. I was so pumped up that after I went for some water, I immediately ran back to the arena, I got all of them out and I won. I was so happy and pumped. Unfortunately soon after that round, our session was up and we went McDonald's to 
I have a Big Mac. We met some of the people at the dodge ball arena at McDonald's and we said, "Hi" to them. After we ate our Big Macs, we went home to have a rest.

I felt happy because I played many rounds of dodge ball. I want to spend longer time at Dialled Tramp Park and practise my dodging skills.

We are learning to understand and use descriptive language.
I know this when I use adjectives to make my writing more interesting. 

 

Come on mum, let's go to Whangamata!

In the holidays I went to Whangamata with my brother and mum. I didn't know til the day I got home from my sleepover at my cousin’s house, Oli. There was no internet at Whangamata so I wasn't able to Skype Oli or talk to him unless I could find a phone so I desperately tried to find a solution but nothing could fix the big problem except my mum’s new phone. An IPhone 6. The newest phone that Apple had created.

First I had to pack the day after I got back from Oli’s house which was the day I left for Whangamata. I was still chatting on Skype and playing Minecraft Hunger Games on a server called Desiredcraft. When my mum called me to pack I made sure I had my togs because there was a lovely beach down at Whangamata. It had a lot of trees on it and you can walk to it when the tide is low because there is a footpath that gets covered by the water when it is high tide. I had to also make sure I had my onesie just incase I get cold so I could snuggle up next to my family and do the puzzle we brought.

When I finished packing I played more Minecraft with Oli while skyping him. He had to go out to breakfast with his parents. He deserved it after handling the things we did at the sleepover like when I got sick and he looked after me or when we played outside and there were termites on the tree’s wood and he got scared so he made an epic jump to the grass and ran to the other tree. So when Oli went out, I had to go on the trip so I brought the IPad thinking that I could get data so I can go on the apps that needed internet especially Skype.

When we got to Whangamata which is two hours away from our province, we decided to relax. We did the puzzle and watched television. We did a Wasjig puzzle where the picture on the box isn't the picture on the puzzle when all the pieces are on. On the puzzle was what they were looking at. We were tired from the puzzle so we went to bed. When we woke up the next morning we went into town for breakfast. We had eggs on toast and it tasted good. I wondered if that was what eggs cooked to perfection tasted like. We had our yummy breakfast and then we went to the beach.

We walked along Whangamata’s amazing beach. it was so long both ways of the beach. We took so many photos and even taught our mum new camera tricks. Like the slow-mo camera we made cool slow-mo videos of us jumping off the seats. We had so much fun, but one day the fun will end and it did for me because we were only there for 3 days and we had to leave the night after. We left and left with happiness so we loved it.

I felt happy because we got to have a fun time in Whangamata. Next time I will bring more fun activities so we have more fun.

We are learning to understand and use descriptive language.

I know this when I use adjectives to make my writing more interesting.

Wow, how big is that monster!

We are learning to use a scale to measure lengths.

I know this when I measure the lengths of a monster using a ruler and transfer the measurements into the scale that I was given.

Oli, want to Skype and play roblox?

In the weekend I skyped my cousin Oli. Oli loves soccer so we always play Fifa 16 (Federation internationale de football association) 16. We also play FUTWIZ which is a squad builder/pack opener simulator and tells the latest news about Fifa games/gamers. First we went on FUTWIZ and opened the brand new Fifa 16 packs. I got the two best players in Fifa 16. I got In-form Cristiano Ronaldo in one pack and Lionel Messi in another.

We made amazing squads with good chemistry. If the chemistry is 100 then the players will play well together. One of my packs went on the FUTWIZ leaderboards. I was 26th place out of millions of FUTWIZ users. In my pack I had in-form Cristiano Ronaldo (94 rated) and Zlatan Ibrahimovic (89 rated) in the same pack. We had fun on FUTWIZ but got bored so we played on roblox because we both have accounts. Oli and my favourite game is Roblox’s top model.

We like it because we dress up in really funny clothes like monster cape and mask or cool glasses. There is a shop and you can buy inventory like Ipads and flowers. You can also get sparkles which surround you and you look cool wearing it. You need 10 wins to get one colour of sparkles. We always lost so we decided to watch videos on youtube. While I was watching youtube Oli decided to put his computer outside so that he could play with his soccer ball. Oli was still playing so I went downstairs to play Fifa 16 demo and make a F.U.T (Fifa ultimate team) draft. I had Ronaldo and Neymar in the same team and did amazing long shots. Oli had to have dinner so I went hanged up and waited for him to call me back. I watched more and more youtube. It was so boring that by the time Oli called back he had to go to bed.

I went to bed as well and waited for my parents to wake up at 11:00 pm to watch Samoa play United States in the Rugby World Cup 2015. When my parents woke me up I took my blanket from my bed because I was cold and my mum and dad took the other blankets on the couch. Samoa beat the United States by 9 points. The score was 25 to 16. I was to tired to wake up for the All blacks game so I decided to watch the replay in the morning.

I felt happy because I got to spend time with Oli and watch Samoa beat United States live. Next time I will try and stay awake for other games and use my time with Oli very wisely.

We are learning to understand and use descriptive language.

I know this when I use adjectives to make my writing more interesting.

Wow, I really like that flag! Red peak flag gains popularity

Wow, I really like that flag!

   Red peak flag gains popularity

Choose your favourite flag, vote now!

The Red Peak flag is on its way to being the fifth alternative flag for New Zealand. The Red Peak design began to gain public support after the four final designs were announced earlier this month. Parliament will continue to debate today after a new bill was presented by the Green Party. It is up to New Zealand citizens to vote for their favourite flag to replace the current one during the referendum.

We are learning to understand the features of a headline.

I know I can do this when I write a headline that grabs people's attention.

Ahh, Captain Underpants save us!

We are learning to develop understanding of the text that I read.
I know I can do this when I rewrite the story of Captain Underpants and the Revolting Revenge of the Radioactive Robo-Boxers in my own words.

"Dad, can we go fishing because I want to catch some sprats!"

We are learning to develop critical thinking skills through an Inquiry process.
I know I can do this when I ask 5 Inquiry questions about sprats and answer the questions using the information from the article.

There are different kinds of graphs!

We are learning to develop our understanding of line graphs and analyse the data shown.

I know this when I write down how a line graph displays data shown overtime.