Love God and one another!

We are learning to understand and reflect on today's mass.

I know this when I write a message and an emotion that I have about the ten commandments.

Yummy honey for the bees because it is so good for me!

WALT develop creative thinking skills through poetry.

I know this when I write a poem to describe honey bees in action.

Isaac, want to play kicks like Dan Carter?

In the weekend I went to my teammate’s house from rugby team Marist. His name is Isaac. Isaac is second five for our rugby team. When I got to his house I saw him with his dog. His dog’s name is Jacks. Jacks is a big dog, but he is very nice. Isaac also has a cat named Molly. Molly is a nice cat too. Isaac has a backyard with rugby posts and a little playground for his little brother Noah. He has a laptop which is very old because he had it ever since he was little.

After he showed me around we went into his room to put my bag away. Then we went into his little brother’s room.(Noah) Noah has drums. How cool is that!!  Isaac taught me how to play drums. Now I knew how to play drums. I couldn’t wait to show my family the drumming skills I had learnt from my friend. I was bouncing off the walls!  I finally knew how to play an instrument.  Some moments later, we decided to go outside and kick the balls and we were going to make a Youtube video afterwards. We were going to perform a crossbar challenge. Noah ran into the video, but we forgave him because he’s only five years old.

Then we  saw a trampoline so we went on it and I showed Isaac how to backflip and he showed me how to sideflip. I taught him something and he taught me something in return too. We were flipping for a long time. He even had a basketball hoop on the top of the net of the trampoline. We dunked the ball a lot but mostly flipped.  

Eventually, we got bored so we went back inside and played on Isaac’s tablet. I played Geometry Dash. I kept restarting the level because I hit the sharp triangles. Isaac was skyping his friends and introduced me to them. He told them my name and I said, “Hi.” They responded with “Hi “ back and then we went back to Noah's awesome room and played Wii. Wii is a console and has some really cool games. Isaac went first on the Wii and decided to play Mario Kart. He was Waluigi and rode in a car on map called Mushroom Gorge. He came seventh. While Isaac played Wii I played on the drums again. I was rocking the drums. I played a lot of cool beats. I was having a blast!

After that the All blacks were on television for their match against Australia for the Bledisloe Cup. It was Richie McCaw (Captain) and Daniel Carter’s (Kicker) last game in New Zealand. Richie is retiring after the World Cup this year and Daniel is going to France and is playing rugby for Racing Metro, a team in a competition called Top 14. It was kick off and the All blacks kicked Australia caught it and ran. It was an even match because the last time the All blacks played Australia, Australia beat them. But in most years, New Zealand has stood victorious against Australia. Anything good or bad could have happened throughout the whole game and something did. The All Blacks were all over Australia like a tidal wave. It was amazing! The All Blacks won 41 to 13 and we were so happy because that was the last game for New Zealand and Australia before the world cup.

I feel happy because I got to have fun with Isaac and got to see the All Blacks win their last game before the world cup. Next time I will try to do something we will both remember. I really liked having fun with Isaac.

We are learning to use descriptive language.

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

Welcome to my party, please make yourself comfortable!

We are learning to turn photos into an animation.
I know this when I takes photos of objects and make a stop motion animation.

Kia ora Oprah Winfrey! Give a warm kiwi welcome to Oprah!

Kia ora Oprah Winfrey!

Give a warm kiwi welcome to Oprah!

Oprah Winfrey is bringing her show to New Zealand for the first time ever. She is calling her show, “An evening with Oprah.” She will be talking about her life in her show.

WALT understand the features of a headline and slogan.

I know this when I write a persuasive headline and a slogan for an article.

God is trying to tell us something!

We are learning to understand the dove as the Holy Spirit.

I know I can do this when I describe how the dove renewed Jesus' faith in Matthew 3:13-17.

Lord, listen to my prayer!

We are learning to understand to write a personal prayer.

I know I can do this when I write a personal prayer following the prayer structure.

Eternal God,

Thank you for my family and friends, for food and water. Help me in my journey of life. Help my nana because she is weak and give her strength. 

Amen

Kia ora means hello!

WALT understand and appreciate Maori Language Week.
I know this when I say 5 phrases in Te Reo Maori.

I would like some kai please!

                        He Reo Tupu He Reo Ora

We are learning how to understand and use some familiar food vocabulary.

Tote	tohi	tihi
merengi	pareti	wai
paukena	kapeti	karoti

Did you know that oil is a sign of the Holy Spirit's action and presence?

We are learning to understand the importance of the anointing of the oil in the sacraments.

I know this when I list the sacraments that anoints using the oil and write down its importance.

I think they are trying to warn us!

WALT develop our understanding of the text that I read.

I know this when I rewrite the myth of Mokoia island.

Look, there is a gull flying in the air above Sulphur Bay!

WALT develop critical thinking skills through using De Bono's thinking hat. 

I know this when I list 5 facts about the gulls of Sulphur Bay.

Te Reo in our everyday lives!

 Te Reo Tupu - He Reo Ora

We are learning reo through using it in our everyday lives.

What kind of bird is that?

WALT develop creative thinking skills through poetry.

I know this when I write a poem about the Kea bird.

The climate is changing!

We are learning to understand about climate change through the Inquiry process.

I know I can do this when I answer questions from my previous Inquiry about climate change and ask more questions about my answers to clarify my understanding.

Secure the prison! Government takes over Mt. Eden Prison

          Secure the prison!

  Government takes over Mt. Eden Prison

The Government has announced that it will be taking control of Mt. Eden Prison after losing faith in its private security. The Corrections Department will be taking over the prison full time. Government say that the problems at Mt. Eden Prison can be fixed.

WALT understand the features of a headline.

I know this when I write a persuasive headline for an article.

Happy Birthday Wellington! Wellington turns 150!

  Happy Birthday Wellington!

            Wellington turns 150!

It has been 150 years since Wellington became the capital city of New Zealand. Wellington had a birthday party for their extraordinary achievement as a city of New Zealand. Wellington became New Zealand’s capital city in 1865. 

WALT understand the features of a headline.

I know this when I write a persuasive headline for an article.

From the sand biomes to the snow, wow!

WALT understand climate change through using De Bono's white thinking hat.
I know I can do this when I use De Bono's white thinking hat to find 10 facts about climate change and write it in my own words.