My brother and I can shoot the ball into a hippo's eyes and mouth!

Last Saturday 21of May 2016 I went to my sister’s house for a sleepover. The weather was Sunny.I went to my sister’s house in the evening because my mum was busy in the morning and the afternoon because she had to help her sister, cousin and her friends.

Before I went to go bed, I told my little brother Cornelius to stop watching YouTube on the laptop and go to go and kiss our little sister Faith. I did the same as Cornelius and kissed my little sister Faith as well.

In the morning my little brother, my little sister, my big sister and I went upstairs to have some breakfast. We had bacon and eggs, toast and Milo. It was delicious. The bacon was crispy and the toast was crunchy. The Milo was smooth and hot.

After we ate breakfast, we all went shopping together to go and buy a present for my cousin Patrick. We bought him a phone and some clothes. My cousin Patrick turned 18 yeas old. I was very excited because he was having his birthday at chipmunks. I remember when I was little, I liked to go to chipmunks.

When we arrived there, my little brother and I took our shoes and went to go play in the shooting area. When we went to shooting area, my little brother and I shoot the ball into the hippos eyes and mouth. I had lot of fun.

After a while my sister called my little brother and I to came and join because my cousin was going to blow out the candles. We all sang the happy birthday song to my cousin and then he blew out the candles.

The cake was really yummy and chocolatey. After that we all went home because we felt tired and it was getting dark. I had great time at the birthday. My favourite part of the day was when I was shooting hoops with my little brother because it was a lot of fun. 

Learning intention: We are learning to write a recount.

Success criteria: I know I can do this when I follow the structure of a recount by writing an introduction, followed by the events and then a conclusion of my sleepover at my sister's house. 

I'm going to use twigs to make a bird house!

Learning intention: We are learning to develop our critical thinking skills using Thinkers Keys.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I use the Alphabet Key to find words that are related to compost.

Always work out the brackets first!

learning intention: We are learning to understand BODMAS.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I explain which mathematical operation to work out first in a number equation.

Have you been to the beach at Mission Bay?

On Saturday the 22nd of May my families and I went to the beach. It took us only a minute to get there because the Mission Bay beach is very close to my house. The weather was sunny. We all hopped into my dad's big van to go to the beach.

Once we arrived there, my little brother and I went to go and get changed into our swimming togs straight away. My little brother's swimming togs had a super man design on it. My swimming togs had hearts, square and circle shapes on it. When my little brother and I first went into the water, it felt so cold we hopped out and we waited until the sun shone on the water to warm it up.

After the sun shone into the water, my little brother and I went for a swim. In the water my little brother and I played hide and seek. First I was the tagger because my little brother cries when he can't find me. When my little brother went to hide from me I found him quickly because I could hear him giggling, which gave him away.

Later on my mum called us to go and get something to eat. We had Tongan food, chicken and chips. My little brother and I got changed before we had our food. The food was delicious. The chicken was crispy and the Tongan food was spicy.

Finally we all went home before it got dark because we felt really tired. My favourite part was when my little brother and I played hide and seek.

Learning intention: We are learning to write a recount.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I follow the structure of a recount by writing an introduction, followed by the events and then a conclusion about my family trip to Mission Bay.

Do you know how to solve 6 to the power of 3?

Learning intention: We are learning to understand exponents.

Success criteria: I know I can do this when I give two examples of exponents.

I learnt how to chest pass!

On Friday the 6th of May my class and I had our second Netball session. When we arrived in the top court, we were asked to introduce our name, age and what we wanted to be when we grow up. When it was my turn, I said, “My name is Mary, I am 9 years old and I want to be a nurse”. Our coaches were Tina and Mark.

First we started some warm ups and we jogged to the end of the court and back three times. Then we stood on one leg and stretched our arms out.

Then we learnt the chest pass and balancing when we have caught the ball. We had to get a partner and my partner was Alessandra. We did ten chest passes to each other. Sometimes we stopped because we weren't doing it correctly. I was not a good catcher, but I tried my best.

Then we went into three groups and we had to pass the ball to the left or the right and run to join the group that is in the opposite direction. We continued the activity for a little while. Then we went in a circle and we warmed down by doing some more stretches. It’s important for you to warm up and warm down when you play a sport, because this can help you to prevent injuries.

At the end of our session, Tina asked us what our class name was, but we hadn't discuss it before the session so one of my classmates just called out a random name. After that, we said, “Thank you!” to Tina and Mark and headed back to class.

Learning intention: We are learning to write a recount.

Success criteria: I know I can do this when I follow the structure of a recount by writing an introduction, followed by the events and then a conclusion.  

How did God test Abraham and Sarah's faith?

Learning intention: We are learning to write how did God tested Abraham and Sarah.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I write the three ways of how God tested Abraham and Sarah.

Did you know that this is the year of mercy?

Learning Intention: We are learning about the year of Mercy.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I write how mercy feels, sounds and looks like.

Wow, it was hard to dodge my partner!

Learning intention: We are learning to write a recount.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I record my recount of our second Netball session using blabberize.

To light and guard, rule and guard!

Angel of God, my guardian dear,
to whom God's love commits me here,
ever this day be at my side,
to light and guard, to rule and guide.
Amen.

Learning intention: We are learning a traditional prayer.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I recite the guardian angel prayer.

I wish that I had split lips so that I could eat thorns!

Learning intention: We are learning to identify key ideas about llamas.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I choose 11 important facts about llamas from the article that I have read.

Do you know where I went in the school holidays?

On Saturday my family and I went to the beach for a picnic. It took us only 9 minutes to get there. First we went to the market to get some food. I felt excited and happy.

When we arrived there we put our swimming togs. My togs was colourful and had heart shapes and poky dots. I really liked it. When my cousin and I were ready we went for a swim in the water. It felt warm because the sun was up. I had a great swim.

After that we went to get changed so that we can play some games. When I came out I saw my mum, dad and auntie playing volley. I wanted to play but the mum said, “No because if you play you are going to get hurt”. So I said, “OK!” So I went to go play hide and seek. First my cousin was in. Then he tagged me. So I ran to go get my little brother.

Later on we decided to eat. There was a lot of tasty food and drinks. When I got my food it was yummy and delicious.

Finally we went home because we were all tired. My favourite part was we had so much fun in the water.  

Learning intention: We are learning to write a recount.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I follow the structure of a recount by writing an introduction, followed by the events and then a conclusion.

                                        

                                       

Thank you God for everything!

Learning intention: We are learning to write a personal prayer

Success criteria: I know I can do this when I write a pray following the structure of a prayer: title for God, what we are thankful and praying for others.