We should start thinking about the coming of Christ! By Philomena

 

We are learning to understand the season of Advent.
I know I can do this when I write 10 facts about Advent using De Bono's white thinking hat.

Our condolences to the victims of France! By Philomena

Learning intentions: We are learning to show our sorrow for the tragic events that are happening around the world through music appreciation.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I use Movenote to record the peace prayer.

That was a distracting connection! By Philomena

We are learning to make strong connections to the text that we read.
I know I can do this when I write a summary that explain 3 types of connections.

Can I measure another monster? Philomena

We are learning to use a scale to measure lengths.

I know I can do this when I write down how I measured my monster.
  

Hello, animals! By Philomena

We are learning to understand and use descriptive language.

Success criteria-I know I can do this when I use appropriate adjectives, adverbs and verbs in my writing.

On Saturday I went to Rotorua with my brother, cousins and nephew.
When we arrived in Rotorua, we got off at Paradise Springs Wild Life to feed some animals. As soon as we got inside, we paid for ten packets of animal food.

Then we walked along an old pathway that led us to a very large fence for us to see the lions and we weren't allowed to feed them. So we had a look around and we saw a big dark long, cave that was filled with so many lions that I couldn't count all of them. After a little while we waved our goodbyes to the lions and walked back towards the other path.

Next we walked into a bush that had a gate so we opened it and it led us into a large yard. There was a garden full of vegetables but they looked fake and old. Then we saw a little, old, worn out shed which had a big sign in the the door that said open. When I opened it, it creaked. We went inside then out of nowhere a cockatoo bursted right at us so we ducked. My cousin didn't duck in time, so it landed on his head.

As time passed on , we went into another area which had another sign that said"Eels can grow up to 200 centimetres long and have been alive for more than 50 years. We continued to walk deeper into the sanctuary and found a narrow pond that had more than 10 eels in it. They were very large and we got to feed them with the food packets that we had brought. As I was watching them fight for the food, the sun set around us. Soon we moved on and it led us to six hungry pigs who kept snorting at us. And of course they were muddy. However I didn't want to feed them because they ate a lot. Their mama pig was sitting by herself snorting at us as well. I felt sorry for her and went over to her with my little nephew following with is packet of food which he took off my cousin.

After feeding the mama pig, we said goodbye to them. As soon as we left, we found out that it was getting dark and so we had to pick up the speed. Next we went to a waterfall that stated" This fountain is a tourist attraction it was used in the 1800's till now and it is okay for drinking". After reading the sign , we felt thirsty so we tried it. It was so cold but very refreshing.




Next we fed some ducks and there were lots of them. Then, we went over to the llamas and the wallabies but they were sleeping under a small tree. We moved to the horses. They were big, small, tall and short. There were so many of them. However we weren't allowed to feed them because they had hay.

Later on, we found the most beautiful swans but they were only two. I just wanted to feel it's feathers. Finally we got to see our last animal, they were the cute and cuddly bunnies. They were so adorable and and an employee told me if I wanted to hold one, so I did. I just wanted to take him home he was so soft. Then we waved good bye to the animals. As we left, my nephew wanted to stay with the animals but we told him that he cannont stay or else we will leave him be himself.

I had a very fun and exciting time at Rotorua. However it would be better next time if we had gone earlier so we could have a longer time to explore Rotorua.

We are all sinners!

We are learning to understand the difference between personal sin and original sin.
I know I can do this when I write the meaning of Personal sin and Original sin in my own words.

Don't bite me shark, now I can't sit down for a week! By Philomena

We are learning to understand the text that we read.

Success criteria: I know I can do this when I use movenote to record my summary for Shark attack.

Can we go to Denny's again? By Philomena

WALT: understand and use descriptive language.

Success criteria: I know I can do this when I use appropriate adjectives, adverbs and verbs in my writing.

      On Saturday my friends, mum and I went to Denny's restaurant  at Manukau to have dinner.
When we arrived there, the car park was completely full and the rain was falling fast
After ten minutes of looking for a spot, a car  was leaving so we hurried to the parking space. Finally we got to get inside where it was nice and warm. As we waited in a very long queue, a receptionist gave numbers to people for their table.
       As we waited, another lady randomly gave us a number, she was very kind. A waiter greeted us with a big smile on her face, then she asked us for our orders. I picked fish sticks with gravy and potato mash, my mum picked steak with potato and vegetable salad and my friends picked spaghetti bolognese with meatballs and garlic bread.
       After she had jotted down our orders, we waited and waited. Several minutes later our waiter brought our food, we prayed then we ate. We weren't scared or ashamed to say our prayers in public because we are proud to be Christians. When we finished shoving the last piece into our hungry mouths, we were extremely full.
    Later, we all had desserts and I was still full. We all had Snow ball which was a chocolate ball filled with layers of vanilla ice cream. We got to pick our toppings so I had hot fudge, and my mum and friends had plain chocolate. After each bite I felt like a big balloon was going to explode any minute.
   Finally we got to go home.
However I wished that is was not raining and that I didn't eat that much because the day after that I was still feeling full.
 At least I had enjoyed it!
  

Oh no! It's the end of the world! By Philomena

WALT: develop understanding of the book that I read.

I know I can do this when I summarise what the book is about.

Did you know that humans are mammals? By Philomena

We are learning to understand about the evolution of mammals.
I know I can do this when I ask 5 Inquiry questions of my own about mammals and find related information.

What do you know about Archaeopteryx? By Philomena

WALT understand the origin of birds. 

I know I can do this when I answer 5 Inquiry questions about the origin of birds.  

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Shoo! shoo! There are ants in my picnic basket! By Philomena

WALT develop creative thinking skills.

I know this when I write a poem about ants.

I want to go back in time! By Philomena

WALT understand life in Jesus' time.

I know I can do this when I draw 3  pictures of what it was like in Jesus' time.

Now I know God better than before! By Philomena

WALT understand God's presence around us.
I know I can do this when I show a way God has been revealed himself to us.

Have you heard of the song Nga Waka Kupu? By Philomena

WALT sing a waiata and learn about the Maori culture.
I know I can do this when I understand the translation of a Maori Waiata.

40 days of Lent, it's going to be a challenge! By Philomena

WALT understand what Lent is about.

I know this when I create a Lent calendar of giving up things that are sinful (greed, ungratefulness or selfishness).

Have you ever made your own time capsule? By Philomena

WALT understand and extract information from a story.
I know I can do this when I retell the main part of the story in my own words.

Do you know the story of Sua? By Philomena

WALT retell the story of Sua in my own words using dialogue.

I know I can do this when I use speech marks to end and start a speech.

The retelling of Sua's story ....

A long, long, long, long, time ago on the island of Samoa, there was a small man called Sua.

He was brave, strong and always protected his sister. One day, Sua heard his sister cry and it made him furious. So he asked his sister ''Why are you crying?” and his sister said, ''The man had hurt me''. Sua was angry when he had heard this, so he went to search for the man. He looked everywhere in Samoa.

Then one day after the sun has set, Sua saw the man. So he jumped on his horse  with his stick and struck the man. When he had calmed down, he saw that he had broken the man’s legs. Sua felt sad and went back to tell his sister what he had done. After telling her about what had happened, she told Sua to go to another country otherwise he will go to prison.

The next day, he said “Goodbye” to his family and packed his bags. Sua felt really sad. Then he went on the plane to NZ and found that it was really cold in Aotearoa and he only had a T-shirt on. When he checked his bag, he only had one singlet, a bible and two ten cent coins. He was freezing in the cold. Even though he didn't have that much, he worked as hard as a train. Every day he woke up, read his bible “Christ is my light’’, had his breakfast and went to work. He did that every day for 2 years. After 2 years, he married a Samoan lady and had 6 children. He lived happily ever after with his big family………..

Have you shown your Gratitude for someone today? By Philomena

WALT understand gratitude and recognise acts of kindness.

I know this when I can write at least 3 random acts of kindness in my gratitude challenge calendar.

My fantastic weekend! By Philomena

On Saturday 14th of June, my auntie and I went to her Parish hall. I was in a Samoan Puletasi. It looked very pretty, it had red flowers with black outline and a white background.

We went past a lot of people standing next to their cars as we were going in the hall. Suddenly, we heard a loud “BOOM!” Loud music bounced in my ears, it was so loud I could still hear it even if I covered my ears. We sat down and made ourselves comfortable. There were not  as many people coming into the hall as I expected.

Then a man walked in front of us with a microphone thanking us for coming. He said that there will be performances and they will be serving us cups of tea later. The first performance was by a girl  and her mother. It was pretty  good. The next person who performed was a lady and she was amazing! I tried to copy some of her moves but they were too hard.

Then the moment has came for me to perform. I was so nervous that I felt like I was shaking from the inside. But since there weren't that many people there, my nervousness faded away. I started to run  towards the centre of the hall with my bare feet because that is our culture. I did my very best to make my auntie proud of me. I was so proud of myself and I had finished my dance before I realized it. When the program was finished, we had a cup of tea and doughnuts. It was yummy!

Finally we said Goodbye and we went home. It was a long day for me but it was definitely a fantastic Saturday.

WALT write a recount of our weekend.

I know this when I can write a recount of what I did in the weekend.