Christmas is not about presents, it is about the birth of Jesus!

We are learning to understand the season of Advent.
I know I can write five ways of how people could prepare for the birth of Christ.

Remember that the season of Advent is not about the presents!

We are learning to understand the season of Advent.

I know I can do this when I write 10 interesting facts about Advent in my own words.

Let's make a salt shaker for mum!

We are learning to design and construct a homemade salt shaker.

I know I can do this when I write 4 steps to describe how to make homemade salt shaker.

Do you know how to conduct a good experiment?

 

 We are learning to understand fair testing in science experiments.

 I know I can do this when I understand that we need to conduct fair tests in science experiments so that the results are valid.

Do you spread the Good news like Paul did?

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 down where Paul travelled to spread the Good news.

Simon Peter son of John, do you love me?

We are learning to develop our creativity skills through drama.
I know I can do this when I work collaboratively with my group to act out the scripture story John 21:15-19.

God, make us your instrument of peace!

We are learning to bring peace to the world through music appreciation.
I know I can do this when I use blabberize to record the song: Peace prayer.

Wow, these schools are really good at making movies!

 We are learning to write a description.
 I know this when I write a brainstorm and a script to describe the 2015 Manaiakalani film festival.

Script:

On Wednesday, the whole school and I were going to the Manaiakalani Film Festival which was held in Hoyts cinema at Sylvia park. Each of the digital classes in the Manaiakalani schools have made three minute films to share with the cluster. We travelled there in two separate buses, it took us only about 15 minutes to reach Sylvia park. After that we sat down in the comfy, red seats. There were a lot of entertaining and funny movies. It was a really enjoyable day.

Are there any other scripture stories that shows us the sacraments?

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

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

Wow, there are a lot of dangerous geohazards!

We are learning to understand geohazards.
 I know this when I choose two geohazards and explain the causes and effects of them.

Let's make connections!

We are learning to understand how to make connections when we are reading.  

I know I can do this when I can explain what strong, weak and distracting connections are.

Mmm mum, your food has so much flavour when you put salt in it!

We are learning to understand salt.
I know I can do this when I cross reference on-line with at least two websites to check if my statements are correct.

Jesus, you are a super hero!

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We are learning to understand Jesus' saving work.
I know I can do this when I write down ways of how Jesus saved people and what his healing saves us from. 

Christ is a super hero!

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.

Let's visualise the story that we have read!

We are learning to understand the reading skill of visualisation.

I know I can do this when I explain what visualisation is and how we can visualise when we are reading. 

Let's have a race with our new go-kart!

We are learning to follow the structure of a procedure.
I know I can do this when I write down the steps for making a go-kart.

Let's be peaceful today!

We are learning to reflect on today's Friday mass.
I know I can do this when I can write 2 emotions about being peaceful. 

Come and ride the Blue whale!

We are learning to develop our creative thinking skills through poetry.                 
I know I can do this when I follow the poem structure and personifies a fairy as a whale.                                                                                                       

Do you know these symbols?

We are learning to recognise that Catholics worship God through every celebration of the sacraments.
I know I can do this when I illustrate the symbols of three of the sacraments. 

Woah, the motorway looks crowded today!

We are learning to understand onomatopoeia.                                                                                          
I know I can do this when I choose appropriate nouns to match the onomatopoeias that I find in the poem Motorway madness.

Earthquake! Drop, cover and hold!

We are learning to understand about ShakeOut through the Inquiry process.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I ask 5 Inquiry questions and research the answers online to increase my knowledge about Shakeout.

Do you read during the holidays? And do you know who Jesus is?

We are learning to reflect and retell on e today's mass.
I know I can do this when I write today's message and write two emotions about what we know about Jesus.

Guys, remember to make way for dad when he is swimming in the lake!

We are learning to develop critical thinking skills using De Bono's green thinking hat.
I know this when I write a different ending for 'Make way for dad!'

New blocks and new portals, really?

We are learning to understand the features of a headline and a slogan.
I know I can do this when I write a headline and slogan that grabs people's attention.

Wow, Geronimo is an awesome hero!

We are learning to understand the text that we read.
I know I can do this when I write a book review of how Geronimo saved the day in my own words.

Remember not to listen to strangers because they can trick you!

We are learning to reflect on today's mass.
I know I can do this when I write today's message and write two emotions about not trusting people who doesn't tell the truth.

Go Carter chan, Go Carter chan!

 At four pm on Friday, we went to the motel from my house. We needed to tell the builders where the lights needed to be placed. I went into our motel room and quickly got ready because my dance competition was at six pm. 

After I got ready, my mum and I went to pick up my dad from the train station. When we reached the train station, I saw my dad coming out from the train and coming towards us. I felt happy because my dad was also coming to the competition. 

After that, we went to Auckland Boy's Grammar and that's the place where I was going to have my competition. When we reached Auckland Boy's Grammar, I was amazed because it was so big and all the building were white.

 After we went inside the school hall, a man told us that we needed to pay an entrance fee to go in the hall. My dad didn't have any money so he went to look for a dairy to get some cash out. It took him very long to get to the dairy because he walked instead of taking the car because he didn't want anyone to take our parking.

Within three hours hours, my dad came back with some money and I went down to the boy's dressing room, to wait until our dance starts.

While we were waiting, I played truth or dare with my dance group. It was fun because the game on the I pad called out our names and gives us a choice between truth or dare. I kept on getting dares.

Soon after, my dance teacher came and said that we need to get ready to go on the stage. When we went on stage, everyone clapped and called out our group's name which was called Carter chan .

During the dance, I was a bit nervous but I was having fun at the same time. In the last set of the dance, everyone was shouting and screaming so loud that we couldn't hear the music.

After the dance, the judge came and told us the results. She said that we came second and I went on stage to represent my dance group when they made the announcement. After that, we went home and it was nine o'clock. I had a very long sleep.

I enjoyed the competition and I hope that we can do much better in the next competition.
We are learning to understand and use language features correctly in our recount.
I know I can do this when I use appropriate time words and past tense in my recount. 

Do not make personal sins!

We are learning to understand the personal sin.
I know I can do this when I describe what Personal sin is in my own words.

Is that toy car for sale?

We are learning to develop understanding of the text that we read.
I know I can do this when I summarise the story Kele's car.

Sing louder, sing louder!

 At six o'clock on Saturday night, my family and I got ready ready to go to my auntie's house for a birthday party. The birthday was for my auntie who was turning 38. We were also going to have a sleepover.

After we were all ready, we hopped into my dad's car and went to the party. It took only twenty minutes to reach my auntie's house. When we reached my auntie's house, I saw a lot of balloons and a big poster that said Happy birthday.

I also saw my cousins. I went to play with my cousins until was time to cut the cake. We traded some dominoes, I gave my cousin a domino that had a character on it called Dug from the movie UP. I got a character from Inside out and her name was Joy.

Within an hour, we cut the cake. The cake looked yummy because it had white icing and lots of coconuts on top of it. When we cut the cake, we sang the happy birthday song. I sang really loud but no one could hear me because everybody else was loud as well.

After that, we ate some ice cream. I had some ice cream that was mixed with chocolate and vanilla ice cream. It tasted really good.

After we had the ice cream, everyone went home and my auntie and cousins went to set up our beds. Then I went to bed. When we hopped on the bed, my cousin said that she was hungry, but it was nearly eleven o'clock, so I said, "No" because everyone was asleep. Within ten minutes, I fell asleep and dreamt about a jelly kingdom and it was very bright and peaceful.

I enjoyed the sleepover at my cousin's house, I hope I could have another sleepover soon because it was so much fun.

We are learning to understand and use descriptive language in my recount.
I know I can do this when I use appropriate adjectives to describe.