Did you know that Taylor Swift has taken down her music from spotify?

Learning Intention: We are learning to develop our critical thinking skills.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I answer thinking questions about the article 'Taylor Swift's music is gone from spotify' using the text and my prior knowledge.

The seaside is a nice place to relax!

• The Seaside is a beautiful location to relax and swim.
• Even though the sea is calm, you can hear the gentle never-ending lapping of tiny waves swishing across the sand.
• As you relax at the Seaside, you can smell the fishy air coming in from the fish caught in nets.
• When you walk on the sand, you can feel the bumpy rocks rubbing underneath your feet.
• When you swim in the deep blue sea, you can feel the extremely hot sun burning your skin.

Learning Intention: We are learning to write a description.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I write five descriptive sentences to describe the seaside and record it using screencastify.

The enormous fairytale castle looked magnificent!

• The enormous fairytale castle looked magnificent with exciting decorations in the large magical halls.
• It is fancy with marvellous fairytale characters and mind blowing flags on the walls.
• The food in the fairytale castle smells beautiful like grapes growing on trees.
• There is the burnt crispy smell of pigs roasting on the spit.
• There are many colourful fairies flying around the castle like the rainbow shimmering in the sky.

Learning Intention: We are learning to write a description.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I write five descriptive sentences to describe a fairytale castle.

A school is a place for children to receive an education!

• The school is full of children who are constantly chattering away. 
• The school is so huge that it’s like a maze where children could get lost. 
•  The children show respect and courtesy to each other by not arguing with each other. 
• The food from the school tuckshop tastes delicious and appetising. 
• The school smells like fresh air.

Learning Intention: We are learning to write a description.
Success Criteria: I know I ca do this when I write five descriptive sentences to  describe a school and record it using screencastify.

Now I have Knowledge of Napier!

Learning Intention: We are learning to follow clues to find a destination and identify key information about a place.
 Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I locate Napier on a map and research to find interesting facts about Napier and record it using Screencastify.

Save the children is a charity that fights for children's rights!

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• Save the children is a charity that fights for children's rights. 
• Save the children provides education for children that can't go to school. 
• Save the children helps families who are in poverty by feeding the children and giving them somewhere to live.
•  Save the children helps people who have survived wars. 
• Save the children helps children around the world.
•  Save the children organisation meets children who needs help face to face so that they can share their care for them. 

 Learning Intention: We are learning to recognise charities that helps people living in poverty and suffering from injustice.
 Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I record six key information about how Save the Children organisation helps those living in poverty using Screencastify.

I can now say some of the place names in Aotearoa!

Learning Intention: We are learning to pronounce and understand well-known Maori words.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I record the new vocabulary that I have learnt this week  using screencastify.