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.

The poles is as white as a shiny tooth!

1. The poles are as empty as an eaten tuna from a can.
2. The poles are beautiful like the stars that shine in the night.
3. It is  as white as a shiny tooth.
4. The poles is so cold that whoever goes there will freeze on their second step.
5. It is so windy that you feel like you are going to be blown away like a balloon.
6. The icebergs are so icy that everything slips.

Learning Intention: We are learning to write a description.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I use 6 descriptive sentences to describe the poles.

The haunted house feels sinister!

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

The haunted house is really bone-chilling!

The haunted house looks frightening and horrifying. It feels sinister, bone-chilling and spine-tingly. The haunted house is shadowy as if something is going to jump out. It smells damp and dusty. The haunted house is very quiet. 
Learning Intention: We are learning to write a description.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I use descriptive sentences to describe the haunted house.

The supermarket is as quiet and a library!

The supermarket aisles are all lined up parallel to each other. The healthy fruits and vegetable aisles smells fresh and natural. You can feel the chill as you walk down the frozen food aisle, so chilly that you could turn into a snowman. The supermarket is stinky and smelly from the combination of fresh and rotten fruit. 
Learning Intention: We are learning to write a description.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I use descriptive sentences to describe the supermarket.

It is very silent in the desert!

Learning Intention: We are learning to write a description. Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I use descriptive sentences to describe the desert.

Education is a big part of your child's life!

Learning Intention: We are learning to persuade others our point of view.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I record five arguments of why children should have education using Screencastify.

Social media is not good for children under thirteen years of age!

Learning Intention: We are learning to persuade others our point of view.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I record three arguments of why children should not use social media using Screencastify.

I think we should have rubbish bins in our school environment!

I think we should have rubbish bins in our school environment. This is an issue that we all need to take seriously as it can become a serious problem later on.

My first argument is that if we didn't have have rubbish bins in our school, students and other people that come to our school might litter our environment. This is bad for our school as this will pollute and make our school dirty.

If schools didn’t have rubbish bins, where will the students put their rubbish? In their bags? Sometimes the rubbish might be dirty or wet, which means that if it was put into our bags, our bags will get dirty and wet.

My third argument is that if we have too much rubbish, this may kill the plants and the animals. Students, teachers and other people who are in schools with no rubbish bins, could get sick and they wouldn't be able to go to school.

I strongly believe that we should have rubbish bins in schools so that we can have a healthy and safe environment.

Below are the results of a survey that my group:

What would we do if we had non-recyclable trash and we had no rubbish bin?

83.8% said just hope it decomposes.

2(5.4%) said that they would take it home and chuck it in the bin at home.

8.1% said just leave it.

1(2.7%) said Just throw it into the wind.

Do you think recycling will be dangerous at all?

86.1% said No

13.9% said Yes

Imagine we didn’t put rubbish in rubbish bins, what would happen to our school?

81.6% said pollution

10.5% said probably nothing

3(7.9%) A bad thing

Learning Intention: We are learning to follow the structure of a persuasive writing.

Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I record three reasons why we should have rubbish bins at school.

Going to a party with my mum and dad was so cool!

On Saturday the 3rd of June my mum, dad and I went to my aunt's house to have a celebration because my uncles came back to New Zealand.

When we reached my aunt’s house, we called all my uncles to come to the house so that we could surprise my uncles that have just came to New Zealand. After we called them, we waited for 20 minutes for all my uncles to come. For all my uncles to come. After that, I greeted everyone then went into my cousin’s room to play with them.

After I found my cousins, they were trying to scare anyone that came into their room, but as soon as they heard it was me, they let me into the room. When they heard it was me they let me in and then they asked me if I wanted to play hide and seek I said “Yes, sure!”. While we were playing, my dad and mom said that we should get home because it was starting to get dark so we said our goodbyes and went home.

I like going to parties because you get meet new people and have dinner together.

Learning Intention: We are learning to add details to our writing.

Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I describe the party with my mum and dad.

Going to a barbecue can be so much fun!

On Monday my mum, brother, sisters and I rushed into my mum’s blue  Nissan so she could take us speedily  to go to Mangere hall to have a barbecue with the Sudanese Community.

My mum and sisters ran past us to go to their friends while my brother Isaac and I  went  outside to find our friends. When my brother and I found our friends, we greeted happily them and then we started to play.

Later on, my mum gave me her iphone so my friends and I could listen to some music. We played Better When I’m Dancing, Swalla, Bet You Can’t Do It Like Me, Bruk It Down, Bruk Off Your Back, Options and some music from our culture. We  liked all the songs that we chose.

Next my mum went to the car to get the food that we were having. My mum, my friends and I went to go and help my mum set up the food because there were  over 60 people at this event. Then we set the food on the table. Before we were ready to enjoy our food, we approached everyone to tell them to come inside the hall to pray with us. While we were waiting to pray, my mum and my aunties aunties said for the children and I to lead the prayer. So we did. I felt confident and calm because I knew all the people there.

After we finished eating, we grabbed a drink and my friends and I went to my brother and his friends outside so that we could play with them. We  played tag on the monkey bar, hide and seek and can you hang upside down the longest.

After a while it got dark so my mum said it was time to go home so we said bye to everyone and  went back home.   

I like going to barbecues because it is lots of fun I really enjoyed watching people cook the food and helping them out at the event!

 

Learning Intention: We are learning to follow the stucture of an recount.
Success Criteria: i know I can do this when I write an introduction, events and conclusion about going to the barbecue.

Going to my cousin's birthday!

Drinks-raspberry-blueberry-pineapple-cola

Lollies- strawberry

Songs-Lean and dab,Bet can do it like me,cutral songs and controlla

Games-tag,can you hang upside down

On Saturday, my family and I went to the hall to celebrate my  cousin’s birthday. When we got there, we said hello to everyone.

First my mum and dad went to their friends to talk about the dance off, so my brother and I went to find our friends. After we found them, we played games on the safety monkey like tag and can you hang upside down the longest. Afterwards my cousins and I went into the hall to give out some lollies to the rest of the children because they were from my aunty to give out. Before long, the boys came in the hall and we had a dance off. Next, my cousins and I were dancing to some cultural music and Controlla. The boys and my brother were dancing to Lean and Dab and Bet Can Do it like Me. We were scared that we would get low votes from our parents.

Later on, the parents brought back the score and the girls won. Soon all the children were  eating lollies. We were so happy that we won. Soon after that my sister, cousins and I went to say happy birthday to my little cousin. When it got dark, we said goodbye to everybody and went home after that.

I like going to parties because it is a lot of fun.

Learning Intention: We are learning to write the structure of a recount.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I can write an introduction, conclusion, and events about going to my cousin's birthday.

Our last sesion of Orienteering was awesome!!

On Friday the 31st of March, my class and I went underneath a big tree to have our Orienteering session. The first thing that we did, was we all lined up in a straight line. My teacher and our coach timed to see how long it would take the class to complete the course. We were all given a map to follow. We were all happy because we did not have to buddy up. I tried to do my best to be the first girl to sit down. Eventually, we all completed our maps so we did another round. I like Orienteering because we get to run around and learn how to read a map.

Learning Intening : We are learning to write a verbal recount.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I write a brief recount to describe our fourth Orienteering session.

What a fun Orienteering session!

On Thursday the 30th of March, my class and I went underneath a tree to do Orienteering. First we were all give a map to follow to our first control. Some people had the same map like Pauline, Rosie and I. Later on I went around the school looking for the controls and when I found the controls, I clicked off my card. I felt scared because we weren't able to buddy up in

this session. However I tried  my best and I completed the course by myself.

Learning Intention: We are learning to write a verbal recount.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I write a brief verbal recount about our third Orienteering session.

I was so excited to meet Katie Glynn!

Learning Intention: We are learning to develop understanding of our person of interest.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I use blabberize to record a brief recount of Katie Glynn's visit to our school.

Balloon Magic by Angelina

L.I.-W.A.L.T.-write  procedure in order.

Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I can write an instructions in order using action words at the beginning  of a sentence.

Materials :T-shirt,pants,balloons, hair.

Steps:

1.Grab a balloon and blow it.

2.Rub the balloon on your hair or t-shirt.

3.Take the balloon which has been rubbed against material or your hair and given a charge of static electricity.

4.Put the balloon on your head and you will notice that the hair goes up and stick on to the balloon.

5.Was the goal achieved?

How to grow a carrot tree.

        How to grow a carrot tree.

L.I. W.A.L.T. give appropriate instructions.

Success Criteria:I know I can do this when I can  give appropriate instructions how to grow a carrot tree. 

Materials-a carrot top,a small container,a jug of water.

Steps :

1.Cut the carrot top.
2.Put the carrot top in a container.
3.Put some water inside the container.
4.Put the container with carrot top on the window sill where the sun shines.
5.Watch it grow.
6.Did it work?         How can you tell?

My Mum And Dad

In the holidays my dad came home and he asked my mum if they should get back together.  Then my mum said that the family will change if we get back together.  So she said it’s a no, and they had an argument. 

My dad kept on coming back to see the family.  My dad and I went shopping for things.  We shopped for dolls, make up and roller skates.  My dad and I got gifts for everyone in the family.  We also got a gift for my dad.

My mum loves us just the way I love him.  He loves me too. 

I talked to my dad about coming to Skateland and he said, “Yes”.  It was fun skating at Skateland.  We said, “Thank you”.  He said, “It is ok”.  Then we went home.