Baseball is fun!

On Saturday 27th of August, my siblings and I went to my aunt's house because our parents had to go to a wedding. First we all got dressed up and then we drove to my aunt's house in Panmure.

When we arrived at my aunt's house, we said, "Goodbye mum and dad!" Then, we sat down on the chairs and watched a movie. We watched Ice age collusion course. It was funny and very interesting. The movie was about was a mammoth who had to save his daughter and wife from the big snow storm. 

After we watched the movie, we were called to go and have some breakfast. As we were about to eat, my little cousin Jerome, came out to hug my siblings and I.  His little baby sister, Mackenzie did the same.

We all had coco pops and some toast for breakfast and then we all went outside to play. We played Volleyball. I was on my uncle's team with my little sister. When the ball was flying towards me, my uncle said, "Do a spike!" so I did it and the other team couldn't hit it because the ball flew to the back. Our team won by six points and my auntie's team won by four points.

Soon, we went back inside to take a nap. At 12 o'clock, we all woke up. My auntie asked us if we wanted to go to the park so we all said, "Yes please!" We packed up some chips, cookies and peanut butter jelly sandwiches and a large bottle of coca cola. Then we drove to the park nearby the house. When we arrived, I ran to the swing and I lifted my legs up and down so that I could swing high into the sky.

Later on, we played a game of baseball using the bouncy ball that my younger sister had. We used our hand as the bat to hit the ball. When it was my turn, I hit the ball with my hand and I ran past all the base until I reached the last base. Soon it looked like it was going to rain so we had to go home.

Eventually, we arrived home. When the doorbell rang, my parents arrived so we said, "Thank you for looking after us!" and I gave them a kiss.

My favourite part was when we played baseball because I won by touching all the bases with my hand.

Learning Intention: We are learning to understand and use descriptive language in our writing.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I use adjectives in my writing to describe my visit to my auntie's house.

Would you like to design a mascot?

Learning Intention: We are learning to develop our understanding of time, continuity and change.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I write down five facts about mascots.

What country are you cheering for?

Learning Intention: We are learning to understand the Rio Olympics.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I mark the countries, the athletes and the events using google maps.

Let's support New Zealand!

Learning intention: We are learning to speak Te Reo Maori.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I record the phrase 'Tau ke Aotearoa' and the English translation of it using blabberize.

I'm starving, can I have some ice-cream?

On Sunday 14th of August, my family and I went to the hospital to visit my cousin, Josephine. As we drove to the hospital, I felt sad because my cousin had operation and she might be sick after the operation.

When we arrived, we walked to where our cousin was and we saw Josephine lying on her bed. First, my parents talked about her sickness and her wedding day that's happening on October the 15th at the St. Patrick's Parish. After their conversation had finished, my dad said a prayer. Soon, we said goodbye and we left the hospital.

On our way home, my family and I felt hungry, so we decided to go to Ollies at Mt. Roskill, for some ice-cream. We walked to the counter and I ordered a sundae with a scoop of boysenberry ice-cream and a scoop of chocolate fudge ice-cream. I also added some passion fruit sauce, whipped cream with chocolate sprinkles and a pink triangle shaped wafer on the top.

Before long I took a bite and it tasted delicious. Then, we cleaned our table and left the building. I had had a day.

My favourite part was when, I ate my ice-cream because it was so delicate and sweet.

Learning Intention: We are learning to understand and use descriptive language in our writing.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I use adjectives in my writing to describe my family and I going to the hospital and going to Ollies for ice cream.

I learnt how to shot the ball into the hoop!

Learning Intention: We are learning to write a description.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I record my explanation of the acronym BEEF that is used in basketball on Blabberize.

How much do you love your family?

Why do families gather?

A family to me is a group of people who relate to others like siblings, cousins, uncles, aunts, grandparents and parents. A family has a lot of members.

When a family gathers together, they celebrate, pray or praise, chat and ask questions about their activities and/or what they've been up to. Family gatherings are an important part in making happy and great memories and this will keep them to be in good relationship with one another.

Families can also have misunderstandings with one another. They fight and hate each other at times, they make excuses for their wrongdoings and sometimes, they hurt their family members.

Our family is special. We cannot choose our family so we have to love them unconditionally, accepting and loving them for what they are and embracing their talents, strengths as well as their weaknesses.

Learning Intention: We are learning to follow the structure of an explanation writing.

Success criteria: I know I can do this when I write an introduction, followed by the explanation, then the effect and a concluding sentence about family gatherings.