Christianity Has Converted!

Learning Intention:WALT Explain how the lives of those who converted to Christianity changed.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I complete the sentences correctly.

Teaching In The Name Of Jesus Christ!

Learning Intention: WALT recognise that the apostles passed on the teaching of Jesus Christ so that others could come to know and believe in him.

Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I create an image showing the apostles and explaining the actions that they performed.

Tamaki Cluster Cross Country

The feeling, of coming last was getting on my nerves. What if I don't make it?

 What if I tripped, sprained my ankle and had to sit the whole competition out?

As my dad and I drove to

Bailey Road School, we stopped by the dairy to grab myself a few drinks for

hydrating.

As we were getting closer and closer to the death trap, I mean Cross Country,

I could feel my legs shaking.

I didn't know if I was cold or nervous. We arrived at the school, as my butterflies

got even

BIGGER.

As my dad and I were heading to the 2nd main gate,

I met up with a few reps from our school.

Xavier, Soane and Oliver were standing underneath a tree probably waiting

for the whole team to arrive.

"It's the other way"my dad says as he has been their when my

brother had ran last year.

So we walked the other way, and in we went through the gates as my dad showed

me the track.

My nerves dropped when I saw how big the track was. I have ran a track like this,

except there weren't

any steep hills.

Walking back to out of the gate where I found my whole team standing by the post.

"Punipuao's here!" a teammate calls.

As I see another school stop by, my stomach sinks as we approach the crowd.

As we walked inside the hall, we were madly searching for our sign, but apparently

it was invisible.

We finally found our sign and gently threw our bags by the wall.

Before we had to run, we walked the course so that we couldn't get lost. Oh

my goodness, was

the track so

BIG. Soon, it was time for the younger kids to run. "In your marks, get set, GO!"

shouted Eric.

The little boys

and girls shot past as they ran wildly through the course.

Nervously, the crowd waited for them to return to the finish. Soon, a Stanhope kid

came 1st place.

Years later, or minutes later, it was show time.

Getting advice from my dad really gave hope that I wouldn't come last.

As Eric said “go”, I shot past a few girls coming 2nd place.

I kept running, as I reached a point where my body felt heavy. Feeling dizzy,

didn't stop me.

I took a rest for a minute by the tree, where I saw my little cousin, Solomon,

standing there

cheering on for me.

Sooner or later, I stood, putting my hands behind my head. I ran past a few girls

on the way.

The next lap I zoomed past, where I nearly reached a checkpoint,

I crouched to the ground, feeling the grass, saying a little prayer before I launched back

onto my feet.

Reaching the end,

I zoomed past a group of girls and one of my teammates Xavier where I crossed the line.

How relieved I was to make it. I hugged my dad, as he could feel the pain on my legs. Walking

back to my team,

I felt hungry, so hungry I nearly ate my whole lunch. By the end of the day, I was fully puffed.

I would also like to thank Mrs Vaivelata and the other parents for helping us with transport.

Punipuao

Adam's Peak looks interesting!

What is a pilgrim:

A pilgrim is a worshipper that travels to a sacred place for a religious reason for example, to deliver a holy message or to discover. The places that they choose to go could be the Golden Temple in Amritsar, The Way of St James, and Adam's Peak are examples.

If I were a pilgrim, I would go on a pilgrimage to Adam's Peak to observe the footprint of Adam.

Adam's Peak:

Adam’s Peak, popularly known as the Sacred Footprint, is the most sacred mountain in Sri Lanka. People climb the 2,243 m tall mountain to stand upon the clouds. Christians and Muslims claim it as the footprint of Adam, while Hindus believe that it belongs to Shiva. Shiva is the third God in the Hindu Tribe of the three Gods. The other two gods are Brahma and Vishnu. Hindus think that Brahma is 'called' to be the creator of the universe while Vishnu is the protector of it. The Christians and Muslims believe that it was really Adam's footprint because, Adam was first to be brought to the universe.

Jesus as a teacher

Learning Intention: WALT recognise ways Jesus prepared the apostles to teach his message.

Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I create an advertisement of Jesus as a teacher.

First Reversal Poem!

Learning Intention: WALT create and write our first reverse poem.

Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I use words that make sense.

Creating my own book jacket!

Learning Intention: WALT create and design a book jacket for a book that we have read
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I design and create a layout for a book jacket.

Comparing and Contrast!

Learning Intention: WALT compare and contrast the differences and similarities of two books.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I can give examples of the same and differences of the two books I've read.

Diamante Poem!!

Learning Intention: L.I.: understand the format of Diamanté Poetry and use this to create our own original poems.

Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I choose nouns, adjectives and verbs that suit the description of a girl and a boy.

Qualities

L.I: WALT explain the meaning of qualities.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I explain the definition of Spontaneity.

These days have changed since we were born!

Learning Intention: WALT answer our main inquiry question and identify ways that fencibles have been doing back in the days.

Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I explain who Peter Brady was and what he achieved in his work.

Who Is Tiki Taane?

LI: Identify the main features of a biography:
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I give more then 5 main facts about Tiki Taane's Life.

An Acrostic Poem!

Learning Intention: What is a quality blog post

My Autobiography!

Punipuao Afamasaga:

Introduction:

My name is Punipuao Rewalina-Jane Afamasaga and I am proudly given the culture to be Samoan. I am one of three children and a daughter of a minister/priest and a Early learning childhood teacher. I can be a competitive girl in sports especially soccer and netball but absolutely love maths.

Early life:

During my early life I had cared for my family but mostly my parents and grandparents. Having a caring and humorous family has been a massive experience towards my future. My father is an ordained minister/priest who has recently been chosen as priest for Ranui PIC. He had preached at may different churches such as :

• St Columba Botany-2014(2 months)
• Manukau PIC-2014-2016
• St John's Union Parish(Opotiki)-2017-2018
• Ranui PIPC-2018(Permanently)   

My mother has been teaching for so many years now and has been given so many promotions from other preschools because of her education and early life prizes she was given. I have two siblings who both are achieving their education and receiving promotions too. I have one brother(13) and sister(8) who have been a pain in the neck for 12 years now. My brother is attending Sacred Heart College while my sister and I go to the same school.

Career:

My career for the future is to compete in different sports and be a great cook or baker. One of my most exciting dreams for me is to be in MKR(My Kitchen Rules) or New Zealand's Great Baker in the future. I also would like to play for the Silver Ferns and win many awards for my family and maybe also get a chance to play with Maria Tutaia. Playing netball and soccer might be a challenge as their might be a lot travelling. I have played netball twice with two schools which I had some injuries(I recovered). I have also played piano my whole life and I am still continuing on. I had a few lessons with some teachers but I could not understand them well, so I decided to play piano self-taught. I have a organ and 2 keyboards at home that I play and also a ukulele and a guitar which I use to create my own music.   

Achievements:

As I grew I competed in a lot of competitions. These competitions have took all over New Zealand which was challenging for me because my parents were busy with work. These competitions were mostly interschool sports which I performed at St Joseph's Catholic School in Opotiki,Bay of Plenty. It started at school when we had athletics and the principle was impressed with my performance. She decided to put me as 5 of the Opotiki Athletics competitors. I competed and got through with six 1st places in, high jump, 800m,500m,400m,300m and 200m sprints. On my birthday was the day for the Bay of Plenty Championships which took me straight to Western Bay of Plenty Championships. I was also given a promotion to compete at the National Young Athlete World Championships taken at America which I did not attend because I decided to carry on with my education because no education means no life.

Conclusion:

I love sports, cooking, music and especially my family. School and education is what I am looking forward to and during my future. I also like pop music and RnB.

Learning Intention: WALT write an autobiography describing ourselves.

Cartoon Character Fridge Magnets!!

What if I get burnt?

Another Thursday went past and it was time for woodwork. Today was very exciting for me because we were making cartoon characters using a burner and important listening skills so that we are all safe. For our assignment we were told to print out any character we liked. I had chosen a picture of a minion holding out his teddy. For this art I had used a:

• Piece of wood
• A sandpaper
• A burner
• Various colours of paint
• Paint brushes
• Ink plastic paper
• Pencil
• And our character

I started by sanding out my piece of wood so that I could have a firmer base for burning properly. After a while of sanding, I grabbed a Ink plastic paper and added some sticky tape to the sides to hold it down. I also added tape onto the character so that it could not move while I was tracing it. Sooner or later, It was time to burn my character. I plugged in the black and red plugs into the right holes as Mr. Nair had said and flicked the switch on. Safely, I used the Poker Worker machine and I was shocked at the vibration of the burner. As soon as I finished burning, I started organising my paint. With the help of Eti, I eventually finished my painting and left it on the table to dry. Sooner or Later we thanked Mr. Nair and left for our school.

Learning Intention: WALT write a story describing what we have achieved at Technicraft.

Woodwork is great!

Learning Intention: WALT use descriptive words to explain what I have learnt at technicraft.

Witi Ihimaera

Learning Intention: WALT use a PMI chart to explain the interesting, minus and plus information from the interview with Witi Ihimaera.

Scripture Research.

Learning Intention: WALT research scripture references and answer the questions correctly 

Jesus Saves John's Mother

Where is God in your actions?

Jesus saves people from whatever separates them from God. Jesus saves people from harmness which occurs when people disrespect tapu and misuse the gift of 'Free Will'.

Jesus saves John's Mother:

John's mother was unwell. John's sister had a son named Gabi. She asked him, "You don't want to go with your father?".   "No I wanted to check on grandmother!" he said. "Is she going to die?" Gabi asked. Suddenly a young girl brought Jesus in and said "We prayed to the lord to help us and here is is!" exclaimed the girl. She showed Jesus to Aviva's room. Jesus felt how hot she was. He then placed his hand on Aviva's forehead. "Arise, Aviva"said Jesus. Her fever then dropped and she woke up. "We've got some visitors, This is Jesus". cried the girl. She said to Jesus, "Rabbi, you look so thin" she said. "Let me feed you". Jesus ate the Jewish dish that Aviva had prepared.

Jesus saves John's Mother Animation

Learning Intention: WALT explain what it means to be saved by Jesus.

The Lobster!!

Lobster:

Introduction:

Lobsters comprise a family of large marine crustaceans. The scientific name for the lobster is 'Nephropidae'.where

Appearance:

Lobsters are related to prawns and crabs. They have thin bodies covered in a hard shell, big claws and long antenna. Some lobster shells are blue and black when they're alive but turn red during cooking. Most lobsters are around 30cm in length and weigh around 1kg. The lobsters tail fan has a weird shape, because it is like a propeller of a boat. This tail fan is really useful and fun for the lobster because it helps it to swim around the deep sea and hunt for its favourite food. One of the lobsters claws are called 'pincher claw' and the other side is 'crusher claw'. The crusher claw is the biggest claw which is used to crush its prey. On the other hand the pincher claw which the lobster uses to rip into the prey.

Habitat:

The Northwest Atlantic is where the American lobster calls home. From Labrador to North Carolina this lobster is found eating, breeding and roaming the ocean floor. Lobsters prefer to make their homes in rocky areas where they can hide in the narrow opening from predators. Some lobsters can be found in the pacific ocean or other deep areas where lobsters can swim around.

Food:

Lobsters like to eat crabs, clams, mussels, starfish, smaller fish, and sometimes even other lobsters. A lobster does have teeth, but they are not in its mouth, they are in its stomach. The food is chewed in the stomach between by what look like three molars.

Behavior:

American lobsters are scavengers as well as predators, eating just about anything they can find along the bottom of the ocean, including fish, small crustaceans, and mollusks. They are cannibalistic as well and have been known to devour other American lobsters in lobster traps. Lobsters are just one of many types of animal in the crustacean family. Other crustaceans include crayfish, shrimp and crabs. In a place of a vertebra, the lobster has an exoskeleton, which is considered soft because it is flexible unlike a clam's exoskeleton. To grow, the lobster has to shed their shell.

Adaption:

Lobster adaptations include the ability/talent to shed their exoskeleton, compound eyes, dark coloring, claws that are designed for different tasks and a heightened sense of smell and taste. The lobster's ability is to shed its outer skin through a process called 'molting' that allows the animal to regenerate lost limbs.

Conclusion:

The lobster is part of family of large marine crustaceans. They come in all different shapes and sizes but they can be harmful to predators who hunt them.

References:

Interesting Lobster facts

Lobster- Fish and Kids

Lobster life and Evolution

Learning Intention: WALT identify and write an information report about an animal.

Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I describe the identity of a lobster.

Puzzle Maker!

Learning Intention: WALT create a puzzle of words expressing the actions of virtues.

Religious Education!

Learning Intention: Identify virtues that enable people to live as Jesus did.

What is another word for 'said'?

Learning Intention: WALT manufacture different synonyms of the word 'said'.

Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I create new words for example: 'Vocalised and spoke'.  

What has he done to become a virtuous person?

Learning Intention: WALT identify virtues in actions in the life of Ieriko Afamasaga.

Explanation Writing

Water Cycle

How is water made?

Water Cycle is a circulation of water made around the world. A water cycle is also a cycle of a step by step process of water being made.

Evaporation:

When evaporation commences, it changes the water from liquid into vapor or steam. Evaporation is also when the sun heats up the water in rivers, lake or oceans and turns it into vapor or steam. The water vapor or steam then leaves the ocean and goes into the air.

Condensation:

After evaporations occur, 'condensation' begins. Condensation is the process by which water vapor in the air is changed into liquid water. Condensation is crucial to the water cycle because it is responsible for the formation of clouds.

Precipitation:

Precipitation now begins. Precipitation occurs when so much water has condensed that the air cannot hold it anymore. Soon the clouds get heavy and water falls back to the earth in the form of rain, hail, sleet or snow.

Collection:

When water falls back to earth as precipitation, it may fall back in the oceans, lakes or rivers or it may end up on land. When it ends up on land, it will either soak into the earth and become part of the “groundwater” that plants and animals use to drink or it may run over the soil and collect in the oceans, lakes or rivers where the cycle starts all over again.

Conclusion:

When water vapor cools, it becomes liquid water. Precipitation is water that falls to Earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail. The Water Cycle is the movement of water from Earth's surface into the air and back to Earth repeatedly.

Learning Intention: WALT write an explanation writing about the water cycle.

Writing Process

Essential Question:

"How does my love for sports affect the way I feel and relate to others?"

Questions:

1. Why do other people have different taste to sport than me?
2. Why am I different to everyone else?
3.  Do other care about my love for sports?

Key understanding:

1. People have different tastes because they have different interests to me.
2. People are different because they come from different cultures and they have different interests.
3. Others can be harsh about what you love to do but some can support your interest

Learning Intention: WALT Identify the steps in the writing process.

My Lenten Prayer!

Learning Intention: WALT write a Lenten Prayer of our own.

How can can you solve bigger equations using 'Place Value'?

Learning Intention: We are learning to solve bigger problems using place values in our equations.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I collaborate with my classmate to solve bigger equations or problems.

Dame Whina Cooper!

Learning Intention: We are learning to identify virtues in action in the life of Dame Whina Cooper

Collaborating in Maths!

Learning Intention: We are learning to solve equations using place values.

Have you ever read the book about the 'Iron Woman'?

Learning Intention: WALT create a personal response to chapters 1 & 2 of the 'Iron Woman'.

The Virtues of a Rainbow Fish!

Learning Intention: WALT recognise how people grow in virtue

What virtues can you identify from the story?

• Loving
• Caring
• Courage
• Sharing
• Helping
• Generosity
• Kindness
• Friendly
• Compassion
• Loyalty
• Honesty
• Fortitude
• Justice
• Temperance                    

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