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.