Let's get ready for Jesus' birth!

We are learning to understand the season of Advent.
Success criteria: I know I can write down five ways of how we can prepare for the coming of Christ.

Do you know that Advent is a season of hope?

We are learning to understand the season of Advent.
I know I can do this when I use De Bono's white thinking hat to look for ten interesting facts and rewrite them in my own words.

Have you read the story of 'The perfect breakfast' before?

We are learning to understand what we read.
I know I can do this when I write a book review about the story I read.

Do you know what fair test is?

Learning intentions: We are learning to understand fair test in science experiments.

Success criteria: I know I can do this when I understand that a fair test is when you keep all the variables the same except for one. 

Have you ever had a birthday at the swimming pools before?

It was a cool, sunny day on Saturday the 28th of November, so my family and I went to the swimming pools in Panmure because it was my mum's birthday.

When we arrived there, we changed into our togs quickly like a rocket. Then we ran to the pools as fast as we could because it was filled with lots of people. Then we played some ball games. We passed the ball  back and forth to each other. When we were passing the ball, my cousin Danny threw the ball at me and it hit my face. It hit me so hard that I almost cried.

After a while, I felt better so I went to line up for the water slide. There was a long queue so it took me a long time to get to the top. When it was finally my turn, I felt a little bit scared because it was my first time.

When the light turned green, I went down the slide very fast.

After that, I was feeling hungry, but before we ate, we sang the happy birthday song to my mum. After that, ate some food. We had ice cream, hot dogs, chips, cake and some cold drinks. The food was very delicious and yummy. We had a nice, cold shower before it was time to head home. We had a lovely drive home.

I had a very relaxing time with my family and I really enjoyed going on the slides. I hope I’ll be able to try the other slides next time.

Learning Interaction: We are learning to understand and use descriptive language in my writing.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I use appropriate adjectives and verbs to describe my weekend.  

Everyone let's start spreading the Good news!

Learning intention: We are learning to understand Paul's journeys to spread the Good news.  
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I write where Paul travelled to spread the Good news.

Jesus, can you heal my dad who is sick?

We are learning to develop our creative skills through drama.

I know I can do this when I work collaborative with my group to act out Matthew 8:14-17. 

Life in the early church was hard!

We are learning to understand what life is like in the early Church.
I know I can do this when I describe how Peter and John dealt with difficulties in their life in the early church community.

Jesus, how can we continue your saving work?

We are learning to understand and continue Christ's saving work.

I know I can do this when I describe what happens in Luke 15:11-24, Mark 8:1-10, Luke 13:10-13 in my own words and identify the sacrament thatit is referring to.

Do you want to know about Liturgy and Eucharist?

We are learning to understand the importance of the liturgy that Christians celebrate.
I know I can do this when I explain what the Eucharist and Liturgy is in my own words.

My awesome picnic at the beach!

On a cool sunny day, my family and I went to the beach. We filled a basket with some lovely food and we also took our swimming togs with us to Mission Bay.

My dad placed a mat on the sand and put our basket with delicious food on. After that my brother and I put some sunscreen on to protect us from the sun. Then I went for a swim. It was cold swimming in the sea so I swam very quickly back. After a while I got out of the water and joined my brother on the beach.

Then my brother made sand castles, while I picked up some beautiful seashell.

After a while, we we felt tired so we went to our parents to have some sandwiches, some fruits and some cold lemonade. When I was eating the fruit it just melted  in my mouth and it was yummy. It was very refreshing when I had the drink.

When we finished swimming, my mum took both of together a show.

Then we decided to go to the park. I sat on the swings and played on the slide. After a while, we decided to go for a walk and my dad bought us some cold ice cream. Then we had a lovely drive home with not too much traffic.

It would be a wonderful to go to the beach again soon. Maybe I can ask my parents to swim with us next time.

We are learning to understand and use descriptive language.

I know I can do this when I use appropriate adjectives to describe my weekend.

Did you know that Jesus performed many miracles?

We are learning to understand the Jesus' saving work. 
I know I can do this when I  write four sentences about the miracles and the kindness of Jesus.

Do you know what qualitative, discrete and continuous data is?

We are learning to understand the three types of data in Statistics.
I know I can do this when I explain and give at least two examples for each of the data. 

Do you know how to make a go-kart?

We are learning to follow the structure of a procedure.
I know I can do this when I write down the steps for making a go-kart.

Do you know why we celebrate the Eucharist?

We are learning to understand the importance of the Eucharist.

I know I can do this when I explain why the Eucharist is at the heart of the church in my own words.

Do you like family dinners?

On the 20th of September, my whole family and I went to my aunt's house for a family dinner.
First, we cooked butter chicken because everyone had to cook a dish.When we finished cooking the food the whole room smelt very pleasant. When we were cooking the butter chicken my dad told me to taist the food if it was cooked or not. When I tasted it, it made me so happy and I wanted more.
After that, we put the food in the back of the car and we  drove to my aunt's house to have the food together with them.
When we got to my aunty's house, we had to wait for my cousins to come because they were still cooking their food. When we were waiting, my brother and I took turns playing on my dads phone because we were bored. After ten minutes my cousins arrived.
When they finally all came in the house, we shouted ''Yay'' because we were all very hungry. First I ate some butter chicken. It was so yummy because I like chicken.
 After we finished dinner, we played some games. The first game we played was, soccer. I was in my cousin Ben's team and my dad and brother was in the other team. Then the game began.
When we were playing the game, Ben scored a point. That made me so happy because caught up to my dad's  team. After that we add up all the scores and it was ten to ten, It was a ti!
 I felt happy because I got to see my cousins and I maybe next time we could play a different game because we always play the same game. 
We are learning to understand and use appropriate descriptive language.
I know I can do this when I use appropriate adjectives to describe my weekend.