Wow, Marco polo is a famous merchant!

Learning intention: We are learning to understand and identy the main ideas of an article.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I describe details of Marco polo's life.

Can you make yummy chocolate like Ella and Olivia?

Learning intention: We are learning to understand the text that I read.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I write a book review about the story Ella and Olivia The best friend showdown.

Wow, fossas live in Madagascar!

Learning intention:We are learning to develop the understanding of the text I read.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I research information about Fossa and organise them into categories: habitat, food, babies and description.

Are you intelligent like Angelica?

Learning intention: We are learning to understand the qualities of a child hero.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I identify the qualities and the actions of how she saved her dad's life.

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

It was a cool, sunny day on Saturday the 27th of March, so my family and went to the swimming pools in Panmure because it was my cousin birthday.

When we arrived there, we changed into our togs quick 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 really excited because it took a long time to reach the front.

When the light turned green, I went down the slide very fast. When I came down from the slide I was feeling hungry, but before we after we could eat some food, we sang the happy birthday song to Jess. After that, ate some food. We had ice cream, hot dogs, hot chips, yummy cake and some cold drinks. The food was very delicious and yummy. Then we had a nice, cold shower before it was time to head home. We had a lovely drive home without any traffic.

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 intention: We are learning to use descriptive language to make my writing more interesting.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I do this when I use adjectives to describe my weekend.

You need to us your division facts to solve negative exponents!

Learning intention: We are learning to understand negative exponents.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I give at least two examples to explain my understanding of negative exponents using division facts.

Do you honour your mother and father?

Learning intention: We are learning to understand the covenant that was given to Moses by God.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I list the ten commandments.

Do you know what < and > stands for?

Learning intention: We are learning to understand inequalities in algebra.

Success criteria: I know I can do this when I explain how the 'less than' and the 'greater than' sign is used.

Have you played Rippa Rugby before?

Rippa Rugby!

On Friday the 1st of April, Room 7 and I went to the field to have our first Rippa Rugby lesson. Our coach’s name is Hamish. He is the coach for the Marist Rugby club.  

First we had to get a velcro belt and put it around our hips. Then we had to get our Rippas and put it on the front and back of our belt. After that, we had to pair up. However, there was an uneven number of students, so I had to go in a group of three. I was with Kyle and Vaughan. Kyle had to stand in front of Vaughn and Vaughan had to try to get the Rippa from the back of Kyle.

Vaughan had to stand one arm length away from Kyle. When Kyle ran he was going so fast that Vaughan couldn’t get the Rippa off him. Then it was my turn to run. I was scared because I thought that Kyle will get my rippa, but I still tried my best. When Hamish blew the whistle, I run as fast as I could and Kyle didn't get me! I was so relieved. After that, we played some more games.

I feel happy because I got to play Rippa Rugby with my friends. My favourite part was when we played a real Rippa Rugby game with the rugby ball and when we had to try and steal the rippas from each other.

Learning intention: We are learning to write a recount using the correct structure.

Success criteria: I know I can do this when I write the orientation, followed by the events and then a conclusion of our first Rippa Rugby session.