Can I have some watermelon ice cream?

Learning Intention: We are learning to develop our understanding of the English grammar.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I explain that modal verbs are combined with another verb to show the mood or the tense.

Are you joyful, cheerful or delight?

Learning Intention: We are learning to develop our understanding of the English grammar.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I explain that shades of meaning refers to the slight differences in meaning between similar words or phrases that express feelings and opinions.

What is your favourite mascot?

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

You should never copy others because you might get in trouble!

Learning Intention: We are learning to makes connections with the text and form a personal opinion.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I use the ideas from the text that I read and use them to create five critical thinking questions about the story Tania at school. 

She sat on the chair!

Learning Intention: We are learning to develop our understanding of the English grammar.

Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I explain that prepositions are words that describes the relationship between a noun or a pronoun to another word in the sentence.

Do you know some of the countries that are participating in the Rio Olympics?

Learning Intention: We are learning to understand the Rio Olympics.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I use google map to find some of the countries that are participating in the Rio Olympics and record the number of athletes and the events that they are participating in.

Never go near a hurricane!

A hurricane is a huge storm! It can be up to 600 miles across and have strong winds spiraling inward and upward at speeds of up to 75 to a 200 kilometers per hour.

Each hurricane usually lasts for over a week, moving 10-20 miles per hour over the open ocean. Hurricanes gather heat and energy through contact with warm ocean waters. Evaporation from the seawater increases their power.

Hurricanes rotate in a counterclockwise direction around an "eye" in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise direction in the Southern Hemisphere. The center of the storm or "eye" is the calmest part.

The hurricane only starts with light winds and fair weather but it builds up as it comes onto land causing heavy rains, strong winds and large waves which can damage anything in its way like buildings, trees and cars. The farmers will be badly affected in their livelihood when their cattle and other animals, and most especially their plantations and crops are damaged or destroyed.

People should never go near or close to a hurricane because it is very dangerous and it could kill people as much as it can destroy things and damage infrastructures and buildings.

Learning Intention: We are learning to write an explanation.

Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I write how a hurricane works starting with an introduction, followed by the explanation, the effects and then a concluding sentence.

Do you have a basketball hoop?

Learning Intention: We are learning to use descriptive language in our recount.

Success Criteria:I know I can do this when I use adjectives to describe my weekend buying my cousin a basketball hoop

On Saturday, my family and I went to the Warehouse to purchase a basketball hoop for my cousin. First, we had breakfast. We had some cereal, bread and some eggs. Then we went to the Warehouse that is at Sylvia park in the car.

After we went inside the store, we went to look for a basketball and a hoop straight away. When we saw the basketballs, we thought that they weren't pumped up properly, however they were all beautiful. My dad chose a nicely pumped up ball because we didn't have a ball pump. Then we went to choose a basketball hoop. My dad and mum saw a junior hoop for $80 dollars. We weren’t sure whether it was a small one or not because it came in a huge box.

We asked a staff member if we could have a look inside the box because we weren’t sure if the basketball hoop was the right size for my cousin or not. When we looked in the box it was too small. So my parents, brother, sister and I tried to find a bigger hoop as quietly as we could. We found one that was just the right size so we brought it for $70.

Soon we left the store and we went to the pizza shop to order a pepperoni and a ham and cheese pizza. The cashier said that we could pick up the pizza in 20 minutes. We waited for my mum to get the pizza and then we headed to my cousin's house. I ran as quickly as I could back to the house because I was so excited about playing with the basketball.

My favourite part was when we got the basketball and the hoop because my brother, cousin and I have always wanted to get a hoop. My family and I were all so happy because this way we can have exercise any time that we want. When my brother, cousin and I get better at playing basketball, we might get a higher basketball hoop.

I know how to describe my five senses!

Learning Intention: We are learning to understand the English grammar.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I explain that sensing verbs are verbs that is related to the five senses.

That's the one New Zealand!

Learning Intention: We are learning to speak Te Reo Maori.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I record myself saying the phrase 'Kei reira' and explain the meaning of it in English using Blabberize.

I like bananas, but I don't like apples

Learning Intention: We are learning to understand the English grammar.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I explain that conjunctions are words that joins other words, phrases or clauses together.

Can you put your commas in the correct place?

Learning Intention: We are learning to understand the English grammar.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I explain that commas have many uses in grammar.

So cool New Zealand!

Learning Intention: We are learning to speak Te Reo Maori.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I record myself saying the phrase 'Tau ke Aotearoa' and explain the meaning of it in English using Blabberize.

Do you know what 'Karawhiua' means in English?

Learning Intention: We are learning to speak Te Reo Maori.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I record myself saying the phrase 'Karawhiua' and explain the meaning of it in English using Blabberize.

Do you know what BEEF stands for?

Learning Intention: We are learning to understand the game of basketball.

Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I explain that BEEF stands for balance, eye on the target, elbow and follow through.

Do you know that 'dom' is a common suffix?

Learning Intention: We are learning to understand the English grammar.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I explain that suffixes are letters that are added to the end of a word to change its meanings and it forms a new word.

Do you know why volcanoes erupt?

Why do volcanoes erupt?

A volcano is a mountain with vents through which molten lava, ashes, gases and rocks erupts up from.

Volcano occur along the boundaries of the earth's plates, where molten rocks is forced upwards from the magma. Some volcanoes are extinct but a few are still active.

When the volcano erupts, ashes and rocks crack the Earth's crust. After its crack, lava is forced upwards from the magma chamber. When the lava comes out, it burns everything in its path.

You should never go near volcanoes because it is very hot and dangerous.

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

Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I write an introduction, followed by the explanation sequence, effect and a concluding sentence to explain why volcanoes erupt.

"Santa, what are you doing in the Summer time?"

Learning Intention: We are learning to makes connections with the text and form a personal opinion.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I use the ideas from the text that I read and use them to create five critical thinking questions.

'Jump' is an action verb!

Learning Intention: We are learning to understand the English grammar.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I explain that verb types are a thing you do, think and say.

Run for your lives!

What is a tsunami?

A tsunami is a large ocean wave is usually caused by an underwater earthquake or a volcanic explosion.

Tsunamis are not tidal waves. Tidal waves are caused by the forces of the moon, sun, and planets upon the tides, as well as the wind as it moves over the water.  Tsunamis will move anything and anyone in its way.

You should never go near tsunamis because you could drown and it is very dangerous.

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

Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I write an introduction, followed by the explanation sequence, effect and a concluding sentence to explain what a tsunami.

Wow, Japan came first in gymnastics!

Learning Intention: We are learning to understand the sports that are played in the Rio Olympics 2016.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I explain the rules of how gymnastics is played in the Olympics.

Can you name a homonym?

Learni nmng Intention: We are learning to understand the English grammar.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I explain that homonyms are words that sound the same, spelt the same but they don't have the same meaning.

Happy early birthday!

On a cool, sunny Sunday afternoon, my family and I went to the beach because it was almost my cousin's birthday and we wanted to celebrate it early.

First we filled a basket with some delicious food and took our swimming togs and went to Mission Bay. My dad put a mat on the sand and put our basket with delicious food on it. My brother and I put some sunscreen on, and went for a swim. He was making sand castles while I collected some beautiful sea shells.

When we felt tired we went to our parents and had some sandwiches, some fruits and some cold juice lemonade. Later on,  we went back for another swim. When we're finished swimming, my mum took us to bathrooms for a shower.

Later on, we decided to go to the park, sat on the swing and went on the slides. After a while we went for a walk and my dad bought us some mouth watering ice cream. We had a lovely time with my family and we really enjoyed the time we spent together.  

Maybe next time my cousins could come with us because we also want to do some bonding moments with them . I hope that we could spend more and more time  as one happy family to create more beautiful memories together.

Learning Intention: We are learning to understand and use descriptive language.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I use adjectives to describe my cousin's early birthday celebration.  

Does your blog post have a good title?

Learning Intention: We are learning to understand how to leave a positive digital footprint. 
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I list six things that makes a quality blog post. 

Do you know the umpire's signal for travelling?

Learning Intention: We are learning to understand the game of basketball.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I use Wevideo to record the four signs that are used in basketball.

Are you ready to watch the Olympic games on the 5th of August? I am!

Learning Intention: We are learning to understand the Inquiry process.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I write down what I know, what I want to know and research to find my answers.