Happy first birthday Jodha!

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 Jodha's first birthday.

On the 29th of October, my mother, brother, sister and I went to bounce and beyond for my dad's friend's son's birthday party. My dad's friend's son's name was Jodha and that he was turning 1 year old!

Before we went to Jodha's party my mum, brother, sister and I went to buy him a birthday present from  Fulsun. When we got to Fulsun, my mum went inside to get a present while my sibling and I had to wait in the car. After a while, my mum came back with with two bags and one one of them looked like it had clothes in it. When she got in the car, she told me to open one of the bags. So I did and I saw  a birthday bag that had, "Happy birthday!" After that, my mum took  her phone out and entered in the in the address for where Bounce and beyond was. It was 10a Kerwyn Ave, East Tamaki, Auckland.

When we got to Bounce and beyond, we noticed that Jodha and his family were not there so while we were waiting, my brother and I went to play on some of the equipment that were also there. First we went to the climbing wall. When we got to the climbing wall, we saw that there was a big queue so we went to the slides.

There were two slides. One slide was really big and it was coloured red, yellow and blue. The other one was a combination of two slides and it was coloured green, blue and yellow.

First, my brother I went to the big, red, yellow and blue slide. There were stars that went up to the top. When we got to the top my brother told me to push him down but gently. When he got to the bottom, he started to cry so I quickly got down and asked him if he was ok. He didn't answer me so  I took him to my mum and she told me to go and play while she looked after him.  

After a while Jodha and his family came so we all went to to the party room. The party room was dark and was a medium sized room. The room was filled with lots of food.  I ate some chips, chicken and fish. The chicken was so crispy and delicious.

After we had finished eating, we all sang the happy birthday song to Jodha and and ate some cake. It was a rainbow layered cake with white icing. After we all had some cake, my brother and I went downstairs to get some ice cream. I had some chocolate ice cream and my brother had a vanilla ice cream. After we had some ice cream , we went home because we were all tired.

I had a wonderful day at Jodhas' birthday party. I hope my dad could come next time because he really wanted to come.

Happy early birthday mum!

On a sunny, warm Saturday afternoon, my family and I decided to take my mum to a restaurant because it was almost her birthday and we wanted to give her an early birthday surprise. We went to a restaurant in Panmure called Indian Pepper. Indian Pepper is a buffet where you can eat as much as you wanted to.

When we got to the restaurant, my dad told the owner that we had already made a booking. Before long, a waiter approached us and led us to our table.

After we sat down at our tables, my dad said a little prayer to bless the food and he said, "Dear Lord, thank you for this beautiful day and for the lovely food that we were about to eat and bless our mum because it was almost her birthday. Amen." After my dad said the prayer, we went to go and fill our plate with the yummy food from the buffet.

I also had hot chips, crispy chicken and some chilly chicken. When I eat the chicken, it melted in my mouth. As soon as I had finished with the savoury food, I had  some dessert. I had cold mango ice cream and some cookies and cream cheesecake. When I ate the cookies and cream cheesecake, it melted in my mouth and it was so yum. After that, we decided to go home because we were all so full.

I had an amazing time with my family and I hope next time we are able to take our grandparents with us because they also really wanted to try the food there.

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 celebrating my mum's early birthday.

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

It was a cool, sunny day on Saturday the 18th of June, so my family and I went to the swimming pools in Panmure because it was my nana's birthday.

When we got there, we quickly changed into our togs as if we were running away from a volcanic eruption. Then we ran to the pools as fast as we could because there were a lot of people and we wanted to be first.

First we played some games with balls. We passed the ball to each other. When we were passing the ball, my cousin Luke 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. It was a very long and loud 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 a long and dark tunnel. When the light turned green, I went down the slide very fast. It was so dark that I couldn't see anything.

After that, I felt hungry. Before we ate, we sang the happy birthday song to my nana and we gave her a cake. It was a big, yellow banana cake. I love banana cakes because they are very sweet. We also had chocolate ice cream, warm hot dogs, hot chips, cake and some cold drinks. The food was very delicious and yummy. Soon it was time to go, so we had a nice, warm shower. Then 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 intention: We are learning to understand and use descriptive language in my writing. 
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I us adjectives to describe my recount about my grandmother's birthday.  

That was the best birthday ever!

Last Friday was my grandmother's birthday so we decided to take her out for dinner at Fortuna restaurant up in Sky City.

It was a dark, cold evening so we put on  our warm jackets before leaving home.

When we arrived at our destination, the first thing we did was look for a car park. It took us a while to find a parking on level nine because the place is always busy especially on a Friday. Then we went in the elevator to go up to the restaurant. When we got there, my aunt Lily had already made a booking for us. We checked with the waiter and within a minute, we were taken to our tables.

Meanwhile, we had to wait for my cousin John to arrive because he got stuck in traffic. As soon as he arrived, we all headed straight into the buffet tables to get our food as we were all starving! I had ham, chips and some fish. When I had finished all the savory food, I decided to eat some cheese cake and some ice cream for dessert. When I ate the cheese cake, it just melted in my mouth and it was so delicious. I loved it! It was the best cheesecake ever!

Hopefully next time we could go to the top of the Sky tower so we can enjoy the view of Auckland City at night. Also, next time I wish that we could spend more time at the restaurant because there was a lot of food for us to try but we ran out of time. My favourite part was eating the best cheesecake ever!

Learning Intention: We are learning to understand and use descriptive language in writing a recount.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I use adjectives to describe my weekend celebrating my grandma's birthday. 

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.

How do you celebrate your mum's birthday?

On Friday the 20th of February, my family and I went to a restaurant called Happy Day. Happy Days is a big restaurant with lots of tables and chairs. There was a buffet full with delicious yummy food.

When we got to the restaurant, it was full with lots of people having birthdays and special occasions.

First my day had to get us a table. After we were made a booking a waiter came and showed us to the table where we were sitting. It was so beautiful. Then we eat.

The food that I ate was chicken, ham, chips and fish. When I was eating the chicken it just melted in my mouth and it was crispy on the outside. After a while my brother, dad and I went to get some dessert. It smelted very nice. I had cheese cake and some cold chocolate ice cream. When I ate the cheese cake, it just melted in my mouth and it was so delicious and . After I saw my friend Zack and he asked my brother and I if we could play with him and he said ‘‘Yes.” So we went outside and we played some games together.

The first game that we played was tag and  I was in. When I was trying to get Zack my brother bumped into me so I tagged him so he was in.  When my brother was trying to get me Zack was behind him so my brother got him very fast. Then Zack was in. He was trying to get me however our joyful mums and dads came so we had to go home.

I hope next Zack, my brother and I could play a different game and I had a happy day because I got to spend time with my lovely friends and family.

Learning intention: We are learning to use descriptive language.
Success criteria:  I know I can do this when I use adjectives to describe my mum's birthday.      

My dad had a special birthday!

Dad's Birthday!

On Friday the 19th of February, my family and I went to a restaurant called Happy Day. Happy Days is a big restaurant with lots of tables and chairs. There was a buffet full with delicious yummy food.

When we got to the restaurant, it was full with lots of people having birthdays and special occasions.

First my day had to get us a table. After we were made a booking a waiter came and showed us to the table where we were sitting. Then we went to eat.

The food that I ate was chicken, ham, chips and fish. When I was eating the chicken it just melted in my mouth and it was crispy on the outside. After a while my brother, dad and I went to get some dessert. It smelted very nice. I had cheese cake and some cold chocolate ice cream. When I ate the cheese cake, it just melted in my mouth and it was so delicious and . After I saw my friend Zack and he asked my brother and I if we could play with him and he said ‘‘Yes.” So we went outside and we played some games together.

The first game that we played was tag and  I was in. When I was trying to get Zack my brother bummed into me so I tagged him so he was in.  When my brother was trying to get me Zack was behind him so my brother got him very fast. Then Zack was in. He was trying to get me however our joyful mums and dads came so we had to go home.

I hope next Zack, my brother and I could play a different game and I had a happy day because I got to spend time with my lovely friends and family.

We are learning to use descriptive language in our recount.
I know I can do this when I use adjectives to describe my weekend.