Happy 7th birthday!

On Sunday the 11th of September was my brother's 7th birthday. My mum and I decided to celebrate it at my nana's house.

First my mum and I had to go and buy some KFC because my brother Zinho likes it. While we were out, my nana and papa were also busy getting ready for the party. They were making sure that the food will still be hot when we got back. From KFC, we went straight to my nana's house. It only took us at least four or five minutes because it's too close from their place.

As soon as we entered the house, we saw my grandparents already setting up the food. Then I realized that we had forgotten the cake which was sitting in the fridge at our house. We quickly hopped back into our car and drove back home. Thank goodness, the traffic was not bad so we got there sooner. We immediately grabbed the cake from the fridge and left because we were already running late for the party and the food was getting cold.

Finally, the party started.  My mum placed the KFC chicken on our plates and told us that we can always come back for seconds, if we wanted some more. I had some KFC chicken, taro and fish. The skin of the chicken was so crispy and I savoured the flavour and the crunchiness of it!

Then my mum brought out the birthday cake! It was a cookie and cream cake which was everybody's favourite. We were all so excited!  I  placed the number 7 candle on the cake and my papa lit it.  We sang the happy birthday song in English and in Samoan. Then, the birthday boy blew the candle on the cake. Right after that, my mum cut the cake and I helped her give a slice to everyone. When I was eating the cake, I noticed that it tasted like cheese cake. It was so delicious! Sadly, we had to go home because it was almost time for my karate class.

I had a wonderful time with my family celebrating my brother's birthday. I hope next time my dad could attend. He always works at night time and it's difficult for him to take some time off work.

Learning Intention: We are learning to understand and use descriptive language in our writing.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I use appropriate adjectives to describe my brother's 7th birthday party.

Family dinners are awesome!

On the 28th of August, my family and I went to my aunt's house for a family dinner.

First, my dad and I cooked butter chicken because everyone had to cook a dish to bring.  While we were cooking, my dad told me to taste it to see if it was cooked already and if the taste was ok. It tasted so good that it made me feel hungrier and I wanted more of it.  I couldn't wait to get to the family dinner!

We placed the food in the boot of the car and we  drove to my aunt's house with my family. When we got there, we had to wait for my cousins to arrive because they were still cooking their food. While we were waiting, my brother and I took turns playing on my dad's phone because we were bored. After ten minutes my cousins arrived. When they all came in the house, we shouted,''Yay!'' because we were all starving. Finally, we sat at the table and had dinner together. Everything tasted so delicious especially the butter chicken which felt like it just melted in my mouth.

After dinner, we played some games. The first game was soccer. I was in my cousin Ben's team and my dad and brother was in the other. Then the game began. Dad's team was leading. But then, Ben scored a point which made me so happy because we caught up to my dad's  team in the points. Eventually, we added up all the scores and it was ten to ten. It was a tie! Everyone was so happy!

I felt happy because I got to bond with  my cousins before they left for Australia. Hopefully, we can visit them there so that we could spend time with them again and create more happy memories together.

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 family dinner.

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.  

Have you ever been to a karate tournament before?

On a sunny, warm Saturday, my parents and I went to my karate tournament in Henderson at St Dominic School.

When we got to St Dominic School, my parents and I had to wait for my team to arrive because we always take a team photo so we can recall later on. After all our team members arrived, we took a nice photo and then we hurried inside because it was going to rain.

As soon as we got inside, my parents and I quickly found a seat otherwise we might no get one. After we sat down, my silly friends and I went to the back to warm up for the tournament. Before long, the tournament started.

First we had to get into our divisions. I was in the green belt to red belt female division. After we were put into our divisions, then we did kata.

I did kata Seienchin. Seienchin is a slow and fast kata (training exercises) which we needed to move our hips a lot. Then we moved into komati. Komati is a type of fighting techniques. I had  to go up against two red belts that was good and it was hard. However I beat one if them.

After that we were awarded our medals. I was surprised because I didn't think I was going to get a medal. I received two silver medals and I was so happy.

I hope next time my papa would come because he really wanted to come with us. I was so humble to get two medals. I will train hard and hopefully I can get two gold medals next time.

Learning intention: We are learning to understand and use descriptive language in our writing.

Success criteria: I know I can do this when I use adjectives to describe my weekend of going to my karate tournament.

Are you like The Sloppy Tiger?

Leaning intention: We are learning to understand the text I read.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I write 5 sentences or words to describe my brother and the sloppy tiger using adjectives. 

Let's go to the park!

On a cool, sunny day my family and I went to the park on Banks Road.

At the beautiful park, we played some awesome games like volley ball, throws and more. The first game we played was soccer. First we had to get into teams. I was in my dad's team and my brother and my mum were in the other team.

Then the game began. When we were playing, I got a goal and I shouted, '' Yay!'' The scores were 10 to 9. My dad and I won! After that we decided to have some food because we had used all our energy and we were all starving.

We had some nice hot chips, cold water and yummy ice cream. As time went by, we felt bored so we played on the swings and the slide. It was so much fun. After a while we decided to go home because I was going to have karate class later on in the day.

It would be great if next time we could have more time to play more games. I also hope I could spend more time with my family for a bit longer every weekend.
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 recount playing at the park in the weekend. 

Yay, Red, Bomb and Chuck found the lost eggs!

On a sunny Monday afternoon, my family and I went to the movies to watch Angry Birds at Sylvia Park Hoyts Cinema.

First we jumped into my dad's big, black van and we headed to Countdown to by some yummy snacks. We brought popcorn (butter flavour), cold ice cream (chocolate) and some refreshing drinks. After we got all that we needed, we proceeded to Hoyts Cinema. When we got there, my dad bought us tickets right away. He told my family that we were in cinema 3 and that we had to go in now because the movies was about to start. I was worried because I did not want to miss any part of the movie.

When we got inside, I saw my friend Lily and I asked her if she would like to sit with us. She said, ''Yes''. I was very happy because I hadn't seen her in a long time. She went to Samoa for a holiday and she just came back. Then the movie started so we settled down into our seats and also started munching our popcorn and ice cream.

The movie was about three birds named Red, Bomb and Chuck trying to figure out what the pigs were hiding and why they were keeping it as a secret from them. But the truth is, the pigs wanted to steal the eggs from the birds so they could have something to eat for dinner. Fortunately, the birds discovered their evil plan so they attacked the pigs' castle and took their eggs back.

Before long the movie was finished so we decided to go home because we were all sleepy.

My favourite part was when Red, Bomb and Chuck found the lost eggs because their parents were all sad then they felt very happy when they were returned to them. I wish that next time my nana could come with us because she really wanted to watch the movie as well.

Learning Intention: We are learning to understand and use descriptive language in a recount.

Success criteria: I know I can do this when I use adjectives to describe my weekend watching the Angry Birds movie.

Is your favourite movie 'The Jungle book'?

On a warm, sunny Saturday afternoon, my family and I decided to go to the movies to watch the Jungle book.  We were all excited so we got ready as soon as possible then immediately went to Hoyts Cinema at Sylvia Park.

When we got to the movies, my dad bought tickets for us. Then, he told us that we will be in Cinema 4 but we had to wait for two hours because the movie was starting at 3 o’clock and it was only 1 o'clock. While we were waiting we went to countdown to buy some popcorn and snacks. We got crackers, some fruits like apples and pears and some lollies.

After we got all that we needed, we headed back to the cinema because it was almost 3 o’clock. We went straight to Cinema 4 and settled ourselves in the comfortable chairs.

Then the movie started and we also started eating our popcorn and snacks. Before the movie was finished, all our food was gone.

The movie was about a little boy named Mowgli who thought that he was a wolf because a pack of wolves raised him. There was a tiger named Shere Khan who wanted to kill Mowgli because he wasn’t an animal. Fortunately, Mowgli was not killed because all the other animals in the jungle protected him by attacking the evil Shere Khan.

My favourite part was when Mowgli helped a baby elephant because it was stuck in a hole. I hope next time we could invite some friends because my friend James really wanted to see the movie as well. I had a fantastic day with my family watching the movie.

Learning Intention: We are learning to understand and use descriptive language in a recount.

Success criteria: I know I can do this when I use adjectives to describe my weekend watching the Jungle book. 

Wow, Mega Zone is a great place!

During the sunny holiday, I went to Mega Zone with my cousins from Australia. Their names are Joshua, Lily, Jasmine and Sam. My loving brother went with us too.

First we had to team with someone. I was partnered up with Lily and my brother was partnered up with Joshua. Sam paired up with Jasmine. I was in the green team. Joshua was on the red team and Jasmine was on the yellow team. There was a blue team that had a little boy and an adult that  played against our teams.

We put on our ugly vests and picked up our colourful guns and went into the arena. We had to hide. Where we hid become our base. Our base station was shaped like a scary square machine. It was green because that was our colour. The other team tried to shoot it because it wasn't theirs and there were also bonus points.

Soon it was time for the game to start. We shot at the other teams and the hardest team to shoot at was the red team (my brother and Joshua's team). We cleverly crashed their party by shooting both of them and shot their base station. The yellow team shot us from behind so we chased them down like a greyhound but they kept running away so we went for the blue team instead. We shot them but they stood victorious in the end. They won! After that we went home.

I had a wonderful time with my cousins from Australia. Next time I hope that my helpful mum and caring dad could come with us so we could all have yummy lunch together afterwards.

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