Ah, the sprats are splashing water around me!

We are learning to critical thinking skills through the Inquiry process.
I know I can do this when I ask and answer five Inquiry questions about sprats.

How wide is the monster's feet?

We are learning to use a ruler to measure lengths.

I know I can do this when I can make accurate measurements using a ruler.

Oh no, I can see a rat roaming in my house!

We are learning to understand the features of a headline.

I know I can do this when I write a headline that grabs people's attention.

Do you know how to measure distance?

 

We are learning to understand about measurement.
I know I can do this when I write down my workings for working out the total distance that Sarah has travelled.

Eww! The smell of the hot mud pools are like rotten eggs!

We are learning to develop creative thinking skills through poetry.

I know I can do this when I describe the road to Rotorua.

No more jealousy, anger or greediness!

 

We are learning to understand Personal sin.
I know I can do this when I write four examples of Personal sin.

Could someone please peel off the shrimp skin for me?

On a cold cloudy morning, my family and I wanted to go to Hamilton to visit our cousins, aunties, uncles, grandma and grandpa. "I can't wait to go to Hamilton again!" my sister and I exclaimed excitedly.
          While we were going to Hamilton, my sister and I felt bored of listening to my mum and dad's conversation so we decided to play on our iPads. We were both playing a game called Farm heroes saga. I kept on losing the game because it was so confusing. Soon we arrived.
          First, my cousin Kylie and I exercised before we played dodge ball. "Okay, run as hastily as a cheetah to the end of the deck and back five times," I said to her. Then it was my turn. I had to do it 12 times in high speed.
          Then dinner was served. I ate some shrimps and mussels because it was one of my favourite sea foods to eat. The shrimp's skin was slimy which caused it to become hard and took a while to peel off. "Yum!" my cousin said. My grandma, grandpa, aunties, uncles, mum and dad were so busy laughing and chatting to each other so quickly that I couldn't hear a single word.
          Once my cousins, sister and I had finished eating our foods, all of us playing dodge ball. The first tagger who had the ball was R.J. "Ah, I got hit!" I called out loudly. Then it was my turn. After I had a couple of tries, I threw a big hit towards my sister. "Yes," I said. My sister was great at targeting others.
          It was an awesome time down in Hamilton because we got to eat seafood like shrimps, mussels and fish. We also got to play a lot of fun games. I hope we could go back to Hamilton again so that we could visit my cousins, aunties, uncles, grandpa and grandma again soon.

We are learning to understand and use descriptive language.
I know I can do this when I use appropriate adjectives, verbs and similes to describe events in my recount.

What do you know about Personal and Original sin?

 

We are learning to understand Personal sin and Original sin.
I know this when I describe what Personal sin and Original sin is in my own words.

Have you heard of a young, talented girl named Tasha?

On a beautiful, sunny and hot afternoon, the whole school went to a Duffy assembly at 1:30.
      We went to a clean room where no classes is held at the moment. Mrs. Dines put on a song called Duffy Kid. Some of us didn't remember the lyrics from last year and that's why we got a bit mixed up.
      Meanwhile, a visitor came. Her name is Tasha. "Hello everybody!" she said loudly.
"Hi," we replied back. Tasha introduced herself by telling us how she got to become a singer and a lawyer. She also said that being a lawyer, also requires a lot of reading so we need to read a lot because in every job that we will do, we always need our reading skills and comprehension.
      Then Tasha amazed us with her strong and extremely beautiful voice. When she sang to us Mama knows best, "Wow! her voice sounds incredible," everyone whispered. Tasha was bright and confident and she started singing when she was about 6 years old. When she was finished with her introduction, she gave a Duffy box which was filled with books to us.
      What a blast! I had an awesome time getting to know Tasha and listening to her voice. Next time, I hope I could meet Tasha again and hear her fantastic singing voice.

We are learning to understand and use descriptive language.
I know I can do this when I use appropriate verbs and adjectives to describe Duffy assembly.

Oh no, I dropped my ice cream!

We are learning to develop creative thinking skills through poetry.

I know I can do this when I write a poem about an ice cream on the ground and suddenly disappearing the next day.

Have you received your Holy Communion?

 

We are learning to understand Baptism and Holy Communion.
I know I can do this when I explain what happens in Baptism and Holy Communion in my own words.

Did you know that global warming is causing the droughts in Africa?

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We are learning to understand climate change.

I know I can do this when I write 5 facts and ask 5 Inquiry questions about climate change.

Show love for one another!

We are learning to reflect on today's mass.

I know I can do this when I describe how we can be followers of Jesus.

When you see a dove, it is a sign that the Holy Spirit is with you!

 

We are learning to understand the dove as a symbol of the Holy Spirit.
I know I can do this when I write a summary of Genesis 8:8-12 of how the Holy Spirit guided Noah in my own words.

Have you seen the old crow?

We are learning to develop critical thinking skills by reflecting on the story about a crow.
I know I can do this when I summarise the story about a crow in my own words.

He Reo Tupu He Reo Ora!

We are learning to understand and use some familiar food vocabulary.

I know I can do this when I can speak in Te Reo Maori to prepare the food for making a sandwich.