$4.5 million US dollars is a lot of money!

Learning intention: We are learning to develop understanding of the text that we read.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I answer the comprehension questions about an elevated bus correctly using the information from the article.

"Come here please!" is a direct speech.

Learning intention: We are learning to understand what direct speeches and indirect speeches are.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I explain that a direct speech is when you quote what someone says exactly.

Did you know there are three types of fraction?

Learning intention: We are learning to understand fractions.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I explain that a proper fraction is when the numerator is smaller than the denominator.

What do you know about internet safety?

Learning intention: We are learning to develop critical thinking skills using Thinker Keys.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I use the Reverse Key and write five things that I would not find on the Internet.

Do you know the difference between a proper fraction and an improper fraction?

Learning intention: We are learning to understand improper fractions
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I explain that an improper fraction has a bigger numerator than the denominator.

I can't wait to go to the art gallery again!

I'm so excited! On Sunday, my mum and I got up at seven o’clock in the morning to attend the mass at St. Patrick’s church.

We took our time and caught the bus at 8:20am. Unfortunately our bus was late so we were late for church. When I hopped on the bus, I noticed that there were a few people on it already. We decided to sit at the front of the bus.

When we were close to our destination, I pressed the button to signal the driver to stop the bus at the next bus stop. I scanned my bus card at the machine to tag off. When we have finally reached church, we heard Father Michael talking, so we walked into church quickly and quietly. Then my mum and I saw my aunt, cousin and grandma. We both sat with them and listened to Father.

When mass ended, my mum and I went to holy communion. We showed our homework to the teacher and said a karakia. Then we sang a song called “God is”. After that, we talked about our goals journeying with God.

After Sunday school, my mum, cousin and I caught a double-decker bus and we sat at the top of the bus to go the city so that we could visit the Auckland Art Gallery. We went to the South America Space to look at the Dream Exhibition. We also met up with my mum’s friend. We got wristbands to put on and a map to show us where to go around the gallery.  We walked up the stairs and went into the first room. There were pictures of old artists and videos. Next we went to a room labelled,  “Silent Art Work”. There was only a video of a boy brushing his teeth with a loud noisy background.

The next room had  three sculptures of three people. One was holding a drill, another one was holding a hammer and the last one was holding a pickaxe. My favourite sculpture was the one with the pickaxe because he was posing like he's mining something. I also saw a book on the table with pictures. They were pictures of houses, people and stars that were drawn by a famous artist.  

Then there was a hallway which led to a place for people who had wristbands. We had wristbands so we were allowed to take a look. When we first walked inside, we saw masks that looked like monkeys. My favourite mask was coloured black and I liked it because it had a mirror where when you looked into the eyes of the mask, you could see the reflection of your eyes.

Then in the second room, there was a small fountain that was made out of real clean dog bones. On the right of the room, there were a lot of beads and they formed the shape of a tongue. While we were looking at it, a man walked in and said that there will be a lady performing in ten minutes.

We were quite far away from where the performance was going to be so we rushed to get there. We made it just in time and we saw a lady in a blue dress dancing.  When the dance ended, she asked everyone to stand up and dance with her. I was a bit embarrassed because I'm not very good at dancing but it was a lot of fun.

After a little while, I asked my mum for permission to play in the kids room and she said, “Yes.” There were blocks that we could use to build with in the kids’ room. I built a tower and it was blue and tall. Soon we had to go back to my mum and her friend because the day was about to end. So my mum, her friend and my cousin caught the elevator down to the first floor and walked to the train station which was two streets away.

When we got off the train, we said, ‘“Bye!” to my mum’s friend and caught the bus to my aunt's house to drop off my cousin.  Then we finally caught the bus home.

My favourite part of the day was when I played in the kids’ room because I liked it because my tower looked really awesome.

Learning intention: We are learning to understand and use descriptive language.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I use adverbs and adjectives to describe my weekend at the Auckland Art Gallery.

Please help the gosling!

Learning intention: We are learning to develop understanding of the text that we read.

Success criteria: I know I can do this when I answer the comprehension questions about mother goose asks police officer for help correctly.

Do you know how to make a stone pet?

• a stone that is shaped as the same shape as your animal.
• Cardboard (if you want)

• Decorations for your pet
• Pencil
• paint

What you do:

1. Draw the shape of the animal that you want on a piece of paper. Then find a stone that is the same shape as the pet you have drawn on the paper.

2. Get your paint and start painting the rock the base colour of your pet. For example, If it was a dog, you could paint it light brown. You can paint your stone pet as colorful as you want.

3. Start decorating! You can use buttons for the eyes and put a top hat on the head.

4.Tape cardboard to the body of the animal and then write a message on it like for example, Never give up.

So if you have followed all the steps correctly, you will have an awesome stone pet!

Learning intention: We are learning to follow the structure of a procedure.

Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I write down the materials and the steps for making a stone pet.

Do you know how to do a magic trick?

Material:

• Pack of cards

Step 1.

Get your cards and take any random twenty cards out of the whole packet. When you have  done that, put the twenty cards next to you in a pile (on the left or the right).

Step 2.

Then get someone who doesn't know this trick and tell them to pick out a card out of the pile. Close your eyes while they're picking out a card.

Step 3.

Once they have picked a card, tell them to put the card on top of the rest of the cards (not the 20 cards).

Step 4.

Put your 20 cards on top of the rest of the cards and count 20 in your mind slowly so that they won’t find out your trick, and once you count 20, take out that card and it should be their card. 

Learning intention: We are learning to write a procedure.

Success criteria: I know I can do this when I write the steps for performing a magic trick in order.

Did you know that BODMAS stands for Brackets, Order, Division, Multiplication, Addition and Subtraction?

Learning intention: We are learning to understand BODMAS.

Success criteria: I know I can do this when I write examples for what is BODMAS

I can't wait to go to church next Sunday!

On a sunny Sunday, My mum and I waited at the bus stop for the bus because we were going to church.

A few minutes later, we saw our bus turn around the corner and it stopped in front of us. When  the bus came, my mum and I stopped the bus and hopped on. When we were almost there, my mum woke me up to press the button to stop the bus. We hopped off and walked into church quietly.

I sang wonderful songs with my mum during mass and I saw some of my friends there as well! Father read a pray about Jesus and also people were talking about God. Then the congregation drank and ate the bread and the wine. After that I prayed for my family and friends before church ended.

Soon after, I went to holy communion and some of my friends were involved as well. We talked about God and asked a lot of questions. Then we ended our day with a lovely karakia. We had to practise praying all the the prayers that were on the paper given to us for homework last week.

Then I went with my aunty to drop my mum off to the city. It was a long ride but my cousin and I made the ride fun by telling stories and jokes. Later on I went over to my aunt’s home for lunch before I was dropped off home. I ate some sandwiches and It was very delicious. I had a lot of fun on Sunday and my favourite part of the day was when I was at church because I felt blessed.

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

Success criteria: I know I can do this when I use adjectives to describe my weekend going to church with my mum.

Wow! I've never seen a 3D Zebra crossing before!

Learning intention: We are learning to develop understanding of the text that we read.

Success criteria: I know I can do this when I answer the comprehension questions about 3D zebra crossing correctly.

ANZAC day is important!

Learning intention: We are developing our understanding of ANZAC day.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I write a fact about ANZAC day and what it stands for.

Wow! Exponents are fun to learn!

Learning intention: We are learning to understand exponents.

Success criteria: I know I can do this when I explain that the exponent tells us how many times we need to multiply the digit.