Do not worship any other gods!

We are learning to understand and reflect on today's mass.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I share 2 emotions about the ten commandments.

Do you know what symbolises the Holy Spirit's presence?

We are learning to understand the finger of God as a symbol of the Holy Spirit.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I describe how the Holy Spirit worked through the finger of God to guide Moses in the scripture Exodus 19.

Do you know how I do my chores?

Learning Intention: We are learning to organise and sequence my ideas.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I write the steps for making the bed.

Welcome to Hartin 2!

Learning Intention: We are learning to develop creative thinking skills using De Bono's green thinking hat.

Success criteria: I know I can do this when I write a sequel for the story I spy.

Wow! The weekends are so much fun!

In the weekends I stayed at home with my mum, my dad, two brothers and my sister. I played the Sims 3 and watched YouTube videos on my mum's phone. I also played Minecraft on my PS3.

On my mom's phone, I watched SSundee's ans PopularMMO's videos. PopularMMO's was doing a Lucky Block mod challenge in Minecraft and SSundee was doing an Aether dimension survival map in Minecraft. When I was playing the Sims 3, I was getting lots money by making my sim go to work. The work that I have chosen for him was to extinguish fire as a fire fighter.

I then played Minecraft on my PS3. In Minecraft I was crafting deadly diamond tools and armour. After I crafted them I enchanted them with powers to finally prepare for the fight against the Ender Dragon and the Wither boss. I fought the Ender Dragon at the End dimension. I had to destroy the Ender Crystals to be able to fight him. Next I fought the Wither, to summon the Wither I needed five blocks of soul sand and 3 wither skeleton skulls.

It was a really fun weekend because there were so many different activities to be engaged in so I did not get very bored. I wish I was able to do some exciting outdoor activities.

We are learning to: understand and use descriptive language.

Success criteria: I know I can do this when I use appropriate adjectives to make my writing more interesting.

Thank you God for creating everything!

Learning Intention: We are learning to write a personal prayer following the prayer structure.

Success criteria: I know I can do this when I use the structure of a prayer, starting with a title of God, followed by what we are thankful for and then a prayer for others. 

Prayer:

Loving God,
Thank you for all that you have created,

please help the people who are homeless are poor.

Please continue to help me in the subjects that I need to develop at school.

Amen

Yay! We got our first win in the basketball tournament!

We had a basketball game on Wednesday. Dhon, Siu, Rhonda, Rosary, Launoa and I are in the year 5 and 6 team. The court was confusing because there were so many different-coloured lines, it was like a maze. We played a game against Glen Taylor. 

I was late to arrive, so I missed the game. When I arrived, I saw the year 7 and 8 game playing on their court and it was half time for them. When our game started, I was the substitute for the first half. By the end of the game we had 22 points and Glen Taylor had 8 points. It was very tough because they had good defence and great offence and there were also so many people on their team.

Our games were 30 minutes long, from 4:00-4:30. The year 7 and 8's had 22 points and they versed Panmure Bridge, who scored 14 points. The people in the year 7 and 8's team were Isaac, Avishek, Kolio, Natalia and Vine.

It was a fun game and I am happy that we have won. I hope we can win next time as well by continuing to practise our skills, such as shooting, passing and dribbling.

Learning Intention: We are learning to understand how to use descriptive language.

Success criteria: I know I can do this when I use appropriate adjectives in my writing to make my writing more interesting.

Run for your lives, the ice cap is melting!

Learning Intention: We are learning to understand global warming.

Success criteria: I know I can do this when I use the Inquiry process to find 10 facts about global warming.

Do you know what are the three holy Sacraments are?

Learning Intention: We are learning to understand the three holy Sacraments that anoints people with the oil and its significance.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I explain the use of oil in the three sacraments in my own words.

Wow! Pt. England are good basketball players!

Last Wednesday our basketball team had a game with Pt, England at Tamaki Recreation Centre. The people in my basketball team were Siu, RJ, Rhonda, Launoa, Rosary, Dhon, Kayla and of course me. The court was like a maze because there were so many lines. Some people got confused because they didn't know where the outside line was.

When I got to Tamaki Recreation Centre, I met Siu and Dhon. After that I went to the changing room to get changed into my P.E gear. After I got changed, I went onto the court to join in with Siu and Dhon for a short warm up before our game. We played offence and defence with Dhon, Siu, Vine and Natalia. To play offence and defence, you have to get in a line and every two pair had an offence and a defence, The offender had to try to shoot a point while the defender had to try and steal the ball.

When our first game started, I was in the centre and I jumped up for the ball but Pt. England caught it first. At the end of our first game, i shot 6 points. It was a tough competition because Pt. England has a very strong team. There were so many people at Tamaki Recreation Centre. The game was 30 minutes long, it was from 3:30-4:00.

It was a good game and a good experience for me. I'm really looking forward to the next few games, because we are going to be training hard.

Learning Intention: We are learning to use descriptive language.

Success criteria: I know I can do this when I use appropriate adjectives in my writing.

Explore the world of blocks before its too late!

Learning Intention: We are learning to understand the features of a slogan.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I write a slogan to sell my product.

Do you know how to say farewell in Te Reo Maori?

Learning Intention: We are learning to understand and appreciate Maori language week.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I say five new phrases in Te Reo Maori.

Do you know how to prepare food in Te Reo Maori

Te Reo Tupu-He Reo Ora
We are learning Te reo through  using it in our everyday lives.

Government currently controls Mt. Eden!

Learning Intention: We are learning to understand the features of a good headline.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I write an interesting headline with a small summary.

Do you know how fire, wind and water are symbols of the Holy Spirit?

Learning Intention: We are learning to understand how fire, wind and water are signs of the Holy Spirit in the Old Testament.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I retell the stories of how fire, wind and water was used in the Old Testament.

It's raining cats and dogs!

Learning Intention: We are learning to understand global warming.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I use De Bono's white thinking hat to find 10 facts about global warming and write it in my own words.

Do you know why the Holy Spirit is the comforter?

Learning Intention: We are learning to understand how the Holy Spirit is the comforter.Success criteria: I know I can do this when I write 8 ways that the Holy Spirit helps people.