My Bible Reading

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The Base

On funday/Friday, Mum and I raced to the Base to get Nana a birthday present. We rushed into the Warehouse.

I ran to the toys to get Nana a soft toy.

I looked down the aisle. It had many soft toys and I found a panda. It was $15 but it was on special for $6.75c Mum bought her a table so, when she sits down on the couch, she can pull it out.     

We brought some wrapping paper for both presents. It had some animals on it.

After that, we walked to EB Games. I was trying to find a game but it was too much money. I looked at the Lego books. I saw one that came with a Lego person. The only way to get him was to buy the book so Mum and I bought it. I paid $15 and Mum payed $21 and the book was called, Lego Star Wars Character Encyclopedia, updated and expanded.

After that, we walked to get sushi. We saw Mrs Kerr-Bell and Mrs Ibanez there.We got sushi then sped to the car and drove home.   

Matariki

The Story of the Seven Stars

Long ago, there were four girls and three boys. They were brothers and sisters. They loved playing tag together. Everyday when they got home from school, they would always play tag together. Sometimes they would invite their friends to come to play too.

One blue blowing day, the kids were playing tag outside together. They were playing in a tornado. The clouds all had a fight. The wind and the clouds all went at each other. They made a BIG tornado. 

"Come inside, kids," said their mother. 
They didn't hear their mother's call. 
The storm flew the kids into the sky. The storm stopped and left the brothers and sisters in the sky. That's how the four girls and three boys became the stars of Matariki. It happens in early June each year.

Pet Surprise

WALT make up a story about a Pet Day problem.

WWBSWW:

• Begin with an orientation to tell the reader who, did what, where and when.

“Pet Day will be on Friday,” Miss Anderson, Tom’s teacher, announced to the class on Monday. “Bring your pet to school and tell us about it, then we will have a pet parade.”

Tom was so excited. He would be able to bring Harry to school to 

show everyone.

• Write the events leading up to the problem.

At the end of the day, he ran all the way home to get his pet ready for Friday.

He loved Harry and had wanted to show his friends for a long time, but his mum and dad had told him that Harry must never leave the house; but, now, his

teacher had given him permission to bring it to school.

Smilingly, he polished Harry’s green silky skin, talking to it with his friendly voice. “You’re allowed to come to school, Harry. You can meet my friends and my friends can meet you.”

As soon as Friday came around, Harry carefully took Harry out of its cage and placed him into his black backpack. He couldn’t wait to get to school, so he ran

all the way.

When the bell rang, he and the rest of the class stepped into the 

classroom.

• Write the problem.

Tom opened his backpack to show his friends what he had brought to school for Pet Day.

“It’s a green, slippery, slimey …...................” he said slowly. “Snake!” he 

shouted.

“Tom Denver, give me that thing right now!” Miss Anderson 

commanded.

Tom opened his hand to pass it over, but, at that moment, naughty Billy Burton lunged to grab it himself. He bumped Tom’s shoulder and Tom hurtled forward, the snake flying out of his hand to the back of the classroom.

“Eeeeeee! Where is it?” squealed Miss Anderson.

Chaos threatened in Room 4.  Children jumped up and ran around, screeching

their lungs out and pushing over chairs and desks, trying to find Tom’s snake.

• Write the events to tell your readers how the problem was solved.

Pet Surprise

Everyone was jumping on the desks and screaming was going (could be heard) all over the class room.

Tom, at once, said, "Shhhhh!"

Everyone stopped at once.

He had an idea. He said, "I need paper, glue, wire and cords to attach. He put it together to get the snake to go in. He put the teacher’s ham sandwich in the cage.

The snake slithered into the cage.  

Flynn 23/5/16

Well done, Flynn.

-         Use put, not putted.

-         Every time a sentence is about a different person, begin a new paragraph. 

From Jamling Tenzing

Jamling Tenzing

May 14 at 1:56pm · Namche Bazar, Nepal

To all the children of St. Paul's primary school, greetings from the Himalayas.

I know you have been following John and our journey to the to roof of the world. I hope you learned something about our mountains and culture.

I invite you all to join me one day to visit our part of the world.

Hi my name is Flynn and thank you for the lovely photos and story's about going to Mount Everest base camp. I have learned lots about your culture and thank you for the invite I might come to Nepal one day.

Jamling Tenzing Hi Flynn, it is our pleasure to share a part of our history and culture. I hope you will be able to experience it first hand when you visit in the years to come.

Mount Everest

Jonathan / Magic

You need an orientation. Who is Jonathon? You said he came - the readers want to know, came where? Who is everyone? What was fun. Jonathon came. It was fun. Everyone came in happily. Jonathon opened his wallet. Fire busted out. He closed then opened it. He gave it to a little boy and said, “Check if it is a real $5.”  

The boy said, “Yes," Johnathon folded the $5 and unfolded it again. It had turned into a $10 note. Everyone was shocked like a statue. 

My favourite was the one when colours came out of his mouth. It was funny. He made balloon animals. They always POPPED! 

Jonathon told Ashton to come up. He had nothing in his hand. He pulled out something from Ashton's shirt sleeve. It was colourful and it was long. 

He had a book. He told the teachers, "Do you like Coca-Cola?" 

Whaea Mihi said, "I do." 

She went to Johnathon.  He had a book. He held up a picture of a coke then put it in the book and closed it and opened it again. It turned into a real Coca-Cola in the book. He poured it in a plastic cup. He said to Whaea Mihi, "Do what I do." 

He drank from it and so did Whaea Mihi. Then he spat it out into the cup again. Whaea Mihi didn't copy that action.

Mount Everest

The Birthday Of The Church

The Church is the people who spread the Good News about Jesus.

The followers of Jesus were hiding in a room. They were scared until they saw flames on their heads.

They weren't scared anymore. They went out to spread the Good News. This was called Pentecost. 
It was the birth of the Church.

MUM AND ME

Mum parked her black car at the Warehouse.
We went in to find a TV. We searched but there was no TV so we got back in the car and drove quickly to another Warehouse. 
Next, we had lunch with my Dad. 
After that, we drove to another Warehouse. Mum asked one of the people who worked there, "Do you have a TV that we can buy?" 
They said, "Sorry, we don't." 
Mum and I went back to the car. We drove to the last Warehouse. We went into Harvey Norman's. The Warehouse was just upstairs. We looked at the TVs. There were small TVs and big TVs, but they were so much money. We went up the escalator. 
Mum asked the people who worked there, "Do you have a TV we can buy?"    
They said, "Sorry, we don't." 
Mum said, "I rang and someone picked up and said we could have a display model." 
They said, "That lady is at the hospital. Someone broke his leg." 
The lady who Mum rang came in when we didn't notice. She said, "Let's get you a TV."
We went to the display. She unplugged it and brought it to the counter. Mum paid for it and carried it to the car then we got back in the car and drove.
I said "You're the best Mum in the world." 

The Zoo

We piled into the car and rushed to the zoo. We rushed to the Red Panda. "Soo cute!” I said.

On Tuesday, we were at the zoo. My class came and some parents. We went to the zoo to investigate if the zoo was a good place for animals.

The Red Panda was as cool as a real Panda. Red Pandas climb very well. “Finally, I got to see the Red Panda,” I said.

A Little Kitten

Ring! ring! My Mum’s phone rang. it was my Dad. “There's a kitten in my office. Come quick!”

We rushed to Dad's work.

We got out of the car and walked up to Dad. “Where's the kitten? How cute is it?” The kitten was hiding with the number plates. Dad had to put all the number plates somewhere else so he could get the kitten out.

I got to hold it. I said, “The kitten is so cute!”

The kitten was scared. It was shaking. Its fur was as soft as wool.

We put it in a cage. Mum put her jacket in there so the kitten would be supersoft then a lady came walking by. She came in. She told us she had been feeding the kitten for two days. We went to my friend’s house. She asked her Mum, “Can we keep the kitten?”

Her mum said no.

The kitten peed on my mum’s jacket. It was really funny.

We went to the SPCA to give them the kitten so it could have a loving home.

Some time later, we went to the car. TlittKhe kitten was at the SPCA, safe with all the other kittens and we went back home.    

St Patrick

WALT retell a story.
WWBSWW tell the story in our own words.
Planning
Who St Patrick was and what he liked doing and what he didn't like doing
 - where he was born - what his family was like
He liked walking on the beach. He liked whittling his slingshot.
He hated school.
One day,
- didn't go to school
- went to the beach
- pirates came
- stole him and the other girls and boys
- sold him in Ireland to Milchu
- was a shepherd - looked after sheep and pigs (swine)
- started talked to God - trusted God and was happy
- One night, heard God talking to him - told him to go the a ship
- when he was on board, - big storm - ship grounded in France
- crew starving
- Patrick asked God for help
- God sent him pigs and an apple tree- ate pork dinner and apple sauce

St Patricks real name is Patrick Mc Alpern. He was born somewhere in Britain. He didn't like school it was like a worm in his apple that's how much he didn't like school. When his mum said are you doing your homework he will just lay in his bed and say yes I'm nearly done. In sted of walking to school he went to the beach, he picked up tiny stones. When he was at the beach he was frozen he saw a black pirate ship they stole Patrick and all the over boys and girls in the village. The pirates sale Patrick to Ireland he was a shepherd he had to look after the sheep's and swine's. He had a dream and a voice said to him fast and pray when he woke up then he fasted and prayed he trusted God. Then he had a another dream he heard the same voice the voice said your ship is ready go the your ship he woke in the mid night he ran on the shore he saw a ship nearly leaving he got on the ship. The pirates liked Patrick on with them he talked about God a lot the pirates didn't care that much when a big storm came the ship smashed in to France the crew was starving "Where is your God Patrick dosnet he know that we are starving" said a pirate the Patrick prayed to God for help "Please God can you give us food can you make it quick so they will believe in you." Then wild pigs came out running to them and there was apples on a tree for dinner they had pork chops and apple sauce. Then he was a Priest, Bishop then a St

Swimming Day

Splash! All the freezing cold water went on me! Ashley was speaking. "Everyone steal a board." We got a board, waiting very quietly. "Now use your boards for backstroke." We all got to the other side, waiting for another lesson. The pool looked kind of small. "Ok, you did very well. Now, time for backstroke with no board." Everyone did it very well. The pool sounded like everyone splashing. It was burning hot at the pools. Ashley threw toys in the freezing cool water. She threw them like darts! We all got one each, then we got dressed, faster than Flash! We sped back to school, all dried and tired, and waited to go home.

Year of the Monkey

sshin-nyen kwhy-ler

Happy Chinese New Year.

2016 is the Year of the Monkey.