Wow! That beach is so clean!

On the weekends, my friends and I went to Mission Bay to explore the place and to have fun. We travelled in the car. We brought a football with us. It was near Sea World. Mission Bay had a beach that was so clean. We saw a lot of people swimming in the water even though it is winter. Unbelievable!

The first thing that we did was we went to the beach but we didn't swim, we only played with the sand. It was so much fun because we made sand castles and we covered ourselves in the sand. We had so much fun playing on the beach with the sand.

After that we went to the grass to play with the football. It was a NFL football ball. We were throwing in the sky so it would be easier to catch. We threw it really high and some of us couldn’t catch it because it was out of our reach. The ball was spinning while we were throwing it.

Then we had a drink because we were thirsty. My friend Jared bought the drinks for us. We said, “Thank you Jared!” I had a bubbling coke and my friends had pepsi. We loved our drinks.

After that, we decided to play in the fountain. We folded up the leggings of our pants so that it wouldn't get wet. We splashed around in the the water together and our shirts and pants were very wet at the end. Ten minutes later, my friend said, “We should stop now.”

I replied, “Ok, we'll stop now.”

Eventually our clothes dried under the sun. It was great because this way we won’t get a cold and our parents won’t be angry at us. Then our parents picked us up from Mission bay.

I had a lot of fun playing in the water and playing with the football. My favourite part was playing in the fountain because we were so excited about the water and it is fun to get wet.

Learning Intention: We are learning to understand and follow the structure of a recount.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I write the introduction, followed by the events and then the conclusion about what we did at Mission bay.

Wow, that shark is very big!

On Saturday, dad, my mum and I went to Sea World to look at all the sea creatures. We travelled in our car.

When we got there, we saw a cool flight of stairs. It sounded scary on the inside because it was playing sea sounds. We saw a giant octopus and it was pink. It had so much tentacles and it had 8 legs.

Then we went to an elevator but instead of going straight it went up. We were surrounded by a lot of sharks and fish. They all looked really cool. We also saw puffer fish and they looked really fat. When they blow up they really cute.

After that, we went to the Souvenir store and we saw polar bears, seals and other soft toys. My dad said “You can buy a game if you don’t want to buy a stuff toy.” I replied, “Yes, I would like a game.

After that, we went to the restaurant to have some food. I got hot dog and some ketchup. It was so yummy. After I finished my food, I brought a hat. It was a sea creature hat. I love my hat so much.

Then we went to the city to buy a game. we went to EB Games and they had a lot of games. I thought about I should buy. Then I found a game called Just Cause 3. It was an explosions game and the main character’s name was Rico. He was a good guy. He was the boss in his group. Their group name was the Rebels and they had enemies. Their uniforms were red and the Rebels’ were blue. Rico has a grappling hook on his hand to get to places and he also has a wing suit for flying around. My dad bought the game for me and I really love the game.

My favourite part was going on the elevator that goes forward because there were a lot of sharks and fish on the way around the loop.

After that we went home I had a lot of fun going to Sea World and EB Games.

Learning Intention: We are learning to write a recount.

Success criteria: I know I can do this when I follow a structure of a recount starting with an introduction, followed by the events, then a conclusion about going to Sea World and EB Games.