I'm so happy that I watched the movie Independence Day Two!

On the weekends, my dad, mum and I went to Sylvia Park to get my haircut and to watch a movie called Independence Day 2. We were all excited to watch this movie because it’s about aliens trying to take over the whole world.

The first thing we did when we arrived at Sylvia Park  was for me to have a haircut which was scheduled at 2:30 in the afternoon. My dad and mum wanted my haircut to be short so the barber did so as instructed. My hair is now short!

When the barber finished cutting my hair, she took off the cloak then she put some gel on my hair to make my hair spiky. When she was done, she turned the chair around so my mum and dad can see my new haircut. Mum said, “ I really like your new haircut”. “I really like it too”, I replied.

After that we went to the 2 dollar shop so that my mum can buy nail polish for her and I was going to buy dices and cards and also a wooden rectangle box. It took about 9 minutes because my mum was still looking for other things. When she finished looking around, we  finally paid for our items.

Then we went to Hoyts Cinema to watch Independence Day 2. My dad bought 2 vanilla ice cream dipped in chocolates and a small popcorn because I already have 2 ice cream. We showed our tickets  to the lady so we can get inside the theatre. We were seated on the top left of the cinema because there were too many people watching the movie. In the movie, I found out that the Area 51 people (a place in the US) went on a space exploration and in the process disturbed the peace of the aliens there. The Aliens got mad so the followed them on earth, attacking everyone and wanting to take over the world. It was a very good movie to watch. We had lots of fun watching Independence Day 2. We proceeded to the level 2 parking lot where we parked our car so we can go home.

My favourite part of that Saturday was going to the movies because I really wanted to eat the ice cream and watch the movie at the same time. I hope that we could do it again, maybe during the school holidays.

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 a conclusion about going to the movies.

Hide and seek was so much fun!

On Sunday my friends and I went to YMCA to play basketball. We were all very excited to be able to play basketball again.

When we got there we paid the entrance fee then went straight to the basketball court. When we got there, the whole court looked spacious and it had two large basketball hoops on both sides of the court.  The were so high that I couldn't even reach it but I know that I can shoot the ball inside the hoops. We played soccer first before playing basketball. Our goal keeper told us to do penalty kicks. My friend was so good at blocking the ball.

After the soccer game, we rested for 6 minutes then we played basketball. First my big friend was doing a half court shot and he did it backwards.  Wow! That was impressive! We were amazed because we haven't seen anybody did that in real life. Then we practised our shooting, bouncing and dribbling skills.  I was doing well with my dribbling but not with my shooting.

Later on, we played hide and seek.  The seeker was one of my friends.

I hid upstairs and I looked in front of the big window to see if he was coming for me. I spotted him slowly walking towards my direction so I ran to the bathroom to hide there.  He came to the bathroom but he didn't see me. When he went out to seek the other people, I ran outside as well but I got caught.  I felt frightened when he tapped my shoulder because I was caught by surprise.  Then we finished playing hide and seek and went home.

I had lots of fun playing at YMCA. My favourite part was playing hide and seek because it was scary when you had to hide in dark place and then you get caught.

Learning Intention: We are learning to use the correct language features in our recounts.

Success criteria: I know I can do this when I describe playing my basketball at YMCA using past tense verbs.

I'm so excited to see the hotel!

On Saturday, my dad, mum and I went to the Grand City Hotel and stayed there for a night. We travelled in the car and it took us only 15 minutes to get there. The entrance of the hotel looked so cool and the front door spun around and we had to look for an opening to get into the hotel. We had to move really fast to get inside the door because we didn't want to get hurt.

When we got in there, we checked into our room with the receptionist. Our bags were heavy because we brought a lot of things with us. When my dad finally got our room card, we got into the elevator and my dad pressed 8 on the keypad for it to take to us to level 8. Unfortunately, it did not work at first but then then my dad realised that he had to scan the card on the scanner in the elevator for it to operate. When we got to the 8th floor, we went straight to our room and our room number was 819.  When we got inside, it looked very nice, it had a flat screen television and an awesome bed. The bathroom was huge and it had a bathtub that was squeaky clean.

Then I asked my dad if I could go in the bath tub and he said yes. I really wanted to go in the bathtub because I have never experienced that before. That was my first time ever. I went in and I turned on the hot water to warm up the bathtub because I don't really like cold water. After that I took a shower, the shower looked cool because it was white and it had a head rest. After I finished showering, I watched the cartoon network and I watched a lego show which I have forgot the name of but the show had cars and knights who defeats the bad guys. It was a cool show and it was one of my favourite Lego shows.

After that, it was almost night time, so my dad ordered food, He ordered steak, two vanilla ice creams and some french fries. The food was yummy and I liked the ice cream and french fries. Then I felt tired so we went to bed. The bed was so soft. Soon I fell asleep.

The next day, we had to pack all our stuff because our stay in the hotel was over. We went to the reception to check out then waited for our car. We only  waited for 5 minutes but  it felt like it was forever. Finally, we went home.

I had lots of fun staying at the hotel. My favourite part was watching the lego show on tv in our room because it was about cooking which I am interested in. They had to cook the world’s spiciest food which happens to be my favourite.

Learning Intention: We are learning to use the correct language features in our recount.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I write describe my stay at Grand city hotel using past tense verbs.

I'm so happy that I turned 10 years old!

On the weekends, my dad, mum and I celebrated my 10th birthday. We had a cake and some filipino food like burger steak, fried chicken, and pancit which is a type of noodles and many more. We also decorated our house with party balloons with avengers prints on them.

First I placed ten candles on the cake  because my dad didn’t find a number 10 candle. Then my mum lit the candles for me to blow. My dad and mum sang happy birthday to me.  I felt a little bit shy because my mum took a video of me to show to my family in the Philippines.

Then my parents gave me a present which made me feel very happy. My dad gave me a PS4 game called Mad Max. It’s a game about a nuclear bomb that destroyed the whole country and it was all covered in sand but there was a good guy named Max. He punches bad guys and eats dog food and maggots because he cannot find any good food. He also has a car called the Interceptor. His car got taken and destroyed so he has to make another car that is better than the Interceptor. Cool! I also received a present from my mum. It’s a toy  cash register that has a scanner to scan all the grocery bar-codes and it has an eftpos facility so you can swipe your card if you do not have any cash with you. It comes with a mic and coins, notes and also a credit card.

I was so happy to receive these presents because they were the best.  I said, “Thank you mum and dad!” They said, “We love you Kyle!” I replied, “I love you too,mum and dad!”

Then we ate the cake and all the food that have been prepared by my parents. I had a slice of cake and chicken wings and fries with pepper from Nando’s.  The cake had a rainbow colour and when my dad cut it, my mum said, “I didn't know it had a rainbow inside, I thought it’s only on the outside it”. The food was all delicious! After eating, I played my Mad Max game.

My favourite part was receiving my presents because I was excited to open them and also when my mum and dad sang a happy birthday song to me.

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 my birthday celebration.

WOW!! I'm so excited about my new haircut!

On the weekend my mum and dad took me to Sylvia Park to get a haircut and buy some things.

We went to the salon first so that I could get my haircut. I had to cut my hair shorter because it was getting too long. It only took around 15 minutes. When it was done my hair looked cool because all the hair on the sides were gone I really liked my new haircut.

Then we went to EB games to buy this game called Far Cry Primal. It was about a cave man in 10.000 BC and capturing animals and taming them.

Finally we went to the food court and we went to a restaurant called LJS I ordered
French fries and a prawn salad and an drink ice tea. It looked so yummy and I really liked eating my salad and drinking my ice tea.

I really enjoyed the day and my favourite part was buying the game because I like the graphics, in the game.

Learning intention: We are learning to write a piece of recount about the weekend.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I write the orientation,
followed by the events and then a conclusion.

The Wonky Donkey

 OMG!!!!! Yesterday I saw a donkey with one eye.

It has only one eye because a baseball hit its eye by accident. A guy had to take the donkey to the vet to check his eye. The donkey was badly hurt and in pain.

The donkey was also scared. They had to take the eye out. 
After that the donkey was fine. When I turn the radio on, the music played and the donkey danced with me.

Finally two other donkey's came. I thought they were his friends but they weren't. The two donkey's said ''He haw!!'' It was actually his mum and dad. I said ''bye!'' to them and went back home.

My best mum

My best mum

My mum is kind. She takes cares of me when I'm sad. She kisses me

and hugs me and gives me chocolates. She helps me especially

when I'm carrying heavy stuff. She is protective. She protects me if

a cat scratches me. Mum is loving and she kisses me when she drops me off school. She hugs me when I'm injured. I love my mum

 so much.

Manaiakalani Schools

                                          Manaiakalani Schools

Hurray!  Today our school went to Point England beach to welcome the waka from Hawaii.

First we sat down on the grass and then we heard horn sounds. It sounded like elephants calling their friends.

Next we saw students doing the haka. Then the waka arrived.

The people from the waka got on the speedboat to

get to the beach. The students did the haka again.

Then, we sang He Honore and everybody sang beautifully.

When we finished singing someone spoke on the speaker.

Then we high-fived the waka crew and the visitors from 

Hawaii.

Finally we waited for our bus to take us back to school.

It was an awesome day!

My favourite fruit

      My favourite fruit.

Have you eaten a fruit that is juicy and crunchy?

When you take a bite, it is tasty and sweet. It has a

stalk and its round.It has seeds inside. Some apples

are gold, green, and red. I like apples because

when you plant the seeds it will grow into an apple

tree. The apple tree grows big and have fruits.I like my favourite fruit.

Manaiakalani Film Festival

Manaiakalani Film Festival

On Wednesday we went to Sylvia Park to watch our

movies and the other schools movies too. We had partners, my partner was Dhon we walked with our partners before we got on the bus. We went to Hoyts, Dhon and I were sitting in the top row, we watched a movie, I think it was Tamaki College's movie.

We saw Room 6’s movie it was a Bee movie

it was funny and I saw a Zombie movie.

When I was in there I felt tired. We watched

our movie it was called Magic Students. It was kind of funny too.

I liked the Hunger Games, it was so cool. After all the movies had finished we just about got on the wrong bus.

Next we got on the right bus this time.

When we got to school we played for a while. After that

it was prayer time then all of us went home.

By Kyle

Jam on toast

WALT how to make jam on toast

Materials

1. Toaster
2. Bread
3. Plate
4. Knife
5. Butter
6. Jam

Method

1 Firstly plug the wire from the toaster in the wall

2 Next get your bread and put it in the toaster

3  Wait till it pops up and put it on a plate

4 Spread the butter with the knife on the toast

5 Spread the jam on the toast

6 Lastly enjoy your meal.