My car looks like a tomato on wheels!

I finally went to a CLP this year!

It was almost halfway. The rubber of the seat was almost as oily and slippery as the SUV. My mum and dad were at the front, while my dad was driving and I was in the back seat. Our seat belt latched on  us like a rope.  

I heard the gravel under our car's wheels crunch as we neared our destination. Our car was a 4x4, so it could travel through rough areas. The car was as red as a really plump tomato.

After a little while, the car stopped and our ride was over, for now.  I clicked the red button on my seat belt to release the buckle. Some of my friends were sitting next to the door when we entered the hall. There was a big room with a table and the middle that had enough food for all of us to last half a day! There were jelly, cakes, donuts, and so much more! However, I was not really hungry, so I went back through the door to the outside.

Before I realized it, a garbage bin loomed in front of me, so I veered to the left into the side of the doorway back to my friends. They were all sitting down eating jelly from a plate on a bench.

They asked me where I had been, but I didn't answer them. After that, we spent two minutes of talking about superheroes, getting food and flipping empty cups and it was at that moment that we decided that we'll play Tag on the giant playground to the left of the vicinity.

All of us ran swiftly to that location, and the last one to get there was It. We could only take two steps on the ground if we were not on the playground equipment, otherwise we become the tagger. I followed my friends along some of the obstacles like a rope box, monkey bars and zip lines.

Eventually, we all met up at our position and sped to the tallest structure, which was our so-called 'Safe Zone'. The Safe Zone allows you to see the tagger coming so this allows you time to get away. For a little while, we just lingered around the Safe Zone.

Soon, the Tagger was hungry for revenge, but we all had a plan. At the other side of the tower, there is a rock-climbing wall and next to it, was the border between the playground and the grass. We all rushed down the rock wall. My friend urged me to jump, but I said I might break my legs (of course, this would not happen, but it would still hurt).

I decided to take a leap of faith and I landed on the ground with a loud thud. I quickly got up, and tiptoed to the border to join my friend. Soon the game was over

and we all ran back to the building, which was now empty, with chairs stacked up the wall and bags beside them.

We didn't know what to do, so we went outside and discovered a small room with a lock securing the door making sure no one was able to get inside. was a small room the size of a outhouse, with a lock enforcing the door to stay shut. My friends tried to get it open, but there was a combination code of three numbers. I thought there must be at least 50 combinations.

Eventually, our parents came back, from their meeting which was held in the other side of the room, separated by a door. We all got back in our automobiles, clicked on the seat belt, and closed our car doors. We were back to one more drive.

My favorite part was when we got to play on the giant playground!

Learning intention: We are learning to understand and use descriptive language in our writing.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I use adjectives and verbs to describe my weekend.

Everybody run! The dam is going to collapse!

What suggestions and ideas do we have?	What are the key facts?
Can we reinforce the dam so it's more durable?	The tallest dam in America is starting to break apart!
What are the good things about it?	How do we feel about it?
There is nothing good about the biggest dam in America that appears to break and flood everything!	This isn't good! There's going to be a lot of people with no houses for a while. (if it floods)
What things will we need to think about?	What problems might we have?
How is the dam breaking? How do we get the people to safety? Where's the safe zone?	Why is the dam breaking? How can we stop it from breaking?

Learning Intention: We are using De Bono’s six thinking hats to help us develop our critical thinking skills.

Success criteria: I know I can do this when I answer De Bono's 6 Thinking Hats about the Oroville Dam .

Wait, how do I find Mark 12-16 in the bible?

Learning intention: We are learning to find a scripture reference.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I find the book, chapter and verse of a scripture reference in the Bible.

There is a village under the water!

Learning intention: We are learning to identify key information.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I answer the questions correctly using information from the article 'Drought in Spain reveals hidden village!'

How do we continue to have our Lord in our hearts?

Learning intention: We are learning about how Christians today meet the Risen Lord today.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I list down six ways of how the Lord is present in our lives.

Time to get on the bus! Wait, who's driving?

Learning intention: We are learning to identify key information.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I answer the comprehension questions correctly using information from the article 'Driver-less Bus Launched in France'.

The new species of dinosaur is named the Herrerasauridae!

Learning intention: We are learning to identify key information and develop our critical thinking skills.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I answer the comprehension questions correctly with the information from the article 'The dinosaur family tree gets a makeover'.

No, no Corky! Don't chase me!

I swam on the beachside with my four dogs! My parents, our dogs and l all went in a big SUV, because we decided to take the dogs for a walk. We had to bring them all at once because if we only took one, the other dogs would get jealous. My dad drove the car onto the motorway for a short time and then we pulled into the parking lot of a boating club. 

Then we got out, put the dog's leashes on their harnesses, closed the car doors, and we were off. We walked past a hill, bridge, some stairways and a map of the area. The terrain around us was a rocky outcrop. 

Along the way, we met a person with a dog and all of our four dogs started barking at it, so the owner had to carry her dog past us. When we were halfway along the track, we saw a small sandy area around the shore so we decided to unleash our dogs, so they could have a play by the water. Corky, one of the dogs, sped into the water, and we all followed him getting our pants wet and the locals looked at us because they thought it was funny.

Corky got very mad when I splashed at him with the water, so he started chasing me! He was faster in the water then me because he has four feet to propel him forward, and I only have two. He was like JAWS from the famous JAWS movie, so it was a bit scary. When he caught up to me, he bit me! Before long, we all left the water and we sat in the sun for a little bit to dry ourselves off, while the dogs shook themselves, getting everything around them wet. After that, we put the leashes back on all of the dogs, except Corky because he ran away from us. 

We walked back onto the path, while Corky continued to run around, refusing to let us put his leash back on. I ran ahead, because Corky started chasing me. When we reached the end of the path, we waited there. After five minutes, my parents and I reunited, and we put Corky back on his leash before we strolled, and then we all strolled back to our SUV. (it only took about two minutes) 

Finally, when we got to our SUV, we carried them all into the back of the SUV, closed the back door, got in the seats before we drove back home. My favourite part was when Corky started chasing after me, because I felt the adrenaline running through me. I hope we can walk our dogs here again.


Learning intention: We are learning to understand and use descriptive language.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I use a Thesaurus to find more interesting words to improve the quality of my writing.

Before there were Easter eggs, people used pretzels!

Learning intention: We are learning about the importance of Easter.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I write eight facts about Easter.

How can the sieve take out the salt from the sea water? Salt is really tiny!

Learning intention: We are learning to identify key information and develop our critical thinking skills.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I answer the comprehension questions correctly using information from the article 'Sieve turns seawater into fresh water'.

Katie Glynn scored 77 goals in Field Hockey!

Learning intention: We are learning to write a profile.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I locate key information about Katie Glynn.