Culture Groups!

Every Friday everyone from years 5 - 8 go to their culture groups to practice their traditional dances. There are four groups and they are Tonga, Samoa, Maori and Cook Island. I'm in the Tongan group.

We are doing two dances. One is called the Sipi Tau. The Sipi Tau is the rugby league haka for The Mate Maa Tonga Rugby League Team.
The other dance is Kailao. The Kailao is a warrior stick dance that tells what happened in World War II. My favorite dance is the Kailao because it shows how strong and fierce we are.

Armistice Day Presentation!

last week we did a slideshow about Armistice Day.

We were split into groups and my partners were Riiana, Konzay and Mary. First we made a slideshow and we asked questions like "what is Armistice Day". We did a lot of research about Armistice Day and I really learn't a lot about it. It was very interesting. 

Last Day Of Volleyball😢

On Tuesday it was the last day of volleyball. We played elimination, tournament and boys vs girls. It was fantastic. My favourite part was when we played tournament because at the end my team won. We also learnt many many things about how to play volleyball and learnt awesome moves.

Renee if you are reading this I would like to thank you for teaching me how to play volleyball and I hope you can come visit us soon.

The Stick Game!(developer by Solomone)

Last week on Friday we played a game called the stick game. This was a game that I developed well we were doing a cloze comprehension about cave dwellers. Our WALT was to Imagine you are the child of a cave-dweller. I had to explain to them about what game me and my friends played in our cave on very cold, wet days. we had to use the guidelines below to help us brainstorm our ideas. When I finished creating a game we played it and enjoyed it.

1. Equipment:
Stick

2. How Many People you need:
3 - 10

3. How to play:
Spin the stick.

4. How to win:
If the stick points to you then you win.

Enjoy The Game!

😎Making An Egg Burger!😋

Today is the last day and we are making a egg burger! Everyone was so excited. Mrs Tuipulotu said it was better than a big mac from McDonald.

Like normal, we went inside to grab our aprons, put it on and then we went to go and wash our hands. Next we sat and waited at our kitchens for our instructions. Once we were given our instructions we grabbed the equipment required. After that Mrs Tuipulotu gave us our ingredients and then we started to cook. After that we cooked the buns in the oven until it was golden brown and then we take it out and then we butter the bottom bun and put the vegetables in it. After that on top of the vegetables we put mayo and then the egg and cheese. Then we put the other bun on top and TAA DAA!
That is how we made an egg burger!

Drawing! (Tech)

Today we arrived at Tamaki Collage and we are doing graphics. Graphics is drawing and things related to art. We were put into groups. One of the St.Pius students did a prayer for us to thank the lord/god for giving us this day.

Afterwards we start drawing our names in a graffiti or 3rd style. I picked lots of styles for different letters in my name. I did lots of graffiti letters because it looked so cool. It was so fun!

Buddy Reading With Room 1!

This term we have buddy reading everyday. Buddy reading is when you read to someone or they read to you.

We read with Room 1 and my buddy was Eve. The book we read was Where's Tim. When I was reading with Eve she had a very clear voice and she was pointing to the words so that she knows where she is reading. She was very good at trying to sound out the words she didn't know.

Afterwards I asked her questions that started with who, what, when, where, why, how did and other questions related to that.

After that we stopped and Mrs Pederson asked us what question we ask to our buddy. My question was where did she find Tim. It was fun reading with Room 1.

Making Nachos!(Technology)

Today we went to tech at Tamaki School. When we were there we were split into groups with the St Pius students. After that we put our apron on and washed our hands. Well we were sitting and waiting, Mrs Tuipulotu told us to get out our equipment. After that she gave us the ingredients to use for cooking.

 After all that we put it on our plate and then Mrs Tuipulotu came and gave us the chips and cheese. When we were done we took a photo of it and then we ate it. It was so devious that I couldn't finish it all so I took it home.

Teko Teko!

Last week for art we had to draw a Teko Teko. A Teko Teko is a Maori word for a  carved human form (either the whole body or head), either freestanding or attached to the gable of a whare (house).

While we were drawing our teacher showed us an example from the year 8 from last year.  Minzin's drawing was by far the best. When we finished drawing it Mr Reid stapled it on the wall. On Friday I received a Principal's Award for the Teko Teko. I was so contented.

😣😢Last 2 Weeks Of School😥

It is the last 2 weeks of school. After the 2 weeks of school it is going to be the holidays and Christmas eve. I am excited that Christmas is nearly here and i'm excited about holidays too. I cant wait for Christmas because I will be heading to Australia for a week or 2 to stay with my cousins and my mum, also reports are ready and I hope mine is good!

😌Athletics!!!😥

At athletics it was really tiring because how we had to run a 200m and a 400m. It was hard running around without stopping. I could of came last but I came 3rd out of the year 7s. Pupuke came 2nd and Saluselo came 1st. It was so hard and tiring but I really enjoyed it. What I really liked about athletics was when we were running on the track.

Manaiakalani

Yesterday on Wednesday we went to the Manaiakalani Film Festival at the movie theater.  We went by bus there. Everyone was so excited to go watch there films that they made. When we got there we had to wait for a little.

When we were inside we waited for the other schools to go because they finished watching the films. When we went in we got told where to sit and to sit with. When it started the lights turned off and it was very dark. 

When the movie started I got excited. Our movie was 2nd to start. After watching all the movies we went back to school. I really enjoyed it and it's sad it had to end.

😥School Holidays Are Over😢

It was fun in the holidays because I can sleep in and play games every night and evening, but since holidays are now over I cant sleep in anymore or play games in the middle of the night like I always do, but since school is back kids and students are now back to school, working and learning.

 But since I am back at school I can finally work and learn about new things that I haven't known already. I am really happy that I'm back to school because I miss doing maths, reading and writing everyday. That's why I love going to school.

Technology(Graphics!)

Today we went to Tamaki Collage for graphics. Our teacher was Mr Pineda. So first we did a little prayer before we start drawing so we can thank the lord for giving us this day. After the prayer Mr Pineda told us to finish off our restaurant.

 Mr Pineda handed out sheets that have our restaurant drawings on it. When we were done finishing off our restaurants I started drawing goku with Katrina. After that we went back to school.

Graphics Drawing(Technology)

13/9/17
Today at graphics we were with Mr Pineda doing graphics. Before we started we did a little prayer first to thank god for giving us this day. After the prayer we talked about how do we feel about graphics. We did a brainstorm about how we feel about doing graphics. We titled the doc graphics exceptions. After doing that Mr Pineda told us to make a doc and talk about making a restaurant. We all had to name  it. My restaurant name was burger rito and my special food product is mixed chicken burrito. We also had to insert a box from google images for our takeaway boxes. Mine was a regular box. We also had to talk about what ingredients did we use for our special product. It was cool!

Cross country! 2017

Today after circuits we usually run around the court but today is different. Instead of running around the court we ran around the block. It was really tiring running around the foot path and up the hill. I was huffing and puffing the whole way. We all had to do two laps. Doing one lap is not that tiring until you rich the corner, it gets hard trying not to stop. Running is really tiring but until you keep running you'll get use to it. 

Technocraft(Graphics!) Drawing

Today we are no longer doing cooking because we changed. The year 8's are doing building in with Mr Grundy and the year 7's are doing graphics. I was so excited that we are doing graphics. When we were at graphics our teacher was Miss Kasipale. She was our realiever for Mr Stag. She told us to draw our name 6 cm's high and the words must be 6 cm's long. When we started the art, Mr Stag came and took over for Miss Kasipale. Well we were working he was helping some of our students that don't know how to do art drawing. I started off making a snake for my S and I made a penguin for my O. The penguin was spray painting on the L which looked like a wall but in 3d. My 2nd O was a egg in a nest and my M was wood forming a table. My N was wood stacked up in to three and my O was Earth. Well I was working I saw Mr Stag talking in a barney voice. We were all laughing and singing along with him. It was amazing. By the time I finished my art work Mr Reid came and said it's time to get back on the bus and go back to school. We said our goodbyes and then went back to the school. And that's what we did at Graphics!

😞last week for cooking(Making Nachos) 😱

Today is the last day for cooking and after cooking we are doing graphics. Graphics is when you have to draw, paint and create. I am gonna miss cooking because I love making food and eating it. We made Nachos today and we used Doritos as nachos. So first thing I use is to get a frying pan and a wooden spoon.The first ingredient is two garlic. We first take the skin off and then we crush it with a rolling pin and then we put the pan on the stove and then get the crushed garlic and put it on the pan. After that we turn the stove onto medium and then cook it in till its cooked right. After that we put mince on it and cut it to small pieces. When it is in to small pieces, put the sauce on top of the mince and then stir it gently. After that we put cheese on top of it and then we grab the nachos and eat it! And that's how you make Nachos!

😮Tongan and Samoan assembly😮

Today we went to assembly because we were all sharing our performances about the pacific islands. Each class is doing a performance and Room 1 started off with a Samoan sasa. After that Room 5 did a song called 'Le Aute'. Room 10 and 12 did a song. Room 6 had models wearing Samoan and Tongan clothing and ta'ovala. Our song was Moana How Far I'll Go.

My favourite was Room 6 with there model display.

Netball!

This is the first week and Mr Reid is training the netball team for the inter schools. I am not in the netball team because I am not good at it. If you don't know what netball is, it is a game that involves a ball and hoops. It is kind of like basketball but when you have the ball in your hands you cant move. If you move then its a hand over which means you have to give the ball to the other team. I hope our netball team wins the inter schools.