Camp!

Dear Mum and Dad, trying to work harmoniously with others was a goal I took with me to Piha Mills Camp.

I enjoyed learning how to make tents with simple gear with my group. It taught me skills to use if I am stuck in the bush. Archery, Poles+Planks and Orienteering were activities that gave me the chance to work with the people in my team and get to now them better. get to Poles+Planks and Orienteering showed how much teamwork I had.

Our walk to the waterfall was fantastic. I enjoyed listening to the babbling sound of the water. I enjoyed swimming in the shivering water too.


Our visit to the Piha beach was amazing. The view was beyond beautiful. It was my first time seeing Lion Rock. I enjoyed making my own sandcastle of Rangitoto Island. It was an opportunity for me to be by myself and show my peers I am capable of working independently.


Overall I enjoyed showing off my volley ball skills, getting to know each other better, working alongside with different people, sleeping in the tent with Lavinia, Robbie and Dorothy and in the Dorm with the rest of the girls, eating delicious meals, pranking people but overall it was a great experience being at a different and fun place than home.

Mum and Dad, I am proud to say that I achieved my goal. I managed to work harmoniously with my peers and especially the people I just got to know more about. :-)

Persuading the Board of Trustees about Camp!

I beg you on bended knees, please continue the camp for the year 7 and 8 students every second year. It is unfair that you stop it as the previous years there has been camp. Look at all the childrens faces showing how much they want to experience being at camp.

This gives the children an opportunity to communicate with people they haven't worked with and to continue here back at school. It allows them to do fun activities they don’t usually do. 

Please Board Of Trustees, let the camp continue, give them the chance. Thank You.

Binoculars!

Binoculars are visual instruments used by people. It has a lens for each eye. 
It points correctly in the same direction allowing people to use their eyes when seeing objects far and near.

Binoculars regularly come in two main designs. There is the Roof Prism, and the Porro Prism design. They are both similar to each other. They help the viewers when birdwatching, wildlife viewing and at sporting events, but they both have their negatives and positives.

I enjoy using binoculars. They are very helpful, useful and handy to carry around. Now there are more advanced objects like Binoculars called telescopes. I wonder what it’s like to use a telescope?

French, Week 1, Term 4

Today for French I have been recapping on what I've learnt last term by using a website called Babbel. I learnt the formal way to greet someone and the informal way too. The new word I learnt today that refers to greeting in French is BIENVENUE. Bienvenue means WELCOME.

Here is a screenshot of my Babbel home page.

French Presentation

Saint Pius X

Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto.

Saint Pius X grew up being poor.
He had a humble heart.
He was a brave and appreciative man.
 He devoted himself to God.

Saint Pius X was the eldest of 9.

He liked to lead mass.

Happy with his family.

He needed nothing more but a life of happiness,
and to be around his family.

He encouraged Holy Communion.
He was born in Italy.
His last name is Sarto.

Reflection for Week 6

On Friday 24 August of Week 6, Room 7 were each given a 'caught being good' and was asked to write down what virtue each person has been showing. I wrote down the virtue of Commitment. 

This week I have been showing the virtue of Commitment especially in the Mass preparations.

I was committed to conduct and lead the choir for the feast day of our school and farewell mass of Mrs Koloti.

Week 6 was such a busy week, with the mass preparations leading on with the musical evening preparations and netball tournaments all covering up most of our learning time. However I sure enjoyed Week 6 of Term 3.

David Copperfield, Chapter 3 summary

Chapter 2 summarises Davy’s childhood. He talks about his nurse, Peggotty. Peggotty watches over Davy and takes him to church. One night, Davy saw his mother with a gentlemen. The same gentlemen that walked home with them from church last Sunday, Davy didn’t like him.About 2 months later, Peggotty asked Davy if he could spend a fortnight with her brothers at Yarmouth. He was excited but sad at the same time, he didn’t want to leave his mother.  So Davy asked his mother if he could go, she was okay with it.

Week 5, Religious Education

In Religious Education I have be learning about the Sacrament of Holy Order.  The Sacrament of Holy Order is when young men are ordained as Priests.  Priests not only preach the word of God, but do a variety of things for the Church.

I was given questions, to find out about Priests.

1. How do boys become Priests?

2. Who is in charge of all Priests?

3. Who gives Priests the power/authority?

4. What do Priests do?

DO YOU THINK YOU CAN ANSWER MY QUESTIONS?

MATHEMATICS

I've learnt how to solve a ratio problem.  I am able to write my own ratio problem.

Can you solve my problem?

Dorothy was packing chocolate to sell at the beach. Each bag had 2 Kit-Kat and 6 Moro’s.

1. She needs to fill 12 bags. How many Kit-Kat and Moro’s does she need?

2. If she has 36 Moro bars, How may Kit-Kat does she need?

3. She has 24 chocolate to pack. How many Kit-Kat and how many Moro bars?

DO YOU THINK YOU CAN SOLVE MY PROBLEMS?

French, Week 1

This week in French, I learnt how to Understand how to greet someone in French. I did an activity where I translated a conversation in English to French.
Meet my animated friends, Roller and Mimi.

                            
                                   Roller                      Mimi

English
Roller: Hello Mimi
Mimi: Hello Roller
Roller: How are you?
Mimi: I’m ok, how are you?
Roller: I’m good.

French
Roller: Bonjour Mimi
Mimi: Bonjour Roller
Roller: Ca va?
Mimi:  Comme ci comme ca, Ca va?
Roller: Ca va bien

OH NO!!

Annie and Angelica were getting ready for their school camp in the forest. Orienteering was their first activity. Their teacher, Mrs Jolie gave them their orienteering gear.

They started at the starting line. They made their way to the 1st and 2nd control, out of 10. They were alone in the forest. Walking past the trees and bushes they heard footsteps. They were frightened. They dropped everything and ran off.

They tried to find Mrs Jolie. But she was not in sight. Scared and Nervous were Annie and Angelica as they were lost. Annie looked across at Angelica and saw that she was upset.

It was getting darker. “OH NO”! They held each other hand-in-hand and both said “everything will be alright”. All of a sudden they saw a bright light shining from one direction. They ran towards the light and saw that it was Mrs Jolie. “Mrs Jolie, Mrs Jolie” they yelled, with relief. “You found us”, they said. Mrs Jolie wrapped them up in a blanket and took them back to their tents.

Reflection for Maths, Week 5

During this week I have been learning to use multiplication to solve addition and subtraction problems where common factors can be found. It was quite hard for me to understand it but I managed a little with the willing help of Mrs Tui and Miss Anderson.

Here is an example.

e.g. 24 + 27 + 22 + 28 = 4 × 25  

Tweety falls down

There was a little bird named Tweety. She fell out of her nest and onto the ground. Tweety cried and cried, but no one heard her. Just then Earl the squirrel came and suggested that she should try climb the tree. Tweety tried but she couldn't get any grip on the tree. Suddenly Mat the cat came and said to Tweety she should try flapping her wings. Tweety flapped her wings and to her amazement she started to fly up into the sky. She landed safely into her nest and chirped happily. Tweety was relieved. She lived happily ever after.

Reading Circle, Week 3

WEEK 3

TITLE OF THE BOOK	The Boy From Nowhere
PEOPLE IN THE GROUP	Angelica, Robertanna, Fatai, Vililatai
ROLES:	Discussion Director - Vililatai Wild and Crazy Word Finder - Fatai Selection Director - Angelica Summary Director - Robertanna
DISCUSSION DIRECTOR Write four to six questions about what you have just read. These questions will be used for group discussion during the next reading session. Think about the question helpers in the box below. Who? What? Where? When? Why? How? Details? Inferred? What if? Opinion?	1. What is this chapter about? Bella 2. Where does Stephen and his family go? Kelly Tarltons 3. What does Bella try and do to Stephen at Kelly Tarltons? She tries to kidnap him. 4. What does the Hanham family decide to do when they hear Stephen is going to Kelly Tarltons? They decide to go too and try and investigate who is this Boy From Nowhere.
WORD FINDER DIRECTOR Find four to six interesting, powerful or tricky words from today's reading. Write them below along with the page number. Use flags to mark those words. You will be asked to share those words during our next guided reading meeting.	Intrigued- to be curious in what you do, Seances- communicating with spirit, phenomenon-  a fact or situation that is observed, Poltergeists- A mischievous ghost brusquely-a action or words that are made in haste
Selection Director Pick the most interesting part to read to your group during our next guided reading meeting. WHY DID YOU CHOOSE THIS PART	The Boy From Nowhere/ Chapter 3 Pages to read: Whole Chapter/ Pages 36 to 52 WHY ? To understand the whole story from beginning to end you must read each chapter to make your way through the book and to have a fair idea of what the story is about.
Summary Director Write two to three paragraphs summarizing the chapter or today's reading. Use the chart that guides you through summarizing.	Chapter 3 summarises more about the unfamiliar voice who suddenly talks to Stephen. The voice says it’s name is Bella. She tells Stephen to go with her. She tells him she has a present for him and all of this must be a secret. Stephen believes Bella and tells her that he is going Kelly Tarltons with his mum and grandma. He tells Bella he is going to Kelly Tarltons but what he doesn’t know is that he just made a wrong choice because Bella is up to no good. Stephen arrives to Kelly Tarltons. “No, No, leave me alone”, Stephen yells. I wonder what’s happening ????

My Special Mother

I nominate my mother to receive the award because she loves reading and she encourages me to read.She wants me to read as it will open up a lot of possibilities in life.  Reading will help me be qualified like her.
My mum has inspired me that is why I love her. She cares for me. Makes sure I have a good education. My mum is a great gift and I thank God for the gift of mothers.


Happy Mother's Day Mum! :)

John Chapter 21. John Chapter 21 tells us how Jesus appeared to his disciples the 3RD time.
One day a few of his disciples went out fishing. Simon Peter believed that he could catch some fish, but he caught none. A man then appeared to them. Simon Peter knew it was the Lord. Jesus told them to cast the net to the right side of the boat. They as what Jesus had suggested. As they cast the net to the other side there were too many fish.
As said before, this was the third time Jesus appeared to his apostles.

During Religious Education we have learned a new strand for the term. We have been learning more about Easter. Easter is a very special and important event. It is when Jesus rose again from the dead. We need to remember that Jesus is with us now and always. He is our guide through spirit.

                                              Here is my title page for our Easter strand. 

My Holiday

During my holidays, I went to the community holiday programme. It was held in the parish hall. I was leading the games, with the willing help of Sefo and Olalini. I was Halamehi’s assistant.

After prayers, we got started. “Listen up everyone”, I yelled. “Leaders, 8 little kids for Cat & Mouse”. “Quick, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1,” I gasped. Both teams were settled. They were ready to start. “On your marks, get set, GO”, Sefo and Lini shouted. Simeone ran as fast as he could. He tried to escape from the Crazy Smurf runners. Crazy Smurfs, struggled to get him out. Both teams cheered. They chanted so loud, my ears were so sore.

Time came by. We played more games. We played Dodge ball, Jockeys and many more fun games. Both teams became true competitors. Tick Tock, went the clock. It was lunch time. Halamehi dished out the food and handed it out. “ You can play after your finish guys, I shouted. “45 minutes to play”.

Time passed quickly. “5 minuted to go guys”. The clock striked 1:30. “Everyone inside now”, I screamed at the top of my lungs. When everyone was inside, I could see sweat dripping down peoples foreheads. I said to myself, “Gross”.

Next we played more games. People got more sweaty and exhausted. As time passed, it was time to end the day. To end the day off, we said prayers. Straight after prayers, everyone walked their directions, heading for their next destinations. “Bye guys”, I yelled.

Margaret Aylward