Athletics Day!

On friday the 8th of November, us Pt Englanders had an athletics day. I was sort of looking forward to some of the activities but most of them I didn't. I enjoyed being with Mrs Tele'a because she sneaked us lollies, they were yum! Everything was pretty cool!

The activity I enjoyed the most was probably the sack race and tug of war. I particpated a lot and had a lot of fun! The teachers dressed up in their house colours aswell as the kids. They looked pretty awesome! Mrs Tele'a looked like a bumble bee wearing a t-shirt. I had a lot of fun but I can actually wait for the next athletics day. 

Lost

I crash landed with a loud “BANG” in the middle of the forest. My plane was a wreck and I didn’t think I could fix it. The gloomy shadows of the woods surrounded me as I slowly wandered through the large, tall trees. I looked into the sky but it had disappeared and taken all the light with it. I thought to myself for a moment, “I can’t turn back now, I can only go further to find my way out”.

I had nothing but the clothes on my back and the shoes on my feet. I knew that I had to find shelter to keep safe from the deadliest creatures and the cold that I shared the jungle with. I wasn’t safe, not  at all, I hoped and prayed for the best to come but nothing appeared to change. I started to panick, I got anxious not knowing what will happen next. I was also hungry, cold and scared. Hopefully, it gets better.

I woke up in the morning feeling the warmth of sun on my face and heard the slightest sound of falling water. I imediately had a rush of happiness flow through my veins. I followed the sound and it started to grow louder and louder by every step I took. I finally found it, a beautiful waterfall that at this moment meant everything in the world to me.

I leant in to feel the streaming water but fell into a cave behind it. I fell onto the ground but was shocked at the amazing scene. I couldn’t help but stop and stare at everything around me. I searched the cave and found a small gap in the wall and looked inside. I felt for something to open a door for me to enter, then “CLICK”. I was speechless. In this cave there was a treasure chest filled with jewels, gold and treasure. “What’s going on?” I said to myself.

I had my sight set on one golden bracelet so I grabbed it and ran off. If I’m really honest with myself, I expected something bad to happen, but nothing did. Now I really am thankful that nothing bad actually happened to me. It started to get dark so I built me a small shelter to stay under and keep safe from the elements and danger. I was happy though, I had a soft bed of fresh grass, a roof over my head, well sort of.

Even though I was stranded on that island, I thought of the positives. I could have that cave as a house, and a great life. A new life. A better life. Being there could be the solution to my problem. I was finally free.

My Term 4 Mihi

E nga mana, e nga reo, e nga matawaka huri noa, i te motu tihei mauri ora
To our pride, to our language, to our visitors around the world. Warm welcoming

Ka rere toku reo ki to tatou nei atua nana te timatanga me te whakamutunga o nga mea katoa        
My language flows to our heavenly father, he is the beginning and the end to everything.

Tuarua me mihi atu kia Kingi Tuheitia Paki hei whakapara i te huarahi o te kingitanga
Secondly, I have to acknowlage Kingi Tuheitia Paki, he followed the foot steps of his ancestors on the Maori king throne.


Hei whakaatahua i oku korero ko te whakapapa o toku whanau, Ko Peter toku papa

To neaten up my words on my geneology of my family, Peter is my dad

no Cambodiaia tata kia Tairane. Ko Marion toku mama no Ngapuhi ia Kaihu me takuira.
and he's from Cambodia near Thailand. Marion is my mum and she's from Northland/Kaihu and Dargerville.

Ko Makayla toku ingoa he uri au no Ngapuhi.  Ko Maungarei toku wahi kainga noho.
Makayla is my name and I'm a descendant from Northland. I live in Mt Wellington.

Ko Riley raua ko Maiya oku teina, tekau ma rua oku tau.
Riley and Maiya are my younger siblings and I am twelve years old.

Noreira, tena koutou, tena koutou, turou hawaiiki
So I've got to wrap it up, so thank you, thank you, may the force be with you.

Auckland vs Syria

Auckland

As the sun beamed through my glass window, I could smell the scent of bacon and eggs sizzling on the stove. I climbed out of my warm, cozy bed and slowly made my way out into the kitchen. I waited for my plate to be served. I dug in immediately, thankful that I had a full stomach and a great life. “My mum is amazing!” I said to myself.

Syria
The gun shot fired with a loud bang. Everything after that moment just broke down into drama and chaos. I jumped out of my bed and froze on the stone cold floor. My family and I tried to find a safe spot to shelter from. Everyone panicked and my family was in a tragic state and certainly not prepared to go through this terrifying disaster.

Auckland

Shouting and cheering went on outside as my friends and I played with the sports gear under the sunshine. I was happy that I had great friends to spend time with. My mum called out “lunch is ready!” and I could see her holding a platter with sandwiches, fruit and other snacks to fill us right up!

Syria

My stomach grumbled as I waited patiently for any food possible while my mother begged for food outside our tent. It was midday but the sun was hiding, leaving us with only the smallest amount of light in the day. I didn’t worry about anything but the condition of my family. I only wished for a better life.

Auckland

The door closed with a slight creak as my mum softly said goodnight. I looked out of my bedroom window at the million twinkling stars that lit the night sky. I covered myself with my warm blankets and waited to get tired enough to fall asleep.

Syria
We piled up to keep ourselves warm, now the only source of heat was body heat. My sleep was very uncomfortable because we could hardly move and the floor was as hard as rock. I was cold, uncomfortable, sad and scared all at the same time. I was worried about what would happen to me in the future.

My AWESOME Holiday

Ok, now’s the part where I tell you that my title doesn’t actually explain the truth about my story. In fact, my holiday was the suckiest (I still wonder if that’s a word?!) holiday in the universe and that is NOT, I’ll spell it, N-O-T an exaggeration! I won’t tell you all of the stupid details because you’ll probably fall asleep!

When the holidays actually started basically all I did was sleep! I woke up really late and once I woke up I had lunch. Does that give you a hint? I pretty much did that through-out the entire holidays. That must be the reason why the holidays went so quick for me!

I did nothing interesting for the rest of the holidays and I’m going to end up tiring MYSELF if I go on anymore! I can’t wait for the next holidays . . . . . . CHRISTMAS!!! Are you excited?

Reflection on Literacy Rotation

This term I had a lot of fun creating, sharing and learning in the literacy rotations. I think it’s cool how I get to work with friends from other classes. I learn how to make movies and develop my I.T. skills while sharing my work with other seniors. It is all very fun and being the second term for doing this rotation, we are all familiar with the activities that we all have to do.

I enjoy working with the teachers too. They always find ways to teach us in the easiest way possible. I like working with everyone around me because they can support me and give me ideas, they can also help me when I’m stuck. This rotation should keep on going for a long time for seniors because it makes learning fun!

My Reflection on my DLO

Last week I created a D.L.O which explained what happened at the site of the twin towers bombing. I enjoyed creating what I did but I think I could do a lot better with the information I had. I created a mini remake with Jasmine to represent what actually happened so you could watch the attacks. It was very fun to make. I had friends helping me with painting and creating the buildings. Everything seemed well, cool!

Planning this D.L.O took up quite a bit of time but I got there in the end. I found researching very interesting because I found out a lot more than I had already known. I think next time I will know the whole entire process so it won’t take as long to create as this one did. I think I could actually do better if I tried harder.

Facts were popping up everywhere and everything started piecing together and became easier to understand once I had all the information I needed. The stuff I found out helped me out a lot. There was probably quite a bit of info that I missed but in the end, I got enough to tell people so that they can learn about this attack.

In the process of making this D.L.O I tried to be as creative as possible for the time given. I thought the more creative it is the better because no-one else really came up with the idea of making a city and then destroying it. I personally think that it is a unique idea and it makes our movie way better! I also enjoyed creating this remake.

The way this D.L.O benefitted me is the challenge and marks I get on my report. I enjoy a challenge and I really hope I get good marks. I tried my best to make my ideas useful. I thought positively about everything and I knew I would finish it off and everything would be alright.

I had to be very cautious about everything I did because everything had a risk to it. My project could ruin in just a small step of the way. It was quite hard to make the city and try not to bust it when i’m supposed to be making it better.

I wanted to make people understand the feeling the people had when the bombing happened but I also wanted them to understand the full story that happened in children of these days eyes. I felt sorry for the people that were involved in the bombing because if they are still living, they probably have the scars to prove it, physicly and mentally. I feel like this is the best I could do for the tasks and the time given.