Reading Week 1

Science Experiment

Today we had a science experiment. Miss Stone gave out a jar each to every group. After that Miss Stone gave us balloons and tiny bit of sugar to start or experiment. The point of the experiment was to cut a piece of balloon and then place it on top of the jar. Next we got the sugar and place it on top of the jar and we hummed to see if the sugar will vibrate off it.

But!!! it's still not confirmed if it was the air from our Nose or it's really the sound.

Here's Mafoa humming to the jar:

Day 1-Olympic Rules~Once upon a time in Olympia

Day 1-Olympic Rules~Once upon a time in Olympia

During the ancient Olympic Games, men were allowed to compete in the events but women were not. In fact, women were often forbidden from even watching the games.

I think its pretty unfair. Girls have the same attributes as the Boys. But boys are better at some things and girls are better at other things. It's so good to add in girls as well so people won't get bored. I know some girls in my class will definitely disagree with the rule. But they will be happy for this new rule.

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Day 1-Milo Kroton!~Once upon a time in Olympia

Day 1-Milo Kroton!~Once upon a time in Olympia

Milo Kroton was a six-time Olympic victor. He was a 6th-century BC wrestler from the Magna Graecian city ofCroton, who enjoyed a brilliant wrestling career and won many victories in the most important athletic festivals of ancient Greece. The date of Milo's death is unknown, but he reportedly was attempting to tear a tree apart when his hands became trapped in a crevice in its trunk, and a pack of wolves surprised and devoured him

Wikipedia Milo Kroton Facts
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Day 1-Olympic Game choice!-Once upon a time in Olympia

Day 1-Olympic Game choice!-Once upon a time in Olympia

If I were alive 2792 years ago and were invited to compete in the first ever ancient Olympic games w. If the only sports available back then was boxing, running, wrestling, horse racing, pankration and pentathlon, which sports would you choose to compete in.

I would compete in Running. I already love running. So of course i'll pick running. I watch a lot of 100 m Sprinting, 200 m Sprinting and 4 x 100 relay. Its fun to watch and enjoyable.  Hopefully Usain Bolt will win this year at the Rio Olympics 2016. All the Best Usain.

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QLD vs NSW

On Wednesday it was game day. QLD(Queensland) vs NSW(New South Wales). This is the best rivalry in Rugby League history(Fact). QLD is my fav team, Since I was born inside the QLD area. So on that day I was getting ready to watch the game. I was so pumped because it was the final game of the series. QLD was up 2-0, to make it 3 in a row it will be an awesome clean sweep. It was 30 minutes from the game, but I completely forgot that it was Gym day. I was so gutted because I had to go. I missed out 3/4 of the game which was disappointing. But at least I saw the best part of the game. It was an intense game 14-12. 2 more minutes to play, and NSW had a run away down field. They scored and won the game. But QLD still won the series.

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Term 2 Reflection

Term 2 was filled with a lot of ups and downs. It was a Fun, Sad, Mad, Weird, Funny etc Term. I've improved a lot from Term 1, Educational and behavior wise. Still a lot to improve on tho. First of all I'd like to say thank you to Mrs Tofa and Miss Stone for a wonderful Term 2. Without you guys we wouldn't be as close as we are right now. So thank you guys.

I had a lot of great moments in Term 2. Mostly learning new things and of course having fun with my Family, Friends and Teachers. Kiwi Can was also a huge factor for me and other students from our school. Kiwi can gives us life lessons that truly touch us deep. They also talk about how we could stay positive and move forward in life, to forget about what has happened in the past.

Every 2-3 Weeks Kiwi Can has different themes for us students to think and understand the meaning of the prompt, Such as Leadership, PB4L, etc. For every theme they always have a cool catchphrase and it hypes and gives joy to all of us. Kiwi Can also gives us awesome activities to solve as a team and as a unit. I think working as a unit has made Room 7 students become more closer. I know we all have our ups and downs we still gotten through it all. Term 3 I'm READY. Stay safe and all have a wonderful holiday.

That was my reflection on how my Term 2 went.

Cheers

Matariki Final Day

Tonight was the final day of Matariki. It was jam packed. People all over G.I were there to witness the wonderful lights and also the awesome fireworks at the end. Most people were there just for the fireworks. It was a cold night but we still made the effort to drive down. My favorite part from tonight was when everyone counted down from 10. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Boom!! and off it went. The fireworks bloomed high into the sky. People were amazed and impressed of what they saw. I was so excited because fireworks gives me joy, and i'm sure to other people too. It went on for at least 10 minutes. Then people departed to their homes.

Son Goku

Son Goku

This is my description writing, on Goku. It's just a short story that describes a bit about him.

There is this hero named Son Goku. He lives in Universe 7. He saves the world from any harm. He is a Super Saiyan that has two sons named Gohan and Goten. He has a charming/furious wife Chi Chi. He has great friends. He loves to fight new opponents that are stronger than him.

He his in his 40s but he looks like he is in his 20s. Saiyans don’t grow old they stay in their youth days. He has Black/Blonde hair. He wears Orange fighting gear. He never gives up. He has been brought up by his Grandpa Gohan.

His rival and bff Vegeta, has been Goku's rival since nearly day 1. They have been enemies and now they are best friends.

Goku has grown up and basically trained his whole life. He was way ahead of the old guys even when he was 10. He has special powers called Instant Transmission, Kamehameha and more. He trains mostly with Whis and God of Destruction Beerus. Whis and Beerus are like Gods. They are beyond more powerful than Goku and Vegeta combined. They have mastered a new transformation named Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan.(Weird name right). Anyways, even with their new highly strong transformation they still can't stand a chance against Beerus and Whis.

Thats just a little bit about Goku. I hope you enjoy

Cheers

Music Inquiry

This afternoon we had our music inquiry. As usual we pick a song from any decade, but this time Mrs.Tofa and Mrs.Atuahiva picked the songs. The songs were Lean on me, Believe,  In the Still of the night and You are my everything. Most of us didn't know much about these songs. We couldn't lip sync this time which was not cool but we still had to do it. We rehearsed for about 20 minutes and then finally performed. Every group was shy. This was the first time our house(Kauri) wasn't shy. A little but not to much. At the end we all ended up performing, which was awesome. Can't wait to see what's for Music Inquiry tomorrow.

Recycle Stay Clean

Here is Taki and I's work on staying  clean. Which means stay clean recycling wise. Here are some tips on how to stay Recycle, Reduce and Reuse. Cheers

Narrative (Failure)

On a windy afternoon, Ben, Tom and John just left their homes and went to a conference at Auckland City. They were so excited because they were promoting a video igame from the apple company. Tom was so hyped he backflipped off a car. “Check this out” said Tom. Everyone looked and was amazed. Than these random Boys Sam, Taki and Tyler walked passed and said “Oi boy look at this” Tyler backflipped off a building and landed on his face. Smack! Tyler’s teeth fell out. They quickly rushed him to the hospital and luckily he barely survived.

Here’s what happened next......

To be continued (sorry for so many to be continued......it just so I could make the viewers curious and wonder what will happen next)

Music Inquiry

Today after lunch I had to go to Miss Elia's office to discuss something. That's why I missed out on somethings. Apparently I missed out on the girls cup song. I heard it was awesome. Congrats to them. I made it on time for our group performance. As usual we perform in our house groups. But this time we couldn't lip sing we had to sing the actual song. We had about 20 minutes to prepare. We all tried to find a song, but then we found the song we wanted to perform. "Let it Shine" We were the third group to sing our song. We were shy but we ended up finishing.

Chhers

Identity Poem

This is my poem. It's not a poem I originally wrote but it means a lot to me. It's about someone that's trying to be something they're not etc. I hope you enjoy this poem. Cheers

Educate yourself enough

So you may understand

The ways of other people

But not too much

That you may lose

Your understanding

Of your own

Try things palagi

Not so you may become palagi

But so you may see the value

Of things Samoan

Learn to speak Samoan

Not so you may sound Samoan

But so you may

Feel the essence

Of being Samoan

Above all

Be aware and proud

Of what you are

So you may spare yourself

The agony of those who are asking

“What am I”

Bush Story

Boom door opens!! “Watch out watch out, She’s gonna blow”’”. “Nice one Jon, we better hurry up before the cops come, said Tom. Watch how the story unfolds.

2 hours earlier

It was a misty cold night, While Tim and Josh were on a hunt. They walked through a scary forest. There was a sign that said DO NOT ENTER OR ELSE!!. But they ignored it, “Ummm Josh are you sure this is right. “Yes we have to get the antidote to stop the world from exploding”. The wind was getting thicker I could feel it. “It’s a bit creepy because I can taste the wildness”.

I can see all of the trees swaying side to side. But it wasn’t getting better, rain started pouring. Lightning started striking, “AHHHH i've been struck!!” “Tim Tim say something”. Surprisingly he woke up. “What a relief are you okay Tim” “Yup i'm fine said Tim”.

To be Continued........... Stay tune for the next Part of the Story

The day that changed my life

I will never forget the day I met my best friends Taki, Sam, Chris, Levi R, and Fineasi. The first time I attended Glenbrae, I was very shy and really uncomfortable. I thought school wasn’t for me. I didn’t have friends .I was a lonely emotional little boy.

And.......... Here's how my school life got better.

I was so lonely that I cried and really wanted to go home(So embarrassing). Then these random boys came up to me and said hey want to be friends. Their names were Taki, Sam, Chris, Levi R and Fineasi F. I replied with a soft voice. Okay?. Boom! We became best friends. We played together, We laughed together, We cried together(Not lol) we even got in trouble together.

We always have each others backs no matter what. Sadly Fineasi left our school to move to Wellington. He didn’t have a choice but we missed him a lot. It was like one piece of a cake eaten(haha) It wouldn’t be complete if one peice got eaten.(Get it) I’m basically saying we wouldn't be a complete group if one person left.

We were still being cool about it but really inside we missed him.  Over the years we have had our ups and downs. But at the end of the day were all brothers. Even now were close and still doing things together. We always got each other’s back. That’s what you call SQUAD. Not a Gang(SQUAD).  Love them like brothers. Not in a weird way but brotherly way.

Cheers

Art Inquiry

This is my art inquiry presentation on anime. I hope you enjoy.

Cheers

Hip Hop Clubs

Today we had clubs. We have clubs twice a week, Mondays and Thursdays. My club is Hip Hop Dancing.

Our club is assembled in the hall because were the largest group out of all of the clubs. Today was a change, mostly we choreograph our own dance moves in groups but today we watch a video on how to learn basic hip hop moves. I was stoked to hear but it wasn't really the song most of us like. But it's okay at least we got to watch a video. We watched it multiple of times while learning how to do the dance moves. Some students weren't listening but Most were. It took a while until we started to settle down but we settled later on. We learned the dance moves for about 30 minutes and then we put all the dance moves together and did all at once. We ended up learning half of the moves. Hopefully our next session we will finish all of the dance moves. Today's clubs was fun and tiring at the same time but mostly fun. Later on we finished. We got our bags and left to go home.

Cheers

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