Fiafia Reflection.

Man I had so much fun. Last night it was time to show off what we got. And all those hard practices would pay off to all the audience . We all worked hard to learn every move and actions for our dances. Getting to rehearse to plan everything is amazing and perfect too. Pt England School had to focus and perform their best. And make sure they know when they are on.

Do you know what Fiafia is?. Well I am about to tell you. Fiafia is when we join groups and we come together to watch amazing groups. Our parents won't be expecting this. They will be shocked seeing amazing performances on the stage. The whole class picks any group they want to be in. Maybe it might be there culture group or maybe something else. We just make sure we have a good time and enjoy ourselves and make sure that we are alright with our moves and actions.

At school. Umm I mean at Fiafia I performed 1 time. And I felt like I was  so calmed. Unlike me.When it was last years Fiafia. Man I was shaking like a shaking girl on the floor like an idiot. But yeah I was a little bit shaking. And I mean a little bit. We did 5 amazing performances and they were the Entrance, the song, Girls Dance, Hopo and The Haka. Go Niueans. Choo Hoo. I felt so nervous. Because I had to do a speech. And I was so frightened.

At Fiafia there were stalls and one of them was my mum and dads stall. They were selling heaps of things and making a lot of money.  A lot of people were coming back for more and more. And we kept on getting more and more money. I was so amazed by us selling a lot of food. My mum was selling Steak and Onion Rolls, Drinks, Cakes and Burgers too. It was so amazing seeing people buying our food. And when they get their order they always come back and say it very nice and tasty too.

My favourite groups were the Cook Island Group and Drummers too. Because they were so amazing and their moves were amazing and so cool to watch. By the way they had good drummers. Bollywood was amazing and I liked their costumes. And I love their songs they did.  The last group was Precisely that . It was so funny seeing them turn around and hit each others bottoms. It was hilarious and cool to how Collin flew and landed on the ground. I really had fun at FIAFIA. It was amazing. But my mum could not see me because she had to take the things home. Because she selled food.

Empathy Movie.

This is a movie about Empathy. And I hope you enjoy it.

Sports At Tamaki.

Every Thursday Class 2,4 and 5 have been walking down to Tamaki College for P.E. It is located in Glen Innes next to the Tamaki R.E.C Centre. We normally have tutors that take our group around and we play games all around the Tamaki College field. For example….. Chain Tag and The Blindfold Challenge. But there are a lot of other games we get to play. We have lovely wonderful tutors too.   

Why do we go down to Tamaki you ask? Well we go to Tamaki to get fit. So for example..... if we wanted to sign up for a sport we want to play. Like... netball you would already be fit and healthy . We walk to Tamaki to play new things and that is such a good exercise. It is really amazing for us to have the chance to go to Tamaki to play some sports. We are all so happy for having the opportunity to play different sports. Maybe you might go to a senior school to play new sports. I wish I could go there everyday.

Our Experience at Tamaki College has been fun. We have 7 groups that have 10 - 12 people per group. It isn’t just boys in one group and girls in the other. It is mixed. We have to participate with boys in our team and the boys have to participate with the girls in there team. In each group we have 2 - 4 tutors. Our leaders are girls and other leaders are boys. I really wanted girls to be my leaders because I like how girls don’t care if we make a mistake. They just keep on encouraging us to get back up and carry on.

At Tamaki we have tutors that take us to different sports. And some of the sports we play are...... umm so hard to choose. Oh yes high jump, chain tag, amazing race, rope jump and other sports like that. Our group did the obstacle course . We had to get with a partner and pick who is going to be blindfolded and one person to guide their partner through the course. My partner was Rave and she was blindfolded. I had to guide her through the obstacle course so she can get to the end. At the end was the scariest bit. Rave had to jump of the deck and land on a soft blue mat. But sometimes people miss the mat. It was so.. hilarious seeing Rave jump. OH man good times . Rave was so… scared jumping while she was blindfolded. But our tutors lead Rave and told her to jump. Then she jumped and all she felt was something soft and she thought it was a bed. The obstacle course was fun and hard. It was all about teamwork and trusting your very own buddy.  

Having fitness at Tamaki College is so important to me and my buddy Nikita. We get healthier and fitter by playing some of the games. It will help us to have lower cholesterol levels in the future. But really we have to go to Tamaki so we can participate in things that we like. For example….. Say I wanted to sign up for a sport like….. Touch. Then if I DO make the team. I would train my hardest and I will try my best to participate with my teammates, and I will not let my teammates and coach down.  

OH and by the way our group is called the Assassins. Just putting that out there. Our group is so amazing. And we get treats at the end of each lesson because we always treat our tutors like we love them. Our tutors told us that we are like a family like. Brothers and sisters related. The leaders lead us to do our best and they do fabulous leadership. They have to tutor us because they are practising leadership for when they grow up and become what they want to be. Most of our leaders are polynesian, Samoan and Tongan.

Do you know what happens at Tamaki College when we do P.E? I thought so. When we play sports we have to listen to our tutors and follow their instructions. Think carefully with what you say and do. And remember to participate in whatever sports you play. When you participate never give up. Always strive to the end and do the best you can. And maybe you can achieve your goals too.  And try your hardest and never give up . So...... just believe in yourself .

Cyclone Lusi.

Do you know what a cyclone is ?. Well a cyclone is like a tornado and a hurricane. But... a cyclone is worse than a tornado and a hurricane. You see a cyclone is a  bad damage kind of wind. It is with all sorts of bad things. Like.... powerful wind, some powers were cut off, A huge pour of rain and dark clouds. Some people were not expecting this cyclone.

In the weekend the cyclone was coming. Oh boy I was so scared. During the cyclone there will be rubbish flying everywhere and powers been cut down too. Also things can get tangled while the cyclone. There is also damage to heaps of buildings and there is a lot of huge waves. SOME families might get evacuated from their own home to move to a safer place. SO that there will be no harm to anyone.  

As soon as my mum said “there is going to be a cyclone”. I got so afraid . I was fighted. I started running around my house like and idiot who does not know what she is doing. I started yelling at my mother to pack some food and fill some bottle with water. And make sure that you are safe and sound wherever you are secured. DO not let a child out of your sight.

Then my mum and dad said calm down. I was panicking like I was going to have a heart attack. The thing is when something bad happens to my family or people who are part of my family I would really cry for everything. So.. do not be like me. Seriously do not be like this kind of girl who is 11. Crazy eh. I feel so embarrassed right now. But who cares I will get over it. Hopefully.

The possibilities that could of happened in the cyclone would be..... power outages and maybe some deaths or accidents too. I thought my life was going to be gone. But it was not. So that was good for me. Oh and my family. There must be no school as well. I was looking forward to school. To learn more new things about

But as soon as it was fine to go to school on Monday. And some awful damage to some houses. I feel sorry for those houses. I just want to donate some money for those house to rebuild their houses. In courage those people whose house. And be polite to them if they have had a lost. You never know if they still feel bad about this cyclone. So please be nice do not criticize them about it. Its not there fault its the cyclone that did it.

To prepare for a cyclone you need to secure objects outside in case they fly around and you never know if someone gets hurt. Stay inside and keep safe. Store food and water in case you are stuck in a room for a reason. (I do not know). If your power has been cut off grab a radio with some batteries, candles, a torch and keep your pets safe as well. And stay in a safe place so that you will not get hurt during the cyclone.

In my house my windows were all open and wind was blowing through. As this gale of wind came through I suddenly closed the windows. Whew. That was so.. close. I thought it was just something that just happens normal in this world. But.. it was not . It was a cyclone of course. This is my first time being in a situation like a cyclone. I think that's why I panic all the time.

Storyboard. For Empathy Movie.

Here is our storyboard for our Empathy movie. And as you can see here is all of our ideas as a group. We had to do a storyboard so we know what we are doing for our movie. That`s why you need a storyboard to work with. Just in case you don't know what you are doing. Like me, you don't need to be like someone who does not know anything.

Explanation. How To Use Sketch up.

How to use Sketch up.

Did you know that sketch up is a 3D printer that you can design all sorts of toys?. Well it is. We use sketch up for our learning. Class 2 has been using sketch up for designing amazing and detailed toys.As you can see sketch up for us is a learning tool. And all of my class room is going to be making wonderful designs of different toys. You might of heard of sketch up before in different places. Sketch up can create anything in 3D and print it out as a 3D object.

Sketch up can be used for all sorts of people like students like me, teachers, parents and designers too. Um what is it used for?. “Oh I'm glad you asked”. This programme is for making things like designing your very own toy that you can print out.

See there is always something you can do on this learning tool. It is quite fun for me. You can use sketch up for a task you have to do or you are trying something new. Class 2 are doing this for learning and to achieve what we have done. Sketch up is a wonderful programme for students like one big school which are with all students.

How do you use it - Well to use sketch up you can download a picture from the internet to use it. You can use your mouse to move the objects around. The keyboard is to undo things. Like for example, if you do a mistake you just push command zed and it will disappear, just like that!. Then you can start all over again. And the keyboard is to redo things too. When you are done you save it into a file and then you click save.

What are tools/special features - The tools on sketch up are a tool bar to select tools to use whenever you need them. There is also a rotating tool to move things around. And a push up tool that you can raise your shapes up more. Oh there is a colouring bucket that you can colour in things. But here is the problem. Um what was is it again. Oh yes when you print it the colour it does not come out the colours you have done it. It just comes out blue plain old blue but you can paint it if you like. And the last thing is a shift pad. So that is a explanation of what sketch up means to me. By the way 3D means 3 determination. There is 2 differences between 2D and 3D. 1. You see 2D is just a piece of flat paper. And 2 3D makes whatever you have designed and it will make it look real.  

Thank You Letter.

Dear Parents:

I just wanted to say thank you for helping us in class 2. We wouldn't have helpers if it wasn't for you. I know there were other helpers too. But.. I wanted to say to you thank you. Thank you for keeping us safe in the water . Class 2 really loved your help. And we really appreciate what  you have done for us.

When we got to the picnic the children and the teachers were setting up. And by setting up I mean setting up sports. So that we can play while we are waiting for our turn to swim. There was heaps of different kinds of sports. Here are some examples there was Volley ball, Baseball, Softball, Soccer and Rugby. I did not get to play a sport because I was just so hot .

My favourite part of the picnic was hanging out with my friends and have a nice swim in the water. I really loved those parts because I got to have lunch and play with my friend Rave. And we had so much fun at the picnic. Me and my friend Rave had so much fun at the beach. Even though she did not go for a swim . She still had a great time playing in the sand with me.  (Oh) and also we made a cake made out of sand. Isn't that crazy.

We really had fun with you and the other helpers. We really loved how you looked after us and how you had a great time too. I just wanted to say another big thank you for helping us on the picnic. We wouldn't have gone to the picnic if it wasn't for you. THANK YOU SO MUCH MS ERICK. We hope you had a great and wonderful time at the picnic. Hopefully we have more helpers next year.

Kind Regards:

Nikita

My Holidays.

In the holidays I was just playing outside. Then suddenly my mum called me and me 2 brothers in. Wow! my mum had big news for us. Yeah! we are going to my cousins birthdaayyy . I was really excited because I was going to my cousins birthday!.

As I was in the shower I was so happy to see my other cousin. Getting out of the shower I quickly got something nice on. Rushing down to the kitchen I quickly helped my mum put the food in the car. Once that was done I did my hair and ran to the car.

Me and my 4 brothers all got into the car . While we were driving down the road it was getting a little bit boring. So you know what I did, I went for a nap in my own car. When I woke up we were already there. I was the only one in my car. As I was getting out all of my little  came and hugged me.

After we had a feed and talked and played we all went home and had a sleep. And as for us we went home and had a little bit of our play we brought home. Once we did that we hopped into to bed. The End