Will.I.Am's Surprise Visit

Have you ever heard of the Back Eyed Peas? If you have then you probably know who Will.I.am is. He came to Pt England to give a cheque of $100,000 to the Manaiakalani Education Trust. This huge amount of money was donated to us by Will.i.am because he believes that we will the future inventors.

As Will.i.am arrived so did other 6 principals and a few students from those schools too. Watching him walk through the hall doors got everybody really excited, even the teachers. It was all very overwhelming.

As Will.I.Am was finishing his speech, I realised it was nearly is time.. time to hand over the cheque. The Principals and students made there way up on to the stage to stand next to Will.i.am so it could be that we are all receiving the cheque.

After assembly everybody went to class as fast as they could. This was all so that he could visit there classroom. We were all very excited. Unfortunately he went to room 21 & 22 but not our class. It was a bummer.

Even though he didn't come to our class, I'm still grateful that he came to our school. But it's better than being away on the day, just like how Ms Tito was. Hopefully next time a cool famous singer comes to our school, Ms Tito will be here.

Maths Whizz Update

In Maths Whiz I am currently working on Place Value. Place Value isn't a strength of mine but I'm ready to give it my best shot. Wish Me Luck.

Reading Reflection

TITLE: Just Jack

AUTHOR: Adele Broadbent

Pages 1- 13

8/May/2013

This book is about a boy named Wee Jack Baines who is tired of living in his brothers shadow so for his 14th birthday his parents let him go to Hastings to live with a man named Mr MacKenzie. This is so Jack can fulfill his dream of becoming a jockey. When he arrived at Hastings no one was there to pick him up there only just a note leading him to Mr MacKenzie’s stables.

Later in the story, I think that Jack will become a great jockey and make his family proud especially his big brother Robert and his uncle Onslow.

I'm really enjoying reading this and just can’t wait to read what happens in the end.

What My Friends Say About Me

On the last day of Term 1 room 19 played a game including paper being stuck on to our backs,writing and positive comments.

One of the things someone said about me that I am funny and pretty at the same time. I think they may have said this because I love laughing as much as I do making people laugh.

Another thing is that someone wrote that they love my singing voice. They probably said this because I love singing and I have been singing for a long time now. I get my singing talents from my Dad.

I really enjoyed doing this activity and I think we should play this every single last day of term. The thing I enjoyed the most was writing down positive things about people.

Picking Harakeke (Flax)

Last week on Thursday, Room 19 walked down to Omaru Creek to pick some flax. We walked down there so we could pick some flax and to learn the protocols/rules of picking flax. Harakeke is a treasure to Moari people because they used it for things like clothing, baskets and many more.

When we got there Miss Tito started telling us some rules. Some of the rules she told us were not to pick flax when its raining or at night. But the most important rule was to not pick the Pepi (Baby), Whaea (Mum) and the Matua (Dad). If you do, then the whole bush would die and that's just not good.

After discussing the rules, we went off with our partners to pick flax so we could weave some putiputi (flower) when we get back to school. My partner and I got flax from a harakeke bush that no one else got flax from, we actually some good looking flax.

Walking back to school I felt excited that I was going to make a putiputi for the first time. Finally we got to school after what seemed like a long walk carrying the flax. Miss T showed us how to strip it and prepare it for weaving. She showed us how to split it into four stripes. Then, I had to leave for choir practice which is fun but I really wanted to make a flax flower.

Not being able to make a putiputi made me feel sad but luckily I got to do something else that is fun like choir practice. Hopefully the next time my class gets a chance to do something cool, I would be involved in it.

School Picnic

Guess what, Pt England School walked down to Pt England Reserve for our school picnic last week. This happens every year so that the students, teachers and other adults can bond.

Walking down to Pt England beach, I felt excited. But then started wondering, what I should do first. When we got there everyone had to wait for Mr. Burt to tell us where we were allowed to go and where not to go, when he finished, the school had to find a place to sit. When we did, the first thing I did was eat my lunch.

After eating a whole lot of food Jorja, Levi and I wondered off wanting to do something exciting. As we were walking, Mr. Barks called us and asked if we wanted to learn how to fly a kite, we all said YES. First it was Levi. When I got the chance to fly the kite it felt like I was going to be pulled up into the air. It was scary but at the same time fun.

My favourite thing that day was playing ball tiggy with Jorja, Tyla, Gloria, Kaycee and Neo. Even though it didn't even last 10 minutes, it was still fun. It was fun because you can get tagged easily and there was heaps of action. 

At the end of the day I felt really tired but happy that mostly everyone got along. I am really looking forward for next years picnic.

Protection