P.E.S Tofa Soi Fua.

Hi my name is Kitiona and  I'm a year 8 student at Pt England school and will attending college next year. What I will be missing about this school next year is going to be Ms Tito because she lectures me sometimes when I'm silly.   I will also be missing my friends because we always make funny jokes and play touch on the field.  The thing I will miss the most about this school is the teachers because they've helped me with my learning and especially my attitude.

My best friends this year will have to be Tana and Lave because they always make me laugh when we play together.   The sad thing is that we have to go off to different school's and also study new things that we want to do. What I will be missing about Tana and Lave is their funny jokes and also our games we always play like hand ball, touch and walking around the school.

I would like to say a big farewell to all the teachers, Principal and staff.  I will miss you all when I leave.  I would also like to say thank you to all the teachers that help with my learning and telling me how funny I was and also telling me that my attitude can be poor and sometimes my attitude can be good. So teachers thank you.

What I want for next year is a good attitude and also make new friends and meet new teachers in college.   Next year I want to work on showing respect to the people around me and also want to prove to people that I can be a good kid.

I have enjoyed my time here at Pt England School and I will miss everyone .

Unforgettable Netbook Moments

Having a netbook that connected to the internet made my learning better because I can search down things that I didn't know about,for example I get stuck with my 8x table and I went on the net and found out the easy way to learn 8x table.

What I had discover and learnt by my self is finding out recipes of how to make a chocolate mud cake. Our class gets work sheets that we have to try finding the answer to online, lets say that for example I didn't know my 5x then I looked on line and there it was.

The special thing that my teacher taught me was being a leader for the class and also out of school, my teacher also taught me that having a bad attitude towards other is very bad.

I have learn't that disrespecting other says bad thing about me.

My friend has taught me to share my work with my teacher and also how to chat with my friend when I need help with something.

I have helped other kids with their work when they need help and also telling them not to play game during class time.

I think that I have grown in participating with others what I haven't grown in is managing yourself and thinking

Yr8 Camp.

Recently we went to keswick christian camp in Rotorua for our year eight camp, when we were getting ready to leave school Mr Burt was talking to us about having the best attitude and acting the pt england way. As we were leaving on the bus everyone was waving out to the teachers out the window and getting ready for a long drive.

When we were driving along the way to Rotorua we stop at a park so that we can have lunch and also have a little bit of fresh air,so we got back into our sets and get ready for another long ride before we get to keswick christian camp.

When we got to the campsite we all jump out of the bus with excitement and enthusiasm just wanting to go throw our stuff into our cabins and to try out our beds. In our Cabins there were five to six people in one cabin. As we all thought that we were just stay in our cabins Mrs Nua blew the whistle to tell us that we will all be going on a never bush walk.     

During our camp we did a lot sightseeing around Rotorua like going to see amazing things like

watching the geyser exploded into smoke. As we were still sightseeing we shot off to the campsite to unload our stuff then we jump back into the bus to go the pools.

on the last day we went for a ride on the luge and on the sky lines when we got in the skylines it was like we were floating in air. When we were at the top of the mountain we went to the luge for a hard ride down. As we were going down the hill everybody was nearly crashing in to the side of the barrier. Then when we finished we headed back to school.

Nelson Mandela Story About Hi Life.

Nelson Mandela was born on july 18 1918 he grew up in a small village called Rolihlahla Mandela at Mvezo in the Transkei,his parents were Nosekeni Fanny and Gadla Hephakanyiswa. Nelson Mandela had 9 siblings.

Rolihlahla Mandela  went to a local Mission school in his Home village Mvenao,When he received and educations to Clarkebury to boarding school Institute for his Junior Certificate. Then he went to a secondary school which was called Wesleyan.  When Rolihlahla Mandela was still in school he came a long to a teacher who called him Nelson because the teach couldn't pronounce his name properly.

In 1962 Mandela was arrested and charged with high treason along with his collaborators. The Rivonia Trial, as it came to be known would turn Mandela into a symbol of the struggle against apartheid.

In 1990 nelson mandela was finally released from jail, But he still thought against the white to get equal rights. He was Elected by Parliament as the  first president of a democratic in South Africa. Then he launched his autobiography long walk to freedom.

What i learnt from nelson mandela was to treat people respectfully weather they are the same colour as you or not. Treat others the way you want to be treated.

Kitiona MihiMihi.

Kia ora koutou

Greetings to you all

kua tae mai ne

(who) have arrived here

ki te kawe mai

To bring

i nga whakaaro pai

The good thoughts

Ka nui te koa

great is the happiness

Mo to koutou maia

for strength

Ki te aro mai

in attending

Ki te ako

To learn

i nga kaupapa

the topics

E pa ana ki tenei wananga

concerning this school of learning

Kitiona Report On Nelson Mandela's Movie.

The movie about Mandela’s long walk to freedom is based on his autobiography. this movie follows his childhood, and his victory and the election of being the first black president in 1994 in South Africa. The 95 year old Mandela fails to attend the premier as he is under medical care at home, Mandela’s ex-wife said that she had no words to describe the film “translation of the painful past.

After Nelson Mandela spent 27 years in jail, against the racism he said that he will ask for forgiveness divided nation,winning  him world wide as a peace icon.

The movie will hit New Zealand at the end of January 2014.

Wild Fire Over In Australia.

During last week there was a wild fire in Australia,The fire fighters think that this fire will get worse and also get in higher temperatures and increased winds hit Sydney this week.

The blue mountains over in west of Sydney,over 200 homes have been destroyed and also another 109 houses has been destroyed on Friday last week (309 houses destroyed altogether) bush fires are very common in Australia but not in this time of the year.

One man has died from trying to save his house from the fire.

My first day at school

My first day at point england school was pretty scary because I had to introduce my self in the front of my class,when I had finished introducing my self my teacher told me where my desk was and he also told me his name,his name was Mr Barks he was an awesome teacher to work with.

Finding friends at this school was pretty easy to me because the boys introduced themselves to me and some boys took me for a look around the school area I felt welcomed at this school because people were very kind.

I think that this school has been the best school I had ever been to out of all the school i’ve been to.

Kitiona,What In The World Is Going On.

never been seen eel.

During this week there was a huge earl that was found on surfaces. They were going to build it under the sand so when it turn into bones and they would put it into a museum for people can see it took 15 people to hold it up. Lots of people were taking photos and videos. Its eye where light blue and the body was light grey it was huge and beautiful. People were dragging the earl to the sand.

massive cyclone that threatened eastern India.

During this week there has been a cyclone in eastern India causing people to evacuate from their homes,close to a million people had evacuated from their homes this cyclone has been named Phailin.This cyclone was the strongest to hit India in more decade,and washed away tens of thousands of muds and thatched roof huts (protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building).

MASSIVE EARTHQUAKE IN PAKISTAN.

What in the world is going on,well a major earthquake had made a new island in Pakistan. It was a massive quake that happened because at least 45 people had died.The earthquake was so powerful that it had caused the seabed to rise and create a small  island in Pakistan’s coastline. The earthquake was so powerful that it had caused the seabed to rise and create a small  island in Pakistan’s coastline.

2000's Events

Rap About Love

Brother’s in hood love is all we need

Love is what we want

love instead of greed

love is what we see

love is in the air

love is everything that we have everyday.

Chorus..So why are we, so blind to see That the ones we hurt,

are you and me yoo!!!!!!.

love is what we talk about romantic stuff but first  thing first

everywhere every night. better together and always be one.

be strong and never give up.yo!!!! love each other and always

have friends never betray and spot on your face. Be smart                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

and put your family first love each other and always be love.

Chorus..So why are we, so blind to see That the ones we hurt,

are you and me .x2!!!!!!!!!.

Kitiona 80's Events.

 

 Michael Jackson Song Thriller.

In the 80’s Thriller is the sixth studio album by American recording artist Michael Jackson.This album was released on November 30,1982 this albums was also labeled epic  records,Thriller was ranked 20 on rolling stone magazine’s 500 greatest albums of all time list in 2003.

Space Shuttle Launched.

-On January 28 1986, the space shuttle Challenger launched from the Kennedy space center at Cape Canaveral, as the world watched on T.V.  The space shuttle had soared into the sky and then,  shockingly exploded and that was 73 seconds after  take-off.  All of the seven members died from this disaster.

Wow people back then properly had a hard life,I wish I was there so that I could be famous when I die.

Cross-Country Run

On the 22 of the 8 Pt England school had a cross-country run,we all had our own houses that were named my house was Takitemu (yellow) this house is named after a boat.We all had to wait for our turns

to run because we had to do it from juniors to senior the year 5 to 8's had to run two laps starting from our school fields.

It was time that we had to step we had to line up for cross-country as we lined up to get ready for our run our principle Mr Burt talks to us about where were running our principle say's on you mark so when you put two together get set is when you put one foot back then he said go and off we go for our 3.5 k run.

As I was running in the start my was pumping like a cheetah running as fast as it could my legs felt lazy because I had been sitting down to long I was running the cross country run I could feel my back clicking as I was running so I had to run a little bit slower because my was pain.My goal yesterday was try running none stopping,as the race finished I felt like sleeping.

I felt very happy that I ran none stopping I would like to say a big thank you to the Tamaki college Service academy for helping our school on the cross-day.

Cross-Country Training

During the last few weeks our senior block has been training for our cross country that coming up very soon,but the cool thing about our training's is that the teachers record your time that you get then you have to try beating your first record when your run the next day.

My favourite part about training is that we get to run with our friends and talk,the reason why I like running it because i wan't to stay fit healthy and be able to play all the sports that you want to play.

My goal for the cross country is try to running with out stoping if I make my goal come true then I will be very pleased with my self.

Harold W.O.F

During the last two days room 19 has been going to Lyn in the life education caravan,we learn about thing that are very important for us humans to do.What I didn't know was that cars are just like us except we need water,oxygen and food but a car need's fuel to be able to move anywhere.

One of my favourite words that I liked was carbohydrates because that was one of the word's that we were learning about,what I had learn't that simple carbohydrates are sugars such as fructose (from friuts),sucrose (from white sugar),lactose(from milk) and maltose (from malt)complex carbs are chains made up of simple sugars.

Simple carbohydrates go through the digestive system faster than the complex because they don't need to be broken down so much.That means that complex carbohydrates are far better for longer lasting energy,they move through slowly so are realeased into the blood more slowly.

My other word that I liked was Fats because I've been learning it last term and also with Lyn.Fat is a source of energy for the body but as it contains twice as many kilojoules as carbohydrates we don't need to much of it in our diets.
There are three types of fat:

1.Saturated            -animal fats (usually solid at room temperature)
2.Monounsaturated      -olive,canola and peanut oil
3.Polyunsaturated      -sunflower,corn and soyabean oils

Monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats are usually liquid at room temperature and are the better health choice...just remember though,all fats contain the same amount of kilojoules so go for the low fat options when you have a choice.

Prospective Student Writing

The boy was climbing the vertical mountain feeling determined. having good strong grip on the cliff he was hoping that he wouldn't die,,when the boy had reached the top of the mountain he took a deep breath and walked toward the dojo.

Little Ben Riding Hod

Little Ben riding hood.

Once upon a time there was boy named Ben, he lived in a city called Auckland. He’s 12 years old, he’s the only one in his family. He likes wearing a blue hood.

He was a stubborn little boy he would never listen to his parents they had to bribe him by giving him treats so that he would do what he was told. One day his parents told him to go and visit his grandfather in Henderson to help him to fix his car.. Ben biked 200 k's.

Ben was biking for about 2 hours but then a car came over and asked him where he was going. Ben said“  I'm going to my grandfather’s house”. The man said wanna go for a ride to your grandfather house on my car. Then suddenly Ben remembered the face of the person that came on the news three nights ago, So Ben slowly moved to his bike on the ground,so Ben got to his bike he slowly picked it up.when the man looked away to see who was making that loud noise. Ben hopped on his bike and he disappeared like a wind. The man got in his car and tried to catch up to Ben.

But Ben was too fast. Ben finally saw his grandfather’s house he hopped off his  bike and he ran to the house and shut the door fast,Ben was looking for his grandfather but suddenly he saw him fixing the car in the garage. Ben went and told his grandfather. His grandfather rang the cops. The cops came and caught the criminal and afterwards, Ben finally goes and help his grandfather fix the car and lived happily ever after.                       

Kiti in the beanstalk.

                       Kiti and the beanstalk.

One day there was a boy called kiti he has a poor family. He and his little tribe were going to a rich village called Rangitoto village , he went to explore his new village and he saw an old lady who trades magic beans. That old lady was the giants mother whom they did not know. He went and asked the old lady how much it costs. The old lady said it costs 10 gold tokens for one, he traded with the old lady. The old lady said go plant it and when it finishes growing, climb it and when you reach the top  there will be lots of gold at the top.

Kiti went home and planted it. He went to sleep but in the middle of the night he suddenly woke up because he heard lots of sounds, he then came outside to see what was happening then he saw his beans that grew he looked at it and said “thats massive’’. He then went and told the whole village.   

Kiti climbed up the the beanstalk, it took him one whole day to climb it and finally he reached the top. He saw a light, it glowed and then suddenly he heard a big giant saying “you just got fooled”. Kiti and the giant had a fight, Kiti then got knocked out onto the ground. The giant then killed Kiti by eating him for dinner. You could hear Kiti’ yelling and screaming from inside the giants stomach.

Kitiona League Writing.

During the last 4 weeks room 19 has been learning 4 league skills that you can use when you play a rugby game on Saturdays,and they are kicking,grubber, and drop kicking

My best skill in rugby is grubber because it is easy to grubber a ball when you are on your full on paste,So here’s what you do to be able to grubber a ball is to hold the ball nice and straight and kick it with the if your leg.

My other best skill in what we were learning is drop kicking because when you play a game of rugby and its a tie between two teams and will be the only chance for you to drop kick it to be able to win the game.

Fun Run Writing

During the last past week the 7/8 have been training for our Fun Run at the end of the Term. At the end of the Term the 7/8 are doing 5k Fun Run for the fun run you can dress up in a funny type of costumes.

I cant wait till Fun run I’m really excited to do the fun run  and dress up in funny costumes its going to be a hilarious day with all our friends and some teachers.

During the fun run I'm gonna try my best in it hopefully its going to be a nice sunny day. Fun Run should be a lot of fun and a good way to end the term.

Super Sandwich Challenge.

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This year pt England school has been learning about what's really in our food,so our teacher came up with an idea that was called super sandwich challenge and what we had to do with that is that we had to try making a sandwich that has to have at least one healthy thing in your sand sandwich.

My partner that I am going to be doing the challenge with is Carlos and we are a sandwich that is similar to a  subway sandwich,I think that me and Carlos can win this challenge.This is what we need to be able to make a sandwich tomatoes,lettuces,French stick bread,and pork ribs.

Fats

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Reading Reflection Log

Directions: At the end of each week (or reading session), pick one or two of the following active reading strategies to use for reflecting on what you read. Use the sentence starters provided to get yourself started. Make sure you cover all strategies - don’t reflect on the same strategy all the time.  Your final reflection should be about something personal.

SUMMARIZE:

“This book is about___”

“The main character in the story___”

PREDICT:

“Based on___, I predict that___”

“Later in the story, I think that___”

CONNECT:

“This story is like my life because___”

“This story is similar to the book___because__”

EVALUATE:

“I think the author is a good/bad writer because___”

“I like/do not like this story because...”

QUESTION:

“When I read the part about ____, it made me wonder___”

“I wonder why the author chose to___?

I think it might be because___”

VISUALISE:

“When I read the part about ____, I pictured___”

“I think the main character looks like___”

TITLE:The FLOODS play school      

AUTHOR:Colin Thompson

Pages 1-32

SUMMARIZE.

(1)This book is about a school called quicklime college,that school is only for witches and wizards.

(2)The main characters in the story are the flood kids, they are witches and wizards.

PREDICT.

(1)I predict that later on the story they are going to  be fighting against each other later on.

TITLE:The FLOODS play school      

AUTHOR:Colin Thompson

Pages 1-32

When I read the part that says that they are going to fight the other play schools it reminds me of the school in real life because in real life things like that really happens when someone from other school’s get smart about another school.

I think that the reason why the author wrote this book it’s because to tell people not to fight.