Prize Giving 2013

Sitting down waiting for the Senior Prize Giving to start I had thrills for what things people will get in. Thrilled to her that my brother Jordan come first in academic. seeing people smiling on stage made me fell great. Know that I will not be able to get a prize for 2013 at Prize Giving.

I have tried this year to become a prefect our a house caption for next year. That is my goal. How could you become a prefect for next year if you wanted to? Prefect's have to be responsible and to now what they are doing. I hope I get the job for 2014. Would you like to get the job?

Then the time was now to see if I could, but I didn't get it but I am a house captain. Yes I am a house captain for Tainui with Annilz. Next year I'm looking forward to cross country and athletics because I believe I can take Tainui to first.

Net-book Reflection

This year I have enjoyed the year with my Chromebook. I have liked it because we have Google Docs instead of pencil and paper. It helps me with my learning with movie making, writing and maths. The one thing that have learnt this year is knowing how it can change your life. It helps me access the sites that my Teacher (Mrs Lagitupu) let me view. I am still learning how to use it properly but I'm getting there. Typing is a hard thing to do but you can get really fast if you get use to it. 

I am solving out maths questions so that I may achieve my goal. For example 1/4 as a percentage would be 25%. The most special thing my teacher has taught me this year was to not be naughty in class and remember to finish it off properly. I have been learning a lot using my Chromebook and using sites like Math Whizz and Xtra-Math. They help me in maths and other sites help me in other subjects. 

The subjects that I like is maths because Math Whizz and Xtra Math they make my maths learning easier then what my learning was like with these sites.Thank you Mrs and Mr Burt for getting these Chromebooks for Pt England School.

ACTION WORLD

ACTION WORLD!!!!

Getting of the bus outside of ACTION WORLD. The year sevens all walked into the entrance. We all waited for the man from ACTION WORLD to come and tell us what we were going to do next.

We sat down on the tables in the middle of everything.Next the man told us the rules for the day. We had to take of our shoes and socks.

We had to get into groups. My group was room 21 and 22 year 7 boys.After the instructor told us the rules we all went of in our groups to the activity we had to do.

We went on the JUNGLE SWINGS first to start of the day.

My Mihi

Kia ora tatou
Greetings to us all

Kua hui mai nei
Who gathered here today

Ki tenei kura
To this school

Ki te mau mai
To bring

I nga whakaaro pai
The good thoughts

Ka nui te hari
Greats is the happiness

Mo to koutou kaha
For your support

Ki te huihui mai
In assembling/gathering

Ki te hapai
To uplift

I nga take
The matters/ subjects

E pa ana ki tenei kura
Concerning this school

No reira tena koutou, tena koutou, tena ra tatou katoa
Therefore greeting once, greetings twice, greetings again to us all.

Dapper Man

Dapper Mann Year 7 Boys from Team 5 PES on Vimeo.

Birthdays Happen

“Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday Dear Levi, Happy Birthday to you” The whole family singing for a celebration “ohh It’s my birthday today” I remembered with surprise. I’m twelve years old and almost a teenager. Isn’t that awesome???? I think it is. Twelve is a big number if you ask me. “Hurry up Levi and get dressed nicely because you are going out” Going out with my granddad and grandmother to Pukarua Plaza and went to different malls for things like clothes, toys, and my best bit is the food. I got myself a control jeep from the warfare (warehouse). Eating food like sweet and sour pork, noodles, egg  foo yong.On the way back to the car I felt that I had been spoiled like always.

Future Aspiration.

Future, Future, Future I wonder what I will be in the future? Am I going to be an All Black to score tries or maybe a firemen to help people? I know a Rock Star!!! Nahh. What do you think you want to be but before you know it you should dream it. Dream and dream big, when you may never know that it might come true.

All these questions where going through my mind while I was listening to the Future Aspiration speakers who came to Point England on Thursday. There were five speakers on that day and they all had good futures and they also dreamed big dreams and carried on with their future ahead.

Mosa was a very young man who followed his dream and he gave out coins to who ever got the question right. He told us that his life was not good and he two bedrooms but 12 people in the house. He had to work hard and still dreamed his dream and it came true. His message was you follow your dream but catch it.   

Waka Ama Story

       Waka Ama

“Set them up!!!” I heard “Hoy!!!” again. I wonder what that sound is? Paddling, Steering. That is what Waka Ama is for. Do you know what Waka Ama is? I know the answer!!! The answer is Waka Ama is a summer sport where you paddle a canoe and it is good workout. Waka with a Ama is called Waka Ama. Other names for Ama is Outrigger, and Kiato and that is what keeps the Waka from tipping. In recent years, waka ama racing, introduced from Pasifika Nations into New Zealand during the 1980s and 1990s.

Feeling the wind so strong that it made me realise the challenge that seagulls face every day. It made me feel that I was apart of this bite of the sea. It was a challenge to get the Waka out to the sea. Do you know how it felt to carry the Waka to the sea? and how it feels like to be in one? It is very heavy to take to the sea at this weight, and it is hard to paddle but very cool to be in one. Do you know how much a Waka weighs? I don’t know because it has no information.

Wondering what place we might come so I look ahead and see that only one Waka is in front on us so we must be coming second and that is a good place for our first time doing Waka ama in a race. Do you know that at the start we were coming last and then we pulled our heads together and that is how we came second. My team was called “Ngati Tu Choice” Do you think that it is a great name?

I would just like to say a big thank you to Tamaki Outrigger, Aaron(Couch), Shannon(Manager), and to the Team for their effort, Team(Anthony, Frankie, Isara, Auri, Uili and Me Levi).

StoryBoard Levi and Tj

When Tj walks into a room he sees a play dough on a desk so he starts making a chair.When he finished he looked around the room for a sec then looked back and in-front of he was a real chair.

Where I'm From Poem

Where i’m from I see the waves bump up and down like hills

Dipping my feet in the sea I’m looking out for boats

I reach back in for shore and see birds fighting over scraps

All I hear is giant waves crashing into the sand

I smell smoky barbecue coming towards my face

Where i’m from i can see my mum making a lot of noise in the kitchen

I see my mum cooking us dinner in the kitchen

I see u my mum making us nachos for dinner

I see people enjoying themselves eating MC Ds

I see some boys on the playground eating some chip

Where I’m from I hear the crowd like they are cheering for WILL.I.AM has entred the school.

I hear my brothers playing on the trampling like they are Michael jordan doing a slam dunk.

I hear the birds like they are singing a song

I hear people saying happy birthday like they are the crowd cheering the all blacks

Where I’m from I am taste is my middle name

I taste the salty sea water in my mouth like i have never had water for three years

I taste the salt of the hot chips that tangles off my tongue

I taste the sauce that it dribbles down me that came off my hot dog

Michael Jackson Drawing DLO

Michael Jackson is the king of pop in those days. He is still a popular man for his music and his dancing and he is the man. He is one of my favourite pop star. He used to be brown but he turned white and he looked different. My Movie was about Michael Jackson but in a drawing. the crayon that I had to use was a green one and it was a difficult.

Springbok Hamilton Games

Entering the stadium and hearing “1,2,3,4 we don't want racist tour”, “1,2,3,4 we don't want racist tour” was making me feel a bit nervous . When I was on the field Protesting I saw cans and bottles coming towards my way so I tried to dodge it. After a few minutes I asked my mum “why are they throwing cans at us?” and she replied in a light voice “well if we were here earlier you would know. Well one of the protesters said to the crowds of fans the game was cancelled so they started to be ANGRY”. And the fans were saying violent staff while the players were waiting in the locker room stretching and getting ready for the game.

Looking at the angry crowd they had posters with swear words . So we quickly got told to put on our gear. I was wearing a Police helmet and with it I had a bat I was scared to use it but I used it as a cricket bat to hit the cans away. After ten or twenty cans I hit I saw Police officers and security guards in the crowd shooting and arresting people. I felt very sad because the police broke up families and it was like New Zealand was divided and the New Zealanders and the South Africans we not united for a very long time. 
After seeing some blood on the grass and on the floor it was time to go home but none of the rugby Fans left so we got told to hit them to make them leave so I was feeling a bit sad and a bit happy at the same time. So as soon as we got home I went to sleep and it was over and done with.

MTV Plan

Part 1) Michael Jackson On stage showing off what he has (someone as MJ) /wide shot to mid

Part 2) Saying that he loved his life back then /mid shot to close up to face

Part 3) Singing a song and dancing /close up on feet and mid shot

Part 4) He’s king of pop /wide shot

Part 5)Jackson five - made 20 albums /wide shot with his brothers

part 6) spend time in prison for 20 years / close up on the face

part 7) A rich man and famous /close up on hands with a lot of money

part 8) His death with too much drug /mid shot in a coffin

Movie Reflection Bruno Mars Song

Auri,Uili,Tj Bruno Mars Treasure song from Team 5 PES on Vimeo.

Movie Reflection

In this movie is a very funny movie and there was a lot of funny bites. There was that Logan was a girl and Auri was Bruno Mars and they were making a MTV about the song treasure. Uili was as the cameraman and Tj was the  other boy who liked the girl and it was a fine movie and they asked me to do not get to her and they both danced around them.Fun movie to create  with cool guys. There was funny bites here and there.

In some bites of the movie needed some fixing. Auri needed to fix his ating by getting his timing right and should’ve learned who to learn the lyrics. We could’ve put five to seven more people in the background of the movie and make them dance with Tj and Auri circurling the girl.  They both wish that she was there's but she didn’t like neither of them. That is everything we have for today and see you later.

Cross Country 2013

Tainui is the best team of them all and they are blue. There were three other teams like Mataua, green and Takitimu, yellow is not the best but they have the best kids in that team, and there is one more and that is Te arawa and that is red. All the teams are mean maori mean. The leaders for Tainui was Carlos, and Huelo-ata, and Mary.L and Serena and they are the Tainui captains. Takitimu captains are Jesiah and MAry.I and Lave and Kingston. P. Matatua captains are James, Alexandria and Starford and Eleva AND jasmine.

The track is very long and I need to at least come in the top three so First, Second or third. I was Huffing and Puffing and was starting to come second but then I came third and I was slowing down but still coming third Tj was coming second and Jonathan was coming first. I was trying to catch up but I could hardly breath.

Reflection 2013

Yellow Hat - The things I enjoyed?

I enjoyed drawing my pattern that is a flower from the cook Islands and it is called au the hibiscus. It was a difficult pattern to to calf out. We had to print it out on a piece of paper. The first paint that we had to print is yellow.   

 

Black Hat - Which things didn't I like?

I did not like when we had to pack up because I was having a great time. We had to wait forever to make sure it was dry. I also did not like it when people steal my pencils and pens.

Green Hat - What was something interesting about this week?

I never knew how much fun you can get while doing it and it is awesome. It was an interesting tool that you had to use. They are very sharp tools and you can cut yourself.

White Hat - What did I learn?  I learnt Samoan languages and they are quite hard to announce. Like Fa’ a’ ali”ao is a starfish and Fa’aatualoa is a centipede. I also learnt Fa’atumoa and it is the banana pod.

Long Boarding Is Awesome!!!!!

Whistling past everyone, I was on a long board, and feeling like a racing car that was on turbo!!! Reaching my goal at the top of the ramp, I slid down on the solid smooth ground. Zoom zoom zoom through the skate park. Enjoying it. Zipping and zapping like a lightning bolt struck the Sky Tower.

Do you know what a long board is? A long board is a skate board except it is much longer. You will need to have great balance and speed with your legs. My family only has two and I like long boarding and can do it if I have spare time. Me and Jordan (my brother) like long boarding and ride on them up and down the driveway.

We even have races but not all the time. Do you have one? Would you enjoy one? I enjoy hanging on a long board with my family and we think that it is a great thing to do at the skate park. My friends enjoy it, and their names are Uili and Wyatt. You can buy one online or at a skate shop.

Maybe I might see you at the skate park with a long board sometime.

Ice Skating Rocks!!!

Skating on ice is so fun that everyone calls it Ice Skating. It was my first time on the Ice. Eventually I got used to it and it was so cool that I went so fast. I past everyone like a cheetah. Have you ever skated on ice before?

Have I told you that I was amazing at it? Well I am!!! All you need to do is hold on to the wall and pull yourself toward the end of the wall and you will get going in no time. How you turn is just to lean whichever way you want to go.

There were five of us Ice Skating and we were having a great time. My youngest brother Toby was very good even though he was just five. Noah and Jordan were excellent as well. They enjoyed it so much. Mum and I were helping Toby but mum helped him most and I think that we are the best at Ice Skating kids and parent ever. I love my family and they are talented!!!   

Ice Skating is awesome and cool!!!!!!

Little red the good girl

Fun Run

​ Breathing in and out of my nose ready to Run for the Fun Run YEAH!!!! Waiting for the horn to blow I had a lot of nevers running through me . It is not really fun to run but it is algood. Do you like to run for fun??? We had to run for 5km and it was hard but not for me. The horn went and off all of team five ran and it got myself all covred in mud and it was muddy. 

​We had to run around the reser five times just like that. I was in the lead for the first to forth and then the fastest person in the school was Potaua. He is a year eight and he is fast. Even faster then me. The teachers had been cheering us all on. There was about 11 cones all togher. I was in blue because I that was my team colour. It is also very hot while running. I had come a tie with Potaua and my time was 22.30 or 24.34. See you running!!!!

Cyber smart

Rock Climber/Success

Rugby 2013

Rugby is a sport that you may kick, pass, score tries and tackle. It is a sport that lots of countries learn and play against other teams like the All Blacks, which is by far the best team in the world. They had just beaten France’s 3rd test match. It also keeps me fit. That is why I play rugby because I would like to play for a team like the All Blacks. I play for the U12’s rugby team  for Marist. I enjoy it a lot.

I sometimes score a try but it is hard because you have to be able to have the speed to run past them and it is so hard. Marist is a club team and it is a team that  has to beat other team’s like Varsity who are a hard team to beat. I also play for my school, Pt England, and it’s the best.

Last year we made it to the Auckland Champions and we were the Champions of Champions. We tried to make it in this year but we lost against Sacred Heart. They were good. I have to play in rugby boots and there are two types of rugby boots and I wear moulds not sprigs.  I enjoy it but I am still learning how to tackle with my shoulder but it always hurts and it is also fun if you play. I wish I could at least get a try.  

Enjoy playing Rugby!!!!!``

Little Red Riding Hood

Similarities	Contrast
Both called Red	Red Had a mobile Phone
Both Girls	She is greedy

Both wearing Red	also Lazy
There is a wolf in both	The grandma get eaten.

Cares a lot	Only thinks about herself
Loves her grandma	Grandma gets eaten

Problems

Granny gets eaten

Wolfs are bad

Fiery Temper

Michael Jackson- Beat It

Beat it. We made a movie from beat it Michael Jackson on the link.

Little Red Riding Hood

Admiring the thousands of flowers in the forest little Red suddenly was staring into the eyes of a fearless wolf. In a Deep voice the Wolf said, “Hello Where are you off to?”.

“I am on my way to the bakery for a cheese cake to eat at grannys at lunch” Little Red replied.

“May I help you get it and travel to your granny's safely”. Don’t you know that the forest is a dangerous place. The wolf said.

“Okay” Little Red answered back. `

“Where about does your granny live?” The wolf desperately replied.  “It is the first house on the left”. So they set off into the jungle. To be countied

Our Little Black Ridding Hood StoryBoard

The Three Little Pigs

Once upon a time there were three little pigs that lived with their mum and dad. They loved playing on their PS4. One day their mum and dad came home with a new game that they found. The name was called THE BIG BAD WOLF ATTACK. When they all pressed start at the same time then they all got transported into the t.v.

They said ! “Where are we”. mound Josh “We are in the WOLF ATTACK ZONE”. said Zac. “It has been 1 week so I think that we should build our own little homes to sleep in and to keep us away from getting eaten from other animals mostly THE BIG BAD WOLF”.

The lucky last Jeremy the youngest built his house out of bricks. Finally came the  BIG BAD WOLF sniffing out the area then he smelt a sent from 40 metres away so he ran as arst as he could but there were obstacles to complete, but he got throw all of them like a piece of paper.

First came Joshs house that was made out of straw but the big bad wolf blow his house down and bit him on the side of his neck to stop him from breathing. He went to the next house and that house was Zacs house.

He huffed and he puffed and he blowdown his home. The big bad wolf bit him on the side of his neck and throw him on his back and started walking to Jeremys home.

He huffed and he puffed but the house did not come down then he try over and over again but it did not work. Jeremy lived happily ever after.

Oobleck

We are making Oobleck. Putting in the cornflour in a bowl that needed a bit of water and I don't now if you need to put hot or cold water in with it. After you must put in food colouring but we all choice Green. That was a great choice. It was squishy and cool it took us forever to get it off our hand. Hopefully you will be able to make it to.

Creativity Reflection

All Blacks Win

Ready and prepared to see the All Blacks (sasse) (Means beat them) France. Beep! it’s Kick-off time, the All blacks booted it all the way to the 22 meter mark. They jumped up to receive the ball but then France caught it on a full. Number 12 running with the ball Bang! he got hit from Conrad Smith.

 Aaron Smith passed it to Shaun Kane running it straight to the gap runaway stepping everyone that comes in his way TRY!!! The Ref agreed.

My Favorited player is Rene Ranger because he can bump people off and they will get really hurt and it is sore. Who is your favourite player in the All blacks???  Well my favourite player is Hosea Gear because he can go through gaps and can get heaps of runaways.

The Score was 23-13 All blacks rule!!!!

Mine Craft

Mine Craft is a game that you can build whatever you want whenever you want. There are some things like Zombies, Creepers and Skeletons with a bow and arrow and a cave spider. It is so far the most popular game on a computer. There is a website that you can go on and its called www.minecraft.net.

I spend about 10-15 minutes on it. It is cool because I learn a lot of new things while i’m playing it. It is enjoyable and my brothers and I love to play it. You should buy it and they play and you will maybe like it. Have a Mine Craft Day.

Are Lollies Bad For You

There are a lot of different lollies like, Bubble gum, Lollipops, Sour lollies, Pineapple lumps, Sour snakes, Razzo and a whole lot more.  

Children should not eat lollies. They can do horrible things to you like rot your teeth and give you diabetes and you don’t want it. They also make you hyper and you can go crazy. It can also make you  feel sick and make you fat and you won't be able to run or do exercise.   

Even though lollies are yummy and tasty, it has too much sugar and it’s bad for you.

They can make you happy, but only for a short amount of time. They are so cheap to buy, that is why people buy heaps of lollies.

Children adore lollies and there are many of them that do. Once you eat one packet you have to eat more and it is hard not to.  Children can get addicted from lollies like me.  Lollies make kid go weird.

Don’t eat too much lollies or you’ll get fat.

Obesity

In America, there is a place that sells enormous burgers that people love to eat.

There are some people in America that weigh over 500 pounds. Many restaurants in America sell fatty burgers. There is a lot of fat in it and that is how most of the people become obese!

Some people have to make over sized coffins and they even use them for young kids that are about 11 years old. A Lady hardly gets to go outside and when she walks in pain and she weighs about 750 pounds. She always eats and drinks junk food that is very unhealthy for her.

Obesity is growing in America. 1/3 of people are obese in America. Evansville, Indiana is the most obese state in America. Obesity can cause health problems like heart attacks, heart disease, shortness of breath, shorter life expectancy and much more.

This man was 29 when he died from being too obese and from eating more than you are meant to.  

Obesity is so not cool.

All About Eggs

You will have watched a movie called ‘What’s really in our food?’.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdgekR_8OnE

It is a short documentary about eggs presented by Petra Bagust. Complete this doc to share your understanding about the video.

1. How many eggs do NZers consume (eat) per day?

2. Complete the table to show what you know about the different ways that eggs are produced:

	caged	free-range/organic	barn
Where & how do the chickens live?	They live in a cage	Farm and shed	They live in a barn
What & how do the chickens eat?	Chicken feed	Chickens feed  and grass and bug	Chicken feed
Is anything artificial (fake) added to the chickens food? What? Why?	Yellow food colouring. So that the yolk can change colour	Bugs and worms for the eggs flavor	Yellow food colouring. So that the yolk can change colour
Is this type of egg expensive or cheap?	Cheap	expensive	expensive
Is this a humane (good) way for the chickens to live and produce eggs? Why? Why not?	No because they can’t move	Yes and they are all free	They are just like caged hens but they are free
How are the eggs collected?	The eggs roll down	They lay it and pick it where it has been laid	They lay it and pick it where it has been laid

3. So what is the main difference between caged and free-range eggs? Free Range eggs are expensive and caged eggs are cheap.

4. What do you think is the best and most humane way to produce eggs? Why? Free range, because they can perch, run around, flap their wings, and dust bath.

5. Which is the cheapest way to produce eggs? Caged Hens.

4. Has the video changed your thinking about eggs and how they are produced? Why? Why not? They have because I never knew about eggs that much.

5. Do you think it will change the way your parents (or you in the future) will buy and eat eggs? Why? Why not? No because my mum buys Free range eggs and there the best.

6. What are the main health benefits of eating eggs? (Why are they good for us?) They are healthy.

7. How do you like your eggs? (fried? scrambled  and poached?)

A Healthy Recipe!!!!!