Future Aspiration

Paula:

Paula Fakalata is a presenter of Attitude, has spoken to over 35,000, and is considerably tall students over the years. He’s a funny story teller, and is well recognized by many schools all around New Zealand. It was always his dream to push young student to their full or fullest potential.

The funny fact is, most people usually mistaken his name for ‘Ebola’ because it rhymes with how his name is pronounced. He shared a childhood story with us. It was mainly about swimming. The swimming incident was one of his most embarrassing moments because he almost drowned.

Anthony:

Anthony Samuels is very known in New Zealand considering the fact that he was once a host for one of the most longest running shows, What Now. He is now a husband of a woman named Shannon and father of 4 boys. Levi is his oldest son and is a part of Pt England school.

Anthony mainly talked about his work history. He used to be a presenter on the TV show ‘What Now’. His first phrase was ‘to miharo hoki’ which means ‘you are amazing’. Then he said that ‘the past does not have to determine the future’.

Amelia:

Amelia Unufe is a fashion designer of all kinds. She studied at AUT university and participates in ‘I Have A Dream’. Her fashion is very unique in many ways, she has just finished designing and making a jacket.

Thanks year 8 camp helpers

Dear JK and Ms V

A big thanks goes to our adults for Ruakaka B, J.K (Tyla Marie's father)

and Miss V (Daisy) for their commitment in helping us through hard obstacles and activities. Thank you JK! You have been a big help in every way and everything.   

Year 8 camp wouldn't have happened if you adults hadn’t come along. Because of you, camp was successful, most of the activities were organized by the adults. If the adults weren’t with us (like you two) then who knows where we would be.

Neo (Class 2)

Athletics - Term 4 2014

Athletics, a time of sport and a day of fun always happens yearly. Usually its unlikely it would rain on athletics day. If it does the chart will be changed. On that day, the exact opposite of a good day happened.

It rained right before athletics started. The grass was extremely wet and slippery. For a time, people started to think athletics was going to be postponed to another day.

Mr Burt decided to do half of athletics and set the rest till another day.

It wasn’t as fun as a normal athletic day considering how wet and muddy the grass.

Surprisingly enough, the grass cleared up of its wetness. It was still a bit damp but wasn’t really slippery anymore. Javelin, shot put, sprinting,

high jump, and discus were the subjects. Javelin was one of my most favourite subjects of athletics.  

Athletics term 4 2014 was an okay day, the day just needed more sun and less wetness then the day would be just a fine day

2014 year 8 camp highlights

All the yearly camps that students at Pt England School have had, were a blast. Maybe some weren't as exciting as actually being sent to other places, meaning the camps that were held in the school itself were less exciting.

On the other hand, the Year 8 camp we recently had was at a scale of above average (80% - great!).

Marsden Bay Christian Camp was a beautiful site overlooking a farm.

The camp had a variety of activities, meaning the manager must have been busy organizing the camp from the start of the year.

We were already heavily excited from the first sightings of the activities. When we first arrived, just getting out of the bus, some of us went straight to the volleyball area.

But volleyball was just the start of the fun. All the activities included kayaking, archery, cooking, and swimming at the pools at Waiwera. My most favourite highlight would have to be the campfire. We all sang many songs during the camp fire.

We stayed for a minimum of four days at the camp. These few days will be a memory that will last for a lifetime. Needless to say, our parents would be dying to know the highlights of our final camp.