Tamaki College sports

Tamaki College, a place located beyond Glen Innes, or just down the road from Point England School. Tamaki college has all kinds of interesting cultures but mostly Maori and Polynesian. Some faces would appear familiar to others. That is because some students from Tamaki college came from  Point England school.

We go to Tamaki College because it gives the older students experience with younger students for their sports activities. We come down so were not stuck in the class all day. The tutors are Year 12 students that attend Tamaki College. They are teaching us P.E. skills. They learn about leadership skills for N.C.E.A.

P.E. helps to us get fitter and it helps to train our muscles. It helps for long term health or even become interested in sports or social activities.

Our experience with sports at Tamaki College is fun and can sometimes be exciting. It includes different activities like electric fence, blindfolded course (things like jumping on to things).

Cyclone Lusi

1. What is a cyclone? Cyclones are a dangerous kind of storm which should be avoided. Clouds darken, rough winds, heavy rain and all the things that will turn your day to a disaster. It can cause severe damage to buildings, no where is safe if you get caught in the cyclone . This cyclone was named Lusi, every cyclone has a name.

2. What would happen during a cyclone? Houses flying high towards the center of the cyclone is the most brutal part that you would ever hit. Things will collapse together and it will get messy after the storm has past. All that was once your house will now turn into over NINE THOUSAND!!! pieces.

3. During the weekend the weather was extreme. Trees were falling and there was heaps of flying objects. There was severe winds hitting the shore of the beaches. We got advised to stay in doors and keep all light objects indoors. There was serious rain pouring down. It wasn't as severe as I thought it was going to be.

4. To prepare you’ll need to bring all objects inside and you should also store food and water. You’ll also need to bring pets indoors to keep them safe and dry. You should paper candle or a torch in case to power line goes down. You can also store a wireless radio and some bottles of water. Watch out for any flying objects and stay indoors at all times.

What is empathy?

What is empathy? Empathy would mean feelings and emotion. It means understanding someones emotions or feelings. For example, if someone died or if you lost something like a teddy bear, and someone understands what you’re going through, that means he has experienced your emotion. That is empathy.

Another way of explaining empathy is “happiness”. For example, if I got a puppy, I would be happy and so would someone like a friend which also means empathy because he has experienced your happiness. Empathy  means a lot of things like caring for one another.

Nelson Mandala's life line

Who is Nelson Mandela?

My writing is going to explain the hard life of Nelson Mandela including childhood. Nelson Mandela was a great man who seeked only good for the people even when he had the hardest life, he was the one who stood up not only for his people but for everyone and became president for NSA.

1918 July 18 to 1940

He was born as Rolihlahla in Mvezo in the Transkei and went to primary school Qunu and receives a name “Nelson” from a teacher. He Entrusted to Thembu Regent Jongintaba Dalindyebo. He got accepted at the University College of Fort Hare, in Alice then sadly got expelled.

1952 to 1990

Arrested for violating the Suppression of Communism Act and elected as ANC president Convicted with J.S Moroka and Walter Sisulu and 17 others under the Suppression of Communism Act.

Released in 1990 February the 11

Elected ANC Deputy President and has been Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize with FW de Klerk. Votes for the first time in his life in 1994 april 27, he got voted for the first time in his life. Got Elected by Parliament as first president of a democratic South Africa.  Inaugurated as President of the Republic of South Africa.

He then married Graça Machel on his 80th birthday but got diagnosed with prostate cancer.

Establishes the Mandela Rhodes Foundation. He said that he will be stepping down from public life.  He sadly admitted to hospital them Dies in 5th December 2013.

what people should learn from this is to learnt off Rolihlahla Nelson Mandela was was take charge of your country even though there are consequences and even when you had a bad life keep your head up high and be the best you can

Swimming pool 2013

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This year term 4 we have been doing swimming at GI pools to learn how to swim. We have been chosen in groups. There is pool 1, 2 and 3. Some of us have help from swimming instructors because some of us aren’t  good at swimming this is pool 2 but others have their teaches to help them in the big pool this pool 3.

We have about two weeks of swimming lessons to do before the end of the year the big pool is half the size of a rugby field and the middle pools is quarter the size of a rugby field. The people that have an instructor go to the middle pool and the big pool have the their teacher, so as pool 1. In the end we learned new skills that helped us a lot.     

My Mihimihi

This is my mihimihi (greetings)


Kia ora tatou, 

kua hui mai nei, 

ki tenei kura, 

ki te mihimihi, 

te aroha, 

Ka nui te koa, 

mo to koutou kaha, 

ki te haere mai, 

ki te korerorero i nga korero, 

e pa ana ki tenei kur

Golf ball question

Golf Ball Question from Team 5 PES on Vimeo.

This is a very short film showing what would the triangle look like if you rotate 3 counters 180 degrees

How many triangles can you count?

ANTHONY & NEO from Team 5 PES on Vimeo.

This is a short film of our maths to show how many triangles you count

Shark finning banned in New Zealand

Shark finning will be banned in new zealand because The people who finned the sharks dump them back in the water. The Conservation Minister Nick Smith Made the speech at Wellington on the weekends.

Dr Smith said that even though sharks might not be so cuddly or friendly but they are important as other animals and important part of the country’s marine diversity there are about 113 kind of sharks in New Zealand. The Government would take effect over two years.

The Whisper

Jason heard a little whisper from a distance from his bed “Come here to me” the whisper was frightening him “come closer to me” the whisper came closer and closer as well as Jason came closer to it “yes, come closer” but then the whispering stop then quietly fell back to sleep.

“Wake up Jason Foster time to get up for school”. Jason got ready for school but was still sluggish from last night. As riding on the bus he heard it again “there it is again” worried Jason. Jason walk past the library then PUSH, Jake pushed Jason to the ground “leave me alone Jake” Jason said “you can’t tell me what to do because you are a little wimp” Jake insulted “JUST LEAVE ME ALONE” Jason shouted, he felt posed when he said that.

“Who shouted outside my door” said principal John “he did” Jake pointed to Jason “Jason get in to my office” yelled Principal John. As Jason sat with John, Jason heard the whisper again but this time It said “come back home I need your help” the whisper whispered “I’m sorry Mr John but I am not Feeling well today” Jason lied.

When Jason got into his house, Jason Heard the whisper and tried to followed it “come this way you are nearly there” the whisper whispered. As he went outside, there was no wind but it was cloudy. The Whisper lead Jason into the underground basement WHESESSHESH The basement winds were howling “at last you are here” It was windy inside but not outside “oh this is weird” Jason said to himself.

He looked under the washing and saw mystical book with dust on it “WWHHHH” Jason picked up it up and blew the dust off the book “the book of whispers”. To Be Continued  

My first day of school

WSHHSHHSHS!!!, Rushing through the house here, there and everywhere I was trying to get ready for my first day at a school, I was so excited and anxious that I skipped breakfast. “Slow down Neo!!” shouted Mum,

“Hold on just need to brush my teeth the wash my face” I said, “Ok Im ready Mum”I replied  “Ok lets go, Oh wait wheres the keys!!!” Mum yelled, “Its in your bag” I said “Oh Then lets go” Mum replied.

Bump Bump Bump! Down the rocky road we went. “Here we are, St Pius school” said Mum. “Mum I don't think I'm ready yet” I told Mum, “don't be silly” replied Mum. I hopped out of the car door so nervously that I shook like a frozen little boy.

As I was getting closer to my classroom I felt more nervous, my hands were sweating, my heart was pumping faster than ever, I hid behind my Mum not looking at the other people but I held the nervous. My Mum grabbed My hand and showed me to my first classroom. “This is neo” Mum called out to the class, When she said I felt numb but the class said, “Hello Neo”.

I was still shaking, the was smiling at me then I started smiling, It seemed like I wasn’t afraid after all. After a while I started fitting in to the school. I started making friends but until I moved to Pt england, but at least I made new friends.

My first day at school

WSHHSHHSHS!!!, Rushing through the house here, there and everywhere I was trying to get ready for my first day at a school, I was so excited and anxious that I skipped breakfast. “Slow down Neo!!” shouted Mum,

“Hold on just need to brush my teeth the wash my face” I said, “Ok Im ready Mum”I replied  “Ok lets go, Oh wait wheres the keys!!!” Mum yelled, “Its in your bag” I said “Oh Then lets go” Mum replied.

Bump Bump Bump! Down the rocky road we went. “Here we are, St Pius school” said Mum. “Mum I dont think Im ready yet” I told Mum, “don't be silly” replied Mum. I hopped out of the car door so nervously that I shook like a frozen little boy.

As I was getting closer to my classroom I felt more nervous, my hands were sweating, my heart was pumping faster than ever, I hid behind my Mum not looking at the other people but I held the nervous. My Mum grabbed My hand and showed me to my first classroom. “This is neo” Mum called out to the class, When she said I felt numb but the class said, “Hello Neo”.

I was still shaking, the was smiling at me then I started smiling, It seemed like I wasn’t afraid after all. After a while I started fitting in to the school.

Malala Yousafzai

Kiwi Kids News

Read the whole article and record the key words or phrases that answer the following questions.

News Article Headline

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WHO?	Malala Yousafzai
WHAT?	She has been nominated for a nobel peace prize
WHERE?	She is from Pakistan but is living in england at the moment
WHEN?	will find out at the end of october if she has won
WHY?	because she was fighting for education for girls in Pakistan
HOW?

                                                                                                                                            

Rewrite the article in your own words

Headline:

Malala nominated for nobel Peace Prize

Summary:

Malala was nominated for nobel Peace Prize. She is from Pakistan but is living in england at the moment. They will find out at the end of october if she has won. Even though she got shot, she will still fight for girls education and equal rights

Opinion and Why: What do you think about this news and why

I am surprised that Malala thought for the girls education and equal rights even though she  so young at the age of is 15 years old even though the limit is 62. I Think malala did the right thing standing up for the  girls education and I think she will have a big future

Questions What are some questions this article has prompted tat you may like to find out the answers to

Halloween

Halloween:

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Halloween AKA All Hallows Eve is an annual event on every October.

It’s Celebrated in lots of countries.

This Holiday is originally about remembering the dead.

 Halloween dates back many years and has a long history. it was actually celebrated as Samhain by the celts. They dressed up and burnt sacrifices to god.

Once christianity had spread it then became all Hallows Eve Then Over the change of language it then became Halloween.

The Celts. They celebrated it on the 1st of November. And burnt sacrifices to god.

As It dates back to one of the oldest Celebrations, Halloween is still celebrated today in Lots Of countries but mainly North America and Canada . They Have changed the whole holiday to dressing up and doing a trick for candy.

Immersion Assembly

On a good starting day of school Term 4, We had an immersion assembly about “what in the world is going on”. Mr Burt was acting like a news presenter and was presenting the act of the teams. First came team 1 with “what in the world is going on IN GI” A movie.

The teachers had fox masks on and were foxing around in GI. They danced around the GI library, GI police station, GI center and all around GI and also the point England reserve, But sadly it could not carry on because it was finish.

“ That was a lovely foxy movie they made” Commented Mr Burt “It TEAM 2!” Team 2 had an animation that they did not make sadly but it was all about different colcher. The very first animation was about muslim colchery They danced like muslims should. The second animation was about the chinese colcher with 2 baby panda bears trying to reach the bamboo sticks tide on strings with a dragon helping.

And the last and very best part was team 5 with the Teachers life growing up. They were Miss King Mr Barks Miss Teto and Mrs

Neo, Carlos, Sonny DLO

carlos son from Team 5 PES on Vimeo.

This is a video of My DLO

Hexagon learning

hexogon learning from Team 5 PES on Vimeo.



This video is about hexagon learning. It works by connecting each hexagon that might have one thing that matches. We did this to make us think better

The Rainbow Warrior

In 1985 July the 10th just before midnight, 2 suspicious people were lurking around Mechanics Bay by the harbour bridge. They launched their zodiac into the water and motored to Marsden Wharf where the Rainbow Warrior was. The two men that were lurking were actually french spies working for the french government but there were more of them. There were 11 spies hiding, some were pretending to be on a honeymoon and some were tourist     

Without a warning, the 2 men jump out of their zodiac and swam down in scuba diving suits underwater to the Rainbow Warrior Boat. They were suspiciously up to no good, they swam swiftly under the boat and started planting 2 limpet bombs on the Rainbow warrior. One on the engine and the other on the propellor.

Meanwhile, everybody on board was oblivious to what was going down below but continued on with celebrating their director, Steve Sawyer’s birthday. After a while, people started leaving the Rainbow Warrior and there were only about five or six people left on the boat.

They were just talking and had a few drinks but still didn’t know what was going on underwater. One quiet moment, ‘KABOOOM’. The first bomb went off. It set a person off his chair. They had thought another boat had hit them. ‘KABOOOM’. Goes the other bomb. “ABANDON SHIP ABANDON SHIP!!!!”, The captain shouted. Unfortunately, A photographer named Fernando Pereira did not survive and the 2 spies escape.

Greenpeace were protesting against the french government for nuclear bombing and radiation poisoning. They were planning to head down to mururoa atoll, but the French Government thought that if they blew up the Rainbow Warrior ship the Greenpeace would stop protesting them  

My Son Is Naughty

Neo maths from Team 5 PES on Vimeo.
Jack and Ray were at the rugby. Ray’s team was winning
so Jack decided to give Ray a problem to deflate his ego a
bit. So Jack said “Did you know that today is my three
sons’ birthday?” “How old are they?” Ray asked taking
the bite. “I’ll give you a hint. The product of their ages is
36 and the sum of their ages is 13,” Jack replied. “That’s
no help,” said Ray. So Jack weakened and gave him
another clue. “O.K. My youngest son is very naughty.”
“Nothing to it,” exclaimed Ray and he told Jack the
correct ages of his sons.

Pizza and Chicken

Untitled from Team 5 PES on Vimeo.

The Pizza Place in my town has three

tables of the same size. The Chicken

N Chips restaurant has four of the

same sort of table.

The Chicken N Chips can just seat 24

people. How many people can The

Pizza Place seat?

Now a third of the seats at The Chicken N Chips were

empty and a half of the places at The Pizza Place were

empty. If 18 more people wanted to eat out, how many

would have to be turned away from the two restaurants?