kiwican

Today Room 7 went to Kiwi can and we learnt about honesty and trusty, we played games that represent trust worthy so we played trust fall with a partner and we had to see if we trusted that person or not while our buddy had to be honest and see if they could catch us or not.  once we finished we talked about how easy it was and how hard it was then we got into another game and we had to trust fall with a group of class mates it was hard because I thought they would drop me so I didn't have that much trust in me.

once we finished playing we talked about resilience and then we had lined up for class.

Sky Tower

 Sky Tower

Room 7 had a trip to the sky tower, I was amazed and excited. As my class and I entered the bus I could tell it was going to be a great day!!. Pshh the bus started as I quickly sat in my chair.

As we entered Auckland city I could see the really tall towers and the amazing designs that have been created and displayed on the beautiful buildings!.

Me and my buddy were having a race of seeing the best designed buildings in Auckland city. I was fascinated, it was an interesting feeling. I looked up and saw one of the best intelligently designed buildings that I have ever seen! It had a cool outline display like the building was in a cage. It was huge and has got me motivated to look for more wonderful buildings.

As I was looking around I noticed we had finally made it to the sky tower. I was so happy and suprized because I had got to go to the top of the sky tower and I got to stand at the top!. As I was walking I had noticed people jumping off the sky tower so I sat down and watched while they were jumping off. It looked so scary and felt like I was getting butterflies even when I was watching them jump. I pulled out my book and started to do some activities that were given to me by our tutors . I wrote down my answers and quickly walked to one of the teachers when I finished. 

I saw we were entering the elevator back to level 45 the Refuge. As I entered it had metal everywhere like it was literally metal! We sat down and talked about the sky tower and what they use the room as they use it as, laser tag, break area for the workers and other things.

When we had finished talking we had to line up and head back down to the first floor once we finished we all sat down and waited for the bus to come and pick us up.

Conclusion:

I would love to visit this place again!

 

Maori life before Europeans

Maori life before Europeans 

In the 10th century before Europeans came,  the bay of islands was a whole different place. Maoris would catch their own food, make their own weapons and build their own homes for them. 

They would do a lot of things like hakas and a lot of singing, they would also sail their wakas from land to land and would go hunting night and day.

Until one day the Europeans sailed and had found their land, and came across with a boat, kano and waka. When they had entered the land all Maori had already got settled.

When Abel Tasman ( the first European)  found that land four of his dutch men had got killed by the Maori. Abel Tasman was only visiting the land to find treasure but what he found was Maori killing his dutch men and giving them grief so Able Tasman took his boat and left with no treasure and none of his four men. 

By: Taijah

Waitangi day

 Treaty of Waitangi Day

BOOM!

Maori waka streaming as fast as a bike

British people shooting down like a big tank

Fighting against each other 

It was war

The paper an agreement 

To both Maori and British

Everyone rising and gathering to see

Families crying tears a stream

They fought lost and won like it was a game

We will not forget those loved ones

We celebrate the day of the Treaty of Waitangi

By Taijah

Water fun day

 On this beautiful sunny day the whole of Glenbrae school dressed up in their house colors and we all looked awesome. We all went to our classes and got ready for the big day ahead of us. We quickly got into our lines and made our way to the courts. I was so nervous and happy at the same time I was so speechless. 

We all lined up and walked to our first game which was lava flow done by Mrs Tofa and Mrs Raj. We were told the instructions, I got even more excited and said to myself it was game mode time.[ By the time the bell rang I quickly picked up the cup and filled it up with water, I walked on the bench, zigzagged around the cones and quickly ran as fast as I could to tip all the water into the bucket.

Once we all finished walking on the benches and zigzagging around the cones we all got to line up and walked up the hill to the water slide done by Mrs Athuhiva and Mrs Pumeie. I felt so tired and amazed I could not catch my breath. We were told the rules from Mrs Athuhiva. I was feeling a bit nervous because I thought I would go really slow while going down the water slide then I saw it was my turn so I quickly dipped my cup into the bucket and ran as fast as I could, when I was sliding down I was so afraid I would tip all the water out and I did so I walked back up the hill where my class was and passed the cup to the next person. 

(hey at least I had fun)

When we all were sliding down the slide the bell had rung so we all gathered up our belongings and headed off to our next game called (spongebob) done by Mrs Repata and Ms Tara. Mrs Repata told us the instructions on how to play spongebob we first picked up the sponge and passed it over and under to our  house mates and the last person in the end of the line has to run really fast and squeeze all the water out of the sponge I felt so fascinating when I took a quick look at all the buckets and saw that all the house colors of buckets were almost full so I sprinted with all of what I had and quickly dipped the sponge in the bucket and went over and under again.

When I got to the end of the line again the bell had rung for all of the classes to rotate. We were so happy because we got to go to the pool where Whae Moana and Mrs Naudo were.

We lined up by the gate full of excitement, Whae Moana told us all to get a buddy and go into the pool I looked around and saw that Tiara did not have a buddy so I went to Tiara and asked if she wanted to be buddies and she said yes so we walked by the pool and went in. When I first dipped my feet in the pool It was warm and felt great. Whea moana told us when the bell rings we are doing a piggy bank race but this game was really for fun there was no winning or losing so it was a fair play. When the bell rang Tiara ran as fast as she could but we would fall and fall, it was so fun and enjoyable.

By the time me and tiara were playing with the others the bell rang for us to move to our next game which was holly molly done by Mr Nath and Jesiah. As I was listening to Mr Nath say the rules I was saying to myself this will be fun because all we had to do was pick up the cup that had 4 holes, dip it in and run as fast as you could to reach the bucket. It was super hard at first but I got used to it. When I went to check all the house color buckets were a;ready getting full so I quickly rushed back to my house mates and cheered them on.

Once the bell rang we had to go to our next destination which was a water balloon game done by Mrs Manuel And Mrs puvale. I went to join the rest of the line in my house team and when I was about to get ready I was feeling a bit scared because I was wet and I thought I would fall off the bench so I picked up a balloon and walked on the bench and focused on where my feet were going. As I was walking I hadn't noticed I was almost there so I looked up and I was almost about to slip but lucky I had a good grip on the bench so when I stood foot on the floor I quickly ran as fast as I could to crawl under the desks, I saw all my teammates cheering each other on and I was proud. Once I went over the desks I zigzagged around the cones and picked up the hula hoop and placed it down. I was feeling so hot and excited because this was our last game so I ran as fast as I could like my life was depending on it. Then when I got to the buckets I could hear Mrs Forsyth saying we had only 10 secs so I sprinted back and by the time she said 1 I made it back to my teammates. 

We all lined up and got ready to see who came first in 2021!. As I was sitting down in my house colors we all had to sing our house charts. Once that had finished we all got ready and drumrolled for the winning house. I crossed my fingers and prayed and when I opened my eyes Mrs Patea had called the winning house color and first place was KAURI! hooray for the winning house we got up and cheered them on and once we all finished cheering we all walked into our classes and got ready for our playtime.

 

Paramedics

How to make a raised bed

For a 4-by-8-foot bed, you’ll need

 Two 2-by-12 planks, each 8 feet long

 Two 2-by-12 planks, each 4 feet long

12 pieces of rebar, each 2 feet long

 A rubber mallet

 Newspaper or cardboard

 Soil to fill the finished frame

Position your boards.

1. On a level section of ground, lay the boards down with their inner corners touching.

Prop up the short sides.

2. Use a piece of rebar at the center of each for temporary support. Next, prop up the second long side and adjust the alignment of your frame as necessary.

Add more support.

3. Hammer rebar a few inches deep a foot from each corner of the short sides and remove the temporary supports. Add two pieces of rebar 2 feet apart along each long side.

Fill it up.

4. Line the bottom of your frame with newspaper or cardboard and wet it thoroughly. Finally, fill your bed with soil to within a few inches of the top.

Room 10's Google Hangouts

                 Room 10’s Google Hangouts!

During the lockdowns, we have managed to learn from the comfort of our homes through Google Hangouts with some of our classmates from room 10. My classmates were Victoria, Undreanna, Avania, Jasel and more. They were so helpful because we got to talk to each other and tell each other what to do and how they were doing.

I’ve done a lot of work during this lockdown. I was able to  present my writing, maths, reading, inquiry, and art. I've also done some commenting on the Blogs of our buddy class from Pompallier Catholic School and Paroa School. I have also commented on Room 7’s Blogs.

Learning from home was very good because I felt calm and focussed.

I  had some time to edit my  work and I could still see my friends through the Hangout .My friends were able to talk to me and give me feedback on how I was doing. I have felt happy and focused on what I need to do to continue my learning in isolation from home with my whanau and friends.

Be safe! And Happy Easter!

Mother of Dragons-Home learning

The tunnel

This is about a girl finding her way out of the tunnel...

One hour before finding the hoof prints in soft earth, she had followed the trail of broken twigs and
occasional nibbled leaf until she had located it. Creeping slowly and quietly, not making even the
slightest
sound, she remained undetected. 

She had stumbled across the mysterious circle in a cleaning in the forest and watched as the deer
approached them. With a slight twitch of its ears, the deer stepped indifferently through the circle, and
vanished completely. The girl let out gasp, walked towards to investigate, she put  her hands and then
vanished to another world she gasped like she has never did , once she saw she had vanished to a
different state of the world she fainted. 

When she woke up she was in this house with people talking about her. She didn't even have her stuff
with her,  she thought the people might hurt her. She tried to run for the exit but the people stopped her
from running away. They had shouted ‘’STOP!’’ the girl looked back and said in a shy voice ‘’w-why?’’
they said you might get lost and get hurt so she stayed and she got to know them. There were people
who helped kids or teenagers or even adults. They told the girl all about them. There was a little girl
named Lala and her mum  named Nesha and her friends were named Hunter, Andrew and Tom. They
were very nice people. So the girl stayed for dinner and she told them how she got here and they were
so interested in her story and also sad at the same time.

She told them she had to leave tomorrow, but in the morning to find her way back home. Her parents
were either scared or really worried. The next day the girl woke up really early but so did Hunter so
they both went looking for the girls way back home. Hours later trying to find the circle she came in
they finally found it the girl was really happy and excited to see you parents again she said she is gonna
tell them all about them Hunter was really happy for her he said ‘’Come back and visit us whenever I’ll
be waiting for you’’ ‘’okay’’ the girl replied in a happy voice. Then she went back home to tell her parents
all about her day.

Why is our library important in our community"

WALT: Write an explanation 

 “Why is our library important in our community”

A library is a place where people go to read about many different things according to what they are interested in.

The GI Library is important because our library can show the world that our library is full
of a lot of history about the whole world. It has books about so many different subjects.

Our library shows us a lot about our countries and about what our country was like back in the days when
the Europeans came. It has History books about our past so people can read about it.

Libraries are here to help kids learn how to read and to help them understand about the world. Children spend
a lot of time in the school holidays to read and have fun doing artwork and drama.

Libraries are useful for other things eg: using computers or burrowing things, or it can be used for space,
meditation or an adult or child can practice lifelong learning with the help of silence

Our library is a very important place in our community because it is a meeting place for different things like
reading, meetings, meditation and holiday programmes for children like me.

sunsmart

Financial Literacy

Financial Literacy

We learned about how to budget and save money. The other topics we learned about were
insurance, borrowing and lending, identity theft mortgage, trust and saving money.

Our tutors were Ema, Jane, and Matt from Price Water house and Cooper Accountants firm.

I enjoyed all the sessions because the activities were very exciting and practical.

Kiwi Sport

                                            

Today the senior school had its first kiwi sport session for this term.

Ben, from Auckland Badminton, taught us some badminton skills.

we used a badminton racket and a shuttle.

We learned how to hit the shuttle using a forearm hit and backhand hit.

Ben also taught us how to hold the racket using different grips.

I felt excited playing Badminton with our coach Ben

club activities

I am feeling very excited about taking part in culture activities at school this term.

Today I picked two cultural groups that I want to be in.

My first choice was Fijian and I picked Cook Island as my second choice

Acrostic poem about me

WALT: write an Acrostic poem

Taijah likes to play netball

And her best friends are Nehilofi, Pitara, Jasel and Victoria F.  she

Is more confident in maths and is a

Joyful person to others

Also, she loves to spend time with her family and friends and she's

Honest and will always be there for her best friends.

My fun weekend

On the weekend I had slept over at my nanas house for the night.
And my nana bought her nana over to our house and I was so excited to meet our grandma.
She was so nice and also she brought over some of her sea food and a lot of fruits for us to eat she gave us some apples, pineapples, pears and some peaches. 

She was so nice she even gave us 10$ for me to spend. 
So when I earned my money I went up to ask my dad if he could take me to the store to get  me something to spend on and went home for the next day.

On Sunday I had to go home and wait for school tomorrow.

Statistics

Statistics

For the last two weeks room 10 has been studying about statistics.

Our focused question was: What is the ethnic makeup of glenbrae school?

We worked in groups of fours and we carried out an interview with in our class to find out the ethnic
makeup of our class first. There are 6 ethnic groups in room 10 and there are 11 Tongans 6 Samoans
6 c.i Maoris and there is 3 NZ Maori 1 Indian and 1 Chinese.  

Duffy role model assembly

Duffy role model assembly
Yesterday, Glenbrae school had its Duffy Role Model Assembly. Our Role model was Sam Jame Verlimden.
He is also known as Sam v Sam v is famous as a Musician, song writer, singer and a actor.  

Sam spoke to us about the importance of books and reading because he felt that these were the things
which helped him become a successful Musician. 

Sam studied at the Acland university of technology and attend bachelor's degree in communication.

We had a lot of fun with Sam because he tort us a game could  boomfar.
This game involves clapping After we played the game he gave out  the Duffy books to each class.

I felt very surprised when Sam sang us his favourite song called I just what you and what you done for me. 
I  hope you can come meet Glenbrae school again.
By: Taijah

My trip out with me and my mum

Plan:
:Our family day out
:On Saturday
: Going to the netball tryouts and swimming pools.
: In our van
:Having lunch and morning tea
: Going home

My family and I woke up for my netball tryouts. When I started netball I made some new friends. They were nice and friendly and also my mum was happy for me because I made some new friends.

Next of playing Netball we had morning tea.  Mum made some chicken and mayo sandwich with spring rolls.
After eating our morning tea we went to the Panmure swimming pools with my whole whanau. We played some games like tag, volleyball and whoever could swim the farthest.

Meanwhile the others were playing games at the pools, I asked my mum if she could please go and pay for me to go down the slide, but she said only if I do my strokes from the end and back, I said ‘yay’ in an exciting way. After that my mum bought me a slide ticket so that I could go down. I went to the big water slide and while I was walking up the stairs I felt a little bit scared because it goes from blue to pitch black, but I actually got used to it and went up again, again and again.                                                                                                                                                               

After our swimming we went to the cafe to have some lunch. We all had savouries and hot delicious potato chips. It was so delicious, we could not stop eating the delicious food. By 6:00pm my mum said that we have to go home because there is school tomorrow. My family and I went home to watch our movies on our phones and got our clothes, lunches and bags ready for our new day.

It was an awesome and amazing day. I wish our family night could happen again.