Fairness and Justice

Today with Miss Paton we did wordart about Fairness and Justice

Mary Mackillop

In Room 1, today in the afternoon we are doing word art on Mary Mackillop
Why??? well, this week on the 8 August it's Mary Mackillop's Feast day

Whetu & Nick

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Whetu & Nick

I simply love going on trips. On Wednesday I had a fantastic
time at the theatre. Me and the school went to watch Whetu
and Nick at the Vodafone Event Centre in Manukau. I was
so excited to go and watch Whetu and Nick. The show was
alright but one of the fascinating things was that Whetu spoke
Maori throughout the show. I could understand some words
but not really. Nick was really capable to translate what
Whetu was saying into English and performing his own parts.
Nick was walking around until he realised he forgot to
introduce himself. He wanted a hand-shake but instead
Whetu went up to him and did a hongi. A hongi is a traditional
way to greet each other in Maori. Nick thought she was going
to kiss him. Whetu was Maori and Nick was a British man.
The story was about a young Maori girl named Whetu who
met a British man named Nick. Nick was on the search for a
map and Whetu was trying to fly her kite for her people
to see.

Nick looked around and thought that they were lost, so
he grabbed his compass out of his bag and followed the
directions. Whetu was thinking in Maori “What is he doing?".
Nick turned around and saw her face. “Oh sorry, I forgot
you didn’t know how to use one” said Nick. He showed her
how to use one. They bent down and continued walking. I
remembered when Nick was walking. He fell over and a
Tuatara bit him on his foot. He got up and screamed “What
is that thing!?”. Whetu picked up the Tuatara and pat it.
“Why are you touching that thing?” said Nick.

The funniest part was when they were acting within their culture
like women and men do. Nick had a scarf around his
neck. Whetu was asking in Maori “What is that?”. Nick was
so confused until Whetu pointed at the scarf. Nick got up 
and was performing how ladies and men do. Then he asked
Whetu to try the ladies. Whetu snatched his scarf out of his
hand and then started acting and making funny faces.

My second funny moment was when they went in a waka and
sailed. Nick was scared so Whetu told him to calm down and
help her blow with the wind Tawhirimatea. Whetu started
singing a lullaby in Maori then Nick fell asleep. Suddenly the
boat stopped and Whetu hopped out. A little while later Nick
woke up and saw that Whetu was not there. He got up and
looked around. Nick got lost and Whetu was hiding behind
the bushes. Nick walked around until Whetu scared him and
he screamed. Then he farted really loud and everyone behind
me, in front of me, and next to me laughed. Whetu looked at
him and was thinking “Wow what was that?". It smelt
so bad”. Whetu again made weird faces once she smelt it.
It was really funny.  

Whetu had a kite behind on her back. She pulled it
out and was holding it. Nick asked “What is that?”. Whetu
was playing with it, then Nick said “Is it like an eagle?". He
made noises about how eagles sound.
“May I have a turn?” asked Nick. Whetu gave the kite called
Manatukutuku to Nick. Nick grabbed it and was playing with it
until Tawhirimatea the God of wind used his power and blew it
away. Whetu got mad at Nick and started yelling at him. They
went on a hunt searching for the kite and the map.

When the show finished everyone got up one by
one and left to go to the entrance. My cousin from Saint Therese
came over and hugged me to say goodbye. Some people
were sad because the show ended early. I saw the actors of
Whetu and Nick coming towards us. Everyone ran to them and
asked some questions. Afterwards we took some photos.
I heard that the actor who played Whetu was part Tongan
and part Maori. While we were waiting for our buses to come,
I saw other schools performing the haka in front of the actors.
The haka was great. I was really disappointed that the show
finished so soon. I did enjoy the show and I hope to see another
theatre show soon.

Enlargement SuperHero Art

Enlargement SuperHero Art

What did you accomplish?  Drawing an enlarged image of Cat

Women and following the grid lines.

Are you satisfied with your Super Hero enlargement? Why / Why not?

Yes because I was using the grid lines in the correct order.

What did you find easy when you created your SuperHero enlargement?

Measuring and ruling the grid lines.

What did you find challenging when you were creating your SuperHero

enlargement? The drawing of Cat Woman was really challenging.  

What do you need to work on? I needed to work

on the whip because I drew it to thick.

What would you change with your SuperHero enlargement?

I would change the head

What would you do next time to improve superhero

enlargement? I would have made the whip more thin

My Favorite Teddy Bear

My Favourite Teddy Bear 

My Teddy Bear’s name is Tigeris. He is very fluffy, and has a huge heart, but he is very small. I don’t care if he is small or not. I take him everywhere I go. I cuddle him when I’m sad or when I’m cold. Sometimes when I’m alone in my room, he is always by my side. I’ve had him since I was 8 years old. We have been through everything together throughout the whole time. When I was in Starship for my broken leg I would have to get my cast on during that time. I was crying and in my head I was thinking about Tigeris. He was given to me by my cousin. I don’t know why but we were playing together and he said “Would you like to keep the teddy?”. I responded, “Of course I would keep the teddy and her Tigeris”. I went home and counted all my teddies I had at home. He is the most memorable teddy bear ever. 

The unsung hero- Malala

In Room 1 for Inquiry, me and my group we have been doing a poster on Malala

Jesus selects and commissions the leader

Mark 3:13/14

Jesus went up the mountain 

and he called the to him those 

whom he wanted, and they came to him and

he appointed 12 people and named them Apostles.

And they were to be sent to 

proclaim the message, and 

to have authority to cast out demons

Jesus protects us like a Sheppard. As we get lost he will
find us wherever we are