Inferring - poetry

 WALT: Inferring-I use keywords to work out what the hidden meaning is

Task Description :

Today in our literacy class we had an introduction to poetry mainly around inferring the given text to us. The poem we read was Leap by Selina Powell. 3 things that I've learnt in today's lesson was ...

1. In poems they use ' Stanza ' instead of paragraphs
2. Poetry helps us paint a picture with the creative language it uses
3. Jetty is a landing stage or small pier.

Almost forgot to mention we're back into school this week YAY ! Im finlly back with my friends and in Room 3 with Mrs Tele'a and Tsyon is also helping us. To those who may be nervous or still anxious on coming back to school, don't worry SCHOOL IS OKAY AND SAFE !

Why is school important....

 Why school is an important facility in our community

During this covid pandemic, lockdown has really made me realise how much I really miss school. I miss my friends, my space, teachers, sports tournaments and engaging learning that keeps me more motivated at school then at home. So I sit and think of ideas why Pt England School is important to me and the people within my community.

School is an important place for us to go to and learn.   It has rooms and people focused on learning.  At home it has been challenging to focus and complete learning because it is crowded and noisy.   At times it is very distracting.   School however has rooms, equipment and people to help focus us on our learning.  We have purpose built classrooms and facilities for us to learn in.

School is also a key place to be prepared for college and our futures.  Here at pt england we learn the aspects and skills that are required for college. We do this by going to Tamaki College which is a nearby school and we take classes every tuesdays and thursdays that involve older subjects. Not only does this give us opportunities to think and work like college students but gives us a slight feel of what college is like.

School is also important for our social development. I know for a fact that having to be in lockdown for a few weeks is definity making us miss our friends and classmates. Lucky for school we get to be around our friends and have time to socialise with other people. This strengths our bonds with our classmates. For example, we learn how to be public within our community by going to special events that involve being with different people such as Manaiakalani Film Festival, Tournaments and much more.  

So there you have it , 3 reasons why Pt England School is an important facility in our community. It is an important place for students to learn, a key place to prepare for college and our upcoming future and last but not least to improve our social  skills which is really important in life. How do you think your school is important and why ?

Falefitu Laulu Surprise Visit !

Falefitu Laulu Surprise Visit !

Today we got surprised by Falefitu Tony Laulu, an author who writes relatable and more real books about our islander culture. He came to deliver us some books that our teacher ordered. He showed us his amazing books about Pasifika culture in particular Samoan. It shows what it really is like in the world now. His amazing books included the English and Samoan versions. The book that I like the most is ' O au o le Samoa ' which is about this boy who thinks he doesn't know much about his culture. The story goes on to expalin that culture is not just about the way you speak - the language, it's the way you represent yourself to others.

He chose the characters to be his own sons which is neat! He thinks that most books now aren’t  about Pasifika Culture and so he wants to show what it's really like for some of us. He had this incredible idea to add in his own family and friends to the story. Some in the names, labels on t-shirts, signs on buildings etc. He also shared what his point of view about what ‘ REPRESENTING ‘ is.

We would like to say a big thank you to Falefitu for coming out all the way to drop of your amazing books that tell some of our Pasifika culture. Pt England School can't wait to read heaps of your books, and we’re all going to enjoy it. THANK YOU SO MUCH! Malo aupito!

Go here to see his books!

Term 2 Highlights @PES

HIGHLIGHTS FOR TERM 2

Malo e lelei and welcome back to my blog ! It is coming back to that time of the term when school holidays are coming up. This is the last week of Term 2 and we halfway through the Year. To show and look back on what we accomplished through term 2 we had to create a poster filled with photos from special events, sports or important assemblies. Here is how Term 2 at Pt England School went .... 

Term 2 : Fiafia 2021, Jenny Salesa visit, PES Got Talent Show, Sport Events, Disco, House Captain Assemblies, Te Kapua ( The Cloud ) Opening Ceremony, Watch This Space .

 

Climate Change !

 

WALT: Identify a world problem and come up with solutions !

Speech preparation !

 

Today we were introduced to SPEECHES ! Over the past few weeks we're going to be learing  how to deliver a speech in front of a audience . More to come !

Kid Pres Link Click on this link to see the Video from Kid President (How to change the world ! )

Samoan Independence ! - Writing

 

WALT : Using my personal experience, world and literacy knowledge to make meaning from texts

Rotuma Information Report

 Rotuma Language Week !

Information Report

Noa ‘ia ! That’s hello in the Rotuman language . My information report today will share with you some important facts about Rotuma .

Rotuma is a small island located  in the Southern hemisphere . Rotuma is surrounded by many other islands, to the North there is Tuvalu, to the East is Samoa, South is Fiji and West is Vanuatu .

Rotuma’s total population is less than 2,000 people . With roughly about 10,000 people living in Fiji . In my opinion I think this is because of the Jobs, schools and space on the island of Rotuma .

The  Main Languages spoken in Rotuma are English and Rotuman . Sadly the spoken languages are listed on the ‘Endangered list of Languages’ which means its slowly disappearing

After learning about the Language of Rotuma, I am now feeling the urge to get up and learn more about MY language and culture. I think it is important as well for others to know how important it is to be in an amazing culture and the heritage it holds . ‘ Never take anything for Granted ‘ .

2020 Highlights

Task Description: List your Top 3-5 Highlights of 2020!

Wow, 2020 has been an incredible and difficult year. Especially with Covid-19 and Lock down happening across New Zealand, but Pt England have been handling it very good while doing google meets to do our Home Learning. It's that time of year to reflect back on what we've done this year and our many highlights. Here are my top highlights of 2020....

 

Building Maths Fitness No.3

 

Building Maths Fitness 3

Today in our Maths Lesson, I was working on My Maths Fitness Work. I worked on Addition, Subtractions, Multiplication and Division. Here is what I worked on...

Tokelau Language Week

 

Malo ni and welcome back to my blog. This week is Tokelau Language week and we're celebrating and learning heaps of new information about the island. To kick it off here are some facts about Tokelau and some answerd questions about it. Make sure to find out some other facts about Tokelau on other school blogs. Thank you for stopping by! MANUIA TE AHO!

Maths: Chance and Probability

WALT: Explore Chance and Probability and read Graph data!

Welcome to Niue Language Week!

 Fakalofalahi atu and welcome back to my blog. Today is the start of Niue Language week. The theme for this year is Faliki e tau momoui he tau atuhau ke he Vagahau Niue in english “Lay the foundations - give rise to Vagahau niue for generations". This week I'll be blogging about different posts about Niue. So stay tuned...

Line Graphs

 

Georges Seurat

 Task Description: This morning we had our Immersion assembly as it is the 1st day back from Spring Holidays. The topic for this term is called "Art Alive", team 5 will be learning about different types of Artists and their paintings

SLJ: Activity 3, Tuvalu Language

 Spring Learning Journey

Activity 3

Talofa and welcome to my blog, this week we are celebrating Tuvalu Language Week. The theme for this year is "Fakatili Te Kiloga  Fou" which means in english "Navigating the charging environment". Today I'll be sharing you the 3rd activity for SLJ and some important quotes that are from Tuvalu! But of course before showing you the activity, here are some facts that came along with the task.

Activity 3 (Facts):  Tuvalu Language

As it is Tuvalu language week we are celebrating the people, parents, families, the Tuvalu Auckland Community Trust. These are all  people that play important roles in keeping the Tuvaluan language and culture traditions alive. To help then they are guided by these 4 different principles which are..

1. Olaga kau fakatasi ko te maopoopo ko te malosi ( Unity is togetherness and strength)
2. Olaga fiafia o sale te poto sala se laumani manuia ( Wisdom is the path to happiness and a bright future)
3. Olaga Fealofani (Live in peace with others)
4. E see ko pati ako faiga (Actions speak louder than words)

Tuvalu Language Task

Today's task is to find out what the meaning of principles. Selecting one of the principles above we had to create a poster explaining what they actually mean in life. I chose the 4th one which is "E see ko pati ako faiga" in english it means "Actions speak louder than words) Here is my poster...

SLJ: Activity 2, Romeo and Juliet!

 Spring Learning Journey

Activity 2

Hello there and welcome back to my blog, I hope you are all doing well during your Term 3 Holidays. Almost there everyone! As you all know that it is holidays, of course there is another Learning Journey. During these holidays I'll be blogging and explaining  about the Spring Learning Journey activities almost everyday.A big thanks goes to creators of the Spring Learning Journey as well as the teachers in Team 5 who have encourage students to participate . So sit back and relax while I explain the 2nd activity for the Spring Learning Journey, Wk 1.

Activity 2 (Facts): Romeo and Juliet

Along with the tasks set up for us, they provide fun facts about the people that we are learning about. The person that this activity is about was  a famous author, poet and playwright. He is best known for playing roles amazingly in plays and one of is famous plays is Romeo and Juliet. You've guessed it, it's William Shakespheare.

So before we get into the activity let me share you some more facts about him.

1. Shakespheare was born on the  26th April 1564
2. Shakespheare is widely considered the world's best dramatist
3. He wrote 38 plays and 154 sonnets
4. He married to Anne Hathaway when he was only 18
5. Then he had 2 twins, Hamnet and Judith

Shakesprearean English Task

So for this task today I had to learn more about Shakesprearean English. Shakesprearean English is the version of english Shakespheare  used in most of his plays. To practice being like Shakespheare we had to write a small recount of what we did in the morning. Then after that we had to use a translating tool that translates it into Shakesprearean English. 

 

Maths: Te Reo Maori

TASK DESCRIPTION: This weeks maths task is to solve DMIC questions with our partner or buddies My buddy was Paige and we have worked together to workout the problems given, we have taken photos of our maths work as well.  

IKAN 2 Maths Test

 

TASK DESCRIPTION: Today my maths class and I had a maths test. This test was to test our knowledge on Number sequence and order, Fractions, Place Value, Basic Facts. I felt good and ready to do this test, I had a great score of 31/40. WOW!! To improve better my goal is to practice more on my Fractions and Place Values. I will learn much more by listening to Mrs Tele'a and try my hardest on Maths Tasks. 

Taha Whanau: NZSL

NZ Sign Language Wk 2020

Kia Ora and welcome back to my blog, this week is New Zealand Sign Language week. The topic that goes with Sign Language is 'Sign language is for everyone!'.

This week is to acknowledge the deaf people and those who help teach them sign language and ways to communicate to others. It is important to never make fun of people who have trouble hearing because they are the tough ones who learn sign language so that they can talk and introduce them to others. 

Task Description: Today in our Te Whare Tapa Wha work, I am focusing on Taha Whanau. As it is Sign Language week, for our activity we had to record ourselves introducing our names in NZSL Alphabet /Fingerspelling. Learning NZ sign language helps us make a better connection with friends and whanau who are deaf or hard of hearing. In this video I started off by saying Good Morning and introduced my name by saying My Name is Hannah! This was a really educational and fun activity to do.