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.
Go here to see his books!
Title : Leadership !
How can I become a better leader ? First is knowing what a leader is, leadership is an important role in life and school. A leader steps up, and take that role of leadership. So now you know what a leader is, what are the key points to become one ?
Confident leader . Having the courage to talk in front of a big crowd or an audience is key on being confident. You can also be confident by, leading the right way with clear instructions.
Listening and including others . What’s a leader that doesn't listen or include other peer’s ideas. While people are sharing their ideas, a Leader must listen. They must include others, and make sure everyone has a point of view.
A patient leader. Keeping your levels down and taking it easy on others is key. Waiting while others may take time to adjust, and by keeping your temper cool if people don't do the right thing. You can be patient by, just waiting while other people catch up.
My Speech Scores !
So now you know, the few key points on becoming a leader. It takes confidence, patience, listening and including skills.
Thats all it takes to become a great leader.
Friday Rugby Game !
Last week on Friday, the Intermediate girls from Yr 7 & 8 played a friendly game against Royal Oak Intermediate. It was a really fun and a great practise to play rugby before Auckland Champs this Wednesday. Here is how it when….
Friday morning, bright and early I got up. Brushed my teeth, did my hair and changed into my shool uniform. The night before I organised my rugby equipment like my mouthguard, rugby boots and black shorts. 8:15 I started walking to school, with a happy and excited smile across my face knowing that I get to finally play Rugby again.
At school we just finished our whole school assembly and we had FIOP ( Finish it off properly ) work to do. Before I knew it, it was already Morning Tea time. Once Morning Tea playtime has finished, our team coach Ms Timmi can and got us to change into our rugby shirts, once we were all in the breezeway and dressed up we split into two buses which were from Tamaki College and departed to our game in Royal Oak Intermediate.
Now we were really here, a student from Royal Oak guided us to where the Changing rooms are so we can put our boots on. Not long after that we ran outside to where the fields were and started warming up, 30 minutes later and kickoff as started. Here we go..
We were loosing in the first half, the girls in Royal Oak Inter kept getting back to back tries and we were slowly using hope. Once 1st half finished and we had a 5 minute break before 2nd half started. We were all exhausted and tired but Ms Timmi told us to ‘Keep going, and to never give up !’
Kate Shepppard
Intro:1st Paragraph:
Kate Sheppard protested for a reason, she did it because she believed that women should be allowed to play a full role in society. During Kate Sheppard’s time women were not allowed to vote and their rules were very restricted. Some rules that were hold against the women was that they couldn't sell their land/property, need consent from her father or husband to open a bank account and couldn't vote. She fought and fought until she saw the equal treatment the people give to men as well as the women.
2nd Paragraph:
Before the petition, Kate Sheppard did many other things to help with her up-coming women’s rights protest. She travelled throughout New Zealand, holding public meetings and building support for the cause.Kate Sheppard was a great organizer and she began collecting signatures for the petition that was going to be presented at the New Zealand Parliament. Unfortunately the first petition failed in 1891 but this never stop Kate, she got back up, started again and collected more signatures.
3rd Paragraph:
On 1893 on her third try was her third petition. Kate Sheppard convinced a total of 32,000 people. This final petition was very successful which means that women were finally allowed to vote. Without any of these happening NZ women would have never voted at the beginning. Now New Zealand is the first place that women were first to vote.
Conclusion:
In conclusion Kate sheppard has made history for women in New Zealand.
Without the hard work Kate Sheppard did during the petition women would
never have been treated equally. Now women are finally allowed to vote
and do stuff men do. “We are tired of having a ‘sphere’ doled out to us, and
of being told that anything outside that sphere is ‘unwomanly’.”
- Kater Sheppard.
