Maori poem

 I am Maori. 

I am Maori like the stolen cars you think we took 

I am Maori like the cigarette butts you think we picked up from the ground

I am Maori like the aggravated robberies you think we done 

I am Maori like the rundown state house you think I live in 

I am Maori like the street your afraid to walk on 

I am Maori like the drugs you think we provide 

I am Maori like the cop cars you think we ride 

I am Maori like the land you think is yours 

I am Maori like the little hoodrat you think wants trouble.

I am Maori like the pregnant teenager you think I’ll be 

But in reality….. We can’t go into shops without being watched or followed when 

All we want is to get milk and bread for our nans.

In reality Maori people have so much to give when all you privileged people think 

We don’t try and it’s a lifestyle we choose, but really we have no choice we are born and raised 

Into it but what all you outsiders don’t see is that OUR people try, and fight for what we have & there is always a reason behind it.

 MY people are warriors and fighters they don't give up or back down without a fight they try their best to provide for their kids even if that means late nights at pak n save, keeping their children safe even if that mean walking EVERYWHERE around town

& those gang members YOU claim to be DANGEROUS protect their own and love their own most safest people we know to be around are those gang members because they have our backs and do what they do to make sure we have have lunch money we have transport to school we have clean clothes we have dinner to eat.

 My people give and don’t expect back. They make sure YOUR kids are okay and they will willingly take your kids into their home with no hesitation to feed shower and give YOUR kid a safe place to sleep. What you do for us we will do for you, you give what you get and so far you deserve the hate we give. 

• It’s honestly exhausting walking outside and being judged

• For things we can’t help such as clothing we wear

• And the shoes we rock, so all we ask for is free space and have faith in us 

• Because i'm telling you now we'll make it and we will be successful despite 

• The hate and judgment we will have that money and car you think we can’t get.

My beautiful culture with beautiful hearts, voices of an angel, proud of our culture 

Like your proud dad on his pay day, performances that will give you goosebumps like 

You’ve never felt before. We are unique & we need to be heard.

Basic steps of cooking

 When cooking, you always have to have an adult with you either an adult,cousin,sister. You have to be mature enough, when cooking you always have to learn the basic steps such as.

1.washing your hands (very important keep the germs away and it is a main step for cooking especially with Corona virus outbreak 

2.have all your ingredients ready, but before that you have to know how much to put/add ! therefore if you do not know please ask an adult or your teacher first to save ingredients and to make sure to get it right!

3. Always clean up after yourself, A good cook is a clean cook. When cooking make sure you clean up after yourself so nothing gets in the way of what you are trying to do, when you have a messy working space it is hard to cope with what you are trying to do, by cleaning around your working space/cooking space gives you a cleared mind so you can focus on your cooking.

4. When you are done with your cooking make sure to put everything back into the right place. And if you've already done step 3 then you are good to go, if not make sure to tidy up after yourself so you give less stress to your caregiver. If you’ve done all of that get your parent/caregiver to help you with the sharp objects or with serving out your cooking !

Cooking skills/life tips

All about me

 

What makes my culture special to me

My culture (Maori) is special to me because it identifies who I am as a person and my background. For me, being a maori is having an iwi,
a maunga and more. No other cultures have that. There are three reasons why the Maori culture is special to me. Firstly,
I love watching the haka. The haka is a type of ancient Māori war dance. Secondly, being part of an iwi is important. Lastly,
the traditional patterns of Maori tattoos. 

Firstly, the Haka to me, shows the world that we are Maori. The haka is used on different occasions. Traditionally used on the battlefield
, as well as when groups came together in peace. The Haka is a challenging display of a tribe's pride, strength and unity. Actions include

rhythmic body slapping to accompany a loud chant.

Secondly, knowing that I am part of an Iwi is special. It is unique because it represents your ancestors. No other culture has that and
when your whanau is around you can simply introduce yourself by saying what iwi your from and your last name

Lastly, The maori tattoos such as a moko shows expression of commitment and respect. Maoris often get recognized in public because of
the ta moko or moko that maoris wear. Or to present a traditional dance or powhiri 

In conclusion I am proud of being maori not only because of the hakas,tattoos,iwi But what my people have fought for and the land
I am proud to call my whenua I have grown to cherish my culture and to learn more about my backgrounds.

Fun Run

I heard the police man comforting us and encouraging  us to carry on and to never give up.
I heard my heart beating rapidly like it was ready to quit on me.

I saw the waves brushing up against the rocky wall.
I saw my friends running ultra fast past all the cars. 

I smelt the saltiness of the sea brush up against my nostrils as I inhaled a deep breath.

I smelt the sweat dripping down my face and the icy water from my friends freezing water bottle. 

I tasted the polluted air engulfing my lungs as I caught every last breath. 

I tasted my dry lips begging for water and the nervousness in my stomach.

I felt the cool breeze pushing up against my skin and the discomfort of my sweat dripping down
my exhausted face. 

I felt the butterflies in my stomach and my dehydrated legs ready to fall as I approached the finish line. 

I wondered if I was past the halfway mark and if I was last. I also wondered if we were allowed to
jump into the icy splattering water.

I am poem

Explosion Box

Rm 11 made explosion boxes 

hobbies which was play sports, eat and sleep 

2020 goal stay focused and put my work first 

where i'm from Auckland New Zealand 

 

family

Jeffrey 

Veronica

Tamati

Mike 

Robyn 

If I was principal

5 things I would change if I was principal

1. I would put a tuck shop in my school
so all students are able to buy there lunch


2.  I would  make lunch time longer so kids could enjoy themselves

3. I would make a big punishment for all the bullies because no one
deserves to be miss treated

4. I would include more sports

5. and I really would add more dancing and zumba.

Who has had a big impact in my life.

Mrs  Faalili

The person who's had a big impact in my life
would be Mrs Faalili, because she is always honest with you
she always says "making mistakes is OK" she never lets us down and she is always ready to speak the truth, my teacher is a big inspiration in my life. 

What my friends are most proud of

Catherine- she is proud of helping her teacher, and better reports also being confident in any way.

Carlosi- Carlosi is most proud of doing better in his learning also making new friends by being funny, confident and cool.

Sar yar chan - Is most proud of her family, achieving dreams and earning what they worked for.

What my friends are most proud of!! 

Water project

1. What I have learnt about the water project
Iv'e learnt that you should always give to the people in need

2. what is the goal of the organisation
to give fresh water to everyone in need

3. where do they work
 in country's in need of fresh and healthy water

4. what have they achieved ?
giving fresh and good quality water around the world.

Chess

1. Garry Kasparov

2. Bobby Fischer

3. Magnus Carlsen

These are the 3 top chess players in the world.

3 advantages 

1.rich

2.well known

3.popular 

3 disadvantages


1.School


2.knowledge


3.They could get to serious and get out of hand   

Gender pay gap?

For this activity, please think about this issue of the gender pay gap carefully. It is quite controversial (some people agree with it and some people disagree with it).

I disagree because if the girl athletes put just as much effort as the boy athletes than they both girls and boys should get paid equal amount, I think the reason the all blacks get paid more than the famous girl rugby team is because, the all black are famous...

Simile

Shelly-Ann is as fast as a cheetah 

big friendly giant is as tall as big foot 

 Savanah is as small as a baby 

Miss Tupou is beautiful like Mrs faalili

Monkeys is as funny as a baboon 

The big friendly giant

Pepeha

Kia ora 

Greetings    

Ko tainui te waka

Ko taupiri te maunga

Ko waikato te awa

Ko turanga wae wae te marae

Ko ngati raukawa te iwi

Ko Josephine taku ingoa.

Lorde

Diwali Art

Something I’ve learnt about Diwali is on the special Diwali day they go to houses and give out sweets, and another thing that I have learnt that they wear henna all over their hands and It stays on for about four weeks, something really interested I found is that there art is really creative and it probably takes them 3 to 4 hours to make. The art is also called Rangoli

ZOO TRIP

Zoo 

On Thursday 23rd of October 2019 in the morning I came to school with a big smile on my face ready for the day, the bell had rang everyone sat on the mat ready for the roll to be called, minutes pass by and then it was time for all the middle syndicate to go and wait patiently on the courts.

Room nine had started to make there way onto the courts, we sat down waiting to leave but before we did Mrs Faalili was talking about how we should act and what we need to do to show fire and ace. I had thought the best way to show fire and ace is to listen and use the right words and actions, later on after Mrs Faalili had done talking then we had made our way out.

I was walking with a slight tingle in my stomach I was so excited and ready to go to the zoo, I could picture the monkeys with a big smile, because my favourite animals are monkeys. So I continued to walk ahead to the gate with my friends, as I was walking from the corner of my eye I could see the bus. I started to walk a bit faster, first room 8 and 10 got onto the first bus also room 7 got onto the 2nd bus as room 9 was waiting for our bus, finally our bus came.

When I got on the bus, I went to get a seat soon after that my friends Savannah Catherine Carlosi and my teacher Mrs Faalili sat close to me. Finally the bus started we went around the roundabout and started our trip to the zoo, as we were on our way to the people around us started to play a game called marshmallow, Savannah was explaining to us how the game went, it was really easy to learn the game, so we started to play it.

It was really funny because we had just learnt how to play it, we continued to play until we could see the Auckland zoo but when we saw the Auckland zoo we had stopped playing the game and started feeling very excited. We finally got to the zoo, we got out of the bus but before that we had used our manners and said thank you to our bus driver, we waited patiently in line while our teacher was sorting things out.

When she was done we had walked over to the meeting place where all the classes were and we were talking about rules and what we would fine, finally we had went off with our helpers, so I got up and went with my teacher Mrs Faalili, we went around trying to find the different types of animals.

We went through Australia and no not the country we were looking at the Australian animals, we were looking around at all the funny looking animals such as pandas spiders and all different types, for me it was very exciting because I had never been to the zoo.

We had been looking around for a long time, we finally had come across the cool monkeys, I was very excited to see monkeys for the first time in my life, I had looked at the monkeys and explored around, as we were walking around we saw a snake, I was really surprised to see snakes because we don’t see snake very often in New Zealand.

After all that looking around we finally went to patric who was going to take us a tour around and look at different things. We met up with patric and he took us for a look around first he took us through prides land, where  all the cool big animals were,giraffes lions and different cool animals, patric took us around to look and explain to us how old the animals were and all different types of things. After awhile we had all met up at the same place we were at the start of the day.

All the middle syndicate meet up and we all made our way back to our buses, room nine had got on a bus and sat down quietly. Half way through the bus ride we had started playing games and making the most of our time. We finally got to school and chilled while waiting for the bell to ring. My experience was very cool and exciting but after the day ended I was really exhausted.

Earthquake