Year 8 Leadership Camp - Awhirito

Year 8 Leadership Camp 2017 from SchoolTV on Vimeo.
This is movie shows actual video footage from our Year 8 Leadership Camp. We hope you will get a sense of how neat this time was! Awhirito - which part are you?

Te Taiao O Tamaki

Term 1 saw our cluster come together throughout the term through our shared focus on 'Te Taiao o Tamaki'. Our place - our space - our environment. This went hand in hand with our year's value of responsibility. Our Pt England way of expressing this is using te reo, 'Kaitiakitanga i nga wa katoa', Guardians of our all things.

 Our students typically in term 1 focus on belonging to Pt England. This time around it was this focus with the addition of looking up and across further than our school gates to the rest of Tamaki. Participating in our 'River talks' production right here at Omaru creek alongside other children of Manaiakalani was an experience we all learned so much from.

 All the learning this term was brought together by our cluster celebration that took place at Te Oro, our Glen Innes Music and Arts Centre. The displays were wonderful in catching our attention and imagination, aided aptly by the student presenters found at every stand. Please watch this video produced by Mrs Sandy Langitupu of Pt England School. She captured a number of our talented students and their presentations.
Malo lava i le fanau o Tamakī mo le tou fai mea lelei. Manuia le sauni atu i le toe amata o le aoga i le vaiaso fou.

Te Taiao o Tamaki Exhibition Highlights 2017 from SchoolTV on Vimeo.

Hidden Figures - Extension Group to the cinemas!

The extension class were sponsored by a teacher's sister to view this film. This was actioned as the sponsor believed that it was inspirational film for our students to see. It certainly was!! Thank you!! The following blog post is by Cameo who is one of the extension students. Hi Bloggers!
On Wednesday the 8th of March Pt England school's year 7&8 Extension group had to opportunity to go and watch the movie 'Hidden Figures'.  It is based on a true story about three African - American women who worked at NASA, they were part of a group who were behind some of the greatest achievements.  This movie was incredible and it helped me to realise racism and how much of an impact it would be to be racist and how uncool it is.  By the way we also got to take as much lollies, chips and junk food and fizzy drinks. This was an amazing experience to have gone and watched this movie for free! He is a short film with a few photo's and clips of us.

Polyfest! Year 7 & 8 @PES were there!

The following post is by student Trinity of Room 3. It was a beautiful day with so much to see and take part in! Thanks Trinity for sharing your thoughts on this day. To see more from Trinity go here.

  On Thursday the 16th of March our year seven and eight students went on a trip to Poly fest. We had organised three busses to take us to Poly fest. It took about half an hour to get there and once we had arrived we walked to the centre and sat down. Not long after we had sat down and another school had sat down.Once all the schools had arrived each class had one tour guide. Our tour guide was showing us some of the place the would give us some learning time.I could remember two of the places which were the Police area and the ASB truck.
One of the highlights that I enjoyed from poly fest was going to watch the Maori stage. The Maori stage was breathtaking because of the way they showed they wanted to be there. They sang their loudest and that was what I liked the most about the Maori stage.

Another highlight from poly fest was watching the cook island speeches. The Cook Island Speeches were outstanding even though I didn’t understand what they were saying. I liked that they tried there best to try and say it proudly.

My last highlight of poly fest was the diversity stage. They were astonishing with the way the worked as a team and had fun while doing it.They looked like they were enjoying their dance because I could see that they were laughing.

After we had seen the stages and looked at the stalls it was time to go. We were ready to go so we walked to the bus at head back to school. When we had got back to school we walked inside and it was 2.30pm. Mrs Tele’a was telling us about how great we were at being responsible. We sang a song to the helpers for helping us at poly fest. After that we all went home and had a big rest.

Student post of the week! Yvonne Room 3

Post of the week comes to us from Yvonne, year 8 student of Room 3. After enjoying this post about water as a source of life - be sure to visit Yvonne's blog for more!
    
One week ago for our reading task we had a task with two readings, I found this a bit hard as there were two different texts involved, so I have been working on this throughout the weekend. The first text was about "Water as the source of life" we had to research and use the texts provided to find two different cultures and compare their beliefs on water. The second text is about Tarakura of the Rangitaiki plains, we had to find the definitions for words and answer the questions about myths. I also made this WANTED poster, read my presentation to find out why. 

Lomio - Visual Mini. Post of the week!

Here Lomio shows off his visual mihi. Before reading his explanation - see if you can work out 4 things that he holds dear to him.

this term we have been doing our DLO. we had to draw about our self and what we like.

these are the drawings that I did, the top left is the youtuber that I like to watch, on the top right I love my family and the two bottom left and right are my culture.

Welcome to Miss Fepulea'i

Welcome Miss Fepulea'i!   The great start to the year has been with our student teacher.  Miss Fepulea'i has slipped into the Pt England way very easily.  She's no stranger to our Manaiakalani cluster as she has worked with children at Tamaki Primary.  

We are loving her contribution to our learning and are looking forward to when she takes full control of our class!

Here's Miss Fepulea'i judging our class role plays based on our school treaty.  Watch this space for our next happy happenings with Miss Fepulea'i!

Sculpture Walking with Miss Fepulea'i

The students were completely mesmerised by all the sculptures and structures that were on the trail keeping them pretty engaged in what seemed to turn into a little hike along the bush trail. Overall the whole experience was a blast and I was so happy that I volunteered to come.  With the flax art session, it made me think of some ideas that I could incorporate in the classroom in a lesson of my own. This term, the Point England principal discussed with the students about learning where they come from and who their whakapapa are. This got me thinking about making this into a lesson for my home class and how using the flax art from today and making it research and art lesson for the students. Getting the students to go home and ask their parents and grandparents about their family history and researching further about their heritage and coming up with symbols and patterns they could use on flax art of their very own.

Monday 13th February 2017

When in the team meeting last week, an art field next Monday was mentioned and that some helpers were needed; I jumped at the opportunity. With a deep passion for visual arts I couldn’t be more excited to go on this trip and get inspired. Today was that day, myself and my fellow student teacher Mrs Sio volunteered as helpers on a small school trip to Waiheke Island to go on a sculpture walk. There were two teachers, Mr Jackson and Mr Vogt who were leading the trip of eleven students today and we were buzzing in the morning to get to the island. Getting to Waiheke took a bus and a train to get there and prior to the journey, the students had to get into buddies who they stick with for the whole day and Mr Vogt had to assign two people to take photos and video the trip. Mrs Sio was the minder for one of the students whereas myself and the two teachers were to watch out for the remaining ten students.

When we arrived at Waiheke we were greeted by our guide Charlotte who would be taking us through the tour. We then started by walking through the wooden walkway which looked like a strange but very beautiful abstract walkway made of timber. We were then introduced to a female artist from the South Island who makes art from flax leaves and showed us pieces of art drawn on flax by other visitors of the island and said people drew things that meant something to them, representing something in their lives. Using a piece of board to lean on and a blunt nail to draw with, the students and teachers spent 15 minutes drawing things like cultural patterns from their heritage and pictures of things they like, like animals and objects like bibles to represent their spiritual beliefs. This gave me some ideas of my own which I put into my flax which I focussed on where I come from, from both sides of my family and places I’ve lived my whole life. After the flax art, we took a bus around to the beginning of the sculpture trail and began our hour and a half walk along the coast of Waiheke; admiring the various artists work, the different shapes, materials and themes were phenomenal and very contrasting from each other. From objects hanging from the trees to solar powered speakers playing rural classical music, the art pieces were all something the students and myself had never seen before.

Welcome back! Nau mai haere mai

Nau mai haere mai ki te kura o Pt England!  It is with great joy that we greet all our year 7 and 8 students of Team 5.  It's a special time of the year where our year 8 students settle into being the most senior level and our year 7's adjust to a completely new learning space.

Both year levels have started off with great enthusiasm.  There's a strong sense of expectations from the students which is wonderful to have.   Listening and responding on time have been in action in this very first week of the year!  Kei te pai!


We welcome also 2 new teachers, Ms Tapuke in Room 2 and Mrs Judd into Room 4.  While we have assigned classrooms - it's definitely a shared learning space where all our students have access to all 5 teachers.

A very special welcome to my very own home class - Room 3 and Miss Fepulea'i!  You have proven already what a fun group you are!  I love how you are showing so much excitement about your learning.  Let's keep this going all year long.  (My student's blogs are found on left sidebar)

Ia manuia le tatou tausaga!

2016 - So'o Tau'au - Join Shoulders

So'o Tau'au, 2016 sign off from SchoolTV on Vimeo.

2016 has been everything BUT normal!   We had changes to the timetable weekly, family, new baby :) teacher's on leave and leaving, Papa's and a Mama passing -  and in all this our kids stayed amazing!  Stayed normal!  Why??
We knew how and why - to 'So'o Tau'au'.

So'o tau'au is a Samoan saying that you typically hear in times of challenge.  Families and elders will visit those in a time of trial to offer support, this statement will be made.    Typically in our team we have sayings that help to embed our school wide korero.   Rather than a growling - it's a prompt to re-focus using our korero - saying.   This we carried through our learning spaces, in and out of the classroom - Te Reo, camps/field trips, tech@Tamaki College, testing, tuakana teina, visiting speakers, fundraisers, health talks and more!

Early in term 2 I shared this Samoan saying with our team during one of our morning karakia times.   It became something we used year long along with all other korero.   With all the changes that were expected and especially those that were not - this saying was one we held fast to.

Signing off for 2016 - I would like to wish all the students and teaching staff of Team 5 a fantastic festive season!    Well done on another amazing year, you've all contributed to making this year one of positive difference.

Looking forward to what 2017 will bring - opportunity to again 'So'o Tau'au'.

Ia manuia lava le tausaga fou, faamanuia atu le Atua ia te outou uma.

Mrs Andrea Bakulich Tele'a

Simon says this about 'So'o Tau'au' 

Mo Papa & Mama (For Mama and Papa)

Kia Ora te whanau! This film was created to capture the many wonderful sayings we hear from our parents, Koro, aunties and uncles! We know at times you must wonder if we actually listen to all your gems! Well we do! Here's a film to let you know this and a little bit more. Please leave a comment - leave a note for you own whanau here too if you like. Ata marie! Arohanui toku matua!

Team 1 visit Team 5

It was so neat to see our year 1 and 2 teachers this morning! Teachers of Team 1 - new entrant classes spent some time with us. This was during our start up for the day where we students lead mihi, karakia and himene (greetings, prayer and hymn). This all happens before we launch into the programme for our day of learning and being at Pt England School. We loved that we could spend this time and show our Team 1 teachers how much we've grown and love taking charge in our space. They agree with us that it's a great start up to our daily learning. After meeting and greeting all our junior teachers we were treated to a song from them. This picture was taken during their song to us 'You are my sunshine'.

The Journey

Fai malaga means to make a journey - the theme we've continued to visit regularly as we navigate our way through the year 2016. For our year 8 students it is a very special year. It's their final year and it's time to make some lasting memories as year 9 draws near. This is an animation created by a team of 3 year 8 students: Izac, Toma and Collin. Watch and enjoy what has been a very special part of our learning journey here at Pt England School. Manuia le malaga!

PENN sTar Waka from SchoolTV on Vimeo.

Samoan language week

Here is our senior Samoan Group performing for our Samoan language week. It was a blessing to use our precious language this week. The theme for 2016 is “E felelei manu ae ma’au i o latou ofaga - Birds migrate to environments where they survive and thrive”. This item was performed along with a speech from Eden and George who are both fluent in the Samoan language. Samoa e - maopoopo mai! Special thanks to Chocajoe who owns the images you see looping in the background. We loved your images that capture some very precious moments from Samoa.

Samoan Language Week Assembly item 2016 from Team 5 PES on Vimeo.

Our journey - our bright stars

This video was put together by Room 3 to highlight the amazing feat our ancestors completed in voyaging across the vast Pacific Ocean. Part of this script is from an article written by the Polynesian Voyaging Society. Further - we make links to how our events in our homes, community and school are like the bright stars that guide ones journey. Keep your eyes on the stars!! Toia mai - te waka!!

PENN sTar Waka from SchoolTV on Vimeo.

Nau mai - haere mai!

Talofa lava! It is with joy that we greet and welcome you to Rooom 3's blog for 2016. We have a really neat bunch of students who make up the fantastic Room 3! We have had a week of settling in - showing our new members in year 7 our special Team 5 learning space. We are looking forward to our parents meeting with our teachers in the week to come. Please remind your parents or caregivers that our time sheets will be out soon. Be sure to select the time slot that works best for your whanau. We have a number of exciting events coming up this term in the form of our garage sale, fiafia and year 8 leadership camp. Look out for our newsletter that will be coming home this week. Our video shows part of a farewell to Ms Tito who is now starting her new journey in the north. Also our dear year 8's of 2015 who are now in their new schools as year 9. We look forward to seeing you in and around our school.

Right Time Right Place

Room 3 Manaiakalani Film for the 2015 Film Festival!!    Well done to Iisa, his team of animators and Room 3 for creating this awesome movie!  The combination of graphic art, animations and camera shots is fantastic.  The message of being in the right place at the right time is useful for today's digital age!   Let's make use of this movie and remember to be in the 'Right Place Right Time with the Right Attitude!'

Cindy in the house! School Production on now!!

Buy your ticket from our school office...read Iisa's post here to find out more!

For all of Term 3, our school has been working hard on our school production, 'Cindy In Da House'. I have recieved a part in it as one of the main characters. We have been working hard on the play all term. The play is a remix of the original Cinderella story, with a GI influence.

Characters:
There are 8 main characters, along with 6 secondary characters. Everyone else in the play is either a technician, a dancer, or a stagehand. I am one of 2 friends of Josh, the 'Prince' of the play. Cindy, as you could probably guess, is the 'Cinderella' of the play, the one that gets tormented by her ugly stepsisters and stepmother.

Not only am I an actor, I am also a dancer and an animator. Many others are too, as we are putting in all the effort we can to make this a great show. We have three shows on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday this week. I highly encourage those that have children attend to Pt England to come to one of the performances, as the dancers, actors, singers, technicians, animators, stagehands and caregivers are all working hard.

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By failing to prepare you prepare to fail!

By failing to prepare you prepare to fail.   This quote is definitely something we can agree with in team 5 with our current focus on being financially responsible.  Day by day we are learning of the importance think more deeply about the impact of our spending.

Even the simple act of saving the change from our runs to the dairy can make a big difference.   Rather than accepting bakery lunches - push for a homemade one.   All these little savings add up to being a big help to our whanau.

Banks - banks are a place that invites us to store/save our money with them.  They can also help us to think about our money and what we can do when we set ourselves a financial goal.   We got talking today the interest offered by all banks for various types of bank accounts.  (Per annum - we discovered means every 3 months...interest PA :)  We found it really interesting when we researched the range of interest offered by banks.  There seems to be a bank account designed for people in many different stages in life.   We looked closely at school students and tertiary student accounts.   Together we found what you see displayed in our image.  

We hope you will make the time to find out more too about banks and how they can help us achieve a goal we have in the future.  Maybe it's your tertiary studies, a gift, a trip,  a car, a home - a trip away for the whanau.  Good care of the money in our family will result in a good present AND future.  Being financially responsible is being future focused!  Succeed in planning for your future!

Attitude - Friendships are important.

ATTITUDE PART 2: All about friendships.

Here are some key-pointers from our Swag...South African born... lower Auckland Attitude Presenter Dan!   Read and read again - this is useful for us to remember - young and old! Mrs Tele'a tried hard to keep up with all the gems shared on this morning. So much laughter, truths and helpful tips for today's exciting world of year 7 & 8 students! Here's only some of the awesomeness from this session:

Myths about friendships

• I am the only one who feels like this.   Actually everyone feels this struggle at times
• It just happens.  Actually best of friendships take a lot of time
• It’s about quantity.   Quality is really important - not the quantity!  If we become FB, instagram, youtube famous then this will bring us plenty of friends.   

4 - 5 friends is what research suggests is a good number of friends to have.

Things that don’t work!

• Mean humour:   Crossing lines with the jokes...before long it all goes wrong.  Funny is not stink - cruel - mean.  Never mock about things you can’t change - body parts, culture, families, beliefs.  What do you do if you cross the line???  Best thing to do is SAY SORRY.  It’s powerful to apologise.   Mean humour is like sunburn...no one can see it cos it’s under your uniform...your friends can’t see it or know it - they hit it and only you feel the hurt...
• Back stabbing:  Back stabbing backfires...people will grow not to like being around you because you are negative to be around.
• Smothering: being around people TOO MUCH, give people space - this is healthy.  Smothering is not good - be kind and tell them you need some space.
• Showing Off: Boys and girls can do this differently.  Girls can be through talking and saying things...boys tend to show off through doing silly things.  Don’t pretend to be somebody you’re not to get friends to like you.   Pick your times when you want to be fun and show-off - class time?? Not even ea!
• Bullying: physical, cyber, verbal, mental, written...YOU the person feeling this pressure have NOTHING wrong with you - you don’t have to change.  It’s the person being cruel that needs to be changed.  TALK to someone you trust that can help you.  It’s really easy to fix.   Telling someone... it’s not a weakness it makes you SMART AND STRONGER!

THINGS THAT WORK!!

• REMEMBER NAMES:use a method to help you remember peoples names.  Their name is their most favourite word to hear - it’s true!  Think of something that sounds close to their name to help you remember.   Names are important!
• LEARN TO LISTEN: learn to ask good questions of your friends and actually listen to what they say.  Don’t talk the whole time and then walk on...ask questions of them too - find out what they are up and possibly in need of.   Be a good listener!!
• SAY A GOOD WORD: be sure to say a good word - encourage especially in those hard moments.  Hard times like a tough sports game, a challenging task in class, that moment when you can tell your friend might want to give up.   A good word does plenty!!
• KEEP secrets: there are 3 secrets YOU SHOULD NOT KEEP hurting themselves, hurting others, someone is hurting them.  Secrets are not things to always keep.  
• BE yourself:

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