Pacific, Fusi

Pacific

Today, Glenbrae Pacific Group went to the Glen Innes Library to learn about the Pacific and also it was the Cook Island Week. When we got there, we met the Kaiakos from the Auckland Museum. There names were, Viliami, Mama Piri, Freda, Daren Kamali. Viliami was a Tongan, Freda was a Samoan, Mama Piri was a Cook Island, and Daren Kamali was a Fijian.

We learnt about the history of the Island countries these Kaiakos came from and how they used to catch fish, make their fishing hooks and what kind of food they ate.

We also learnt about the Tree of Life. The Tree of life is a Coconut Tree, In the Cook Islands, they call it Niu which is the same as in all of the Island Nations. They call it the Tree of Life because you can eat out of it, you can use it as your bowl, carve it and use it for Kava, use the husk to braid it into a long kafa for fishing and to put the hook on.

We learnt so much about the things we didn’t know about, even our own ethnicity, but we had so much fun. At the end the Librarians gave us some food that was delicious. I feel like going back to the Islands.

Tonga

By Fusi

Water Safety, Angelica

Water Safety

Children who are between 1 and 4 years can drown or get injured if they are left unsupervised.

Safety Tips:

Never leave your child unattended around water.

Empty all tubs, buckets, containers and wading pools.

Life Jacket:

Make sure that you wear a life jacket to keep you safe from drowning.

By Angelica

Dental Talk, Fineasi F

Dental Talk By Fineasi

Dental Talk

Last week, we went down to the hall to listen  a Dental talk by a Dental Hygienist who came from a dental clinic. She came and talked to us about how to keep our teeth clean and strong. She also talked to us about food and drinks that had sugar in it and were bad for our teeth. I learnt that a can of baked beans has sugar in it.

I learnt that a can of Red Bull has sugar, 7 Up and and Coca Cola has 23 table spoons of sugar and it is the most sold item in all of the super markets.

By Fineasi F

Car Seats, Moese

Car Seats

Decimats, Mafoa

Decimats, Mafoa

Today we learnt about decimals in Maths. We used decimats
to help us learn. 1/10 is written as 0.1 in decimals and 1/100 is written as 0.01 in decimals.

My Mihi, Linda

My Mihi

Raapa 12 Here turi Koka 2015

My Mihi       

                               

Ko Linda Kiki toku ingoa             My name is Linda Kiki

Ko Isadora toku whaea              My Mum is Isadora

Ko Filipo toku matua                  My Dad is Filipo

Ko Motuhavili toku whanau         My Family name is Motuhavili

Ko Maungarei toku maunga    My Mountain is Mt Wellington

Ko Tamaki toku awa                  My River is Tamaki

Ko Vaka toku waka                    My Canoe is Vaka

Ko Ruapotaka toku marae          My Marae is Ruapotaka

By Linda

Junior Warriors, Angelica

Junior Warriors

A few days ago, we had a Rugby League Tournament  organised by the Junior Warriors Team from our school. They were not the real Junior Warriors but they were just like them.
After setting up the field, the referees, score keepers and the timekeeper got ready. There were 5 games played altogether and there were five teams. The teams were  Bulldogs, Rabbitohs, Broncos, Warriors and Junior Warriors. Each team went head to head and everyone had a lot of fun.

By Angelica 

Car Seats, Sam

Car Seats

Cow Eye Dissection, Robin

Cow Eye Dissection

Today at Tamaki College I did a cow eye dissection. Here are some photos: See if you can see the lens, the aqueous humor and the iris (with the gap from the pupil)?

Cow eye fully dissected

By Robin

Rugby League Tournament, Fineasi L

Rugby League Tournament

On Thursday Room 9 and part of room 10 went up to the playfield  to play Rugby League. The tournament was organised by the Junior Warriors. There were 5 teams. Their names were as follows:  Junior Warriors, Warriors, Rabbitohs,Broncos and Bulldogs.

The first game was between Broncos and Bulldogs and I was in Broncos  team. The Broncos won  this game because they  got the first try and it was a close game.

Next, the Rabbitohs played against the Warriors. The Warriors had 5 tries  and the Rabbitohs had 3 tries and it was a tough game because both teams had strong and were fast.

The semi final  was played between the  Broncos and the Bulldogs.  The Bulldogs won by 3 tries to 1. Bulldogs were a tough team and they  played very well.

Finally it was the finals and it was a good game because both the teams were strong teams. The Junior Warriors played  the Bulldogs in the finals and the  Junior Warriors won this game by 5 tries  to 0.

After the tournament was over, all the teams got together for team photos. The Junior Warriors organised thie tournament very well. I had a great time playing and watching my friends play.

By Fineasi L

Decimats, Hemi

Decimats, Hemi

Decimals 
Today we learnt about decimals in maths.We used decimats to help us learn.1/10 is written as 0.1 in decimals and 1/100 is written as 0.01 in decimals .

by Hemi

                                                                                      

Decimats, Linda

Decimats

Today we had a session with Sue and Mr Nath. We learnt about decimals in Maths. We used decimats to help us learn. 1/10 is written as 0.1 in decimals , 1/100 is written as 0.01 in decimals.

By Linda

Maori Language Week, Linda

Maori Language Week at the Glen Innes Library

Today, Room 9 travelled by bus to the  Glen Innes Library.

We were met by  the Kaiakos there. They taught us how to use the  Rakau and the Patu, two of the most used  Maori weapons.

Then the Kaiakos read us a story about Mt Maunga, Awa, Pirinihi , and Matou. All of us Tahua tauira had a mock war using the the Patu and the Rakau  while the story was being told.

I muri I e tatou huihui ki te porotaka. Na tatou huihui ki mohio pehea ki hanga e pokepokea ,

Te mauri koe e kia hiahia ko:

Ringa o Paru * Hononga : Mould designs Mould Makings

Ta hei Matau

Ma Tauera

Wai pene

Some Maori Kai words you could learn?

Kuku - Mussel

Tuna - Eel

Ika - Fish

Eventually we had to leave for our te kura Glenbrae.

I had the most wonderful time learning about  Maori and how Tamaki Makaurau used to be flat. I hope others enjoyed too.  

Whakawhetai ki a koutou & Me te poroporoaki

By Linda

Basketball, Miami

Basketball

Basketball in the Hall.

This morning Room 9 students  played   basketball in the hall. First we played ship and shore. Next we played stuck in the mud and I got tired and it was fun.  We  played with the girls

We used a round hard  basketball and Maya explained the rules to us. Then room 7 came in and  we went back to class. I was very tired and I went for a drink.

Friday, 16 July, Dora

Friday 16 July 2015

On Friday the 16th of July, my Grandparents came over to visit us.  Everybody in the house were busy cleaning up. I cleaned the sitting room. Then I did the washing.  My Grandma helped me clean and my Grandpa helped my Dad mow the lawn outside.  The rest of the whanau continued to clean the house so that we could go out later.

My Mum made my Grandpa and Dad a Sandwich.  Later on during the day, my grandparents had to leave  and so we also left for the shops in Glen Innes. My Mum bought my brother and I some spring earphones and I also got a ring and some rubber bands. My other Brother Tini, got a truck as he loves playing with trucks and it is one of his favorite things to play with.

When we got home, we had a shower, ate some food, brushed our teeth and washed our faces and then went to Bed.

By Dora

Maori Language Week, Aaliyahna

Maori words

This week was Maori Language Week. I learnt some new words from the text I read for my reading activity.

Words in Maori	Names in Maori
Paua- A shelled seafish Tapu- Restricted or apart Pipi - A common edible bivalve Rata - Large forest tree with hard red timber. Totara - Large forest trees with prickly olive green leaves. Piwakawaka - A fantail bird	Tumatauenga - Tangaroa - Leader of all sea animals. Atua - A God or demon of his/her group

By Aaliyahna

Science Club Visit to Tamaki College Science Lab. Fineasi

Science Experiments by Fineasi

Today, the 4 of August 2015, the Science Club went to Tamaki Collage. When we got to Tamaki Collage, we all saw a big bouncy castle. After that we looked at the bouncy castle. Then we went into the hallway and a man came and took us to the Science Lab. When we got into the Science Lab, there was a teacher and two teacher aides. The teacher's name was Mr Molhtra. The teacher aides were Ms Graaf and Ms Caws. Mr Molhta  told us that he played with big boy toys. Then he showed us his toys. After a while, we finished the class and we had some lollies.

By Fineasi  F

Being Creative, sam

Taking a picture

I was trying to be creative.