Afio Mai and Welcome to Room 8

Joyful Joyful

2011-12-12T09:43:00.001+13:00

The fantastic students from Rooms 6, 7 and 8 danced to Joyful Joyful in this years Junior Prize giving. The dance was opened up by the angel dancers then later entertained by team 2 and the cool rappers.
Well done Team 2 on an amazing performance.

Day and Night

2011-11-21T00:08:00.001+13:00

The Room 8 kids have been working hard on their animations about day and night. They have also been working hard on their Jackson 5 dance moves. Please watch our cool movie all about day and night.

New Zealand's Junior Masterchef

2011-11-09T09:11:00.000+13:00

What is your favourite food? Mrs Tuala loves to eat chicken curry and rice. We love food and our class have created a movie called New Zealand's Junior Masterchef. We hope you enjoy watching our movie.

Toma's Rugby animation

2011-11-03T15:33:00.001+13:00

Here is Toma's rugby animation he created in Term 3. Well done Toma.

Ball Kicking skills in Room 8

2011-09-11T21:42:00.001+12:00

In Physical Education this term we are learning ball skills in preparation for the sport Aussie rules. This week we focussed on ball kicking skills and we had so much fun learning about drop kicks.
Please watch our movie about ball kicking in Room 8.

Room 8's movie: The Haka

2011-08-26T15:39:00.002+12:00

Room 8 are fans of the famous New Zealand All Blacks. They have created a movie about the 'Haka' - which is an important ritual for the All Blacks before matches.

Watch and be entertained by the clever kids from Room 8.

TJ's Recycling animation

2011-08-04T15:36:00.002+12:00

Here is TJ's Recycling animation that he made in Term 2. Keep up the good work TJ!

Izac's Recycling animation

2011-08-04T15:32:00.003+12:00

Here is Izac's Recycling animation that he made in Term 2. Keep up the good work Izac!

Toma's Recycling animation

2011-08-04T15:29:00.005+12:00

Here is Toma's Recycling animation that he made in Term 2. Keep up the good work Toma!

Taiaha's Animation about Recycling

2011-08-04T15:24:00.003+12:00

Here is Taiaha's Recycling animation that he made in Term 2. Keep up the good work Taiaha!

Immersion Assembly

2011-08-03T16:37:00.009+12:00

Some students from Room 8 have written interesting paragraphs about our Immersion assembly. Listen as they share their stories. Keep up the good work Room 8!

Immersion Assembly from Mrs Tuala on Vimeo.

Rugby World Cup 2011

2011-08-03T16:18:00.005+12:00

Mrs Tuala and Room 8 have been waiting in anticipation for The Rugby World cup 2011. This Term our whole school topic is: Keep your eye on the ball. The beginning of the term kicked off with an amazing Immersion assembly by the teachers. Mrs Tuala is from Samoa - and she was all decked up in Samoan flag colours to celebrate and promote her country. We will be learning some amazing and exciting things this term about countries participating in the Rugby World Cup, so be sure to keep visiting our blog.

Keep your eye on the ball from Mrs Tuala on Vimeo.

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

2011-06-02T15:38:00.001+12:00

In writing we have been creating exciting sentences using interesting word groups.

Come and listen to Trinity's sentence about our trip to the Visy recycling centre. Well done Trinity!

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

2011-06-02T15:33:00.005+12:00

In writing we have been creating exciting sentences using interesting word groups.

Come and listen to April's sentence about our trip to the Visy recycling centre. Well done April!

Thank you letters to the parents

2011-06-02T15:27:00.004+12:00

In writing this week we have been writing thank you letters to all our parent helpers, who had come on our Team 2 trip to the Visy recycling centre.

Come and listen to what Sulieti has said. Well done Sulieti!

Thank you letters to our Parents.

2011-06-02T15:25:00.001+12:00

In writing this week we have been writing thank you letters to all our parent helpers, who had come on our Team 2 trip to the Visy recycling centre.

Come and listen to what Nikau has said. Well done Nikau!

Bigger, better, stronger, faster

2011-06-01T23:22:00.005+12:00

This term our whole school topic is called, Bigger, better, stronger, faster!. It is a technology unit and team 2 are focussing on recycling in our school. So far we have had so much fun, learning about different materials and sorting out recyclables. Keep visiting our blog to find out some of the exciting learning we'll be doing this term.

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

2011-06-01T16:54:00.008+12:00

Room 8 have identified a problem in our school rubbish bins. We have found a lot of plastic recyclables been thrown into the bin instead of a recycling bin. We also visit the Visy recycling centre to find out what happens to our recyclables after it has left our school.

Please watch our movie and let us know your thoughts about the importance of recycling.

Tent City at Pt England School

2011-04-13T13:36:00.006+12:00

This is Taiaha's paragraph about Tent City. Listen as he shares his thoughts.

Tent City at Pt England School

2011-04-13T13:18:00.009+12:00

Earlier this term our senior school held a camp on our school field. Room 8's classroom was right next to tent city and we could smell some delicious smells.

Come and read some of our thoughts about tent city and that delicious smell.

Our Trip to Ambury Farm

2011-04-04T14:59:00.004+12:00

On Tuesday 29th March, the team 2 classes at our school went on a trip to Ambury Farm. The weather was lovely and warm, and we had a fantastic time learning about farm animals. We had to remember to use 'The Pt England Way', like using our manners, putting our rubbish in the bin and walking sensibly around the farm. Here is a slideshow showing some of the cool things we did and saw. At the moment we are working on our recount stories of our farm trip, so watch this space. Please enjoy, watch and leave us a comment about our trip to Ambury Farm.

Self Portraits

2011-03-16T16:36:00.003+13:00

In Art this term we have been focussing on Self Portraits. First we practiced many times pencil drawings of our face. Next we used a black felt to go over the outline then we coloured in our self portraits with crayon. Finally we dyed the background. We had alot of fun creating our Self Portraits. Please check it out and leave a comment of your thoughts of our beautiful art work.

Our Messages to the people of Christchurch

2011-03-16T16:21:00.005+13:00

Room 8 have been deeply touched by the Christchurch disaster. We have written some messages of support and love to the people of Christchurch. Our movie begins with a message from Seepa who has moved to Auckland from Christchurch.

Welcome to Malachai from Room 8.

2011-03-16T15:42:00.003+13:00

Malachai has come from Lea Bank School in Manurewa. Have a fantastic year Malachai!

Welcome to Steven from Room 8.

2011-03-16T15:40:00.001+13:00

Welcome to Steven from Room 8.

Steven has come from Niue. Have a fantastic year Steven!

Welcome to Seepa from Room 8.

2011-03-16T15:32:00.003+13:00

Welcome to Seepa from Room 8.

Seepa has come from St Joseph's School in Christchurch. Have a fantastic year Seepa!

Welcome to Bradley from Room 8.

2011-02-22T16:19:00.002+13:00

Welcome to Bradley from Room 8.

Bradley has come from St Patricks School. Have a fantastic year Bradley!

2011-02-22T13:26:00.002+13:00

Welcome to Patrick from Room 8.

Have a fantastic year Patrick! You can view Patrick's work from last year by clicking here.

Welcome to Machelle from Room 8.

2011-02-22T13:02:00.003+13:00

Welcome to Machelle from Room 8.

Have a fantastic year Machelle! You can view Machelle’s work from last year by clicking here.

Welcome to Daniel from Room 8.

2011-02-22T12:46:00.009+13:00

Welcome to Daniel from Room 8.

Daniel has come from Glenbrae School. Have a fantastic year Daniel!

Welcome to Aidan from Room 8.

2011-02-21T23:33:00.003+13:00

Welcome to Aidan from Room 8.

Have a fantastic year Aidan! You can view Aidan's work from last year by clicking here.

Welcome to Izac from Room 8.

2011-02-21T23:30:00.002+13:00

Welcome to Izac from Room 8.

Have a fantastic year Izac! You can view Izac's work from last year by clicking here.

Welcome to Sulieti from Room 8.

2011-02-21T23:28:00.001+13:00

Welcome to Sulieti from Room 8.

Have a fantastic year Sulieti! You can view Sulieti's work from last year by clicking here.

Welcome to Shahid from Room 8.

2011-02-21T23:25:00.003+13:00

Welcome to Shahid from Room 8.

Have a fantastic year Shahid! You can view Shahid's work from last year by clicking here.

Welcome to TJ from Room 8.

2011-02-21T23:23:00.001+13:00

Welcome to TJ from Room 8.

ave a fantastic year TJ! You can view TJ'S work from last year by clicking here.

Welcome to Jasmin from Room 8.

2011-02-21T23:19:00.002+13:00

Welcome to Jasmin from Room 8.

Have a fantastic year Jasmin! You can view Jasmin's work from last year by clicking here.

Welcome to Jared from Room 8.

2011-02-21T23:17:00.001+13:00

Welcome to Jared from Room 8.

Have a fantastic year Jared! You can view Jared's work from last year by clicking here.

Welcome to Nikau from Room 8.

2011-02-21T23:13:00.002+13:00

Welcome to Nikau from Room 8.

Have a fantastic year Nikau! You can view Nikau's work from last year by clicking here.

Welcome to Sabrina from Room 8.

2011-02-21T23:07:00.003+13:00

Welcome to Sabrina from Room 8.

Have a fantastic year Sabrina! You can view Sabrina's work from last year by clicking here.

Welcome to April from Room 8.

2011-02-21T23:00:00.002+13:00

Welcome to April from Room 8.

Have a fantastic year April! You can view April's work from last year by clicking here.

Welcome to Trinity from Room 8.

2011-02-21T22:58:00.001+13:00

Welcome to Trinity from Room 8.

Have a fantastic year Trinity! You can view Trinity's work from last year by clicking here.

Welcome to Toma from Room 8.

2011-02-21T22:54:00.001+13:00

Welcome to Toma from Room 8.

Have a fantastic year Toma! You can view Toma's work from last year by clicking here.

Welcome to Kaitlynne from Room 8.

2011-02-21T22:49:00.004+13:00

Welcome to Kaitlynne from Room 8.

Have a fantastic year Kaitlynne! You can view Kaitlynne's work from last year by clicking here.

Welcome to Raewen from Room 8.

2011-02-21T22:42:00.001+13:00

Welcome to Raewen from Room 8.

Have a fantastic year Raewen! You can view Raewen's work from last year by clicking here.

Welcome to Shyla from Room 8.

2011-02-21T19:47:00.004+13:00

Welcome to Shyla from Room 8.

Have a fantastic year Shyla! You can view Shyla’s work from last year by clicking here.

Welcome to Venolia from Room 8.

2011-02-21T19:33:00.004+13:00

Welcome to Venolia from Room 8.

Have a fantastic year Venolia! You can view Venolia’s work from last year by clicking here.

Welcome to Melaia from Room 8.

2011-02-21T19:17:00.006+13:00

Welcome to Melaia from Room 8.
Have a fantastic year Melaia! You can view Melaia’s work from last year by clicking here.

Welcome to Kesomi from Room 8.

2011-02-21T19:00:00.003+13:00

Welcome to Kesomi from Room 8.

Have a fantastic year Kesomi! You can view Kesomi’s work from last year by clicking here.

Welcome to Zachariah from Room 8.

2011-02-21T18:45:00.004+13:00

Welcome to Zachariah from Room 8.

Have a fantastic year Zachariah. You can view Zachariah's work from last year by clicking here.

Welcome to Room 8

2011-02-15T16:32:00.001+13:00

Welcome to Taiaha from Room 8.

Have a fantastic year Taiaha. You can view Taiaha's work from last year by clicking here.

A Dinosaur Dream

2010-07-28T12:08:00.002+12:00

Tame has been doing some really great writing lately. The following story is about an amazing dream he had the other night to do with one of his interests - dinosaurs.

I'm interested in dinosaurs because they are very cool. My best dinosaur is a T-Rex.
I had a dream that a T-Rex came to step on Room 9 and then it went to stomp on the Sky Tower.
After that an aeroplane was trying to shoot it! T-Rex smacked it in half. Then a helicopter came and chopped his head off. He fell on to his feet. The army came with a tank because T-Rex's family tried to smash the whole wide world and they did! The tank blew a fire ball at T-Rex's Mum and Dad. His mates were Trycerotops and a long necked dinosaur.

Captain Cook and the Pirate

2010-07-23T14:44:00.002+12:00

On the first day of the term the teachers dressed up to represent Mighty Mariners. Read what Tame thought about it.

We had a Mighty Mariners Assembly. Mrs She dressed up like a pirate and Miss Burne dressed up like Captain Cook. I liked it because Mrs She was funny when she went on the stage. She was trying to stab Captain Cook with her sword.
By Tame

Under the Tables

2010-07-23T14:34:00.003+12:00

Read about what happened to Hannah on Disaster Day when Pt England School pretended to have some earthquakes caused by a volcanic eruption in the sea.

Just now there was a shake and we all got under the tables. It was scarey. I was squashed. Mrs Maude was stuck. She could not find any tables because she was too big to get under the tables. It was a squash. I felt a bit sick and nervous . After the first shake we started reading. Suddenly we heard the second shake at 10.30. I had to duck down again.

Disaster Day

2010-07-23T14:21:00.003+12:00

Today is a special day because it is Disaster Day. A real disaster is when there is a tsunami, an earthquake, a volcano erupts or a tornado spins around. We have a plan if this happens at Pt England.

I’m feeling excited and scared because it is disaster day. I feel happy because it is the most exciting day we have had. I am going to be very scared because it is going to shake. Just now there was a shake and we all got under the table. I got under the table. It was all quashed in there. It was scary! I felt a bit sick and nervous. I felt hunted. When the bleep went Mrs Maude could not get under the table because she was really big so we told her to get under a door frame. The bleep rang and we all had to get under a table. Then the bleep rang again and we got under the table again and then we watched the movie . The first shake was at 9.30 then the second shake was at 10.30. When the first bell rang we started reading in our reading groups. Suddenly we heard the second shake. It was a special announcement on PENN telling us what was happening out in the harbour. After the announcement we went back to reading. Lucky we weren’t dead.

Building Report

2010-07-22T14:48:00.003+12:00

Room 8 visited the building site to see what progress had been made with the building project. Read Kashya's progress report.

This morning we went for a walk to see the super duper Dental Clinic. It was different because the builders put the floor on. I saw the floor half done.
Then we went to the hall and I saw a man with a broom. He was in the hall sweeping. I saw an electric pump. The man told us that the pump was getting the water out. I could hear the pump, pump, pumping.

My Weekend News

2010-06-09T15:52:00.004+12:00

Guess what I had a restful weekend!! On Monday it was the Queen' s birthday. She turned 81 years old and that is really old.

On her birthday we thought we can do something that we haven't done for ages. We went to see Kassie's baby. He was born on Thursday. We couldn't see him for ages because he had to go to hospital while me, my Mum and my brother Lee had to look after the house.

After that we got bored and hungry so my Mum made us some sausage rolls to eat.

Next we went back home.
I said,"it is good to be home".

Kashya's Earthquake Animation

2010-06-07T08:48:00.001+12:00

This is Kashya's animation of an earthquake. She made this using kidpix and then turning her pictures into a slideshow. Well done Kashya!

Jennifer's Earthquake Animation

2010-06-04T08:46:00.000+12:00

This is Jennifer's animation of an earthquake that she made using kidpix.

The New Fridge

2010-06-03T19:42:00.000+12:00

How exciting! Fa'afetai's family got
a shiny, new, silver fridge.

Is That an Earthquake?

2010-06-03T16:48:00.003+12:00

I heard a story about earthquakes.

In the beginning my favourite part is when the twins were on their bed and they were shaking the house. It was not an earthquake.

Is that an earthquake?
No that's Dad snoring.

Is that an earthquake?
Yes that is an earthquake.
"Hurry get under the table", said Dad and the kids got under the table.

Then when the earthquake stopped the kid was still shaking. He was scared.

Pt England School Building and Alterations 2010

2010-06-03T16:01:00.006+12:00

Report No 2

We went for a stroll to have a look at the Super Dental Clinic and the Hall alterations. By the time we got there it was spitting and we had to come back so fast.It was cold outside! Then we walked to the tunnel where there was no rain coming down.

We asked a builder some questions and he answered us back . The question we asked him was why was he sweeping the water in the trough away with the broom that he was holding? The water had been high before we went there. It became small because an electrc pump had pumped the water away. The water had risen with the high tide!

We quickly came back to class because it was still spitting so much.

Iron

Sarah retells Grandma McGarvey

2010-06-03T08:53:00.000+12:00

Have you heard of Grandma McGarvey? Room 9 have been a read a story and this is Sarah's writing of what happened. Well done Sarah!

A Busy Day

2010-06-02T19:36:00.001+12:00

Lesieli and her family had a
wonderful day of food and fun.

The Construction Site

2010-06-01T19:27:00.004+12:00

On a rainy day Tame and the
class visited the construction
site to see the what was going
on.

Japati's letter

2010-06-01T13:46:00.000+12:00

Dear Mrs Tuala,

I have lots of news to tell you.

I got a "Bin It" Certificate and we have two new girls in our class.

Me and Johnson picked up rubbish around the whole field.

We went to the hall to do Jump Jam.

I am sure you will have a beautiful baby like you!

Love from

Japati

Sarah's Letter

2010-06-01T10:36:00.001+12:00

Dear Mrs Tuala,

I have lots of News to tell you.

Today we had junior assembly for Team 3. Some people got a certificate. Next we had a song.

Then we had Jump Jam. Miss Lavakula worked very hard at Jump Jam. After that Miss Lavakula came to get some people to read their stories.

Love Sarah

Sebastian's Earthquake Animation

2010-06-01T08:43:00.000+12:00

This term Room 9 have been working hard on their e-learning. They have been making animations of Natural Disasters. This is Sebastian's animation of an earthquake using kidpix. Well done Sebastian!

Layquita's letter

2010-06-01T07:31:00.002+12:00

Dear Mrs Tuala,

I've got lots of things to tell you!

I can't wait for you to come back to Point England. But I am very sad because you are coming back in November.

How is your baby and what is your baby like? Is it a girl or boy, because I like baby girls. I very miss you so much. My mum also wanted to know how your baby is. Is it going to be born on Sunday? My mum said she misses you very much and she said "What is it's name?" She asked if it is a beautiful name. It will be cute to show the baby at school.

Love Layquita.

Taniela's Letter

2010-05-31T19:30:00.002+12:00

Dear Mrs Tuala,

I have lots of news to tell you.

Today for assembly we had a band. Feki was the drummer. Then we sang a song.Then we we won a certificate for "Bin It". After that we had Jump Jam. We were dancing.

Love From Taniela.

My Best Friend

2010-05-31T12:29:00.003+12:00

Listen to Nikki explain why Sarah
is her best friend.

Iron's Super Duper Dental Clinic

2010-05-31T08:49:00.001+12:00

Room 9 went to see what was happening at the Dental Clinic construction site. Listen carefully as Iron shares with you what happens. Well done Iron!

Volcano Fun!

2010-05-01T23:55:00.013+12:00

Imagine you are a Volcanologist. (A person who studies volcanos and their behaviour). Check out these cool activities and games, that will teach you more about Volcanos.

Jigsaw puzzles

Slide puzzles

Vocabulary game

Structure of a Volcano

All about Volcanos

Singalong to the volcano song.

Have lots of fun.

Active Earth

2010-04-23T12:48:00.005+12:00

This week we have learnt some interesting facts about our topic Active Earth.

Listen as Kashya shares with you what she had learnt and enjoyed this week.

Active Earth

2010-04-23T12:46:00.004+12:00

This week we have learnt some interesting facts about our topic Active Earth.

Listen as Jonson shares with you what he had learnt and enjoyed this week.

Immersion week

2010-04-23T12:17:00.008+12:00

At the beginning of every term the year 3 and 4 classes have an immersion week, where we get to learn about our topic with different teachers.

Listen as Nikita shares with you what she had learnt and enjoyed this week.

Active Earth

2010-04-23T10:44:00.010+12:00

Welcome back to Room 9 in Term 2. This term our topic is called Active Earth. We will be learning about Volcanoes and Earthquakes.

Our focus question is "What causes the earth to move and erupt?"

We hope you keep visiting our blog to see what we'll be up to this term.

Leslie in Hollywood

2010-04-19T16:35:00.007+12:00

Last term we had to say farewell to one of our students in Room 9, Leslie, who was travelling to the USA. We miss her a lot however she has her very own blog so we can keep in touch. Please click on her link on the sidebar and check out what she's been up to so far.

A Maori welcome Song - Waiata Aringa

2010-03-30T17:00:00.006+13:00

Today in Maori, our teacher taught us a well known welcome song called, Nau mai, piki mai. Have a look at our beautiful song and dance.

Mohammed's Mihi in Maori

2010-03-23T14:50:00.004+13:00

This is Mohammed's Mihi in Maori.

Listen as this is Mohammed's first post for the year.

Sione's Mihi in Maori

2010-03-23T14:45:00.001+13:00

This is Sione's Mihi in Maori. Listen as this is Sione's first post for the year.

Kashya's Mihi in Maori

2010-03-23T10:26:00.002+13:00

This is Kashya's Mihi in Maori. Listen as this is Kashya's first post for the year.

Cezar's Mihi in Maori

2010-03-23T10:25:00.001+13:00

This is Cezar's Mihi in Maori. Listen as this is Cezar's first post for the year.

Jonson's Mihi in Maori

2010-03-23T10:23:00.001+13:00

This is Jonson's Mihi in Maori. Listen as this is Jonson's first post for the year.

Tyrone's Mihi in Maori

2010-03-23T10:20:00.004+13:00

This is Tyrone's Mihi in Maori. Listen as this is Tyrone's first post for the year.

Leslie's Mihi in Maori

2010-03-23T10:16:00.002+13:00

This is Leslie's Mihi in Maori. Listen as this is Leslie's first post for the year.

Japati's Mihi in Maori

2010-03-23T10:14:00.002+13:00

This is Japati's Mihi in Maori. Listen as this is Japati's first post for the year.

Paul's Mihi in Maori

2010-03-22T23:02:00.003+13:00

This is Paul's Mihi in Maori. Listen as this is Paul's first post for the year.

Taka's Mihi in Maori

2010-03-22T23:00:00.003+13:00

This is Taka's Mihi in Maori. Listen as this is Taka's first post for the year.

Kane's Mihi in Maori

2010-03-22T22:56:00.005+13:00

This is Kane's Mihi in Maori. Listen as this is Kane's first post for the year.

Sarah's Mihi in Maori

2010-03-22T22:52:00.002+13:00

This is Sarah's Mihi in Maori. Listen as this is Sarah's first post for the year.

Alarzae's Mihi in Maori

2010-03-22T22:35:00.003+13:00

This is Alarzae's Mihi in Maori. Listen as this is Alarzae's first post for the year.

Hannah's Mihi in Maori

2010-03-22T22:33:00.001+13:00

This is Hannah's Mihi in Maori. Listen as this is Hannah's first post for the year.

Tame's Mihi in Maori

2010-03-22T22:30:00.002+13:00

This is Tame's Mihi in Maori. Listen as this is Tame's first post for the year.

Raven's Mihi in Maori.

2010-03-22T22:27:00.003+13:00

This is Raven's Mihi in Maori. Listen as this is Raven's first post for the year.

Bishop's Mihi in Maori

2010-03-22T22:25:00.001+13:00

This is Bishop's Mihi in Maori. Listen as this is Bishop's first post for the year.

Angellina's Mihi in Maori

2010-03-22T22:23:00.001+13:00

This is Angellina's Mihi in Maori. Listen as this is Angellina's first post for the year.

Vaifoa's Mihi in Maori

2010-03-22T22:20:00.003+13:00

This is Vaifoa's Mihi in Maori. Listen as this is Vaifoa's first post for the year.

Taniela's Mihi in Maori

2010-03-22T22:17:00.001+13:00

This is Taniela's Mihi in Maori. Listen as this is Taniela's first post for the year.

Lesieli's Mihi in Maori

2010-03-22T22:15:00.002+13:00

This is Lesieli's Mihi in Maori. Listen as this is Lesieli's first post for the year.

Faafetai's Mihi in Maor

2010-03-22T22:13:00.001+13:00

This is Faafetai's Mihi in Maori. Listen as this is Faafetai's first post for the year.