Melita's Introduction in Hindi

This is Melita's introduction in Hindi. She has been practising very hard to learn her introduction. Check out her introduction in her Home Language. At the end of the recording there is an English translation.

Meet the stars in Room 1: Introducing Reyna

Reyna is one of our returning star students in Room 1. We look forward to sharing her learning on this blog throughout the year.

Talofa lava my name is Reyna and I go to Christ The King School. I am 11 years old turning 12. As you guys can tell from the title I am originally from Samoa and a quarter off chinese. I mostly spend my day with family and I usually go to my Nana's house on the weekends. My favourite animal is a guinea pig because it fluffy and cute. I am in a family of eight, 2 boys and 4 girls plus my Mum and Dad.I am good at sports such as netball, rippa, and soccer and to be honest I'm good at cooking all sorts of food. When I'm bored I walk to the park. I enjoy baking. I like jumping on the trampoline with my nephew and niece. My challenges are getting better at maths.  My goals are trying to be a school captain and getting more work completed this year.This year I'm looking forward to camp and prize giving. My personal achievements were getting two awards at prize giving last year. The people who inspires me are my parents and my sisters. I really hope that there is year eight and seven sports teams. I would like to be a school leader or house captain this year. I really hope that my Mum and Dad let us go to Samoa for my Papa’s birthday in March.

Stella's Home Language Introduction

Check out Stella's Home Language recording in Samoan. She has done an amazing job introducing herself in Samoan. There is an English translation at the end of this recording.

 

Meet the stars in Room 1: Introducing Kanan

Kanan is one of our star students in Room 1. We look forward to sharing her amazing learning on this blog throughout the year

Hello my name is Kanan. I go to Christ the King School. I am 9 years old. I was born 2nd September 2009. My hobby is dancing. My favourite sport is netball. My favourite netball team is the Australian Diamonds. My favourite colour is baby blue. I have twin sisters. Their names are Helena and Yapwsiera. They are 14 years old. I have another older sister and she is 18 years old. I am the youngest in my family. I am good at maths and it is my favourite subject at school. Mostly everybody in my family is very good at Maths. I like the digital learning at school because I enjoy learning new things. My challenges are reading and writing. My goals for this year are getting better at reading and writing. I would like to read bigger words and to use these words in my writing.  I am looking forward to going to camp and going on school trips to different places. The people who inspire me in maths is my cousin.

Betty's introduction in her home language

This is Betty's introduction in her Home Language (Amharic) and it is translated in English.

Meet the stars in Room 1: Introducing Athena

Athena is one of our star students in Room 1 this year. We look forward to sharing her learning on this blog throughout the year.

Hi my name is Athena. I go to Christ the King School. I live with my Mum. In my spare time I like to ride my bike on the grass and to walk my dog.

At school l  am good at maths. l like to add numbers together. I like doing Art at school. I find writing challenging especially coming up with ideas to write about. My goals are to focus more in class and to get my work finished within the set time.

I am looking forward to going to camp, swimming at the local swimming pool and doing heaps of art this year.

Kanan's Introduction in Ethiopian

Here is Kanan's introduction in her home language. Kanan was the first student in the class to be recorded and she has done an amazing job.

Meet the stars in Room 1: Introducing Carolyn

Carolyn is one of our star students in Room 1 this year. We look forward to sharing her learning on this blog throughout the year.

Halo I’m Carolyn. I go to Christ the King Owairaka Catholic School. I’m from Indonesia and China. There are four people in my family. My Mum,  Dad, and my chubby little sister. My hobbies are playing the piano, swimming, watching network TV and playing with Lego.

My best subject at school is maths. I love reading books. I need to improve in writing this year. I would like to get better at developing my ideas at a deeper level. My goal for this year is to get better at sport and to represent CTK in sports.

My personal achievements are getting into aquathon (Swimming Marathon) and winning level 167 of Meeblings (Game). The people who inspire me are my Mum, Dad and Teachers. I’m looking forward to sharing my best learning on my blog and connecting with others.

Tausala's Introduction in her Home Language

Over these last three weeks the students in Room 1 have been learning to write a Pepeha in Maori, and as part of their Home Learning they have been writing an introduction of themselves in their Home Language. This week's task has been learning to introduce and record ourselves in our home language. Our next step will be recording ourselves in Te Reo Maori. Today Tausala recorded herself in her home language which is Samoan. Check out her recording. There is an English translation at the end.

Congratulations to the students who took part in the Summer Learning Journey

Today we had Megan from the Summer Learning Journey Team to give out the prizes to those who took part in the University of Auckland Summer Learning Journey programme. It was fantastic to see so many of our students taking part in this fantastic programme. Seventeen students participated in the Summer Learning Journey. Today the students with the most points got some great prizes. One of the big prizes was going out on one of Sir Peter Blake's boats, sailing the Waitemata Harbour. Another prize we got was a Pohutukawa Tree for the school. This was awarded for being top bloggers during the summer break.

Meet the stars in Room 1: Introducing Elina

Elina is one of our students in Room 1. We look forward to sharing her amazing learning on this blog throughout the year.

Malo e lelei, my name is Elina.

I go to Christ the King Catholic School. I am Samoan and Tongan.

My favourite colours are holographic colours. My hobbies are Athletics, Gymnastics, Soccer, Basketball and Netball.

I am from New Zealand but, my family are from Samoa and Tonga.

My favourite subjects are: Maths, Writing, Sports, Music, and Art.

At home I like to just relax, and listen to music.

I am the good at Athletics. I enjoy sports.

My favourite Foods are: Fries with vanilla ice cream they are so delicious. My favourite thing  is to play Tic Tac Toe with my sister at home.

I am looking forward to going to Samoa in April because it is going to be a surprise birthday for my Papa. Sometime during the year we are going to Christchurch to meet up with my Aunty and cousin’s.

Room 1's Fantastic Time at the Dean Greenwood Swim School

Today it was our first swimming session of the year. It was wonderful to practise our swimming techniques we learnt from last year. We are very lucky to have ten swimming lessons at Dean Greenwood Swimming School. 

Meet the stars in Room 1: Introducing Galila

Galila is one of our star students in Room 1. We look forward in sharing her learning on this blog throughout the year.

Selam, my name is Galila. I was born in 2009. My birthday is June 1st. I like swimming, sports, art, Netflix, clothes, and the beach. I am a proud Christ the King School student. My Favourite Colour is Blue. My parents are from Ethiopia.

My goal for this year is to take an active role in sports. I would like to try harder in maths, and do lots more writing. I am good at Art and organising myself for school. I enjoy sleeping. Also I will like to represent the school in sports this year. I also enjoy going to Rainbows End because they have cool rides.

My Personal achievements are to do the best I can. Miss Paton inspires me to share my learning with the world and do blogging. I am looking forward to the school holidays, Easter, Christmas, and birthdays.

Meet the stars in Room 1: Introducing Zariah

Zariah is one of our star students in Room 1 this year. We look forward to sharing
her amazing learning on this blog throughout the year.

Kumusta, my name is Zariah and I go to Christ the King Catholic School in
Owairaka. I am half Filipino and half Spanish. I have two siblings

- a sister and a brother. My favourite sport is hockey because my sister used
to play and it was the first ever sport I played. My favourite subjects are Art and
Writing. I am interested in music and art. My hobbies are making stories,
watching Anime and creating things I haven’t done before.

I am good at writing and playing hockey. I enjoy spending time with my sister
and playing with my little brother. I challenge myself to be the best  I can this
year in my learning. My Goal is to move up to the highest groups in Maths,
Reading and Writing.

This year I am looking forward to swimming, camp and new people to coming
to our school. Last year I got two awards, one for diligence and the other for
sports.

I try to be like my sister because she is always in the highest in all school
subjects.

Meet the stars in Room 1: Introducing Deborah

Deborah is one of our star students in Room 1 this year. We look forward to seeing
her amazing learning on this blog throughout the year.

Salam, I’m Deborah and I go to Christ the King School. I am from New Zealand
but my family is from Ethiopia. My Favourite colour is Red. My hobbies are
Swimming and Netball. My favourite school subjects are Writing, Reading and Art.
In my house there is my Mum, me & my twin sister.

I am good at Art and Writing. I enjoy being happy. I like playing with my friends
at school. I also enjoy playing at home. My goals are to work harder in Reading
and Writing. I enjoy watching Netflix at home. Also I enjoy sleeping in my bed.
My other goals are to represent the school in sports. I am looking forward to
people’s birthdays, Christmas, Easter also the school holidays. I am looking
forward to seeing my god brother from America this Thursday. I am super excited
about attending a wedding this Saturday.

Meet the stars in Room 1: Introducing Lesina

Lesina is one of our star students in Room 1. We look forward in seeing her learning on this blog throughout the year.

Malo e lei lei,  and Greetings to you all.

My name is Lesina and I am a Year 7 at Christ the King Catholic School Owairaka. I am Kiwi, Tongan and part German from my Papa. I love to play sports and to draw a lot, my favourite animal are Dogs. One day I would like  one and I would name it Pickles. Some day in life I would love to be part of a team or even write a book about LIFE. I am the youngest out of all my family. I have two sisters, there names are Kaloafu and Mele. Sometimes they can be nice but mean. I also have a brother his name is Soane. He is very arty and loves to play sports just like me. I also have my beautiful parents, there names are Kalepi and Lusia. My Dad is a proud fully Tongan, while my Mum is Tongan and part German from her Dad.

To be honest I’m good at some sports. I like Writing especially story writing and poems. I enjoy going to school and seeing my friends and teachers. I also enjoy my time when I’m alone, so I can have plenty of space. I also love hanging out with my best friend Cleo over some of the weekends. My challenges are to complete Writing tasks within the set time, share my ideas in class and group discussions, and to never give up on Maths. My goals this year is to make good progress in all school subjects.

Last year I got three merit awards from the senior prize giving. This was a wonderful personal achievement for me. The people that inspire me are my friends, family and teachers. They inspire me to move forward and never give up.

Meet the stars in Room 1: Introducing Cleo

Cleo is one of our star students in Room 1 this year. We look forward to sharing her learning on this blog throughout this year.

Hello, my name is Cleo and my birthday is in February.  I’m 10 turning 11. As part of my birthday celebration, I am going to the beach with my family. Whenever I spend time with my family I get really happy because I love spending time with my three brothers. I am Maori, Samoan, German, European and a little bit Chinese. I am also very good when it comes to specific subjects like Writing because I’m excellent at using descriptive words.

I love animals and I own a tabby cat named Isis. She is a female and she’s very chubby. One of the things I enjoy is doing sports because you get to miss a day of school, see your friends and represent the school in a good way. I also enjoy animation and drawing! Reyna is my favourite cousin and Lesina is my best friend. I enjoy spending time with them and we always make funny jokes about what happened during the weekend.

This year I am looking forward to all the teams I’ll be joining. I’m vehemently looking forward to the years 7 and 8 soccer team because when it comes to soccer I am very passionate about it. I’m also looking forward to the results for the School Captains, House Captains and Service Captains because I am one of the people who have entered into the draw. I’m hoping I’ll become Mangawhai’s House Captain so I can give myself the opportunity to become a leader.

All About Me Silhouettes

Since we started back at school, Room 1 has been very busy creating their very own "All About Me Silhouettes". As part of our Inquiry Unit on Identity, we had to draw things that symbolised us within our silhouette.  This included interests, favourite foods, brands, culture, etc. Miss Paton had to trace round each of us using the projector. We had to keep still while she did this.
There will be more beautiful silhouette pictures to come next week. We hope you enjoy looking at our amazing art works.

Meet the Stars in Room 1: Introducing Stella

Stella is one of our star students in Room 1. We look forward to sharing some of her amazing learning on this blog throughout the year.

La Orana, my name is Stella. I go to Christ the King Catholic School in Owairaka. I am a year 6 girl in Room 1. My teacher is Miss Paton. My hobbies are writing, playing the ukulele and piano, playing soccer, drawing, and playing with my family. I am Samoan, Tahitian, German and Danish. I am in a family of 5. I have my Mum, Dad, Sister, Brother and myself.

I enjoy playing soccer a lot at school and out of school. I’m good writing because I write a lot everyday. I have two books of my own. My challenges are to use other forms of punctuation and to use describing words throughout my writing. My goal this year is to participate in more sports.

I’m looking forward to the sport teams this year. My achievement is being the best sister ever. My Mum inspires me because she is a hard working mother who has three kids. I love to learn about different things. Such as, countries, foods, sports, instruments, and people.

Meet the stars in Room 1: Introducing Melita

Melita is a returning star student in Room 1. Here is her blogger profile that she has written about herself.

My name is Melita and I am a Year 8 student. I go to Christ the King School. I am Indian and I am in Room 1. My teacher is Miss Paton. I am good at Art and Maths. I enjoy listening to music. My goal for this year is to become a better person in life. My teachers and my family inspire me. This is where I will be sharing my learning.

Meet the stars in Room 1: Introducing Rhianne

Rhianne is one of our star students in Room 1. We look forward to seeing her
amazing learning on this blog throughout the year.

Kamusta, I’m Rhianne and I go to Christ the King School. I am from New Zealand
but my family is from The Philippines. My favourite colour is blue. I am interested
in basketball. There are 5 people in my family me my Dad, Mum and my two
big sisters. My favourite subject in school is reading. My hobby is playing games
on my devices.

I am good at being funny and I like reading books. I enjoy playing with my
friends and having fun. My challenge is to do my best and be hard working
during class time. My goals are to do my best and have fun. I would like to
represent the school in sports. At the end of the year I am going to Melbourne
with my family.

Some of my personal achievements are having awards from school and to

have many friends by my side.The person who inspires me most is my Mum

because she teaches me a lot and she inspires me to do lots more. I connect

with people when I comment on other people's blog posts.

Meet the stars in Room 1: Introducing Tausala

Tausala is one of our star students in Room 1. Here is Tausala's Blogger Profile. We look forward to sharing some of her amazing learning on this blog throughout the year.

Malo Lelei, I am Tausala and I go to Christ The King School. I am Samoan and I am in a family of eight. I am passionate about my family and my friends. My favourite hobbies are spending time with my family, friends, other students in my class and my teacher. Also another hobby I LOVE is soccer. I am interested in bunny rabbits because they are my favourite animal. Writing is my favourite school subject. I enjoy playing soccer and it is a favourite sport.
I think I am good at Writing because I do it a lot outside of school and also I do a lot at school.
I enjoy doing writing because I like expressing ideas and using describing words. This year I
would love to enter into writing competitions. My goal for this year is to be a great writer, be a
great student and learner. I am looking forward to lots of fun school trips, people following the school rules and students letting other students play with them. My personal achievement last year was winning one award at Senior Prize Giving for playing sports well and showing sportsmanship. The people who inspire me are my family, friends, teacher and principal. Bunny rabbits also give me great comfort.

Meet the stars in Room 1: Introducing Betty

Betty is one of our star students in Room 1. Here is Betty's blogger profile that she wrote about herself.

Salam, my name is Betty. I go to Christ the King School and my parents are from Ethiopia. I was born in Ethiopia.

I am good at art. I enjoy riding my bike up and down the hills. My
challenge is to get better in Writing especially in using describing
words. My goal for this year is to represent the school in one sport.

I am looking forward to getting better at maths. My teacher inspires me to share my learning on my blog.