Saturday, August 31, 2019

Daniel and Jireh's Talk on Volcanoes



As part of our Inquiry unit on landforms, the students had to give a talk on landforms. Check out Daniel and Jireh's talk on Volcanoes.

Thursday, August 29, 2019

Cleo and Lesina's Talk on Islands

Check out Cleo and Lesina's talk on Islands. They did an amazing job speaking clearly, giving eye contact and sharing their new knowledge back to the class.

Tuesday, August 27, 2019

Volcanoes Dictogloss By Melita

Volcanoes 
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A volcano is an opening usually in a mountain. Whenever a volcano erupts, it
lets out hot magma, gas and lava. Volcano eruptions can cause tsunamis, flash
floods, earthquakes, when eruptions happen they can knock out entire forests.
It is known as a “wildfire”.

Volcanoes are formed when magma from the earth’s surface. Tectonic plates
create magma as it melts and it builds up. Another name for magma is classified
as lava.

   Volcanoes are classified as active, dormant or extinct. Active volcanoes means
there has been recent activities. Dormant means it has erupted but it could erupt
again. And lastly extinct volcanoes haven’t erupted for such a long time that they
could never erupt again.

The earth is made up of slabs called tectonic plates. When the oceanic plate goes
under the continental plate, it causes friction which is called subduction can also
form earthquakes. 

Facts about volcanoes:
There are 1510 active volcanoes around the world and 80 or more are under
water. The name volcano originated from the God of fire Vulcan in Greek
mythology.
The United States of America comes third in active volcanoes, they are right
behind Indonesia which is second and Japan take the cake in the first place!

Volcanoes is a very interesting topic to research. I bet there are loads of
undiscovered volcanoes waiting to be found.

Overall I enjoyed this and although volcanoes are dangerous, they are
intriguing landforms.



I would love to see an active volcano erupt. 

Monday, August 26, 2019

Planet Study By Ching



Over these last two weeks we have been learning about the planets during Digital Learning Time. It has been enjoyable exploring the special features that Google Slides have. I have been able to play with the background layout to create impressive slides. I hope you can learn something about space.

Sunday, August 25, 2019

Elina's time at the Whetu and Nick Show


When I went to school I was full of excitement and I was waiting for my friends. I was jumping around while full of excitement. When my friends came, it was finally time to go on the bus. As I was walking on the bus I saw my buddy Tiare. When we sat down we started singing with the Years 7 & 8 's. While I was singing I forgot that we were going to the Manukau Vodafone Event Centre. When we got there I didn’t expect that there were going to be collages there. When I was looking outside I was amazed at the view. The story was about a British boy named Nick and a Maori girl called Whetu. During the first part they met, and Whetu thought Nick was a threat to her country. Then they became friends. Nick was kind of afraid of her. When they first met they bonded together. Nick spoke English, and Whetu spoke Maori. I didn’t understand the Maori. The main part was when Whetu and Nick were looking for the map and Whetu’s kite called the Manu tukutuku. The best part was when Nick’s shin was bleeding from the tuatara attack. It was funny because he was scared and screaming. The whole audience was laughing. I felt sad when the ship went away because Nick couldn’t go back home to Britain to see his family and friends. My favourite part was when Whetu was singing and Nick was sleeping. I didn’t know if Whetu just spoke Maori or English at the beginning. I loved the special effects used. The stage and the lighting were impressive. My favourite effect was the colourful lighting. When the show finished, we met the actors and took photographs with them. Then we headed to the bus. I sat down with my buddy Tiare and sang songs together. While I was on the bus I was thinking about the show. When I was watching I felt happy and excited. I loved the show, and it made me wonder how they made the backdrop. Did they make it all together or did the staging department make the backdrop?

Friday, August 23, 2019

Whetu and Nick Recount By Lesina


By.Lesina

On Wednesday 31st, 2019 we went to the theatre to watch a show about
Whetu and Nick. I was excited because of all the adventures and watch a show with some
romance or comedy. At the beginning of the show the lights dramatically turned black and
the show started. I was squealing in my head. A few scenes later Whetu spoke fluent Maori
and luckily Cleo and I knew most of the words. Nick would translate some words.

My favourite part of the scene was when Nick was trying to shake Whetu's
hand. Whetu slowly went in to do a hongi. A Hongi is when you let someone into your personal
bubble and exchange breath with that person.

Soon a loud dramatic sound shattered, and made me hop up from my seat.
Then Tawhirimatae (God of Wind) spoke out to Whetu and blew the wind side to
side. Then she saw Nick looking for Captain Cook’s map. Then the wind teased him by
moving the map up and down, side to side and around him. Then she blew away from him.
Whetu and Nick hung out together throughout the beginning scenes and were known as friends 

All the scenes were the same, but they were ok. The background was alright but the
sound effects were very good. The sounds were clear especially when the thunder happened.
The thunder gave me a fright. In the wilderness, Whetu had her kite out and Nick said it looked
like a bird. Nick squealed like a bird. Whetu followed along the kite which was
called manu tukutuku. She kept that kite to signal her family and to bring them back
to her. 

Near the end of the show, the God of the wind Tawhitimatea blew Whetu’s kite and Nicks map
behind the bushes. Eventually, Whetu forgave Nick about the whole thing that had
happened. They both were friends again. Who knows what would have happened if
Nick and Whetu never met? Maybe they would have never be friends or it could have
been a story about Whetu and the wind or even Nick and Captain Cook. After all,
I really loved Whetu and Nick’s story. It was fascinating and funny, Just one
thing I disliked was when all of the other schools were very loud, especially the
school behind us. The show was amazing and great. We headed out and took plenty
of photos with Whetu and Nick. We were waiting for the bus for a few more
minutes. Later the bus came and I was craving for food, but I was so happy to
have seen the show Whetu and Nick.  



Wednesday, August 21, 2019

Our Fun Time at Tae Kwon Do

Today we had Tae Kwon Do. Our coach Robert taught us this kicking technique and also how to defend ourselves if someone grabbed us from behind. It was so much fun learning the movements. 














Athena's Time at the Theatre


Yesterday my class went to the Vodafone Event Centre to watch Whetu and Nick. First my class lined up and Miss Paton counted us. We went on the bus.  When we got to the event centre Miss Paton counted us again. We went into the theatre for a few minutes. As soon as I sat down everyone was shouting and the girls behind me were  shouting in my ears. I was not happy. It was really dark when the lights turned off. I absolutely loved the way the lights turned to different colours. I could not understand the Maori in the play. Nick was the one I could understand because Nick was speaking English. Nick was chasing the map and Nick missed his ship. He shot a bird with a gun. 





Monday, August 19, 2019

Anna and Melita's talk on Volcanoes



Today was our sharing day on landforms. This term the class are focusing on mini projects during Inquiry. As part of this unit of work the students had to give a talk on their chosen landform and were filmed. They were allowed to use a slideshow to add interest, but they were not allowed to have too much text on their slides, only bulleted ideas, images, animations and YouTube clips. Check out Anna and Melita's talk

Whetu and Nick Recount By Toakase

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Whetu & Nick


I simply love going on trips. On Wednesday I had a fantastic
time at the theatre. Me and the school went to watch Whetu
and Nick at the Vodafone Event Centre in Manukau. I was
so excited to go and watch Whetu and Nick. The show was
alright but one of the fascinating things was that Whetu spoke
Maori throughout the show. I could understand some words
but not really. Nick was really capable to translate what
Whetu was saying into English and performing his own parts.
Nick was walking around until he realised he forgot to
introduce himself. He wanted a hand-shake but instead
Whetu went up to him and did a hongi. A hongi is a traditional
way to greet each other in Maori. Nick thought she was going
to kiss him. Whetu was Maori and Nick was a British man.
The story was about a young Maori girl named Whetu who
met a British man named Nick. Nick was on the search for a
map and Whetu was trying to fly her kite for her people
to see.


Nick looked around and thought that they were lost, so
he grabbed his compass out of his bag and followed the
directions. Whetu was thinking in Maori “What is he doing?".
Nick turned around and saw her face. “Oh sorry, I forgot
you didn’t know how to use one” said Nick. He showed her
how to use one. They bent down and continued walking. I
remembered when Nick was walking. He fell over and a
Tuatara bit him on his foot. He got up and screamed “What
is that thing!?”. Whetu picked up the Tuatara and pat it.
“Why are you touching that thing?” said Nick.

The funniest part was when they were acting within their culture
like women and men do. Nick had a scarf around his
neck. Whetu was asking in Maori “What is that?”. Nick was
so confused until Whetu pointed at the scarf. Nick got up 
and was performing how ladies and men do. Then he asked
Whetu to try the ladies. Whetu snatched his scarf out of his
hand and then started acting and making funny faces.

My second funny moment was when they went in a waka and
sailed. Nick was scared so Whetu told him to calm down and
help her blow with the wind Tawhirimatea. Whetu started
singing a lullaby in Maori then Nick fell asleep. Suddenly the
boat stopped and Whetu hopped out. A little while later Nick
woke up and saw that Whetu was not there. He got up and
looked around. Nick got lost and Whetu was hiding behind
the bushes. Nick walked around until Whetu scared him and
he screamed. Then he farted really loud and everyone behind
me, in front of me, and next to me laughed. Whetu looked at
him and was thinking “Wow what was that?". It smelt
so bad”. Whetu again made weird faces once she smelt it.
It was really funny.  


Whetu had a kite behind on her back. She pulled it
out and was holding it. Nick asked “What is that?”. Whetu
was playing with it, then Nick said “Is it like an eagle?". He
made noises about how eagles sound.
“May I have a turn?” asked Nick. Whetu gave the kite called
Manatukutuku to Nick. Nick grabbed it and was playing with it
until Tawhirimatea the God of wind used his power and blew it
away. Whetu got mad at Nick and started yelling at him. They
went on a hunt searching for the kite and the map.

When the show finished everyone got up one by
one and left to go to the entrance. My cousin from Saint Therese
came over and hugged me to say goodbye. Some people
were sad because the show ended early. I saw the actors of
Whetu and Nick coming towards us. Everyone ran to them and
asked some questions. Afterwards we took some photos.
I heard that the actor who played Whetu was part Tongan
and part Maori. While we were waiting for our buses to come,
I saw other schools performing the haka in front of the actors.
The haka was great. I was really disappointed that the show
finished so soon. I did enjoy the show and I hope to see another
theatre show soon.

Saturday, August 17, 2019

Melita's Time at the Theatre

Whetu and Nick Recount





I simply enjoy going to  the theatre with my family and friends. It is my
favourite past time. We went on July 31st to watch Whetu and Nick.
First we went to school to catch our bus. We also got buddied up with
room 5. My buddy was Kashika.

It took us about 20 minutes to reach the Vodafone Event Centre in
Manukau. We had to wait for sometime and finally we got to go in.
The show was for about one hour. The show was a bit short and boring.
I felt it was boring because Whetu was speaking in Maori and I didn't
understand Maori.

I wished there were some subtitles so that we would understand what
Whetu was saying. Overall the story was about a Maori girl named
Whetu and a British boy named Nick. Whetu was looking for her family
{Whanau} and Nick was looking for his map which flew away. Nick
wasn’t holding the map tightly but they blamed it on the Tawhirimatea.
Tawhirimatea was the God of the wind. Then she got mad and changed
the weather.

Overall I had a great time. The only disappointing time was that Whetu
was speaking in Maori. Other than that, I really liked the special effects.
The lighting was fantastic. I had a lot of fun going with my school to
watch Whetu and Nick, and I am looking forward to going again to
see a live theatre show.  

  

Thursday, August 15, 2019

Whetu and Nick Recount by Rhianne

Whetu & Nick
On Wednesday July 31st I went to watch Whetu and Nick.
The whole school went to the Vodafone Event Centre to
watch the theatre production. I was very happy and excited
to see Whetu and Nick, but I couldn’t understand what
Whetu was saying. She spoke Maori for the entire show.
Rooms 1 and 4 had to take buddies. My partner was Cornelis
from Room Five. I didn’t like the other schools because
one of the students kept kicking my chair. I was sitting
next to Miss Lee and my partner.

The story was about a Maori girl and a British boy.
The British boy came from Captain Cook’s ship. He was
looking for a map that blew away. He ended up in New
Zealand and met a Maori girl map together until Whetu let
Nick fly her 
Manutukutuku  (kite). Then the wind suddenly knocked the
Manutukutuku out of his hands. The kite and the map both
ended up on a Mountain. So they both found their things
together.

The best thing about Whetu and Nick was that it was
funny and it was also very interesting. The worst thing
about the theatre show was that it was short and they
didn’t change their backgrounds. Apart from all the good
things and bad things it was still a really good theatre
show to watch. I really enjoyed watching it.

I felt tired while watching the show. I also felt excited at
the beginning because it looked like a good show to watch.
I loved the show. I would love to see the next theatre show
that the school goes to next.

Tuesday, August 13, 2019

Mother Teresa Movie starring Anna, Kanan, Juliana, and Athena



This movie is about the life of Mother Teresa. Mother Teresa was a fantastic role model because she helped the poor people. We hope you enjoy watching this well thought out movie.

Meron's Recount on Whetu and Nick

Whetu & Nick Recount 


I could not believe how good the acting was. I had a wonderful time at the theatre.
The most annoying thing was the school behind us. I wished I had moved seats.
I had a great time watching the show. Yesterday Christ the King School had a fun
trip to the Vodafone Event Centre to watch Whetu and Nick. I couldn't understand
what Whetu was saying except for a few words. Luckily Nick translated what Whetu
was saying. I loved the special effects and the lighting that was used. 


Some of the older students had buddies with the little children. My buddy was Joanna
We had a great time. The show went for one hour. It was really short and a bit boring. 


I wished there was some kind of subtitles so that we knew what Whetu was saying.
also wished that the show was a bit longer. Overall I had a great time. The show was about a
man from Britain named Nick and a Maori girl named Whetu.
They were looking for Whetu’s family (Whanau)  with a Manutukutuku (Maori kite) and Nick was
looking for a map. The kite flew away because Nick wasn't holding it tightly. When the kite flew
away they blamed it on Tawhirimatea. Tawhirimatea got so mad that he changed the weather
through his anger.

I did not know a lot about the show because Whetu was speaking Maori the whole time.
Overall the show was great and it was better than staying at school, doing work.  

Monday, August 12, 2019

Fairness and Justice Word Cloud Image


This is my Word Cloud on our school value for this term. This term we are focusing on Fairness and Justice. I show fairness and justice by standing up for what I believe in and for taking turns when playing games. 

Sunday, August 11, 2019

Cleo's Time at Whetu and Nick

~Whetu & Nick Recount~

We were finally going to the theatre to see Whetu and Nick. I was way beyond excited, I was ecstatic, to see the film. The one thing I liked was how Nick tried to offer Whetu a handshake but instead, Whetu went into a Hongi. A Hongi is when you welcome someone into your own personal bubble and exchange their breath. 

The one thing I liked is how Whetu spoke Maori for the entire show because Lesina and I found it easy to understand, what she was saying. I was kind of bored though. It was super annoying because the school behind us kept talking. It made it hard to hear the show and my tolerance levels were getting lower each time they chatted. 

The special effects were amazing and blew me away, although the lightning sound effect scared me. The voice-over for Ta Whiri Matea was also pretty mysterious yet amusing. I also found the props on the stage were pretty realistic. Whetu and Nick had their differences. While Nick used his gadgets such as a compass, Whetu used the traditional Maori way by using nature and her navigation skills.

Nick wasn’t the only one who was curious. Whetu was intrigued by Nick’s telescope. Luckily his telescope helped Whetu to find her kite (Manu tukutuku) her only connection to find her Whanau. Ta Whiri Matea, the wind God, helped Whetu and Nick with their journey by blowing their boat across the sea.

Soon enough Captain Cook was unaware of Nick not being on the ship and left him on the Island. Nick started to worry. This made me very worried as well but somewhat excited. Soon enough Whetu managed to find her Whanau with Nick’s telescope and invited Nick along to visit her parents.

Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed seeing another theatre show. I would like to see another show in the theatre. I’d love to see a longer and more detailed version of Whetu and Nick.  Maybe Whetu could have spoken more English for others to understand. But in the end… I really enjoyed watching it and hope we could see it again!


Saturday, August 10, 2019

Cleo's Basketball Recount

~Basketball Recount~




The date was August 8th, 2019. Yesterday was a very painful, yet happiest
time I’ve ever experienced. We were heading to the North Shore Event
Centre for our basketball game which was over the bridge. All of us showed
up and we were just waiting for the taxi van to pick us up. It was supposed to
pick us up at 8:45 AM but instead, it took ages to arrive at our school. By the
time the taxi arrived, at the North Shore Event Centre, it was 9:50 AM. We
had already missed out on our first game. The taxi driver apologised to us
and we headed over the bridge. Melita, Ana, and Reyna were sitting in the
front while Anna, Me, Lesina, and Meron were sitting at the back.


After waiting for a bit, we had finally driven over the bridge and we made it
to our destination. We had noticed that many girls were way taller than us.
We even noticed Lily, Paige, and Samantha at the competition. Our old
CTK students. Our first game started and we were versing Kowhai School.
Some of those girls played for clubs while some others gave it a go. It was
a tough competition but we pulled through. 


You know the saying, “Its all fun in games until someone gets injured”. Well
sadly for us, one of our best played, Reyna, sprained her ankle. First Lesina
stopped, then I did, then Reyna bumped into me and she fell down, injuring
her ankle. She had to be lifted up by the coach and we were left with one
sub. 


That caused a major difference to our play style. We started to lose our
competitive spirit. That was until we saw Auckland Normal Intermediate girls
on the same court as us. Most of their players were short so we had a chance.
Altogether we scored ten goals and we got motivated to carry on. One thing
that annoyed me was when this Auckland Normal Intermediate girl with curly
hair kept on shaking her bum in front of us when she defended. We all
complained that it was weird and uncomfortable, but also very funny.

Ever since we played, that opened my eyes to what basketball players have
to go through. It was a very memorable moment for all of us. In the end,
we got picked up and kept on laughing during the drive back. Reyna, Lesina,
and Anna were laughing the most. Overall, I liked getting to have a change
in routine and was vehemently happy with our result. Although we lost all our
games, we still had fun. Maybe next time we could try something like this
again.

Friday, August 9, 2019

Melita's Holiday Recount

My family trip to Mission Bay 
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I simply love going with my family to Mission Bay. My family and I went on July
13th. Before we left the house, we checked the weather forecast because we didn’t
want to turn back. It took us about 20 minutes to reach Mission Bay. As soon as
we reached Mission Bay, we saw the water fountain. It was so beautiful and we
couldn't resist a family photo.


After taking a lovely family photo we went to the playground because I wanted to
play for some time. I played for some time and I started feeling hungry. So we
went to eat lunch. For lunch we went to the Indian restaurant and we ordered
some of our favourite Indian dishes.


After we had some delicious lunch we went to have some ice-cream. I had my
favourite ice cream which was caramel and chocolate. After we finished having
our ice-cream, we took a stroll on the beach. While we were strolling we came
across some birds, so I decided to feed them. I carried along a small bag of rice
to feed the birds. As I was throwing the grains of rice, a whole fleet of birds came
flying around me and I was overwhelmed with joy.  


While we were strolling my sister and I saw some beautiful shells. We decided to
pick them up and add them to our collection. I remember a sad incident that
happened while we were having fun at the beach. I was so excited playing around
that I forgot about my phone, which was in my pocket. I had a feeling it fell down
while I was playing. I was really disappointed as it was a gift from my parents. 

 We spent some more time at the beach, and since it was getting dark we decided
to return home. I had a lot of fun going with my family to Mission Bay and I’m
looking forward to going again. I returned home feeling sad that my trip to Mission
Bay had ended. I am looking forward to having some more outings with my family. 

Thursday, August 8, 2019

The Girls Basketball Cluster Zones

Today the Years 6,7, & 8 girls took part in the cluster zone basketball competition. We played against six different schools. The girls improved their skills throughout the games they played. A special thank you to our coach Sammy for coaching us at lunch times and for giving advice on how well we played after our games.