Mana Roopu

Surviving on an Inhabited Island

2010-11-19T12:24:00.000+13:00

This is an explanation based on how I could provide food, water and shelter whilst stranded on an Island.

If I were stranded on an Island and had to provide food water and shelter I would use rocks with sharp ends to help sharpen a stick that would hopefully hold things down and secure leaves.

My shelter would be made out of leaves and bamboo to cover us from the rain. I would get wood that’s tied together and a huge leaf on top so that we don’t get splinters while we sleep.

I may not find any water but I would drink milk from coconut or collect water from the rain. For food I would eat fish but I would probably get sick of eating fish so I would find other things to eat like seafood or the coconut because that’s probably the only things that we would survive on.

That’s what I would do if I were stranded on an island with 2 or 3 people.

To conclude I know this will help me survive without any implements.

Stranded on an Island

2010-11-01T15:06:00.001+13:00

This story is an explanation based on how I could provide water, food and shelter if I was stranded on an island without any implements.

If I was stranded on an island with only 2 of my friends I would find somewhere comfortable and calm where I would build my shelter. I would build my shelter using piles of wood, bamboo and rocks. I would find the sharpest rock to cut the flax and use it as a rope. I would also cut off bamboo and use it as the walls and a roof.

For food I would find a strong stick and sharpen it with the rock so I could catch sea food. To cover my food I would use coconut shells and leaves. I would make fire to stay warm and to cook my sea food. I would wash myself in the sea and when it rains I would find the biggest leaf and use it to drink out of. But most importantly I would pray for help until one day help comes.

To conclude I know this experience will help me survive on an island without any modern day tools.

Porohu Best Holidays

2010-10-18T15:14:00.002+13:00

In the holidays the first week we went to Wellington for five days. After that we went to Motuhe because it was my cousin Sarah’s birthday she turned 8 years old. We stayed there for 2 day’s, all I did was swim at the beach. We caught some flounder it was so yummy and juicy.

The next week we went to Skate-land it was very funny because a lot of people fell down ohh... yeah and I was one of them hahaha... On Tuesday we went to the pools it was boring because we had to stay inside.

Then on Friday we went to the movies and watched “Despicable Me” it was so funny.

Well that was the best part of my holiday. It was cool, I love my holidays because I got to spend my time with my family and also have fun.

What I enjoyed this term!!!!

2010-09-20T14:57:00.003+12:00

This term we have been doing a lot of singing. We sing with Whaea Kathy on Monday’s. Whaea Kathy is a lot of fun because she makes it exciting for us. She has taught us alot of new songs but the songs I enjoy the most is the Rarotongan song and Si Ya Hama. My highlight for the term of course is singing with Whaea Kathy and I am going to miss her because she will not be back. BUT I am hoping she will come back.

Rugby Union

2010-09-13T15:44:00.001+12:00

Rugby Union is a game played with a ball. The ball is shaped like a fish body. You don’t have to be skinny for this game you just have to be fit and know how to play. Rugby League is similar to rugby union but in rugby league you only get five tackles then you have to kick the ball in rugby union you place the ball on the ground. When you get a try you have to convert it. Convert means you have to kick the ball in the post. Rugby is played on a field that is measured exactly one hundred metres. The rules for rugby are no shoulder charge/no high tackles/no high fending/no forward passes/no tackling the person without the ball. That is how rugby union is played.

'A Caught Being Good Dad' Award

2010-09-06T15:28:00.002+12:00

Hobson drive
Panmure
Auckland
80a Tripoli Rd
Panmure
Auckland
Dear Mrs Baker
I chose to write to you to explain why my dad deserves ‘A Caught Being Good Award’. He gives us money when we are struggling even though my parents are separated from each other. I love my dad from the bottom of my heart!
Yours Sincerely
T.T

My Brothers Fantastic Holiday

2010-08-30T14:38:00.004+12:00

In the holidays my brother had so much fun. On Saturday 17th of July my dad and brother went to a rugby game. My brother was so excited because he got four signatures from the players. They also went to a skateboarding rink. My mum, sisters, baby brother and I just stayed at home. When my brother and dad came back my brother couldn’t stop talking about it. I guess that they had a great time.
Next term I might have a better time instead of staying at home.
That was a very special event that happened in the holidays for my brother.

My Awesome Day

2010-08-23T15:26:00.000+12:00

My Uncle Jason had his birthday at our Marae in Raglan. My Aunty Jennifer organised it all. When we got to Raglan everyone was already there. We made our beds and went to play with our cousins. At six o'clock the hangi was ready and everybody went outside to the entrance of the hall where my Aunty Jennifer was. My three cousins sang a Maori song and performed for all of us. Everybody clapped and cheered for them and then my uncle said the karakia. After eating all that yummy food my cousin Tana went up and did a mean as haka. Some more of my family sang and performed too. It was a really awesome day.

SAVE THE WHALES

2010-08-16T15:14:00.001+12:00

WHALES
The use of modern whaling methods is only one reason why whales are dying out. Pollution is slowly poisoning some whales. Fishing nets trap other whales or prevent them from reaching their feeding grounds. Low population’s also cause problems for some types of whales. Only 3,600 whales still swim the seas. These whales may have a hard time finding each other in the vast oceans. That means the whales cannot breed easily. This lowers the whale’s population even more. People should stop hunting whales. These creatures still need to survive. Whales need clean, safe places to live and raise their young. Unless we stop polluting the oceans and blocking them with fishing nets the whales may die out. The whales will probably survive only if we start taking better care of the world we share with them. Since prehistoric times people have hunted whales. Some people who live in arctic regions still kill whales to feed their families. But most modern whalers kill whales to sell them. Whale’s oil is used in soap, candles and machine oil. Whale’s meat is used for pet food as well. These things can be made from other materials. But people still keep killing whales. Methods of hunting whales have changed so much that many types of whales are endangered. These whales may die out and then there will be no whalers in the oceans.
BY WAITAI.

Eclipse

2010-08-16T15:13:00.000+12:00

ECLIPSE
What is an eclipse? An eclipse occurs whenever one thing moves in front of another and then hides it. The sun, moon, and even stars can be eclipsed. A cloud could move in front of the sun and hide it. That’s an eclipse. The sun or moon can pass behind any tall buildings and could be hidden. That’s a kind of eclipse too. If you put your hand up to cover your eyes to shield them from the sun your hand is then eclipsing the sun. When you see the moon moving in front of the sun a solar eclipse occurs. During the eclipse the moon slowly passes in front of the sun until the sun is completely hidden. Then the sun looks like a black circle surrounded by a light. The reddish light is actually the suns atmosphere glowing around the rim of the darkened sun. As the moon moves past the face of the sun, the sun will soon start shining again. Solar eclipse only happens when the earth, moon and the sun all line up in a line. While there’s a solar eclipse, the moon casts its shadow on Earth. The moons shadow has 2 parts a small dark part at the centre of the shadow called the umbra, and a larger, lighter part surrounding the umbra is called a penumbra. When earth moves directly between the sun and the moon a lunar eclipse starts. During a lunar eclipse the earths shadow travels across the face of the moon. The shadow blocks out the moonlight. Unlike the solar eclipse, a lunar eclipse can be seen from every place earth where the moon can be seen. Which do you think would be more beautiful a solar eclipse or a lunar eclipse? Most people agree that eclipses are among the most awe-inspiring events that we can witness in the heavens. I like watching the eclipse because it gives me an ADRENALINE rush.
By Picilla

Howick Historical Village Visit

2010-05-31T14:48:00.001+12:00

On Wednesday the year 7s went to Howick Historical Village. When we arrived we had morning tea.
The thing I enjoyed most was going to school in 1850. I enjoyed writing with the ink and putting the pen in the inkwell.
We made bread. The bread was cooked in a wood and coal oven.
We saw a big tree with huge lemons. We saw a rabbit in the cage. We also saw some chickens who poohed on the veranda. After lunch we had free time and we walked around looking at the different house from 1840.

Wananga at Tamaki Intermediate

2010-05-27T14:13:00.002+12:00

On the 7th of May Tamaki Intermediate Kapa Haka Roopu had a wananga at Tamaki Intermediate.
At the wananga we practiced some new waiata and we learnt how to use tititorea, the rākau, poi and the long poi.
When we sat down to eat we started off with a karakia and we ate a delicious boil up.
By nine o’clock we went to bed, but sadly we got kept up all night. We were angry the next morning.
Hori taught Moanarangi, Eirina and me how to hold and do the long poi properly. After that Matua taught us the tititoreo and the rākau.
We had sausages with onions and bread for afternoon tea and for dinner we had nachos.
At the wananga I also learnt how to clean a pot, new songs and how to clean an oven!!
We would like to thank our teachers and all the whanau for putting this special occasion together for the kapa haka roopu.

Tamaki Intermediates Kapa Haka

2010-05-27T11:44:00.002+12:00

On Friday 7th May 2010 a wananga took place at our school. The wananga was organised by one of our teacher’s for the kapa haka group.
At the wananga we were taught how to do long poi, short, poi, rākau and tititorea. We also learnt some new waiata, Māori tikanga and how to clean pots, pans and an oven.
Mātua Rawiri and Mātua Hori compose a lovely waiata that is specifically for our school. One of our amazing leaders Mātua Hori (my teachers brother) taught us how to do the rākau (long sticks) and how to sing in the right tune.
At the wananga we learnt a lot of songs , ate delicious food and slept over night, but our teacher and some other teachers stayed up to watch out for us just in case their was some people walking around our school.
The wananga was fun and the next time we have a wananga I am going to go to it because I just want to learn more new things.

Michelle the rope hanger

2010-05-21T12:24:00.001+12:00

BLUE LIGHT - Tree Adventures

THANK YOU MUM

2010-05-21T12:11:00.000+12:00

Ko Te Rāapa 20 o Paengawhāwhā 2010

80a Tripoli road
Panmure
Auckland

Dear Mrs. Baker,
I have chosen to write about my mum because she does everything for me. She takes me places I have never been before. She loves me for me, cares for me and respects me. My mum is a perfect mum who makes yummy delicious food every night and sometimes she will chose to buy tasty food. When I little child my mum would never let me out of her sight. Every time I went shopping with my mum she would always buy me a chocolate. I love my mum so much I think she is the best mum in my world.
THANK YOU MUM!!!!!

Yours Sincerely
Leona

My Godmother

2010-05-21T12:09:00.000+12:00

Ko Te Ratu 4 o Haratua

80A Tripoli Road
Panmure
Auckland

Dear Mrs Baker,
I think my godmother deserves an award because she always takes care of me when I am sick or hurt. She always feeds me and helps me with my spelling so I can get them all right. When I am crying she always finds a way to cheer me up like giving me lollies or giving me money. I’m lucky to have a god- mother like her because some other godmothers probably wouldn’t pay attention to their godson or daughter. Every time I go home after school my godmother always has a snack ready for me. My godmother gives me chores to do so I can get paid some money. That’s why I think my godmother deserves an award.

Yours Sincerely,
Lovepreet

Caught Being Good Mum

2010-05-21T12:07:00.000+12:00

Ko Te Rāapa 29 o Paengawhāwhā 2010

80a Tripoli Rd
Panmure
Auckland

Dear Mrs Barker,
I think my mum should be a ‘Caught Being Good Mum’ because when I was born my mum fed me and looked after me carefully. When I was growing up, my leg was painful and my mum would get out baby oil and would massage my l leg. My mum still does that after my rugby games. My mum loves me very much because when I play my mum says ‘’ Play carefully, don’t hurt yourself and play where I can see you ‘’ When I play she cooks food for me because I come back hungry. I think my mum deserves the gift because my mum loves me and I love her back.

Yours Sincerely
Sione Fo

Huggable Mother

2010-05-21T12:04:00.001+12:00

Ko Te Rāapa 29 o Paengawhāwhā 2010
80a Tripoli Road
Panmure
Auckland

Dear Mrs Baker,
My mum deserves to get the award because I love her and she loves me back.
In the morning she would wake me up and say rise and shine and if I didn’t she would tickle me until I fell out of bed. At night she would give me a great big warm cosy huggable hug.
My mum respects me, helps me and cares for me very much. When I am sad my mum takes me shopping at the mall so I will feel better. She is the best mum you could every have.

Yours Sincerely
Michelle

"Caught Being Good MUM"

2010-05-21T11:52:00.005+12:00

MY MUM

2010-04-30T19:34:00.001+12:00

Tamaki Intermediate
8Oa Tripoli Road
Panmure
Auckland

Dear Mrs Baker,
Hi my name is Tom. I like to nominate my mum because she spoils me even though I fight, argue and make trouble with my sibling’s! When I was in my mum’s stomach I squashed my twin sister, she died and my mum cried.
However, she still loved me even with my heart condition. She said ‘That I have a little box that helps me to breathe properly! I went in and out from the hospital from 1999 to 2007! Without her I wouldn’t be alive by now so that’s why I nominate my beloved mum!

Yours Sincerely
TOM

The Most Exciting Day that I Had During the Holidays

2010-04-23T17:22:00.002+12:00

On Saturday 17th April it was exciting because it was the first rugby game this year for the club I play in. We all got a ride in our coach’s sparkly green van. We played against Papatoetoe Spartan’s, they had a pretty good team. Our team is called Varsity, we had all blue shorts and jersey, and Papatoetoe has black and red jersey and black shorts. I only got two tries. We won 21 to 14, it was a very hard game. After the game we went to our coach’s house to have a feast. That was an awesome day.

Na Ioapo

Cherubs Holidays

2010-04-23T17:07:00.003+12:00

On the last day of school my dad picked me up for the holidays. Most of the time I was on the Internet talking with my friends on Bebo.
About 7:00 clock my dad’s girlfriend Keri remembered that her son Kerron was meant to go to a birthday party Kerron was trying to figure out what to wear. He got ready then it was time for us to drop him off to Tenpin Bowling. He got his friend a warehouse voucher. We dropped him off then we went to my nana Annie’s house to watch Keri on Maorioke it was a replay. Keri came 2nd last year and came 2nd this year. We watched Keri sing and we also watched the others sing. We had dinner then Kerron called us to pick him up.
When we picked him up he kept on talking about the party until we got home. Kerrons 9 year old brother and I played wrestling; we were getting loud then got told to go to bed.
I went home and on Thursday my mum, my little sister, my step-dad and I went to G.I so my mum and my step-dad could have a hair cut. Following that we went to Panmure, mum got her eyebrows done. Then we went to Sylvia Park and had a feed, we had McDonalds and we also did some window shopping. My older sister was meant to have her baby boy on the 16th on a Friday but she didn’t, she still hasn’t. On Saturday we went and got some shoes and socks for school and on Monday I went to school.
These were my favourite part of the holidays because I had alot of fun.

An Exciting Term 1

2010-03-31T08:22:00.001+13:00

This term I have enjoyed making new friends. Ever since I started this school I have made friends with Cherub who is now my best friend.

I love playing sport. This term, the first sport I played at Tamaki Intermediate was softball. It was amazing because I made it in to the team. We went to the softball Eastern Zone and Inter-Zone Tournaments. Guess what, we won! Boy, was that exciting!

I also learned a lot of new stuff in Mathematics, Reading and Writing. In Reading I learned how to sequence cut out pictures and text without looking at the story.

In Mathematics we learned a lot of new stuff. Even though I think I am weak in Math I do like to try and give it go.

For writing I learned how to structure my report and how to edit and proof-read my work to make it sound fantastic.

To conclude, I have learned to do many new things and now I am being able to do intermediate standard work successfully. For me this is really exciting.

By Picilla
Room 12

A Different and Challenging Term 1 at Tamaki Intermediate

2010-03-31T08:21:00.001+13:00

This term has been really challenging and at times very different compared to how it was at primary school.

There are many events and educational tasks that I have carried out this term and it has been really exciting for me in this new school. For example, playing soft ball, volley ball and participating in the exciting and challenging House Sports has been thrilling. Soft ball gave me an opportunity to represent our school and also to mix and mingle with other students. I had a lot of fun and the chance to try to win softball which was really cool.

I learned new concepts and vocabulary in Mathematics; like place value, mean, median, mode, range and many more new and exciting words. For reading I learned how to sequence a story using the cut up text and illustrations without reading the story first. It was something very knew. I also learned how to write a report and now I can do it independently.

All that I learned this term makes me look forward to Term 2. As well as learning new skills in reading, writing and Mathematics, I am looking forward to Term 2 Sports activities!

By Lovepreet
Room 12

MAMAMIA MENU

2009-09-01T09:15:00.006+12:00

I had to create a menu because our topic this term is unhealthy eating and healthy eating. Please give me some feedback on it.

Swine Flu hits Pollyanna!

2009-08-18T11:04:00.001+12:00

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2009-08-11T09:58:00.002+12:00

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