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Aroha and Whanau - Sulia

WA describing aroha in our whanau

My family is always together at home. My family always keeps one another safe.

My dad’s name is Feleti and he loves playing guitar, while my mum, brothers and I sing. We love doing things like this together. My Mum’s name is Judith and she bakes cakes for other people. She usually gives cakes to my teachers at the end of the year.

My brothers love playing at home but sometimes they play at the wrong time. Their names are Kava and Theo. Theo loves drawing and making crafts with paper. Kava likes gaming and watching youtube at home.

We all love spending time together like going to restaurants and then playing at the park or going back home for a movie night. 

I know that I am loved because my parents tell me how much they love me. I think that they love me because I work hard at school and always help my brothers.

My favourite whanau saying is: “There’s no place like home.”

My favourite aroha symbol is:

                                   

                                                                                      Sulia          

Water Awareness

 On the 8th of June it was the first day for water awareness lessons. Mrs Agnew said that we were going to be swimming for ten days and that we are going to the CLM swimming pool in Morrin Rd. But then she said that the boys were going first after morning tea and the juniors as well but the rest of the girls would be going after lunch and the girls also has to have early lunch before we left.

 Later on we had to change and have lunch and hop on to the bus. Once we got onto the bus, of course we started talking but wished that we could sing a song. We were all too shy to start singing so we just kept on talking to our friends. 

Once we got to the swimming pool we saw the juniors there because they hadn't finished yet with their swimming. When it was our turn we had to split into groups. The people in my group were Estherose, Upu, Laura, Frances, Jamie and Nikita.

We had to go to water awareness lessons because if we get stuck in the ocean we need to know what to do because it is very dangerous out there. Many people drown in New Zealand every year.  We learned how to kick with our legs straight and on top the water instead of kicking under the water with bent legs. We started off with some floating blue boards that kept our arms straight and we could hold onto once we had used our arms.

 After our swimming lessons we would go back to school and get dried, warm and ready to go home. We had to hang our togs and towels on the wires. It was so exciting and fun and I felt so joyful and happy for the next day's trip to the pool. 

Revealing my feelings through Art

 A few weeks ago I created my self portrait. I started off by sketching face lines in the middle of my face outline. I first drew my eyes, ears, mouth and nose. Next I had to draw my hair, colour my skin with skin toned colours from other classes. 

When I was  done colouring my skin, I drew my uniform. After I finished my self portrait I did my background using white wax crayon on a blank white sheet of paper. I was explaining feelings using art because when I finished drawing feeling lines, I dyed my background blue so that I could see my lines clearly which shows my feelings I have.

My action and feeling blurb that I like is "When I feel thrilled, I jump and shake uncontrollably."

1. Later on I  wrote blurbs about my feelings and actions. These are my blurbs, When I feel thrilled, I shake and jump uncontrollably.

2. When I feel frustrated, I tap my fingers on my head.

3. When I feel anxious, my cheeks get as red as a cherry.

Once I was  done Mrs Agnew hanged it up in our class room.

I felt so happy with the results of my self portraits. 

The chicks in Room 6

Last term Joe from a chick company called Living Eggs came to our class and told us that we would be hosting eleven eggs in our class room for only to weeks. We were all so excited for them to hatch. The eggs were 19 days and this told us that after two day they would start to hatch or start pipping their way out of the eggs.

The next day the eggs were not pipping and we were all so sad but we were very patient. The following day we were rewarded because after morning tea we spotted a tiny little crack on the side of an egg. The next day I was so excited to go to school and I have never been so excited to go to school before. 

When I went to school I saw everybody gathered around my class room and they looked so excited and happy.When my friend Maddy saw me she told me that some of the eggs have hatched, so I ran so excitedly and hanged my bag at the bag area. I burst through the door with happiness and saw the little chicks. 

In class time we asked Mrs Agnew our teacher if we could hold them today but she said tomorrow because they had just hatched. We were sad but we went to the library to see St Johns and learn how to take care of our selves. When we came back the rest of the eggs were hatched and they were so cute. We had to wait until they become fluffy and soft before we could move them from the incubator to the brooder. 

The next day we were happy, joyful and contented because we got to hold the chicks. After we did our diary of the chicks we got to hold the chicks again but only six 

people can hold them at a time and the rest had to wait patiently behind their chairs. They felt so soft, fluffy, warm, woolly and fuzzy. After two weeks Jo came back to take the chicks back to their mums and dads. We were getting a bit emotional and sad. We sadly said goodbye and went back to work.

My Profile - Sulia

Malo e lelei , My name is Sulia and I am 9 years old. My parents' names are Judith and Feleti and I also have two siblings and their names are Theo and Kava. I go to St Patrick's School and I do not know how lucky I am to go to this school. It’s a very good school and I love being a student here.I am a year five student and my favourite hobby is music. My favourite school subject is writing and my favourite animal is a dog and a chick. My goals for this year are to keep up with my reading and also keep progressing in my maths. 

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My second Art Colouring

 

I chose this picture because it reminds me of adventures. I really like how the sky is bright and blue and It also reminds me of going to church and receiving my own bible at church. 

Art Colouring Book

 

I chose this picture because it reminds me of the dark green grass and it reminds me of my family having a marvelous meal at the park. I hope these holidays when the weather is warm we can share special time together.

Getting a new dictionary

Yesterday we had visitors to our class room. Unfortunately it was only for the year four's because we were getting the same dictionary as the year five's got last year.

The visitors were two wonderful ladies and they carried two boxes of Dictionaries .Their name were Mrs Kearns and her friend Carol.Mrs Kearns explained how she used to be the president and we were all shocked because we have never met a president member before.

Carol and Mrs Kearns carried one box of dictionaries and Mrs Agnew called each person that was sitting up properly .We had to hold the dictionary and write our names in it. Afterwards , we finished and we could read it for a little bit while Mrs Kearns and Carol packed up and left.

The other things that they told us were that 20,000 children had bee given a dictionary from Tonga , Samoa and NZ last year.

They were called the '' Word Fairies'' who gifts us words. They came from Pakuranga Rotary Club and we were very lucky to meet them.

The best day of my life

 My first time at Rainbows End

When I was seven years old I went to Rainbows End for the first time. We went there because it was my cousin's birthday.  When we finally made it to the Rainbows End, we met my grandparents, aunties, uncles and cousins.

When I first got there I was very excited and then when I went on the roller coaster I was petrified because it was very high up and also very dark and spooky.

Afterwards we went to eat some delicious sandwiches, cotton candy and then we had some frozen drinks. Meanwhile the adults were still eating so we went with my older cousin to a roller coaster called a swimming log and it felt like you were on an exciting adventure going this way and that way.

Next my uncle, aunts and I went to the fear fall and the fear fall is the most terrifying roller coaster in all of Rainbows End because you go all the way up to the Rainbow tower and then you fall all the way back down, but not all the way down to the ground! When you are close to the floor then you go down slowly.

Later we went to the bumper cars. We had so much fun that we went on them five times but I didn’t like it that much because it hurt my head when we were bumping into one another.

Finally we had to say goodbye because  Rainbows End was closing. I am so grateful  to have a family like I have. We had so much fun together and I hope we can go there again soon.

My Whakapapa Journey. By Sulia

Hello, My name is Sulia and I am Tongan.  As you can see from my picture, I have drawn my grandfather brown because he passed away many years ago. Now, my grandma who is represented by the green Koru next to my grandpa, lives in Tonga with my aunt.  

I have three uncles and they love barbecuing and playing music. They are the three green Koru all next to one another. Their names are Simote, Pulusi and Mone. My two aunts are my mum’s sisters and they all love to smell nice so you can smell perfume on them. Their names are Tea, Siki and my mum Siuti. My mum’s English name is Judith. 

Simote my uncle has seven kids and they are the seven bumps on my uncle’s Koru. They love watching Black Panda. 

Pulusi has only four kids and they also love having fun of course. Mone has five kids and they love watching the T.V with candy and popcorn which I can relate to. 

Tea has two babies who you can see on her Koru. The last one is Siki and she only has one baby. 

Most of my family love playing sports and watching sport too. Their favourite sport is Rugby. My favorite sport is Rugby as well so that is why I play in the Marist Girls Rippa Rugby Team. 

My family means everything to me and that is why I have a love heart at the top of my picture. 

The Beach

In the holidays my family and I went to the beach.  First we ate lunch at the beach.  Then we swam in the sea.  It felt warm and I like it.  

I dived under the water and I held my breath.  Then my dad took me to the deep water.  It felt cold but a little part was very warm.  We found beautiful shells in the water.  We took our shells home.  I like going to the beach.

Why Is Cutting Down Trees Bad?

Learning Intention: I am learning to write a persuasive text using information to persuade readers my point of view is right.

I believe that people should not chop down trees because we will not have oxygen to breathe. The animals and birds will have no home. They will become extinct. There will be no food for the poor people who live in the forest. 
I believe that we should not be allowed to cut down trees.
                                                   By Sulia

Our Autumn Tree

The Autumn Tree looks colourful. Twirling, Twirling, Twirling leaves are falling from the autumn tree. The red and yellow, gold and brown leaves are gliding softly to the ground. Soon the branches will be bare.

                                                     by Sulia

A Good Neighbour

One day a man went on  trip. Suddenly robbers jumped out at him. They hit him. They left him hurt lying by the road. A man who came on a donkey help him. Jesus said you can be a neighbour to anyone who needs your help.

                                                           By Sulia

Trip To The Pool

I went to the swimming pool with my family. I splashed with my friends. The water was warm. I liked swimming.

                                              By Sulia

The Creation Story

On the first day God made the light. On the second day God made the sky. On the third day God made the trees, flowers, rivers, islands mountains, and beaches. On the fourth day God made the sparkling moon, dancing stars and the fiery sun. On the fifth day God made the birds and fish. On the sixth day God made the animals and man. And God rested on the seventh day.

                                              By Sulia

Care For God Creations

Learning Intention: We are learning to understand that God wants us to care for His Creations.

Care For God Creations

Room 2 picked up the rubbish we found around our school.

We put it in the rubbish bin so that it doesn’t get into the drains and get flushed down the drains and out into the sea and rivers. Fish will get poisoned and die if our rivers are full of our rubbish.

                                         By Sulia

My trip To the Park

I went to the park with my family. I played at the playground. I went on the slide and the swing. I fed the ducks with bread. The mother duck and the ducklings dived into the water to catch the bread. The ducklings swam beside their mother. 
We had a great time.
                                                  By Sulia