Brother - a short story by Anania Manuel

On one fine day in Christchurch, There were no clouds to be seen in the sky, it was a nice clear bluey colour. The trees were as green as ever, this was the last day of Summer. As i walk out of school to catch the bus, the bus goes past me, yet again i had missed it.

This was the third time in a row i had missed. I think it was because of all the time i had spent looking for my brother instead of heading out to the bus stop to wait for the bus. Anyway i finally got to the bus stop having to drag my little brother there, he had little legs so he couldn’t move as fast as i could, i thought to myself, “maybe we should go to burger king for a snack,yeah why not”.

When the bus finally came (it took like 1 hour to arrive) we got on Haukapua went off and found a seat for us while i paid for our bus ride. He always liked to sit up at the back because he could see out the window. When we were halfway to our destination i noticed  Haukapua had fell asleep, this usually happened, he’s very little so he never has enough energy to last him a full day.

We got to Burger King as per usual he went off to play the games at the back of the restaurant while i ordered our food i had got 8 Cheese burgers 2 medium sized drinks and large fries it seemed heaps or us but i knew we could handle it. I loved Cheese burgers from Burger King i just can’t explain it i just really love them the taste was heavenly. I spilt the cheese burgers up, 3 for him 5 for me, then we started munching on them.

He had demolished his burgers like a hungry predator looking for his weak prey then he says “more please”, i gave him one of mine to eat he gobbles it down once again i gave him a few chips he had eaten them too so i told him to wait i'll go get more after i had eaten my burgers

After we had finished eating mum had rung us to come home for dinner, we were to full for dinner but we still went home to find more Burger King, i felt like i was in paradise.

Note from Whaea Naomi: Anania has successfully used descriptions of the exterior, observable world to offer the reader ongoing insights into his interior world. For example we can tell from the words he uses to describe his little brother and his little brother's actions, that Anania feels very warmly protective of him. This pathos is communicated with considerable confidence to the heart of the reader. This is all the more commendable because Anania has created a rich emotional experience for the reader while simply describing an ordinary day.

Hahau Pōro - Tau 11

Kei te aro ngā tau 11 ki te hahau pōro i tēnei wā mo te aromatawai. Nā mātou te whiwhi i tae mai a Trey, te tama a Whaea Kana, ki te tautoko, ki te tohatoha ōna pūkenga ki a mātou. Ka uru a Trey i ngā whakataetae hahau pōro, ā, ka noho hoki ia i raro i ngā parirau o tētahi kaihahau pōro rongonui, arā ko Michael Campbell.
The year 11's are focusing on golf at the moment in koiri. We were lucky to have Trey, Whaea Kana's son visit us from Wellington to share some of his knowledge around golf. Trey currently enters competitions and has worked under the famous Māori golfer, Michael Campbell. 

Kei te whanake haere ngā pūkenga o ngā tauira, mā te whakaharatau ka piki hoki ngā pūkenga.
Student skills are progressing well, with practice they will get better :)

Tirohia ngā whakaahua, ngā kiriata hoki o ngā mahi.
Check out our pics and vids of their sessions

     

 

Mainland Tactix - Guest Speakers

'Ko te kai a te rangatira he kōrero'

I tae mai te tokorua nō te tira Tactix, arā, te tira poitarawhiti o Waitaha ki te kōrero ki ngā tauira e pā ana ki ā rāua tipuranga. I kōrerohia ngā painga, ngā taumahatanga hoki o te hākinakina i tēnei taumata. 

We were fortunate enough to have 2 players from the Mainland Tactix netball team come into kura and talk to our students about their journey towards becoming a professional sports player. They shared things that worked well for them as well as barriers they have had to overcome to get to where they are today.

Hīkaka katoa ngā tauira ki te whiu pātai ki a rāua, kia rongo i ētahi āhuatanga o te poitarawhiti. Ko tētahi mea nui ki a rāua ko te whakaharatau, pō i te ao, ao i te pō. 

Our students were very excited to ask questions to gain some insight into the world of competitive netball. One important message that was portrayed was practice and commitment, and never giving up. 

        

He mihi hoki ki a Whaea Kana, nāna tēnei hui i whakarite mā mātou.

Patrica Grace on Prezi

Tau 11 Te Reo Pākeha's focus this term is on writing short stories. 

We've been closely reading examples of Patricia Grace's short stories. From these we are learning what techniques she uses that we can try in our own short stories. 

Whaea Naomi has made some presentations on Prezi to help us remember what we have been learning. The links to these are below:

1. Devices used in "Winter"

2. Structure in "Transition"

NERF GUN WARS!!!

GO AHEAD, MAKE MY DAY!

HASTA LA VISTA BABY!

MAN DOWN, MAN DOWN! WE NEED A MEDIC STAT!!!!

MEDIC RAWIRI SAVES PLATOON COMMANDER JAMES-HENARE!

Playing a game of nerf wars to explain atoms losing or gaining electrons from their valance shell to form an ion.
Please note that no students were harmed during this class activity. 
- Whaea sY

Taurangi - Quadractic Expansions

Ngā mahi o ngā Tau 11, e aro ana rātou ki ngā mahi Taurangi.  I te timatanga i raru ētahi ki ngā āhuatanga o ngā taiapa, me te āhuatanga o te FOIL. Engari i okea ururoatia te katoa i roto i ngā mahi, i kitea i te hua o ngā mahi.  

  

 

Pakirehua, Tau 10

Tau 10 are researching kaupapa that interest them. Some are working alone and others in pairs. Above are some screenshots of the presentations they are preparing to share at the end of this term, showing the broad range of subjects that students are investigating. That's why inquiry is so great: you can use your passion for a topic to inspire you to read, write and communicate better than you ever have before. 

As we work, we are also learning to use some thinking and reflection tools, such as Edward de Bono's thinking hats. Here are some screenshots of the reflections some students wrote today:

I have been very impressed from a kaiako perspective by the challenges that each student has taken on, and how they are working hard to meet them. I'm proud of you guys. 

Koiri - Tau 12 & 13

E ako ana mātou i ngā pūkenga hahaupōro kia tutuki pai tētahi aromatawai. Tō mātou maringanui i tae mai a Matua Te Rangihau ki te whakaatu hoki i ōna pukenga.

We are learning about golf to help pass an assessment. We were fortunate to have Matua Te Rangihau show us some of his skills too.

E 206 ngā kōiwi o te pūnaha kōiwi o te pakeke. Kei te ako mātou ngā ingoa Māori, arā, ngā ingoa tūturu i te reo pākeha hoki mō ngā kōiwi matua o te tinana. 
The matured skeleton has approximately 206 bones. We are learning the Māori name as well as the correct english name for the main bones of the body. 

Paemanu = Clavicle aka Collar bone

Anei te hononga quizlet, ki te hiahia hoki koe te ako :) 
Here is a link to our Quizlet if you want to learn too

Koiri - Te Mahitahi

Kaua mā te waewae tutuki, engari mā te upoko pakaru

'Don't be turned back by your foot stumbling into a rock, but persist until you've busted your head'

Kua timata pai ngā akoranga koiri i tēnei tau. I tēnei wā e aro ana mātou ki ngā āhuatanga mahitahi me te whakapono.

PE classes have started well this year. We are currently completing co-operative and trust activities

Tirohia ngā whākaahua me ngā kiriata e whai ake nei :)
Check out the following pics and videos

Mana Māori < Mana Kahuraki

Tau 10 - Hei mahi aio

Tau 9 - Hei mahi aio

Tau 11 - hei mahi aio

Koukourata - Ko Tūtehuarewa he wahine rangatira

Miharo katoa te haerenga tuatahi o te wharekura ki te marae o Koukourarata.

Ki ngā whare i whakamāhana, i tiaki i a mātou, Tūtehuarewa me Te Pātaka o Huikai, nei rā ngā mihi.

He wā tēnei kia kōrero, kia kata, kia toha whakaaro, arā, kia whakarite pai te tau kei te heke. 

Naia ētahi whakaahua o te haerenga :) 

Nau mai te tau 2017!!!