My Simile!!

Is seeing pictures online believing?

All Family is A Gift From God!

Being part of a family is a gift from God, with laughter, love and appreciation we have for each other.  Families are sometimes dysfunctional but the loyalty we have within each other will never stop and the bond will never end.

Loyalty and Trustworthiness is an important value in my family, it is also shown in many different ways with unconditional love.  Loyalty and trustworthiness is about people who stay true to you behind your back. I am always down with you whether you are right or wrong, but I will always be truthful to you and tell you when you are wrong so I can help you get it right. My sister in-law said that she will stay committed to the family and she kept her word.

We have love and respect for each other even when things do not turn out right the first time. House rules in my family help us all be thankful and know that we are loved one by getting hugs and kisses during bad times. Respecting others, defines loyalty and trustworthiness. Respecting others also helps set a good impression of yourself for others.

No family is perfect, we all come in different shapes and sizes. The bond all families have is not one that is perfect, but with respect and love it does come close.

“More Splendid than Silver, rarer than Rubies and Greater than Gold"!

I woke up to the sound of gunshots and screams of innocent individuals. A black smoke cloud hovering above my village as female citizens catch pieces of paper that were flying across the sky, while the sound of kids crying also floats through the air.

As I'm gazing ahead, my father gripped onto an Iron box with a dusty, old book that was ripped with pages torn. He said the book was more splendid than rubies & greater than gold. It was about our people and how they lived. As we leave the village, I stop & look for my friends as if they are behind me. I decide to look back but can barely see anything through the smoke hovering below the clouds. I haven’t seen my mum since the bombings. I suddenly felt dejected, burst into tears worrying about her. Knowing my mother, she  is strong and independent, I know for sure that she is safe wherever she is. 

Leaving the village felt different because it was my home town,  where I was brought up. As we headed towards the forest to find a place to stay, we decided to sleep on the side of the road for one night. We were all exhausted from the long walk. We were laying on hard rocks and I felt cold and tired. My back was aching, all the rocks were sticking to me and pressing to my spine.

We found an old, cold mouldy shed to stay in.  my father wasn’t feeling well. It was dusty, filled with cobwebs &  a weird smell. We had no choice but to stay in for the night. I held my father’s hands with fear & tears running down my face. I could feel the weakness in his body, his voice changing  and the face of my father becoming cold. I had a feeling in my gut that a day like this will come where my father will leave me.

Its my father burial day. My father was wrapped up in an old white cloth that was found  from the shed. The villagers lowered my father down to his grave, I was depressed and had no words to explain how much my father meant to me. He was the only person who was beside me  at all times when my mother wasn’t here when I needed her the most. I’m speechless and miserable that I can’t see my father’s face again, hold his hands, and laugh with him. He is resting in a better place now.  I know that my father is watching over me every step of the way.

I had to continue on with my life. The treasure box is all I have with me & the villagers told me to leave it behind because  “we have a long way to go.” I left my suitcase behind, the Iron box is more important & precious. I went past a Linden tree I stopped and thought about the Treasure Box and how much responsibility I have to take to look after it. My fingers were so sore, I had no other choice but to dig it under the tree where it would be more safe. 

As I grew older I became more mature. I decided to go back and find the treasure box where I could put it back into the library where both young and old can read the stories about our people. I found a girl playing in the park with a golden retriever, so I asked her to help me dig up the treasure. My heart dropped as she said “ew it’s just a book”, I sound just like my father at that moment saying “more splendid than silver, rarer than rubies and greater than gold.”  I read the book to her and she became more and more curious about our history.

 I decided to put the treasured book back  into the library where both big and small children could read it.

What are the cause to Meningococcal B?

My Dairy Entry - Treasure Box

                                    Diary Entry

Father is sick

As my father and I lay in the old cold mouldy shed, I held his warm hands with tears and fear running down my face. I could feel the weakness in him. His face is cold and is very sick. I had a bad feeling in my gut that a day like this will come where my father is sick and will be leaving me real soon.

The Burial Day

As i'm standing, looking at the mans lowering my father down to his grave, I felt exhausted from digging up a whole to lay him in peace.

I’m speechless and dejected that I can’t see my father again but he’s resting in a better place now.

As I’m walking away, I can feel dust everywhere, covering up my clothes, I can feel the warmth of my father’s hands wrapping around me. I may not see him, but I know he’s with me every step on the way.

Will our lives ever be the same again?

As I looked back I could see people escape from their village as fast as they could or they will get trapped in with the smoke and gas all over the ground.

I could sense the smell of burnt trees, could also smell smokes with gas leaks covering up the village and people trying to escape.

I feel so frighten that the soldiers are doing such a thing and bombing the village, but I'm also shocked and this is the first time this has ever happened. I don't know what made them wanting to hurt us.

I could hear and see kids crying :( screaming '' I want my mummy and daddy".  I could also hear the shooting, and the voices of parents asking for help !. I burst into tears, when I saw kids lying on the ground, it got me so frighten and upset that I made sure the my brother was safe beside me. As we headed towards  the forest to find a place to stay after everything that has been happening for the past few days, we decided to sleep on the side of the road for one night because we were all exhausted from the long walk. We were laying on hard rocks and I felt cold and it was hard. My back was aching, all the rocks were sticking to me and pressing to my spine.

As I woke up to silence, I was glad that we were away from the violence and bombing that happened but I also needed to think about where would my brother and I would start our new journey. We had a discussion and decided to move to the nearest village. I had a bad feeling in my gut about moving on because I have to make new friends, don't know who to trust and I don't know if they will be friendly or not. I felt home sick not being able to see my parent's and relatives anymore.

Will our lives ever be the same?

" Treasure Box'' !

This piece of writing has come from a book we are studying in Drama. The book is called the
Treasure Box. This writing was captured from one image taken from the book.
Keep posted for the rest of my story.

" Pause And Think About What You Are Doing ''

Sacred Garden!!

Kia Ora Everyone - Today we will be talking about St Patrick’s Sacred Garden. The sacred garden
has chairs around it  which are use for praying, time for thinking and even for meditation.
The sacred garden is special to the school because it is a tribute to RNDM and their founders.

The Koru symbolizes rebirth and new life. The Dove , the spirit of God.

The three Koru, the Trinity - the relationship of God with Spirit and Christ.        

Smart Foot Print Learning !!

Matariki !!

Matariki signals the Māori New Year. It's a time of renewal and celebration in New Zealand that begins with the rising of the Matariki star cluster (the Pleiades or Seven Sisters).  Matariki is a time to gather with family and friends to celebrate the beginning of the Maori New Year and to also plan for the future.

The seven stars Waiti, Waita, Waipunarangi, Tupu a Nuku, Tupu a Rangi and Ururangi are name after the seven sisters. 

Many people celebrate Matariki in their own way, such as going to watch the walk of light at Pt England and having a big feast with their family's 

Public or Private Information!

 

Learning Intention: We are learning to make decisions about what personal information I will share online and personal information I will keep private.

Term 2 Blog Profile

Kia Ora everyone, my name is Eti and I attend St Patrick’s School. I am a sister of 7 siblings including me. I am a Tongan, Fijian, British on my mum’s side and Samoan on my dad’s side. My favourite thing to do is play sports, especially when I play rugby because I like to tackle my brothers.

This year I have learnt a lot, such as reasons why St Patrick’s School should become a Nude food and what causes people to have diabetes,  impaired brain development and could most likely affect your health. I am good at playing sports, such as basketball, rugby, touch and tag, I  also enjoy spending every moment I have with my family including having the fun times we have together. My challenge for this year is to have a scholarship so that when I grow up I can become a rugby player or to be in the NZ Army and learn how to build houses and looking after our Nation.

What i’m looking forward to this year is to become a rugby player and to  follow the footsteps of my mum and dad. My dad also inspires me, giving me the confidence and courage to never give up in what I want to do and to achieve my goals. I am also looking forward to inspire those who wants to follow their dream.

Haiku Poetry

We are learning how to recognise the rhythm of a haiku and write our own haiku.

The Food Chain Of A Possum !

Sketch or use a graphic organizer to represent my thinking and understanding of a
Possum Food Chain.

Manaiakalani Learner Questionnaire 2019 !

This afternoon I was able to completed the Manaiakalani Learner Questionnaire about Create,Learn and share. I found the culture question difficult because we mostly learn about Te Reo Maori. 

Being A Smart Learner!

Highly Daily Temperatures !!

Today we collected all the data for the highest daily temperatures in March and created a line graph in Google sheets.

Jacinda Adern is a Peacemaker !

In my opinion , Jacinda Ardern cared for those who lost there love ones during the shooting in Christchurch. She is a person who has a kind and clean heart, always willing to help others. Jacinda Ardern also showed emotion towards those who has lost there lives. She is an inspiration, Brave and intelligent Prime Minister.
                                                             We Are All One !!
I formed my opinion by listening to her International Women's Day Speech 2019 and Jacinda Ardern's first speech in Wellington Parliament after the Christchurch disaster 15/3/19.

Joe's Plan For The Day !

Today I read a story about 'Helping Henrietta.' This story is about Joe planing what he was going to do in the winter. On Joe's last plan it was about building an igloo. This was my favorite story to read because I found it really interesting to study and read about because it was about a boy name Joe who never finished his chores because he helped his mother saving Henrietta.

First time ever making a glittery dark green play dough?

On the 18th of March 2019, my group and I made glittery dark green play dough for St Patrick’s Day as a class. We were given all the ingredients by our teacher and then we got into work. We wore hygienic surgical  gloves to mix the food colouring into all the dry ingredients to get the dark green colour of our dough. Then we used sparkly green glitter to shine the green dough.

Afterwards, my group and I formed different shapes and sizes, not only that but also formed the dough into a long slithery spiral to create a maze game. We used a white foam polystyrene ball and a coloured straw to blow the ball around our difficult maze game. I found the maze difficult because, it was hard for my foam ball to go up the ramps that my group have made and through the little door.

I had such a fun time making play dough, not only because it was my first time but forming the dough into a spiral with my classmates.

Did you know that a rerti is design to catch big fishes ?

Learning Intention: We are learning to search for clues within the text to understand the hidden meaning not directly stated. Learning to think critically in the order to recognize order and effect.

This week my group and I have been reading a Journal to help us with our reading comprehension.
From all the books we have read, I choose to read about The remarkable Reti, and what it is use for. I have also answered questions that were given to us from the text. I was able to do some research and found out where Mohaka is NZ.

Flying Books!!

W.A.L.T - to look at a variety of Narrative Devices to understand how visual meaning can be conveyed. .

All About Me !!

Kia Ora everyone, my name is Eti and I attend St Patrick’s School. I am a sister of 7 siblings including me. I am a Tongan, Fijian, British on my mum’s side. My favourite thing to do is play sports, especially when I play with my brothers because I like it when I tackle them. My dad inspires me, giving me the confidence and courage to never give up in what I want to do.

My challenge for this year is to have a scholarship so that when I grow up I can become a rugby player. This year I have learned a lot, such as how to say Jehovah, God and Jesus not only in Samoan, but in other languages. I enjoy playing with my friends and playing rugby.

What I’m looking forward to this year is to become a rugby player and to follow the footsteps of my mum and dad. The person who inspires me is my dad. My dad has always been there for me ever since I was little girl. I am also looking forward to inspiring the juniors into doing the right thing.

Wash your hands to keep the germs away from you !!

Good hand washing is the first line of defense from the spreading of many illnesses, from colds to more serious infections.

Hand washing, is known as hand hygiene and is the act of cleaning for the purpose of removing, dirt, soil, germs and microorganisms.

Washing our hands is very important because we can get sick from all the germs and dirt from our hands by putting it into our mouths. Kids can be infected by touching each others, eyes, nose and mouth.

Germs can be spread in many different ways, including
touching hands, changing dirty clothing and also through contaminated water and food.

It is important to wash our hands so you can get rid of germs and won’t be infected and contaminated.

Euphrasie Barbier!

                                Euphrasie Barbier
Adele Euphrasie was a New Zealand Roman Catholic nun, teacher and religious founder of congregation, of the lady of our missions. She was born in Caen France, on the 14th of January 1829. She started her own local job at a laundromat at the age of 13 and opened her own laundry at home at 17.

She was the only child of Louis - Desire Barbier, a shoemaker, and his wife, Jeanne Adele Le Cler . She worked for a time as a laundress before entering the religious life.

When she arrived in Ellersile she received a letter saying they don't need her anymore, but she ignored the letter and helped other communities who needed her help.

Euphrasie Barbier founded the Mission sisters who built many schools around New  Zealand and throughout the world. They supported those who needed food, water and supplies, especially woman's and children. Her actions and commitment showed that she was a responsible and helpful person. 

To be like Euphrasie we can help those in and out of our community.