Vincent Van Gogh

WALT: Justify our thinking using evidence from the text
Have you ever heard of a famous artist Vincent Van Gogh?? While this week for reading we were learning about the life of Van Gogh and his many artwork. I learned so much from this activity such as, Van Gogh's artwork wasn't valued that much when he was alive but 100 years later, a new museum was opened in honour of Vincent Van Goug in 1993 in Amsterdam where his artwork is displayed.

Communication to different audiences

WALT: write for a range of audiences
For writing this week we were learning about how we can communicate with different audiences. In the presentation above we had to find out what age group each book or advertisement was aimed at. The last two slides we had to write our own advert for ages 9-13 and 18-25.

Finding China

WALT: make sense of new information by connecting it to myself, texts I know and my world
This week for reading we got to read and learn about China. In the presentation above it will show facts and other information about China that I found out about. And lastly the little google drawing above my learning presentation is my create task where I had to write some things people that are travelling to China might expect or need to know before going to China.

Paideia Seminar 2018 (Term 4)

Today the Year 7&8 extension crew had our Term 3 Paideia seminar where we came together and contributed what we learned about health and fitness from the previous term with our groups. I think I did much better job in this Paideia seminar because I contributed my ideas and my thoughts more clearly and I talked much more. One thing that stood out to me from the Paideia Seminar was that obesity(being overweight) can actually stop you from joining in sports and other active activities. 

State Housing New Zealand

This week for reading Mrs Stone gave the Dahl group the articale: State housing New Zealand. The article was mostly talking about how throughout the years new state houses have been built in New Zealand and how the housing crisis have changed.

24 hour time

WALT:  Agree on a solution that each can we can explain

Have you ever learned about 24 hour time?? Well this week Room 3 maths class was very lucky since we got to learn about how 24 hour time works. You can view my learning about 24 hour time in the presentation above.

DMIC-Term 3

WALT:  use questions to help my understanding of other's mathematical thinking
Today I finished my maths work from Term 3 I haven't yet finished. This presentation we used was for our DMIC session with our teacher Mrs Tele'a on the mat. With the help of my teacher I managed to finish the slides.

Fornite BANNED or Not

WALT: Edit our writing so it can be easily understood
Today I have just finished my Fortnite banned!!! To be honest I really don't know if fortnite should be banned or not because fortnite is becoming to addictive BUT the game looks very fun to play. So right now I'm half-half. I hope you like my writing.

Holiday blogging 2018

It's school holidays once again. I thought I would be excited that school is out but to be honest I was having so much fun at school with my friends this term that I didn't want it to end, but I'm looking forward to what next term holds and who knows maybe I'll run into one of my classmates or friends somewhere.

Next Term I'm going to focus on getting good grades on my test and just have fun because next term is going to be my last term ever at Point England school before going off to college (One Tree Hill). There will be lot's of events happening next term like Athletics day, Manaiakalani Film Festival, Rainbows End, Parakai, The School Picnic, Prize Giving and Year 8 graduation making the Term look so hectic to some people but to me Term 4 is always the Term of Fun.

I'm really not looking forward to the last day of the year. That day marks the day I leave Point England School and move on into College. I still can't believe after seven years of attending Point England I'm leaving in a few months I didn't even realise how fast time flies by. But when I do go to College I hope to come back and visit the school.

Maths Work (24 hour time)

WALT:  use questions to help my understanding of other's mathematical thinking
Do you know who to tell 24 hour time? Well this week Group B was on the mat doing DMIC with Mrs Tele'a and we learned how to tell time and we also learned how to convert that into 24 hour time. Above is the presentation me and my group worked on together. I hope you learned something new from my maths work.

Sheena Move Ya body Reflection

What have you accomplished this week? It was finally time to show our siva samoa to Team 5. Me and my group managed to accomplish memorizing the dance of by heart.

What did you find challenging? Me and the girls (Daliz and Jayde) found it really challenging teaching the boys the dance because they would always laugh and play around which didn’t help because when we danced the boys didn’t know what to do.

What has helped you to overcome these challenges? Just a few minutes before we had to go into the hall the boys finally got it together and we managed to help them memorize some moves.

What did you enjoy about the performances? I really enjoyed watching the seven group from each class performing but Room 4 only had two group but either then that I had a great time watching and performing and I hope Team 5 does it again.

Independent work (T3W5)

WALT:  use questions to help my understanding of other's mathematical thinking
This week for our independent work we had to work on how to change decimals to percentages and fractions. This activity helped me increase and help me understand more about decimals, percentages and fractions.

The Slushy Drinkers

WALT:  make inferences from a text

Have you ever had a Slushy Drink? Well this week for literacy Mrs Stone gave the Dahl group: The Slushy Drinkers. I think the story is about kids in a space that is living on a space ship with robots, adults and their principal, I think they are also looking for a new planet to live on because probably a dangerous plague spread across planet earth. What do you think is happening in the story?

What happened today at assembly?

Every week on Friday Point England School has an assembly where we give out certificates and find out what happening around our school. But this week the assembly was very special because it was Tongan Language week.

Boys and girls from Year 1 to Year 8 preformed on the big stage in front of the whole school. The girls preformed their dance they did at Fiafia then was followed by their own dance their choreographed by themselves. Then lastly the Year 7 and 8 boys preformed a traditional boys dance then ended with a hip hop free-style dance. The Tongan group did a wonderful job representing their cultures. Below are some photo's of their performance.

Writing: Back to the future & New Zealand Essay

WALT: write for a specific purpose and audience

This week for writing in Room 4. We had to find what poems might mean and each student had to write an essay about what will change in New Zealand over the years. Below is my essay. Hope you enjoy my writing.

Have you ever wondered what New Zealand might be like in 2048? Well today in my essay I will be writing all about what will stay the same and what will change in New Zealand in the years to come.

The Population in New Zealand is growing, but very slowly. According to the net migration, New Zealand’s population won’t likely reach five million in the next few year. In 1984 New Zealand’s  population was 3,260,300, but in 2001 it grew to 3,846,100. But some people believe by 2021 the population would likely reach 4,375,000. That’s a lot of people in one country, right??


Is the Climate change impact in New Zealand irreversible? Climate Change may have already made a huge impact on New Zealand’s natural systems and the effects are likely to become worser. Soils in some areas have become drier and the temperature of the ocean has risen. Do you know Fox glacier in the South Island? Well from 2005 to 2011 it looked like a real glacier but ever since then the glaciers started shrinking which is a sign of Global warming.


So what do you think will change and what will stay the same in the years to come for New Zealand? I hope you learned something new from my writing about what New Zealand will be like in the future.

T3W4 acitvity

WALT:  to explain mathematical thinking using the context of the problem
This week for our weekly follow-up Mrs Tele'a gave my group a follow up about fractions, decimals, and percentage. Have a look at my maths activity and you can learn more about fraction, decimals and percentage.

How to be an Upstander

Today I am going to write about how to be an Upstander. What is an Upstander, you ask? An Upstander is about a person moving from being silent to taking action. Bystanders contribute to the problem. Upstanders stops the problem. So which one are you a Upstander or a Bystander?

Number one, Have courage to be an Upstander. It takes a lot of courage to be an Upstander. Upstanders are kids who prevent and stop the bullying they see, or comes to the aid of another kid who is being bullied by showing them kindness. Moving from being an Bystander to a Upstander doesn't just happen overnight, it takes time and it takes commit. It can start by becoming more aware of the bullying behaviour and how it affects the victim’s life. Upstanders are able to see the pain the victim is feeling and takes action.

What’s the difference between a Bystander and a Upstander? A bystander is someone that does not speak up or act to prevent problems from happening but contributes to it. But an Upstander takes action when they see something that is not right and takes charge by standing up to the problem.

How does being an upstander make a difference? When Upstanders speak out and their opinions are heard they will make a difference in their community’s and in the world. We all should be just like Martin Luther King and Nelson Mandela who made a change in the world by standing up and making their voices heard and not being scared to stand up for what they believe in.

So will you be a Upstander or a Bystander? I hoped you learned something from my writing on how to be an Upstander and making your voice and opinion heard.

Sandwich Recipe

Title of Recipe: Combined Healthy Sandwich

Description of the sandwich (write after creation)

Today Mrs Stone’s writing class got an opportunity to make our sandwiches. I was the first 6 chosen to
make a sandwich and below is a picture of my sandwich. Some Ingredients I put in my sandwich are:
Lettuce, mayo, 3 pieces of cucumber and some pieces of tuna. And it’s very delicious and scrumptious.

Start Recipe here:

Equipments or tools:

• Lettuce Knife
• Butter Knife
• Measuring spoons
• Sandwich knife

Ingredients:

• 2 slices of bread
• 2 teaspoons of Margarine or Mayonnaise (Butter)
• 2 pieces of Lettuce
• 2-3 pieces of Tomato
• (Optional) 3 slices of cucumber
• 1 slice of Cheese (25g)
• 2 tablespoons of Tuna (canned)

What to do:

• Butter 2 slices of bread with 2 teaspoons of Margarine or Mayo
• Slice or cut two pieces of Lettuce and add to the sandwich
• Cut and add 2-3 pieces of Tomato
• And if you want you can add 4 slices of cucumber
• Add 1 slice of cheese (25g)
• And lastly add 2 tablespoons of Tuna to your sandwich
• Then enjoy your time eating your healthy sandwich

The Promise

WALT: infer and make judgements about a text
This week for reading Mrs Stone gave my reading group The Promise bu Bernard Beckett. It was a story about 5 kids who trapped themselves in a bunker to protect themselves from a dangerous situation that happened. Below is my create where we had to create Tips on how to survive in a disaster.


                                          Create Task:

Tips to survive a dangerous situation!

1. If you are in open sea

• If you have no food, remember there is food in the sea you just need to get it.
• To get freshwater make a distillation machine
• Heat stroke can kill much faster than hunger

2. If you get lost in a desert

• Try to travel at night time
• Many people think that there is water in a cacti

3. If you are trapped under a building or in a cave

• Breathe deeply but exhale very slowly
• Don’t scream
• Take of your shirt and wrap your head with it

4. Guarding against a potential attack

• Don’t accept rides from strangers
• Make as much noise as possible if you are being attacked
• Don’t be afraid to fight back
• Trust your gut

Story of my Life (Cook Island language week)

“Come on Sheena come and join the Cook Island group with us” my friend
Mereana begged. My friends were trying to convince me to join the Cook
Island group to do a dance on Friday for Cook Island language week but I was
been very stubborn because I was scared I couldn’t shake my hips the right way.

Once the lunch time bell rang me and my friends all hurried to the creative
space where the Cook Island group were practising, and somehow my friends
managed to persuade me to join the Cook Island group. The teacher that would
be helping us prepare for the dance on Friday was no other then Mrs Langitupu.
The first dance that we were going to do was the Senior Girls dance followed
with the Group dance and to close off our item we would go out and pick a
student or teacher to dance freestyle with.

On Thursday the Cook Island group had to do a run-through on the stage but
unfortunately I had to go to a netball tournament so I couldn’t make it. After
we came back from the Netball tournament my friends informed me that all
we needed to do was bring a white t-shirt and a lavalava.

Friday finally arrived and I was excited but nervous at the same time. Once I
arrived at school I rushed to the creative space forgetting all about Prefects, all
I wanted was to get to the creative space to get ready. When I got there I quickly
got changed with my friends and hurried to the hall to do a quick run-through
before the real performance. I felt really weird because all the prefects were
watching which made me very uncomfortable, but I managed to push through
and just pretend there not there and continued dancing.

Once we finished performing our item I was feeling great inside because
I got to try a new cultural and it helped me build up my confidence.