Art Rotations

Last week was the most exciting day of the term because our topic we will be learning for the rest of the week will be about “Art alive” when Mr Burt Mentioned those words I was excited because following up on the same day was art rotations just the yr 7 and 8 students that will taking different classes, we had for this was Mr.Slade,Mrs.Squires,Mrs.Lagitupu,and Mrs.Nua,out of all the four classes we were given I thought that Mrs.Squires and Mrs Lagitupu was one of the best painting techniques I had so far.

After We did art with Mr.Slade we went to Mrs.Squires and learnt about the techniques of Daniella Hulm When I saw her Artistic paintings the first thing that was on my mind was that she likes to do heaps and heaps of Samoan patterns and lots of Samoan ladies the painting that she created is what inspired me to be a great painter like some other artists.

As we were walking to our next activity I was wondering what class i'm going to next and when I heard we were going to Mrs.Lagitupu to learn about Henri Matisse I was excited because he had his own Hall of fame full with all his created paintings, when many people saw his designs they thought it was a real work of art and a good art to have for themselves.

The day at the pools...

Cannon ball!! I shouted as I splashed into the water with a great big wave that was leading the way in front of me by the time I hopped out out of the pool and waited in line for the opportunity to go on the hydro slide,it was so much that my cousins and I kept going on it over and over al the time.

"Lunch time" my mum shouted!! at us from the benches, of we went running to the table to get their lunch first because I was slow I hardly had any lunch for my self at the end of the day when I saw these cool pair of glasses we kept them because someone left them in my bags with my togs.

when the time came to a end we were all sad because we had to go home and get ready to go over to my aunties house for a BBQ.

Last Week

Whippppy!!! I shouted as I was getting ready for the kids festival around the G.I center,my Sister and I were so excited we kept telling our mum to hurry up to take us now but then she told us to “wait we will go later on”, when I was waiting I stopped and started thinking that I’m going to go to the beach because it started to get boring after a while.

There I went down to the beach holding my togs, and towel walking with my Cousin until we stumbled upon sand leading to the beach so the first thing we did when we got there we got changed and went into the crazy cold sea water,but in the water when we saw this big rock we kept jumping off until I thought it would be fun if we keep pushing each-other off It.

After all that fun we started to get bored so we got changed and I texted my Mum to come and get us at the beach,after we got changed we saw her zooming down on the car to pick us up,I told her to take my Cousin and me to the G.I center for the kids festival,as we got dropped off we saw my Auntie waiting for us at the swings with my Cousins little brother Cassius.

When It started to get late I heard music coming from the stage nearby so I was listening then I heard a cool song come from the stage when until I saw this lady dancing to It when it was later on we were all tired so I asked my Auntie if we can go home,as soon as we got home we all went to bed to get some rest,I thought on that day I was thinking that it was the best day I ever had so far and I hope they will have it again but better than the last one.

Christmas holiday up North...

This year I went to my Aunties house up North, while up there we had a Christmas party the thing we bought for the party were meat, sausages, and patties to put on the BBQ and we bought some soda’s and some chips and dips plus we played games on my Cousins PS3,the thing I liked there were the food, then the next day we all went for a swim at the pools.

At the pools me my Cousin went jumping of the diving pool it was a lot of fun but then it started to get boring!!, for some reason my Auntie went some where and we didn’t know were she went but when she came in we saw her with some Hot chips with fish and hot-dog after that we went back in after 10 minutes.

After that we went home and got into bed because it started to get darker then the next day we had to say good by until something was wrong with our van then she said we can stay one more day until we get a new battery so from the day on we just played Games all day then then it was time to go now so we said by then we went home.

Joseph's NetBook Highlights

There are many reasons why I like my Netbook, I like having my Netbook to work on because it is much faster to search things and look for how to under stand words and when Obama was the precedent . You can play games on it and go on Youtube to watch famous singers even see all different stuff you can find in the world. And the coolest thing about our network devices is that we can search for ancient artifacts and where to find Greek gods and how they became the strongest.

As much as I have loved having a Netbook there are some things that I haven’t liked about it and one of thous would be charging it all the time and always waiting for the Netbook to load every time I go on a site.But the worst thing I hate is when I’m writing because it would always say trying to reach google which is always annoying but the worst thing I hate about My netbook is the Internet because it will start slowing down. When I try to search stuff up online my Internet device would go slow and it will give me an option to kill pages or wait for it to load again I hate it when it does that because I have to restart the program all over again until it works.

You can delete errors in your writing instead of using a rubber to edit your work.you are able to search up words on the Internet without looking on a dictionary.it is easier to write on our Internet devices instead of using a pencil.I like doing all my work in google docs because it makes my work much neater.

The greatest challenge for me is focusing on my work when I’m around my friends but the worst thing I struggle with is looking on my work instead I sometimes stare or daydream out the window but when time pasted I started to learn and finish all my work and focus on them.

Planet Slideshow

My Project.

This is what I have made for one of my cool projects for the day

T4W1

During the holidays my mum said that we were going to the Movies to watch Spy kids4 but as I was getting ready my Mum said that we were going to watch reel steal until it was closed so we had to decide on what movie we should watch it,took a while but we found a movie that my family can watch together,and that was watch Spy kids4.
Once we got inside the movie theater I knew it was going to be a good movie with all the fighting and when the screen turned on I just couldn’t wait much longer because it was the best movie I heard so far,My best bit about that movie was from when all the action bit started.
When the Movie finished we went outside of the theater and got an ice-cream as we left to go back home , All I Did after the Movies was got to bed and started playing on my Xbox 360 after that I got from the my Uncles house.
My favourite part about my holidays was go to the movies and One day I thought I would love to go back there but this time early so I am able to make it to the movies and watch reel steal.

Topic, Samoa

This is my Topic that I have created about Samoa.

Samoa Project

The five stars represent the moonlight and the colours date back to the 19th century which mean blue= water and hope red= land and blood.Independent Samoans are very tradition-oriented, very steeped in a complex set of social hierarchies, courtesies and customs that regulate their social, religious and political life. Independent Samoan culture is based onfa'amatai, a system of government that has a chief, or matai, governing an entire aigaor extended family. Wealth and food are distributed on a needs basis and honour and social standing is shared or shouldered equally by all members of the aiga. The matai represents the family on the village council, metes out justice, and makes sure that all customs are properly observed. In fact Independent Samoa has more rules of etiquette than a finishing school for young ladies and a keen sense of propriety and respect. Thematai is also a living archive, responsible for remembering the ancient folk lore, the family genealogies, and the stories of the old gods, and passing them onto his successor.The seal of the territory of American Samoa is based in traditional local design. Thefue or the fly switch, represents wisdom, while the To'oto'o or staff represents authority. Both symbols are used by talking chiefs indicating their rank. The Tanoa (kava bowl) represents service to the chief.The Samoan motto Samoa Muamua Le Atua is translated “Samoa, Let God Be First”.

Typing Tutor

T3W7

In Saturday my Cousin came over because my mum was having a family birthday party at valentines restaurant in Pakuranga,I was so excited because me and my cousin Carlos brought his Playstation 3 over so we could play all his Games like Call of duty Black ops and Super street fighter 4 with 2 controllers and his rugby world cup Game playing all those games were heaps of fun even though I kept beating him. It was funny because my cousin was always getting angry and when I was beating him at Call of duty he would call me a cheater and I would say no you just stink at this game and I hardly played it.The next day we went to bed because we were going to wake up early and go to rainbows end but the ride I was hoping to go on was the bumper cars the invader and the night roller coaster my cousin was scared beacause he has never done it before even with the invader.YES!!!!! I shouted because we got to go to the night market as well,up in Pakuranga but my Cousin had to go back to wairal because his Grandma just past away so they had to go back to get her and bring her back to Auckland were we buried her.

My personal project

Being adopted in 1971, the flag of Namibia consists of diagonal disposed colour stripes that are taken from SWAPO, a Namibian movement for the liberation of the people and the democratic Namibian party.Main facts and history of Namibia flag are that this flag has a wide nationally accepted significance: blue represents the clear sky and the water resources, green stands for agriculture, red is the symbol of Namibian people and finally, white is the colour of peace. Besides the colour stripes, there is another symbol on the Namibian flag: the sun that represents the energy power and life.The National Flag is a symbol of our struggle for national unity.
The Legislative Assembly, consisting of all political forces of the country, passed on 9 November, 1990 unanimously Namibia's democratic constitution. It grants the citizens comprehensive civil rights and the equality of all Namibians before the law, which marked the biggest progress compared to the past. Also freedom of speech, religion, assembly and association, protection of privacy and personal property as well as the right to freedom and physical integrity were legally established. Politically, Namibia became a secular presidential democracy with a multi-party system and the classical division of powers between the legislative, executive and jurisdictional bodies.

Samoa

Independent Samoans are very tradition-oriented, very steeped in a complex set of social hierarchies, courtesies and customs that regulate their social, religious and political life. Independent Samoan culture is based on fa'amatai, a system of government that has a chief, or matai, governing an entire aigaor extended family. Wealth and food are distributed on a needs basis and honour and social standing is shared or shouldered equally by all members of the aiga. The matai represents the family on the village council, metes out justice, and makes sure that all customs are properly observed. In fact Independent Samoa has more rules of etiquette than a finishing school for young ladies and a keen sense of propriety and respect. The matai is also a living archive, responsible for remembering the ancient folk lore, the family genealogies, and the stories of the old gods, and passing them onto his successor.

Although Samoan culture dates back thousands of years and is still passed on through poems, genealogies and stories of the old gods, most Samoans these days are devout Christians. Religion is a big part of Samoan life and Sunday service is the most important event in the week.

Absolute fealty to, and respect for, the church leader is a must, as is the strict observance of religious rules. This whole-hearted embracing of a transplanted religion may seem a little odd but more than one person has suggested that Christianity on the islands has been 'samoanised'. In much the same way that games of cricket are played with three-sided bats and Samoan checkers can include eccentric rules like jumping over the whole board, so the Samoan version of Christianity often has non-Samoans scratching their heads in bewilderment.

Independent Samoans are very tradition-oriented, very steeped in a complex set of social hierarchies, courtesies and customs that regulate their social, religious and political life. Independent Samoan culture is based on fa'amatai, a system of government that has a chief, or matai, governing an entire aigaor extended family. Wealth and food are distributed on a needs basis and honour and social standing is shared or shouldered equally by all members of the aiga. The matai represents the family on the village council, metes out justice, and makes sure that all customs are properly observed. In fact Independent Samoa has more rules of etiquette than a finishing school for young ladies and a keen sense of propriety and respect. The matai is also a living archive, responsible for remembering the ancient folk lore, the family genealogies, and the stories of the old gods, and passing them onto his successor.

Dancing, singing and music play a big part in Samoan culture. The fiafia was originally a village play or musical presentation performed by a number of villagers but these days it simply refers to a bit of a Samoan knees up at the larger hotels. Both the siva (a dance performed by women acting out

Although Samoan culture dates back thousands of years and is still passed on through poems, genealogies and stories of the old gods, most Samoans these days are devout Christians. Religion is a big part of Samoan life and Sunday service is the most important event in the week.

Absolute fealty to, and respect for, the church leader is a must, as is the strict observance of religious rules. This whole-hearted embracing of a transplanted religion may seem a little odd but more than one person has suggested that Christianity on the islands has been 'samoanised'. In much the same way that games of cricket are played with three-sided bats and Samoan checkers can include eccentric rules like jumping over the whole board, so the Samoan version of Christianity often has non-Samoans scratching their heads in bewilderment.

Dancing, singing and music play a big part in Samoan culture. The fiafia was originally a village play or musical presentation performed by a number of villagers but these days it simply refers to a bit of a Samoan knees up at the larger hotels. Both the siva (a dance performed by women acting out impromptu stories with their hands) and the sa sa (a dance performed to the beating of a wooden mallet) are performed. Tattooing is a significant rite in Independent Samoa and involves more than a visit to the local Tatt Parlour on a Friday night full of Dutch courage and bravado to get a Betty Boop figure stenciled on a bicep. At age 12 or 13 Samoan males go to the tufuga, or tattooist, and get tattooed from waist to knee. The tattoos represent the strength of a man's heart and his spirituality but on a more practical note if you can bear the pain of a months' worth of tattooing, you can bear anything.

Food in Samoa derives mainly from tropical crops, root vegetables, coconut products, fresh fruit, pork, chicken and, of course, seafood. The traditional Polynesian feast is cooked in an umu, an above-the-ground oven. The traditional Sunday meal is nearly always cooked in the umu. 'Ava or kava is a drink made from the ground roots of pepper plants and has a mild tranquilising effect. It is usually drunk as a prelude to ceremonial gatherings and village meetings.

impromptu stories with their hands) and the sa sa (a dance performed to the beating of a wooden mallet) are performed. Tattooing is a significant rite in Independent Samoa and involves more than a visit to the local Tatt Parlour on a Friday night full of Dutch courage and bravado to get a Betty Boop figure stenciled on a bicep. At age 12 or 13 Samoan males go to the tufuga, or tattooist, and get tattooed from waist to knee. The tattoos represent the strength of a man's heart and his spirituality but on a more practical note if you can bear the pain of a months' worth of tattooing, you can bear anything.

Food in Samoa derives mainly from tropical crops, root vegetables, coconut products, fresh fruit, pork, chicken and, of course, seafood. The traditional Polynesian feast is cooked in an umu, an above-the-ground oven. The traditional Sunday meal is nearly always cooked in the umu. 'Ava or kava is a drink made from the ground roots of pepper plants and has a mild tranquilising effect. It is usually drunk as a prelude to ceremonial gatherings and village meetings.

Badminton writing

WOW!! I said to my self this looks like its going to be a fun day today,once I looked at our raster that we were doing today on the board it had badminton on it and in my mind I shouted YES!! I wonder if we get to get trained from a pro badminton player,when I saw it I had the sudden urge to go home and get out my racket and practice all day until I turn into a professional.When it was our turn we were all excited because we knew that we were all going to have a game against each-other but we did not have time but we had more time to practise our trick shots,the first move she teach-ed us was the move when you had to hit the shuttle from under your leg when we fished our turn it was another classes time to get teach-ed.The week after we got to have another turn with the badminton teacher in the hall but this time we got to play some exciting games when we got to face off against our class mates my partner was Richard it was so much fun because i kept on beating him through out the whole game but it did not matter because it was just a game well at lest that's what I kept telling Richard because he would be the one always getting angry.But the next activity we had was the one when we had to get all five shuttles into the bin with out missing it was so easy for the pros's but but not easy for us trainees because we would always MISS MISS and MISS!!! all the time. I thought it was stink because we had to go back to class because it was nearly Morning tee time so we said thank you for teaching us about BADMINTON!!! and how to play the right way and showing us some cool skills that we have developed from you in the last two weeks.

T3W3

On Saturdays I have a rugby game with Tamaki Marist team against Papatoetoe We all thought that we were going to win against them because they looked unfit then we said we we underestimated them because we were winning at first untill we had some of our players were injured. We all were losing but when some of the under elevens team came and played for us then we were about to win but the whistle went for half time and we were all mad because we didn’t tackle right. After our game was finished we had a swim in the beach to clean of the swet and mud then we had two calsium bottles for ourselves just to cool us of from our hard working game.

T3W1

This term my plan is to focus on all my goals I have set for myself. My first goal is to work well with others and to try and finish all of my work, to do this I must focus on what needs to be done and not to distract my classmates and not to let them distract me. My next goal is to start focusing on what you are teaching the class and to put more effort in to my work. So I need to leave the playing outside of class and concentrate on my learning and what you are trying to teach us. I need to change my attitude towards learning because the attitude I have at the moment is not appropriate and I know it will not do me any good and it will not help me become a better student in class. My main goal that I am trying to reach is to participate in more sporting events so it will help me work on my fitness and hopefully help me get better for now and for when I’m older , so I can become a great sports person.

Poem about(Nsw)

Last night was the state of origins New south wales against the
six year champions yes I said hoping that
New south wales would win but as we got near the end yes yes yes then Luke Lewis
came charging for the first try because Jamie Soward Bombed up the ball. YES!!! I yelled
happily I was relieved that we were in the lead
EXCITED,and ENJOYING but some-times furious for when they did something wrong OH!!! my papa would say in a scary voice then suddenly my papa changed his voice when Queens land just got a try ooh man I said in a sad voice thinking we were going to lose
but I had faith until I saw with my dark brown eyes one of us scored another TRY!!!
yes I said ones again then we won 18,to 8 to us my heart was raising because we did
very good against Queensland by a little bit.

My best independent Writing(T2W7)

Wow! I said loud because on Sunday was my cousins seventh birthday, just when we were about to go I heard that we were going to the movies than I said in one day that when she said yes I was excited to hear all the great news we were doing on the weekends. on Saturday was the big rugby game we all had faith that we were going to beat them but when they just got the ball they were all very good at trying to get past us and but when they got the try they won against us because they were all tall and very good. after my rugby game we quickly rushed of and get to my little cousins birthday in time so we can start the BBQ and start eating because every one was so hungry they said they could eat a horse so we went home had a shower because we were soaking wet from all the rain dripping on us all day. when we got there we said HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! so all of us started to eating and most of them were even eating like animals eating in cages then when all of us were full we all went home and had a little sleep.

Good-Times with Tamaki College!!!

the thing I really liked enjoying is good-times at fitness with you guys and I even like the games that you taught us,but my favourite was orienteering because it was hard to find all the letters around the collage ground anyway I think both of yous are cool and good leaders for our group,the sport that was fun is basketball. When we did the trust worthy activity I thought it was cool because when we did Richard we all thought that we would drop him but when we heard one of the leaders say believe each-other yea!! we did it we all shouted than as we moved to tag but with a rugby ball l it was hard because our group was good at it good. I thought all the new games that we learn was awesome because some were fun some were hard and some were even easy when we had helpers it was even fun with you guys and the best thing about going to collage is playing games and helping each other with things you don’t know. All we want to say is thank you for teaching us all new games and different skills and helping us to be a team to other people and showing us what to do and what we need to do all the time we hope we get to see yous again next time.
Sincerely,
Joseph