TOW The 3 P's

The 3 P's are Protection , Partnership and Participation.

WALA (ABOUT) the significance of the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi. 

For this activity we had to use the 3 principle and apply it to us and how they showed it in the Treaty Of Waitangi. For example I can apply protection to me by protecting myself as a learner.

Rippa Rugby

WAL: How to play Rippa and learn Skills.

Today we had visitors from Auckland University to come teach us about Rippa Rugby. Their names were Cory and Harry. First they introduced themselves Cory is from New Zealand and Harry is from Scotland.

Learning the Skills
Our first lesson with them was doing our passing skill.
The activity that we played with them is called Rabbits and Rats.
The game helped us with our listening skills and running skills. The  way the game works is you have to split your group into two.
Name one group Rabbits and the other Rats. If your team name gets could you have to run away from the opposing team.

Next game we played is relays. In relays you had to copy what kind of run Harry is doing then pop up pass to the next person in line. The game was created to help us with our running skills.

Holocaust is remembered 75 years

Today marks 75 years since the end of the Holocaust.

The Holocaust was a period during World War Two when millions of Jewish people were murdered.

On 27 January every year people around the world come together for Holocaust Memorial Day. The day is set aside to remember all those who died or were affected in that time and as a result of other genocides.

It’s also the 75th anniversary of when the largest concentration camp, Auschwitz, was closed and its prisoners were set free.

What was the Holocaust?

During World War Two, the leader of the German Nazi party was Adolf Hitler. He ordered the murder of six million Jewish people from countries across Europe.

He did this because he wanted to try to wipe out the entire Jewish. They had done nothing wrong, they were attacked simply because of their faith.

How did the Holocaust end?

The Nazis tried to hide evidence of their crimes following World War II. Knowing they were under threat and likely to be defeated, the Nazis destroyed the camps.

The Nazis were not able to hide what they had done, though, and it wasn’t long before the world learned of the extent of the Holocaust. 

Drought hits Northland

A devastating drought is currently gripping Northland.

Drought-like conditions have been worsening across the region this month. Some farmers have had to cull stock, while water and feed reserves running low.

The government said that they will put $80,000 in to help local farmers.

Northland has been dry since November, with little rain forecast for the next couple of weeks.

Whangarei’s 100,000 residents will be soon asked to cut their water use to enable water into the Far North and Kaipara communities.

Locusts are causing problems in Africa

Parts of East Africa have been hit by huge swarms of locusts.

The countries of Ethiopia and Somalia are dealing with the worst locust swarms they’ve seen in 25 years.

The United Nations (UN) has called for international help to tackle the locust invasions which are destroying millions of crops, threatening a food crisis. The crops are important sources of food for many in the countries affected.

Why are locusts such a threat?

The main concern is due to the rate at which the insects eat crops.

Locusts can travel up to 150 kilometres in 24 hours and an adult insect eats its own body weight in food each day.

Scientist say that a locust swarm the size of Paris can eat as much food as half the population of France in just one day.

It fears the numbers of the insects could multiply 500 times by June.

My Hauora

Hauora is about your well being. You have four well beings. First well being is your Taha tinana. Taha tinana means your physical well being.

Second well being is taha whanau. Taha whanau means your social and family well being.

Third well being is your taha hinengaro.

Taha hinengaro means your mental and emotional well being. Last but not least is your  taha wairua. Taha wairua means your spiritual well being.

Technology Term 1 Week 1 Lesson 1

Before heading to Technology I already new what the expectations was. It was my second year going there. Mr J I was going to be in Hard Materials. When he said that I knew just to take my Technology Book. But when we got there , I was called into a different class which was called Controls. 

It was unexpected , so I was unprepared. During the roll call , students weren't paying attention so they were marked absent. Our New Teacher Mr daniels is very cool. Did you know his grandpa was a Guard for the Queen. He used to be a footballer. He said football it is not soccer , soccer is for girls and america he said. 

Our Lesson was about learning how to create folders. I already knew hot to do it. But when we created the folders we had create our own code. My Code is AFF. which stands for Auckland Fai Faamita. Next week's lesson is going to about programming an mbot.

My Bio Poem

WALT : Construct a Bio Poem. This year for our back to school tasks were assigned to write a Bio Poem . 

What is a Bio Poem? A bio poem is a poem that is written to describe a person, usually a fictional character or a famous person. In this context, 'bio' is short for biography. 

This is my bio poem. My bio describes what I like and dislike.
Things in my poem is about what I need. It also has what I fear and where I come from. If you are still reading I challenge you to make a bio poem about yourself.



Thank you for reading about my blog post.

All About Me

Talofa lava and welcome to my blog. My name is Auckland. I am originally from Samoa and currently reside in New Zealand. I am 11 years old boy and attend Tamaki Primary School. I am very good at art and being creative.

My Goal I am working very hard to do is trying to receive the award dux in school prize giving. Also I am trying to get every school value badge. I am somebody who values education, is motivated to achieve my goals and passionate about all aspects of my schooling.

One of my personal goals is trying to reach 1000 blog posts before the end of this year.My favourite subjects are Mathematics and Physical Education. My learning goal is to get the academic excellence award this year. I am enthusiastic about sharing my work on my blog this year and I am eager to know how I can improve on my skills.