tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29627238702379027172024-03-13T15:36:51.011+13:00JonitaI am a Year 7 student. From Years 1 to 6 I went to Pt England School. Now I am at St Mary's.PES Blog Gmailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10430434432980030044noreply@blogger.comBlogger139125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962723870237902717.post-52036080316410500082013-09-05T12:48:00.000+12:002013-09-05T12:48:08.621+12:00Small Country. Big Costs.
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of obesity and diabetic issues that our country is known for. Most of this
effects the Polynesian society. Suburbs with big amounts of Pacific residents
like Otahuhu, Mangere and Glen Innes, are known for the large quantity of fast
food restaurants. I believe that we should shut down most fast food
restaurants, due to the vulnerability of Pacific children and parents.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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is most likely that McDonalds, Carls Junior and Burger King were built in our
communities to make the Pacific youth used to the lifestyle of regular bad
eating habits. Most of our society don’t know what’s really in our food, better
yet care, but statistics show that the rate of obesity levels from Polynesians
increased by 20% over the last year.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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in 2007 and 2008 showed that Pacific children aged 2 – 12 years, did not have
breakfast at home every day. I think this is because they were most likely to
buy it from local takeaways and fast food restaurants. Polynesian teenagers are
not as academically advanced as Pakeha students, and it’s caused by the lack of
focus in class from bad eating habits, to not even having breakfast. Crusader
Faletagoai, a local school boy, says that McDonalds posters almost cry to him
every morning on his way to school.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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is most likely that Pacific children are 3 times more likely to get diabetes
rather than other New Zealanders. Parents waste money buying takeaways, while
being too lazy to make their own healthy choices for their family. It is known
by everyone that vegetables are cheaper than buying pre-packaged, disgusting
and expensive junk food.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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conclusion, I believe that we should shut down fast food restaurants in Pacific
communities. It is important to maintain a good lifestyle, but best to have a
healthy one as well.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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biggest events of my life. I was having an interview at St Mary’s College for a
spot this year. As always, I was unsure that I wanted to do this. Arriving at
the school, a racing heart was heading towards the office, hoping for a GREAT
interviewer. I couldn’t stop talking to my parents about how scared I was.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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off, we waited for about thirty to thirty-five minutes until it was our
turn.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We chatted to a couple of people
to practically warm our voices up. I could tell that my mum was nervous too,
but my father just wasn’t really talking though. I was then startled, when Mr
Nolan called us for our interview.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Adobe Caslon Pro Bold","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Almost
as sweaty as a pig, my brain went blank, thinking about my old school and
friends. The interview was basically just learning about me and my family, and
the history of St Mary’s. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Adobe Caslon Pro Bold","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">“So it’s Juanita, right?” Mr Nolan mentioned-
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</span>“Um, JO-nita, sir”, I replied calmly.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Adobe Caslon Pro Bold","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">“So WHY do you
want to come to St Mary’s Jonita?” <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Adobe Caslon Pro Bold","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Well.
Because of the great learning facilities and stuff. You know?” I said, trying
to think of something smart.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Adobe Caslon Pro Bold","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>As
Mr Nolan wanted to know more about me, my parents anxiously told him about my family
and brothers. LUCKILY, he was able to sustain interest. (I think)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Adobe Caslon Pro Bold","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">“So I’ll tell you what. If she wants to, we’ll
accept her ”, he stated.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Adobe Caslon Pro Bold","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I couldn’t
believe what I was hearing. Hitting my arm, my mother was obviously over
emotional.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Adobe Caslon Pro Bold","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">“Yes, yes!”, I exclaimed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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was probably getting over excited myself too. Walking out of the office and
bursting with tears of joy, I was already ready for my St Mary’s journey.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Adobe Caslon Pro Bold","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Leaving my old
school-Pt. England Primary- was real heart-breaking but getting into St Mary’s is
a HUGE honour. But overall, the experience was half and half. At least I know
I’m going to love it here.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962723870237902717.post-31455413337728289872013-01-21T00:39:00.002+13:002013-01-21T01:03:43.943+13:00My First Trip to Maraetai Beach<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Last week, I had one of the most AMAZING beach trips of my life. My uncle, his girlfriend and my auntie and I went to Maraetai Beach with a few of my aunties cousins. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">To be honest, I didn't really expect to go anywhere on THAT lazy Saturday. The night before was really busy, and I was tired but it was worth it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> First, me and my aunty got our things ready after I had my cake for breakfast. Then, we picked up my uncles girlfriend from her house. Then off to </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Maraetai</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> we went. A few stops to supermarkets and gas stations, but just for some more food:)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> When we FINALLY got there after about one and a half hours, I rapidly ran down to the sea shore. Why? Because I got broke my jandolos at SuperValue supermarket. I had to run because the concrete was really rocky. Arriving onto the soft nude sand, i was relieved.</span><br />
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This painting is called Hine, by Robyn Kahukiwa. If you look closely, you will see that the color changes from light to darker on the forehead going. Also that the painting is dyed on the forehead from the noticeable blotches. </div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span"> </span>My favorite bit about this painting is the details, like feathers and moko. I like them because of the colors and how semetrical they are.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962723870237902717.post-20166135118392638692012-11-26T10:03:00.000+13:002012-11-26T10:03:37.763+13:00The Kawau Experience<b id="internal-source-marker_0.7848694624844939" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.......... I guess it's over. Yeah, Camp Bentzon was AMAZING!! Kayaking, bombing, SAILING, (Well that's a first timer) and abseiling.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>My overall favourite activity was bombing off the wharf with my friends. I'm not bragging too, but I was pretty good for a first timer on Tuesday. I was really scared at first because I really sucked, but then I starting getting use to it. "TASI, LUA, TOLU, FA. JUMP!", I shouted to Tyla-Marie before jumping. Splashing into the water, feet first, a gulp of sea water went into my mouth.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Hiking into the bush was my LEAST favourite activity. Not just because I'm not athletic, but also because it took us about two or so hours just to go to a "beach", well not really a beach. It took about two hours to get half way, when Isara said a speech with a stone picked from the beach. But it was still great exercise:))</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>MY OVERALL EXPERIENCE THOUGH THE ANNUAL YEAR 6 CAMP BENTZON IS A 10/10. IT WAS REALLY FUN, AND I TOTALLY WANT TO GO AGAIN:D</span></b><br />
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A body bag was seen too. I was trying to see what was going on, but a police woman blocked me from the view.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>I then remembered that when I went to get breakfast earlier on in the morning, there was no investigation sight there. I asked the lady what happened, and she said that a girl was run over. Looking around to see if anyone was coming, I saw the body bag and opened it. I couldn’t believe who was in there.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>It was Sydney Robinson, my best friend. Staring at her face, I noticed there weren’t any marks, besides her scar that she had all her life. With only one huge bruise on her back, there were no serious injuries done. Then a thought crossed my mind, was this done on purpose? I was sure to find out.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Eager to know who did the awful execution, I asked everyone if they were the last ones to see her when she was alive. With no results, I forgot about her brother, Cato, then hurried to speak with him. Unwilling to talk to me, I was getting pretty annoyed with him. Until he admitted he’d done something unbelievably horrible. “I did it”, he said with pain in his voice. “Did what?”, I replied. “I killed her.”</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Becoming furious, I grabbed him, and dragged him all the way to police station. “He did it! Take him, take him! He even taped himself killing her.”, I shouted. “Thank-you”, he then said. But what for, I kept on asking myself. Unfortunately, that was the last time I saw him, but I never forgot about Sydney.</span></b>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962723870237902717.post-90026796963371576872012-11-05T19:51:00.001+13:002012-11-05T19:51:35.142+13:00Jonita- The Bush<b id="internal-source-marker_0.4434941168874502" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It was a hot Summer afternoon when Jessie, Robyn and myself were off to our annual camping trip at the Bushwalk in Otahuhu. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>“Jess, you got everything? We seriously have to get going ”, I asked with excitement. “Oh. Of course! Yes, got all our things”, she replied. Driving off, I heard a slight sound of something unpleasant under the car. “Guys, did you hear that?”, I said with curiosity. As always, they ignored me, but halfway there, something terrible happened.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Looking behind the steering wheel, I saw that the red light was on for the gas. Suddenly, nothing was on. Opening the hood of the car, I noticed there wasn’t any gas in the tank. “Everything fine there Nita?”, said Jessie. “NO! Please, come quick.”, I exclaimed. I told them what happened. Unfortunately, the conclusion wasn’t good.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>It must have leaked. Trying to figure out where the leakage started, there was no result. “Do you guys know what happened?”, I said. “Nope.”, both of them muttered. Suddenly I remember something. Before driving off, I accidently took out some oil for my fathers car. “Ummmmm. Sorry guys. I guess it was me. I’ll go find help.”</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Luckily, Jess had enough bars to call her parents, which got there at around eleven o’clock. I guess I learnt a lesson today.</span></b><br />
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Guess what? Last Tuesday, the Extension group made irresistible Thai Fish Cakes for the <a href="http://www.letscookwithparmco.co.nz/class-of-2012/">Lets Cook with Parmco </a>weekly challenge. We were in groups, and made fish cakes for Week 1, which was pretty awesome. It's a very simple dish, full of spices, veggies and FISH!! Did I forget to mention that we had a delicious salad on the side?<br />
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I think that it was really easy because even though our presentation looked AMAZING, it was bang on perfect and simple. Although we didn't win last week, I was still proud of all of us.<br />
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My favorite part of the process was of course, not only eating it, but also frying the fish cakes. Just because the cakes were perfectly.<br />
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I would really love to cook this dish again for my family because I think that they will enjoy it a lot! Be sure to look out for my blog post about this weeks Marrakech Chicken meal!! And also PLEASE be sure to vote for our school in the comp! :)<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Step 2: Then fold it from side to side and unfold it:)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Step 3: Keeping the paper on the table, you must fold each of the long edges into the middle, and then unfold it.</span><br />
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Step 7: Now it's the LAST step, put a finger inside each of the corners an gently pull outwards!<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962723870237902717.post-65561108044928771572012-09-12T10:38:00.001+12:002012-09-12T10:38:27.501+12:00Our Duffy Assembly Eh<b id="internal-source-marker_0.05137136438861489"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Have you ever heard of Jo Holley? Well, she came over to our school to talk to us about the importance of reading at our Duffy Assembly. She is an actress, and a T.V. presenter.</span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Walking into the school hall, I was waiting for our special guests to come. Surprisingly, the members of the Bucklands Beach Rotary Club, Ron and Austin, were already there! The only person that was left was Jo. Waiting for her, Mr Jacobson (BIG ONE) kept us company by singing lots of songs.</span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>When she FINALLY arrived, she introduced herself with a traditional Maori mihi and told us about her career and life. She inspired me a lot because, a small town girl from Gisborne, to our televisions is pretty amazing.</span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>I really liked the Duffy Assembly because it inspires me to read more and become more smarter</span><br /><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span></span></b>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2962723870237902717.post-83103306193899255442012-09-10T14:48:00.000+12:002012-09-10T14:48:09.935+12:00Meeting Uncle Anzac<b id="internal-source-marker_0.050952726043760777"></b><br />
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<b id="internal-source-marker_0.050952726043760777"><span style="font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b id="internal-source-marker_0.886921773897484" style="font-size: medium; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Last friday, the Year 5,6,7 and 8 Extension groups got to work with Tommy Wilson, or better known as Uncle Anzac, the author of some of our favourite books, such as Kapai Kiwi. We got to have a workshop on that day with the amazing author.</span><br /><span style="font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span><div dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;">
<span style="font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Telling us about his life and career was really inspiring for me. At assembly, he told us about his butler career and getting the opportunity to meet Nelson Mandela. I was pretty surprised when he said that he had met him.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It was a really great because he taught us a lot of good techniques in writing, which I now use:) He helped us create a story about an ancient touchstone that had been stolen from our school and we had to go find it. Getting our story line in a short amount of time was a pretty amazing achievement.</span></span></div>
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