The Me POEM!!!!

Jonita

Tall,tough,pretty,feisty

Siblings of Johnny and Crusader

Lover of music,black and pizza

Who fears snakes

Who needs my OWN violin

Who gives money to World Vision and love

Who would like to see my room in black and Lady Gaga in concert

Resident of Otahuhu

Mafutaga Aana

Hidden Matariki!

Have you ever heard of "Hidden Talents" on Disney Channel? Well, the Year 5 & 6 Extension group had a challenge to put together a movie just like that, but you have to guess what MATARIKI is! This is me and my friends Hidden Matariki! We hope you enjoy this little game!

My Swimming Movie!

With my teeth chattering and the spray flying from the other kids,I felt really cold!The coldness made me cough and splutter.Even though I was very buoyant,I gasped for breath while I was doing freestyle.A shock of cold was the only thing that electrified my body,even though the water was deliciously warm.

  I pushed of the wall with a powerful kick and determination.As soon as I sunk down into the water,I grasped onto the flutter-board,so I then again became very buoyant.I kicked furiously with coordinated movements to the other end of the pool.

 When it was time to do the backstroke,I glided gracefully on the water. I then submerged down into the turquoise colored aqua because another kid pushed me.I bobbed around because I thought that I was drowning.It was time to get out of blue,runny pleasure.

 I was shivering and shaking.I still had a gulp of water in my mouth,but I was too cold to realise.I went into the changing rooms.I put on my two thick layered jumpers and headed back to school.

Dancing to The Top!

Kherington Taylor Payne,was born on 26 January,1990.The talented dancer,singer,actor and reality star,is currently 21 and is part of the television show,"The Dance Scene",on the gossip channel E!.She is so AWESOME at dancing,that she was one of the top 10 finalists in "So You Think You Can Dance".

Born in Whittier,California,Kherington is the daughter of Sheri Ashe and Rick Payne.She formally took dance lessons at the age of 2.Her lessons aren't over yet!!The famous choreographer Laurie Ann Gibson works with her in the reality dance show "The Dance Scene".Graduated from El Dorado High School,Payne now lives in Placentia,California.She is pursuing her dance dreams and career.

The Queen Monster!

Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta is better known as Lady Gaga,her stage name.The famous singer-songwriter was born on the day 28 of March in 1986 in New York City,United States.She is best known for her hit songs Just Dance and Pokerface.The genres of these famous hit and actually all of the rest of her songs are pop and dance.The most talented instruments that Stefani (Gaga)play are her vocals,the keytar,piano and the synthesizer.

Her occupations were and are Singer-songwriter, performance artist,record producer, dancer, businesswoman, activist.She was the first born child of her father Joseph Germanotta which was Italian,American.Guess what!........She teamed up with the famous singer Elton John.They did a duet for the song for the AWESOME movie "Knomeo and Juliet"!!!!!

Past Connections

I also had lots of fun making this movie too!The crew for this movie were intelligent,funny and supportive!They were as hard working as me and it is such an honour to have been in their movie too.Tyla,Kaycee and Calvin(The actors in this AWESOME movie!)have really a BIG help to me too!!I thank them SO MUCH!

Past Connections from SchoolTV on Vimeo.

P.S.I was like a special guest!

Brave Men and Women

This is our year five and six Extension movie that we made for the I AM Making Movies 2 contest.The path that we took through our first movie making competition was ABSOLUTELY wonderful!This is the process that we made in this movie is the wonderful story of a struggling family INCLUDING the mother.Her husband has gone to war and it is hard for her AND her kids.Hope you enjoyed this AWESOME movie!!!!

Brave men AND women from SchoolTV on Vimeo.

P.S.I'm not really in it that much!!!Thanks to our Extension teacher too!!!She is AWESOME!!!!

Rolling in Adele!!

Adele is an AWESOME singer.She inspires just like Katy Perry too.Not only does she have a unique voice,she also has a unique talent too......Songwriting.

Her charming single,Rolling in the Deep,crested to number one in the charts in countries like Canada,Italy,Netherlands,Belgium,Switzerland and Germany.It also became in the top ten hit New Zealand,United States,Denmark,Ireland and Norway.Adele's idea and description of her top hit is a dark blues,gospel kind of disco tune.It also appears in her album 21.It was then came out on the day,29 November,2010 in the Netherlands.

Archimedes

Some scientists and mathematicians in the Ancient world were not as good as Archimedes.Who is Archimedes?You are probably wondering who is he.He was a mathematician and an inventor in the Ancient Greek days.He was the last Greek mathematician.Not only was he known as the wise one,but he was also known as the master too.

Born in Syracuse,Sicily,2086 B.C,he probably got his interest of maths from his father,Phidias.His father was an astronomer,a scientific studier of heavenly bodies.Some days he was so interested in trying to solve mathematical problems,that he may have forgotten to eat!!I would not want to be him!

He invented the Claw,the ship shaking construction.It was invented in 2014 B.C.It was useful for warding off ships.The right arm was used to lift,sink and drop on an attacking ship with a large hook.It was controlled by a pulley system and also two poles.It’s also used to pick up toys in stuff toy machines.FUN!!!!

The Invention of Scissors!

Have you ever wondered who invented scissors?I f you didn’t know,this modern day tool was invented by the Ancient Egyptians. With only a single piece of piece of metal, this was still a great help for them.

In these trendy days, they are modified into a multitude of sizes. From hedge clippers to wire snipers, scissors are useful no matter what kind of shape and size.



Have you ever wandered who invented scissors?If you didn’t know,this modern day tool was invented by the Ancient Egyptians.With only a single piece of piece of metal,this was still a great help for them.

In these trendy days,they are modified into a multitude of sizes.From hedge clippers to wire snipers,scissors are useful no matter what kind of shapes and sizes.

What is Chewing Gum?

Have you ever wondered who created Chewing Gum?It was a man named Adam Smith.One day,he was in his rubber factory.He found a lump of chicle from the sap of a gum tree.Just for absolute fun,he decided to pop it into his mouth.He chewed and chewed like there was no tomorrow,but it all still stayed whole.

He then had an idea.He heated it up and added a mint flavor.He decided to call it “Chewing Gum.”He wanted to sell it.

In the year 1872,shopkeepers decline to sell it in their shops.So the Tutti Fruity company brought the gum and made it in a small factory.You can buy it in slot machines while your waiting at the railway stations!
Have you ever wondered who created Chewing Gum?It was a man named Adam Smith.One day,he was in his rubber factory.He found a lump of chicle from the sap of a gum tree.Just for absolute fun,he decided to pop it into his mouth.He chewed and chewed like there was no tomorrow,but it all still stayed whole.

He then had an idea.He heated it up and added a mint flavor.He decided to call it “Chewing Gum.”He wanted to sell it.

In the year 1872,shopkeepers declined to sell it in their shops.So the Tutti Fruity company brought the gum and made it in a small factory. You could buy it in slot machines while you were waiting at the railway stations!

Thermal Plesures!!!!

For my AWESOME Easter holiday we all went to Waiwera Thermal Pools! Did you know that it was also our family reunion so much fun.re lots of relatives all staying together.It was so fun and my heart was pumping with energy to go on every single slide and go in every single pool!

At the beginning of the day, my four aunties, my uncle, my cousins and I were on our way to another house at Waiwera.We went there to have breakfast that my cousin's mum made. My other cousins and one of their parents arrived from their cabins too.We stayed there for the rest of the morning and then got ready to walk to the pools.

When we got there, I was exhausted from all the walking!!I just could'nt wait to swim but we had to wait for about two hours until everyone arrived. It was sooo boring. When everyone got there, we had a really long prayer before we did our items.

I was really scared!! I couldn't wait until it was all over and done with,but guess what.....I had to do ANOTHER item!!!Both of my items were a tribute to my great grandfather."I am going to do well in the item! I am going to go good in the item!",I kept saying to myself!

As soon as our items were over,I was relieved that I didn't make any mistake while we were dancing!It was then time for my cousins,auntie and uncles dance.When all of the items were completed,I marveled at the glorious yummy food inside the pots.It was obviously time to eat!

I reached for my auntie's secret mushroom chowder and placed it on my plate.I also picked up some salad and sausages.As soon as I was finished,I either had to decide if I wanted to do some activities with my uncle Jack,or go to the pools and slides.I just couldn't decide! I picked the pools! Well, mostly all the kids did! Even though I felt sorry for my uncle, I got changed anyway.

I had to wait for my mum to get changed, but Gabriel, my cousin, said that she could keep an eye out on me.The first slide that we went on was the long, Grinch like coloured, two slided"Twister"! I stammered when it was our turn to go inside it! As soon as the security guard said we could slide down, I just closed my eyes and pretended like I was inside a calm hot pool,then,"AHH,get me out,get me out!!",I screamed while I was half way through the slide. When I got to the bottom,I wanted to go on it again!!!I never knew that it would be so much fun!So I did. I went on it about 4 more times.

Then I tried the dark,fast turning "Black Hole"!It was so dark and scary,that even my mum and dad didn't want to go in it!When I got to the bottom of that one,I didn't really want to go in it again.

In the afternoon, it was then time to unleash the fast, yellow, other two slided "Speed Slide"!!! It was another scary slide because it was as fast as a racing car going at full speed! Even though it was really deep at the bottom,I still wanted to go on it some more! I wanted to go on it because it was my dad,my auntie,my cousins and my two brother's favorite slide!

After all of the slides,I went in the movie pool. It was so hot. I went out because I couldn't really handle it that much!

It was time to go and get changed.I went with my mum and after we went into our meeting room.I literally filled my plate with easter eggs and cake as a snack.We all got an easter egg each and then we headed off to our homes.

I really had fun and I would really like to go there again!

Swimming Through Acrostic Poems!!!!

S ubmerge
W ater
I s very easy and also hard
M ostly fun!
M ostly easy

I t is sad that some people die from try to do it!:(
N ever give up on it!
G ulp of water

Best Ways of How to Swim!

In order to be a successful swimmer, you may follow these instructions. Take a powerful kick off the wall and submerge into the water. When you are doing freestyle,a key tip is to take a scoop while you are rolling to breath. While you are rolling to breath,a breathing position is to lie your on your arm. You become very buoyant when you use proper coordinated movements in the water.

When you are doing backstroke, lie on your back in the water and then put your tummy up not too high, but also not too low too.Then you can float for as long as you want!! Always do steady kicks and try and glide on the water.