Island Weddings

 

PEACEFUL,ENJOYABLE

DANCING,LAUGHING,CHATTING

Great but blushing purple

CELEBRATION

The Big Bad Pig and the Three Little Wolves

This movie was created by Silver Group to retell the Fractured Fairy Tale that they read - with their own creative touches of course!

Tsunami Hits SAMOA and TONGA

Tsunami that hit the Islands of TONGA AND SAMOA

On the 30th of September 2009 something HORRIBLE happened- there was a Tsunami in Tonga and Samoa. Back here in New Zealand we waited anxiously as so many of us have family in the Islands.

People from Samoa and Tonga moved to higher ground and at first we heard there were no injured people but we knew the enormous Waves would have created huge damage.

Unfortunately, in Tonga six people were confirmed dead, and four are missing following the waves which have also caused much damage.

Samoa was hit as well with six to eight metre waves
on the South Coast early on Wednesday - this was during
our school holidays.

To all of those people who survived the Tsunami in Tonga and Samoa I would like to say
thank you for being brave and strong. By Feki

To my family and my village in Samoa I would just like to say I hope you are safe
and have had your offering. Nathaniel

I hope you are all safe now in SAMOA AND TONGA!!! by Tamati

I feel sorry for the people that died in Samoa and Tonga.
My village in Samoa is important to me because my family are
there and I love them so much and care about them
and that's all I have to say.
Fa soifua by Henry.

PLAYER OF THE SEASON AND PLAYER OF THE YEAR!

Hi there my name is Feki. I play rugby for the Teachers Eastern Football Club. My rugby team have played all season. We have won lots of games and lost only 4. We are way better than last year because we lost all of our games. So it was a HUGE improvement.
Last week we had our club Prizegiving. As I walked into our clubrooms I saw Lelia 'Flash' Masaga and the New Zealand Sevens Captain DJ Forbes. When I first got there they had already called me for my trophies so I was too late. But my trophies were for 'Player of the Season and 'Player of the Year!' I got my trophies and guess what?! Our Sports Manager Kirt said that I could have my photo taken with Flash Masaga and DJ Forbes with my trophies. I said 'Yee-ah!'
After our club prize giving our coach Mr Palmer went up and received a 'Not Arguing Award' which was for my team mate Hinckley. Mr Palmer told our club 'You know why you don't want to argue with this big boy!'

When he finished talking Mr Palmer came in with lots of KFC chicken and Clinton brought over

chinese food. My whole Rugby Team had a fantastic kai and we all went home feeling extremely happy. Especially me with both of my trophies.

by Feki

Immersion Assembly Movie

DINO-MIGHT - STEGOSAURUS

BY FEKI

Nga Korero

Check out Silver Literacy Group's latest movie. Their task was to both share with people, and explain the reason for some of the Weekly Korero. Take a look and see what they created...

The Coldest Day Ever!

It was exceptionally cold and there was a beautiful blanket of frost on our field the other morning. The following is a collection of our sentences that we decided were our best!!


I felt really cold, I was like a penguin in Antarctica.

By April.

The bark from the tree was slippery like ice.

By Casey.

Every time I breathed into the air it looked like fog was coming out of my mouth.

By Charm.

When I placed my hand on the wall it felt cold and wet.

By Etta.

It sent goose bumps through my hands because it was sooooo cold.

By Feki.

April and I made foot prints in the cold, icy grass.

By Gabby.

I knew it was cold because I saw a lot of fog come off the lake.

By Mauina.

I walked down to the playground, I was feeling like we Rm 17 were red and black penguins strolling to the Antarctica but it was at school.

By Nathaniel.

As Rm 17 strolled to see the ice beside the playground on the field it looked like it was an ice hockey stadium because the field was covered in sparkly ice.

By Jonty.

I could feel the breeze, it was so chilly!

By Latu.

As my class were strolling to the playground you could see ice on the field and on the playground. If you took off your shoes and played on the grass your feet got numb and you couldn't feel it.
By Zane.

It felt like I was a human ice block.

By Sione.

When I touched the grass my hand got very cold.

By Tevita.

As I swiped my hand on the cold icy grass it froze my fingers together.

By Henry.

As I was strolling on the field it was wet and it looked like a huge sheet of sugar.
By Tracey Matina Vaine.

Stop Think and Do!

At our weekly Friday Assemblies, our Principal Mr Burt always does a 'Korero'. These are to remind us of the 'Pt England Way'. Last term Silver Group created a movie to remind others about one our schools weekly korero. Take a look and see if you get their message?

The Best Race Ever

On Sunday we went to Stonefield Drive for our Soap Box Derby. We were chattering on the way there.

As soon as we got there we rushed out of the cars and set up our pit crew. Cruz was nervous and he weighed in and he was perfect so he went up and we put the derby car on the ramp and then all you can hear is go go go for Cruz so the man yelled out 3.2.1.GO as the ramp roared like a monster.He stared poor but then he got a little faster but we saw the flag go on to Cruz's side and then Mr J yelled out !!Yahoo!! Next was Shontal she looked like she was in lots of fear but what we always say!!GIVE IT A GOOD SHOT!! and she gave it a go.Next was Jacob he went and is time was good to.Shhhhhhhhhhh Mr. Palmer said.

!!!!My Touch team!!!!!

On Monday last week my touch team went to Eastern Beach.
We went there because we won all of our games and won the big trophy for 2009.
There were heaps of rocks and I climbed off one of them and jumped onto the deep part.When the tide was out we went all the way to the far end to look for some fish, but we didn't find any, instead we found some mussels. As we were trying to crack the mussels, it sounded like someone was eating a crunchy chip. We tried to crack them so we could eat them raw, but they were too solid.
After that we had a big B.B.Q with sausages,steak and lamb.
What a great day, I wish there were fish there, but the fish, were much further out.
By Feki