Mihi

Tena Koutou Katoa
Ko (name) Damien au
I te taha maui(left)
Ko (name) Vaifoa tenei (this)
No (where your from)Samoa ia

Moerena
Hauraki

This morning we learnt our mihi and introduced our selves to the class.

ICT Mind Mup Planning

Today at ICT we are designing, creating and planning our own website. Heres my planning done on mind mup.

Elisabetta Dami: Book Week

This week we finally finished our book week project on Elisabetta Dami. We chose her as our author of the week because most of our class enjoyed reading her books. Take a look at what we created. 

What is Respectfulness?

Explanation:

To be respectful in class, you have to remember your keys to character. One of the most important ones are RESPECTFULNESS. You can be respectful by:

Being polite

Taking care of yourself and those around you

Valuing the opinions of other people

Listening

Speak to others as you would like to be treated

 When someone is talking, a teacher for example, you can respect them by letting them talk and wait for them to finish so you or others may have a turn talking. 

Good Manners

 First of all, what is Good Manners?

To have good manners means:

Speaking in a nice way

Looking at the person who is talking

Answering politely when a teacher asks a question and waiting properly for your turn to speak

Always using the magic words “Please, Thank you, Excuse me” and “Sorry”

Walking behind other people and not in front

Letting them go first

Sharing, being kind

Doing what the teacher says with a pleasant manner and being positive

Co-operating

Attitude

Controlling your attitude can sometimes be a struggle. There are two types of attitudes and only one is respectful. Being positive can include:

Having a smile on your face

Don’t talking back to the teachers

Thinking the right thing

Influencing others to do the right thing

Help others

Use appropriate language

Make others feel better

Your attitude can affect others and influence others to act like you. But when you influence, there are consequences. Consequences are the result of what you do. For example: You could help a lady cross the road and she might reward you with money as a reward OR if you steal from the shops, then you’ll get a ride with the cops. 

Listening

 Listening is one of the most important values of respect. If people listen to you, it’ll be best to do the same to others. Listening includes:

Eyes forward and toward the person speaking

Sitting still

Being quiet

Keeping hands still

Smiling

 Here I’ve created a list of steps of what to do to show respect:

Listen Harder

Be Considerate

Keep Your Promise

Be On Time

Have Manners

Encourage

Be Fair

Go Out Of Your Way

Preserve Dignity

Do NOT Assume

Assuming you have no absolute idea what respect is, respect is a possession that everyone will want. Because the more respect you have the more people will notice you. Respecting has many ways of showing itself such as, using your manners, listening quietly, being polite and speaking to others as you would like to be spoken to. 

You can be respectful in class by Communicating:

Use a respectful tone of voice

Do not tease others or call them names

Follow adult requests quickly and without complaint

Pay attention in class and get our assigned work done

  Showing Good attitude and behavior:

Be sure that you are choosing a Respectful Classroom behavior daily with other pupils at the start of class to the end of the day..

Showing a positive attitude and sharing positive comments to others

Being nice to classmates even if they are not being nice to you. Karma will deal with that

Watching your behaviour because they can become actions

  Being Helpful:

Making sure your area and class is clean and tidy

Keeping in mind of your responsibilities

Leading little students and everyone around you

Helping others when they are in need

Asking if people need help

By following this Explanation you can influence others to do the same. When everybody is respectful then everyone can have fun. Make sure you share these steps, tips and facts with your friends and family.

My Reading Test

Which answer is right? Re-Read, Re-Read.

On Monday, I attended a test postponed for me because I was absent. Mrs Golder and I where in the maths room. I had three Tests to do so I be in a good class the future. The reading comprehension test was to test my reading skills and answer the questions about the text.

First off, the test had started and I only had 45 minutes. By the time I got to the first question I was so worried even though it just started. So I tried to calm myself down, and with hope I was already on the second page. Some questions were easy and some were just too hard figure out. But all I had to do to solve the question was re-read.

When the last question was answered, the first thing I did was double-check it so I could see if I got any wrong. As soon as I was done checking it, I was so relieved. I finally got it over and done with. As she took my paper away, I hoped and hoped to get a great score. But we’ll soon find out…

You Can Teach Old Dogs New Tricks!

Last week, my teacher, Mrs Golder, was having trouble updating her Google Forms. It was so she could see if we were sending friendly comments to the other classes.

She asked me, being the IT guy and stuff, if I could help her. Eventually I did! She thanked me and I was awarded with a Principal's Award. You can check out what I did Here
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My Siblings' Place

Holiday Fun,  Not in the Sun…

Last week, I spent the holidays at my siblings’ two-bedroom apartment in Auckland city. It is very small but is good enough for my siblings. At one end of the apartment there is a sliding door to an open balcony. It has two beds and a sofa big enough to sleep on. The building was called Scotia Place. Outside was a beautiful scenery of central Auckland.

I stayed there for five days and my brother was in sole charge of me because my parents were working during the week. It’s pretty cool there and I really enjoy spending time with them. I couldn't wait to be with them.

My oldest brother has light-brown and curly hair. He wore his casual clothes. Usually he wears dark-coloured T-shirts and track-pants. He goes to university in central Auckland. Tui is his name and he is 10 years older than me.

When I'm bored with other games, I would ask to go on my older brother’s gaming laptop, and most of the time it was to play games such as League Of Legends. I never got time to go outside because my brother and sister were out at university. I went and looked to see what I could do. So I asked him if I could make some toast for breakfast. Tui replied “Help yourself to anything.”

The first thing I did was put on my brother’s console to play Call Of Duty. It’s a First Person Shooter about killing others. I played for hours and hours until it was midnight. As time flew by, I got even more tired. That was usually all I did there. My brother would always check if I ate breakfast every morning. TWEET TWEET was the sound of my alarm in the morning from outside.

I wish I could stay there forever. I still miss the place because it’s a fun place to waste time.