Analosi’s Y8 Leavers Book!!!!!!!

A great experience for me at Corinna School was when I had the opportunity to go and compete at Amis Games 2015, in Tauranga; with my amazing netball team Jade.

Aims Games is a national sporting event up in Tauranga, where Year 7 and 8 students from around New-Zealand come to test their skills and compete to see who’s the best netball team.

I loved competing at Aims Games because we got to meet a lot of people and also become their friends. We had to work our butt’s off to win all our games. We had a good bond with each other and with the parents. Everyone was happy and proud at the same time.

The best thing about Corinna School was making new friends and getting to know everyone here. I will miss everything about Corinna School. I am proud of how much I have learnt over the past few years and what I have achieved in many areas like sport and culture. I would like to thank all my teachers because without these wonderful teachers I wouldn't be up to the level I am now.  

Analosi Paulo

Haiku 2015

Analosi 2015 Speech

I LEARN BEST AT A DESK (SPEECH)

I am hear to talk to you about what the difference is between 21st Century Learning and Old School Learning, and to explain why 21St century learning is the best.

Let's go all the way back when our mums and dad’s went to school. Once they got into the school gates, teachers were very Strict. They had No choice. Students were  to walk in orderly lines to their class rooms. When they get into their classroom everyone was to be quiet.

Teachers were very very bossy. The teachers stood up in the front and told the kids what to do. The kids listened and wrote down notes. They had No technology. They worked at there disk’s on there own. All the disks where to face  the front of the class.

Would you want go to a school like that? I wouldn't because now it seems in 21st century learning it has changed a lot. We now have technology & digital devices like laptops, chrome’s, Ipads & Fancy phones.

I am absolutely 100% sure that students now have choices of what they want to learn, Students can work in different spaces inside, outside and in different classrooms in groups and teams. Learning had helped us connect to help us solve big inquiry questions. We work together like a team.

I say if you really believe that old style is cool, I say you should think again.

Thank you for listening:)

Explanation Writing

How I shone at Aims Games

I shone at Aims Games at our netball final last Friday when I played really hard to make our team win. Aims Games is a national sports event up in Tauranga where year 7 and 8 students from around New-Zealand come to test their skills and compete to see who's the best netball team. I got the opportunity to  compete at Aims Games 2015 with my amazing netball team Jade.

At this game I shone like a shining star. I intercepted the ball as if I was flying in space,feeling so alive and proud as I walked off court. I looked around, everyone is so cheerful ,with a huge smile shaped like a banana. I could hear my team cheering as loud as a lion roaring.

I shone by using my thinking skills; by looking around for who to pass the ball to and who is free or not to pass the ball to. We worked our way down the netball court by trying our best and not getting any contacts or obstructions.

I also shone when I was self managing by always listening to what the coach is saying so when we go back on court we would be able to pick up the game plan very fast and show off our skills that we learnt.

Another way I shone is when we are on court we would show respect to who we are playing against. When the ref says a bad call we will suck it up and still play our game.If we are winning or losing we will not be cocky.

I felt really proud when I shone up at Aims Games because it was a once and a life time chance to represent Corinna school, somewhere far from our homes. It was the most exhilarating moment of my life as if we were to meet the Silver Ferns. We walked home feeling so tired but also feeling like champions, champions never give up but always try there best.

POLYFEST 2015

2015 Polyfest Learning Story

On Wednesday night, Corinna School performed fabulously in front of more than 100 people at Hosanna Church.   

I got the opportunity to perform in the Senior Samoan group and Kapahaka group. 

While we were getting ready in the changing rooms the K.C. skill I used was Self-Managing and Relating to others.

One of the main rules was to always listen to the teachers, whanau and Parents and to show respect by following their instructions and waiting patiently for our turn to perform.

One of the other K.C. skills I used was Relating to others skills by supporting and encouraging others to learn the Sa Sa and Siva Samoa before we performed.

The only way for us to be able to perform properly was to attend to all practises during the holidays and Monday afternoons which is called committing myself to the team.

During the practises we would have to show discipline and commitment.

At the end of all performances I finally knew that it was really not that scary performing in front of such a big crowd of people.

I also felt proud of myself for stepping out of my comfort zone to perform in a large crowd. 

Kapo Kapo Report

On the 24th of June Corinna School performed fabulously in front of more than 500 people at Te Raupaha Arena. Their costumes were excellent, they thought really creatively when they designed the pacific costume, they had pretty designs on it, and as for their Kapa Haka group it looked beautiful, and they put a lot of thought into their school logo

The School students stood there proudly being discipline, as they all say "A good group is a discipline group" And these young Corinna Students achieved it really well.

They strongly performed well as they might have been taught by the best, they looked beautiful and stunning, There performance was outstanding, they are now one of my most favourite  performances ever. 

They worked hard and showed off they hard effort that they put into it


They worked hard as a team, I could see that some of them were shaking their hands nervously and some of their faces went bright pink.

I have nothing else to say to that school but "I love it".

https://drive.google.com/a/corinna.school.nz/file/d/0B_oaUnCh1geuVXhjWjdJNjJXZzQ/view

KAPO KAPO Performance

On Tuesday 23rd June at Te Rauparaha Arena I got the opportunity to  perform Kapa Haka and Pasifika dances at Kapo Kapo. 

First we had the Polynesia Kapo Kapo group to perform up on the stage which I was part of. While walking upon the stage I felt scared and nervous.

When I was up on the stage I felt so proud of myself because I believed in myself and took a really big risk. The K.C. skill I used during Kapo Kapo was self-managing because we had to listen to the teachers and instructors a lot and we also had to be on our own on the stage.

After the Pacifika group, we had the kapahaka group performing. I was also involved this. For us to perform we had to turn up to all of the practises on a Thursday, always be disciplined by doing the right actions,s mile at the right times, pukana at the right times and always watch and listen. 

KEY COMPETENCIES: Finger Knitting

GOOD FRIDAY: FINGER KNITTING

Every Friday it is always a good Friday because we get to do fun activities that we are interested in learning more about. 
For example: Knitting,Sewing,Music,Sports and Cooking with other students in our whanau.

One of the activity groups I have chosen to be in is the sewing and knitting group. Last week we learnt how to do finger knitting. The key competency skill I used most was Thinking. This is because I needed to search the internet to find instructions on how to do finger knitting. I read the instructions carefully and then followed them. I followed the instructions and looked at the pictures and then started doing it at the same time. 

In the weekend, I decided that I wanted to share what I learnt and teach other people how to do finger knitting. I created a presentation to share my skills with others. I took photos of me doing the finger knitting so that other people can copy me.

Here is an link to my work:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1XVs_7Mf9wPPnyJblQ5vJRg4XUfaQT1wxh3HZjBZDnyM/edit#slide=id.ga1d50c16e_0_13

KEY COMPETENCIES LEARNING STORY: Working in a maths team

MATHS GROUPS LEARNING STORY

I am learning to work with my learning team to solve problems using the best strategy.

In my maths group I can participate and contribute to discussions by listening to the person that is talking and thinking about what they are saying and if I agree with them. I can use friendly arguing if I don't agree with their strategy.

 When we are in our maths learning groups I can share and explain my ideas in a confident way.When we are reading the questions We have to understand what the question is asking us to do and visualise it in our heads.

I can always take a risk and give my team some ideas about which strategy is the best strategy, even if I don't know if I am right or wrong. I have a go anyway.

I also help my team to stay focused on the one part of the question before moving on to the next part of the problem. We need to work as a team to check that we have solved all of the problem. We need to use a different strategy to check if it is right.

I can help others when they are stuck on a question by explaining the problem and giving them examples.

KEY COMPETENCIES LEARNING STORY: Netball

NETBALL LEARNING STORY
At netball training after school and every Saturday at my netball game, I am able to relate well to others, to work together with other people in my netball team. I use these skills to get to know my team so I know what their strengths are so I know what they good at. I use this strategy to know how high or low I can pass the ball to my team mates. 

I can share ideas with my netball team and also listen to the coach and other peoples ideas so I can learn more about netball. I also always show respect to the referee by listening to the ref says when she blows her whistle. An example, is not talking back to the referee and not argue with them, even if I don't agree.

When I am relating to my netball team, I can make sure everyone is included and feels good about themselves. At practise I ask people to join in with learning the drills and if they don't know how to do it, I help them by showing them what to do. I can encourage them to catch the ball when someone passes it to them and to always mark their partner to stop them getting the ball. Make sure I don't scream at them when they drop the ball because we know we are a team.   

Writing Learning Story

In writing I have been learning to use descriptive writing like adjectives and similes in my writing to paint a picture in my headers head. I did this in my Conscription Story about World War 1. I was retelling and describing what my character felt like when his name was pulled out of the ballot.

An example of my descriptive writing is:

The sun was shining like gold. I could feel goosebumps on my arms like hundreds and hundreds of spiders crawling on my arms and legs. 

When I am stuck I will remember some of the ideas from my reading book. I will look for interesting words and phrases. I talk about what they mean and think about how I can make them into my own words.

This term I have also been learning to include lots of details about Anzac Day to give the reader a good and clear picture in their head and learn a lot about Anzac day and WW1. 

I can use the 5w's to tell the reader what I am writing about, who is involved and where and when it happened. 

An example from my writing is:
Why is Anzac Day Important to commemorate?

Anzac day is on 25th April. This date is important to remember because it was when the Anzacs soldiers arrived on a tiny beach on the Gallipoli Peninsula on Turkey.They arrived early in the morning. When they arrived the Turks were hiding in there trenches up at a high cliff.The Turks were all waiting for the Anzacs to arrive.They were getting ready setting up and all preparing to shoot the Anzacs.

Reading Learning Story

In Reading I have been learning to find information about the Vietnam War. I wanted to find out who was involved and where did it take place. I used these websites to help me find answers to my wondering questions.:

http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/vietnam-war

http://www.vietnamwar.govt.nz/our-vietnam-war

To help me research about the Vietnam war, I also used books in the library to find out more information about the Vietnam war. 

When I researching to find the answers I had to skim and scan to read and also find answers to the questions faster. Sometimes me and my buddy will have to read in between the lines to find some clues to help us understand what the author means when he doesn't just tell us.

When we find the answer we write notes about it so we can go back and talk about them. We have to work out what is the key information and what will help answer our questions. We then summarise it in our own words so we can explain what we learnt.

This is a link to my research:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OcXgpN76R70LObF7MFn82jyjSUMm80IhAE-8LbY6RMo/edit

I have found out that the Vietnam War took place in Vietnam from 1959-1975, but NZ went in 1963. New Zealand only supported a little bit compared to world war 1 and world war 2. 
The war was against South Vietnam and North Vietnam.
New Zealand went to Vietnam war because North Vietnam was a communist country and we didn't want to be a communist country too.

This is a link to a video of me reading the journal story
"Lest we for get"

                                          

    This is a level 4 text book and its a year 8 journal book. 

   

Maths learning story

In maths I have been learning to work as a team to share and explain my ideas about how to solve the problem. I can use what I already know to help me make connections to solve questions easily. I have learnt most of my timetables and I can use them instead of doing repeated addition. It's a faster way to solve the problem.

When we did problems about Anzacs, I could use what I learnt about the soldiers in the boats at Gallipoli to help me visualise what the problem was asking me to do.

I knew there were 78 boats, on each boats there are 15 soldiers. We went 78x15=? The numbers were to large to times so we had to times the tens and the ones.
78x15=? 
(10x70=700) + (5x70=350) + (5x8=40) + (10x8=80)

The answer was 2070 soldiers on 78 boats. 

When I am working with my learning team I give my team some ideas about how to solve the problem. I encourage my team to work together and make sure they read the problem and understand what the problem is asking them to do. If they don't know I can explain it to them and repeat it if they still don't know.

I like maths because I get to help people learn maths and solve problems. I get to work with other people like my friends. I also like maths because you get to find what the answer is and it is so much fun.