Mitchell - Fiafia Night Experience

Hey Bloggers! We just came back from our 2 week school holiday which was really fun for me! Anyways 3 weeks ago we had our annual school Fiafia Night! It was really amazing. The evening before the night the teachers had already set up the stage and more. Everyone had to arrive at a certain time which was at 6:00 pm. Families of the school had been hosting food stalls such as selling island foods, cakes, drinks, sausages and much more!

Fijian Group!

Then finally the night came! Every group had to get changed into their costumes for their Fiafia Group and had to sit in their lines. It was kind of raining so everyone was kind of getting wet! The first performances started with all sorts of groups including : Kapa Haka, Asian Burmese, Cook Island Group and heaps more.

My group was the 11th group to peform before the Ukulele Group. Finally it was our turn. Our costumes were perfectly on, had our fans in our hands and then the music started!
( if you didn't know i was in the fijian group :D ) We started dancing and it was so much fun!

The lights were shining bright as we were dancing. Also I dedicated my dance to my great grandparents who recently travelled back to Fiji after 33 years! After our really cool dance we headed off stage and celebrated! We went back to our dressing room and got changed!

We finally left school! It was a really cool night but it was worth all of the practice.

Thanks for reading!
By Mitchell.M

30/04/18

Mitchell's - Perspectives and Opinions (Niue Language Week)

Hey bloggers! Here is my first presentation of Term 4! It's based about Niuean Language Week and talks about the language, culture and identity of the niuean people and locals!
Enjoy!

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By Mitchell.M
17/10/17

The Manaiakalani Adventure!

Hey bloggers! Today I am talking to you about our recent Manaiakalani Film Festival Movie! I will be talking to you about my experience filming this year! Now, I'm not going to give away to much information about the movie we are filming but I will tell you stuff such as: What I need to work on, What we should do next time and more!

Manaiakalani Logo

Well let me quickly tell you about the Manaiaklani Film Festival if you do not know what it is! The Manaiakalani Film Festival is a Movie Festival which is based in East Auckland, so basicallly all 13 schools in the Manaiakalani Cluster creates a movie to share with everyone!

Well here is what I thought about the Manaiaklani Film Festival Movie we have created. 

Now let me tell you! P.S =- Here are some questions Mrs Tele'a have given us to answer!

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What did you enjoy? - I enjoyed filming the movie, creating the 

script, acting, talking, and trying my best! Also I loved getting my costume! 

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What did I find challenging? - The thing I found challenging about creating the movie was trying not to laugh, trying my best to act my part, and also smiling at the camera!

What would I do next time? - The thing I would do next time is would to be act better, smile more, act more like my character, and act more better!

Do you have any ideas for the next movie your in? - I do have ideas for the next movie but I'm thinking a remake of a TV episode, or a movie, or something that's fun such as: an social experiment!

Well that's it for now bloggers! Sorry I didn't give away too much information but you'll see on the day of the screenings of the Manaiaklani Film Festival! You can view them here in a few weeks and also view previous movies from previous years: Manaiakalani Film Festival - Website Films!

Thanks for reading!

By Mitchell.M

22/09/17

P.S - Make sure you watch our movie!

Mitchell's Night Light Reading!

Hey bloggers! This is my Night Light presentation I have completed today! It concludes of facts about the moon, space and more. Enjoy!

Mitchell's Speech Reflection 2017!

Hey bloggers! Today I had delivered my speech today in front of my class and my topic I choose was "Why Culture Is Important"! You can find that blog post underneath this blogpost! Enjoy!

Thanks for reading!
By Mitchell.M
08/08/17

P.S - it's my birthday! 

Here is my speech video!

Mitchell's Speech - My culture is important

Good Morning! Here is my speech about why culture is important!

Reason 1: I think culture is important because it’s really important to remember your ancestry.

Culture! Have you ever wondered about your culture? I’m pretty sure you’ve been wondering about where you originate from right? Well you probably do know your Samoan,Tongan, Cook Island and Maori, but it’s time to think back. It’s pretty important to remember your heritage. Like what if you have royal blood, that’s something really important to cherish.

Did you ever wonder about where your great grandmother’s mother is from? They may be from Russia, Tahiti, or even Kenya! That’s meaning that you’re ancestors are from different places!

Reason 2: Another reason why culture is important is because your Family Tree and Ancestors may have different origins.

Did you know? - that your many of your ancestors have all came from different origins. For example let’s say your great,great,great,great,great grandmother from Tonga married your great, great, great, great, great grandfather from Germany! That may mean you have German traces in your DNA, if your grandparents have German DNA.

Reason 3: The last reason why you’re culture is important is because your language is important too.

If you’re fluent in your native language you have a very special talent! I think learning your native language is important because what if it dies out. Imagine one day the native language of your country has died out because people have forgotten or lost the traditional ways. It also represents your identity and culture and also your family!

Reason 4: My culture!

Finally let me tell you why my culture is important! My ethnicity conclude of Fijian and Tongan descent with some German. On my Fijian family I am a descendant of the Vuanirewa Dynasty that has ruled the Lauen Island since it first has been discovered so that is a big part of my culture! With my Tongan Family I am from the Islands of Ha’apai and from the Village of Pe’a on Tongatapu.

Thanks for reading!

By Mitchell.M

07/08/17

Mitchell's - The Space Race

Hey bloggers! Here is my Week 1 slides about the Space Race! We have been learning about space these weeks since this terms topic is "Guardians of the Galaxy". This presentation concludes of interesting information about the Space Race between Russia and the United States! Enjoy!

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By Mitchell.M
07/08/17

Mitchell's Immersion Assembly - (Term 3)

Hey there! Today was the first day of Term 3! Guess what? We had a special immersion assembly to celebrate Term 3. This term’s topic is called : Guardians of the Galaxy! It’s all about outer space and other planets in space.

In the hall were mini projectors that had lights such as stars and galaxies glowing up to the roof of the hall. When the lights went off you could clearly see the stars and galaxies and everyone was excited and curious about what was going to happen next.

In the middle of the hall a drone with some cool lights and Mr Jacobsen was pretending that aliens were going to invade earth while the drone kept moving forward towards the stage! Then Mrs Nua and Mr Burt had masks on and were playing the roles of aliens.

Then Mr Jacobsen and Mr Sommerville had held in their hands some Star Wars light sabers and were striking at them like they were going to protect the Earth. It was really cool. Then the lights went back on and everyone was curious about what was going to happen next.

It sounds really interesting! Today I will talk about the videos and the performances the teachers produced for each of their teams. First up was Team 1! They made a movie about travelling to space in flying cars! Wow.

The Team 1 teachers got into their cars and flew off to outer space to discover different planets and heaps more. They went to different kinds of planets such as : The Sun, The Moon and Mars.

Did you also know that NASA are sending astronauts this year to Mars to experiment. That’s so cool.

Anyways the Team 1 move finished and now it was time for ...Team 2!. Also Miss Hockly explained some key points about their movie. Now Team 2’s time was here. They made a music video about space and travelling.

Miss Gaston and Nalder were singing and while the others were dancing. After the move Mrs Nalder explained some things Team 2 are learning about this term and also they are doing a trip to Stardome! The Team 2 teachers were in the green room playing instruments like a music band put in space.

Now Team 3 was ready to shine! The movie started off with an Hourglass coming down with sand. There was a title that was named “Days of ours lives” and the movie showed everyday things they did around that time.

Such as at 8:am on Friday the teachers were showing the kids how to line up. Then it changed to 3:pm on Friday and showed a scene of Miss Eadie locking the doors and running home. That was pretty funny! Miss King explained that Team 3 were going to learn about different kinds of planets and what life force lives on the planets.

The screen changed and it switched/transitioned to Team 4’s movie screen title. The first scene was with some students from the Team 4 block who were on Imac’s in the centre of the class. They were playing roles as people who were in the Space Control Room  telling the astronauts what to do.

The Team 4 teachers were in rocket ships and the control room advisors told all of them to go towards the Sun. They all had incidents and unfortunately died from natural disasters in Space. They didn't die for real it was just a movie.

Anyways they were going to learn about what other life forces and species are living beyond the Earth. Sounds like something interesting to learn about! Finally the best team in the school was ready to perform. The lights went off and the projectors were glowing with galaxies.

The Team 5 teachers such as Mrs Tele’a, Mrs Ilaoa, Miss Judd, Miss Sio, Miss Tapuke, and Mr Wiseman ran up to the stage in excitement ready to perform their item. They got sope props out and went into their positions.

Then everyone heard the first sound of music you would hear in the Moana song : “How far i’ll go” and Miss Judd was singing while the other Team 5 teachers were dancing and playing instruments in the background. Miss Judd had changed some lyrics for the song and was Space themed.

Well that was the reflection of the Immersion Assembly that happened today. Thanks for reading!

By Mitchell.M

24/07/17

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Mitchell's Sweet as Poetry - Slides

Hey bloggers! Here is my Sweet as Poetry presentation I have completed. It concludes of 2 poems we have read and questions about the poem we have answered. Also we have pieces of drawings in the presentation that is relative to the poem.

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By Mitchell.M
27/06/17

Mitchell's - Play and Poetry

Hey bloggers! Here is my Play and Poetry presentation slides that I have completed. It concludes of random stuff around the topic speaking and language. Here it is and enjoy!

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By Mitchell.M
22/06/17

Mitchell's Sentence Types - 2017

Hey bloggers! Here is my Sentence Types presentation I have completed today which was due this week. It talks about sentences and different sentences and also tells you when to use them. Enjoy!

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By Mitchell.M
2/06/17

Mitchell's Complex Sentences

Hey there bloggers! Here is my Complex Sentences presentation I have completed which is about learning how to write a complex sentence and how and when to use it. Also there is a video talking about how Complex Sentences work and what they do to someone's piece of writing. 

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By Mitchell.M
30/05/17

Mitchell's biogas - cowdung energy

Hey bloggers! Here is a presentation that is due this week which talks about Using biogas. Biogas is a source of gas that is created when mixing cow dung and other things such as leaves, dead twigs, and more. It is really helpful and is really useful.

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By Mitchell.M
30/05/17

Mitchell's T2 Mini animation!

Hey bloggers! Here is a mini animation I made apart of Term 2's topic which is about technology. I have made a washing machine with some clothes getting washed and showing how a piece of technology like a washing machine works. Enjoy!

P.S : the video finishes at 00:24

Thanks for watching!
By Mitchell.M
22/05/17

Mitchell's Making Clever Clothes and Keeping warm or cool.

Hey bloggers! Here is this week's work presentation slides that I have completed today. It involves how to keep your house warm and cool and controlling the clothes you use such as being able to change the heat.

Also we learnt about how people use and change the temperature of your house and the clothes you wear.

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By Mitchell.M
15/05/17 

Mitchell's Heat Transfer Process

Hey bloggers! Here is a diagram showing the process of heat transfer and how it works.

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By Mitchell.M
15/05/17

Mitchell's Staying warm, keeping cool

Hey blog viewers! Here is my presentation about Staying warm,keeping cool! The presentation includes how your body reacts when the cold hits you and also comparing to when it hits animals.

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By Mitchell.M
15/05/17 

Mitchell's role model writing - My great grandfather!

My role model I have chosen is my great-grandfather. His name is Pita. I have chosen him because he is inspiring and he is a hard working man. He is a loving and caring man and he is very dominant. So let me explain why my great grandfather is my role model!

Whenever we go over to his house he hands us fresh fruits and healthy yummy things to eat! He always wants us to be fit and healthy so we can have a g

Me and my great grandfather mowing the lawn.

ood life. Also me and my cousins play heaps of sports on his front yard.

He is also a cultural man and uplifts us to do and be strong in our own culture. He knows a lot about our traditions and culture and also knows what we have to do to be respectful and proud of our heritage and culture. We love the stories he and my great grandmother tell about our ancestors and their adventures and journeys. Some stories also lead up to some of the most popular places in Fiji.

Did you also know that he used to be a teacher? That’s right my great grandparents used to be well known teachers in Melanesia. They have taught in Papua New Guniea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, New Caledonia and of course Fiji. They expect us to do good in school with literacy (English) and Mathematics too.

So there it is my role model Pita. My great grandfather who is really loving and kind. So who is your role model?

Thanks for reading

By Mitchell.M

13/04/17

Mitchell's water worn - Making Driftwood furniture - Coral reefs - text.

Hello again! Here are my presentation slides about the recent text we have been reading in class. We got asked questions about the text and answered them along the way. The 3 texts were called - Water worn, Making Driftwood furniture and Coral reefs. In someway they all linked up. Make sure you enjoy.

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13/04/17
By Mitchell.M

Mitchell's MV Rena presentation - Info

Hello guys! Here is my presentation about the MV Rena ship that tipped over on the 11th of October 2011. It spilt debris and contaminants out into the Astrolabe Reef. The remains washed back up to a nearby beach in Tauranga. 
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By Mitchell.M
13/04/17