Mitchell's - Finding text (Koko) 2017

Hey bloggers! Here is a presentation completed in Term 1, that was forgotten to post. This presentation is packed with facts about a ape named Koko, and it's about inhabiting into her new life in the Stanford University. Will she move to Hawaii?

Thanks for reading!
By Mitchell.M
20/11/17

(Recount) School Immersion Assembly - Mitchell

Hey bloggers! Today was the 1st day of Term 4 for 2017! We just finished the School Holidays and we are now  back into school! If you were reading my blog in the holidays thanks very much! Anyways let's start!

Have you ever felt so good you just want to dance! Well today the whole school felt excited in a way they were very happy. If you didn't know this term's topic for Pt England School is "Musical Madness". This term is all about music! Now each Team gets to perform a special performance about the topic or make a awesome movie! Now let's start the recount!

The assembly started off with Team 1 performing their item! The teachers from Team 1 pulled up an big green table on stage, alongside with some classroom chairs! They sat down in their chairs and pulled out an deck of play cards. The cards were divided between each teacher! They were going to play an original card game " Snap" !

In the background music played and teachers played! They each put one card down for the game to start! It was on! The music in the background changed frequently their emotions changed as well. For Example : their was horror music playing and they would act scared, then exciting/happy music played and the teachers would re-act their emotions depending on the music!

It was really entertaining! The music stopped and everyone cheered for the Team 1 teachers! Then Mr Burt came to the front to tell the school the next performance was "Team 2". Everyone was pumped and ready since they were entertained from Team 1!
The Team 2 teachers began to walk on stage 1 by 1! Miss Gaston had a mini brown ukulele in her hands and started strumming the strings playing "In the Jungle"! Then she started singing and then Miss Peck came along with an bell!

Team 2 teachers singing and playing instruments!

She started ringing an small bell instrument! "Ring, Ring, Ring" the bell goes! Then Miss Tumahai walks on stage with an xylophone and started hitting colours with a small wooden stick! Then finally the team leader" Miss Nalder" walked on stage with a small mini drum set! She started drumming with her hands!

Then they walked off one by one and everyone started to clap for the entertaining performance! Miss Nalder the team leader came to the front of the stage and explained to everyone what Team 2 was learning this term! Then finally everyone couldn't wait for Team 3! 

Team 3 had an song in real life video everyone enjoyed! They would lip-sync lines from a popular song depending on the emotions they had! Mr Moran was very funny! He had funny singing and also he had lip-synced the songs really good! Even Miss King, Miss Eadie, and Miss Davis were lip-syncing the songs too! Mr Moran had asked what are you doing for the holidays? and he replied with a song! It was really cool!

Now Miss King also came to the front of the stage and explained what they were going to be learning about this term! Now Mr Burt told everyone to shout out " Teaamm 4" !
The school was curious on what their movie was going to be about. Mr Jacobsen hit the play button and the movie played!

The first scene showed all the Team 4 teachers in a car! They were making a "Carpool Karaoke". They did similar to what Team 3 did but they lip-synced songs in a car. Every time the song changed the teachers would change seats, change emotions, and also had a few instruments popping in their hands. It was pretty cool. The team leader Mr Somerville explained that they were going to be learning how to play different instruments based on music.

The Teachers Band!

Now finally, the item you've have all been waiting for "Teaaammm fiivvee" shouts Mr Burt! The Team 5 teachers run across the hall racing to the stage! Mr Wiseman pulls out an couch from the side of the stage! Mr Wiseman acts as a father for the play with Ms Tapuke being his wife! They call their other acting patners" Whaea Kelly, Mrs Tele'a, and Miss Ilaoa. They all watch a short clip from the movie Lion King. The music always changes with Simba getting held up in the air! The music depended on their emotions!

The song " Let it go" played and they were completely horrified! "Don't let the baby go" says Mrs Tele'a! They throw popcorn at the screen and are really scared! This term Team 5 are going to be learning about how music in movies can change someones emotions or feelings! Then the assembly ended with a prayer, a korero from Mr Burt and a song " Musical Madness".

Enjoy term 4 bloggers! 

Thanks for reading!
By Mitchell.M
17/10/17

Holiday Blogging #1 - Pizza Recipe!

Hey bloggers! Today is my first blog post in the School Holidays! I am so excited to blog in the holidays and furthermore let me tell you what we will be doing today!

Are you starting to feel hungrier and hungrier day by day? Are you tired of eating the same foods every day? Well time to try something new! Let me introduce to you an: Easy Homemade Meat lovers Pizza Recipe! Let's Start!

\Ingredients : 

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1 ball of no-knead pizza dough

• 1/3 – 1/2 cup pizza sauce, depending on how saucy you like your pizza
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 – 1 1/2 cups shredded Canadian mozzarella
• 8-10 slices pepperoni
• 1-2 slices of ham, cut into small squares
• 2 slices of crispy bacon, cut into small pieces
• 1 link spicy sausage, removed from casing and browned
• 1/2 cup browned ground beef
• Canadian parmesan cheese, to finish

Extra Notes - 15 minutes preparing time! 15 minutes cook time! Total Time : 30 minutes! 

Makes 1 Pizza! 

Now let's start the recipe!

 Lightly oil a cast iron pan and dust lightly with cornmeal, if desired. Or, lightly oil and dust a baking sheet. Shape dough into a circle, pushing gently until fairly thin. Spread on the sauce almost to the edges and sprinkle on the garlic. Top generously with the shredded mozzarella, followed by all the meats. Grate on parmesan to taste then place in the oven to bake for 12-15 minutes, or until the crust is puffy, crisp and slightly blistered. Enjoy immediately with red pepper flakes.

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• There you have it! Your very own pizza! Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoyed making pizza, if you did!
• This also came from a cookbook recipe I found in the bookshelf of my house! Bye!
• Thanks for reading!
• By Mitchell.M
• 1/10/17

Mitchell's - Phases of the Moon

Hey bloggers! Here is my video-animation I have finished off for this term about the school theme "Guardians of the Galaxy" about space! This animation also represents the 8 phases of the moon and what kind of phases the moon goes through everyday around the world!

Thanks for watching!
By Mitchell.M
29/09/17

Mitchell's Sir Colin Mead's Post! - Pinetree

Hey bloggers! Here is a presentation text from Week 5 & 6! It is about Sir Colin Meads a legendary New Zealander! Inside this presentation are some cool and fun facts about Sir Colin Meads and also interesting ones too!

Thanks for reading!
By Mitchell.M
25/09/17

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!

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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!

Thanks for reading!
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 - WLJ - Day #6 - Native Aotearoa

Hey bloggers! Today is Day #6 of the Winter Learning Journey! It looks like by the title I am learning about Native New Zealand. I am excited! Let's begin!

Activity 1 : Arriving in New Zealand - Shag Point

I have been asked to imagine if I have never ever been to New Zealand and I had no idea what to expect. I have been asked to write a poem about what I would've felt like If I were to arrive in New Zealand with no idea what to do. Here's the poem:

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My boat arrives ashore, I'm not feeling excited anymore. Instead I feel scared, and also I feel feared. I step on the sand, where my boat has land. I try my best to see if anyone is already here, but I just see grass, the sea and the atmosphere. I'm nervous about where I step or go, as long as I keep low. Then I saw Maori people, who were wearing feather cloaks which was the colour of treacle. I went to go get the others, as they were writing letters to their mothers.

Activity 2 : Te Papa Museum - Matariki Festival

After visiting Shag Point, we decide to hop back in the van and head up East Coast of the South Island until we reach Picton. We then travel across the Cook Strait and into Wellington. Every winter there is a Matariki festival in Wellington at Te Papa Museum to celebrate Matariki.

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I have been asked to read about the Matariki Festival at - Te Papa Museum and look through many different activities and events.  I have been asked to tell you about 3 events that happen during the Matariki Festival in Te Papa - Wellington. 

I have decided to choose: - on the side of the names are notes of the events that happened. 
. Star Weave Jam - Following instructions, participants will weave stars from ribbon and recycled materials. 

.Nga Kai o Matariki - Celebrating Maori Cuisine - In this programme, Te Papa seeks to celebrate both Māori chefs and Māori cuisine. 

.Mata and the Mysterious Musical Maunga - Come on a musical adventure in Aotearoa as Mata climbs a mysterious mountain to find an ancient flute.

Bonus : Kapa Haka - Rugby
The haka is a traditional haka which is performed on special occasions. Also it is performed on sporting events. 

I have been asked to watch 3 videos about the All Blacks and rank the videos of their haka, 1, 2 , or 3. Here are the links to the videos:

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 #1. World Cup 2015 – All Blacks vs Argentina

#2. All Blacks vs South Africa 2016 #3.Rugby World Cup 2011- All Blacks vs France

I would rank the World Cup 2015 - All Blacks Haka - #1 - because it was a really good one that was really fierce.

I would rank the Rugby World Cup 2011 - All Blacks vs France - #2 because it was a haka that was really good with good actions.

Finally I would rank the All Blacks vs South Africa 2016 a - #3 because it was an average haka.

Well that's this blogpost for today! Make sure you check out my other blogposts!

Thanks for reading!
By Mitchell.M
13/07/17

Mitchell's Extension Game - Reflection

Hey bloggers! Here is my Extension scratch Game reflection I have written about. Enjoy!

During Term 2 the Year 7 & 8 Extension group got the opportunity to make another game on Scratch. Scratch is basically a website full of code, where you can create your own games. Last term in Term 1 we created a game about the environment of Tamaki and how to clean our green space.

Anyways we also got to present those games at the Te Oro Manaiakalani Exhibition. Well this term we have been starting to create a game about this term’s topic Now that’s Thinking and the game is based about Space and the Maori New Year - Matariki.

I am doing a individual project as my other partners are working on their own one. So far I have started to shoot, move my spaceship, and more. We also had the amazing opportunity to have help from a coding expert from OMG tech Zoe, who helped alot.

Also for the sprites drawn on Hyperstudio - DLO - Tevita, Angelo and I have drawn some sprites for our game. We have drawn a spacecraft, some aliens, lazer guns, stars and heaps more sprites that will be in our game.

I also browsed through some video clips on Youtube, Mrs Lagitupu has put on for us to view. I used some coding I saw on those videos and used it on my own personal game. It was really helpful with both the game and Zoe from OMG tech.

I have only created 1 level as creating a Scratch game is very hard.

The highlights of the game was making the sprites and levels. It was very difficult. Also

Thanks for reading!

By Mitchell.M

05/06/17