Talofa Lava

Talofa Lava, Malo Lelei, Annyeong-Haseyo and Hello my name is Maria and I am a year 5 girl in Glenbrae School. I am a full Tongan, half Samoan and quarter Korean.
I like to do Writing and my goal is to do more homework at home and read a chapter book and also get more better on listening. My challenges for this year is to finish work on time and focus on my work.
I am looking forward on helping people that are confused on what they are do for Writing, Maths and blogging. I am also looking forward to helping my friends and the class. This year I really need to learn how to speak up a little more.

PwC Financial literacy

This week we had Chris, Lyndsey, Jasmine

and Sasha come to Glenbrae School

and they are from the PwC. and they

came to teach us about money, how to donate,

save, borrow and earn. They also taught us

how keep our identity safe and

insurance. We made cards on Wednesday

and we finished on Thursday. We really

appreciate their teaching for the seniors of

Glenbrae School. We did some acting and I

was partnered up with my friend Jasel and we did

borrowing and I was Friend A and she was Friend B.

On Thursday we got certificate and

we learnt about how to minimise risk.

I had lots of learning about money, being trustworthy,

identity theft and minimising risk.

Thank You.

Day and Night

The causes of day and night is the
rotation of the earth and
the sun is the day and also the
star. It takes 24 hours for
the earth to rotate the sun.

Legend of Nian

Long, long ago there was a village filled with lovely people in China. There was a beastly dragon who comes every new year and eats anything that is in his way or anything he sees. The dragon’s name is Nian and he lives deep under water. Nian scared the villagers and the villagers decide to take off and take their loved ones old and young deep into the forest to hide from the dragon Nian. While they were walking they found a man. The villagers found a lot about Nian’s weakness so they went back to their village and decided to paint their houses red and post red papers and also wore red clothing. They would put on the fireworks and listen to loud music. All the loud music, fireworks and red colour frighten Nian and Nian never ever came back again.

Looking after my chromebook

We have been learning to look after our chrome books. 

Acrostic Poem

• Amber leaves fall from a tree, count
• from one, Two Three leaves
• Under me is falling, crunchy, amber leaves
• Tomorrow there will be more crunchy,
• golden leaves falling gently to the ground
• Under me, under you, count one, two,
• three leaves, and wait till you feel the cold breeze
• Making me see the golden leaves makes
• me feel like a tall, stiff tree
• Now that I see all the crunchy,
• falling leaves it makes me feel free.

My trip to Rangitoto Island

My trip to Rangitoto Island

On Wednesday 15th of November 2017 Room9, 10 and a few of Room 8 and 7 went to Rangitoto Island by bus and a ferry boat. We went to see how the island was formed  from a series of volcanic eruptions under the sea. There were volunteers from Kidscan and they were great leaders. When we got off the bus we walked in a straight line towards the docks and boats. When we got there we had to brush our shoes and my foot felt tickly because I was exciting to go on a ferry. When we were finished we went on the ferry and I felt sea sick because we were at the bottom of the boat and I could see the ocean water near me. When we arrived we had morning tea under a huge shelter and I was amazed to see Rangitoto Island.

First when we were going on the hike but we had to go to the toilet and then we wait for everyone to come out then we go for the hike. When everyone was out we started to walk and I got a lot of energy that time. Key and I walked with a lady and I called us the Three Musketeers but then I changed it into the Three Explorers and the lady liked it because the Three Musketeers were not in a hike they were at the palace so I changed the word musketeers into the explorers. When we were far away from the shelter I still had lots of energy in me but I got hot so I took off my raincoat and the lady helped me to take off my raincoat and put it in my bag.

Secondly we were halfway there and we were the only group in the middle because we were expecting to be in our own groups we made at school but it was changed. Going up was to steep but going down wasn’t and it was slippery for my shoes. When we reached the top I thought that the teachers just took us there just to look at a beautiful view but they took us to look at a view and have lunch. Then we went down with Kristel and she disappeared so we walked down the hill with a year 7 girl Mary and it was funny because Key almost hit his face on a rock.

After that we were almost there so I shouted freedom but we weren’t there yet and Mary laughed. When we were there Kristel and her crew were already there so we had a great time walking altogether and I putted my bag a water bottle on top a rock and went toilet and when I got out I thought My school bag and bottle were gone but it wasn’t. When the other group came we all saw a stingray next to the shore a I thought it was a shark but sharks are not in New Zealand.

Finally it was time to go to school we said by to the volunteers and we went over to the bridge and on the ferry and we got to go on the very top.

It was very fun walking on Rangitoto Island.