No Excuses

Most people litter everywhere, especially around waterways a lot, like your family members, friends, neighbours or even yourself.  But it’s not ok to litter around. When you do it, you have some very good excuses to do so. Remember!!!!! there is NEVER a good excuses for littering. Following are some of the excuses people made to cover what they do.

’’It’s just a lolly wrapper.’’

’’Everyone else does it!’’

’’It fell out of my pocket’’

’’Why shouldn’t I?’’

’’It’s so tiny, it won’t matter’’

’’I saw an adult do it.’’

”Animals will eat apple core”

”There wasn’t a sign telling me not to litter”

Have you ever littered and thought you had a good reason for it?

Learning About Waterways In NZ

Yesterday my class and I were supposed to go to the swimming pool but we end up going to Pakuranga Sailing Club at Farm Cove Beach because a lot of us didn’t bring our swimming togs.

We want there by the big and flash Toyota Van and Nicola my teacher drove us there as well.

While my teacher was driving the van Matthew, Kyi Kyaw and I was talking to each other and there was no music on because Nicola didn’t turn on the radio. I was pretty sad because I love to listen to music but at least I talk with my friends.

We then made it to the beach and we all got out of the van.

We then started walking while looking at different boats, beautiful houses, some guys fishing and the sea!

We then walked to the beach and saw some rubbish on the beach and pick them up because we need to keep our waterways clean and tidy. We also throw them in the bins as well. It was low tide which means there was not much water in the sea and walk on the sand while looking at the seagulls flying around the sea. It was so beautiful and I felt like I was Moana. I then started singing ‘How Far I'll Go’ by the disney movie Moana in my head because I didn’t want anyone to hear me sing, I then walked back to my class and walked off to the park near the beach.

My class and I then played Snakes and Ladders which was fun. There was slides which was the snakes and ladders. We then have to go back to school because it was almost time for us to go home. We then want back and had our lunch and had an awesome day at the beach!

Lets Make Our Waterways Clean!

On Friday the 10 of March 2017.

We looked at different waterways and places near our school, neighbourhood and other places.

We talked about keeping our waterways clean and tidy. Most people never put their rubbish in the bins. They mostly just leave their rubbish near the beaches, river, lakes, waterfalls and even at schools.

My class and I want to tell everyone it's not ok to leave their rubbish near the ocean, river and even forest because animals have to walk, swim or eat through our rubbish. It’s not ok for animals walking, eating or even swimming through our rubbish we leave for them.  We need to keep our ocean and forest clean for animals to walk, swim and not for them to eat because some can die or even get sick from our rubbish.

We all have to pick up our rubbish and put them in the bins or even recycle and make instruments,

jewellery or many things you can make out of our rubbish!

So, What you going to do? Leave our waterways and forest dirty or? Are you going to put your rubbish in the bins?

New year new me

Malo E Lelei everyone,

My name is Mina and welcome to my blog. This year I am the new Manaiakalani Ambassador. It was pretty scary at first but after I had presented at the visitors day in Term one I was more confident. All of my family came to watch me and support me. I have been blogging for 3 years and I love sharing on my blog. I am going to try hard to be the best Ambassador for Sommerville.

All About My Classroom And Teacher

Let's Play Touch Rugby!

On Monday the February of 20th.

My class and I went to Mount Richmond Satellite class at Papatoetoe Intermediate.

We were invited to play Touch Rugby with the students from Mount Richmond.

We also had Lionel class and Kate from EW2 and Andrew from EW3 came with us as well.

We went there by the big and flash Toyota van.

While driving there I talked to my friends and sing some songs that I know from the Radio.

We then made it and had our Morning Tea. We then started playing with the students from Mount Richmond. While playing Touch Rugby I got a point for my team!

Really proud of myself!

Later on I watched everyone play while talking to my friends Natasha and Julia.

We then had an break under this really big tree and had our bottle of water.

We then played one last time.

I didn’t played because I was looking after my friend Lauren from Lionel class who tripped over while playing. After playing Touch Rugby we were told that we won the game.

We was so proud and we also said thank you to John who made this happen!

We went back to our classroom and had our lunch outside.

We all were so exhausted yet we all had fun!

In The Summer Holidays

In the holidays.

I stayed at home with my family for Christmas and New Years. Me and my dad started to make dinner and my rest of my family and Uncle who came all the way from Tonga stay with us for Christmas and New Years went to church while me and my dad started making Christmas dinner. Around 4:00 Pm. We started opening our gifts from each other because my sister have to go to work in the morning.  For Christmas I got an cute donut book with a lot of pencils and a lot of cookies from my older sister name Nia, me and my brother got this big swimming pool from my oldest brother, a lot of chocolates from my oldest sister, a new phone from my family! And I got a new teddy bear name Bear bear from my dad. On New Year night. Nia and my little brother name Paul, my dad and I want to the city for the countdown near the Sky Tower. It was my sister, brother and I first time going and it was really awesome! Around ten o’clock at night. I wrote a letter to myself and my new year resolution. Every year around night time. I always write an letter to myself and ask question about how is life, remind myself to help out with my family, my friends or anyone! And say motivation words to myself. I started writing these letters since 2015 and always write them every year. I and always write them on my phone, my older sister name Rita laptop or a book that I find. On the last day of the school holiday. My older sister, her friends and I went to the Beach, When we all got there, we started walking on this platform. We didn’t want to go in the water yet because it was cold. Rita then said I should jump of the platform near the water. So I did! I then ended up have to go the doctors with my sister and my dad because I had this really big cut behind my back of my foot. The doctor say that I have to wear this bandage around my cut for two weeks and take these pills to make my cut better. Two weeks has past and I still have my cut behind my back feet but? At least I don’t have to wear a bandage.

Anyways! I had an crazy yet amazing holiday!