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Monday 2 August 2021

Aroha in my whanau

 My family is always joyful because when my mum or dad fetch me and my sister, we always talk about our days, on our way home. I have got three siblings, one brother and two sisters. We live in Otahuhu which is a long way from school.


Sometimes my family is so LOUD, but we can still hear what we are saying. My family loves going to Sylvia Park, because we enjoy eating a meal together. 


At home I help with the dishes, vacuuming and when my parents ask me to play with my sister. That’s how family shows aroha.


My favourite family saying is: “Families are loving and caring.”


My favourite aroha symbol is


                                                                                  Ethan


Monday 28 June 2021

Water Awareness

 On Tuesday we had a fun day at Water Awareness!!! It was in Morin Rd and we had lessons for 10 days. We had different bus drivers every day. We were split up into the boys and girls groups.

The best part was doing a manu when it was swim safety. It means we had to jump into the water and try to make the biggest splash. I learned floating, breathing and how to keep safe if we get into trouble in the sea. We swam with boards and we did starfishes which was when we lay on our backs with our legs and arms stretched out. 

Every single day we had different activities. I liked swimming with the board like a seahorse. The instructors gave us free goggles. The last activity we did each day was a manu and then we left. When we got back to school we had to get changed and we chilled in Room 7. Mr Bell sometimes turned on the tv and we played kahoot or watched a cartoon network show. 



Wednesday 26 May 2021

Revealing my feelings through Art

 This term I drew a self portrait. I drew lines on my face outline first and I drew the nose under the middle line. My eyes were small but I put it beside the nose. I added my ears and mouth and then I drew in my eyebrows. I drew my face with a great smiling face :) and curly hair. It was fun doing my ears with all the curly rounded circles. My skin is coloured peach and brown. My uniform is green and yellow. My eyes are brown and white and my eyebrows are black too.

My background is blue and this is my favourite color. We did this using white wax crayons and thinking about our feelings. We drew lines to show our feelings. My feelings and actions blurbs  "when I feel lonely, I sit around looking glum."


 

Wednesday 14 April 2021

My Blog Profile By Ethan

My Blog Profile 

Hi. My name is Ethan and I am nine years old. I am in year 5. My mum's name  is Katherine and  she is an artist. My dad is a security guy and he is also a fixer of things. My big brother and sister are nearly out of secondary school. My little sister is pretty smart. I think she is a good student. My big brother school is De La Salle College and my big sister school is Auckland Girls Grammar. And my little sister and I go to St Patrick’s. My favorite sport is games and my favorite subject is math because I love numbers and especially subtraction. Also my favorite animal is a penguin because they live in New Zealand and they’re cute when they are babies. My goal in 2021 is being the best student I can be in sport and learning.



Thursday 8 April 2021

Chicks in Room 6

Last Tuesday we met Jo who brought us eleven chicks which she said will hatch on day 21. Two days later I was running into the classroom because I was so excited. Someone said the eggs had hatched. I saw 7 in the brooder and 4 in the incubator. We watched them jumping around and making noises. We touched all of the chicks and they felt so soft, I couldn't believe it. I called my chick Lax. Lax was comfortable and soft  and I stroked my chick Lax. We were the luckiest class in the school because we had the chicks full time. I liked it when Room 2 came and I helped pass the chicks to the little kids. 

They changed a lot when they were with us because they pecked at us and pooed on our hands but today the chicks had to go back to the farm :( and I felt numb and sad.