Capturing a Moment in Time - by Toma

It’s only mid-night but the freezing air beats me down. My team mates on the sideline are in a warm spot in their jackets but it feels like there are polar bears trying to stop me from getting to the try line.

I get 4 points from scoring.  Now I go to take the kick but my legs are freezing.

To me it feels like I'm in Antarctica, but I will be brave and go for the kick. When I step back and look at the ball and then the goalpost, in my brain I’m saying to myself “I will get this kick over.”

My heart is beating a million beats per hour.  My fans are screaming at me and they are saying, “Get it over! Get it over!” I look at the ball, then I look at the goalpost. I look at the ball, then I look at the goalpost. I look at the ball, then I look at the goalpost.

My fans are shouting at me like a monkey in a zoo. I get annoyed. Then I look at the ball then I look at the goal post one last time.  I try going with what my heart said and it said I will get it over. Then I step back and then I take a little jog, then…

How the Heilala Flower Came to Be

Tevita and Toma created this myth about the heilala flower.  One of the most precious flowers from Tonga.  Please watch and enjoy!

Marwa Shares her Feelings

We are learning different feelings in Te Reo Maori.  We had to show our feelings by taking selfies.  Here is Marwa's collection of feelings!  Kei te pehea koe?

Makin' Music!

Room 9 were learning how music can support a story.  We watched Peter and the Wolf, and talked about how the different sounds made us feel different things.  We then had another look at our own Maungarei Myth and the different characters and moods in the story.  After that, we were challenged to create our own music to suit our own story.

 Click on this link to listen to our story!

Calais and Toma's Maungarei Myth

Long long ago in 1915, there were six ANZAC soldiers called Tolly, Pompom, Coco, Tangaroa, Kauri and Gaza. They were looking for some German enemies and some pig to eat.

Then they found some German soldiers hiding between the dark trees.  One of the German soldiers aimed a gun to the youngest ANZAC person - his name was Tolly.  He said, “Don't shoot me!”  Then another German man came and said, “Here are some gold gems.  Do not drop them, or else.”

Tolly - the youngest one - grabbed the gems then as they were running the oldest German soldier was shooting the ANZAC soldier, Coco. Coco saw a plan in his mind and said, “Run there!” They were running to kill Tolly, because he stole the gems from the German man.  Then the german man said, “Go! Go! Go!” They ran as fast as they could Totally didn’t know that he was dropping the gems as he was running.

The oldest brother said, “Where are the gems?” Then the youngest brother said, “I panicked so much that I dropped them when we were running away from the German enemies.”

Suddenly, it was raining and the ground was shaking underneath them. It was the gold gems!  They were really magical gems!  Then the brothers thought that they can call it the six ANZAC brothers of Maungarei mountain.  

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The Seven Brothers of Maungarei

Room 9 has been studying myths and legends.  As part of this study, we have been learning about Pourquoi stories - or 'Why' stories.  This is our class myth about why Maungarei (Mount Wellington) exists.  We used a story map and TOPS to help us organise our story.

Here is the final story!

Why the Owl Stares