Think Globally, Act Locally. This is Irasa's presentation from her research project on water pollution

Description writing about - Dream Cars

I'm really sick and tired of roaming around G.I with a white scooter. At the time I got it II was enjoying it. Now all I want is my dream car!

My dream car would be a Lamborghini Mercurlago with a tremendous blue paint job. With some blue tinted bullet proof windows so I can be anonymous at all times because you can’ttrust street kids! I’d have the most slippery tires for some outstanding drifting. On the rims I’ll have some golden spinners to make people jealous.

My Lamborghini would be dent proof so It can look magnificent at all times! With some built in missiles on the door and they will be wing doors! It'll also be voice activated because who needs keys?

On the inside of my dream car my seats would have the most rarest leather of them all and it will be a massaging chair which can vibrate to comfort me! On the steering wheel it would be covered with sparkling diamonds, astonishing aqua marines, bright red rubies, significant emeralds and dark blue sapphires!

It will have a built in LCD plasma t.v as big as my windscreen with voice activation. I’d also have a built in PS3 in my glove box which I could use to play with on my plasma t.v! On my fabulous seats it would have a built in bed where I can just go sleep when I want to.

My engine would have approximately 5000 horse power for some serious rushing! I would have an auto pilot mode so I can play on my PS3 on my TV while going to my destination. It’ll also be an amphibian so I can explore the seas and save planet earth from water pollution!

I can only dream of that car but if I ever see that car I will be totally amazed.

Description writing about - Dream Cars

Well, my dream car is a black Mustang Convertible, with lime green and gold graphics. The graphics will be hand painted by a professional artist. Then the final layer will be so clean and clear that the sun will sparkle off it.

My car's tyres and rims will be so flash that no one will know what hit them. My tyres will be lime green so that when you go full out you will see green smoke. The rims will be solid gold with five carat diamonds implanted in them.

Now something special about my car is that the exhaust pipe blows bubbles. This will surely surprise road users.

My special motor is awesome. It is more trustworthy then any other motor invented. It'll be able to rich speeds higher then any other motor on earth. It'll also be super light with more power. And an extra touch is that it will have chrome piping.

Next a cool feature? My grill will be able to come off and be replaced with another.

On the inside it will be black leather interior. Even the floor will be black leather.

But with the black it will be really hot. So I am installing a super charged air conditioner, by every seat.

Some of the extras in the car will be a 10 inch touch screen TV monitor in the front centre console. There will also be a flat screen in the back so that the family can watch DVD's. Also the sound system will be loud, actually so loud that the car will bounce. It'll be so loud, it will blow people's ear drums out.

The last important thing about my car is that the car will run on biofuel. It is fuel that is good for the enviroment.

This is my car. It wll be fun for my family and I but will also get us where we need to go.That is why this is my car.

Manaiakalani Movie

Term 3 was a great and exciting term. To add to the fun in our classroom the world had its eyes on New Zealand as we hosted the Rugby World Cup for 2011. For the Manaiakalani movie festival we decided to make a movie about our chosen team to support the All Blacks. Enjoy and leave a comment.

Tamaki Intermediate officially opened the Rugby World Cup. Here is Zaiden's recount about the fun and exciting day

On the 9th September 2011, the first game for the New Zealand Rugby World Cup was happening that day so we thought we would celebrate with our very own opening ceremony. The whole school was involved and we all had fun.

I lined up with my class, the All Blacks and waited for the call to go inside. Mrs Parker-Tofa asked me if I would be Graham Henry and carry the cup. New Zealand went in first and Australia followed us in then France then South Africa, Fiji, then Tonga.

After everyone was seated we stood up and sang the national anthem. Mike stood up and said a speech in Maori and Samoan. He did the honours of kicking the balloon to officially open the Tamaki rugby world cup and the games were on.

"People for the Chip And Chase please come forward" said Miss Waetford. Throughout the game Room 1 was dominating the field. People were cheering for other classes, but it just didn't seem to work, they were unstoppable!We headed outside to play sports and try to win the title as strongest class.

The second game to play was the scrum.Our class and Room 2 were the first to go up against each other. Room 2 won that one but we were sure that we were going to get back at them. Meanwhile all the other classes were going head to head in the scrum. The last two classes that made it to the finals were Room 1 and Room 2. Room 2 won but the chants were coming up and we were feeling lucky.

Room 3 was last to do their chants and we were getting excited. Vea walked between us calling the Haka and shouted "Kia Mau!" The boys were slapping their legs and chest and doing the Haka. Everybody shouted and screamed when were done.
Soon after that the teachers were tallying up the scores for the chants.

The Daniel Carter kick was up and Jeffrey and Vaolele were doing it. They weren't the best kickers but they made our class proud.

The overall scores came in. Australia in 3rd, France and New Zealand in 2nd place equal and South Africa in 1st place.

That day was the best because we got to show our true colours and do a bit of team work.The atmosphere was intense and people were happy.

How do you make a paper plane? Maria will tell you how with her procedural writing

How to make a Paper Plane

With this procedure you will learn how to make a basic paper plane.

What you will need: ·
1 A4 sized paper Method:

1) Firstly find yourself a clear space, preferably a table.
2) Next lay out your paper, making sure that there are no creases or bumps.
3) Take one corner of your paper; fold it down along the opposite side of the paper.
4) Then take the corner that was opposite the one folded and bend it all the way over so that it is touching the other side.
5) Make sure that all the sides that are supposed to be creased make sure are and check that everything is firm. The paper should now look like a house or a pentagon.
6) Now take the very tip of the “roof” and fold it down.
7) Next find the side of the “roof” that is loose and tuck it into the middle of the folded down tip. 8) After this you fold the whole thing in half.
9) This part is a bit tricky you need to fold both sides down again but leaving about 1cm-2cm.

Congratulations! You have now finished your very own paper plane!

Samoan pride

My Samoa

Samoa the Navigator islands

Is as beautiful as the beach

Friendly and kind are the people

And tough like a warriors

Mats and clothes are very stylish

And very unique are the Tapa cloths

Fan weaving takes a lot of time so don’t sleep or you’ll never make it

Pork buns and green bananas are as sweet as lollipops

And fruit trees are as juicy as oranges

The umu waters your mouth every time

Coconut trees are very good to eat with lemon on a summer’s day

Our sasa is fast like the speed of light

But our Siva is as graceful as a slow snail

Fire dance is really hot in our culture too.

Schools are sometimes strict so be good

Our head teacher is like dragon

But our teacher is like a flower

The population is as big the North Island of New Zealand

But our islands are as small as Auckland

Cities is like being in wonder land

But we live like free spirits

Our fale is as high as the sky tower

And our churches are as big as a field

Rules in our culture are really, really strict

But our family rules are alright

Our language is very complicated to understand

But the English language is easier to understand

Samoa is a beautiful country

So come along and enjoy it with us

By Kaisara

Martha's poem about her homeland

Manahiki

There is only one perfect island in the Cook Islands

One where the water is like the sun

And where the people are known for such friendliness and harmony

Where on a clear night the stars dance playfully in the moonlit sky

One where the water from their waterfalls

Look like diamonds falling from a cliff side

With mothers watching their young grow from their bedside

Where their breath taking atolls are full with breath taking sights

Which have pearls that can fill a woman with delight

This island, this beautiful Island is Manahiki

We have been focussing on writing poems. This is Maria's poem about her culture.

My Culture

My culture is Maori
You can see us, we are everywhere
My people, as beautiful as a golden sunset
My whanau, together as one
My language spread like a virus
Our ways as simple as white canvas
Our essence told in our art
Our lives are calm like a still lake
My people’s hearts are as strong as a lion
The hapu are united as one in our iwi
Our tupuna are with us
Our marae, welcoming like a hug
We are native to our land Aotearoa
We eat as a family
We sleep as a family
We live as a family
Our kapahaka is proud as mothers seeing her child take its first steps
Our waiata grabs you and embraces you
We are Wahine, Tane, Tamariki, Koro and Kuia
Our taonga, pounamu and carvings jump into your heart, soul and body
We have beautiful Tamariki
Our language, worldwide
Our kai, delicious
Our hearts, strong
Our minds, clever
Maori, forever


By Maria

Our fashion show

TAMAKI’S NEXT TOP MODEL

In this term we are learning about Unity in Diversity. Unity in diversity is basically about cultures uniting as one, treating other cultures equally and not being racist to others.

On the 23^rd of May we held a beautiful cultural fashion show showing how proud we are to be Maori, European, Tongan and many more.

We rehearsed everyday of the week focusing on how fast we were walking, planning which cultures go first and how to engage our audience. At the end it was decided that the Maori being Tangata Whenua will go first followed by the Europeans then the Pacific Island nations represented by our students.

We were focusing on how fast we were walking because Mrs Parker-Tofa said “How are you going to show off your cultural costumes if you are rushing?” Then we had to count in our heads 1 2 3, 1 2 3 so we couldn’t be too fast or too slow.

Friday the 27^th of May was when we had the Fashion show. The morning was a very busy morning because of all the dressing up and doing the seating arrangements and we also made paparazzi passes for the photographers.

Tatiana was our master of ceremony (MC) on the day. She did a great job introducing the different cultures before they walked on to the cat walk.

We walked as a class to the net ball court but then we had to go into our cultural groups. We waited and waited and then the fabulous fashion show finally started.

Everything went well. The parents were very happy and the Year 8 students were supporting us too by being there and clapping when each cultural group entered.

The fashion show was a special moment for us because we got the opportunity to show the school who we are and where we come from through our cultural costumes.

Keedin's speech for the Year 7 Speech Competition

Ko Maungarei Te Maunga
Ko Tamaki Te awa
Ko Ruapotaka Te Marae
Ko Tamaki Te waahi,
Te Kura Takawaenga o Tamaki toku Kura
Ko Mr Horan Te Tumuaki
Ko Mrs Parker Tofa Te Kaiako
Ko Laurence taku matua
Ko Larissia taku whaea
Ko Keedin taku ingoa

Kia ora and greetings to you all

I would like to ask who are Maori and as a matter of interest what is culture? Well culture is different languages and beliefs in different religions and ways of behaviour. Cultures like English, Tongan or Samoan have different languages and different religions although some of these are shared. Maori are people who came from Hawaiki and came to Aotearoa on different waka. These waka are really important in identifying tribes.

Maori have been living here in Aotearoa for over a thousand years and are doing their best to keep their language and spiritual culture alive. Maori is an official language, so that helps to keep it alive.

There are many Maori icons in New Zealand like Tiki, the Haka, greenstone or pounamu a Taonga. Icons are brands that are special to Aotearoa. They make New Zealand famous and make our country different to any other country in the world.

There are many things to experience all over New Zealand. There many famous towns like Rotorua with its boiling hot pools, the Sky Tower in Auckland city, The Beehive, in Wellington, and Mt Cook our highest mountain.

Maori performance costumes are unique but they have changed a lot in modern times. However the patterns on their costumes identify which tribe they’re from. My tribes or iwi are Ngati Pikiao, in the Waikato area, and Te Arawa which is in the Rotorua area.

When Maori people perform they perform with pride and they might use pois and long carved sticks to perform and some Maori might wear greenstone or head bands.
Aotearoa is a Maori and English land because in 1840 there was a treaty with the British and Maori. The British wanted to own New Zealand but only parts of New Zealand was sold to them.

Aotearoa for me is a great experience and exciting life. I am Maori and I’m proud of it.

Kua mutu nga korero
Mo tenei wa
Ko Te tumanako te rangimarie
Kia koutou katoa