Vaegaau and Afu had fun writing this narrative. They are starting to use similies in their writing and hope you enjoy their narrative.

The Haunted Stadium

On one cold misty night on the 22^nd of June 2010, Zuzu gazed out the window and saw a swirl of strong wind taking the leaves into a slow dance in the misty air. She was practicing her ballet routine for her school event by herself and all of a sudden she heard weird sounds coming from the stadium outside.

She ran into the stadium at the speed of lightning and saw no one. She then walked around looking for where the strange noises came from. Her heart was beating like thunder, her teeth were chattering like cups during an earthquake.

Stomp, stomp she hears someone moving around. Her heart started to beat faster and faster. She felt the presence of the person getting closer and closer. Her mind was telling her to run but her heart was beating so fast she could not make a move.

Just before she opened her mouth to scream, she saw the person move closer and realised it was her friend Bridget who was playing a trick on her.

Nostalgic Memories and Reflections of Term 3 2010

It’s nearly the end of the term and we start to reflect back to memories that have happened this term. A reflective feeling came over us as we thought of the science fair that recently took place in the hall.

In our Year 7 individual classes we were partnered up with a buddy to construct a science experiment. We experienced how hard it was to do this particular topic. But with a positive attitude and the help from our buddies we managed to get through. On the day of the science fair a lot parents turned up to see their child’s experiment that they worked very hard on. The next day one of the pairs got one of the individuals to present their work to the school. They left their projects in the hall ready for the two judges to judge their experiment.

Measurement, Time, Fractions, Angles, and Capacity, these are some of the topics that room 3 have been learning about in Mathematics this term. In our group we learned parts of a decimal. We also learned if the number is after the decimal that means that the number is not a whole number yet. But if it is before the decimal it is already one whole number.

Every Thursday Room 3 has P.E. At the beginning of the term we had gymnastics which was usually tiring. Even though it was hard we still managed to pull through it. In the last few weeks of the term we have been practicing our Large Ball Skills. This included the games of Volley and Dodge Ball.

Writing for Room3 has been in the format of a Procedural writing and also Narratives. Procedural Writing was connected to the “Crazy Science” unit study because when we presented our experiment we had to write out our method which includes a diagram of how you set up the equipment, and describes the steps you take to carry out the experiment.

Te Reo Maori for us was really interesting because we got to learn how to ask questions in Te Reo Maori and we also learned about the Atua’s of the Maori’s that lived long ago.

In Technology the girls in Room 3 had Art with Mrs Baker and the boys had Music with Miss Dekker. The girls in Art got to draw birds and we learned the basic shapes of a bird. We also learned how to weave and dye a background. The boys were enjoying learning to play songs on our school ukuleles.

By Vaegaau & Afu

My dad

Dear Mrs Baker

When I read my speeches my nerves take over my body. I imagine my father’s face in my head and it calms me down.

When I’m at school I expect a loving member of my family to be waiting at home. Mrs Baker I am writing this letter to let you know how hard my father works to provide things for my family.

I myself do agree that girls are better than boys but I wouldn’t doubt the power of fathers especially mine.

He is perfect to pick you up and dust you off, driving me to all the events in my life, protecting me from a broken heart and helping me stay on the right path.

My dad travels the world teaching cultural groups but mostly Tongan dancing. Sometimes I don’t get to feel that protection and I can’t witness the loving smile on my father’s face.

Sincerely

By Afu

A fantastic Term 1 at Tamaki Intermediate School

At Tamaki Intermediate I’ve had many opportunities to learn, to attend sports coaching at lunch times, and to have fun with new friends I’ve made.

Every Tuesday afternoon the boys from Room 3 had been marching to the art room and the girls to the hard materials workshop for Technology. At hard material technology we have learnt that constructing an object of value could be hard work, dangerous and could take a long time to complete.

This term, swimming was a lot of fun. The lessons have taught me how to swim in many different ways and how to keep myself safe in water. Getting into the crystal clear water and gliding through it felt like I was flying with a flock of birds in the misty air. Knowing that I can swim is a good feeling.

When I joined the softball team, I never thought that the team would bring victory to our school. We did. This was in the Eastern Zone Tournament. To play the Inter Zone Tournament we made the journey to Albany feeling apprehensive. Our nerves got the better of us. We all tried our best but came back saddened.

Learning at Tamaki Intermediate made me realise that this school has exceeded my mother’s, and my own expectations. I now know what this school expects of me and what I expect of the school. I am sure there will be many epic experiences I will be exposed to in the journey of my education at this lovely school.

By Afu
Room 3