Holiday Recount - Rhonda

WEDNESDAY, 7 FEBRUARY 2018

Holiday Recount!

It was the 29th of January when I awoke from my sleep and got out of my bed. Slowly (as I was not really awake) I  walked to the living room.   I heard my parents and older siblings blabbing about going to the beach. I got so excited when I heard the news because it was a very hot and sunny day.

We all decided to go early because we wanted to see the view of the clouds and the water moving as it hit the shore. The level of the sea was going to be King tide which meant that the tide is going to  come very close to the shore and the water was going to be very deep.

My sisters decided that it would be even extra  fun,  if my cousins came along with us,  so they did.

As some hours passed by, the tide was finally in and it was time for us to dip into the water. It felt very cold and it was also very deep. As I swam to the deeper parts, the water was rising up to my neck, this meant that I had to go back to a less deeper part of the water or I might drown.

It got a bit boring, so my cousins and I decided to teach my younger sisters Liena and Fe’ao how to float on their backs. This took a couple of tries for them to learn how to float, so they tried and tried until they knew how to float on their backs.  

We swam until it became darker and darker. We had to hop out of the water and walk back to shore, because we had to pack our things to go back home. This was one of the best holiday family time,  I have ever had. Hopefully next time my cousins would come again to have fun with us at the beach.

Books can be an extremely great resource for learning!

Books can be an extremely great resource for learning!

Books are filled with many different things such as comics, stories/diaries of someone, learning resources and much more. Without books, the knowledge of mainly children in schools wouldn't increase. Personally, I believe and prefer to use books - hard copy material, verses the internet.

Most books are non-fiction meaning that the contents of the book include things that are real.These might include information about the fossils of dinosaurs and a diary or adventures of a famous person. Non-fiction books can inspire the audience through many ways such as the courageous achievements of someone or the stories of someone's hardships in their past.

Fiction books are another type of books aside the non-fiction ones. The ideas within these books are all within the author's imagination and creativity. Usually these books are able to increase the imagination of the readers but, they can also make them feel as if they were present in the story. While reading, the readers are also able to imitate or mimic the feelings of a character. Examples of fiction books are comics or mangas, which originated in Japan and is more commonly known as 'anime'.

There is also another type of book which is mainly for learning. School journals are one of the main books that relate to learning. The school journals might include fiction and non-fiction stories, articles or poems but these can vary depending on the author's creativeness and ideas. The main focus of school journals are to help children increase their knowledge through finding the true meaning of the text or increasing the vocabulary by introducing them to new sophisticated words.

Even though today, the number of book-worms have decreased drastically due to the power of technology,  there are still some people who enjoy using their spare time to read a book for either learning purposes or to make them laugh. Without books, the knowledge of the world would be extremely small and people would have to physically perform the activity in order to learn. This means that books make life and learning easier for children and adults in various unique ways.

Euphrasie Barbier!

Euphrasie Barbier!

Euphrasie Barbier

Euphrasie Barbier was a remarkable and intelligent French woman. She started her own laundromat business at the age of 17. Her father ran his own company as a skilled shoe maker.

Euphrasie Babier was born on 1829 and died on 1893. She went all around the world helping the poor and sick. Her action and commitment show that she was a responsible and a helpful person.

W.A.L.T : Increase our understanding about the founders of the Mission Sisters.

Waitangi Day!

Waitangi day

The Treaty Of Waitangi

The treaty of Waitangi is a founding Document that was signed February 6th 1840 it was signed so that the british and Maori people could have peace between each other

Missionaries from England and France had come after a few years because they were doing trading ships. Most New Zealanders Understand that the government and the Maori are the treaty partners. Both combined the treaty is respected.

Waitangi day was established as a national holiday in 1994 which constantly reminds us of Signing the treaty.

What was the main purpose of Waitangi day? Well to enable the British settlers to live together in NZ and settle into the laws and

agreements as one.

My understanding of the Treaty of Waitangi

FRIDAY, 2 FEBRUARY 2018

My understanding of the Treaty of waitangi

Flooding in Paris

WEDNESDAY, 7 FEBRUARY 2018

Flooding in Paris!

The Foundress of Our Lady of the Missions

Euphrasie died in 1893!