Michael Jordan DLO.

W,K,S DLO from Team 5 PES on Vimeo.

   The purpose of our DLO was to show the awesomeness of Michael Jordan. We were trying to achieve the maximum potential with a movie about  Michael Jordan when he did the free throw line dunk in a slam dunk competition.

   Positives was we finished our DLO on time, did a animation of Michael Jordan doing a slam dunk and Waata having a clear voice when doing the voice over. One positive was that we really worked well together when we had to finish the animation. We were proud of our DLO but we think we could've done better.

   There were quite a few things that we needed to work on to improve our movie. What let us down was that we didn't have enough details in our animation. The part where Michael Jordan was going for the slam dunk was a little too slow, and the time being animated in the background was too slow. We had different sized people (not in proportion). Last but not least we would've made it better by talking a bit more about the actual event which was about Michael Jordan doing the slam dunk.

  We had some interesting things with our DLO that we were happy about. The interesting was we showed the awards that he achieved in the sport of basketball. Another thing was that we had a mixture of animation, images and a video clip of Michael Jordan doing a free throw line dunk.

   

Samuela/ James Rock Climber/Success.

For literacy with Miss Squires we had to partner up with a buddy and write 3 paragraphs about rock climbing.

Digital Footprint Movie.

     

My Netbook Reflection.

This year I am a year 7 at Pt England School and I have had my Netbook for about 3 years. My positive thing is that I am very pleased to have netbooks because for me it is much easier to do my subject in school. The most easiest subject for me to do in my netbook is writing because it is much faster to type rather than writing in a book and using a pencil for hours and hours.

   My netbook has really helped me for my learning. I do my writing, maths and reading on my little device. I have become a better speller and have improved in my maths, but still improving in my reading. It has helped me alot because of the sites on the net that I can go on like maths whizz, xtramaths and studyladder. Another thing is that I can go onto the net and do some research if I need a piece of information to help me.

   I would never go back to paper and pencil old school style. The reason why I would not go back to paper and pencil because it is boring writing for hours and it doesn’t have an auto speller to correct my spelling if it wrong, and it much easier for the teachers because they could just go on the teachers dashboard to look at your work and what have you improved instead of handing in the writing books.

Mt Tongariro Eruption.

 

It was reported by scientist that they believed Mt Ruapehu was very active to erupt, However it appeared that near the Central North Island of New zealand, Mt Tongariro erupted but it didn’t last for a period of time until it was pronounced calm.
  
   It was minutes away till 1:30 that Mt Tongariro had very largely bursted with such massive ashes claiming the Western Side in big DANGER. It was a miracle noticing there were no injuries, as for a group of schoolkids from Nelson Primary running for their lives as they were taking a hike up Mt Tongariro.

Most people around the Western Side near Mt Tongariro were very shocked because there were no warning with the eruption of Mt Tongariro. There was an huge ash plume shooting in the air for about three kilometres into the sky.

Samuela Cross Country.

Just minutes away from the  annual occasion the school cross country. My group age (The 12 year old boys) getting ready to run the course. This is going to one of the hardest and grueling event ever in Pt England School.

Ready.... Set..... Go!!, as the 12 year old boys were jogging lightly down our school field. Splash!!, “OH NO” my shoes were sucked in strongly from the thick boogie greasy mud. As my shoes first hit the mud I felt stink because I knew straight away something bad was coming my way. The thick gooey mud smelt like poop all around the place.
Struggling to balance as I was wobbling side to side trying to pull my shoes out of the mud. I barely made it through the quicksand but my shoes were overloaded with the gooey mud. I will just imagine what my mother would say when I get home with dirty shoes.

Covered in mud from head to toe, I was glad to see the finish line when I hit the final turn. Struggling to accomplish the race as I was one foot in front of the other trying to hold off my challenger. Crossing the line, with feet burning I was completely exhausted as I collapsed in a heap. After the race I noticed that I have transformed from being a human to being a pig covered all over with thick greasy mud.  

“Yesss!!!” Finally, just a few steps away from ending the hardest event that I thought was endless.

Usain Bolt 2012 Olympics.

As you can see I have put together and produced a little animation about an Olympic event, and the event I’ve chosen based upon the Olympics is Sprinting. The athlete I have animated was a very famous sprinter from Jamaica named Usain Bolt. It was a fun thing doing a animation because I quiet like drawing and also animating. It took me quiet a long time to finish but I fought till the end and ended up publishing it.

Statistics.

As you can see on this chart, Room 22's favourite fast food is Carl's Jr, but Mac Donald's is the least favourite in our class.

My Reunited with my Netbook.

I am so happy being back to school ready to work with my device for my subject. I was so excited to work with my netbook because during the holidays I never got to take my Netbook home and at home it was very boring and I was hoping to have my netbook with me so I could just play on it.

Samoa's, Project.

This is a little slide show that I have created and it is all about the island of Samoa. There are six different things that I have slide show's you could be watching. Sit back and relax and I hope you enjoy it!

France v Tonga.

There was a awesome clash against Tonga and France on the 1st of October in the 2011 Rugby World Cup and was located in Wellington. Did you watch this clash? Well let me tell you I really enjoyed watching it with my friends.

As the two teams came walking through the tunnel they were prepared to sing their National Anthem. When Tonga was singing their National Anthem they were standing tall and proud because they wanted to do it for their country and for their supporters. After a few minutes it was time for France to sing their National Anthem. As they were singing it they did the same thing as Tonga did, standing tall and proud, and doing it for their supporter, and for their country.

It was time for one of the best thing of the game, and Tonga were getting ready to perform it with pride. Do you have any ideas what the Tongan team were going to do? Well they were going to do the HAKA!! and the Tongan haka is called the Sipi Tau. The hooker for Tonga Aleki Lutui was the person who was leading the Sipi Tau. When it was time for them to do the actions the Tongan supporters were going loud and wild. The players were showing confidant and pride as they were doing the haka.

As the France team were standing in their position their first five were getting ready to kick off because the game was about to start. When they kicked it off the Tongan players were running so hard to try scoring a try but the French defence was on fire. It was a exciting match watching France and Tonga to see which team was going to score first. It was a battle to the end against these two awesome teams.

n the 30th minute the first five for Tonga Kurt Morath kicked it to the right side winger Sukanaivalu Hufanga and he catches the ball and went for the try. While Hufanger was going for the try there was a France player Julien Bonnaire ready to tackle Him but sadly he missed the tackle and the Hufanger was on his way to score in the corner. When the winger got that try the supporters were very happy and the coach as well.

On the 79 minutes the forward pack for France just got over the line, but it was to late because Tonga was still leading. When the game was finish Tonga got the victory over France 19 - 14 and the coach was very proud of them because Tonga beat France in Rugby World Cup history.

I didn't think Tonga will win over France.

Samoa's Story Behind The Flag.

Have you ever wondered about the story behind the Samoan flag, I am going to explain it to you about it. The red represents courage. The blue stands for freedom and the white represents purity. The stars on the Samoan flag symbolize the moonlight, and the colours date back to the 19th century. The stars represents 5 different places and that is Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta and Epsilon.

Typing Tutor 20 Words Per Minutes.

This is a certificate from Typing Tutor and it is 20 words per minutes on the lesson F and J. I really enjoy Typing Tutor because every time I practise I get better at it.

Badminton Story..

BADMINTON!, a game to be interested in!! Have you ever played Badminton before? well let me tell you, you can enjoy badminton with your friends or family.

Badminton is always about skills and having fun. Having to know all the skills of badminton is much easier for you to play. One of the main trick hits for the game is are backhand and a forehand. You can only use a backhand when the shuttle is on the left side, and a forehand is when you hit the shuttle on the right side.

Ready to test our badminton skills knowledge I was excited because I couldn't wait to play. When I was ready to practise I said to Starford that I could do it. As soon as I tried to hit the shuttle I missed and I was starting to struggle, struggle, struggle, struggle.

It was time for us to play the real game of badminton. We had to divied up into two even teams so we can have a brilliant game. As soon as I got on the courts my partner was Crusader and he was really talented. As my partner served the shuttle Crusader and I were waiting for our oppoinment Kitiona and Ahsin to hit it back to us. Waiting for the shuttle as it showed up in the air I shouted “mine” as I ran to hit it. I missed that shot because I thought the shuttle was coming towards my racket but it was coming on the side of me, it was time for me to do a backhand hit but I was to late and to slow to hit it so I walked away from the courts and went to the back of the line because I was out.

My goal was to try to hit the shuttle on time. I didn’t achieve my goal but I think next time I can achieve it. Do you have a goal for badminton?

I hope I could be a master badminton player next time!!

New Zealand vs Tonga.

Tonight there is going to be a exciting ceremony in Eden Park for the opening of the World Cup. After the opening there is going to be a rugby game and it is going to be interesting because Tonga and New Zealand is going to battle against each other. If you haven’t been to a rugby ceremony I think you a missing out on a huge opportunity of going there.

I can’t wait until the game because supporting my team is one of my favourite things. I re am prepared to watch the game with my friends and family and support Tonga. I hope they can have a fun time playing rugby and playing fair. Are you ready to support your team?

My favourite player that plays for Tonga is Hufanga because he is so talented. The position he plays in center and he plays very good in that standing. I like him because he is always staying focus on the game. The exciting thing of watching this guy play is when he does interception. Do you have a favourite player for each team?

I hope I could just be like Hufanga!!!

Story Behind The Argentina Flag.

Just imagine how nice it would be spending your time in the beautiful place of Argentina. I am going to tell you about the story behind their flag. The sun means the Sun of May, that is to say the bright sun in the sky.The blue lines represents parting to reveal the white clouds in the air. Parting to reveal the white clouds sounds interesting to me because it reminds me I would enjoy swimming in the wonderful calm water at the beach in Summer time.

Typing Tutor.

On the web site Typing Tutor I have completed a lesson called r and o and it was quiet hard. I really enjoyed because when I practise typing tutor it helps me to get better at typing when I grow up. Next time my goal is to try complete another lesson

All About Me.

Ciao, My name is Samuela and I am a year 6 student in room 18, my teacher is Mr Barks and he is really awesome to have as a teacher. I come from the country of Tonga. I go to Point England School in Auckland, New Zealand. I am getting ready to attend intermediate school and I can’t wait. My favourite thing of doing at school is playing rugby with my friends out on the field. My favourite rugby league team is Brisbane Broncos and they are coming second on the NRL ladder. I play for the Marist Rugby Club Glenn Innes, Panmure. My favourite subject at school is math because I really like learning about new stradigies and numbers.

The West Edmonton Mall.

The West Edmonton Mall is located in the west of Canada. This mall is one of the largest mall in the world and it is really huge. Do you hope you could visit there some day? Let me tell you I haven't been there but I wish I was there to have fun with my mates and family.

In this mall there are about 45 buildings attacted to this homages mall. It is that big that it can take you 3 days to tour around the whole mall. There are about 22 million people that visit this mall every time in a year and that is a lot of people.

If I was to go to the mall the places that I will go to is the galaxy land, swimming pool and the Roll Coaster. Visiting there will be amazing because you could enjoy with your mates and family and do heaps and heaps of exciting things. Do you wish you were there?

Just imagine how awesome it will be spending your time at the mall.

Typing Certificate.

I have completed another certificate on the lesson shift. I really enjoy typing tutor because you can improve your typing every time you practice. My goal is always trying to keep focusing on the lesson I always do.