Task Description: Team Tui has recently been working on not spoken word but spoken word art. Basically what we had to do was copy and paste our writing onto a google drawing, next we had to put photos/drawing related to the topic around our writing. Since my poem is more metaphoric and about a withered tree that has reblossomed I drew a leafless tree and a cherry tree. Here is my art.

Description: Recently Team Tui has been focussing on writing spoken word poems. A spoken word poem is when you write a poem that is like a speech based on global issues (most of the time). I chose to write on mental health specifically on someone griveing after a loss of a loved one. I wanted to make it a bit harder and made it a metaphoric poem (based on a tree after it’s withered) which explains why the title is “The Blossom After I Withered”. My poem isn’t much of a spoken word poem due to the poem being rather sad and subtle. Either way, here is my spoken word poem.

 

The Blossom after I Withered 

 

I’ve withered

My leaves slowly falling off one by one 

And yet I’m still here, year after year

As the seasons go by

Time tends to fly

But why can’t the memory of summer disappear?

Why does it always appear?

Reality has lost its power even earth is holding its breath

Why did it have to be such a sudden death?

The pain my roots have carried

Feeling rather harried 

The burden my trunk has carried 

Everything has my roots serried

When everything seems over 

There grows a clover 

 Who would have thought something so tiny would have grown over my life?

The clover waved with a warm smile 

I haven’t felt such warmth in a while

As each day went by, the clover smiled over at me 

I felt as green as a lea

Before I knew, I blossomed, I blossomed into a cherry tree

Just as I used to be 

Who would have thought one tiny clover would be the reason I blossomed

After I withered 

 

By Liana ♡

Task Description: Team has recently been doing word pyramids! If you don’t know what a word pyramid is its basically where you have a pyramid with the word on top then underneath is the definition of the word like then you have to use the word in a sentence and at last you have to find synonyms of the word (words that mean the same thing) here are my word pyramids!

Task Description: Today I watched a video on what inferences are. Since I finished all my work I did some Monday must-do’s and one of the things I had to do was watch a video on inferences then write on my blog what and inference is. An inference is when you take a bunch of clues and make a guess based on those clues. Here is a example of an inference, lets say you ask your mum for a pet fish but she says no, after a little while you decide to check the shopping list to see what your mum is buying and on the list is say tank, coral and pebbles. you put all these clues together and then realize that you are getting a pet fish Thats a good example on making and inference. In shorter terms, and inference is when you make a guess. That is my short summary on what an inference is.

Task Description: Recently Team Tui has finished writing about our Christmas/Summer. We have all came up with different types of pieces about both Summer and Christmas. I had created a poem based on Christmas and what I have done. Even though Christmas was almost a normal day for me I tried to make as Christmasy as possible. Here is my writing! :))

 

That Was Christmas By Liana

 

Have you ever felt Christmas? 

Sure you have!

Remember the jolly feeling when Christmas came around

The excitement when opening up your presents, eager to see what you have been gifted.

The contentment when you unwrapped your presents

The warm fuzzy feeling when you drank hot chocolate in front of the fireplace.

That was Christmas

 

Have you ever heard Christmas?

Sure you have!

Remember listening to Christmas carols on repeat 

The sound of the rain pattering down 

The trees rustling as the wind forcefully sways

The sound of laughter echoing 

That was Christmas

 

Have you ever smelt Christmas?

Sure you have! 

Remember the smell of home cooked food?

The pleasant aroma filling up the room creating a different kind of warmth

The smell of spices and herbs mixed together

The smell of happiness

That was Christmas

 

Have you ever tasted Christmas?

Sure you have!

Remember the taste of warm home cooked food?

The flavors popping in your mouth 

Your taste buds opening as you process your food

The taste of love being the best flavor yet

That was Christmas

 

 

 

Task Description: Recently Team Tui has been learning about shapes. When I say shapes I don’t mean learning about what a triangle is or what a circle is we all know about that stuff. We were learning about how many edges, sides, faces, angles and how many triangles can fit in the shapes we have selected.

You may be thinking, triangles? Well we learned that every shape with straight sides can fit triangles in them! Not only that but we learned that there is a way on telling how many triangles can fit in one shape! There is basically a rule, the rule is you have to two by the number of edges/sides. Not only that but there is also a way you can caculate the angles! Basically you just have to times the number of triangles by 180 degrees. Enough writing, Here is my work!!

Task Description: Today there was an exhibition at GTS. Our whanau and people from the community came over to see our hard work. We all displayed cultural art such as a Pale which was made my Zurielle and a Ula made by Cecila (CC) who are both from Samoa. I created some Zumba inspired things such as a colorful headband and some looombands. We also had a Year 8 Leavers Assembly for the year 8’s who are leaving next year. The assembly was humorous and memorable. Today has been fun so far and I am exicted for the rest of the day as well as the term.

 

Task Description: For LCS team tui has been focusing on our cultural groups. Me and Selina’s cultural group is Zumba so we research about the orgin and on how it spread around the world. Here is our learn, enjoy reading

Task Description: Room 12 has recently been writing about what makes a good leader. We read some speeches from famous people such as Malala Yousafzai, Winston Churchil, Abraham Lincoln and more. After reading about these speeches we had to write our own speech on what makes a good leader. Here is my speech. :)))

 

    What Makes a Good Leader

         A leader who knows the way goes the way and shows the way 

         Said by Jackson C Maxwell. I think that a good leader is made by someone with Confidence, Passion, Determination, Problem Solving and Empathy. These are the core qualities of a true leader.

Confidence

I think a leader should have confidence. Confidence is the base of a good leader. As a leader you should be able to speak in front of a horde of people. You should have the ability to not shy away from people and speak for the smaller voices. But having confidence as a leader isn’t always about speaking aloud its 

also about inspiring others to be confident about themselves.

Passion

Passion is a strong feeling of euphoria that motivates you to do what you love. A leader’s courage to fulfill their dream is passion. Passion is about truly liking what you do. A leader should have passion for what they do. If Abraham Lincoln didn’t have passion he wouldn’t have passed with pride.

Determination

Determination is about willing to go above and beyond to do what is needed. Determination is about acting with certainty. A leader should have determination so they can lead people with assurance. If Winston Churchill didn’t have determination he wouldn’t have successfully led a war. 

     Problem Solving

A very obvious need for a leader is problem solving. Without knowing how to solve problems there would be chaos. Leaders should know how to solve problems peacefully without any harm as well as understand the situation or problem.

Empathy

Empathy is seeing into the eyes of others 

Having empathy as a leader helps you understand someone else’s situation. With empathy you can bring out the best in other people, you can motivate them. Having empathy is the ability to connect with others and empowering them to be better. A leader is not only about leading, leaders have empathy for others and the ability to bring out the best in you.

That’s what makes a phenomenal leader.

  

Task Description: Last week Thursday GTS went to Hoyts cinema for Manakalani Flim Festival (The best day of the year). On Thursday we watched a TON of movies that were about 2 minutes. The best movie from Manakalanai Film Festival had Comedy, Good Action, Meaning and good quality (suprisingly). These are the good qualities or a goodo movie 🙂

Overall I had a fun time at Manakalani Film Festival and I thought all movies were exceptional :)))