He Whakatauki mo tenei wiki.

Tena Koutou Whanau

Pehea to kanikani, to korero Maori ranei inanahi? How did your dancing and korero Maori go yesterday? Kei te pai if you didn't get a chance to try, hopefully today's whakatauki might help. Whakatauki are proverbs that have been passed down for the use and benefit of future generations.

In the book, Aroha by Dr Hinemoa Elder, I found this whakatauki. Ara, anei te whakatauki mo tenei wiki - Tūwhitia te hopo! That's it, nice and simple. Translated it means "Banish your fears! or in other words, Feel the fear and do it anyway! We all know what it is like to not try something new in case we fail or embarass ourselve. This whakatauki is encouraging us this week to be brave. Whether it is learning to speak or sing in Te Reo, or another language. It may be the courage to learn a new skill/sport or even being brave enough to raise your hand in your Google Meet to ask a question.

Tūwhitia te hopo this week whanau! Ma te waa

Tongan Mea Kai - Ifo Ifo!

Malo famili

One last post from Tongan Language week.  My family and I decided to make two Tongan mea kai, Lu Sipi and Ota Ika.  It was a learning experience for us all, but oh boy was the food ifo ifo! 

 

A Special Day for a Special Someone

 Malo famili

Yesterday was a special day for one of our Pt England Support Staff Superheros.  That's right, yesterday was Miss Timmi's birthday!  Yay!  

With Auckland still in Level 4 lockdown, it made sharing this special day with Miss Timmi a little challenging.  We will be having a little Google Meet Birthday catch-up on Friday, but we still wanted to do something, to remind her how special she is to us. 

An email was sent to the other PES Superheroes, with a very specific instruction, describe Miss Timmi in ONE word.  The replies came through thick and fast.  Here's a little something we put together from everyone's answers, to say from us, Happy Birthday Miss Timmi! We love and appreciate you!

Tongan Language Week 2021

Malo e lelei famili!

Fefe hake?  Sai pe?  

Yesterday marked the beginning of Tongan Language Week 2021 here in Aotearoa.  This year’s theme for Uike Kātoanga’i ‘o e lea faka-Tonga - Tonga Language Week is Fakakoloa 'o Aotearoa 'aki 'a e Ako Lelei, which means enriching Aotearoa with holistic education.

The theme serves as a conversation starter on the importance of holistic education, diverse forms of learning and how Aotearoa can benefit from it. 

To help build up your Tongan vocabulary this week, let's start with something small.  Let's try counting from one to ten!  Watch the video below to help you learn to count from one to ten in Tongan. 

Come on, give it a go!  You might even find that some of the numbers sound similar to another language/s you know or have heard.

Ofa atu 

Alert Level 4 Lockdown...again!

Yes, that's right the whole of Aotearoa has been plunged back into Level 4 lockdown.

At PES we are so blessed that our team of AMAZING staff are prepared.  Class sites have been updated, Google Meets have been planned, all we need now is YOU!  

We are looking forward to seeing and commenting on blog posts, photos, videos from you, our beautiful and fantastic tamariki.  We will even try and catch you in the Google Meets.  Please share what you are doing to keep up with this term's theme, "Healthy Me, Healthy You" and we will try and share what we are doing too.

Take care whanau. Stay safe and warm.

Storytime @ Home with...Mrs Forbes

Would you like to learn to sing like Taylor Swift or Bruno Mars?   

Louie the Tui wanted to learn to sing too.  He didn’t start out too great at first.  Will Louie the Tui get better at singing?  Listen very carefully as Mrs Forbes reads the story to find out. Be sure to leave a comment below with your answers to Mrs Forbes' questions.

Take it away Mrs Forbes...

Credits

Book: Louie the Tui Learns to Sing (2002)

Author:         Janet Martin

Illustrator:         Ivar Treskon

Waiata Time with Whaea Kiri

Kia rite koutou!  It’s Waiata Time with Whaea Kiri!

Kia Ora Koutou!

Here is a waiata ā-ringa (action song) from the East Coast about their tūpuna (ancestor), Paikea.  This is one of the waiata that I would love for the tamariki to learn as a new item/ new action song.

Don’t be shy, (kaua e whakamā). I’ve put the words below, so follow along and give it a go.   I’d love you to share a video of you doing your best version of Paikea. 

Uia mai koia,

whakahuatia ake

Ko wai te whare nei e

Ko wai te tekoteko kei runga

Ko Paikea Ko Paikea

Whakakau Paikea 

Whakakau he tipua 

Whakakau he taniwha – Hei

Ka ū Paikea ki Ahuahu Pakia

Kei te whitia koe

ko Kahutia-te-rangi 

Me ai tō ure ki te tamahine

a Te Whironui 

nāna i noho te Roto-o-tahe

Aue! Aue!

He koruru koe, koro e

Credits

Vocals: Na Whaea Kiri me tona māmā

Guitar: Na te tungāne o Whaea Kiri

Kupu: https://ngatiporoukiponeke.org.nz/paikea/

Team 4 Reading Champions

In Team 4, Mr  Samuels and I have an amazing group of learners who we try and make time to read with everyday. 
There are 10 awesome readers in our group reading fat various levels. 

We have a sticker chart system and each reader has their very own folder where we keep a track of every book they have read and when completed they get to pick a sticker to place next to the book that they have read.
Once each reader has reached the goal of 10 stickers (10 books) they get to pick from the prize bag!!! 

Our kids who reached their first goal of 10 books were very excited to pick from the prize bag today and we are extremely proud of them. 

 

Kapa Haka & Matariki 2020

Mr Levi Samuels, Whaea Mary and Miss Ngakirikiri Kershaw helped to prepare our Pt England School Kapa Haka group for their performance in front of the whole school to celebrate Matariki (The Maori New Year). 
They were amazing!! 
Thank you for your dedication and all your aroha to our tamariki. 

Mr Wright & The Senior Choir

   

 Our very own Mr Wright using his unique talents as a musician and singer to help form a choir group made up of Y7 and Y8 students from Team 5.

In the afternoons Mr Wright runs a session with the choir then they head over to the senior block to have a combined singing practise with the rest of their senior peers. John and Sione  who are our guitarists have been fortunate enough to have guitar lessons with Mr Wright and have absolutely enjoyed and benefited from this.

We are so proud and blessed to have you share your talents with our tamariki Mr Wright the kids all think you have an amazing voice! and so do we!! Kia Ora Matua Roni.

Support Staff Week "Celebrating The Wins"

This month has been a blessing for our very own Child Support Staff with our Pay Equity Settlement and we wanted "celebrate the wins" with the rest of our staff whanau at Pt England School. We put on quite a spread that day and were surprised with another morning tea on Friday provided by our generous teachers, Board of Trustees and our amazing principal Mr Burt! 
Even before the changes that have taken place we as  Support Staff members at Pt England School have always been treated equally and are constantly thanked and reminded that we are appreciated. I am thankful to be a part of an amazing group of human beings. "WE ARE HAPPY, WE ARE THANKFUL, WE ARE FAMILY"

Sticking to what we know!

   
 Home schooling is very interesting for both my kids and I.
I have always known that "teachers" are the true champions when it comes to multi-tasking but to do it with constant praise and reassurance is next level.
Cullai loves the fact that he gets to watch his class mates eat breakfast during their class hangouts in the morning.
Jane loves that she gets time to finish things off properly without any distractions or her being a distraction.
I still do the "eyes on me", at first the kids thought it was funny but I think it's not the same without a whole classroom full of kids to repeat after me. We are still sticking to what we know and always trying to follow the Pt England Way even at home.

Mrs Williams Bakes with Grandson

During the lock down Mrs Williams and her 
grandson baked some yummy treats to enjoy with the family.
Check it out!

# Banana cake
# Chocolate Cupcakes
# Vanilla Cupcakes

Delicious!!!

Anzac Art

Miss Timmi Gets Fit!

This morning I got managed to get up extra early to "Get Fit"!!

It was a beautiful morning for a walk and I ended up walking 10kms starting from Glendowie through to St Helliers down around Glen Innes and all the way back home. I have had a lot of time during this lock down to go for long walks and try out some YouTube workouts.

Better Living Everyone! Get Fit! Stay Safe!

We Support Our Principal

Have a go!

One of the best moments on the job is witnessing how a slight decision to give it go can help boost your confidence and is great for your personal growth. Miss Laura was a big part of our Pt England Girls Rugby Team and showed dedication, determination and most importantly worked on her personal goals for the day making tackles, improving her ball skills and had a whole lot of fun being a part of a team. 

This is the first sports team that Laura has been a part of and at school assembly Laura was awarded “Player of the Day”,  goes to show what you can achieve if you just Have a go!

Ready to rescue!

What a week! Last week Wednesday, our child support staff and admin team attended a First Aid Workshop. Personally I loved this workshop because it brought our support team closer. It somewhat challenged me when it came to performing CPR, also with knowing the best possible way to treat a wound and knowing what to do with someone who's had an allergic reaction or seizure.

There is a process before you perform CPR on someone.
Best possible way to remember is using the DRSABCD abbreviation.
 Danger: Ensure safety of yourself, others and the patient.
 Response: Check response using voice and touch.
Send: If there is no response, call 111 and ask for Ambulance.
Airways: Tilt the head back and lift the chin.
 Breathing: Look for normal breathing.
Commence CPR: If not breathing normally: Place two hands in the centre of the chest. Push down HARD and FAST 30 times, then give 2 breaths.

Continue until the ambulance arrives. Defibrillation: Attach an AED (defib) if available and follow the instructions. It was awesome to see the team eager to learn new things and also open to doing things that were outside of their comfort zone. It made me realise that no matter how old you are, you never stop learning. Our child support team can now possibly save lives, maybe yours one day. Ramona :)

Lalaga le si'osi'omaga mo se lumana'i manuia

Lalaga le si'osi'omaga mo se lumana'i manuia. Weaving an environment for a successful/brighter/stronger future. Fa'afetai lava tamaiiti me lo outou faiaoga mo faafiafiaga! Ese le tāua o le tatou gagana. Malo lava! A special thanks to our child support team - Miss Timmi and Mr Wright for teaching our items. We really appreciate the time you put into preparing our children for this week. Malo lava - Fa'afetai.

“Safe Hands”

May 29th 2019 while our teachers were pounding the pavement on Queen St during the strike our Child Support and Admin Staff were pounding the chests of dummies in order to gain the the knowledge of how to try and save a life if need be.

Mr Humphris from St Johns was our tutor for the day and for most of our team it was the very first time we had ever done first aid.

Thank you for organising this workshop we found this to be very beneficial for us and our role within the school. Our team can confidently walk away from this knowing that our kids and our school are definitely….”In Safe Hands”

Mr Wright and Mr Hill to the rescue!!!