Proverb Narrative

 Proverbs: Fall seven times. Stand up eight.

Even when you fail sometimes, toughen up and get back on track… 

There once lived a little girl named ‘Lela’ and she aspired to be the world’s best inventor! At a young age, she worked to her fullest potential to achieve her dream. Although she had a bright mind, she was homeless and had no opportunities heading her way. When she was a toddler, she used to grab things out of the rubbish bin and make it into something exquisite. Her mother was always there for her and told her to keep on working on her dreams.

One day, Lela woke up with a crash in her mind and shivers running through her body. The garbage man had come and taken all her inventions including her cardboard blanket. She made a leap and beelined to the rubbish truck but as soon as she got there, the rubbish man & truck had suddenly vanished. There wasn’t a glimpse of sight of any rubbish truck or man. Lela thought she was hallucinating and slowly went back to her spot while her eyes twitched rapidly. Soon after, she collapsed in the middle of the park. 

“Where am I?” Lela said as her eyes awoken and her vision blurred her surroundings. Soon she was struck with a flash of a gleaming light. She could see the light but didn’t know where it was coming from. Her hands flapped around and she started fighting the air. “Unfortunately, something has made you half blind”, a screechy voice said. Lela’s heart dropped! How would she become an inventor while being half-blind. She fell into the doctor’s arms and just bursted into tears.

Lela was only 16 years old when she received the devastating news and since her mother had passed away a few months ago, she had to go into an orphanage.  At the orphanage, she had special help since she couldn’t see properly and while being there, she also made really good friends. Soon enough, a young couple wanted to adopt her. She was so happy and couldn’t wait to move! 

Her parents treated her amazing and she even had her own room. As she touched the walls and items of the house, she could feel the structures of it and had great ideas for her new inventions. She told her adoptive parents about her special skill and they decided to embrace her talent. They bought her new items and helped her out. With the support of her parents, she was able to create 7 new inventions.  

Then she decided to share her inventions with the world! Her first invention was a fail, everyone said it was useless. After all the hateful comments she got, she wanted to give up but her parents told her to keep on trying. She set her other 6 inventions out to the world but as last time, it was a flop. Lela cried in her room all day after that, but she remembered her mother’s wish before she died, “Promise me that whatever happens, you will always focus on your dream”. She started to reminisce about the times when her mother and her would always create inventions, and soon an idea popped into her mind!

She took her mother’s old ideas and her own ideas and created something brand new. Lela told her parents about her new invention and they immediately shared it to the whole world. Her invention was a success and soon enough she was known around the entire globe. Everytime she had an interview, she would always say “Fall seven times, stand up eight!”. 

Mr Victor had given Room 11 a writing task! We had to choose a proverb and then write a narrative about it. Here is the narrative I have written. Enjoy

Connections Task - Pyramids

For our connections task for last week Monday, we had to find ten reasons why the Marae is important to our country... I found out that the Marae is a sacred place to the Polynesians identity (mostly Maoris) and that it is also a place where cultural events are held. I have been to the Marae a few times and I know that it is a very special and beautiful place.

Panikeke Mafolafola

Last week we made Panikeke Mafolafola (Samoan Pancakes). I was apart of a group with Josephine, Tracey, Sar Yar Chan & Paris and we made Panikeke Mafolafola for room 11, 12 & 13. We all had turns working on different steps and made quite a lot of Panikeke Mafolafolas. My team used a lot of teamwork and gave all our effort to the making of the dish. Firstly, we added all the dry ingredients into the bowl and beat them all up. Then we made a well out of the dry additives and started gradually pouring water into the hole. We mixed the batter firmly and made sure it was liquid enough. Half way through our mixing, we added an egg and stirred everything together. A couple minutes later, the batters were as liquidy as water, so we started pouring little portions of them onto the heated pan covered with oil. Tracey, Sar Yar Chan & Paris fryed the batters while Josephine & I added all the side dishes onto the cooked Panikeke Mafolafola. Soon after, we finally finished all of our Panikeke Mafolafolas and tasted them... it was amazing! 

Connections Task

Task: What is a typical dinner meal you have at home? Create a doc and write down the recipe for how it’s made. Include images.

Dinner Meals I Have - 

1. Burmese Biryani
2. Khaosay Thote
3. Burmese Chicken Curry
4. Laphet
5. Samosa

How to make Burmese Chicken Curry: 

1. Firstly, cook the brown rice in unsalted water 
2. Dice the onions and mince the garlic and ginger. Set aside.
3.  Cut chicken into 1 inch (2.5 cm) bite-size pieces. Set aside. 
4. Heat the olive oil over medium-high heat in a large pot. Stir in the turmeric and cook for one minute. 5. Add the minced garlic, grated fresh ginger, cayenne, cumin, coriander seeds and garam masala. You can substitute ground coriander for the whole seed but the flavour is better with the whole coriander seed. Stir and saute the mixture for about 1 minute. 
5. Add chicken to the pot and stir to coat with the onions and spices. Add the cinnamon stick (snapped half), followed by the curry leaves (or bay leaf) and chicken broth. Cover, bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium low and simmer for 25 minutes. Stir occasionally. 
6. Stir in dried red lentils and coconut milk. Cover and simmer for an additional 30 minutes until lentils are dissolved and sauce is smooth. Stir occasionally. 
7. Stir in the fish sauce and salt. Serve over cooked brown rice and garnish with fresh cilantro (optional garnish). 

Sina & The Eel

Sina & The Eel 

Have you ever heard about the legend of how the coconut came to Samoa? If you haven’t, well you're in luck because I am going to tell you all about the legend of Sina and the eel…

It all began, when a precious eel grew a friendship with a beautiful girl named Sina. He demanded her love and wouldn’t let her go out of his sight. The eel kept on following Sina everywhere she went. When she knew that she couldn’t hold any power against the eel, she went to her relatives for help. She told them how the eel was dangering her and soon her cousin was sent to approach the eel. Her cousin slit the eel’s head and on the eel’s last breath, he told Sina that he wished to be buried. One day, a valuable coconut tree started surfacing from the eel's buried head. His remembrance is now faced onto the coconut, as the coconut makes a representation of his face. 

Now when Sina drinks from the coconut, it is actually an effect of her kissing the eel. This legend has been told through many generations and it is a wonderful samoan legend. The eel is now praised for his mighty gift! 

Our Understanding About LOCKDOWN!

Reading W3, T2

For today's reading, we had to watch 2 videos and answer questions related to it. The first story was produced by Coco net TV and was about the legened of Telesa. It was a really interesting story and was good to learn about. The second film was about the god of Tonga and about the rising younger brother. I had learnt a lot of information from that story and overall it was amazing! 

Listen 2 Reading

Secret Code (Word Work)

Would You Rather?

Letter Planning

In class, we are learning how to write 'formal' letters. This is my letter planning, suggesting places in Auckland to Dwayne Johnson. 

Listen To Reading

Listen 2 Reading

Smartphone Spellings

Would You Rather Questions

Acrostic Poem

First Kiwi Can Session!

• What’s the THEME for this week and what does it mean? Resilience and it means

trying your best and never giving up.

• What’s the topic? Goal setting

• What’s the catchphrase? Kiwi can says set a goal to achieve  just believe I will

succeed.

• What is a goal? An ambition to reach a potential desire. 
• Why are goals important? It helps commit yourself into pursuing the thing

you truly want.

• What can you do when reaching a goal gets tough? Sometimes you’re going to

feel the need to give up but DON’T! Control your emotions and just know that
when you achieve that goal, you're going to be so happy. Don’t miss out on

something special, just because you lost hope. 

• In your own words, explain how RESILIENCE relates to our school values of

FIRE & ACE - Resilience is a meaningful word and a trait you would like
everyone to have. Our school values are also like this and using these values
when we’re trying to accomplish a goal, is a big help. 

Maths

Hope (Kia Kaha Challenge)

Hope

Is there any reason for me to live? I complain on the
longevous bench while I clutch myself away from the
glacial snow and my regrets. The lights behind me
rapidly turn off and on leaving me with undivulged
thoughts. The tulip reminded me of my brother. He
had a bright spirit and was always by my side. We were
supposed to have families in the future and
extraordinary jobs.  But he lost everything and I didn’t
experience anything yet. I try cheering myself up by
thinking of our memories together… I had hope!

Daily 5 - Listen 2 Reading