St Francis of Assisi

Colombia Presentation

Here is the Colombia Inquiry group presenting their findings.  Also the presentation that they used during their oral presentation and the rubic marking sheet for their group.

 

Cultural Day

On Friday it was Cultural day. I was kind of nervous and I  couldn’t stop being nervous. After that it was time for lunch.

When the bell rang it was time to line up outside in the hall. It was time for room 7’s to perform and the  people cheered for them and clapped.

After room 7 was finished it was  room 3’s turn to dance and I was brave. When we began to dance I smiled to the people because the people clapped for us. When we finished we went and sat down and we were very happy. Miss G  was so proud of us and we were very happy that it was over. It was room 6’s turn to come to the stage and when  they danced they were awesome.  Finally we went and lined up and went to class.  What an awesome Cultural day.

Typing Test

This term I got 21 and that was my highest score. I was so happy that this was my highest score.

Touch Training

I am looking forward to learning some new skills of Touch, making new friends, ball skills, warm ups and passes.

I am expecting to have new friends and lots of training and lots of sweating, getting tired and listening to the coach.

We are doing it so we can get fit and its a sport to enjoy and have fun.

I will see lots of supporters, cheering, team work, chanting and people clapping.

Princess Elizabeth meets the Dinosaur!!!!

The rosary

Squash Reount

On Monday 14 October. It was my first day playing squash. I haven’t heard of it before. After that we went inside the hall. We saw two boy’s waiting for us to sit down and there name’s were Michael and Phil and they taught us how to play the game.

It was kind of hard and Michael said to us who wants to have a go and I put my hands up. He gave me the racket, and after  that me and phil had a race. And did you know that the people that are the best players in the world are Ramy Ashour and Nicole David.

At squash they wear short’s, pant’s and a T- shirt. And did you know Harrow School was first to play squash. After that we went and Phil asked us was it fun and we said it  was amazing. We went to the class room and it was cool at squash.

Duffy Recount

“Yay it’s Duffy Theater today on Monday morning”. After morning tea it was Duffy Theatre, we went and lined up outside and walked into the hall. We sat down and I saw Miss Arthur, Mr Rude and Lovely and the title of there story was Duffy loses his words and it was kind of funny because Duffy and Scruffy are brothers. And they was chasing around and it was my favourite part. After that he went to bed and he saw vautra and after that Duffy woke up and he saw Vautra and he was talking about his story when he lose on the stage. And after that Vautra put that thing on his head and after that Duffy went and ate his breakfast and Duffy’s Mum told him to put the rubbish out and the Man took the wrong box he took the toy box and Duffy has the rubbish box and the Mum said to him that Duffy are you sure that you put the rubbish away and he said yes Mum and then Mum went. And Duffy went to school with his Sister Afi and Duffy told Afi his dream about Vautra and Afi think’s that it was just a dream and then Duffy had a pink paper was on the ground and he showed it to Afi. And Afi couldn't read well and Afi knows that Duffy is not lying So they went. And when they read the paper it says you have to say Vautra three time and after that Vautra came and they had crossword and Duffy said he doesn’t  like crossword and then Duffy won and then Duffy read a book to his brother Scruffy.

Typing test

Kids for Kids Recount

yay today is kids for kids.

Last Friday night we sang at the Kids for Kids concert in Mangere. We had to wear bright color clothes and there were 15 schools. When I was inside at the back stage and it was time to go to the stage and perform and I was to scared to sing.  When I saw all the people taking  photos of the schools I was brave to sing. Soon it was time to sing the first song we sang Haere Mai and after the Haere Mai we sang  There Something in the Water. It was exciting when we sang all together. After that we went off the stage and a break, we played games and ate chocolate biscuits. Soon it was time to line up and go back on the stage to sing Gumboots they wore a hat and they wore boots. After that Jackie and Nathan was talking jokes to people and after the jokes we started sing the Gumboots and it was funny.

Healing

Mathew 25: 36

Physical well Being - Having a healthy body.

Social well being - Having a family - whanau support

Mental and emotional well being - Being able to tell others what you think and feel.

Spiritual well being - for Christmas, being able to believe in God.

Kids for kids

On a lovely Friday morning we were ready to go to the bus  so we could go to the Life Convention Center. We had to put our lunch in the big bag so we could not be hungry. We went and lined up outside and we walked to the bus and we went inside the bus and sat down.  There were 15 schools singing with us and it was enjoyable.  

Term - 2

My favourite thing I  did was the symbols of the Holy spirit Art and because I like the symbols of the Holy spirit art because I can choose a colour

and a picture. And my picture was wind because I like fresh air And it give me coldness. My colour was red because I chose red because it is for tonga and for fire as well.My least favourite thing I did was Catholic school day because I can hang out with some people. And the who came was Saint Joseph and my friends was Emily and christ and it was fun.My least favourite thing I did was my teddy bear description I have to write about the teddy bear and the teddy bear’s name is Fuzzy the bear and we have to write about what he looks like.My least favourite thing I did was My chocolate chip cookie. My class and me was making a cookie protector and my partner was Reachel we have to build it.

St pius x Feast day

Yay, it’s Saint Pius X’s feast day. We first went to the church and father said “happy saint pius feast day”. After that when it was finished we went and lined up in the hall and went and sat down. We sang the happy Saint feast day song and Miss Tui, Maxine and also Genevieve cut up the cake so everyone could have a piece. It was a banana and it had a cream on the top, it was delicious. After that we went back to class and we did some writing and maths and after that it was lunch time. After lunch we went to class and it was reading time and the bell rang and we went to line up the hall and I saw Linda. She was holding a euphonium and she was wearing a blue hat and a blue clothes. She talked about herself and her euphonium and then she played it for us, it was wonderful.

The Liturgical celendar

X-country

Wow!  I actually finished the race, I’m feeling very pleased with myself and a little bit surprised when I got to the finish line. St Pius had the cross country on Tuesday 13th August. All the students were in the cross country, the Juniors ran around the field and the Seniors ran the road. We only did one lap around the road and the finish was by the office steps.

I saw the St Mary’s students and they were cheering for us and I came 3rd at the cross country. I went and had a sit down and then it was the Juniors turn to race. We cheered for the Juniors because they cheered for us. Diego came 1st at the finish line.

The Assumption

We celebrate the Assumption because it is Mary’s Heavenly Birthday. Mary’s Heavenly Birthday is on the fifteen of August. After that No one knew if Mary’s body was in heaven. Pope Pius declared it to be true that Mary’s body is in heaven. When Mary got to heaven she was the Queen of Heaven and she was placed in the middle of Jesus and God.

The 7 Sacarments

Sacrament Image	Name of Sacrament and what it means
	The name of this sacrament is Marriage it mean joining together in front of God .
	The name of this sacrament is Holy communion it means to receive the body and blood of christ.
	The name of this sacrament is Conformation It means that you want to be Catholic.
	The name of this sacrament is Holy orders it means dedicating your life to God.
	This sacrament is Baptism it means getting welcoming into the church.
	This sacrament is Last rights it means that one of your family member calls the priest and give you your last blessing.
	This sacrament is Reconciliation it means that  father will listen to you while you say the bad things you have done.

The Rainbow Bird

Once upon a time in South America there was lots of bird in the tree. The birds were colouring themselves to make their feathers colourful.  They wanted to look like the rainbow.

 

Macaw           Endemic

worshipping God

Being Hygienic at school

How can you be Hygienic at School?

Runny Nose	We blow our nose into a tissue and throw the tissue in the rubbish.
Coughing	We cough on our Elbow so we don’t spread out the Germs.
Vomiting	when you Vomit you go to the toilet and clean it up with Dettol.
Going to the toilet	When we go to the toilet we wash our hands.
Keeping environment clean	pick up your food warps into the bin.
Sweating	put deodorant on and go for a shower.
Uniform	to always keep our uniform clean.
Equipment	like our netbooks we don't eat on it.

Typing Test - Term 2

The 10 commandments

Week 8 - Melbourne Learning

Last week on Tuesday  Miss G and Mrs Tui went to Melbourne Australia at 3: 30 pm and we had Miss Denney with us. Miss G and Mrs Tui went to eight schools. Miss G and Mrs Tui went to schools to see how to make our school better. When they went to Melbourne we did our cookie protector. One of the schools Miss G went to had a little zoo with frogs and lizards. Miss G went to the office and saw a fish tank and then she went up stairs and she saw a big room and it looked like a tree house, it was cool. When Miss G came back she showed us the photos she took in Melbourne with Mrs Tui and she gave us a little Koala each which she brought for us.

Fuzzy the bear

The bear is soft  and it is small like a Toy. And it has two feet and two hands and it nice and cuddly inside and his skin is brown like chocolate mud cake and he has a bow tie and he is has a round nose and he has big toes. And he looks like a baby mouse and he footprint in his toe and he is so chubby and he is so fuzzy and he is adorable and he is fluffy on his hands and his bow tie is colourful and he is furry and he is a cute little teddy bear and he his name is fuzzy the bear and he has big ears and he is fat and his eyes is little and his eyes black.

Pool Description

The pool is 15 meters long and 1 metre deep. Our instructors names were Jilian and Kevin. The pool is big and it has a marque so it can cover it so it can be clean inside. It looks like a big white house.

Inside it sounds quiet and it feels comfortable, the smell is warm and it reminds me of chlorine. It’s found by the court’s and it does swimming and it is used for swimming and The swimming pool is special because so we can learn how to swim.

Cookie protection

Yesterday we started our cookie protector and my partner was Rachel. Also we had a equipment was 10 straws, sizer, cellatape, A3 paper, and a string that 2 meters long. And we put some straws in our cage to decorate it. and we some strings to hold the straws and put some cellatape to hold the string and we finish it at Thursday.

A Covenant

A covenant is a sacred serious agreement promise between God and God's people.

God's call to Mary.

Rm 3 Gods Call To Mary from St Pius X on Vimeo.

This week we have been learning about God's call to Mary. The whole class in Room three, got into groups of three and did a  roll play. The children had to act  about Gods call to Mary.

God's Promise

Rm 3 Group 1 God's Promise from St Pius X on Vimeo.

Hiccups

Hiccups - Pt 1, No 4, 1997

1. Find the meanings of these words from the story.

hiccups -A sudden sound in your throat caused the by a spasm in your chest. ✔

cure - Cure means help or fix.✔

cough -To make a sudden harsh noise as you force air out of your lungs.✔

tiptoe - Tiptoe means walk quietly. ✔

miserable -Very unhappy. ✔

grin -Grin means To give a large smile. ✔

finally -Finally means last. ✔

2. Draw how to cure someone of hiccups.✔

3. Answer these comprehension questions to show your understanding of the text.

a) Where did Richard get the hiccups? Richard got hiccups in maths. ✔

b) Why do you think people get hiccups? People can get hiccups when they eat fast together.✔

c) What was one way that Richard tried to fix his hiccups? A way of fixing hiccups is to drink upside down and a take a big breath. ✔

d) How did Richard end up curing his hiccups? Richard cured his hiccups by his mum scaring him. ✔

Swimming

On a sunny day we were having our first swimming lesson, we were all excited.   

Once all of us got dressed into our swimming togs we all  went down to the  courts because that’s where the swimming pool was.

We all went inside and went to our groups. The man’s name was Kevin and the girl’s name was Jillian. It was a beautiful when I went inside the pool, it was big and I wasn’t scared of the pool. After that we did floating and a little kicking she said we could have two minutes of free time.

Jillian said to us to go and change at the tent and I said to Jillian we had to get our bags first so she said “ok, bring your bags and put them in the tent so you can change”, I said “ok”.

After we were finished, we got our bag and went to class and ate some apples.

Water,Wind,fire

Catholic School day.

On Catholic Schools Day St Pius School invited St Joseph from Orakei over to come and celebrate Catholic School’s Day.

In the morning we had a Mass and that was followed by lunch and a concert, We all went into the hall to share our items. Room Seven went first and they sang “Let It Go’. After that it was the st Joseph turn to  do a dance or a song so they did a song called “ You can Count on Me”  by Bruno Mars. Some songs came from St Pius X school and some from St Joseph’s.

We finished the concert singing the African song so that the St Joseph’s people could go out and go back to school. When we finished singing we all went back to class.

i had a wonderful day with St Joseph’s it was the best day ever.

My Water Story

Maths Refleection

In maths I learnt about Maths Whizz, it was fun because I learnt about my time tables and my addition and my subtraction. On Xtra Maths I learn about my addition too. The  answers are easy, it was fun. 

I am in a group called Terrific Triangles, I like  learning because I love learning my addition and time table and my subtraction is cool to learn so I can try hard.

In Addition and Subtraction I am on Stage 4.

My Pencil

My learning tool is long and sharp, it is made with wood. There is a lead in the pencil so that we can draw on paper.

My learning instrument has a long lead so it is easy to draw but sometimes when it breaks it kind of gets annoying. It feels hard and it is seen it in offices.

My drawing friend can draw and write and it does a lot of things for me. It is good to use a pencil because you can use it for school and for your homework.

My Pencil is special and strong like a rock, because when I am holding my rock I can be really creative with it.

NZ Sign Language Movie

Sign Language from St Pius X on Vimeo.

NZ Sign Language Awareness

 This Week is NZ Sign Language Awareness week.

my mother

My mum’s name is Nesi and she has looked after my little baby brother and me all our lives.

She acts like a normal mother and she doesn’t eat McDonald’s but she likes KFC. She has black hair and dark brown eyes like the colour brown. She looks after me and she cares about me.

My mother helps me do the dishes and she helps do my homework and my spelling. She buys food for me when I get hungry and she helps me clean the house when I get back home.

My mum is special because she helps us do our homework.  

Jesus learning

Charism

Jesus Strand Summative Assessment

Explain the parts of the Scripture Reference which are in Bold:

John means find -Gospel John ✔

John 4 means find - means the chapter✔

John 4:7-9 means find - means the verse✔

2 Corinthians means find - the second book✔

Highlight the religious groups in Jesus’ time:

Romans Sadducees ✔ Anglicans Zealots✔ Pharisees✔ Presbyterians Scribes✔

Complete the sentences:

Jesus is fully human he tino tangata and fully divine he tino Atua.  His life death and resurrection were a response to God the Father through the Holy Spirit.    ✔

Complete the statement:

I found these lessons interesting because - It was really easy.

Mary and Joseph's journey

Mary and Joseph walked a long way before Jesus was born. They walked for 24.7 km and it took 5 hours and 13 minutes They walked from Nazareth to Bethlehem. Mary and Joseph walked a long time before Jesus born.

Family tree

My karengo

The karengo grows on the rocks at the seaside, just like weeds and it grows thickly  and strongly. It must be washed carefully to get rid of the sand and the small  stones. When the kete is filled, it is time to take the karengo home and prepare it for eating. Put the karengo into the dish, the dish goes into the oven. It will take about two hours to cook. Check it carefully and stir it often. Add water so that it doesn’t dry out. When it is tender, it is ready. Call the family to come.

My Strategy 1

Similes and Metaphor

Similes and Metaphors

A simile is where two things are directly compared because they share a common feature. The word AS or LIKE is used to compare the two words. Eg. As cold AS a dog's nose

A metaphor also compares two things, but it does so more directly WITHOUT using as or like. Eg. The shop was a little gold-mine.

Task One

At the end of the sentence, write in brackets whether the sentence is an example of a metaphor or simile.

Eg. The clouds were fluffy like cotton wool. (SIMILE)

1. As slippery as an eel. (SIMILE) ✔
2. Arnie was a man-mountain.(Metaphor) ✔
3. He was a lion in battle.(Metaphor) ✔
4. She is as pretty as a picture.(Simile) ✔
5. The striker was a goal machine.(Metaphor) ✔
6. The torch lit up the room as if the sun had risen early.(Simile) ✔
7. The moon was a misty shadow.(Metaphor) ✔
8. My friend has a face like a bag of spanners.(Simile) ✔

Task Two

Now you are going to make up similes of your own by copying and finishing these sentences.

For example:

As good as gold

1. As heavy as a rock.✔
2. As cold as a snow.✔
3. As hard as a table.✔
4. She had skin like a lion.✔
5. As cool as a ice-cream.✔  
6. As quick as a fish.✔
7. He was slow like a turtle.✔
8. Slippery like a snail.✔