Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela

This article is about the life of Nelson Mandela. I learnt a lot about Nelson Mandela’s life story.

Nelson Mandela was born on the July 8th 1918 on the eastern coast of Africa in Mvezo. Nelson Mandela’s father died when he was 9 years old.

In 1962, Nelson Mandela was arrested and was sent to prison on Robben Island in South Africa,  because he was charged with sabotage and attempting to violently overthrow the government and sentenced to life in prison. Mandela was in jail for 27 years.

This article was very interesting because it had a lot of information about Nelson Mandela, and how Nelson became President of South Africa from 1994 - 1999. I learnt that Nelson Mandela was a brave person. He was commonly known as Madiba by his countrymen. Madiba means Father, but he is often described as the Father of the Nation.

Nelson Mandela died on the 5th of December 2013 at the age of 95 after suffering from a prolonged respiratory infection. Nelson Mandela died in his home in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Pacific

Today, Glenbrae Pacific Group went to the Glen Innes Library to learn about the Pacific and also it was the Cook Island Week. When we got there, we met the Kaiakos from the Auckland Museum. There names were, Viliami, Mama Piri, Freda, Daren Kamali. Viliami was a Tongan, Freda was a Samoan, Mama Piri was a Cook Island, and Daren Kamali was a Fijian.

We learnt about the history of the Island countries these Kaiakos came from and how they used to catch fish, make their fishing hooks and what kind of food they ate.

We also learnt about the Tree of Life. The Tree of life is a Coconut Tree, In the Cook Islands, they call it Niu which is the same as in all of the Island Nations. They call it the Tree of Life because you can eat out of it, you can use it as your bowl, carve it and use it for Kava, use the husk to braid it into a long kafa for fishing and to put the hook on.

We learnt so much about the things we didn’t know about, even our own ethnicity, but we had so much fun. At the end the Librarians gave us some food that was delicious. I feel like going back to the Islands.

Tonga

By Fusi

Poetry Recital

Friday 5th June 2015

Poetry Recital

This morning Glenbrae School had its first  ever Poetry Recital in our school hall. Each class had 3 presenters, 3 Introducers and 3 people thanking them. Room 10 was the first class to present their poems.

Next was my class Room 9. Our presenters were Maara, Angelica and Moses. Our introducers were Dora, Linda Kiki and Alfred. The people who thanked them were Matangaro, Sam and Fraser. The highlights of the recital were when the year 1 students from room 4 and room 1 presented their poems with confidence and a lot of enthusiasm.

By Fusi

Fractions

Today in class I went on a Math site called IXL Maths and did a math quiz on Fraction and mixed numbers review, and my score was 79, Here is a picture from my previous quiz.

I enjoyed doing this Math quiz.

By Fusi

Keeping Ourselves Healthy and Strong During Winter

Keeping Ourselves Healthy and Strong During Winter

WALT: How to keep healthy and strong

• Keep Fingernails clean and short by trimming and cleaning it.

• Have a shower daily, morning and night.

• Keep your hair neat and clean by combing it, and also ask your parents to check your hair for nits and lice every Friday.

• Wash your hands before and after meals.

• Cover your mouth with your hands or if there's a tissue by you used it when coughing and sneezing.

• Brush your teeth everyday in the morning and night.

• Keep ourselves warm.

• Exercise everyday and be healthy and fit.

• Be Healthy and Eat Healthy food

About Me

I am Sporty, Funny and Musical

I worry when my family and friends are in danger

I like playing sports, love to do Music and Art

I dream of being an awesome Musician and I also dream of being a brainy Nurse

I cry when my family pass away and when people cry

I wish everyone treat people with respect

I wonder if I will find a funny awesome sporty musical friend just like me

I am afraid of Clowns, Spiders and having Nightmares

I love doing Maths and Art in school

I wish that I will be able to follow my dreams

If I had a friend just like me I will always look out for her and be best buddies and be there for her.

Today is my lucky day, I found a friend that is just like me and her name is Mata.

Here is a picture me and my best friend Mata

By Fusi.F

Respect Self

                                             WALT: we are leaning to respect.
 

Easter

Tuesday 31st March 2015

Reading For Today

What is Easter?

Easter is the most important and oldest festival of the Christian church. Easter is the Christian holiday that celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ and his promise of eternal life.

Who Celebrates Easter?

Christians celebrate Easter around the world.

Why do they celebrate Easter?

Christians celebrate Easter because of Jesus Death and the resurrection of Jesus Christ

What is the significance of the Easter Egg?

The significance of the Easter Egg is a symbol of a new life.

Other useful information( How do other countries celebrate Easter)?

My culture celebrate Easter by going to church and praying. We call it White Sunday and we wear white clothes. When church finishes we also get Easter eggs or chocolate bars.

Learning How To Use Scratch

Today I logged into Scratch. I learned how to create my own animate story. While I creating my story I found a file with all kinds of sound for the story I was going crazy with the sounds it was fun.