Month: March 2023

Today for R.E we had to create a google slide or a google drawing and explain the meaning of create,redeem and sanctifying. While we were working on our work Ms.George told us we weren’t allowed to download or copy google images, we had to draw our own pictures. Here is my work

For R.E we drew what we think the Holy Trinity looks like. We all drew different things we thought the Holy Trinity looks like. I didn’t know what to do, it took me a while to figure out what can represent the Holy Trinity, later on I finally figured out what I should do. I decided to do the day and the night.Here is my work

For R.E we had to do a word art about the greatness of God’s Love, I didn’t really know how to do the word art online mostly because I haven’t done it in a while. It didn’t take me long to figure out how the word art workes, it did take me a while to find a image that fits in with the words I chose though. Here is my work

On wednesday the Year8s and the Year7s got to have an opportunity to participate in the Waka Ama/Canoeing. We arrived to school with our school uniform and got changed into our clothes we brought, later on we went back to our rooms and prepared our stuff for the Waka Ama, when all of us were ready we waited for the bus to arrive. We were making our way to the bus and we were really excited but if one of us were being clumsy or disrespectful then they would’ve gone back to school. Later on we arrived at Manukau Outrigger Canoe Club and was greeted by a nice lady who then later on told us about the paddle,the boat and the rules.

There were 3 coaches and they chose their teams, once they chose their teams we all went down to the deck and there were 2 boats and each one of us got on our team boats. Only 10 people were able to go on the boat so the coaches chose who was going on the boat and who was waiting for their turn. Everytime a person would go on the boat the boat would shake a little. We did some practices, how to row the boat backwords and forwards then later on we did a race. I didn’t really know who won but it was really fun! We did more races later on eventually we had to pack up.

When I got off the boat the ground was so slippery but with hard rocks I thought I was going to slip and fall. Later on we helped the coaches put the boats get back in the garage, we had to get changed into our school uniform. We took a while but eventually we were done and ran to the bus. We arrived at Saint Patricks, got our lunch and when we were done we started playing on the adventure playground.

The tears keep running down my face non-stop since her death. Is Aunt Miriam hurt, or is she dead too? My mind is making me think of terrible and dreadful images after Elizabeth’s traumatising death. I absolutely DESPISE THEM. I have to go to Aunt Miriam before her time runs out, but I have no clue where she is! Please be safe Aunt Miriam, I’m coming.

I can still smell her blood, I’m hallucinating Elizabeth’s cold and dead body lying on the hard ground. My fingernails are filled with the dirt I dug to try and save her. This is all so unfair, will my life be easier if I just stayed in Germany? Would my life be easier if I wasn’t even here? All these questions sound different but might have the same answer, No.

It has been a long time, my legs are exhausted along with my arms, my stomach is begging for food but I will not stop until I find Aunt Miriam, she’s the only person I have now even if she’s dead or alive I still want to see her. My stomach keeps on grumbling, it isn’t begging for food now it’s demanding! But I still have to search for Aunt Miriam and maybe some food. Wait a minute, I see a woman in the distance. She’s the same height as Aunt Miriam, and she has the same kind of hair so that must be…AUNT MIRIAM, OH AUNT MIRIAM I’VE MISSED YOU SO MUCH. My legs’ energy has drained out along with my arms, I haven’t stopped because I wanted to see her again.

Talofa Lava, I’m Madelyn but I usually prefer Maddie since that’s what everyone calls me. I’m 11 years old turning 12 this year and I’m Samoan but I don’t really understand or know how to speak Samoan. I have 2 sisters, 1 young brother and 1 step-sister who lives in Australia. I love my step-sister but as for my sisters and little brother…sometimes. 

My little brother and I go to Saint Patrick’s School. I’m a year 7 and he’s a year 2, I absolutely LOVE going to school. I love to learn new things and see my wonderful friends and my wonderful teacher Ms George.

In my free time or when I’m at home I love to write my own stories, play video games and hang out with my family but the thing I love the most is DRAWING! The sports I enjoy playing are soccer and volleyball, I would really love to try out basketball though. There are a lot of foods I enjoy eating, like garlic bread, broccoli and prawns but the one I LOVE the most are NOODLES.

Thank you so much for reading my blog. I really appreciate it, and I hope you will enjoy other blogs I’m going to post in the future!

Mrs George read us a book called “Pennies for Hitler” to Room 8 for our learning, it was about World War 2. Later on Mrs George gave us some clay, told everyone we had to be in groups of 4 and decide together on which critical scenes to remake as clay. My group decided to remake the scene where the woman decides to put her dog down. We decided to choose that scene because we thought that scene was showing that we have to let go of things we love example before Georg saw the dog dead he dreamt of having a dog, but when he saw the dog dead he had to put his dreams of owning a dog down.