DesignEvo

I have received a request from https://www.designevo.com/ for you all to look and potentially use this site. I have actually looked at this site and I think it is definitely beneficial for you all if you are wanting to create a logo for your needs!
This site has :
* Over one million icons available to search through.
* Hundreds of text fonts and shapes to choose from.
* Fully customizable and unlimited free downloads to your logos.

Look at the image below which consists of what this site does!

October Favorites!

As you can see, this is a video, which I am excited about! I made this to remind me or my memories with the people I surround myself with and I am completely blessed to have everyone in my life that keeps me going and motivated! So, personal shout out to my parents, teachers (Mrs Tofa, yes you if you reading this), my bestfriends and out of school bestfriends :)

Te Reo Learning - Term 4

Lesson 1 - WALT- Karanga Marae Protocol

Haere mai, haere mai. Ko Aaliyahna toku ingoa, a ka mihi ahau ki a koe ki te whenua iti o te Kura o Glenbrae.

Come, Come. My name is Aaliyahna  and I welcome you into the humble grounds of Glenbrae School

Whakaorangia i ta matou e manaaki nei ia koe me tetahi o koutou

Rest upon as we bless each and one of you

Haere mai, i runga i te kaupapa o te rā nei e, haere mai rā

Welcome to this auspicious occasion, welcome

Mihi koe ka haere mai

Thank you and come

(Here is "template" of what what would usually happen or what they would say)

Karanga by the host side	Karanga by the visitor side
1st call Haere mai, e te manuhiri tūārangi e, haere mai rā Welcome distinguished visitors, welcome	1st call Karanga mai rā, e te iwi e, karanga mai rā Greetings to you all, the hosts of today, greetings
2nd call Huihuia mai rā ngā mate o te rā nei e, haere mai rā Bring with you the dead so that we may mourn them today, welcome	2nd call Haere atu rā, ngā mate o wā iti nei e, haere atu rā Farewell the dead of today, farewell
3rd call Haere mai, i runga i te kaupapa o te rā nei e, haere mai rā Welcome to this auspicious occasion, welcome	3rd call Tēnei rā te whakaeke nei, ki te whakanui i te kaupapa o te rā nei e, karanga mai rā We have entered on to your marae to pay tribute to this day

Reading Preview

Today for our reading activities Cherise, Luisa and I created a Animated Film and Quiz that provides information about being Sunsmart.

Here is an image of our Powtoon in current progress!

Napier Holiday Recount!

Napier Holiday Recount.

I was settled at Napier after a long ride through Auckland last week! I was there for a few reasons, well actually one for Waka Ama. My Dad, Mum and sister all went, in a compressed car full of gear needed for our week.

My family and I arrived in Napier, weary and exhausted and prepared to sleep, but unfortunately and fortunately we went to support three of my Waka group members, Nu’u, Victoria and Danni for their singles races at Perfume Point/Napier Sailing Club! We were a tad late and didn’t get to see them commence the race but we did get to see the finishing, which was definitely astounding, I rapidly pulled out my phone like a cheetah and snipped a few images of Nu’u, Danni and Victoria coming in and finishing off their race.

As soon as I had finished taking photos, I set off to the front of the Napier Sailing Club to help bring up the wakas onto a trailer and also congratulate the girls on their race. I ran quite gradual, as I was extremely tired but I did end up finding Nu’u and talking to her about her race, “The race was tiring, but fun and I came 15th place”, she replied in a sluggish tone.

I was so relieved and excited to hear she had come 15th place out of 89 paddlers. She too was extremely tired from her race, so Nu’u and I walked to her hotel happily-ish!

Approximately 30 minutes into our walk, we arrived at her hotel, Bluewater Hotel and went to her room, place 21. As we arrived, we both saw other girls apart of our team and asked them to come with us, Mikayla, Serenity, Trenneyce, and Victoria followed as we dashed upstairs and into the room. She quickly changed and I relaxed with her mother, Serenity and Mikayla’s mother too. We whipped up some eggs and toast for a quick breakfast and jammed out to some ‘oldies but goldies’ music! Nu’u had finished changing and we set back to Perfume Point to see the other paddles and show some courtesy to them.  

After a while sitting in the sun, wanting to have a tan, I set off to go back to the hotel, leaving some of the other girls,  with Victoria's mother and a few other children, including Maia, Sanni, Nelsen and my personal favorite Trenneyce. Again, reaching our destination at the hotel, I packed some snacks because I was in one of those ‘just in case’ moods and began to eat, just cause!

A few hours into the relaxation and eat session at the hotel, it was time to get ready for dinner, held at the Gintrap. We walked to the Gintrap since the hotel wasn’t as far and kindly demanded seats for 32. The restaurant Gintrap, decreased the size of our menu since we had a lot of people, but the menu was still large. Majority of our waka group “Team Pure” turned up to celebrate our coach’s birthday but as soon as our coach came to the restaurant, we ordered our drinks and food. I and Nu’u, Victoria, Aarmione, Mikayla, and Serenity, each took a glance at the menus and all ordered the same meals, which was lemonade and chicken caesar salad with bacon bits and croutons! We all waited patiently for our meals and talked about our life, goals, and everything a normal group of thirteen years old’s would talk about! Several laughs, chuckles, jokes and slurps of our lemonade later, our chicken caesar salad had arrived looking, fresh, appetizing and exquisite which I loved especially the taste. It tasted like a normal lettuce salad with hints of crunch and precisely cut chicken pieces combined together, it was pleasing and the best.

Devouring our meals I then decided to go outside and freshen up while we also let the adults talk! Stepping outside, smelling the breeze of Napier was good but we did take it up a notch and take some memorable photos. To finish off our night we finished our photos, had a little play, be weird and chuckle at embarrassing things and then finally went back inside to get ready to go into our hotels. Everyone each paid for their meals and drinks said their goodbye’s and went to their hotels to sleep.

Overall my day was weary, lively-ish and fulfilling, I enjoyed my first day in Napier. I can’t wait for Sprint Nationals in Cambridge.

(Starting from left - Aarmione, Aaliyahna, Victoria, Nu'u, Mikayla and Serenity)

Rippa Rugby Tournament!

A few days ago, Glenbrae School was given the opportunity to compete in a Tamaki Cluster Event involved for Rippa Rugby!

Here is a few images of our students playing and a video of us showing, lets say, fairplay, empathy and great sportsmanship..

Definitely being goofy and creating a pyramid!

Cheering on our opponents!

Ending our day with a lively photo!

Career Learning! - Forensic Scientist Speech!

Olá, meu nome é Aaliyahna and my future career is a Forensic Scientist, well I hope so! A forensic scientist requires specific knowledge and skills to assist or help investigate a crime. The qualifications of becoming a forensic scientist is to have a minimum of a bachelor’s degree in natural science and a forensic science major typically includes those basic sciences.

The pay for the job is depending on what they do

• Forensic scientists assisting crime investigations usually earn - 50k - 90k per year
• Forensic scientists doing research usually earn - 55k - 130k per year!

The chances of job as a forensic scientist is quite poor as the occupation is small and competition for this specific job is strong, in New Zealand

Another job I would like to be involved in is with Interpol, helping solve crimes, but not as exposed as a forensic scientist!