Inspire Me

Covenant Events - Brings 'INSPIRE TOUR' to Point England!

It was an awesome time for all our year 7 and 8 students.  Learning valuable lessons for life right now and into the future!

Here are some gems from the show:
How can we achieve the goals we set ourselves?  Have you set yourself a goal?  Do it!
ASK - don't be afraid to ask for help.  It's the best thing to do when you're stuck.   People WANT to help you!   BELIEVE IN YOURSELF - having the confidence to give things a go is another key to achieving our goals!


Through play, song and dance Maio and Levi entertained and taught us.  Likely a message we've heard from our own families, teachers and friends.  However it's always good to hear again.  Maybe for some of us we haven't had it said enough.

Our boys had the privilege of spending some up front - close and personal time with these two talented young men.  They got to have some real talk about being Pasifika, Maori and Kiwi boys who CAN achieve what they want to.

Thank you  Covenant Events - Levi and Maio for this wonderful experience.   No doubt other Manaiakalani schools will be keen to have you visit them too!

Malo lava le faasoa ma taumafai auā fanau a le Pasifika ma Aotearoa.

Statistics!

This week we have been learning about statistics in maths. Check out Leilani's learning below!

Delicious Description!

Check out Venice's description of her favourite food below:

Since 1896, this scrumptious chocolate has been making you happy by it’s
aroma, taste and texture that’s why it’s New Zealand’s finest chocolate.

The moment it gets into your mouth, you can taste how phenomenal the sweetness is.
It is really creamy and soft, the feeling of relaxation while taking a bite from it is one of
the best things about this chocolate.

The enticing aroma of the chocolate will make you unwind from work or school, the
smell that will make you calm and take a bite from it.

When you see it in the stores you will look twice because of it’s very elegant
packaging, the gold represents how high-standard this chocolate is.

Identity

This week Dahl have been reading Mata I Pusi, a book about a girl who is struggling with her appearance and cultural identity. We have been discussing the things that make up our identities. Check out Sheena's learning below.

A Picture with a Message

Room 4 literacy have been learning about making inferences. Check out some of these images and see what message you think they hold!

Year 8 Camp

Last week the year eights headed to Kauaeranga Christian Camp in Thames for three days. It was an amazing opportunity and we all experienced so many new things, from shooting to archery!

 Watch this video to see some of the highlights from our trip.

Fortnite Battle Royale

Check out Josh's essay about Fortnite. Does it really live up to the hype?

I play Fortnite Battle Royale at least once everyday. The thing I like about this game is how it is open world and you can build.

What is Fortnite? Fortnite is a free-to-play battle royale game developed and published by Epic games. It is a early access video game which means it hasn’t fully been developed yet and is still in development. So far the game has done very good. The update in february 2018 the developers reported they have 3.4 million players.

How well did Fortnite do? Well for starters Fortnite has earned 126 million dollars beating their rival game PUBG, With over 178,000 viewers on twitch and there rival game with 84,000 viewers. While Fortnite is still free on xbox one, ps4, pc, and mobile. PUBG is still charging there fans. $29.99 to buy the game on xbox one, pc, the game has not yet released on ps4.

How do you play Fortnite? Once you start a game in fortnite you load into a place called Spawn Island. After that you hop on the battle bus which will take you above the main island were the war begins. You jump out and land at a location of your choice. After that you find a weapon which will help you knock your enemies down to win the game and get a victory royale. It doesn't sound very exciting but it really is a accomplishment for many people. And it is still doing amazing to this day.

To conclude I want to explain how much I enjoyed making this review. My favorite part about writing this is researching the facts about Fortnite.