And SCORE!! The Crowd Goes WILD!!

It has been the first time Ireland has won over the All Blacks since a phenomenal 111 years!! Ireland beat All Blacks 16-9, with a classic try in the first half. All Blacks tried to score a try but Ireland's defence was unbeatable including the three times All Blacks had an opportunity to try but couldn't.

I cheered for the Ireland because something inside of me knows that they still have a lot to go. Who would you cheer for?

Remember The Armistice!!

What is Armistice Day? Well, Armistice Day, (Ar-mis-tice Day), is mostly like ANZAC Day. It was an agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop  fighting for a certain time or known as the truce.

It is only celebrated on the 11th hour, 11th day and the 11th month which will be celebrated this Sunday, the 11th of November. Room 12 were separated into groups and we first studied what Armistice Day means and why we celebrate it. I was the Team Captain of the Liza, Vika and Julianne. This is our slideshow.

The Movie Is Revealed!!

On the 7th of November, we went to the Hoyts for the special 11 year Manaiakalani Film Festival!! Tupouseini and I had to go early to the movies because we had to present our class's film. We had to go to three cinemas including the Extreme Screen!!

Then we had to walk to Cinema 3 to present our movie again in-front of our school! It was a fun experience but Mrs Vickers reminded me that we still had to present it in the night time for our parents.

From today I still have butterflies in my stomach.

Coach Pete Is Here!!

On Tuesday, we had Tennis with Coach Pete. It was pretty nerve-racking because I have no experience with a Tennis racket. Luckily, Coach Pete taught me all through the steps.

I was partnered with Katrina and after a little while, Sosiua joined our group. We started off by hitting the tennis ball at or near the cone.

Then we started a rally and we always swapped after a while if we had three or more people in our team.

I hope that we get more practice in the weeks to come. It was fun!!

One Assembly, Two Duffy Books!!

On Monday afternoon, we had assembly. Mrs Vickers talked about how we can be  Better Than Before. She told us that this was a special assembly because the student that was chosen to get an award, would get not one, but two Duffy books!

I looked at Mrs Golder and knew immediately that she was having a hard time picking people. Finally, she eventually hand-picked me to go and receive the award. The two books I chose were called, The Slice and Conspiracy 365.

The reason why she picked me was because I backed-up my answer with evidence in reading.

Poetry Recital!!

On Friday, three students and I were chosen by our teachers, Mrs and Mr Reid, to present our known poems.

Leanah presenting "The Red Horse," Jessica and Tupouseini presenting "Punk Junk Mailer," and Tyron presenting "My Teacher Said To Read The Newspaper, So I Did."

My poem was called "Afakasi Chameleon" by Selina Tusitala Marsh.

After that, Mrs Golder handed us a certificate. I was so proud of myself!

I Thought We Were Supposed To Change!!

On Wednesday, I thought we were supposed to change classes but we had two more weeks!! So, I worked for another day. I cooked with my companions, Robati and Jessica. We made Sausage Kebab.

Method:
Step 1: Slice the sausage.
Step 2: Slice the red onion and capsican.
Step 3: Put sausage, red onion and capisacan on a kebab stick and put it in the oven for 15 minutes.
Step 4: Serve and Enjoy!!

The three of us had 4 each so I ate 2 and saved the other 2 to take home. It was kebab-reffic.