Finacial Literacy Evaluations

We just finished an awesome session about financial literacy for a Math competition. I learnt new stuff about money such as profit, loss, interest, principal, amount, Kiwi saver and much more. It was an awesome experience. Math is my favourite subject
- Lana

We just finished training for some hard but cool Math for a competition. Math is not my favourite subject but what I learnt is how to solve money matter problems.

- Natalia

I really enjoyed being involved in the learning that ended with the money competition. It was cool as. I have learned a lot. It was a great experience. Math is my number 1 subject

-Vanessa

I really think that the Duffy Money Group has helped me a lot. It has made me do my Maths easier and I love it. Thanks to Mrs. Raj I learnt about GST, Profit and Loss.

- Maroussia

I really think that this group learning has been fun and thanks to Miss Raj I’ve learnt about profit and loss, loans, GST and Kiwi saver.

- Ocean

For teaching us how to solve money problems thank you Mrs. Raj. We learnt about GST, Profit and loss etc. The Duffy money competition was a good experience.

- Coltrane

The Duffy money maths competition was a fantastic experience because we learnt about stuff we didn’t know. I just wanna say to all the year 7s to go hard next year on the asttle maths test. I just want to say a big thank you to Mrs. Raj for teaching us a lot about GST, Profit and Loss and for using her own time to teach us.

- Lorenzo

The Duffy Money competition was a great experience and I would like to thank Mrs. Raj for teaching me all about money and other stuff that has to do with money

- Raiden

Ever since I had joined this group I realised that I have gotten better at solving math questions.

- Anthony

I have learnt a lot of strategies and have improved in problem solving. When I grow up I want to be a teacher or a bank teller and a league player.

- Taiapa

I really enjoyed being in this competition because I learnt a lot of new strategies and it was an amazing experience. It was awesome.

- Sheralee

I liked the Duffy Money competition because it helped me learn new strategies and I also learnt about GST. I am now confident with solving problems.

- Vaegaau

During the preparation for the money problem solving competition I learnt a lot of new strategies that helped me with math problems including cross multiplication. Thanks to Mrs. Raj I am now more confident with problem solving.

- Afu

Even though I joined the group late I loved learning about GST and Kiwi saver. The competition was thrilling.

- Synergy

I thought percentages and decimals were hard stuff in math. But after joining this maths competition classes it made me realise that math is not hard after all. “It’s a piece of cake!”

- Jessica

I really enjoyed being in this financial literacy programme. I hope I can get into more of these groups in the future.

- Meshaq

The Duffy money programme taught me a lot about kiwi saver, GST, interest, profit and loss, loans, credit and debit and much more.

- Longoa’a

Longoa'a's Mother's Day Letter

Dear Mrs Baker
My mother’s day letter is for my father.
Unfortunately my mother is not with me and I have not had any female influence in my life for at least two years so my dad is like a mother to me.
My dad has been there for me every step of the way .
He has helped me with my education and he has always supported me through school. My dad is very funny even in the toughest of times.
My dad is special to me because he plays two roles in my life so that’s why this letter is dedicated to him. A book for him would be really appreciated Mrs Baker.
Longoa’a Rm2

Sustainability Rhyme

MY NAME IS PLANET EARTH,
HOW CAN I SURVIVE,
THIS BAD LITTLE CURSE,
IF YOU HAVE TO DRIVE.

HEY HAVE YOU HEARD OF REDUCE?
HAVE YOU HEARD OF RECYCLE?
HAVE YOU HEARD OF REUSE?
NO I DON'T THINK SO
BUT THESE THINGS YOU MIGHT EVEN SAVE THE WORLD.


HEY NZ WERE ASKING YOU
NOT TO CUT DOWN THE TREE’S
CAUSE OUR LITTLE PLANET EARTH
IS BEGGING YOU PLEASE
WE NEED OXYGEN TO BREATHE FROM THE TREE’S.

HEY LISTEN UP TO WHAT I GOT TO SAY
JUST KEEP ON WALKING EVERYDAY,
MY BROTHER IS USING THE CAR
THOUGH HE’S NOT GOING FAR,
IT WILL BE PRETTY SWEET IF HE USED HIS FEET
SO THAT’S IT FROM ME
PLANET EARTH IS SAYING PLEASE!
PROTECT OUR TREES DON'T LITTER ON ME.

By Longoa'a and Tama-Junior

More Animal Haiku Poems

Hey, I have written three Haiku poems. Let me know which one is your favorite.

Dolphin

Blow holes to breathe through,
Shows off in front of others,
Has a nice color.

Penguin

Walk slow through the snow,
The father keeps the eggs warm,
Eating fish daily.

Koala

Nothing to do so,
They eat eucalyptus leaves,
And sleep in big trees.

By Longoa'a