Seneti's Labour Day Recount

It was exactly 12; 30pm and my family and I just had finished having lunch. We were on our way to pick up my sister from Parakai Pools in Helensville. I was a bit nervous because it was my first time going in a car since my accident.

When we arrived there the pools were packed. There were no free car parks so my dad went and parked on the grass like a true Tongan. We got changed and hopped into the warm pool. It was freezing because they had opened the roof. After a while, Ennett [who is the manager] released the hot water.

As soon as she had released the hot water my brother and I jumped into the water slide. It was fantastic! We were twisting and flying everywhere. We went about a million times until we gave up and had a feed.

The feed was scrumptious. They had sensational hot chips and their Fanta’s were freezing cold.

After our yummy feed we swam in the outdoor pools. I found it a bit over crowed so my brother and I swam in the rock pools. My brother and I were talking happily when all of a sudden it started to poor down. Suddenly all we heard was my aunty’s foot steps so we dived under and then waited. When she had gone, we got out and sprinted our way like cheetahs running for their lives.

I went inside and had another feed. I then got changed into some warm clothes and we went home. On our way home I didn’t trust my dad so I told him to pull over so Tonga could drive. At first he didn’t want to but then he thought about it and he swapped places.

All was well. I really enjoyed my day at the pools, even playing in the rain...

The Samoan Tsunami Interview

We were lucky to come back to school safe and sound. The people of Samoa were not so fortunate. There was a devastating earthquake followed by a tsunami. Many men, women and children lost their lives and many parts of the island were ruined. Kupakwashe interviewed our Deputy Principal Miss Waetford who was in Samoa at that time.

Sharma's Career Choice

Father's Day Poem

Even though Father's day was long ago, our feelings
about our dads will last forever. Here are some students
either reciting a poem about their dads or telling you guys
about him. Check out this video!

Mele's Music Interview

Mele interviewing Seneti on their creation of their music video.
Seneti talks about what inspired them, working together
as a group and experimenting with different chords.
Listen to their music video after this.

Budding Musicians!!

At technology, a group of room 15 girls wrote a song and produced a piece
of music with the help of their music teacher, Miss Dekker.
Great stuff girls.

Valerie's Term 3 Reflection

This term has been a busy term this year. We have had to do a lot of things. Our open grade girls’ rugby team made it into the finals at Eden Park. Everyone was relieved because this was the first time we have ever made it into the finals. It’s a shame Courtney and I had to stand out of a few games because of our behaviour, but we had faith in the girls and they played some games without us but dedicated them to us. That was a good thing to do. The under 55kg boys made it into the finals as well. Year 8s haven’t had that much house sports that much because of our behaviour issues. But the house sports we have had has been fun ! We are already starting to organise and plan haka-waiata for next term. This is going to be hard but despite being a leader this is a job we have to do as part of our leadership. Next term will be a lot harder because of haka-waiata and other duties but for me term 3 has been a lot of fun. Technology has been interesting this term. Learning how to play the guitar was awesome. We have just finished our netball season as well which was cool. Playing netball every Tuesday was amazing because I love to play netball. A lot of sports have been happening lately such as touch trials, gutter board and the 1km run. It has been exhausting. Term 3 is finally over and we now have to wait for term 4!
Valerie Room 15.