Extension Reflection

Extension Reflection 

Highlight of Extension for 2015:
1. The fact that I could make new friends through Extension. 
2. I could collaborate with others. 
3. All the fun trips to Tiritiri Matangi Island, Malama Honua visit at the Maritime museum, Google for Education summit in Hobsonville. 
4. The chance to extend my learning. 
5. The 20hr Famine that the extension took part in. 
6. All the google hangouts we did with Hawaii and South Africa + the Malama Honua Crew. 

Lowlights of Extension for 2015:
1. I didn't complete my tasks as well as I could have. 
2. We had to come to Extension on Monday which means that we had less time for our class Literacy. 

Apart from the lowlights, Extension 2015 was so amazing. I loved it. Huge Thankyou to Mrs Lagitupu for being an amazing extension teacher. 

Hokule'a and Hikianalia Reflection

On Wednesday 26th march 2015 an amazing event occurred at Point England beach. This event was the Hokule'a and the Hikianalia wakas coming to the Point England beach.  

Early in the morning over 2,000 children arrived at the Pt England Reserve to see the two amazing wakas the Hokule’a and the Hikianalia. Everyone thought it was amazing and so did I because Collin and I had the opportunity to film on the Hikianalia as it was coming to shore.

Everything was tremendous, the water was clear and calm, the waka looked the beautiful in the sunlight and the people were all nice. I thought the coolest thing on the Hikianalia was how everybody worked together and there was no arguments about anything. I also liked the way that they started with a talk and a song.

As everybody (Manaiakalani schools) on the reserve chanted ‘E oho’ the crew started smiling and saying that it was beautiful and amazing. Then it was time to leave the waka. A dinghy came and took us to the beach and that’s where we saw all the children singing a waiata and the children in front dancing and doing the pukana. As we hopped off the dinghy we stepped into the water and my shoes got soaked. I had to take them off for them to dry.

This welcome was all for the people who worked on the Hikianalia and the Hokule’a. Then Mr Burt (Principal of Pt England) told all the children to come past the crew members and give them an awesome high five. This took at least half an hour long because there were 2,000 children. After that all the children left except for 3 from each school.

The children who stayed back were the children who got to eat a delicious hangi including the waka crew members (Hangi is food that is cook in the ground). Inside there was kumara, potato, stuffing, and a yummy drum stick.

It was a privilege to meet these people because those people or crew members are really fantastic. They didn’t have to come down to meet us but yet they did, all for us our school and our community just to learn a little bit about us and what we do. It was so spectacular and I am really happy that this event was so significant and successful.

I hope that they come back and see us.