I remember…

·    I remember my fifth birthday when my finger got burnt by my own candles

·    I remember when I was three I rang the police and I got in to trouble

·    I remember in 2007 I got my ears pierced in Tonga and I cried

·    I remember jumping up and down on the Buggy Tramp … and I ended up crying because I was afraid of Heights!

·    I remember doing a hula with my half Maori sister when I was five and I got more money than her.

·    I remember my dad chasing after me in the flea market because I was being cheeky and I couldn’t stay put.

·    I remember when I was 3 I would always wear my mums heels, dresses, and put makeup on and my dad will always say “The Brown version of Fiona.” I always get angry

·    I remember seeing my grandpa and his sister die together, I cried every day because I was their closest grand daughter

·    I remember going to an All Blacks game during the world cup, and me and my cousins would always be embarrassed because my dad and my uncle will stand up and dance and singing Tongan songs.

·    I remember when I was six I drove a fake car and crashed my dad’s bottom

·    I remember when I was four I was lost in the flea market and I stole $1 lolly packets .

·    I remember playing with the cooking flour and our kitchen ended up covered in flour. I got in trouble but I got out of it by chucking flour at my mum.

~Milika Vite

 I remember

#1: I remember when I was four years old my little sister was born, I was sad because I had chicken pox.

#2: I remember my first time going on an aeroplane to Tonga. My ears were sore when we were landing.

#3: I remember when I was small I used to sleep with my dad because I was afraid of the dark.

#4: I remember having races with my dad he was always faster than me.

#5: I remember going to cool places in Auckland and Up North with my 2 aunties, and my cousin.

#6: I remember waking up one Friday morning and telling my mum we’re moving.

#7: I remember dreaming that I was a half vampire and hunting in the woods.

#8: I remember discovering that I had an older sister living in Australia.

#9: I remember beating my cousin on a Kinect racing game on his Xbox

#10: I remember my mum cutting my hair when I had chicken pox, my dad was angry at my mum.

#11: I remember when my grandpa died the same day I went to a softball tournament and the same day when my cousin was born.

#12: I remember watching TV to keep myself awake to watch my favourite TV show, but then I fell asleep.

 By Kalolaini

 I remember. . .

·     I remember when I was in kindegarden and I was baking cookies with my friends.

·     I remember when it was my 6^th birthday and I stared primary school.

·     I remember the first time I got bitten from a dog, my dad drove me to the hospital as fast as he could.

·     I remember when in a rugby team and I got tackled by heaps of tall girls.

·     I remember when I first came to Clendon Park School, I was so nervous to go to my new class.

·     I remember when my class and I were doing a Maori performance for culture night in 2012. I felt happy to be performing.

·     I remember when I and my nana went to Christchurch to visit my uncle, aunty and my two cousins.

·     I remember when I came late to cross country. My class was angry at me and said to me”why did you come late.” I just ignored them and carried on.

·     I remember when it was culture night in 2013 it was so embarrassing doing the jaho dance.

·     I remember when my class and I move to the ICT room so builders can rebuild our old classroom and make the room bigger and better than before.

·     I remember when I got chosen to be in the netball team I was so proud of myself.

·     I remember when it was Fiafia night. I was so proud of my class because we had an awesome dance.

By Elizabeth

                    I remember

1)            I remember the time I started at clendon park school.

2)            I remember seeing dad for the first time, it felt pretty cool.

3)            I remember on my 5^th birthday I got lots of birthday presents.

4)            I remember  when I was 6   saying lellow instead of yellow

5)            I remember going to rainbows end

6)            I remember making a new bag in tech

7)            I remember going to mr dawson class and making an ad….

8)            I remember starting at my first school, it was scary

9)            I remember who my first teacher was at clendon park school, it was matua dereck

10)     I remember I found $50  on the grass and I said is this any ones? It wasn’t, so I kept it.

11)     I remember watching grace paint her part of the school mural

12)     I remember dOING MY BEST AT PLAYING SOFTBALL.

by manaaki 

I remember…

I remember punching my brother in the face because I was jealous of him being the baby.

I remember cutting my foot while walking on long grass trying to follow my brother.

I remember getting thrown up in the air by an enormous bore hog.

I remember when my favourite cousin died and I cried forever, and losing my breathe.

I remember falling asleep by a big giant tree in the forest with my horse and waking up in my bedroom.

I remember coming up to Auckland and seeing the sky tower for the first time.

I remember seeing everyone in my family crying, and me not knowing why.

I remember going to my koro’s burial and all the men doing the haka.

I remember my dad going to a meeting in Taupo and me having rheumatic fever at that time.

I remember seeing my baby brother for the first time; he looked like a pale alien.

I remember having my first operation, I felt petrified because they had to cut out my ovary, and they tried and tried to put me to sleep.

I remember my dad telling me everything about how he was trying to get his land back, and me telling him that he shouldn’t give up achieving your goals.

By Paris

 I remember

·      I remember my fifth birthday where all of my family came together bringing gifts and happiness

·      I remember my papa protecting me

Where ever I went and if someone made me cry then they would get really scared because of my papa

·      I remember when I used to stay with my grandparents when I was little I never wanted to go to my mum and dad house because I was super close to my grandparents.

·      My first day in primary school my first teacher was miss stanway told me to read this big book that I can’t remember and I read it, then she went and got Mr lysaht to come and listen to my marvellous reading.

·      I remember when I was seven I experienced how to play the guitar and my first song I knew how to play and loved so much was ‘more than words’.

·      I remember getting first place four years for Sunday school test’s out of the entire Methodist congregation’s in Auckland

·      I remember the night my papa passed away I never got to see him to say goodbye before he died but I knew that I was his favourite and I miss him so much

·      I remember winning the Tautua Mo Tupulaga award two years in a row and seeing my nana and clapping and cheering for me and I am the only person who holds the record today.

·      I remember getting top student in a Samoan test out of all the student in Manurewa and I got the gift voucher  and a golden certificate

·      I remember me practicing my dance routines just listening to random songs from the TV

·      I remember celebrating with my best friends Collin and Sam after we won CGT in 2012

·      I remember writing down what I remember about my childhood.

By: June

           I Remember…

I remember meeting my family in Tonga and watching them do the umu with the kids  younger than me.

I remember crying in front of my family when leaving them to come back to New Zealand.

I remember the first time I had to perform my Tongan dance, I was 10 years old at my Aunts 21^st birthday.

I remember getting a broken arm at school from falling from the monkey bars.

I remember the first time I ate coconut and I was allergic to it, and going to school with ugly skin.

I remember the first time I had a sleepover at my friend’s house and couldn’t go to sleep at night.

I remember the day that I was a flower girl at my Aunt's wedding and being shy walking in front of people.

I remember the first time I went to Rainbows End and being extremely excited.

 I remember the day I met my best friend Paris and she asked me for a pen.

I remember getting the best present ever from my mum and it was a new phone.

I remember teaching the girls in my class the Tongan dance and it was frustrating.

I remember going to Paknsave with my aunty, and her fighting with a man for park in the disabled parking.

By Teuhiva 

I REMEMBER………

I remember when I came from Tonga in 2005; I missed my family in Tonga so much.

I remember when I was young my grandpa passed away in Tonga I felt so sad and I couldn’t stop crying for 1 day.

I remember I used to go to school in Tonga and I got a lot of hidings for not listening.

I remember the first time we celebrated Christmas in New Zealand it felt very different from Tonga.

I remember the time I nearly got run over in Mangere, I was so scared.

I remember I couldn’t sleep anywhere without my mum.

I remember my aunty teaching me the Tau’lunga before she passed away.

I remember the first time I went to Rainbow End with the road patrol and I had the best time ever.

I remember when I started C.P.S and my first teacher was Miss Jones.

I remember the first time I met my mum’s family at a family reunion I had a good time with them.

I remember the first time I met Louisa at a wedding she was so weird when I met her.

I remember walking with Losana talking and laughing on the way home.

By Lose

…I Remember….

·    I remember the first time I went to school and everyone was staring at me like I was some sort of monster entering the class.

·    I remember the first day I attended Clendon Park School, I was so nervous I hardly ever spoke for the whole day.

·    I remember my first friends at Clendon Park School they were  Teuhiva and Paris they were smart and kind.

·    I remember the first teacher I met at Clendon Park School, it was Miss Jones, she was so pretty and so kind and that took away my shyness towards the others.

·    I remember the first hiding I got I was screaming like I was dieing.

·    I remember seeing my brother at hospital and I would always call him a monster.

·    I remember when I was young I would always give my brother a hiding if he beat me at a game.

·    I remember when I was ten years old I would hide away from the cleaning and my brothers and sisters would come and look for me.

·    I remember in one of my classes I was the oldest and one of the shortest people.

·    I remember when I was a young no matter where my mother was, I was always by my mother side.

·    I remember just last night I was up all night reading my Anne Frank book so I wouldn’t be behind.

by Dorothy

Group shots!!!!

Ayden, Makika, Losana, Lose

Paris, Teuhiva, Rhea, June, Mac, Elizabeth

Grace, Seini, Castelle, Andre, Luiz, Zoe

Benn, Jayden, Kalolaini, Giovanni, Dorothy

We have had a lot of fun researching these amazing wonders. The best part was creating our presentations. 

Wonders of the Ancient world projects 

I remember writing 

I remember...

I remember the first time I went into hospital for asthma, my mum stood by my side the whole time (two weeks).

I remember the day my Grandmother died. I cried for 6 days, until my mum told me to cherish the happy memories I had with her.

I remember the first day I met my dad. I was so shy but happy that I got to meet him.

I remember the day I was walking on the beach with my brother and I slipped. My brother laughed so hard, he didn't stop until we got home.

I remember the day when i got my first ever trophy, my family spoilt me for days.

I remember the day my little brother gave me a birthday present. It was a pink heart that said love sister with his picture on it.

i remember my first Easter with my brother. We had millions of eggs that were hidden, but my brother kept sneaking eggs from by basket.

I remember my first 50 bucks. I kept it until it was my mum's birthday and I got her a teddy bear with a cup that said Best Mum Ever.

I remember the first chapter book that I read, it had 783 pages. It was all about great inventions. It took me a long time to read it. 

I remember the first picture I drew, it was a picture of a sunset by the ocean.

I remember the first time i cooked spaghetti.

I remember when i went to Rainbow Springs. Me and my Koro got so wet coming down on one of the rides that I had to go home to change my pants. 

By Grace 

I remember...

I remember when i was in kindergarten playing with wooden trains, all of the other kids built endless wavy tracks, but I kept building curved shaped tracks.

I remember an awesome playground that i played on when i was three. It had amazing swings and cool things to hang on.

I remember my third birthday when i went to Chipmunks. I had a brownie cake, i got a massive Thomas the tank engine set and i sat in a Bob the builder chair.

I remember the second time i won a stuffed animal, i was seven. It was a stuffed Minion from Despicable, i called him Steve. 

I remember when i was seven and scratched Miss Breen's car. I don't know why i did it but my parents got charged to fix it.

I remember living in my Nana's unit and we were playing with a pack of cards, one of the characters was wrong. We sent a letter to the producers, they said it was a mistake and they gave us lots of free stuff.

I remember breaking my arm last year, it was painful and very itchy.

I remember waking up in the mornings when i was 4 and watching Shrek. It was my favourite movie when i was young. 

I remember going to Australia for my Dad's sisters wedding. I had Chicken pox, the water and warmth helped to heal me. 

By Nikau                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

Fiafia night

“Go home and have a shower.” Miss Jones said as we left.

I rushed home as fast as I could with butterfly’s trying to ruin my stomach with excitement.

I had a shower and quickly walked to kalolaini’s house to pick her up.

When we got to school everyone was there before us so I gradually put on my dress without the boys looking in.

As we waited and waited it was time to go to the back of the hall.

Everyone blended in with flowers in their hair and lava lava’s around their waist. All the costumes were amazing.

I loved our classroom’s costumes, we wore Teki teki’s in our hair, bracelets made out of crepe paper and amazing dresses.

To start of the night we sang our welcoming song and then our Maori song and dance kia Kotahi E.

It was one heck of a night but we still had more performances to go.

Our next item was a Tongan dance that Teuhiva had taught us.

As I was in the front I  was getting nervous, I was saying to myself “smile, don’t muck up and have as much fun as possible.”

Once we got on stage everyone was staring at us like they were amazed by the way we looked.

I instantly kept on saying in my head “smile Paris, please smile.”

Once it was all over and done with I simply laughed at how far we had come, all of those practices we had, everyone looked beautiful.

By the time it came to the Niuean song I wanted to replay the whole night and do it all over again.

That was how much fun and excitement I had, had all in one night.

Everything that night will definitely be memorable.

By Paris