Fiafia 2016

Intro: This year (2016) Point England School is having another Fiafia production, which is on Thursday this week. Fiafia is about welcoming all students from Pt England to come and perform for different cultural dances or other fun performances. This amazing event has been going on for over 20 years and happens every 2 years ever since 2013 until now.

This year I’ve decided to join the Senior Samoan group, I stand in the back row with all the boys. The person who teaches us the my mum Miss Timmi or Miss Nouata, Miss West and Miss Va’afusuaga. My favourite part is when we move into the shape of the letter V and when do a little sa’sa which is a samoan slap dance.

The Samoan group and I have been practising in the year 7 and 8 block for over 5 weeks now and we’ve almost got it. In the front the girls dance gracefully and at the back the boys follow with a bit more stronger actions. Our song we’re using is called Samoa e Maopoopo Mai by Vaniah Toloa.

For Fiafia I am an MC with three others Marilyn, Jordan and Elizabeth, we have been practising for only two days, luckily we don’t have to memorise the script. Tomorrow we have to be there at six o'clock or earlier if we want to buy some delicious sweets, drinks or supa’s which is yummy meats with taro and sometimes potato salad.

Yesterday we had a rehearsal and went through all the acts, I had been practising as an MC and last night Whaia Saffron helped me to say the Maori parts. My favourite group would have to be Miss Clark's group called Junior Hip Hop or Mrs Samuels group. Miss Clark because of the song selection and Mrs Samuels because of the dance moves.

I can’t wait to perform, I also can’t wait to eat the food. There are only about 12 stalls this year and there are 3 raffles for seafood, a barbeque pack and a breakfast pack. Hopefully it doesn’t rain tonight because if it does everyone is going to get wet and then no one will be happy. I’m not really nervous I’m just extra excited.

Senior Samoan Rehearsal

Compare & Contrast & Reflection

CASTZ MTV

The CASTZ from Team 5 PES on Vimeo.

In term 1, Miss Langitupu told the year 7&8 extension group to make an MTV for the year 6 ambassadors to show to visitors.

Importance of Identities

Today Mrs Telea's class talked about the importance of Identities, and how it is important to many people around the world. Sometimes when people who don't know who they are do stupid things like use knives to cut them selves or they would commit suicide. Another reason it is good to know who you are is so you won't feel alone, angry or frustrated. It's really serious that people know who they are because the things you might feel will really make you confused and lonely.

What Easter means to Me

Easter, what does it mean to me?  For me it means to celebrate with family and to have fun so that we can catch up on the things that have happened over time. Sometime on Saturday my  cousins and I will have an easter egg hunt just before midnight and whoever finds the most chocolate eggs would get a big prize that my aunties would buy the next day.

Before my great grandma past away, she would always make us go to church every year to celebrate and remember Jesus Christ and how he resurrected from death and if anyone complained she would use her walking cane to hit them across the head, of course we still carry on that tradition to remember her, her love God and for us. Even after we go to church she would always have her own long loku before everyone eats dinner, I still remember the song that she sang at the end.

My family and I would always have a big feast where everyone has to bring over two things to the table. Two thing’s I always see on the table is a big bowl of corn beef and a plate of taro’s. The only thing I don’t see much of is veggie salad that my uncle is suppose to make. My favourite thing to eat the most would probably be the muscles that my auntie make every year, I love it because she add this special sauce that makes it nice and creamy.

The true meaning of Good Friday and Easter Sunday is to remember Jesus Christ and how he protected us from our sins

I really enjoy Easter because I get to spend time with my family and friends, I can’t wait till Sunday to eat some delicious muscle.

Hatter's Gold

War at Home