Alfonsus & Sani Topic

 

Alfonsus End of Term Student Reflection Term 2

 

Alfonsus My Country

 

Today I was drawing this Tongan flag because I thought that I could blog this Tongan flag because I think it represents the country that I came from and then I and lived in New Zealand for school so yeah.  Blog y'all later.

Kotukutuku slide show deeper thinking

 

Alfonsus Current event Eusocial Plants Term 2

 Hi guys so today I was reading this article called Eusocial Plant ( Social colonies are nothing new in the animal kingdom. We know bees, ants and termites live in large colonies, divide labour and co-operate to take care of offspring produced by a single queen.) Lord Howe Island is a tiny Australian island in the Tasman Sea east of Port Macquarie. It's characterised by sandy beaches, subtropical forests and clear waters. In the south, a trail winds up soaring Mount Gower, with sweeping views. 

Story about the Gnomes

 Story for today

Today I went to my dad's friend's house with my mum and when we got there I saw that he made little houses and I asked my friend, Ross, what those little houses were and he said that houses are actually houses for these short Elves called gnome’s. Ross told hipsters of history he told me that he was reading books about the gnomes and he said that he read that there used to be little people like gnomes that live down underground. When we got home I looked up if all what Ross said was true and it was and this is what I read. Gnomes are shaped as ornamental figurines of various sizes depicting males of a small, mythological humanoid race that lives underground. Their history goes back to ancient Roman mythology, covering centuries of western European tradition. Also, from the very beginning, they were considered to be good luck charms.     Did you know that the Gnomes are known as symbols of good luck. Originally, gnomes were thought to provide protection, especially of buried treasure and minerals in the ground. They are still used today to watch over crops and livestock, often tucked into the rafters of a barn or placed in the garden.

Coakly's pearl

 Story for today

On the farewell day with our principal Paul Coakly my mum gave two sets of pearls as a present to him and his wife so my mum made a pearl necklace and pearl earrings for Mr Coaklys wife and a pearl necklace for Paul Coakley. She handmade all of it from her pearl farm in Vava’u. When I was in Vava’u I always saw my  mum work on her pearls and the farm. So every morning she went on her little boat called Titanic to clean the ropes and put the oysters in the rope after seeding it. Sometimes I gave my mum a hand to clean the shells and put oil on the shells before stacking them in a drum. I know it is a hard job because it takes four - six years before you get the pearls so when you harvest the pearls then my mum can carve to make earrings and necklaces. 

 

 

When my mum told me she will give Mr and Miss Coakly a present I was really happy and really proud of her because it took so many years for her to work to get one pearl. I know my mum really enjoys being happy and likes to work on her pearl farm. 

 

Thank You mum for the lovely present for my Principal.