Kia Ora tamariki and whānau and welcome to Room 7.
I am your teacher Mrs Parker and am looking forward to getting to know you all this year.
Firstly a little about myself, I live with my husband
Tamati in Auckland and we are busy renovating our house.
I love cooking and creating new recipes.
At school I enjoy maths, social studies and sports the most.
I also like listening to music and riding my bike.
This summer I have been learning to ride my new
Stand up Paddle Board [SUP]. It's huge - 10ft tall - I am only 5.5"!
This year I am looking forward to seeing all the learners
at Glenbrae and in Room 7 learning and challenging themselves.
We are going to spend the first couple of weeks getting to know
ourselves and one another.
To get you thinking in the meantime I want to share this question from Kid President with you:
The world would be a more awesome if___________________
If what? You tell me.
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Today Room 7 and the other senior students from Glenbrae School walked to Point England Beach for a once in a lifetime experience. We were part of the welcoming of the Malama Honua waka that arrived from Hawai'i. There were all twelve Manaiakalani schools present and we sang to welcome the sailors ashore. Manaiakalani is a Hawaiian word which means 'hook from heaven'. The 'Children of the navigators' Russell Burt described us as because as Tongan, Māori, Samoan, Niuean, Fijian, Cook Islands, we are descendants of the navigators who first travelled here hundreds of years ago. This is why it was significant that we as Manaiakalani schools could be there to welcome the voyagers today. 
