Mysteeq's Reading Learning Story 2019


Meet Joe Spud, the richest twelve year-old in the world.
Joe has everything he could ever want: his own Formula one racing car, a thousand pairs of trainers, even a orange-utan for a butler.


When I choose a library book I make sure that the book is the right book for me so I do different things to check if it is. I do the five finger rule so I grab the book read about 3 or 4 pages then if I don't know what a word means then I put one finger up and at the end of 3 or 4 pages if I have 1 finger it's too easy for me, If I have 5 fingers it’s too hard but if I have 3 it’s just the right book for me.

I like reading this book because I like funny and entertaining books and I’ve read a David Walliams book before and I know that he is a funny and he is an entertaining writer. I also like this book because there are different emotions for example; one second Joe Spud is happy then another second he is very sad.

My book is called “Billionaire Boy” by David Walliams.It is a fiction book because it is a made up story and they are not real people.
I located information so I found out that Joe Spud had everything he wanted but the only thing he didn’t have that he wanted the most was friends.I also located information that Joe Spud was really rich but he didn’t like telling people he was rich.

I inferred and I found out that the reason Joe doesn't want to tell people that he is rich and has everything is because people might use him for his money and might just be his friend so that he can just buy them stuff then they will just betray him and not be his friend because they got what they wanted.

I evaluated that the family is so rich that Joe had to be on the highest level as possible because his dad said that he has to be at the top of everything because they are rich and the dad is trying to show that off but Joe is trying to keep it a secret.

Mysteeq's Speak Pipe

Mysteeq's Maths Learning Story

Maths is not about numbers, equations, Multiplication, subtraction it’s about understanding what you’re doing.

In a maths group, there are many different ways to solve a tricky probably.
The way I like solving my problems is by talking.
I think that is my favorite because if you don't
talk to a maths group you won't have any ideas or you will get nowhere with the problem.

Manusiu has 20 meters of material to make some tupenu for her family. Each tupenu needs 1.5 meters of material.  How many can she make?

First, we knew that 1.5m was one tupenu so then we multiplied
1.5m by 10 tupenu so we knew it made 15m. So 10 tupenu made 15m.
We know that we need to get to 20m so we multiplied 1.5m by 2 and it made
3m so 10 tupenu makes 15m so 13 tupenu made 18m. So we knew that we needed
2 more to make 20m but for 1 tupenu there was only 1.5 so we knew it wouldn't
make 20 exact. Then we added 1.5 to 18m to make one more tupenu. So 19.5m
made 14 tupenu.

I am good at explaining my ideas to my group so that they know what I a
m trying to do. I can also share back really confidently with my whole maths group.

The Key Competencies I used well in maths are participating and contributing
because I always share my ideas so it can spark off ideas from other people in my group. 

I want you to know that I need to work on telling people in my group to stay focused
more because sometimes I just let them be, and I just carry on with my work. 

The key competencies that will help me next time are Relating to others because
if I relate to others then I will be able to tell people to stay on the waka or stay on board.

Newman’s Feedback:

I know that Mysteeq is really good at sharing back with anyone because she is
really confident.

Mysteeq’s Writing Learning Story 2019

 We can create a moment in time by using language that’s right for the moment so for e.g if you were talking about it you would say “I FELT so scared” but if you were talking about you at the moment you would say “I FEEL so scared”.

Mysteeq’s Polyfest Journey

I'm Nervous and scared just waiting for my time to shine.

As I’m walking through the hallway to get to the changing rooms to get
my uniform on Im just thinking about what’s gonna happen
when I'm out on stage performing. I can tell everyone
else was nervous because all I can hear is “Omg, it's almost our
turn to perform I'm scared”.

As I’m hearing that I'm thinking
the same but worse I’m having the
worst thoughts you could have
just before a performance: What if I
do the actions wrong?
What if I forget what to do on stage?
What if I don’t know the
words to the songs?.

As I'm lining up to get on stage for my time to shine I'm already
hearing the crowd saying things like
“Omg their uniforms look amazing”
or “What is the color of their top half or bottom half”.
Hearing those things I can taste the sweat coming down my face
into my
mouth because of how nervous I am. I can feel the butterflies
flying around in my stomach as the crowd starts cheering,
I can see other people nervous by how much they’re moving.

As the leaders start to sing,
I’m beginning to become more nervous and
more nervous by the second.
As I'm going out the corridors towards the
stage I'm starting to think about the things that
can go wrong:What if We don’t sing loud enough,
We can’t remember what order our items go into,
what actions we have to do.

FLASH goes the light shining on me like the sun on a hot day.
I’m already on stage, there’s no backing out of it now, as I’m
performing I see that my parents and family are cheering me on,
I hear the crowd cheering for us as we’re performing,
I feel the sweat still coming down my face,
I’m thinking to myself this isn't as bad as
I thought it was going to be.

As it’s the end of my performance I'm thinking
“that's the best thing I've ever participated in, in my whole life”
and I'm happy I made up for all the things I was feeling and
thinking at the start.

Reflection:

I am good at making the reader reflect on what they do or feel when
I asked myself those questions like “what if I do the actions wrong?”
or “what if I forget the words to the song?”.

I am also good at using similes, precise words
(nervous, participated) to sound like an expert,
and dialogue to help my reader feel like they’re
there.

I need to work on proofreading carefully so that I can make
sure that there are capital letters and full-stops in between every sentence.

Mysteeq's Helen Keller Snapshot of learning.

Have you ever wondered what it will feel like to not be able to see, or even hear?

Well, this cute little girl named Helen Keller had that same problem.

When Helen Keller was nineteen months old she had a sickness that could have killed her but surprisingly she survived but she was deaf and blind but she could speak and read.

If you want to find out how she could read and speak then you will have to read this book.

This is my book trailer for a book I was really interested in, and the learning I've done as I was working was making sure that it was short but had a lot of detail so that my reader could find out more instead of me telling them everything.

I chose to share this with you because I chose a book that was the type I like and I wanted to share it with you because you could have the same opinion as me.

Production Poem

Nerves, Butterflies.

Feeling uncomfortable.

Having fun but beginning to feel comfortable.

Bouncing to the beat.

And feeling the ground vibrate beneath my feet.

Smiling and shining like a star.

I’m starting to feel great so far.

 Dancing to the music feeling the rhythm.

Doing the actions that I was given.

2018 Mysteeq's Own Report

Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything. Quote by George Bernard Shaw.

During this year I think I did well In Netball by showing up to as much training as possible so I can improve my fitness and get better at the game. The thing I liked about netball was being able to play with my friends and have fun.

Some of the sports tournaments I have participated in during this year were flag, netball and soon to come Ki o rahi. I chose to participate in these tournaments because it was a part of my passion. I love trying out new sports or sports that I know I like.

I have many strengths, but the one that I think helps me the most is my strengths in maths. In maths, I am good at solving problems, helping others and asking questions when I don’t know what is going on. The hardest thing for me in maths is staying focused because sometimes I get distracted and then I’m off task which is something I want to work on.

The key competency skill I use to support my learning is managing self. I am able to manage myself when I don't know what to do or when others are distracting me. For example; I move to a place where I can stay focused.


 This Year I have participated in Kapa Haka, Polyclub, and Languages. In Kapa Haka, I was good at being disciplined and making sure I was doing the right thing. In Polyclub, I was good at taking more risks and stepping out of my comfort zone by dancing harder and showing everyone what I got.

I helped to make my classroom a safe and fun quality environment by controlling my anger when other people say rude comments towards me. Instead, I turned the other cheek and kept focus on what I was doing.


The genre I like to read is comedy books because I like it when I can just sit back and relax while laughing at a funny book. I use the library as a place to just explore and look for some cool books to read and have fun to choose books that I like. When it’s silent and quiet I feel relaxed and happy because it’s just a time to go to another world.


Next year I would like to participate in more jobs and open myself up to more opportunities. I would like to be a leader and step up and show the little ones how to become a leader. I also would like to help the younger ones be what they want when they're a year 8.

Kapa haka learning story

Actions are bigger than words. 

Every Thursday Morning some of our school go down to the hall to do Kapa haka and we meet with our tutor by the name of Matua Tod. We think kapa haka is important because we are carrying on the Maori tradition and we are sharing the culture through kapa haka.

In Kapa Haka, I shine through many things but the one thing I think I am good at the most is being loud and proud. When we are singing a song I try to be as loud and proud at the same time because if you combined those two then you will be the best Kapa Haka performer ever.

The thing I struggle with the most is keeping my Pukana on because if we are doing a haka and it's too long my eyes start to hurt and my face starts to turn red.

My next steps are to always lock and load all the actions and transitions because sometimes I can completely go blank in my head and forget everything, for example, if we are doing a song that has transitions in it I feel nervous because I don’t know what to do.

The thing I would like to do next year is step up and be a leader and become a role model for the younger ones and show them what to do and how to do it.