Physics Trip to Rainbow's End

TCTV was very excited today to be invited on the Physics trip to Rainbow's End. The students had to analyse the forces at work on the various rides at the park and had work books to fill in with the relevant information. So as well as having fun, the trip was worth NCEA credits too!!

Here are Eli, Samson and Joe, reporting from outside the park before we went in.

Here we are on the Pirate Ship ...





and here we are giving the new ride, the Stratosphere, a really good try out.

Samoan Language Week - Responsibility

It is day 5 of Samoan Language week and today's great presentation in the staff room was about responsibility.

Samoan Language Week Day 4 - Success

It is day 4 of Samoan Language Week.
Today, we are talking about success.







and Happy Birthday Ms Apelu ...

Samoan Language Week Day 3

Rise with Tamaki College this Samoan Language Week.

Respect - Fa'aaloalo
Integrity - Fa'amaoni
Success - Manula
Responsibility - Tuite e taunapa i ai

Samoan Language Week - Respect

It is day 2 of Samoan Language week.
Here is Fiu presenting to in the staff room this morning, talking about respect.

Samoan Language Week  2014

Word for the Day !

Theme: ‘Hold fast to your cultural treasures’

This theme is an opportunity for teachers, students and the public to have conversations on what constitutes measina to Samoans. The addition of ‘cultural’ is an attempt to focus on what Samoans collectively regard as treasures. Measina is similar to taonga for Maori, and it includes but is not limited to artefacts like ‘fine mats, tapa cloths, body adornments, head-dresses and other traditional artefacts. It can include cultural celebrations and occasions like the ‘ava ceremony’ and many other ceremonies. It includes people, family lands, titles, social systems like the ‘matai system’, special relationships, organisations and communities. There is scope in this theme for conversation, debate and research.

Manulauti: ‘Taofimau i au measina’

O measina a le atunuu e anoanoa’i. E tatau ona fa’atalanoa lautele le uiga o measina a le tagata Samoa. E aofia ia mea lalaga ma mea fafau e pei o ‘ietoga, to’oto’o, fue, o laei e pei o le ‘tatau a ali’I ma le malu a tama’ita’i. E ono aofia ai I le manulauti ia fanua, suafa o aiga, o tu ma aganu’u / agaifanua e pei o le aliitaeao, ta’alolo, fa’atinoga o maliu, fa’aipoipoga, aiava, laulautasi, ma le tele o aganu’u ma agaifanua. E ono aofia ai ma tagata: tamaiti, matua, tuafafine, tuagane ma tu ma aga mo tagata eseese. E alaga tatau ai lea manulauti ia le fa’amatai, fa’avae ma le pule fa’amalumalu a ali’i ma faipule. O se manulauti e tele itu e aofia ai.

What’s happening in Auckland for Samoan Language Week today ?

Tuesday 27 May

AUT Samoan Language Debate 2014

6-8pm

Manukau City

AUT South Campus Conference, MD 210 640 Great South Road, Manukau City

Ia manuia le fa’amanatuina o le vaiaso o le gagana Samoa !

Have a blessed Samoan Language Week !

Tamaki College Achievement Applauded on One News

Check out this link to see Tamaki College on One News.

Go Tamaki!!

Carving Class

The Year 13 boys in the carving class have made an awesome start.

TCTV will be there each week to see their progress and watch as their masterpieces take shape.

Updates each Monday after their class.

Introduction to Samoan Language Week

We had a special guest in the staff room this morning to introduce the Tamaki College Samoan Language Week.