More kindness recounts

Here are some additional pieces of writing from the fabulous and thoughtful 9RTd about times when they were, saw or were on the reciving end of a kind action...

Mihi Abraham

I only show kindness is when someone show kindness to me or when they use there manners on me.

One time that I show kindness is when me and my sister were at home alone and we got hungry and I had money on me so I went to the shops but before I went to the shops I  went to go ask my sister if she wanted something from the shops so I brought her something to eat for me and her.

I saw kindness when I saw my brother asking the teachers at Tamaki college for help and I also see kindness when my brother gets home from school he go to my mum and ask my mum if she need help so he helps her.

We should always show kindness to everyone because if you don’t show kindness people will never show kindness to you and you will regret not use ur kindness to everyone.

Cornelius Tione

Someone was kind to when iIhelped them up when they were bullied and put down. I helped him by telling him to own up and be a man, because if he doesn’t he will be bullied for the rest of his life. In the future people should stop bullying because people might think they are worth anything in life. bullying can lead to bad things. We all need to stop bullying for many good reasons bullying can lead to bad things that you wouldn't want to happen to you or your friends also family members they could take their life away just to stop bullying.  

Someone showed me kindness when I was down. She would always ask me about what was going on. Then she would talk me out of it and help me forget about it and move on. She did nearly everything for me.

In the future this means I will show kindness to other people. Help people when they are down. Also talk to them about it and help them forget about it and move on in life.

Going forward I will like to learn more about kindness. Also show kindness to each other mostly the adults.

If kindness wasn’t around I’m sure no one would get along. This world would be full disrespectful people as well. Which will make everyone fight and all kinds of things.

Waka Cecil

Someone was kind to me when I went shopping at Pak’n’Save and as I was about to leave an old lady gave me her lollipop and a bar of her chocolate  I said thank you and I left. One time that I showed kindness was when I listed for the very first time to my older brother,he told me to get his phone on the table and I did. I showed kindness to him but he didn’t show kindness back he just told me to get out of his face. Once I saw kindness when my mum gave her smoke to a lady because she asked my mum for one. When my mum gave her smoke to the lady the lady was so happy she gave my mum a huge hug and said thank you and my mum said you’re welcome. I showed kindness when I gave my friends some lunch when they asked me for some. I gave them some of my lunch because they said they had nothing to eat and they were hungry so I gave them some of my musclebar. Everyone should so kindness because showing kindness to others that way people may show kindness back to you.

Teariki Mata

Someone was kind to me when I helped them up when they were bullied and put down, I helped him up and told him to be strong because the bullies are idiots for bullying people. they shouldn’t be bullying people because bullying is not good, it can lead to worse things like suicide, self harm, and intentional emotions. People need to stop bullying and start sharing the love and kindness.  Kindness is the quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate.

Kindness recounts

The delightful RTd are focussing on the theme of kindness this term. In preparation for this we had a discussion around what kindess looks like.

Here are some of their pieces of writing about a time they were/ saw/ recieved kindness.

Latisha Puti

I saw kindness displayed when I was walking to my godfather’s house.This person helped this old lady walk across the road safely. She was having difficulties carrying her bags across the road .

Also it was interesting seeing someone help out someone other than themself. I haven't seen that much compassion in a very long time. People have been focussed on themself, knowing people need help right in front of there eyes.

People should show kindness or act kindly more often, ever me, so people see it. Then people might just carry that kindness on. Like that saying what goes around comes around. So if you do good things , most probable good things will comes back to you.

For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.

Cheyanne Eagle

How I met my best friend , I was being kind at the time , I saw this girl just sitting there all alone on the first day of school . I felt kind that day and walked up to her and ask if she was alright we started talking about random things .I ask her if she had anyone to hang with she said no. I said well you do now , we hung for the rest of the  day . The next  day we never talked she was sitting in class with Mele , The girls told Mele to come cause we knew her but we never knew Coopa , I finally got up and went to her cause she looked a bit sad . I was just being kind to her cause she had no one but her brother to hang with so I just hung with her all the time . I week past and I still was being nice cause we just hung with each other , I knew People but I chose to hang with her , We just started to always hang out and stuff . We got really close  and That's how I got my Bestfriend ………I think everyone should be kind because it will make the world a better place and everyone will get alone and be nice . THE END

What this image means to me is :That you don't have to be told or given something to be kind to other , Its all in the HEART   

BE KIND EVERYONE

Faaaoane Ulipa

One time that I showed is when a new student started our school. How I showed kind to her was talking nicely to her and doing the best I could while she was here at our school for the first time. I was kind like never before. She sat down next to me and my friends but nobody made her feel welcomed. So I walked to her and asked her what her name was and so on. We worked together for the rest of the day and helped each other with our tasks and make saw our work for the day was finished. My teachers thought that I worked better with her than I do with my friends because I actually get work done with her than my group of friends that put me off task. That was her first and last day at our school. I stopped being kind then. Her name was Queenie.

To me, being kind is talking nicely to each other and also sharing things.

Everyone should be kind to each other. Show respect and all so everyone can be safe at where they are.



Lose Manuha'apai

One time I showed kindness was when I let the teacher walk through the door because I wanted to put a smile on her face, it's also showing respect but at the same time it's showing kindness. In the future this means that I will show kindness towards other adults with them not expecting it,

This influenced me because not all students show kindness towards the adults and I'm trying to change that and be a different person.

We should all show kindness to others because you might not know if something would come your way, as in a good way. But I'm just saying that people should not expect or ask for kindness the should get it unexpectedly.

Going forward I will take what I have with me now and use it in the future or learn more about what kindness is and what it makes people become more of. If kindness wasn't around I think this world

would be full of disrespectful people.

Kindness can be a hard thing to do but, if you do show it I guaranty that you would be known as the person who shows kindness wherever you go or whatever you do. Showing kindness can lead you to a role where no one can get, like one of the prefects or even a head boy or girl.

Henry Neemia

One time I showed kindness was when I cleaned Faaao's bag last night. I thought that she should have a organized and clean start for school so she can have the right equipment and have a organised bag so she can do her work and she won’t need to worry about not having the right equipment because I checked her bag for it! Ain’t I a good brother?! I really enjoyed doing this for her and I would do it in a flash anytime, anyday if I am not eating;). Hopefully she will remember my kindness towards her so she can one day display kindness back to me. This means in the future I will show kindness not only to Faaao but to anyone else so I can receive kindness back.

This other time my friends and I were going to Mcdonald's for a feed and we decided to buy extra meals for some homeless people we saw around the street where we parked in the city. We saw a guy preferably around his 20’s on the right side so we gave one to him and there was this homeless artist on the other side, so we decided to give one to him but he said no because he already ate and he pointed out these other homeless guys which we gave it to them. I thought that was the kindest thing I have seen yet to offer your food to someone else who you don’t know even though you need it too.

Another time I saw kindness displayed was on Youtube. It was a social experiment to see what people would do if they saw a homeless man and what they would do if they saw a homeless kid. So there was this homeless man preferably in his 30’s who was begging people for money but they got mad and told him to find a job but when the kid came people starting offering lots of money and food to him but when they saw the man they just told him off. After a while one man got really angry and tipped food on him. He got up and with the money he got he bought a meal, he walked over to the kid and gave him the food. I think people should start being like this man. Although he wasn’t getting much he still offered the kid all he had. He inspired me and it hit me right in the heart. We all need to start showing kindness to one another so you can receive it back, inspire others to join and to make our old world a better, safer and cleaner environment for us to live in.

Here's are some quotes:

“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle”

“Be the kind of person, you want to meet”

“Sometimes you gotta be kind to others, not because they’re kind, but because you are”

“Kindness is the language the deaf can hear and the blind can see”

“Kind words are short and easy to speak, but their echoes are endless”

Initial values paragraphs

I just had a look at some of the paragraphs the Year 9 students wrote and they are very cool. Here are a couple to get you started before we complete the essays on Monday.


One value I have is commitment. This means that if I join something I have to stay committed to it. Goals are important to me because I used to quit and give up on things that I should have put more effort into. I think that never giving up is one value related to commitment. When I show this value I try to stay clam, think of positive things and do it hard and fast.

-Henry

One value I have learned at Tamaki is respect. I think that it is important to use it because if you want to be respected you have to show it back. When I show this value I try to be nice to everyone I see and not judge them based on what they look like before I know them.

-Cheyanne

Integrity is all about honesty and trust. Remember- don't lie, be honest to yourself. Being honest and doing the right thing is awesome, you would feel so great afterwards. But if you don't show integrity you will be scarred with a lie and you would look back at it and you would feel really bad.

-Teariki

One value that I think is important is respect. I place self-respect first. I beleive that you have to respect yourself before you can start respecting others. It is very important because it shows that one values another as an individual.

-Dion

One value that I think is important is integrity. It is important because it means that everything is going to be alright because everyone is showing honesty to each other. It makes our environment much safer. When I show this value I try my best to be honest all the time to adults, friends and myself.

-Sue