🎤Karaoke Friday Reflection🎤

IALT: reflect on Tamaki Primary's first Karaoke Friday Session.

Last week on Friday lunchtime, Ana, Kenneth, & myself hosted Karaoke Friday for all the TPS senior classes to attend. Of course the choice was theirs and we thought since it was only the first lesson it wouldn't be as packed, or the hall wouldn't be as full as always! But turns out the outcome of people that came was the bigger than all out lunchtime activity classes. At first when people came we were all nervous but to get everyone warmed up we played the karaoke version of "Katy Perry Fireworks", I could tell from the people who were really making a effort and those who just came to get a laugh from others! Miss Aireen was on the side watching for any problems, or serious situation that could happen on stage, and though we thought NO TEACHERS were allowed were hoping in the long run us "Student Councilors" can be trusted in running our own program, for us student leaders, and participants of Karaoke Friday to bond more. After the first warm up song we called upon any confident people, or students who were brave enough to come onstage and sing for all their peers, and school mates! No one wanted to come on but after giving everyone a boost of confidence a young student "Maria" from room 6 volunteered to sing "How Far I'll Go" from the Disney Movie "Moana".  She sang and I was shocked how some year 7/8 kids from the classes room 9/10 couldn't come up but a young year 5 came up singing her heart off to show her talent and that impressed me. The next individual performer was Lovey a year 8 female in room 10. She sang a Beyonce song, "Listen". In my eyes I see Beyonce songs as an challenge to sing, well some of them but with Lovey she challenged herself, and she sang putting all her heart into it! Which was something I was able to see and spot just by hearing and watching her perform. 

Next week my goal is to help everyone move out of their comfort songs, by playing singing or vocal games, or even just by giving them confidence boost talks! I also hope next week people can come for the right reasons, and not judge or pick on those who are confident enough to sing, but to surrport them! 

A positive side I saw in Friday's activity was a large amount of people that came actually enjoyed themselves, and from the looks of it a majority of students would like to come back this week Friday, for the next Karaoke Friday session. Also something that made me personally feel good was when students asked why can't Karaoke Friday be everyday.

What do you think??

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🌸Pink Shirt Day 🌸

IALT: write about Pink Shirt Day @ TPS

Today stands Pink Shirt Day @ TPS. The aim of today is to wear pink to help support the Mental Health Foundation. It's weird for me because just last night my cousin, 17 years of age died because of Mental Health! One thing I realised what that she had a disease which was "Bi-polar". It was sad to see she died, but at the same time she was getting support from the Mental Health Foundation so in order to surrport the supporters of her I've decided to donate and show my support by wearing 🌸PINK🌸!

The main purpose we wear pink is because of a boy in Canada. They say he had wore a pink shirt and by wearing a pink shirt he was bullied, because people judged him by the colour shirt he was wearing. Therefore regardless or judgements, and more bullies his friends decided to stand up for him and surrport him by wearing pink shirts for themselves.

After hearing about this story it made me wonder about how people can just bully, or judge people depending on the colour clothing or shirts they wear? I believe only your truest friends would stand up for you and support you in this. By preventing this from happen more often... I believe people should put their differences and judgements behind them and let people express who they are by whatever colour clothing or shirts, or pants they are wearing...

I believe that if it wasn't for foundation or help like this, people wouldn't be who they are, and people wouldn't have the ability to showcase who they are!

What are your thought on this event?

& also if you were being bullied and judged by the colour of clothing you wear, what would you do about it? & also Why?

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