What I did in the holidays.

 In hurumanu we did some wrting about what we did in the holidays. We did this off of the word SPILES. Here is what the words mean and what I did in the holidays.

S: Social, P: Physical, I: Intellectual, L: Likes, E: Emotional.

During the holidays I went to Kaikoura for 4 days and had a day break before I went to the West Coast for 6 days and ended up having 2 days to rest before going back to school.

While I was in Kaikoura I walked around with my mother and sister. But while I was at the coast I walked down the beach and walked down the road to the dairy to get their really nice boneless chicken. At some point I did my first volleyball practice with some friends.

I played a strategy game with my friends and I also did some reading. I also watched some youtube videos on something that I wanted to learn or do.

I liked eating the boneless chicken because they tasted really good and if I could I would have them again. I was excited to see the other people in the volleyball team because then I know who they are and what they know.

I felt really tired after being away for most of the holidays.

Maths DLO

In maths we have been learning a few different things. We had to do a DLO on what we have done. We had to explane how to work it out and also show an example. Here is the slide show.

Stick draw research

 In Hur1 someone picked out a stick and then we had do to some research about it. This one was Natural Disasters. We chose one of four options. We chose the White Islands. I learnt how many people were hurt and how they recovoured. Here is the slide.

Promoting outstanders

 In Hurumanu 1 we had to do a task about bullying. We got to do a Photogenic or a Digi Poster. I decieded to do a Photogenic. We had to do it in a group of about 4. We had to take a few photos on what a bullying scenario would be. We had to put who is the bully, enabler, outstander, and bystander. Here is the slide with the pictures we took.

The Bully poem

 In hurumanu 1 for the 10 minute work we got to read a poem about a bully. Here's the link to the poem if you want to read it yourself "Link". This poem made me think about the bully as a lonley one has no friend's and always trys to keep his reputation up, the bad type of reputation by going around looking for the weak. Bully's would never go for the older or stronger because they always know that they would never win because there is always a big power difference. If I ever say this bully I would probably ignore him or if hes trying to hurt someone get someone who can help with the situation. I would also walk away from him and try to ignore him by not looking at him.

Meanings of 5 words.

1. Assertive - You state firmly with authority.
2. Passive - Not active, not resisting or fighting against the person whos attacking.
3. Aggressive - Likly to attack or fight.
4. Boundaries - It is where you have a limitation on where you can go or what you can do.
5. Conflict - It is where you fight, struggle or disagree with something or someone.

Te Tiriti o Waitangi

In Hur1 we watched a video and we got a sheet we had to fill out. This time it was a different sheet but it was still based of the treaty of Waitangi. Here are 10 question and answers from the sheet. The population of the Maori in the late 1830's was around 70,000 and 80,000. The population was around 100,000. The main reasons was because of war and diseases. The main settlement was called Kororareka or Russell. Why the treaty of Waitangi was neglected by almost being set on fire, burred, Rats munching on it and water damage. 500 Rangatira signed the treaty of Waitangi. Sovereignty means leadership and some other things but the main thing is leadership. Tino Rangatiratanga means having your own authority.

A problem with the treaty was that the translation was messed up. A part in the English version was not the same as the Maori side. For the Maori side it said, "You will still have ownership over your land." But in the English version it said, "The crown will have complete control over the land." and basically control over nearly everything. The thing to help resolve a situation was they made the united tribes of NZ. The British saw the France as an enemy because of War and colonisation.

Summary of New Zealand History.

Today in we watched a video and it had answers to a sheet we got. We had to answer them while we watched the video. Here are the questions and the answer. Abel Tasman was the first explorer to arrive in Aotearoa and he arrived in 1674. He named it Nova Zealandia. The second explorer was captain James Cook and he arrived in 1769. He also had a chief navigator to help him. The chief navigators name was TuPaia. The Explorers brought over Potatoes, Pigs, Ship rats and disuses. There was also a question that said whats a musket? Well a musket is a type of rifle that uses gunpowder. And there was a big musket war. The musket war ended in the late 1830's. The ratio Maori and Pakeha was 1 Pakeha equals 40 Maori. What do you know about the Maori History?