Te Tiri o Waitangi

Te Tiriti o Waitangi

We are learning to describe the history of the Treaty of Waitangi and analyse the effect that this document has on us in 2018

1. When did the Māori arrive in New Zealand?: Voyages at some time between 1250 - 1300

2. What was life like for Māori before the Treaty?: Before the treaty of Waitangi Queen Victoria's government gained the sole right to purchase land.

3. What were Pakeha doing in New Zealand before the Treaty?: Māori and Pākehā throughout the 1830s. The British were worried about French interest in New Zealand. ... By 1839 a total of 52 Māori chiefs had signed the Declaration, which they saw as the guarantee of their independence.

4. What is a treaty?: A formally concluded and ratified agreement between states.

The signing of the Treaty (see this page)

5.Why did some Māori  agree to sign the Treaty?: Treaty of Waitangi was a written agreement made in 1840 between the British Crown (the monarch) and more than 500 Māori chiefs

6.Why did the British want a Treaty?: They wanted it because controls on sales of Māori land to Europeans.

7.When was the Treaty signed?: The treaty was signed on 6th February 1840

8.Who translated the Treaty into Te Reo Māori?: James Busby ( British Resident ), Henry Williams ( Missionary) and his son Edward were the ones who translated English into Maori, Hobson presented this Maori language.

Te Tirtir O Waitangi

Reading - Diary Of A Wild Boy!

This week for Literacy in Reading --
We've been working on Diary Of A Wild Boy. Its about this young boy named Brando. 19 year  old Brando spend all his life in boring jobs and unhealthily habits which were leading him  nowhere, until he took this great adventure that changed his life. He walked around the whole coastline of New Zealand. During this adventure Brando learned the true meaning of life, after reading the story we had to answer some question that had to do with Brando during his adventure on a slide I finished answering all of them and here is what I finished with!.
P.S:Link to the Diary Of A Wild Boy - Story

How to prevent yourself from getting sick.

How to prevent yourself from getting sick.

Sickness, it's a very common and interesting thing that affects on people body that has been around for centuries. Everyone has gotten sick before, there is not one person I have ever meet that has never been sick. Sometimes you have this feeling that your about to get sick. Really quick you wanna find a way to prevent yourself from getting sick or getting even sicker. Well I have some tips on how to prevent yourself from getting sick!

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Tip 1. - To prevent yourself from getting sick. Drink lots of water, not drinking enough water could give you dehydration which causes you to have dry sick and get sick easily. It's also good if you drink lots of Cold water in the Summer, it will help you to cool down. If somehow you do get sick, remember to go straight to the doctors. Don’t think you don’t need to go soon or later it will get worst and you’ll regret not going also the medicine they give drink or take it. They can help you get better if you take it more often.

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Tip 2. -  Another way to prevent yourself from getting sick is, in the winter wear jacket, jumpers gloves and socks to keep yourself from getting cold and sick as well, keeping yourself nice and warm can help you to prevent from getting the flu. Do this in the winter mostly or in the morning when it freezing cold outside, brrr. This is also leading to exercise, remember to exercise. This is a good method because it keeps your body warm as well, running around make you sweat a lot. Also doing exercise and fitness will help you get fit as well, like play more sports and go running up and down your streets things like that.

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Tip 3. - Finally, a way to prevent yourself from getting sick is wash your hands before you eat or wash your hands when you finish using the bathroom. That one is important because some kids don’t do it or forget to. It important because you don’t know how many germs are in those bathrooms and if you don’t wash your hands you could spread your germs to others and they’ll get sick. So remember to wash your hands. Oh and lets not forget if you buy fruits or vegetable that are displayed outside remember to wash them once you get home because other people have touched them before too and maybe some little insects might have been on it, that also goes for the vegetable/fruits in the packaging they come in like those plastic bags with fruits inside them, yep! Also wash those. Don’t spread germs!.

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So pretty much we have a lot of tips on ways to prevent yourself from getting sick. Getting the flu or cold is very common these days, so keep a lookout. Remember get rid of the flu before it hits you. Take these tips and in the end they might be useful after all!.

Bugs of the City!

In the Weekend, I did a little writing about bugs and insect and not any bugs or insect but bugs and insect of the city!. Which means one that we've all seen that are lying around like near our towns or street, or even some you see at school. Weather its in the bushes or in the playground somewhere, we all see a little crawler. I've picked 3 type of bugs/insect as a topic and given three facts about them. Near the title there be one Fun Fact about them, which is pretty cool.

Lets see what bugs or insect will learn about today!ef

How to save money

Title: How to save money

Money is used for so many things nowadays. Everyone just wants a piece of it to spend and spend and when you’ve done using all your money, you barely have any left, that sometimes you just wish you didn’t spend it all. Here are some tips on how to save money, instead of spending it.

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Buy things you need not want - This is a really useful tip. Don’t buy things that you want, like toys and lollies, these are two things that are common to me. You don’t need a toy instead buy what you need like food!. Food helps you survive in this world, not toys. Eating is important to our parents it’s very important for us to eat.

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Putting money in your savings account - Another tip is and this is a very important one, even for parents. Okay, you’ll be so happy the first time you get money or when you get paid a lot! somehow you are being very good earning your money. The one problem is you have nowhere to put your money but your wallet, once it’s in your wallet you end up spending it all and can’t help but spend all of it. In the end, you feel so disappointed because all your money is gone. So a tip is put it in your bank account. You’ll less spend it and more save it. In the end, you’ll be so proud of yourself for saving up money that if you do have a lot of money left you might even go on a trip ( Maybe ).

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Save power - Finally, tip is, don’t waste the power this is a common thing because it’s mostly kids. Now you kids should help out too with saving money for you parents give them something back. Like instead of watching T.V and play on your tablets and iPhones maybe go outside and play or help out your parents by doing some chores maybe these chores would help you earn pocket money!!.

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Conclusion - As you can see there are so many ways that you could save money, it only takes a little effort to do it. In the future these tips might help you, you never know until you do it!

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