An Ideal World

In my ideal world, there would be no racism whatsoever as well as no one discriminating against each other. My ideal world would be peaceful because there wouldn't be as much violence as there is now. The planet would be clean and fresh because everyone would be putting all the rubbish in bins and they would make sure no one litters.

People would accept how diverse our world is and accept those who aren't of the same culture they are. I would also do whatever I would because I want to and I'd have unicorns.

In my opinion if we all begin to recycle properly and put rubbish in the correct bins then we'll be close to making our world clean but this can't happen unless we all help out. I also think that if people start accepting others from different races then there wouldn't be as much discrimination against each other.

Why Was A Treaty Needed?

Assessment

In the year 1830, there were around 200 Europeans and 100,000 Māori living in New Zealand. The Whalers behaviour, the Missionaries’ desire to help protect Māori rights and the Musket Wars were reasons that a treaty was in need. Another contributing factor to the need for a treaty was The Declaration of Independence. 

Due to the disruptive behaviour of some of the British Settlers like the Whalers, was one of the reasons that a treaty was needed. Once the Whalers had arrived at Kororareka or also known as Russell, their attitude and behaviour had changed in which fighting and drinking had occurred. Their behaviour and attitude had changed due to them being out at sea for months at a time and the lack of entertainment while on-board. As a result of this, a treaty was in need to help calm the behaviours of the Whalers.

Missionaries had a strong feeling in helping the Māori protect their rights. This was another reason for needing a treaty. This is important because missionaries wanted to protect Māori. There was a good relationship between the two as well as the missionaries teaching Māori to read and write. The Missionaries wanted to help Māori protect their rights as they were worried for their well-being as well as them being killed or enslaved as a result of the Musket Wars. A treaty was needed in a situation like this to help the Missionaries try and help Māori protect their rights.

Another reason for needing a treaty was during the Musket Wars. The Musket Wars happened in the years 1807-1842 in which over 20,000 people were killed. Nga Puhi was the first tribe to get muskets by trading any necessities the Europeans wanted. Population and power changed within both groups. A treaty was needed to help prevent war breaking out between Māori tribes and helping control the use of muskets.

Now the final reason for needing a treaty was because of the existence of the Declaration of Independence. Interestingly, October 28th 1835 was the date the Declaration of Independence was signed. On this day 52 chiefs signed the Declaration of Independence. They signed this because the declaration was about trading with the British. The biggest impact this had was trading in legal terms and Māori gaining full power over New Zealand. However, the treaty established the laws of people living in New Zealand whereas the declaration didn’t.

This essay has demonstrated that a treaty was needed due to the Whalers behaviour, the Missionaries’ desire to help protect Māori rights and the Musket Wars. The events of the Musket Wars show that the biggest impacts the wars had on New Zealand was gaining more land, power and population. Power and population changes as well as how trading happened are two things we can learn from this topic. All these things have clearly stated reasons for why a treaty was needed.

Character Strengths #3

This trait was shown in The Silent One when Jonasi hoped that the turtle he meet would
be safe. I think this trait is important because it’s good to be hopeful for things even if you
don’t believe in it.

This trait was shown in real life when the class of 10BU were laughing for no reason. This
trait is important we need some humor in our lives.

This character trait was shown in Remember The Titans when Julius and Gary worked together as a team to get the whole team to get along instead of seeing them as individuals. I think teamwork is important because there are more ideas developing and there can be some advantages and disadvantages towards it.

This character trait was shown in He Is Psychometric when Kang Geun-taek begged for forgiveness from his son Seong-mo so he wouldn’t die. I think forgiveness is important because if we hold onto something that’s happened in the past, it’ll more likely harm you more than the person asking for forgiveness.

This trait was shown in the King’s Avatar when the opposite team wanted to cheat because they knew they would lose but the captain of that team decided to play fair and square. I think fairness is important because it shows that you can grow to appreciate the things that you disliked at first.

This character trait is shown in real life when the teachers love the subject they teach even when they have a lot on their minds or dealing with the students. I think this is important because the more you stay in a subject you dislike eventually it’ll evolve in a way that will make you get more involved in that subject and maybe in the end you may enjoy it.

Stop Motion

Volcano

What causes a volcano to erupt:

When magma rises to Earths surface it builds up and because of this, a volcano erupts.

The biggest volcano in the world: 

Tamu Massif. Tamu Massif is an extinct submarine shield volcano in the northwest Pacific Ocean.

The deadliest volcano in the world:

The deadliest volcano is known to be Mount Vesuvius located in Italy. It's considered to be dangerous because of how close it is to the cities of Naples and the towns surrounding it.

Treaty

What Treaty have you researched?

I have researched the treaty between Scotland and England

How does this Treaty relate to the Treaty of Waitangi?

I think they relate because they both had very similar things involving their treaty and because they also had a mutual agreement

My Links

https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/The-Act-of-Union/

https://www.britannica.com/event/Act-of-Union-Great-Britain-1707

https://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/evolutionofparliament/legislativescrutiny/act-of-union-1707/

https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Acts_of_Union_1707

https://www.oxfordscholarship.com/view/10.1093/oso/9780191849572.001.0001/oso-9780191849572-chapter-20

Treaty of Waitangi

Why do we still talk about the Treaty of Waitangi?

It is apart of New Zealand's history and culture and how we have changed

My thoughts on Waitangi Day and if we still need to commemorate it each year
In my opinion, I think we should still celebrate Waitangi Day because it's apart of New Zealand's culture and heritage. It also shows how much we have evolved over the years since the signing of the Treaty.

Graph

Maori & European Population Growth In NZ During 1836-1901

Questions

What does the graph show us?

The population change of Europeans and Maori in New Zealand during 1836-1901

Why do you think the numbers of Maori change?

Maori would fight for land or they would get diseases which then caused them to die. Women couldn't repopulate because of sexual diseases

Why do you think numbers of Europeans change?

More ships arrived with Europeans which increased their power and land

Pepeha

PEPEHA

This is how I would introduce myself in Te Reo

Ko Maunga Pu toku maunga
Ko Pasifika moana toku moana
Ko Awa tapu toku awa
Ko Ngapuariki toku waka
Ko Canterbury toku rohe
Ko Ngati Kamire toku iwi
Ko Ngati Tepaki toku iwi
Ko Teaukura, Kaitao toku hapu
Ko Ngere toku ingoa

Creative Writing

Lingshi Academy

CHAPTER 1

SCREEEECH!! BANG! Wee woo, wee woo, wee woo. "This is Sam Willis, we are now here live
at the scene of the incident. It is believed that there was a car accident involving a young man in
his 30's and an elderly lady. We have also been informed that due to family matters we can not
release any details of the victims at this moment."

How do you sum up the life of a young man like Tripp Williams?

Well, you could start with the facts. That his parents were Quentin and Leah Williams. That he

was born at Oslo University Hospital. That he won the Top of the World International Piano
competition several times. That he took over the family business at 20, got married, had two sons,
settled down.

Mount Tambora

MOUNT TAMBORA



Mount Tambora is located in Bima, Indonesia.
The last eruption ever recorded was in 1967.
Stratovolcano which means that the type of eruption is explosive.
Nearly 100,00 people died due to the eruption.
It is still active.

Gymnastics

1. What sequence or routine is your video showing

It is showing the first sequence on the tramp

2. Why did you choose this sequence?

I didn't. I was encouraged by a classmate.

3. Do you think you have improved in this sequence?

Yes

4. How did you improve?

I actually did it

Discussion

Discuss the idea of Mythology/stories in religion, and the role myths and stories play in society.
-Others can learn about it
-It tells a story
-Learning about the religion
-Inspiring
-Brings people together
-It shows how the world was created

What similarities are there between the myths and stories of Maori and the British Missionaries.
-They both believe in gods
-Believe in religion
Connected with ancestors

Why would differences between Maori beliefs and English beliefs cause conflict?
-Because they were of different cultures
-They believe in different things

Wind Racers

Wind Racers

How my group worked together
I think that my group worked quite well considering the fact that there were only two of us, which were myself and Shikobi.

How successful our wind racer was
Our original one worked better than the one with changes.

How I found this activity
I found this activity quite interesting and fun at the same time.

Research
My group didn't really do much research as we already had a fair idea of what we were going to do. However, we did come across a pirate ship looking design to create.

Design
The design we had chosen was the pirate looking one as it looked interesting and was more appealing than the average triangular shaped one. The design was a square which had curves in places.

Build
The sails were made of newsprint and cardboard. Our sail was attached straight onto the metal rod with tape. Each of them were placed evenly at the bottom and top of the rod.

Test
We went outside to race them. We used a leaf blower. Our first try went 70cm.

Redesign/Make Changes
The changes we made were to the bottom sail. We changed it because it was stiff and didn't help as much as we thought.

Test
Our second go didn't go as we planned as it completely failed because it didn't have enough support in the bottom sail.

Evaluate
Overall our original sail worked better than the second one. However, we could have added less cardboard to our original design so it wouldn't be too light or heavier than it was in the first place.

Exhibition

ROMAN & EGYPTIAN EXHIBITION

My Group

In my group was only myself and Stevie-Lee

What We Did

We based our project on Roman food. Suppli was the type of food we made which is made up of rice,tomatoes, minced beef, wine, breadcrumbs, vegetable stock, eggs, cheese and some wine. We also made the recipe and history about the suppli.

Interesting Thing I Learnt

The Romans drunk too much wine

Favourite Thing

The food we made

Working In A Group

It was great because there was only two of us

Video

Speech

WHAT WAS YOUR PRESENTATION ABOUT?
My presentation was about name pronunciation and the experiences I've had over the years as well as other people who have encountered the same situation as me.

WHICH PART OF YOUR WORK WERE YOU PROUD OF?
I was proud of the way I put other people in my speech who had experienced the same thing I had.

WERE THERE ANY CHALLENGES?
No

WOULD YOU DO ANYTHING DIFFERENT NEXT TIME?
Use more hand gestures

Mummification

Pizza

Pizza

Practical Week 6

Teamwork Aspects

Tasks: The task was to make pizza.

Skills Within Team: We worked well with each other. We all did our own pizza and we worked
together.

Improvements: Nothing really

Time Management: We managed our time well and finished 20 minutes early

Product/Outcome: It turned out good and tasted good.

Feedback: The turnout was good but could have been a bit better. We could have less oil next
time.

Taste/Texture: It was good. The texture was oily.

Next steps for own learning: Work at a faster pace

Textiles

TEXTILES TERM 3

In textiles term 3 we have been doing a lot of different printing techniques for our own fabric prints. By term 4 we are planning on developing our own printed piece of fabric and turning it into a bag, any type of clothing or anything we want to create. So far this term we have learned about different colours, how to make and use stencils, block-printing, and screen printing. My favourite so far has been the screen printing because I had never done it before and it is really unique in the way we print our pattern.

Screen Printing Finished

Trying different types of stencils

Block Printing

Lino Print

Pyramid Making

PYRAMIDS
Today in social studies we have been learning about the Egyptian pyramids and got to build our own pyramids out of Lego!

• Pyramids were built as burial places and pharaohs monuments. They put things like treasure, gifts and things they might need in the afterlife.
• There are 138 pyramids and the largest is Khufu
• The largest pyramid is around 480 feet tall
• They were made with steps that gradually faded they further up the pyramid
• All pyramids were built to the north side of the river Nile because the south side was dead land
• They put traps to keep the robbers out and they were made from limestone
• They were the tallest man-made sculpture for around 300,800 years

Vegetarian Sushi

Vegetarian Sushi

Practical Week 5

Teamwork Aspects

Tasks: The task was to make vegetarian sushi

Skills Within Team: My group is good at communicating with each other. Each person in my
group had certain things they were good at. Taking turns with rolling our sushi as well as
cleaning up.

Improvements: Work faster

Time Management: We managed our time okay but it would have been better if we worked at a
faster pace.

Product/Outcome: It turned out good and tasted good.

Feedback: The turnout was good but could have been a bit better.

Taste/Texture: It was good

Next steps for own learning: Work at a faster pace

Fish and Chips

Fish and Chips

Practical Week 4

Teamwork Aspects

Tasks: The task was to make fish and chips

Skills Within Team: My group is good at communicating with each other. Each person in my
group had certain things they were good at.

Improvements: A few improvements for our team would be to read the recipe more carefully.

Time Management: We managed our time very well and kept within the time frame.

Product/Outcome: I think it looked okay.

Feedback: Have a cardboard cone for the food instead of a paper one.

Taste/Texture: The chips had a good taste but with a bit more time in the oven it would have
been better.

Next steps for own learning: Measure accurately

Technology and Change

For the past few weeks in Social Studies, we have been looking at the positive and negative aspects of technology change. We have also been looking at the history of cellphones. Our teacher decided that we should time how long we use some sort of device over the weekend and these were the results. The highest time was 43 hours whereas the lowest time was 5 hours. There were 23 people in total. Throughout our class the most used device was a phone and the least used was an iPad/tablet. The first graph shows the number of time people used their device and the second is which device was used the most.

We also made a timeline of the evolution of cell phones. From 1973 to 2017.