Wellbeing

Note To Self

In Wananga we've recently been learning about well being an how to control our emotions or emotions that may visit us.Mostly every day my Wananga teacher has been sharing with us little quotes and telling a what the meaning behind them mean. These quotes help us by remembering what were grateful for and to remember to stay respectful to others.

Parihaka- Tim Finn and The Herbs

This week in Social studies we've been learning about Parihaka,t I've learnt what happened to the people who lived in Parihaka and I've learnt what the people of Parihaka did to get there land back. I will be answering some questions about Parihaka and a song that ill link down the bottom,I hope I teach you something new.

1) What is the main message of this song
This song is a way to remember and a way to make people aware of what happened in Parihaka,and how it still effects people still

2) What line explains there passive resistance method to win the fight without any deaths or weapons.

I know Te Whiti will never be defeated,And even at the darkest hour.

3) What does "you cant pull out the roots" refer too?

You can never take out culture out of someone.

4) How does the song show the significance of Parihaka?

This song shows that Parihaka is important as it talks about what happened and it still effects people to this day,this song is well know by many people.

5)What makes an event significant?

Something that is significant is usually significant because its made a change or was hard to change.

6) How many people are effected?

Many people are effect by events that happen but people who are mostly involved are mostly effected by the significant event.

7)How long were people effected?

People are still effected to this day.

8) To what extent are people effected?

Some people might be effected becuase there parents or grandparent may have been the women who were raped by the British.

Sensory Language

My skin glowed as the sun Blazed down on my body. My ears hummed as the waves clashed into each other, My feet stumbled through the golden sand as I ran to the Sparkly water. My mouth watered as I Inhaled the smell of my lunch that I was about to consume, My skin roasted as I tanned in the Flaming hot sun.

Similes & Metaphors

Today in English I Made a Slide show about Similes and metaphors. In this slide show I explained what a metaphor and simile are and gave two examples on each of them.

Creative Writing

Last week I started a DLO about Me explaining three Language features, I explained what they meant I showed an example and I showed how this language feature effects the reader.

Spiritual slavery

A couple weeks ago in Social studies we've started to learn about slavery and what they went through while they travelled, what they did for work, how bad they were treated, songs that were made that talk about those days and we've created a map showing every place slavery was and where the slaves were taken from and shows where all the valuable items that the slaves collected went to.

In this Blog post I will be showing you a song that talks about Slavery, my map that I created and ill talk a bit about what these countries had to do with slavery.

The black people were sold from Africa, And put onto a boat with no idea were there going or how long it'd take, no space at all, they were separated and chained up in little areas for months in one position cramped up on there back not being able to move because there legs and arms were chained up. On the Boat they would use music and songs to communicate with each other so the white guards couldn't understand what they were saying and what they were going to do, when they had a chance to try turn the boat around an kill the guards.

When they arrived to the United States they were tagged like animals so if they tried to escape they would be found and taken back to there owner to continue picking cotton, tobacco and sugar.

All of the supplies that the Black people collected were put onto ships and taken to France on boats.

There was a Lady called Harriet Tubman who helped a lot of black people escape from the Slavery fields through under ground tunnels, Their safety and freedom would not be reached until they entered into Canada. Not all slaves travelled north. There were also Underground Railroad lines that lead south en route for Mexico and the Caribbean

Here's a song that was written about slavery and when they escaped this songs called Wade in the water, these are some lyrics and what they mean.

Who are those children all dressed in White?

God’s gonna trouble the water.
Must be the ones of the Israelite.
God’s gonna trouble the water.

This song talks about when the kids in white are picking sugar, tobacco, and cotton, It say gods gonna trouble the water, which mean when they escaped they go and wash themselves in the water so the dogs cant sniff them out and catch them.

My Learning Story

 

In Wananga Last week we started doing a Learning Story to reflect r the Term and to set goals for next Year when i'll be Year 10. My WGA Learning Story
Please reflect on your experience in Bh Wānanga 2020.
Name: Bryce	Teacher: Miss Birtch			Year:9
Reflection: Give at least three examples in each of the boxes below.
What We Did:   We did 100 Words Challenges.  We Did Market Day in Term 3.  We did Art Kete
What I Learned:   I learnt how to make an oamaru stone little statue.  I learnt how to make wheat bags.  I learnt to use interesting words to make stories better.
My Favourite Part:  My Favourite part was Market Day  I like making up strange stories when we did 100 Word Challenge I enjoyed making stone carvings
My Next Steps:  My next steps will be focusing on my learning so I can do good on my work.  My steps are to make new friends in my wananga Class. My next step will be to participate in all activities that are available.
CARR Values:  Make a statement below describing how you showed each of our CARR values during Wānanga
Commitment I showed Commitment by finishing my 100 Word Challenges.		Achievement I showed achievement by finishing my stone carving sculpture.
Resilience I showed Resilience by not giving up when I was struggling to do tasks like stone carving.		Respect I showed respect when we welcomed the customers on Market day.
Beside each Report Indicator list whether you are RS (Requires Support), WT (Working Towards), A (Achieving the level), EL (Exceeding the Level) - be honest with yourself.  I have respectful and positive interactions with others. I am aware of how my actions and words affect others. I actively listen to others and can recognise that different people have different points of view. I can negotiate and share my ideas. I am willing to take on different roles in a range of situations.  The level I am working at is: A (Achieving the level)because: I'm good at suggesting ideas and working in groups with others. I am actively involved in all activities in Wānanga class. I make the most of opportunities to participate in class activities and discussions. I participate well in group tasks. I actively take part in the wider school community through groups such as: Kapa Haka, Polyfest, EPRO8, CAIMS Games Sports (Y7-8), Y9 Sport Competition, After School Sport, Chess Tournament, Student Council, Ambassadors etc.  The level I am working at is: A (Achieving the level)because: I participate in most activities because most of them you have no choice and most of them are fun and i enjoy doing them. I have a “can do” attitude (Growth Mindset). I complete the work to the best of my ability. I am punctual and arrive to class and school on time every day. I am organised and ready for learning. I set and strive to meet my personal goals.  The level I am working at is: WT (Working Towards), because: I'm not always prepared or organised but I can sometime be organised. I am not always on time.