Treaty Of Waitangi

What is Waitangi Day and why do we celebrate it? Waitangi Day 6th February is Aotearoa New Zealand's national holiday held to commemorate the signing of New Zealand's founding document - the Treaty of Waitangi - in 1840. Waitangi Treaty Grounds is among New Zealand's most historic places.

What Happens on Waitangi Day? Every year on 6 February, New Zealand marks the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840. In that year, representatives of the British Crown and over 500 Māori chiefs signed what is often considered to be New Zealand's founding document.

What is the Purpose of the Treaty Of Waitangi? The Treaty promised to protect Māori culture and to enable Māori to continue to live in New Zealand as Māori. At the same time, the Treaty gave the Crown the right to govern New Zealand and to represent the interests of all New Zealanders.

Why is Waitangi Day So Important? Waitangi Day (Māori: Te Rā o Waitangi), the national day of New Zealand, marks the anniversary of the initial signing on 6 February 1840 of the Treaty of Waitangi, which is regarded as the founding document of the nation. Ceremonies take place at Waitangi and elsewhere to commemorate the signing of the treaty.

Social Studies

  In Social Studies we have been, Learning about the treaty of Waitangi Here is the whole entire slide of what we have been doing. And I have done a slideshow of the Treaty Of Paris.

Science

 What Happened? At 12.51 p.m. on Tuesday 22 February 2011, a magnitude 6.3 earthquake caused severe damage in Christchurch and Lyttelton, killing 185 people and injuring several thousand. The earthquake's epicentre was near Lyttelton, just 10 km south-east of Christchurch's central business district.

Where and when was it? It Happened on the 22nd of February 2011 The earthquake struck the Canterbury region in New Zealand's South Island and was centred 6.7 kilometers (4.2 mi) south-east of the centre of Christchurch, New Zealand's second-most populous city. The earthquake caused widespread damage across Christchurch, killing 185 people in the nation's fifth-deadliest disaster.

 

Why was it a disaster? The earthquake was caused by the rupture of a 15-kilometer-long fault along the southern edge of the city, from Cashmere to the Avon–Heathcote estuary. The fault slopes southward beneath the Port Hills and did not break the surface – scientists used instrument measurements to determine its location and movement.

What is the science behind what happened? Here is a Link about the science behind it all 

https://www.livescience.com/12943-zealand-earthquake-christchurch-110222.html

https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/bce482b753d5491dae13b7b8c5654ead

Social Studies

 In Social Studies we have been, Learning about the treaty of Waitangi Here is the whole entire slide of what we have been doing.

Art Semester 2

 In art, we have been doing thumbnail sketches in groups so we are in groups of 4 but io am in a group of 3 so we did draw A Turtle, Tree, Roots, And a Butterfly. Because in Art we have been told by our teacher that we are going to be making a Murel for the wall or to put on the shelf in the art space and it is supposed to be completed before the end of the term. And this mural is about resilience. Here are some ideas about resilience Beleive in yourself, Failure is not fatal, Keep working when it's hard, When it's tough you don't quit, Recover quickly from an incident, Don't put yourself down, Fake it till you make it, Finish what you started, Keep on going, Being dedicated, Commitment, Bouncing back, Trying your best, Learn. from your own mistakes, Perseverence, Don't give up, And Never give up. Here are some stuff that is Strong But Fragile

-Hair

-Muscles

-Baby Animal

-Branch

-Tree

-Butterfly

And now here is some stuff that is Strong But Powerful

-Waves

-The Human Brain

-Storm

Here are some photos that I drew but I found these online.

My Mihi

In Social Studies we have been learning about the Treaty Of Waitangi and today in Social Studies we have just learned about Mihis aka learning about ourselves and learning about our Family and today, we have learned to write our own Mihis. Down below is my Mihi that I wrote today In Social Studies.

My Mihi

Ko Mount Aoraki Te Maunga

Ko Otahero Te Awa Iti

Ko Hornby High School Te Kura

Ko Delany Toku Whanau

Ko Hilton Toku Papa

Ko Kyla Toku Mama

Ko Tamara Delany Toku Ingoa

Social Studies Term 4

New Day New Term it is now term 4.

In Social Studies we are learning about the Treaty of Waitangi. These are some Key Words we have been learning. Here is my Pictogram Treaty that we made last time were had social studies.

Pictogram Treaty

Treaty	a formally concluded and ratified agreement between states.
Mana	(in Polynesian, Melanesian, and Maori belief) an impersonal supernatural the power that can be transmitted or inherited.
Crown	Queen or the King of England British Government
Tangata Whenua	Used to describe the Maori people of a particular locality, or as a whole as the original inhabitants of New Zealand.
Iwi	a Maori community or people.
Colony	a country or area under the full or partial political control of another country and occupied by settlers from that country.
Sovereignty	supreme power or authority.
Ranagatiratanga	the right of Maori people to rule themselves; self-determination.
Governorship	the office or position of being governor of a town, region, or public institution.
Kawanatanga	governorship; the authority of a governor or government.
Taonga	(in Maori culture) an object or natural resource which is highly prized.