What is the meaning behind these flags?

WALHT: Analyse symbols and images on the flags of countries that link to the identity of students in Room 8.

Virtues! 🙏

WALHT: Identify Virtues and Values

This Boy Definitely Doesn't Like Vegetables 😡

Literacy Inference

How is the boy feeling?

The boy is feeling unsatisfied because of the way his face is looking. It is based on his appearance that I have noticed that the boy does not enjoy eating vegetables for dinner. It also shows through his body language by the way he is showing his posture and putting his hand on his face which indicates his emotions about what is on the plate in front of him.

WALHT: Use clues that writers give us in words and images to infer so that it increases our understanding.

Prayer and Identity

Prayer and identity:

Prayer (Karakia) is part of our identity because it shows our way of communicating with God Our Father.
We pray because it is an important Part of our Belief and Faith in the Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit.
We can pray anywhere, anytime in anyway. It is not only in Church where we pray.
People pray when they wake up and when they go to sleep.
It is something that Catholics have as an important part in their lives. For me,
Prayer has been apart of my life and my family's life for such a long time.
I've been praying with my family and by myself since I was a child.
Every night my family and I pray personally and say the Lord's Prayer as well as the Hail Mary.
It has been something we've been doing for a long period of time. If we miss out on prayers at night,
each one of us say a personal prayer to ourselves before we go to sleep.
 I believe that prayer is what brings together family and friends.
It brings us together with the help of the Holy Spirit guiding us and answering our prayers
enabling us to be one.  

WALT : Recognise how Prayer, Community and Service are a part of our Identity.

Spelling Results of Term 1!

Today I made up some spelling results to explore the computer graphing tool. I entered the data for each week and the possible score 1-20. This information was then selected and I chose the graphing tool - selecting the bar graph and then customized the display by adding the Title, horizontal + vertical axis heading.

First Tech Class of 2018!

Flooding in Paris!

My Interpretation of the Treaty of Waitangi!

Our Interpretation of the Treaty of Waitangi

We are learning about the Treaty of Waitangi

My Partner Mana and I worked together to put together this Interpretation.

The Treaty of Waitangi is a peace treaty that was made an agreement between the British and the Maori, this happened on 6th of February 1840.  This is our understanding of how the Treaty came to an agreement.

The whalers came over and brought many things. These items effected on them and they were not so good. They introduced to them alcohol which led to quarrels and unprofessional behaviour from all of them. The whalers also brought over diseases which got the Maori people unhealthy and sick. Another thing that the whalers were known for was marrying Maori women of the land.

Muskets were also introduced to the Maori people which were commonly known for changing Maori and New Zealand citizens forever. When the British came over with muskets, the Maori people made the decision that they were no match against the British fighters with their spears such as Meres made of Pounamu and Paiahas. So they decided to trade food, souvenirs, coats and other special items to them for the exchange for the muskets. When all people including Maori and British had received their muskets, there had been different wars and fights between them. Some had fought for their land, some for self defence and others for revenge.

Missionaries also came over to the Maori people. They helped them and had good relations with them. The Missionaries taught them many things that helped the Maori's and also influenced them in a Religious Perspective.

As time passed and fights had still been carried on. Groups of british and Maori came to the conclusion of creating a peace treaty. The treaty was signed between representatives of the British Crown and Maori Chiefs. Some Maori Chiefs refused to sign the treaty if it was not translated into the Maori Language. So it was done and some signed the Maori treaty, some signed the English treaty and some signed none.

Years still pass and New Zealand still commemorate the day that Maori Chiefs and British representatives signed a treaty of peace between two groups of the British and Maori People.

Euphrasie Barbier 🙏

Euphrasie Barbier

Euprashie Barbier was born in France on the 4th of January 1829. She was a foundress and had done divine missions throughout her life and was part of a spiritual foundation. Her Father Louis Barbier was a shoemaker and her mother was Jeanne Adele. At the age of 17 she started a Laundry Business. She was the foundress of the congregation called: Our Lady of the Mission. Other Nuns recall her being a courageous, faithful and strong woman. Euphrasie grew up with a Religious background which helped her become a very hard-working role model. At the age of 64, Euphrasie Barbier passed away in 1893, however Religious workers such as Nuns and Priests continue the work of Euphrasie Barbier.

WALT: Increase our understanding about the foundress of the mission sisters.