The Austrian flag is a very interesting flag!

The Australian and Samoan flag are very special flags!

Do you know what the Philippine flag means?

What do you think virtues are?

Do you know what the New Zealand flag means?

Always remember to be safe while riding your bike!

Explanation about Bike Safety 

Bike safety is an important thing went riding a bike. If you do not know the rules of bike safety, then one day you might be part of an accident which could result in severe damages to the body. If you hurt yourself because you have ignored the safety rules, then it is your fault.

One key rule of being safe while riding a bike is checking the brakes. If you haven't checked the brakes of your bike, then you are putting yourself at risk. This is because you might be steering at a high speed and then you think it's time to slow down before hitting any obstacles. When you realise that the brakes are broken due to misplacement of anything, then you could receive some serious damage to the impact of anything you hit onto.

Another prominent rule of bike safety is checking the wheels. If your wheels are broken and need to be replaced or a wheel needs pumping, then you need to check it before continuing to ride on your bike. Ignoring this will result in a probability of bruising or even brutally breaking your body. This is because your wheels could either come off or pop at any certain rate which could ruin the time of your life.

You also need to make sure that you are riding your bike at a specific place. It is extremely hazardous if you ride your bike on the road because you could hit a moving car. The impact of the car will completely shatter your bones and to regenerate it back, it will take a very long time. If you break your bones then it could be extremely difficult to repair and the broken fragments and also touch and hurt other parts of your body e.g if you break you cranium, then some of the bones can get to your brain and you could severely get brain damage. You need to make sure that you are riding on the sidewalk or the bike lane because it is specifically designed for bikes to ride on, not for cars and any other transportation.

Bike safety is a prominent key rule as it makes you safe. Without these safety rules, then you are putting yourself in grave danger.  If you are hit by any obstacles and you break your bones, everyone related to you will feel disappointed and depressed about the actions that you have taken. Always remember to be safe!

Community, Prayer and Service!

Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent!

Lent is a time of the Liturgical year and it starts on Ash Wednesday -  it is a Holy Day of Obligation. It is when we strengthen our relationship with God. People come to the church to receive ashes which comes from burning the palms. These palms were saved to be burnt from 2017, this also relates when Jesus came to Jerusalem and he was greeted with palms.

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What do you think Empathy is?

WALHT: Understand the meaning and importance of Empathy.

Literacy - Inference

WALHT: Use the clues the writer gives us in words and images to infer to increase our understanding.

The boy has a frown on his face most probably because on the vegetables on his plate.

Looking at his face and body posture, he doesn't look too excited at eating the food in front of him.

Introducing myself through Te Reo Maori and my first language!

WALHT: Introduce ourselves using Te Reo Maori and our own language - Bisaya.

Ko Tristan toku  ingoa

Ko Mangare toku maunga

Ko Tamaki toku awa

My name is Tristan.

My mountain is Mangare.

My river is Tamaki.

Akong pangalan kay Tristan

Akong bukid kay Mauyog

High hygiene standards is an important rule in the kitchen!

On the first day of Technicraft, the Year 8's went back to cooking again. We still had the intelligent cooking teacher, Ms Plows. To introduce us back to learning, she refreshed our minds with some information on how to keep the hygiene standards high when cooking. She told us the importance of keeping raw meat and cooked meat in the fridge and how to subsequently keep our area clean throughout the day.

After refreshing our minds with the knowledge, we started doing a design brief for creating a gift to someone and using a small glass jar to contain the gift inside. I started off my design brief by writing down three unique ideas which were 'Applesauce', 'Plum Jam' and 'Apple Jam'. For me, the applesauce caught my eye and tempted me to make it because of its name and my visualisation on what it would look like.

Designing the glass jar was something I also needed something to decorate it with anything, this could include paper cutouts and paintings. Using the creative side of my mind, the only idea I had was to cover the lid with a piece of coloured paper, draw a red apple and write inside the apple, 'Sweet Apples'. I knew I didn't have much time left and I had no more ideas, so I went on the next thing.

Constructing the ingredients/resources and the method on creating the applesauce was my favourite part because I could already imagine myself the instructions I've made and creating the applesauce. I really wanted to make the applesauce, but I knew I still needed some ingredients such as the apples and the container - glass jar. Due to my excitement, I needed to make a note that reminded me of getting all the things I needed because if I missed a prominent ingredient, it would be my worst day in Technicraft. As I completed my design brief, our teacher Ms Plows told us it was time to pack up. I felt so accomplished at the end of the day.

Completing my design brief made me extremely proud of myself. I cannot wait to start making the applesauce with my partner, Xyril!

Term 1 Spelling Results!

Books can be an extremely great resource for learning!

Books are filled with many different things such as comics, stories/diaries of someone, learning resources and much more. Without books, the knowledge of mainly children in schools wouldn't increase. Personally, I believe and prefer to use books - hard copy material, verses the internet.

Most books are non-fiction meaning that the contents of the book include things that are real.These might include information about the fossils of dinosaurs and a diary or adventures of a famous person. Non-fiction books can inspire the audience through many ways such as the courageous achievements of someone or the stories of someone's hardships in their past.

Fiction books are another type of books aside the non-fiction ones. The ideas within these books are all within the author's imagination and creativity. Usually these books are able to increase the imagination of the readers but, they can also make them feel as if they were present in the story. While reading, the readers are also able to imitate or mimic the feelings of a character. Examples of fiction books are comics or mangas, which originated in Japan and is more commonly known as 'anime'.

There is also another type of book which is mainly for learning. School journals are one of the main books that relate to learning. The school journals might include fiction and non-fiction stories, articles or poems but these can vary depending on the author's creativeness and ideas. The main focus of school journals are to help children increase their knowledge through finding the true meaning of the text or increasing the vocabulary by introducing them to new sophisticated words.

Even though today, the number of book-worms have decreased drastically due to the power of technology,  there are still some people who enjoy using their spare time to read a book for either learning purposes or to make them laugh. Without books, the knowledge of the world would be extremely small and people would have to physically perform the activity in order to learn. This means that books make life and learning easier for children and adults in various unique ways.

My Interpretation of the Treaty of Waitangi!

WALHT: We are learning about the Treaty of Waitangi.

The Treaty of Waitangi was signed on the 6th of February 1840 in a place called Waitangi. It was signed by most Maori chiefs and Europeans. The Treaty was a great idea for the Maori people, as they would earn back their freedom and control over Aotearoa.

Around 1830, the Europeans came into New Zealand with unique things that are unknown to the natives. Some of the things they brought into New Zealand were new weapons such as muskets, new illnesses and rats. This affected the peaceful lives of the Maori people and it has changed Aotearoa forever since then.

After a few years after the coming of the foreigners, more people from different countries such as France, America and Australia. This ended up with a huge duel between the foreigners and the natives called the 'musket wars'. Over 20,000 thousand people died including the Maori people and the foreigners who came to New Zealand. During this time, the population of the Maori decreased drastically.

The Europeans also did some substantial changes to the land of Aotearoa. They cut down an endless amount of trees to import back to their countries for houses and trading. Land was also one of the prominent things, the Maori people were losing and the Europeans were earning. Using the wood they chopped down, the foreigners were able to build houses for their families and other unknown reasons.

Through trading, the Maori people were able to earn muskets off the Europeans. They traded huge amounts of flax, meat and clothing so they could get a little advantage on defending their land. Trading was necessary for the Maori people so they could also defend their families from disease carriers which could dominate most of the Maori people.

The Treaty of Waitangi was a great idea made by James Busby to declare peace between the Maori and the Europeans. The Maori people were able to get control of their land and freedom of Aotearoa. Without the Treaty of Waitangi, more battles would've followed after the Musket Wars ending up with a diminishing amount of Maori people. It is important that people still commemorate the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi every 6th of February.

Euphrasie was such an amazing and inspiring person!

WALHT: Talk about Euphrasie Barbier - her values, attitudes, faith and practises.