Social Studies

Today in social studies we were learning about the government and how it works. I learnt that the Parliament is the supreme legislative power in New Zealand and is also made up of two groups, the Sovereign and the House of Representatives. The parliament also has 5 functions which are, to represent the people of New Zealand, to provide a government, scrutinise and hold the government to account, make laws, and to approve how taxpayer money is spent. There are 120 members in parliament that are elected to be in parliament by people and their parties. The Sovereign, Dame Anne Reddy is The Governor General who represents the queen, and is the one who opens and dissolves Parliament and officially signs off laws. I enjoyed today’s lesson because now I have a better understanding of how the government works and how they run our country.

Chocolate Muffins

Today in Food Tech we made chocolate muffins which were delicious. The ingredients and the measurements we used to make the muffins were,

• 1 and a half cup of SRF (Self Rising Flour)
• half a cup of sugar
• 2 Tsp (table spoons) of cocoa
• half a cup of milk
• half a cup of oil and 1 egg

Next we had to mix it using the folding technique and then we put it in the oven to bake at 180 degrees. Then when we took them out they were baked and ready to eat.

Thinking About My Community

For the past few days we have been learning about what a community is. A community is an area where a group of people live, not all communities are the same. 

The community I live in is called Glen Innes or G.I. G.I is a great place to live in my opinion and it could be an ideal place to raise children. There are many wonderful places and aspects Glen Innes has to offer such as the halls, parks and a fun place to visit, Te oro. At Te oro you are bound to have a great time whether your watching a film, crafting or just dancing the night away. 

Although G.I seems like a nice community, there are many flaws G.I has yet to fix e.g the gas prices are shockingly the highest they've been.  

What's So Important About Migration?

To begin with what is migration? Well to my understanding migration is when people of a different country, culture or race moves to a destination for positive reasons which are pull reasons. Another reason for wanting to move to a certain country can be for negative reasons which are called push factors.

For example a country that I have been researching is China which is an interesting country that has made me want to research more about. One of the pull reasons for Chinese immigrants wanting to move to NZ can be for reasons such as raising and educating children in order for them to have a better future. One push factor about the Chinese people moving here was the language barrier between the two languages which were English and Chinese.

People are all different which means they all won't go in just on direction. Some people move to another country to have a better future while others move back to their home land because of family, friends and other reasons. Those two ways of moving are counter stream and mainstream. Counter stream is when you move back to where you came from and mainstream is when you migrate to another country for more opportunities.

Along the way everyone comes across an intervening obstacle which can be things like not being able to understand or speak English. But even though there is difficulty understanding each other they are still able to show empathy and express their emotions and feelings in other ways where everyone can understand e.g their dances, or cultural songs and other tradition.

In conclusion I hope this has given you a better understanding and insight into what migration is about.

Wood Work

Step 1: Measuring Finger Joints and Cutouts for Base

Step 2: Cutting the Finger Joints

Step 3: Gluing Together the Box

Step 4: Creating the Box's Lid

Last Day Of Tech😭

On Wednesday it was our last day of Technicraft for 2018. I was so glad that I completed my pendant, it was a long process making it and now I can wear it. For the past few weeks at tech I've been making a cross pendant for my necklace. I'm satisfied with the final product and all that hard work paid off.

Christmas Crossover!🎄

Yesterday we are began Christmas Crossover and I was so excited. The whole school was divided into equal groups of nine, well most of the groups were even. The years seven and eight students in the groups were responsible for looking after the younger students. In my group we had no students from room 1 or 5. Which made it a bit easier as we didn't have to help anyone.

We made Christmas decorations in Room 1 with Mrs Hoeberigs. I can't wait to do more activities today.