Kiaora anō Whānau!
Wow, Week 5 is here, we are half way through the term!!
We are just winding up our Term 2, Topic 1 and getting ready to move into our Term 2, Topic 2, which looks at passive resistance.
We will be looking at ways of life and how indigenous people dealt with conflict.
We will be studying Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jnr, Te Whiti ō Rongomai and Tohu Kakahi (Parihaka).
We are super excited about all of this!!
Nā Tanisha, Analijia, Kawhia.
Monday, 25 May 2009
Thursday, 21 May 2009
Stolen Generation
As part of our Inequality in resource sharing causes conflict, we looked at Indigenous people- in particular, Australia. We talked about the Dream time and how the Aboriginal people were stripped of their Human rights.
As we are looking at Poetic writing, we decided to write some thought provoking poems...
"The Generation of Lost"
Because I was stolen, I was scared.
When I was scared, I cried for the love of my mother's hug and the voice of my father when he would say goodbye.
I would always look back than forward to maybe my death.
Nā David
They are lost children.
They were stolen in the night.
3 poor indigenous girls were taken and they walked along the Rabbit proof fence to get home.
Descendants now find out that they are part of the lost generation.
Some are still lost forever.
They are the Stolen Generation.
Nā Rosa.
The Lost Children
If the children are lost, maybe they will be found.
When I am taken away, I will find my way out.
Frightened, scared, confused.
Home here I come.
Nā Tanisha
Lost.
searching, hoping, dreaming of a new day.
Sunlight comes to light my way.
Dreamtime, oldtime, what I know.
Help me back to where I want to go.
Mother- depressed, a shell and oh so sad.
Take me home and I will be glad.
Helping, caring, loving embrace.
stolen generation is your disgrace.
Nā Karama
The Lost Generation
Indigenous people shold not be taken away.
They will neve know who they really are.
Treat people the same.
Human rights for all.
I dream of peace in a dreamtime war.
Nā Abel.
The Lost Generation
It is sad that Aboriginal children were taken away from their families.
It is good the rabbit proof fence was there to guide them home.
It is interesting that the rabbit proof fence is a true story.
It is a relief that we do not live in those times!
Nā Miro
As we are looking at Poetic writing, we decided to write some thought provoking poems...
"The Generation of Lost"
Because I was stolen, I was scared.
When I was scared, I cried for the love of my mother's hug and the voice of my father when he would say goodbye.
I would always look back than forward to maybe my death.
Nā David
They are lost children.
They were stolen in the night.
3 poor indigenous girls were taken and they walked along the Rabbit proof fence to get home.
Descendants now find out that they are part of the lost generation.
Some are still lost forever.
They are the Stolen Generation.
Nā Rosa.
The Lost Children
If the children are lost, maybe they will be found.
When I am taken away, I will find my way out.
Frightened, scared, confused.
Home here I come.
Nā Tanisha
Lost.
searching, hoping, dreaming of a new day.
Sunlight comes to light my way.
Dreamtime, oldtime, what I know.
Help me back to where I want to go.
Mother- depressed, a shell and oh so sad.
Take me home and I will be glad.
Helping, caring, loving embrace.
stolen generation is your disgrace.
Nā Karama
The Lost Generation
Indigenous people shold not be taken away.
They will neve know who they really are.
Treat people the same.
Human rights for all.
I dream of peace in a dreamtime war.
Nā Abel.
The Lost Generation
It is sad that Aboriginal children were taken away from their families.
It is good the rabbit proof fence was there to guide them home.
It is interesting that the rabbit proof fence is a true story.
It is a relief that we do not live in those times!
Nā Miro
Unisys Success!
Kiaora anō Whānau
A big congratulations to Whāea Trina for being successful with her application for a Unisys grant.
Whāea has won $1000.00 to fund an e-learning project with us, Te Pouahi 15. We will be learning all about animations and we will use our Human Rights umbrella to focus on Conflict resolution between indigenous peoples and other cultures.
We are excited because this means that we will have our own green screens and mini webcams to work with. We will be sharing our mahi with a wider audience and ultimately sharing our processes with people from other parts of the World!
Woohoo, kia ora Whāea!
Nā Heidi, Analijia, Kayzian
Thursday, 14 May 2009
Poetic Writing
Kiaora anō whānau!
Well, we have been really busy in our class lately, our blogging team hasn't had the chance to come on and give an update!
We are working hard on our Poetic writing and are really enjoying the opportunities to write poems, and be reflective in our writing.
With our Mahi Whānui, we have been looking at " inequality in resource sharing causes conflict"- and the impact this has had on indigenous people.
We thought about Australia and talked about " The Lost/ Stolen Generation."
We then had research questions like "What does the Lost/ stolen generation mean?"
"What was the rabbit proof fence?" and "Name 2 articles from the United Nations Declaration of Human rights for Indigenous people."
We then used our lines of inquiry to make our own questions, that we will now be focusing on and making them clearer.
We also wrote poems through the idea of what it may have been like. We will post these on here soon!
We will be viewing relevant parts of "The Rabbit Proof Fence" too, to help us.
Watch this space!!
Well, we have been really busy in our class lately, our blogging team hasn't had the chance to come on and give an update!
We are working hard on our Poetic writing and are really enjoying the opportunities to write poems, and be reflective in our writing.
With our Mahi Whānui, we have been looking at " inequality in resource sharing causes conflict"- and the impact this has had on indigenous people.
We thought about Australia and talked about " The Lost/ Stolen Generation."
We then had research questions like "What does the Lost/ stolen generation mean?"
"What was the rabbit proof fence?" and "Name 2 articles from the United Nations Declaration of Human rights for Indigenous people."
We then used our lines of inquiry to make our own questions, that we will now be focusing on and making them clearer.
We also wrote poems through the idea of what it may have been like. We will post these on here soon!
We will be viewing relevant parts of "The Rabbit Proof Fence" too, to help us.
Watch this space!!
Wednesday, 6 May 2009
Monday, 4 May 2009
Conflict and Resolution
Kiaora Whānau
As part of our independent time during Mahi Whānui (Topic) Whāea talked to us and asked us questions about Conflict and Resolution. We brain stormed ideas and shared them with each other. Then Whāea challenged us to present our information in digital format for the rest of the class to see how we interpreted our information.
We looked at what we wrote about Nelson Mandela, who was an anti-apartheid activist, and the leader of the African National Congress's armed wing Umkhonto we Sizwe.
The South African courts convicted him on charges of sabotage (trying to wreck things and cause disharmony) while he led the movement against apartheid. Nelson Mandela served 27 years in prison, and was released on February the 11th, 1990.
Nelson Mandela supported reconciliation and negotiation, and helped lead the change towards a multi-racial democracy in South Africa.
We thought this information was interesting because we got to say what we thought about it. We are looking at conflict and resolution this term, and Nelson Mandela has been the first international indigenous person that we have looked at. Later on this term, we will be looking at Gandhi, Te Whiti ō Rongomai and Tohu.
We were excited to share a synopsis about conflict, a synopsis about resolution and a brief description about Nelson Mandela. We all chose to present our work as a powerpoint presentation and we all chose our music. It was a challenge to get it done in 30 minutes, Whāea said we were over by about 4 minutes and wasn't bad for our first time!
Here are some pictures about Nelson Mandela that made us think!
By Kawhia, David, Karama, Abel, Rosa, Heidi.
Friday, 1 May 2009
"Me"
Kiaora anō Whānau
Kei te akona ē mātou ngā mea e pā ana ki ngā oriori, ngā oriori e kī ana i ngā kupu ataahua.
We have been learning to put our descriptive words and feelings into poetry. One of our tasks was to complete a NEMP activity and write a poem about "Me."
Please read and leave us a message....
Me!
I Think about the things around me and the love from my Family and friends.
I Feel the great gift from god guiding me to safety.
I dream of searching to other galaxies and to stop evil from winning a huge war.
I hope that people don't make slaves in the future as cruel people have.
I hope that my family will continue when I pass.
This is who I am.
Me!
Nā Abel
Me!
I am precious.
I dream cool things.
I think awesome things.
I have lots of friends.
I like nice things.
I wish extraodinary things.
I hope good things.
I feel happy when I am with my friends and family.
I am precious!!!
Nā Lucy
Me!
When I think, I think hard.
What I feel is love, anger, happy and sad feelings.
What I dream of is the future.
What I hope, is to have a great career.
When I have fun, I'm with family and friends.
When I smile, I'm me!
Nā Rosa
Me!
When I think, I am happy.
When I'm happy, I'm with friends.
When I'm with friends, I'm at school.
When I'm at school, it's cool!
Nā Miro
Me!
I think that I can be on task more.
I dream fantastic things.
When I cry, I'm crying about all the sadness.
When I laugh, I'm laughing at all my friends jokes- Neihana's the most.
I hope that maybe I could be better than I am today.
When I am happy, it is because I am around my friends.
I guess that's me!
Nā Karama
Me!
When I'm born I cry.
When I run, I puff.
as I walk, I rest.
When I grow, I think.
When I'm alone, I'm scared.
When I'm scared, I'm helped.
When I'm responsible, I'm trusted.
When I laugh, I'm happy.
When I'm young, I get old.
Nā David
Me!
When I think, I'm S.M.A.R.T.
I feel alive.
I feel really happy when I sleep.
When I hope, I hope fantastic things.
When I read, I learn more words and feel imaginative.
When I read my favourite books, I feel great things.
When I dream, I dream of my family.
I dream of happy ME.
Nā Heidi
Me!
When I wish I dream and when I dream I think about legends of the stars,
of the beautiful white stallion galloping in clouds of star dust.
It's white mane swaying in the wind.
When I wake up I will be happy for all the world and me.
Nā Anne
Me!
I think happy, joyful, and entertained around my friends.
I feel safe, protected and good around my family and teachers.
Sometimes I dream about what I watch the day before and being free.
I hope that one day I could work at a place that pays good money.
I could buy lots of stuff and a new house, that's me!
Nā Neihana
Me!
When I'm happy, I imagine.
When I'm laughing, I'm laughing at funny things.
When I'm sad, I'm crying rain.
When I dream, I dream of the future.
When I'm stuck, I make my way out.
When I feel joy coming I am always laughing or smiling.
I feel like I am in paradise, somewhere I can relax.
I relax when I feel special.
Nā Kayzian
Me!
When I think, I think about the world.
I feel happiness when I laugh.
When I dream, I dream about nature.
I hope there's happiness all over the world!
Nā Analijia
Me!
I think special when I think about my Mum, my Dad, my teacher.
I feel special things when I touch something.
I dream special things when I think about me!
I hope special things when it's all about me, it's all about me!
Nā Te Oi
Me!
I dream that I enjoy going to school.
There is a new me when I come to school.
Everyone around me is special like me.
I hope that I can get along with others.
I think we work hard in class like everyone else.
I feel like I am in heaven.
I feel happy when I play with my friends.
I have great times with my classmates, we laugh lots.
We do things together too.
Special like me.
Nā Kawhia
Kei te akona ē mātou ngā mea e pā ana ki ngā oriori, ngā oriori e kī ana i ngā kupu ataahua.
We have been learning to put our descriptive words and feelings into poetry. One of our tasks was to complete a NEMP activity and write a poem about "Me."
Please read and leave us a message....
Me!
I Think about the things around me and the love from my Family and friends.
I Feel the great gift from god guiding me to safety.
I dream of searching to other galaxies and to stop evil from winning a huge war.
I hope that people don't make slaves in the future as cruel people have.
I hope that my family will continue when I pass.
This is who I am.
Me!
Nā Abel
Me!
I am precious.
I dream cool things.
I think awesome things.
I have lots of friends.
I like nice things.
I wish extraodinary things.
I hope good things.
I feel happy when I am with my friends and family.
I am precious!!!
Nā Lucy
Me!
When I think, I think hard.
What I feel is love, anger, happy and sad feelings.
What I dream of is the future.
What I hope, is to have a great career.
When I have fun, I'm with family and friends.
When I smile, I'm me!
Nā Rosa
Me!
When I think, I am happy.
When I'm happy, I'm with friends.
When I'm with friends, I'm at school.
When I'm at school, it's cool!
Nā Miro
Me!
I think that I can be on task more.
I dream fantastic things.
When I cry, I'm crying about all the sadness.
When I laugh, I'm laughing at all my friends jokes- Neihana's the most.
I hope that maybe I could be better than I am today.
When I am happy, it is because I am around my friends.
I guess that's me!
Nā Karama
Me!
When I'm born I cry.
When I run, I puff.
as I walk, I rest.
When I grow, I think.
When I'm alone, I'm scared.
When I'm scared, I'm helped.
When I'm responsible, I'm trusted.
When I laugh, I'm happy.
When I'm young, I get old.
Nā David
Me!
When I think, I'm S.M.A.R.T.
I feel alive.
I feel really happy when I sleep.
When I hope, I hope fantastic things.
When I read, I learn more words and feel imaginative.
When I read my favourite books, I feel great things.
When I dream, I dream of my family.
I dream of happy ME.
Nā Heidi
Me!
When I wish I dream and when I dream I think about legends of the stars,
of the beautiful white stallion galloping in clouds of star dust.
It's white mane swaying in the wind.
When I wake up I will be happy for all the world and me.
Nā Anne
Me!
I think happy, joyful, and entertained around my friends.
I feel safe, protected and good around my family and teachers.
Sometimes I dream about what I watch the day before and being free.
I hope that one day I could work at a place that pays good money.
I could buy lots of stuff and a new house, that's me!
Nā Neihana
Me!
When I'm happy, I imagine.
When I'm laughing, I'm laughing at funny things.
When I'm sad, I'm crying rain.
When I dream, I dream of the future.
When I'm stuck, I make my way out.
When I feel joy coming I am always laughing or smiling.
I feel like I am in paradise, somewhere I can relax.
I relax when I feel special.
Nā Kayzian
Me!
When I think, I think about the world.
I feel happiness when I laugh.
When I dream, I dream about nature.
I hope there's happiness all over the world!
Nā Analijia
Me!
I think special when I think about my Mum, my Dad, my teacher.
I feel special things when I touch something.
I dream special things when I think about me!
I hope special things when it's all about me, it's all about me!
Nā Te Oi
Me!
I dream that I enjoy going to school.
There is a new me when I come to school.
Everyone around me is special like me.
I hope that I can get along with others.
I think we work hard in class like everyone else.
I feel like I am in heaven.
I feel happy when I play with my friends.
I have great times with my classmates, we laugh lots.
We do things together too.
Special like me.
Nā Kawhia
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