RS/24/11/21

 Today in form class we were told to reflect about a book or video we've watched during the past few days. Yesterday I read the news article about someone who got stabbed 13 times by a 14 year old.

The man who got stabbed was 22-year-old and he  was cut within the chest, guts and back by his high school murder accused in an quarrel close Paihia at the begin of the year, a court has heard. The young person, presently 15, is on trial within the Tall Court in Whangārei for the kill of Bram Willems​ within the Distant North on January 7. He was 14 at the time of the passing, and cannot be named due to his age, but has denied the charge.

The jury of eight ladies and four men listened an diagram on Tuesday by Crown prosecutor Michael Smith, who said Willems was wounded 13 times – seven times within the chest and abdomen, and six times within the back and buttocks.

One of the chest wounds fatally pierced his heart, and he died at the scene.

Willems and the youngster had known each other for a couple of weeks, and Willems picked up the then-14-year-old prior within the day, together with a 13-year-old cousin, Smith said. They ceased to purchase liquor, and afterward picked up two more relations of the 14-year-old, matured 15 and 17. At around 10pm, the bunch halted in Kawakawa, where there was “violent verbal aggression”, counting between Willems and the 14-year-old.

Passion Project

  For the Passion Project this year I was confused about what to pick for my subject. I finally put my head into one thing: beauty and hairdressing. I went into this topic for about two weeks and I  quit because the people in my group didn't really focus on what we were doing. That's why I decided to go to art.

In art it was really hard looking at all these people with amazing drawings and art works.Not going to lie I was a little bit jealous because of the work that it was Gourses. I wasn't really thinking of what I was going to draw or designs. I keep mixing colours and would paint them over and over again.

I finally made up my mind on what I was going to design for the Passion Project this year.I asked Miss to buy me a white wallpaper so I could use it to paint my artwork. I started by mixing my favourite colour , pink. I mixed pink together until I got a light pink. I used white paint and red paint to form my colors that I want.

I started of my putting white paint the the top of the page, adding a small amount of red color each time.Doing this was fun as I get to work together with one of my favour people.At the start I thought that this artwork was not going to be easy and I also thought It was going to be frustrating.But at the end of the I managed to get my work done which is really a surprising.

Reflection Section

 Today in Wananga we were been told to write about reflection section, I had a hard time thinking about this but finally came out with and idea to write about what we did in English today.

Today I woke up and I  went to my Dental Appointment right after my mom drove me to school , I came and sit down in my English classroom and I opened my chromebook to do my work.Just to find out its on 5%. So I spend nearly 10mins figuring out if I should take my chromebook to barry to charge and ill use my book or to get the charger from one of my friends sister who is also my friend.I couldn't make up and was doing nothing and Mr told me to write as much as I can with how much battery I have.

Idecided to write about Moana because thats on of the topic that was picked for us to write about.The reason why I choose to write about Moana is because i've watch that movie so many times cause of my little sister. Moana is a really good movie for kids , It lighten up the kids with how creative they are.

Who is Moana?Moana is the daughter of Chief Tui and Sina, with an inherited love for the seas and voyaging. When her island becomes endangered by a life-killing darkness, Moana is chosen by the ocean to journey across the sea and save the world—with the help of the shape-shifting demigod Maui.

Reflection Section

 Today for the reflection section we had to read an article from google and write about it , as our reflection section works for wananga.Today about 9:50am there were three people tested positive for covid 19 in waikato.According to the ministry, two of the three household members attend Mangatangi school on the Hauraki Plains.All of the three cases have been moved to a quarantine facility. I think that it is a good idea that the community provides us masks and hand sanitizer so we can use it to help us provide cases.What could we do to help our people to not catch the cases of coronavirus?

Well as you all really know the community has provided masks and hand sanitizer to help with the sickness. The doctors have came up with vaccine, vaccine is  A preparation that is used to stimulate the body's immune response against diseases.Which helps a lot, So I think that the world is doing their best with trying to protect our people from the coronavirus escape play are old grapratent we dont want them to die.So I think that the world is doing the best

Mother and Son

 Mother & Son 

Today in Wanga I took probably 30 mins to find an article from google and write about it as our reflection section on fridays. So this is what I've found and decided to write about.This happens today ,Friday 13 August around 11:33 in the morning.

A Mother fed her son with milk with a toxic concoction and gave it to her young child while he was in hospital. The woman admitted that she was mixing eye drops and nasal spray with milk ,through a feeding tube before giving it to her son. She gave one at Dunedin hospital then at starship student hospital.

This really affected her son so badly that he suffered brain damage and had to be put in an induced coma.The father said initially fell under suspicion from authorities.

Dawn Raids 1970

 Dawn Raids - 1970 

On Monday August 2021 the prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, said the time had come to deliver an apology for the dawn raids, when officials would target people believed to have overstayed their visas purely on the basis of their ethnicity.

The dawn raids period is a defining one in New Zealand’s history,Ardern said. To this day Pacific communities face prejudices and stereotypes.An apology can never reduce what happened, or undo the decades of disadvantage experienced as a result, but it can contribute to healing for Pacific peoples.

To accept Jacinda's apology , she was covered by a symbolic request for forgiveness during the apology ceremony.Once you are covered in the tapa cloth you are not allowed to move anywhere , you might even have to go days and months without eating or drinking . Until whoever you're apologizing accepts your apology.

Simon Sinek

 Date:10.06.21

Text:Simon Sinek 

Text type:interview on youtube (Inside Quest)

Purpose:To help understand millennials and improve well being thought reducing screen time 

Everything that Simon Sinek explained in the little clipo was 100 percent true. He was explaining how why were so addicted to social media and how social media can affects your mind and learning.One good fact that Mr Sinek said that we should charge our phone in the living room at night time so when we wake up we don't get up and check our social media, but he also point out why we need our phone at night so we don't miss our alarms for school , work or whatever things you need to get down. But then Simon said we can go  out and buy an alarm so that way we don't have to check your phone in the morning and.

Mr Sinek saids that how social media affects your life is that when you put your phone down during a meeting but you keep checking it because someone might message you so you dont put your full attention to what's going on in life you put your attention toward you phone and social media…… to be continued 

Reflecsion Section

 Today at textstyle we had to create a presentation of what you like in our recent class in textstyle. I googled my information from google because I did not know what dye designing to make. I got the idea of dying a white piece of cotton fabric then sew them together to make a scrunchie. I missed my slideshow and she told me that I need to put in more details. I sigh and go back and recreate the misunderstanding on my slide. I put in more detail and effort into my presentation I showed my textstyle teacher and she said ‘ good , good'' so I ask her what i can do next and she said I can pack 5 minutes early, Well I didn't pack up I continued on with my work in health because it was due period two. After that the bell ring which is a samoan song because it's samoan language week. Then we went off to our next class. Kakite

Denzel Washington

 What is something you learn from the video?

I learned that the hard you try becomes what you want , one day you will succeed in the process of becoming what you want . Also he said that one day he was helping his mom , because she owns a hair salon store. And whale he was working he keeps looking in the mirror and the old lady keeps staring at her and she said “ young boy I have a prophecy , A spiritual prophecy , You are going to travel the world and speak to millions of people” but he's think how when he failed his education , and his prayers was answered ………. But then the old lady was right and one day he became a successful businessman .

What is something you see that can change your life ?

Something about the video that can change my life is that if you fail that fail will one day become successful if you try harder and never giving up on you dreams and goals, Finally one day all you want will be success 

Tell me about Denzel Washington and his life 

Washington was born on December 28, 1954, in Mount Vernon, New York. He is the son of a Pentecostal minister and a beauty shop owner and has two siblings. ... Washington later won a scholarship to the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, and afterward worked with the Shakespeare in the Park ensemble. Denzel Wahington is now a professional actor .

Diffrent types of gas experiments

Testing for Hydrogen Gas

Metal + Acid = metal salt + hydrogen

Magnesium + Sulfuric Acid = magnesium sulfate + hydrogen 

Equipment: A test tube, a boiling tube, bunsen burner, wooden splint, a bottle of acid, a piece of metal, safety glasses.

Method:

• Light a bunsen burner

• Add your sample of metal to your test tube add sml of acid

• carefully invert the boiling tube above the test tube containing the metal and acid ( as shown in the diagram below)

• Hold the test tube together for a few minutes allowing time for the inverted boiling tube fill with gas

• When you think the tube is full, your lab partner should light a wooden splint.

• Carefully , but quickly, titl the boiling tube full of gas upwards and insert the burning splint into the mouth of the test tube

Conclusion :When we light the wooden splint with fire and put in the mouth of the tube it made a sound a popping sound

Metal + acid = Metal Salt + Hydrogen (Poptest)

Metal + Oxygen = Metal Oxide

Metal Oxide + Hydrogen Peroxide = Metal Hydroxide + Oxygen ( Glowing Splint)

Making a Metal Oxide

Aim: To make a metal oxide and observe the different in properties of the product compared to the reactants

Equipment:A piece of magnesium, Bunsen burner, safety glasses, metal scissor tog

Method :

• Light the bunsen burner

• hold the piece of magnesium in the scissor tongs. Ensure you are holding onto the very tip of the magnesium.

• place the other end of the magnesium into the bunsen flame(at the top of the blue flame)

• when the magnesium begins to burn, do not look directly at it, as the light emitted can permanently damage your eyes

Conclusion : When we light up the magnesium we had to look away because the light was to bright your eyes might get infected 

Testing For Carbon Dioxide Gas 

Aim: To show that carbon dioxide gas is produced  when a metal carbonate reacts with acid

Equipment: Two boiling tubes, delivery tube and bung, Bunsen burner, test tube rack,wooden splint, a bottle of acid, small amount of metal carbonate, test tube tongs safety glasses.

Method: 

• Light your bunsen burner
•  Add a pea - sized amount of the metal carbonate into one of the boiling tubes
• Place this boiling tube into a test tube rack. Ensure you have the bung and delivery tube ready
• Add 5 ml of acid to the boiling tube and quickly insert the bung and delivery tube into the mouth of the boiling tube
• Holding the other boiling tube with your tongs, capture the gas produced as shown in the diagram below
• When you think the tube is full, your lab partner should light a wooden splint
• Carefully remove the boiling tube for under the delivery tube taking care to keep it facing upright
• Insert the burning splint into the mouth of the test tube

Conclusion :

As soon as we put the half of the tube the the lime juice it bubbled up and the lime juice kinda went cloudy.

Anti - Vietnam Song

Song - Give peace a chance ! by Jonh Lennon 

What does it means? I think that the song “give peace a chance” means to give the american soldiers a break from fighting.Or give the world peace since a lot of them got affected by the war.

Music Through Time : Parihaka

What is the main message of this song?

 The main mesage of the the song is to remain people about Te Whiti and how great he was.

What does this song show the significance of parihaka?

This show the significance of parihaka by , Going to te whiti's grave and talk to talk to him about things in the past.

How long we're people affected?

Alot of people we're affected by the parehaka and most people were affected for most 

The Last Post

When will you hear this song? - I think that many people will only hear this song when it’s a remembrance of the people who died from anzac. Or if they're studying about anzac day and need information. 

Why is this sign significant/important in New Zealand? - Many New Zealanders observe Anzac Day on April 25. It commemorates the landing of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps ANZAC at Gallipoli, Turkey, during World War I in 1915. This event, also observed in Australia, remembers all New Zealanders who served their country in wars and conflicts.

What is the story behind the last post - Why was it played and When? - Although the Last Post has come to carry such mournful weight and meaning, it was not originally used in a memorial context. In fact, the Last Post was just a simple song in its very first years. First published and played in the 1790s, the Last Post was one of many bugle calls used by the British Army.

What does this song represent? - This song mainly represents anzac day  of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand that broadly commemorates all Australians and New Zealanders who served and died in all wars, conflicts, and peacekeeping operations and the contribution and suffering of all those who have served.

Taha Wairua

 White sunday

How is this celebrated? We celebrate white e sunday by learning 2 or more paragraphs from the bible and memorise and read it on white sunday. After that we usually get fed by the white sunday teachers of how proud they are. White sunday happens once a year during May.We celebrate whiye sunday by learning 2 or more paragraphs from the bible and memorise and read it on white sunday. After that we usually get fed by the white sunday teachers of how proud they are. White sunday happens once a year during May.

Who is it celebrated with?White sunday is a celebration with our Tongan community but in different countries and parts.

Why is this important to celebrate?I think that this is important for us to worship the almighty and what he's done for us.

Fahu:

So basically we celebrate this by cutting my hair. Who cuts our hair. Well in the Tongans culture your/my dad’s older sister is your one and only fahu, which means you have to respect her.So if my dad dies my fahu must cut my hair.Before giving my hair to my fahu I need to put like a bill as a tekiteki for my fahu.

It can be celebrated with anyone. Like anyone random.

This is important to our dad.

Reflection Section

 Text Title : Unwind

Text Type:Fictional Book

Text Creator:Neal Shusterman

Critical Literacy Question :

Date: 24th February 2021

So basically in the book there was a guy named Connor.One day after school Connor came home he was working on a school project and needed a stapler so he went to find it. While he was looking he finds his parents paper copy of him about to get unwined. After that Connor didn't talk to his parents about it but decided to do anything to make his parents happy. He will bring home his mom flowers , do better in school and more.Once Connor was planning to leave his home since his mom and dad didn't want him anymore. But then Connor wonder how he can call the place he lives home, When he's evicted not just from the place he sleeps everyday but from the hearts of whose who are supposed to love him. 

Music Through Time : Slaves !

Song: Wade In The Water 

1. A spiritual is a type of a religous song.They were sang in informal gatherings of slaves in  praise houses and outdoor meetings called brush arbor meetings, push meetings , or camp meetings. At the meetings , participants would sing , chant, dance and sometimes enter trances.

2.Harreit Tuban an ex slave famous for helping thousands of slaves escape.she used songs to send  message to the slaves 

3.Harreit Tuban used the underground railroad whice were secret passages used to sneak slaves out of slaves states.

4.Wade in the water means to go thourgh the water so the people who look after the slaves doesnt catch them escaping.

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Cyber bullying

 What Is Cyberbullying? Cyberbullying is bullying that takes place over digital devices like cell phones, computers, and tablets. Cyberbullying can occur through SMS, Text, and apps, or online in social media, forums, or gaming where people can view, participate in, or share content. Cyberbullying includes sending, posting, or sharing negative. Cyberbully can cause a lot of young people to commit suicide. The negativity to wards people