How to be Me on a school morning

1. Your alarm will go of at 6:30 am after that it goes of agin and agin every 8 mins, and you will wait until it goes of at least 2 times then you will start to get up slowly so you can walk your dog around the lake sometimes a run if i'm not to tired. then you come back wake your family up by putting your dog on the bed and your dog will do the magic, mums reaction is normally a grown or a annoyed look on her face. after you wake your family up you make your own breakfast & lunch. Then you do your teeth then your hair. After that you need to take your laptop of charge then you will need to get your bag and hop in the car and drive off to school.      

Personality test

1. What type/s of animal were you?

33% Golden retriever

14% Bever

31% Lion

21%Otter

2. Do you agree with this result? Say why/why not

Yes I agree with the test because I am calm and kind most of the time.

3. What are 3 strengths of your animal type? What is 1 weakness of your animal type?

3 Strengths of the golden retriever- Friendly, thoughtful, puts others first.

1 Weakness- Maybe a little bit to nice.

4. Predict which animal you think the other members of your family are, and do the same for 1 good friend.

Mum- Otter (30%) Beaver (20%) Golden Retriever (24%) Lion (26%)

Brother- Lion (55%) Otter (36%)

Waitangi Day

 The people are caring the banner because they don't think the treaty has been honoured. The treaty was singed on 6th feb 1840. 40 maori chefs signed it but later over 500 more signed. Most of the chefs didn't know how to write. they used symbols and crosses. The treaty was signed in waitangi witch is above auckland. The treaty was between 2 groups, the British and the maori. There is a Maori version and an English version. They are now debating witch treaty is more accurate.

How to do a daily blog post.

Why: to keep up with our writing skills
Where: on our personal blogs
when: Everyday 8:30-9:00
What: can be anything
How: Title, Correct SPG, finished be 9:00, label

Homework Story

The Battle of Gate Pa  

Between 1845 and 1872 there was lots of fighting in New Zealand Between the local maori worries and the british imperial army. 

Most of the fighting was about land and one of the biggest and most famous battles took place in Gate Pa in 1864. 

The british force was lead by a General Duncan Cameron. Tauranga main road is named General Cameron.

A heavy bombardment was begun at daybreak on 29 April 1864 and continued for eight hours. 

The British had 15 artillery pieces including one of 110 pounds (50 kg). By mid afternoon the pā looked as if it had been demolished and there was a large breach in the center of the palisade. At 4 pm the barrage was lifted and 300 troops were sent up to capture and secure the position. The attacking troops forced the defenders back inside the pa and Maori looked to flee only then discovering their path to the rear blocked - they reentered the pa and continued fighting.The soldiers in the pa mistook these for fresh reinforcements.

The British forces suffered considerable losses and withdrew 100 m to dig in new positions 100m from the pā to await daylight. During the night Māori gave assistance to the wounded and collected their weapons, and by day break they had abandoned the position. Gate Pā was the single most devastating battle for the British military during the New Zealand land wars, with 111 casualties and deaths, however it achieved the main aim of clearing the enemy from the vicinity of Tauranga so can be seen as a victory. Maori losses are said to be 25 dead. Many of the British casualties are thought to have been friendly fire incidents as the long shots by artillery landed on British troops on the other side. This may have been due to the muddy conditions which effected the stability of the artillery guns.

The aftermath of this battle saw reinforcements from the Waikato tribes arriving to continue the fight against the british but two months after the battle of Gate Pa the maori worries were heavily defeated at Te Ranga and so the British were victorious.

The Governor of New Zealand, Gorge Grey arrived to begin peace talks and installed Colonel Henry Greer as the local commander. Greeton in named after General Greer.          

Home Work (Giving)

Thursday 1 August:

1. I put down the washing for my grandma when it was raining when my grandma came out to get the washing and she found the the washing had been put down the smile on her face made me fell like a good person I will do more jobs around the house for my grandma.

2. I vacumed the house for my mum before she got home from work, when she got home and saw the carpet so clean she had a smile form one ear to the other ear, I felt like a very helpful and I wan't to do more jobs around the house.

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Production

The Production was amazing I was in the choir for the production, we had practiced for weeks and weeks until the performing nights came the first night was great then the next day we had a manatee in the morning and a night show and the same the next day.

The costumes were really cool because we got to were our oneses the costumes on the main leads were so cool because they were bold and colourful.
At the second matinee the teachers joined in on some of the seines because our school was there,
Miss Mckenzie was very good she joined in the the Motown boys perfectly it was very funny.

I can't wait to see the next show.