Treaty of Waitangi

The Treaty of Waitangi is a peace treaty that was made an agreement between the British and the Maori, this
happened on 6th of February 1840.  This is our understanding of how the Treaty came to an agreement.

The whalers came over and brought many things. These items effected on them and they were not so good.
They introduced to them alcohol which led to quarrels and unprofessional behaviour from all of them. The
whalers also brought over diseases which got the Maori people unhealthy and sick. Another thing that the
whalers were known for was marrying Maori women of the land. Muskets were also introduced to the Maori
people which were commonly known for changing Maori and New Zealand citizens forever.


When the British came over with muskets, the Maori people made the decision that they were no match
against the British fighters with their spears such as Meres Pounamu and Pakiha So they decided to trade
food, souvenirs, coats and other special items to them for the exchange for the muskets. When all people
including Maori and British had received their muskets, there had been different wars and fights between
them. Some had fought for their land, some for self defence and others for revenge. Missionaries also came
over to the Maori people. They helped them and had good relations with them. The Missionaries taught
them many things that helped the Maori's and also influenced them in a Religious Perspective.

As time passed and fights had still been carried on. Groups of british and Maori came to the conclusion of
creating a peace treaty. The treaty was signed between representatives of the British Crown and Maori Chiefs.
Some Maori Chiefs refused to sign the treaty if it was not translated into the Maori Language. So it was done
and some signed the Maori treaty, some signed the English treaty and some signed none.

Years still pass and New Zealand still commemorate the day that Maori Chiefs and British representatives
signed a treaty of peace between two groups of the British and Maori People.

Christmas around the world

Galapagos Island

Galapagos Island:

• Ninety seven percent of the Galapagos islands are national parks, and the other half are a endemic to the galapagos.
• The Galapagos islands is one of the most biodiverse and unique places on earth.
• In 1835 Charles Darwin sailed to the Galapagos on a ship called the "Beagle" and later he became a famous scientist.
• Galapagos means tortoise in Spanish.

Animals of Galapagos island:

• (Tortoises) The fresh meat of an giant tortoise keeps them from starving to death. Sailors knew that they would survive without water or food so the stacked them in the damp dark holds of their ship one on top of another.
• Lonesome george was the luckies tourtoris. Why? because the sailors that were there had missed lonesome while they were there hunting for his kind sadly he had passed away but the national park and others will always remember the luckies tortoise on earth.
• Rats were never in the galapagos until ships had brought them to the island and  since then they have been eating eggs and little baby tortoise.
• Tortoise are the largest land spices in the world.
• (Blue footed boobies & red footed boobies) One of the rarest creatures and can be found in the Galapagos islands.
• (Frigate) They are also different birds with puffed out red pouch underneath there beak.
• (Sea lions) they are everywhere laying on the shore and swimming in sea of Galapagos islands.

         

The layers of the Atmosphere

What are we waiting for?

Decimals

Radish

In the afternoon my teacher and I harvested radish fresh from the school garden. After four weeks of watering and caring for the garden working hard and being responsible gardeners we were pleased and surprised to see how fast the tiny seeds grew and to see the round bright red radishes.