Reflection of Term 2

 A highlight of term 2 for me was helping to organise and run the annual Caritas Challenge. This was a highlight for me because I enjoyed being out on the field, walking around and giving out the caritas chance cards. I also liked it because we raised around $1,125.00. 

Something that wasn't so enjoyable for me was that I missed some blocks of a class I had. This meant I had a lot of work to catch up on out of class.

Polynesian Panther Perspectives - HIST1

In one of my classes, I had to write about the Polynesian Panther movement from two different points of view. One view was some who supported the Polynesian Panthers and one was from someone who was against them. 

I think I did pretty well with this task. I explained what the Panthers did, why people supported them and why people opposed them. If I did this again, I could look a some real people's perspectives beforehand and get a good idea of what views people had.

Report on a Social Justice/Human Rights Involvement

This is an achievement standard I did in my Making a Difference class. We had to report on a personal involvement in a social justice or human rights issue. My chosen issue was global warming.

Suzanne Aubert Research

I did some research on the life of Suzanne Aubert in the class Making a Difference. I liked learning about what Suzanne Aubert did in New Zealand and how she helped people. Some of this was new learning and some I already knew. 

Paintings & drawings

This is my first painting of hills. It
shows shadowing.

This is my money drawing.
I chose Richard Pearse as the
person because he was a New
Zealander who flew a the first
motored plane. The plane next
to him is his plane. My bird was
the Moa because it is extinct and
I chose the fern because it grows
into a fern, so in a way it
represents young New Zealand.

This is my painting of some hills in
front of a sunset. The hills are shadowed.

Hoiho Call Onomatopoeia/Poem

I didn't finish colouring in

People came to the beach
The sun made them red.

Puew Puew Puew Puew Puew

The Hoiho said.

The surfers went into the water

But one of them hit his head.

Puew Puew Puew Puew Puew

The Hoiho said.

When it became afternoon there were fish and chips 

Until everyone was well fed.

Puew Puew Puew Puew Puew

The Hoiho said.

Then the people headed home

So they could go to bed.

Puew Puew Puew Puew Puew

The Hoiho said.

Karakia Whakataka Te Hou

Karakia Whakataka Te Hou

 Maori translation                                              English translation

 Whakataka te hau ki te uru                             Cease the winds from the west
 Whakataka te hau ki te tonga                         Cease the winds from the south                   Kia mākinakina ki uta                                      Let the breeze blow over the land
 Kia mātaratara ki tai                                        Let the breeze blow over the ocean                   E hī ake ana te atakura                                     Let the red-tipped dawn come with a sharpened   He tio, he huka, he hau hū                             air.

Tīhei mauri ora!                                                A touch of frost, a promise of a glorious day.

Explanation of the Karakia

My Artwork

I drew this because in the podcast the person talked about a fisherman composing a Karakia in the morning as he launched his boat, So, I drew him launching his boat in the morning.