Tuesday 26 May 2020

Jesus Ascending To Heaven

I found it hard to get the doves without a background.
I found it easy to get the clouds in the right place.


Tuesday 5 May 2020

History Of New Zealand

I found it easy to think of facts. I found it hard to sketch a picture of the Treaty house in Waitangi.
I was learning about History. I found surprisingly very fun and entertaining




Today in History May 5th 1833  : James Busby arrives in the Bay of Islands


THINK ABOUT THESE QUESTIONS or DISCUSS THEM WITH SOMEONE IN YOUR BUBBLE
Have you been to the Treaty house in Waitangi in the Bay of Islands -No
Have you been to the He Tohu exhibition in Wellington to see He Whakaputanga or Te Tiriti o Waitangi-No
Have you heard of James Busby -Yes 
What do you know about Te Tiriti o Waitangi/ The Treaty of Waitangi -
- 8l45- The conflict between the English crown and Maori began.


1872-  The conflict between the English crown and Maori ended.


 7169- Captain cook arrived in New Zealand.


 1960- Waitangi day was made.


 1835- James busby presented a document to 34 chiefs. 


 1865- The native land court was established.


 500 Maori chiefs signed the treaty by the end of 1840.


1989-The first modern treaty is agreed over land.


 Watangi day became a national holiday in 1974. 


The name has altered between Waitangi day and New Zealand day.


 The Waitangi Day Act 1960 declared 6 February to be Waitangi Day; a national day.


READ
Practice reading the information below out loud - you might need to read this with
someone who can help you explain the meaning of some of the words


  • In 1831 a petition signed by 13 northern Māori chiefs was sent to King William IV of Great Britain. 
  • They were worried about other countries taking over New Zealand and also requested protection
  • from lawless British subjects.
  • On this day in 1833, James Busby arrived from Britain as the first ‘British Resident’. 
  • He was asked to protect British settlers and traders, and prevent injustices and crimes against
  • Māori, but he was not given any authority, money or troops
  •  He was to be a kaiwhakarite – a mediator between the different races (Māori, Pākeha) 
  • in Aotearoa.
    • Soon after James Busby arrived, he decided that NZ needed a flag. Trading ships from NZ were getting seized by customs in Australia because they weren’t sailing under a recognised flag
    • James Busby invited 25 rangatira and their followers to his residence in Waitangi to choose a flag. This became known as the United Tribes flag.
    • He Whakaputanga- The  Declaration of Independence was signed in the home of James Busby on 28th October 1835. He co-authored this with missionaries Henry Williams and William Colenso.  This was a statement for chiefs to sign in which they declared themselves rulers of Aotearoa New Zealand.

    • In early 1840 Busby co-authored Te Tiriti o Waitangi- Treaty of Waitangi  with William Hobson.  The document was debated and signed at the great gathering at Busby's Waitangi home – now known as the 'Treaty House

    • Draw a picture of Aotearoa New Zealand’s first flag, the United Tribes flag
    • Sketch a picture of the Treaty house in Waitangi
    • Check out this interactive te reo Māori map of Aotearoa




Monday 4 May 2020

RE Jesus template lesson 2

we were learning to grow in holiness. I found it hard to get the picture.