MADD Workshop 29/4/15

Today, on Wednesday the 29th of April, we went back to Petia for our second to last session of the MADD workshop. When we arrived in Room 11, Petia greeted us. Caroline wasn’t there today. We sat down in a semi circle, and Petia explained what we were going to do. He said to select a shape out of a square, rectangle,circle,squiggle line, and a triangle. I picked the triangle. Then he told us to get into that group. Then he told us to select a leader and he gave the leader a card. Our leader was Keti. Then after 5 minutes, he told us to share what we thought about our personality matching the cards. When all the groups had shared, he started his drawing of batman.It was fun at MADD because I got to learn about people’s personalities.

What I did for ANZAC Day

Today, my Mum, Sister and I woke up very early to go to the Dawn Parade at the Auckland War Museum. We woke up at 4:30 - 4:45, and got ready. We put very warm clothes on. We had something to eat, and we prepared something to take with us.We got everything we needed and went drove onto the motorway and got off on the Port turn off. Then we parked the car and walked over to the Domain. It took us about 15-20 minutes. When we got to the Museum, we found a place to stand and watch the ceremony.

When the ceremony finished,I got the Niue flag and draped it over my shoulders, and my mum, sister and I went to go and place our poppies on the cross. We also had three reeds. We put a tag on the reeds. On the tags, it said the name of a soldier, their rank and a number. Two of the reeds was for some people on my mum's side, and the other one was for someone on my dad's side. When we got to the court of remembrance,we put our poppies on the cross and looked for a place to put the reeds. Because I had the flag on me, people paid a lot of attention to me. More than once, when I was putting the reeds down, the press was taking pictures of me.

After finally deciding on a place to put the reeds,we walked towards the field of remembrance to see if there were any crosses that had a name of a family member. Still the cameras were taking their pictures of me. After 15 - 20 minutes of looking, I waved goodbye to the cameras, and we walked back towards the car.

I enjoyed my day today, because it was my first Dawn parade, and also because of the cameras. I felt very happy and energetic today, and I also learnt new things from the people speaking at the service.

My poster about Respect

On Monday, Mrs Adcock, one of the teachers at our school held a competition. The competition was to make a poster about respect. Here is a screenshot of my poster. I made it on Google Drawings. I hope that I will win the questions, but I think that my poster is too simple. Please tell me what you think.

Inquiry Link

Today, at our school, we had our Inquiry presentations. We did our presentations about dinosaurs. The link below allows you to access our presentation. Enjoy.
https://prezi.com/khtn7ktzzrhe/copy-of-explain-any-topic/

ANZAC Research

Why did WW1 happen?

WW1 happened when Gavrilo Princip assassinated Franz Ferdinand, the  archduke of Austria-Hungary. The assassination propelled the major European military powers towards war.

Who went to serve in WW1?

Men and women in most countries went to war, but there was a age limit, and in most countries, you had no choice but to go.

Where was WW1?

All around the world, people in the war were fighting for their freedom.

Which countries were involved with WW1?

Almost the whole world.

How was NZ involved?

NZ was involved in the war, because they were one of the countries fighting.

Soldiers - Age, ethnicity, training, signing up

Age - at least 18 years old

Training - Most of the people who signed up prior to the war got trained, but in most countries, they did not get a through training session.

ANZAC - Where?

New Zealand and Australia.

Why do we celebrate?

To remember those who sacrificed themselves for us.

Poppy flower - why?

To show that we are remembering them.

Aftermath of war

Political changes started happening

During war - weapons,food,health,support,communication to home,living conditions.

Weapons - Gas,guns,Tanks,bombs,torpedoes

Food - Corned beef,bread,biscuits.

Health - In the trenches health for most people was deteriorating, mostly because of the condition the trenches were in, and because of hygiene issues.

Support - Depending on the country, most support came from the other soldiers.

Communication to home: The only way to communicate to home was to write letters.

The living conditions: The living conditions in the trenches were terrible, and was very unhygienic. Most people died in the trenches.

Our School ANZAC Remembrance Ceremony 23/4/2015

Today, on Thursday the 23 of April 2015, the students of Glenbrae School went to the front of our school for our ANZAC remembrance ceremony. Four people from each class made a cross that we placed in the ground to remember them.

After the ceremony, we went to the hall and Left Lieutenant Jeffrey Cox spared some time to talk to us about the Army and his life. His answers to the questions given were very detailed, and he told us a lot. We learnt things from him, and we enjoyed his time spent with us. He is a very inspiring person.

Recount: About the Holidays

Today, on Tuesday the 21st of April 2015, Mrs Tofa, my teacher told the class to write a recount about the holidays, so here is my writing. Enjoy.

In the holidays, sometimes I was very busy and sometimes I was not. Most of the time, I went out to do things with my little sister and dad. Most of the time, I woke up late and ate breakfast on the couches while watching TV in my PJ's. The places we went were to the Dentist, Sylvia Park, Library, to my mum’s work, Burger fuel,Burger King, and Sushi.

Almost everyday, we would get something to eat for lunch and drive to our mum’s work to have lunch with her. Then we would go to Fraser Park - which is very close to her job - and play a quick game of pass with the rugby ball that we had in the car. Then we would drop her back off to work and go home.

Other days, when my mum took lunch, we would either be out or at home watching TV. If we were at home, but the TV was being used by my dad - I don’t like watching like he has on, most of the time - I would do some school work that my teacher sent us to do.

The holidays was so fun because I got to relax and sleep in, and because I got to spend time with my family.