My Senior Hub Timetable

Senior Hub Timetable

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Maths B. Hadnett	Maths B. Hadnett	Technology     Wesley Intermediate	Maths B. Hadnett	Maths B. Hadnett
Reading G. Tyrell	Reading G. Tyrell		Reading G. Tyrell	Reading G. Tyrell
Interval	Interval	Interval	Interval	Interval
L.C.S V. Goodier	L.C.S V. Goodier	Maths B. Hadnett	L.C.S V. Goodier	L.C.S V. Goodier
Writing V. Goodier	Writing V. Goodier	Reading G. Tyrell	Writing V. Goodier	Writing V. Goodier
Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch
Yr 7 & 8 STEM J. Ashe	Yr 7 & 8 STEM J. Ashe	Senior Hub Sport	Yr 7 & 8 STEM V. Goodier	Yr 7 & 8 RE V. Goodier

Bake Sale

On the 8th of June, we had a Bake Sale at our school and all the money we raised going towards our care boxes for Woman Refuge!

The Treaty Of Waitangi

The Treaty Of Waitangi

The Treaty of Waitangi was signed in 1840 in Waitangi, Bay of Islands in the North island of New Zealand. It was signed because the British wanted to control lawlessness. The British thought that the Maori understood what they were trying to say in the Treaty of Waitangi but the translation was incorrect. After the Treaty was signed in the early 1840’s, the settlers established their own government that excluded the Maori. By the early 1860’s, all of the South Island and ⅕ of the North Island was taken off the Maori by the Europeans. The British government didn’t allow Maori people to participate in the House of Representatives Of New Zealand until 1867 when the law was changed. The Maori were now given seats in parliament but they only had four seats which was not fair.

The British Crown and settlers committed group sin against the Maori by dishonouring The Treaty Of Waitangi. One example of this group sin is the failure to preserve enough land for iwi even though the British had promised to include Maori in everything they do.

Christian people can restore tika (truth) and pono (justice) to the Treaty of Waitangi by encourage a community that doesn’t exclude anyone the way that the Maori felt when the pakeha excluded them during the 1850’s. Another example of how to continue to restore justice is through the work of the Waitangi Tribunal to return land to the original owners (iwi).

By Micahzl

Book Review!

The title of the book is the “Young Samurai-The way of the warrior”  and

it is written by  Chris Bradford. It takes place in the Samurai school Niten Ichi Ryu. The main protagonist of the series Young Samurai is Jack Fletcher a 15 year old boy and who is  the son of John Fletcher who is the pilot aboard Alexandria and who was murdered by Dokugan Ryu. Jack was rescued by the legendary samurai master Masamoto Takeshi and later Jack became the foster son of the legendary swordmaster who is the founder of the samurai school Niten Ichi Ryu. Jack’s only hope is to become a samurai master and his training begins alongside with his friend Date Akiko with his courage in his heart and his sword held high. But Jack is targeted out by bullies and treated as an outcast, the life that awaits Jack is a constant fight for survival. This book is very applicable for those who interests in martial arts and for those learning Japanese. I really enjoy this Japanese book because of this intense, sword fighting alongside with samurai and ninjas! Also you can learn some martial art moves and learn something from the author! I recommend this for  11-15+ year old people and I rate this very high.

By Micahzl

Moment In Time Writing

The Parable Of The Sower- Moment In Time Writing

Whoosh! says the wind, as God talks to me. The chirping sound of the birds soar in the sky so free. The swaying trees gracefully dance in the shimmering sunlight are all that I can sense. As I look up, I whisper “I wonder what heaven is like?” I slowly scatter the seeds around me, they fall on the sandy pathway, the thorny little bushes, the good smooth soil and the rocky earth. I look back and see birds flying behind me eating the seeds. The others already sprouting, the seeds growing from the sandy path become still and dry. The seeds from the thorny little bushes are choking as if a person crying. The seeds from the good soil and the rocky earth are opposites as if it is the good and the bad. This is what reality is like, therefore being positive is the only key to gain happiness.

One of the endangered animal- Cheetah

Cheetah-Acinonyx jubatus

Cheetah is one of the endangered species around many parts of the world and are harmed by palm oil. Cheetah’s habitat are being destroyed, by palm oil and their population loss caused them to be racing extinction. There were 100,000 cheetahs a century ago, but throughout the years there are fewer than 10,000 cheetahs that have been left in the wild.

We can help the Cheetahs to not become extinct by help raising money, stop buying products that have palm oil in them and we use some of those products in our daily lives for example: soap, shampoo, detergent, diesel, packaged bread, margarine, pizza dough, instant noodles, cookies, ice cream and even chocolate! Can you believe that? The cheetahs and other animals are becoming more less because of what we use for our every day lives.

By: Micahzl

Jam Recipe

Watermelon and Strawberry Jam

Preparation time: 10 minutes plus steeping overnight

Cooking time: 1 hour 20 minutes

300g watermelon

200g strawberries, calyx removed and sliced in half

350g white sugar

Juice, seeds and zest of 2 lemons

½ teaspoon Rosewater

METHOD

1. Sterilize jars
2. Chop watermelon and strawberries.
3. Place the watermelon,lemon juice, sugar and strawberries in a large saucepan and cook over high heat. Let it boil.
4. Tie zest and seeds in muslin and place in fruit mixture.
5. Lower heat and simmer for 35-45 minutes or until jam is set.
6. Add rose water.
7. Ladle into jars and label.