Homework

This week for homework I had to teach my dad how to do the box method for multiplication. Here is a photo of how to do the box method.

Te whare wananga o Te Maro

A Whare is based on a person. The Whare has a Tahuhu backbone and Heke ribs.
Tahuhu backbone is the piece of wood in the middle of the roof which helps keep up the Whare.Heke ribs are pieces of wood that lead up to the Tahuhu backbone to help support it.
The reason you take off your shoes and have bare feet is so then you are connecting to the earth and part of the Maori culture.
In a Whare the ground is like earth and the roof is like the sky.
All Whare should always face north so the they can see the sun rise because it is part of the Maori culture.
Here are some photos from the Tauranga Intermediate School Whare.

Valentines Day

St Valentines was a Roman priest who was secretly organising weddings for soldiers. He was jailed then sentenced to death by the King on February 14th AD 270. We exchange cards, candy, gifts or flowers, with our special valentines. A special valentine is someone that you love.

American spend up to 3.6 billion dollars on Valentines gift each year. 50 million roses are sold each year on Valentines Day. 73% of people who buy flowers for Valentines day are men and 27% are women.15% of the US women send themselves flowers on Valentines day. Eros is the greek god of love and his roman form is Cupid.

Waitangi Day

These people are carrying this banner because they want people to respect the treaty.
The first person to sign the treaty was Hone Heke there were also 40 chiefs who signed it.
The treaty was signed on February the 6th 1840.
Over 500 maori signed the treaty and 13 people that signed the treaty were woman.
Most of the people supporting Waitangi Day are maori
The maori are protesting because the crown promised to Maori the benefits of royal protection and full citizenship.