My Goal for this year

 My Goal For The Year 

I have set two Achievable goals for myself, for this year. I have set these goals to improve with school stuff, such as being focused and completing work on time. 

One of my goals is to show commitment in my school work by focusing and putting all my effort into the work I do. Also I will show this by studying at home and completing all my work at the right time.

My Second goal was to think positively during School to stay focused and on task with my School work. I will achieve this goal by sitting with a person who will keep me focused and positive well learning. 

Individual Work - Slavery

Back in the Early days, where Black Africans and Americans were Slaves, they would use to sing Spiritual songs for house praises/church, they also Normally sing Worshipping songs when someone would die. A Spiritual is a type of religious song. They were sang in informal gathering of slaves in "praise houses" and outdoor meetings called "brush arbour meetings", "bush meetings", or "camp meetings".

At the meeting, participants would sing, chant, dance, and sometimes enter ecstatic trances.

They were used to......

• Uplift slaves
• Give them hope
• Church, Funerals, and if allowed Weddings
• And to relay secret messages to help them escape. Like Wade in the water 

Research:

Harriet Tubman, née Araminta Ross, born in 1820, in Dorchester county, Maryland, U.S. died March 10, 1913, Auburn, New York, American bondwoman who escaped from slavery in the South to become a leading abolitionist before the American Civil War. After she had escape the Slavery, she also tried to save other slaves from slavery.

Spiritual song -Harriet Tubman used the song “Wade in the Water” to tell escaping slaves to get off the trail and into the water to make sure the dogs slavecatchers used couldn't sniff out their trail. People walking through water did not leave a scent trail that dogs could follow. Read the words of "Wade in the Water."

How are these events still significant today?:

• Some people still sing Spiritual songs for Funerals 
• Families sing spiritual songs for weddings
• For Birthdays
• And also for other special cations

Model Atom Blog

 Aim - To make a Model Atom.

Method - 

1. Choose an atom to make (one between Hydrogen and Neon)
2. Work out how many protons, neutrons and electrons it has.
3. Assign protons and neutrons to a particular colour bead. 
4. Get a ball of blue tac and stick the protons and neutrons to this to make your nucleus. 
5. Cut out the appropriate electron shells and draw on the electrons with vivid. 
6. Connect the nucleus and electron shells with a piece of string.
7. Create a label to go above the model so people know what you have created.

Results (Picture) - 

Discussion (Explaining what I made)

Oxygen -

- Atomic Number + Mass Number = 8/16 

- Number of Protons = 8, Neutrons = 10 and electrons = 7

- Electron arrangement - The first shell is only allowed 2 electrons, and the maximum of the second shell is 8. 

- 2 facts about Atoms  

1. Atoms are the smallest participial that make up elements
2. The components of an atom are held together by three forces. 

Conclusion:

In my opinion, I think this experiment worked out well because of the calculations and Focus on my hard work. What I found difficult about this, was cutting 2 circles from a paper and sticking the nucleus's on the blue tac. What I would do differently next time is use different materials and make the atom model bigger.

About Myself

 

Options	- About myself -
Sports -	I like playing any type of Sports because they are all fun and exciting, but out of all the Sports, my Favorite Sport to play is  Rugby Union and League. I like Rugby because the Sport includes contact which makes the game more interesting and rough. Also I like Rugby because my Grandad loves Rugby too, and wants me to make the All Blacks when I'm older, which means I will work and train extra harder to make the Team. Also, my other Sport I like and is interested in, is Volleyball. Volleyball is a very nice and simple game, but you have to work hard and learn a lot to become a good volleyball player. The reason why I like this Sport, is because it is fun and exciting, also
Culture -	I am proudly Samoan, and  I love to represent my country Samoa. I am full Samoan, and I speak the language fluently. A few things I learned about being Samoan, is Respect, Pride, Passion and Honesty. We Respect each other, and everyone, but mainly our Elders. We have a lot of pride in ourselves. We also have big passions, such as being energetic, happy and joyful. Last but not least, we have a lot of Honesty in ourselves.Everything we do, or anywhere we go, we always take Honesty with us. Honesty is very important to us, for we should never lie and tell the truth always. To be trusted, we have to first be Honest and never lie.
Family -	My name is Aisa, and I am the only child in my family. My mum's name is Litia, and Nana is Sa, and Grandad Vai - Pofa. Most of my family were born and raised in Samoa, such as me, I was born in New Zealand.
School -	I live in Christchurch, and I am a Hornby High student, who goes to Hornby High School. The reason why I am at Hornby High School, is because we live in Hornby and Hornby High School was the closest High school to where I am right now. Secondly, I go to Hornby High School because it is a great School that is filled with Kindness and respect, also I am here because half of my family use to also attend this awesome School.  What I like about this School, is that there are a lot of kind and helpful students that are kind and helpful to me and others. Also I have a lot of friends that are also Kind and can be helpful in class, such as helping me with work, or being kind by letting me borrow or share stationary with them.  My favorite thing to do at School, is play Rugby with my friends at break time.  Last but not least, I like doing P.E and Wood work, because they both keep me active and working. Also I like these options because they are not boring, we get to move around a lot, especially in P.E where we get to play fun games.
Favorite Subject at School -	My Favorite Subject at School is Maths and Writing. I like to write because it is an amazing way to express yourself and your opinions. I love to write because it allows my mind to go to anyplace it wants to with no restrictions. I enjoy writing because I love being able to express myself and my own ideas. I also enjoy writing because it has so much freedom. Secondly, I like maths because it gets my mind up and going. Also I enjoy maths because It helps think faster and stronger. Maths helps me and other people with a lot of things, such as Counting/Calculations and Measurements.
Favorite Options in School -	My favorite options in school are Music, Wood, P.E and Food Technology. I like Music because it is exciting and fun to do. Music also helps me be happy and joyful.  Secondly, I like Wood because I like to build and make interesting and helpful  things from Wood Tech, such as tables, chairs and other helpful options. I also like P.E because it is fun and it keeps me active, fit and full of enjoyment. Lastly, I like Food because I enjoy cooking, and in Food I get to learn how to cook different type of meals that I have never cooked before.
Friends -	My Closest friend at School is Patrick. We both grew up from year 1 at Hornby Primary, to Year 10 at Hornby High School. We both get along well, and usually Name each other as Usos - Brothers. We also both played Rugby League together around 2016 - 2017.
Food -	My favorite food I like to eat is Chicken Chow mein. I like Chicken Chow mein because not only it has Chicken in the meal, but includes a lot of Vegetables. Usually when I eat my Chicken Chow mein, I usually add a bit of rice at the bottom of the meal, to make the meal more yummy and delicious.

 

The Treaty Of Waitangi - (Research)

What is Waitangi - 

The Treaty of Waitangi is New Zealand’s founding document. It takes its name from the place in the Bay of Islands where it was first signed, on 6 February 1840. This day is now a public holiday in New Zealand. The Treaty is an agreement, in Māori and English, that was made between the British Crown and about 540 Māori rangatira (chiefs).

Why the Treaty of Waitangi is important - 

For us New Zealanders, it is very important and special to celebrate the Treaty of Waitangi, for it is showing our respect and support to the cultures in New Zealand, such as Pākehā, British and Māori. Also we celebrate this because the Treaty of Waitangi created friendship and peace between the Māori's and British, and non Māori people are now protected. 

The reason of Treaty of Waitangi -

The purpose of the Treaty, was to enable the British settlers and the Māori people to live together in New Zealand under a set of laws or agreements. The main reason for the Treaty, was to protect the rights of Māori to keep their land, forests, fisheries and treasures well handing over sovereignty to the English/British.

Five Interesting facts about The Treaty of Waitangi -

1. The Treaty of Waitangi was signed in the grounds of James Busby's house in Waitangi in the Bay of Islands.
2. The Treaty was signed on February 6th 1840.
3.  Over 500 Māori chiefs and the British Leaders signed the Treaty.
4. There were two different versions signed, one in Māori and one in English.
5. New Zealand started to Celebrate Waitangi Day on 1974 on February 6th every year as a Public Holiday.