
I am a student at in Uru Mฤnuka. In 2020 I was a year 9 and in 2021 I will be a year 10. This is a place where I will be able to share my learning with you. Please note....some work won't be edited - just my first drafts, so there may be some surface errors. I would love your feedback, comments, thoughts and ideas.
Thursday, June 10, 2021
Tourism, Social Studies Unit

Thursday, May 20, 2021
Starfish Poem | Social Studies
The main message of this poem is:
About the Starfish and we focused on how this poem was related to the real-life world. The poem resembled how the old man was helping the economy or the ecosystem itself by picking up starfish that was washed across the shore and releasing it into the ocean so that they don't dry up and die.
THE STARFISH POEM
Once upon a time there was a wise man
who used to go to the ocean
to do his writing.
He had a habit of walking
on the beach
before he began his work.
One day he was walking along
the shore.
As he looked down the beach,
he saw a human
figure moving like a dancer.
He smiled to himself to think
of someone who would
dance to the day.
So he began to walk faster
to catch up.
As he got closer, he saw
that it was a young man
and the young man wasn't dancing,
but instead he was reaching
down to the shore,
picking up something
and very gently throwing it
into the ocean.
As he got closer he called out,
"Good morning! What are you doing?"
The young man paused,
looked up and replied,
"Throwing starfish in the ocean."
"I guess I should have asked,
why are you throwing starfish in the ocean?"
"The sun is up and the tide is going out.
And if I don't throw them in they'll die."
"But, young man, don't you realize that
there are miles and miles of beach
and starfish all along it.
You can't possibly make a difference!"
The young man listened politely.
Then bent down, picked up another starfish
and threw it into the sea,
past the breaking waves and said-
"It made a difference for that one."
Tuesday, May 18, 2021
Galvanising
Galvanization or galvanizing is the process of applying a protective zinc coating to steel or iron, to prevent rusting. The most common method is hot-dip galvanizing, in which the parts are submerged in a bath of molten hot zinc.
Galvanizing protects from rust in a number of ways: It forms a barrier that prevents corrosive substances from reaching the underlying steel or iron. ... The zinc protects its base metal by corroding before iron. The zinc surface reacts with the atmosphere to form a compact, adherent patina that is insoluble in rainwater.
Wednesday, April 14, 2021
Live Aid
๐ญ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐๐๐: ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ด๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐-๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐. ๐ณ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ด๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฝ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ 1970๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐.
๐ณ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐-๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐๐. ๐ด๐ 1984, ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ธ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐. ๐ฟ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐-๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐ 8 ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ 2005.
๐ณ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ด๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฝ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ 1970๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐.
๐ต๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐บ๐ญ๐ฐ: (๐๐๐๐ 10 ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐๐ 1953) ๐๐ ๐ ๐พ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐-๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐. ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐-๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ถ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐. ๐๐๐ ๐๐-๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐, ๐ท๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐ 8 ๐๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐๐๐. ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ 1970๐ ๐๐๐ 1980๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐พ๐๐๐, ๐ฟ๐๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐๐, ๐ฝ๐๐๐ ๐ถ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐. ๐ด๐ 1984, ๐๐๐ ๐๐-๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐๐๐, "๐ฏ๐ ๐ฟ๐๐๐ ๐ถ๐๐๐ ๐ด๐'๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐?" ๐๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐๐๐. ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐๐๐ 4 ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ "๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ฟ๐๐๐" ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ป๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐.
Wednesday, April 7, 2021
Parihaka
Today for Social Studies we have started on a new unit, we are now focusing on Parihaka. Parihaka is a community in the Taranaki region of New Zealand, which is located between Mount Taranaki and the Tasman Sea. We had to explore what happened, what were the impacts and the songs made for Parihaka. The song we were given to explore was called "Parihaka" by Tim Finn.
Parihaka by Tim Finn
My friend, My friend, I hate to see you suffer,
Events conspire to bring us to our knees,
My friend, my friend, you've taken this the wrong way,
Rise up, defend yourself, never give in,
Look to the sky, the spirit of Te Whiti,
The endless tide is murmuring his name.
I know Te Whiti will never be defeated,
And even at the darkest hour,
His presence will remain.
I'll sing to you the song of Parihaka.
Te Whiti he used the language of the spirit,
Then stood accused, the madman and his dream,
He saw the train go roaring through the tunnel,
He heard the voice travel on the magic wire,
But he loved the silence of the river,
He watched the dog piss on the cannon's wheel.
I know Te Whiti will never be defeated,
And even at the darkest hour,
His presence will remain.
I'll sing to you the song of Parihaka.
One day you'll know the truth,
They can't pull out the roots,
Come and take me home,
To weep for my lost brother.
They gather still, the clouds of Taranaki,
His children's children wearing the white plume,
So take me for the sins of these sad islands,
The wave still breaks on the rock of Rouhotu.
And when you taste the salt that's on your pudding,
And when you taste the sugar in your soup,
Think of Te Whiti, he'll never be defeated,
Even at the darkest hour,
His presence will remain,
I'll sing for you the song of Parihaka,
Come to Parihaka,
Weep for my lost brother,
The spirit of nonviolence,
Has come to fill the silence, Come to Parihaka.
What is the main message of the song, the main message was to feel empathy for those who had lost their lives & those who suffered. Mainly woman who were raped, but the song also sent messages such as " I know Te Whiti will never be defeated" to give faith and uplift those who might of felt low.
Tuesday, March 30, 2021
Anti Vietnam Song
Give Peace a Chance - John Lennon
Lyrics:
Bagism, Shagism, Dragism, Madism, Ragism, Tagism
This-ism, that-ism, is-m, is-m, is-m
All we are saying is give peace a chance
Ev'rybody's talking about Ministers
Sinisters, Banisters and canisters
Bishops and Fishops and Rabbis and Pop eyes
And bye bye, bye byes
All we are saying is give peace a chance
Ev'rybody's talking about
Revolution, evolution, masturbation
Flagellation, regulation, integrations
Meditations, United Nations
Congratulations
All we are saying is give peace a chance
John and Yoko, Timmy Leary, Rosemary
Tommy Smothers, Bobby Dylan, Tommy Cooper
Derek Taylor, Norman Mailer
Alan Ginsberg, Hare Krishna
Hare, Hare Krishna
All we are saying is give peace a chance
All we are saying is give peace a chance