Change - Tokelau

One of the changes in Tokelau is that the weather is changing due to a climate change. It starts to get hot then the ice in the ocean starts to melt which allows the level of the sea to start rising. When this happens it allows storms and rain to appear. Now in Tokelau their beaches and stuff have been taken over and they have to build houses other places now. I think that this change is not good because it is making the Tokelauans do lots of work to survive.

Another change is the role change in Tokelau. In Tokelau the women are now allowed to attend council meetings. I think that this change was a good decision to make because it portrays equality and it shows that they allow women to do what they want and what is right.

Tokelau Paragraph

Paragraph about Tokelau’s problems.

One of Tokelau’s problems is that their population is decreasing and most of the people that they’re losing

are the skilled people and Tokelau’s youth. Another problem is that they are having to migrate to NZ or

Australia to get a better education or to go to another school because the schools in Tokelau only go up to

Form 4. Those 2 problems both connect because the reason the youth leaves and the population goes

down is because they leave to go to other countries to get a better education and go to another school

and. When they go to other countries some of them don’t want to go back to Tokelau. The last problem

i’d like to cover is that they do not have power or internet to connect with people from other countries so

they have to travel by ship. There is 3 problems in Tokelau.

Social Studies - 2 Concepts

In Social Studies we learnt about 7 different concepts and the different meanings of these concepts.
Here are 2 of them.

The first concept I would like to define is Change. Change means to make something different or become different. It could refer to change in cultural things, change in schools or change in behaviour. For example, today in school we use netbooks to do our learning and back in the olden days they used book and pen.

The second concept I would like to define is Globalisation. The definition of globalisation is businesses or organisations that are in more than just a few countries. It also refers to ways that different countries can connect eg. wifi.

Camp Adair

My highlight from camp was eating the food because it was nice

and I really liked it. I enjoyed eating the food that the camp people provided

because it was yum and because we were all hungry and food was what

we all wanted. We ate burgers for dinner on Monday and hot dogs for

lunch on Tuesday.

Another highlight of mine was the Rambo Bridge. My estimation of the bridge’s

height would be around 7-8m tall. At first when I went up I looked down and it was

very high, I asked the lady if I could come down but I was joking of course.

When I finished it I felt like I have accomplished another goal of mine and

I wanted to do it again.

The last highlight of camp for me was getting some sleep. I think sleeping

should be a highlight for everyone because after the first day of camp

everyone was exhausted from the 4 activities that we had to do for the day.

I only faced one challenge at camp and it was the confidence course

because I didn’t wanna go in the mud but i had to because i was forced to.

But after I completed the Confidence Course I felt that I have achieved

something I really disliked which made me feel proud about myself. Even

though I didn’t do the last obstacle properly I still made myself proud.

After attending the camp I feel like I have come out with more friends

than i went in with. I also feel like all of the Year 9's have grown together as a

year group and we all have a stronger bond with each other.

Something else I gained from attending camp was weight because i ate a lot of food.

My suggestions for next year’s Year 9 camp would probably just be,

more time to sleep. Bed by 9 and up by 7:30.

This should happen so that the students can get better rest and be ready for the next

long day of the camp.

Science - Mr De Soysa

So far in science this year we have learnt a lot about the 4 layers of the earth (crust, mantle, inner core and outer core) and we also learnt about the different tectonic plates on the Earth. 

Inner core

The inner core of the Earth is the centre and the innermost layer of the earth. it is a solid ball with a radius of around 1220 kilometres. It is also the hottest out of the four layers.

Outer core

The outer core of the Earth is a liquid layer and is located around the outside of the inner core. The outer core is about 2400 kilometres thick and it's composed of mostly iron and nickel.

Mantle

The mantle lies between the crust and the outer core and is 2900 kilometres thick (the thickest out of the four). There is 2 parts to the mantle and that is called the asthenosphere. The bottom of the mantle is about 7000F deep and the top is about 1300F.

Crust

The crust is the thinnest layer of the earth and has 2 parts. One called the Oceanic crust and the other is the Continental crust. The crust is the outermost layer of the earth and is the layer which people live upon.

List of some of the plates of the earth:

African Plate

Antarctic Plate

Eurasian Plate

North American Plate 

Indo-Australian Plate

Pacific Plate

Made in Taiwan

Nathan and Oscar went on a trip to different Islands trying to track where their ancestors came from. First, they went to Mahia where they met up with Nathan's parents to open the envelope that has the results of where Nathan's ancestors came from. They found out that his father is a descendant of Maui, then thy found out that his mother's clan parents came from East Eurasia.
Next, they went to Rarotonga and visited the area of which Nathan's ancestors took off to New Zealand on the Takitimu waka. While in Rarotonga they visited a Cook Island family and talked to them about the similarities of Cook Island culture and the NZ Maori culture.
Then they went to Samoa. In Samoa, they went to stay with Oscar's family. Once they got there Oscar introduced Nathan to his family and showed him stuff around the house such as their own cemetery. The next day they went to church. After church they gathered together at Oscar's grandmother's house to open the envelope with the results of where Oscar's clan mother and clan father came from. They found out that his mother is from Eastern Asia and she is a descendant of Ina and his father comes from Southern Eurasia around the Himalayas.
Next, they visited Vanuatu where they met up with an archaeologist who taught them more about the Lapita Pottery. While looking at the pottery, they found that the pottery has the same patterns as the Tongan tapa and they also find that the patterns are similar to the ones on Oscar's tattoo. While in Vanuatu, Nathan got very sick and had to stay in bed for the day while Oscar went and visited a Vanuatuan family that taught him more about the Vanuatu Culture. The next day, they went with the archaeologist to visit an archaeology dig where they were shown bones and stuff like that.

Then, they went to Taiwan where they found that their languages are in fact similar which could lead to the fact that the polynesians did originate from Asia. Also, seeing as Oscar and Nathan are polynesians and their clan parents are from Asia or Eurasia could also lead to the fact that polynesians originated from Asia.

I do think their trip was successful because they found out and discovered a lot of things and evidence that adds to the fact that polynesians did in fact originate from Asia.

Final Softball Session

Today we had our final softball session for the term. We are supposed to be having another session next week but we are unable to due to our school camp. Thank you David and Craig, we appreciate yous.
Here are some photos from our final session today.