Tuesday 31 March 2020

Friday 27 March 2020

Lock Down

Friday March 27 2020

Hello Aaliyah G

How are you doing? I hope you’re doing much better than we’re doing here in New zealand. Lately it’s been crazy, life was quite normal and suddenly in a few days it turned 180 degrees. We all heard the news about Coronavirus that originated in China back in December last year. Due to their weird eating habits which includes (bats/ snakes/ dogs/ bugs) Chinese people basically eat all animals and meat you can say anything that moves.

Slowly the virus started to spread out of China all over the world, basically it has flu-like symptoms (dry cough / sneezing and sore throat) but it’s far more deadly than the common cold. It spread through touching (hand shake) or touching an object that is infected.

Due to the fast spread almost all the countries decided to go for a lockdown. That means no school, no playground, no going to the library, basically you have to stay home to avoid catching the virus.If you have to go out you need to be 2 meters away from any person to be safe from catching the virus.

Staying home is not too much fun when you can’t go to the playground or visit your grandma. It feels like you're a prisoner in your own home. You can’t visit family or friends and no one can visit you.

Now when you look back at your everyday life it makes you appreciate the simple things we took for granted. Like having fun time in the playground or spending the weekend at grandma’s house. It makes me appreciate going to school everyday and seeing my friends, having fun together in the lunch break or even practicing for class assembly. All these simple things that we all took for granted are now forbidden for everyone’s safety.

Otherwise things might get out of hand If the virus spreads in our community faster than anyone can handle. You are aware all the time that you shouldn’t touch anything outside your home. Once you get home you have to wash your hands and face with warm soapy water for 20 sec then dry it properly. The only place you can go to is either your backyard or front yard to enjoy a little sunshine. Even the supermarket visits that we used to complain about is now not permitted for us kids. Having a takeaway meal in the park is now history even going to the mall is not happening for the next 4 weeks.

You can say suddenly life is being put on hold like when you pause a movie so you can go grab your bottle of water. For now they say it’s FOUR WEEKS it might be longer but we all hope it’ll be less. Sometimes you feel angry, scared or worried not knowing what will happen next but then you tell yourself We’re going to get through this.

From: Helena

Hand Art

C19 Art

Thursday 26 March 2020

Maui and the Giant Fish

Maui and the Giant Fish

According to the story of Māui, he was always keen on fishing but his brothers never gave him a chance. One day he decided to go fishing so he used flax for his fishing line and a jawbone which was given to him by his ancestor while saying a karakia. The next day he hid in the canoe and none of the brothers noticed him, when they dropped the anchor he figured out that they’re too far from shore to go back. That’s when Māui came out of his hiding place but his brothers blamed him for not catching any fish. He asked them to let their lines down as he said karakia. When they did they catch more fish than they ever did and the canoe was full of fish. The brothers were so happy and congratulated one another saying they’re the best fishermen ever. When Māui said to his brothers it’s my turn, they laughed at him when he pulled his fishing line from his bag and made fun of his fishing rod. Māui didn't listen, instead he said his karakia and readied his line, then asked his brother If they could give him some bait for his hook. His brothers laughed hard which made Māui angry so he clenched his fist and hit himself hard on the nose. His nose bled and Māui covered his hook with his own blood. He stood at the front of the canoe and dangled down his fishing line while saying karakia. He spun his line out to sea, the line sunk deep to the ocean floor, down into the depths of the domain of Tangaroa, and instantly the hook was taken. Māui's line went suddenly stretched . The brothers stopped their laughing and held tightly to the side of the waka as they began to speed across the ocean. His brothers asked him to cut the line as they were trembling in their seats worried they might drown. But Māui held tight to his line, and slowly a giant fish was pulled to the surface. The brothers huddled in the waka shivering with fright. Māui explained to his brothers that this fish is what their grandmother said would be gifted to them and ask them to guard it. The brothers agreed to stay, and Māui headed back to Hawaiki. However as soon as Māui had gone, the brothers began chopping greedily at the huge fish, claiming huge pieces of it as their own. When Māui returned, his people were amazed to see the giant fish. As they came closer the brothers were seen still chopping and arguing over which part of the fish was theirs. The people saw them for the greedy brothers that they were.

100 words picture

Wednesday 25 March 2020

First people in NZ

Māori settlement

First to arrive were ancestors of Māori. The first settlers probably arrived from Polynesia between 1200 and 1300 AD. They discovered New Zealand as they explored the Pacific, navigating by ocean currents and the winds and stars.

The first Europeans

The Dutch

The first European to arrive in New Zealand was the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman in 1642. That is how we got the Dutch-sounding name - from a Dutch mapmaker who first called us Nieuw Zeeland.

British and French

A surprisingly long time passed - 127 years - before New Zealand was visited by another European, Captain James Cook. He came in 1769 on the first of three voyages.

European whalers and sealers started visiting regularly and then came traders.

By the 1830s, the British government was being pressured to curb lawlessness in the country and also to pre-empt the French who were considering New Zealand as a potential colony.

Tuesday 24 March 2020

Journey from Pt. A to Pt. B

Ways to fight Covid-19

Ways to fight Covid-19

How to protect yourself from Covid 19:

Use soap and rub your hand for 20 seconds then wash the soap out your hand with water and make sure all the soap is washed after that dry your hands properly . This kills the virus by bursting its protectiveness.

Jacinda Ardern has announced New Zealand COVID-19 alert levels. These new alert levels specify the public health and social measures to be taken. Nationwide, New Zealand is currently at Level 3 – Restrict. This means there is a heightened risk that the disease is not contained. When it reaches level 4 everything will be shut down and it will become a lockdown.

Make sure to stay safe and wash your hands after you finish shopping playing in playgrounds or anything.