Waitangi Day ⊹ SOCIAL STUDIES

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Waitangi Day
danielle meredith

Currently in Social Studies class, we
are learning about Waitangi day.

3 FACTS

- The treaty was mistranslated

- It was signed on February 6th, 1850.

- The first chief to sign the Treaty was Hōne Heke.

3 DIFFERENT POVs

- Some people say “There's always the political
conflict thing. It's not a day of celebrating for a lot of
people.” Their point of view on Waitangi is that it is
unimportant and not so much a day of celebration.

- Others say that the treaty is a “timeless arrangement”
that should be celebrated and recognised through Waitangi Day.
It should be a peaceful day celebrating a founding document.

- Another perspective on Waitangi is that it is not
patriotic enough and we should be more interactive with
our neighbours, family and other citizens of the
country. They think it’s important but we aren’t
making a big enough contribution to the day.

PERSONAL OPINION

I personally think that it is important to celebrate
the day but we shouldn't have a set way to do so. 
I also think that it’s important that we learn about
the treaty as it is our founding document and although
the time around it’s signing wasn’t so peaceful, we should
still be learning about our country’s history.

 Thank you for reading this blog post!

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Social Studies - Team Jaxxz project!

~Team Jaxxz~
I am Danielle. Above are the members of my project group, Team Jaxxz. We are part of the form class 9KME, which is the Akomanga Kaihanga Project-Based class. Our group is targeting Poverty and Homelessness in and around the streets of Auckland. We chose others in our community by basing our learning around this topic because we feel that much of the people around us and the community are struggling and are stuck in this situation. Our goal is to give them a voice and a second chance at life and a sustainable lifestyle.

 We have managed to action our project ‘Tamaki Drive’ where we sell food outside of the Whare Kai, and we are planning on holding another Tamaki Drive next week. We sell cupcakes, sausage sizzles and noodles with a cheaper price than what the tuck shop sells them for. We hope that with our project we are able to raise sufficient funds for us to donate to those living in poverty, or to hold a gathering in the Tamaki College auditorium to generate relationships with those in need or that are struggling. What I am feeling is hopeful. Our group is work going pretty good at the moment, and we’re already on our way to our next project. 

Thank you for reading this blog post.

Come back soon to see more of my learning journey.

~Have an amazing day!~

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