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Session One:

This session, we learnt how to make multi coloured prints, simply by printing out a light colour (Yellow), then going back onto your template, cut/draw what you want to be yellow, then print it with a new colour.

Session Two:

We started on our wood carving of Gate Pa Battle and we did our first colour. My carving was of a maori woman warrior. We also learnt out to safely use the wood carving tools.

Session Three
We continued on our wood carvings and started printing with one colour. Whilst my print did not turn out well the day before, the second colour that I did this session made it look much better.

Session Four
Unfortunately, I was sick.

45 Minute Inquiry - Why don't we want to see these animals in NZ bush?

Room 41 has done a 45 minute Inquiry on why Possums don't want to be seen in the NZ bush, this is what I found out.

Possums are very big pests.

Possum were brought over to New Zealand by Sailors from North America, there are now about 50-70 million Possums in New Zealand, 2/3 of the population living in the North Island. 

Possums infect cattle with Bovine Tuberculosis.

Possums weigh around 2-5 kgs,  and can bring a hell of a punch. 

Possums are hunted for fur.

They eat 2100 tons of of bush a night.

The main reason we don't want to see Possums in our bushes is because they destroy our trees, eat native and endangered bird eggs and kill wild life. 

Valentines Day Inquiry

St Valentines was a Roman priest who was secretly organising weddings for soldiers. He was jailed then sentenced to death by the King on February 14th AD 270. We exchange cards, candy, gifts or flowers, with our special valentines. A special valentine is someone that you love.

American spend up to 3.6 billion dollars on Valentines gift each year. 50 million roses are sold each year on Valentines Day. 73% of people who buy flowers for Valentines day are men and 27% are women.15% of the US women send themselves flowers on Valentines day. Eros is the greek god of love and his roman form is Cupid.

Waitangi Day

Our 45 minute Inquiry was about Waitangi Day, here is what I learnt.

The Waitangi treaty was made to bring the Brittish and Maori people together. 

The Waitnagi treaty was signed on the sixth of February, 1840 by multiple Maori tribes, with a maximum of 240 people. The treaty became official in 1934 and became a holiday in 1974. The signing of the treaty was witness by six English men, James Busby, Henry Williams, Richard Taylor, John Mason, Samuel Ironside and James Stuart Freeman. 

There were nine copies of the treaty made. 

The main cause of the protesting was to, 'remind', the government to respect and honour the treaty. 

Thank you for reading what information I have collected.