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. 

I came 167th in cross country :) When I come to think of it I could've done better :l

Go to this link to see my Rimu Tree presentation :)
Rimu Tree Homework Challenge

So this weekend wasn't very excited, my Dad finished my rabbits hutch, he did an amazing job :) But besides that I just had a movie weekend.

Hello everyone
So as you know Rimu house is doing this home work challenge task when we have to do 2 challenges from 5 categories, rounding up to 10 challenges.
This is what I'll be doing
Giving: I'll be making 3 three course meals for my family and I will design a challenge
Physical activity: I'll be walking/running the Waikareao Estuary trail and I will also swim 1000 m non stop.
Excellence in the arts: I will be creating an orignal artwork out of recycled materials and design a challenge.
Academic Skills: I will be completing a 10x10 grid under 2 minutes and learn more about the Rimu tree , why it is so important to the Māori people?, where do you find it?, what uses does it have? and why is it the best tree in he school?

Hello :) Just updating. So, on the 30th of april, I got a new pet :) Her name is Tali and she is a beautiful baby bunny :D Her breed is a Jersey Wooly mixed with a Nether Land Dwarf (That's why her ears are so small!) We call her Dagggers, as a nickname. We call her this because her claws are as sharp as daggers! She has been happily living with us for around half a month now, and she will continue to live happily with us :)