Device usage over the weekend Research Topic

We were tasked to record our device usage over the weekend.We created graphs to present our results. This is the result.

The most used device was Phones. 

I haven't finished my Timeline, and i am still trying to finish it.

Aboriginal Boomerangs

What have you learnt ? We have been learning about boomerangs in Social Studies. They were used for hunting and ceremonial purposes.

What have you created ? We didn't create the boomerangs but we did paint the designs on them. We put some random designs on them because we didn't know any traditional Boomerang designs.

Boomerangs are pretty fun to throw especially when it goes high or further then everyone else. My Boomerangs curved and almost came back 

The Stolen Generation ?

What is the Stolen Generation? the Aboriginal people forcibly removed from their families as children between the 1900s and the 1960s, to be brought up at the Moore River Native Settlement.

The song "Took the children away" by Archie Roach Is about? The Half-caste children being taken away and the aboriginal people being fenced by the rabbit-proof fence. The welfare and the police told the aboriginal people that their way of life was better and they could provide the kids with better things but instead humiliated them.

Creative Writing

Part 1 Name: Bronny James Jr Occupation: Chimney sweeper later becomes a laborer for a woodworker. A bit on back story: Parents: Lebron James and Savannah James die in a fire. 2 Friends: James Harden and Steph Curry Got caught by the police stealing in the market. Eventually gets too big for the chimney. Originally from England. Dark Skin. Comes from a poor family. Push Factors: Poor Living Conditions.                      Poor Pay.                      Pollution.                      Disease                      Exploitation. Pull Factors: Better Living Conditions                    Better Pay                    Less Risk of getting any diseases.                    Not much Pollution

Part 2 What ticket did you buy: Steerage Details of Journey: His journey on the ship was miserable.Until we met the captain and his crew.

Part 3 First contact with people Thoughts Actions

Growing up I didn’t have a normal childhood like other kids I never had a family. My parents died when I was still a baby living me all alone. I was taken to an orphanage and I was treated poorly and was forced to go to work when I was 6. My name is Bronny James Jr named after my father Lebron James Senior and my mother's name is Savannah James. In the orphanage, I only had two friends Steph Curry and James Harden, they were put in the same workplace as me so we became close over the years. Our job was to clean the chimney even though it was dangerous they still let us do it. As time passed we grew too big for the chimney and we were looking to escape this country because of our poor living conditions, pollution, diseases, exploitation and we didn’t even get paid for our work. We heard the adults talking about a country where people have been going because of its living conditions, not much pollution, less risk of getting any diseases and we even get paid. So we decided to leave England and go to New Zealand for a better chance at life. Even though it wasn’t right we stole some money from the people who forced us to work so we can pay for our boat fair on the ship.

We still had some money and bought the food that was sold on board. Even though the food was disgusting at least we didn’t starve. We asked the captain and the crew if we can do some jobs around the boat in exchange for some food and they said yes. We were asked to clean the deck and toilets and after they gave us some food from the kitchen of the cabin. The next few days went very bad because we all got sick, we got sick because of the flu that's going around on the boat. Luckily the captain was generous enough and told us that we can get free treatment on board because of our hard work around the ship. For the first time, we actually thought we were very happy with what we got to do because of the kindness shown by the captain and his crew. The weather was very bad and in stormy nights we were really cold and had no blankets to keep us warm. Usually, at night we used to play around the ship to keep us warm and then go to sleep, but because of the rain, we couldn’t play outside. Before we knew it we were there we were finally free, good news still came because the captain gave us a very big help. He told us he had a friend that was a carpenter and was offering up an apprenticeship. He told us to work for the carpenter and we gladly agreed. He gave us an envelope. We thanked the captain for all his generosity and we were on our way to New Zealand.

Arriving in New Zealand felt exciting and at the same moment weird. So we opened up the envelope and saw money inside and the address of the carpenter. So they asked for directions all over and found the carpenters home. We told him who sent us and he told us we could live in his garage. At first, we were kind of nervous meeting a Maori man but he was actually funny and nice to us. We went to town to explore, experience the town for the first time. Some people told us we didn’t belong in New Zealand and some were very welcoming. The carpenter taught us how to use to the tools and was very instructive, during work he was always strict with us and told us how to do things right. We thought we actually belonged in the world for once because of the opportunities the carpenter has been giving us. We went to school interacted with other kids. We made lots of New Friends. The carpenter adopted us. We were the kids with funny accents and overtime we got used to New Zealand. Weeks turned to Months and Months turned to years since we left England. We have been in New Zealand for five years now and I am eighteen years old. Coming to New Zealand has given happiness to my life and my friends its a country worth living in because it gave me a brighter future. Years passed me and my friends worked in an engineering wood company, so our life turned out pretty well because of the choice we made of coming to New Zealand.