The Box Method

I taught my mum the box method she multiplied 652 X 512 and she answered 333,824.

Whare

The Whare is a spiritule place for peace. At the front of the Whare there is a rope that has the members of the iwi holding it, the Moari name for it is Te whare wananga o Te Maro.  The backbone of the whare is called Tahuhu and the name for the ribs is Heke. There are three iwi in Tauranga the top iwi is called Ngati ranginui because they were the first tribe in Tauranga, then the second iwi is Ngati pukenga and the third iwi is Nga Te rangi. The carvers make the Whare facing north.



The Whare is sort of like a human it has got ribs and a back bone the Maori name for the ribs is heke and the name for the back bone is Tahuhu. The other building is a classroom and each classroom have a animal the names of the animals are Tanu, Crab, Shark and Tuatara.

Valentine's Day

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.

America 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 US women send themselves flowers on Valentines day. Eros is the Greek god of love and his Roman form is Cupid

The First Valentine's Day Poem

Waitangi Day

These people are carrying the banner because they want the council to honour the treaty of Waitangi. The treaty was signed in 6th of February 1840. The treaty was about British people protecting the maori but instead they attacked the maori and took there land.