On Tuesday we learnt about the Treaty of Waitangi.
We wrote in our Inquiry books what we already knew.
Everybody in Room 3 knew that we get a day off school, and some people knew that the Treaty of Waitangi was signed between the Pakeha (english) and Maori to live in peace together.
by Anika Stewart
Maths link: The question was put to us: If we live in the year 2015 and the treaty was signed in 1840, how old is it? Maybe you could put what you think the answer is below in the comments.
The English came in their boats all the way across the world to New Zealand. The Queen wanted them to 'collect' New Zealand as one of her new countries so they signed a Treaty with the Maori chiefs to agree to live together in peace.
by Asha Graham
Asha - I like the way you described what NZ was to the Queen - we were to be part of her collection - that is a new learning for me, It helps to describe how people thought back then too. The English liked getting/taking/collecting nature things or ancient things and they took them all back to England and put them in museums and zoos etc. I noticed on the news lately how they are now returning all of these things back to the right countires - like Maori greenstone patu etc.
ReplyDeleteMaths - 60 +100 + 15 = 175 years ago -
Here is a challenge for you - When I first taught at Gladstone School - it had a 125th Celebration - how old is Gladstone school now ? How many years after the Treaty of Waitangi was it established ?
1900 to 2000 is 100 years, plus 15 to 2015, plus 1840 to 1900 is 60 years. 100 + 15 + 60 =175
ReplyDeleteGladstone School began in 1876 We found this in the book called GLADSTONE 1876-1840 = 36 years after the Treaty of Waitangi.
from Eva