Ms Robertson's Journey

In Social Studies Class, we had a guest that had came and told us about her Journey from Samoa to New Zealand. This new guest was Mrs Robertson. Here is a Personal migration story that I have been reflecting on. What I really enjoyed was that she had no one to cope with because she couldn't really understand English but she carried on and kept reaching her goal and she made it here is my reflection and please leave a comment.

1. How many years has Ms Robertson’s been in NZ ? (think about what year she arrived in NZ)

• 1962 - 2017
• She was 18 and a half years old.
• She’s been in New Zealand for 65 years now
• She’s 73 years old

2. What sort of work did she do when she first arrived in NZ ?

• Hospital

3. What do you remember about how Mrs Robertson was brought up by her parents ?

• Her parents were hard working
• She said that she would always get hidings from her parents because she would always talk back and in Samoa you have to respect your elders.

4. What was the main reason why Mrs Robertson was sent to NZ ?

• Her dad wanted to build a pakea house
• He was thinking of his grand childrens overseas to come back to Samoa

5, What did she do with her first Pay packet ?

• When she got her first pay packet, she went to the Post Office and sent the money to Samoa to help them with things that they really needed
• Every week, all money she earns get sent to Samoa

6.What things did she need help with when she first came to NZ ?

• Her language she couldn’t speak english much
• She had to ask a lot of Questions because she didn’t understand anything but she carried on.
• She couldn’t pronounce words properly
• She couldn’t cope well with her work mates when she came from Samoa

7. What did you enjoy or find most interesting about Mrs Robertson story ?

What I enjoyed about Mrs Robertson’s story was, her journey from Samoa to New Zealand. I was really interested in her story because when she had a job in New Zealand she was really struggling with her language because she didn’t know how to speak fully english, so she kept asking questions and carried on with her life. That message to me is important because no one can stop you from reaching that goal of yours.

8. What did you learn from listening to  Mrs Robertson story ? (Is there anything about her story that made you think about your own life - that you can relate to ?  any advice ...)

• I learnt that you can do anything IF you try and Nothing is impossible
• You can work hard and reach the goal that you want
• There is no one out there who can stop you from reaching the goal that you want
• She wanted her children to come back to NZ because they have learnt so much and that were well educated in NZ.

Migration Model

Today in Social Studies, me and my class has been working on our Migration poster. What is migration? Migration is something when people move from one place to another. This is a diagram about Tokelau compared to New Zealand. E.g Tokelau students has less technology, and us New Zealanders has heaps of devices to learn and to do many more things with it. Feel free to comment and please leave a comment.

Sitting the Mid Term Exams

Maths: Maths exams was alright I struggled most but made it to the end. Throughout the whole test I think that it was fine to me because, the questions were hard to solve and was hard to understand.

Science: Science exams, I struggle most at. To be very honest, in my opinion Science is my worst subject ever but at the same time I think that, I have high marks because I didn’t give up on the questions.

English: English exams was good. I think that I did good on this test because I had good answers. I think that I have succeed this test because, I knew what we had to do straight away and I was focused on the test.

Maori: Maori exams I could handle. I’m positive that I did my best, I think that I am pretty good at Maori Language because the test was the fastest test I’ve ever done.

Social Studies: Social Studies exams was pretty good because I could understand the text and I could answer it very quickly. What I liked about this exam or test is that we got to talk and write about the Tokelauan and I was pretty confident to do this test because I studied hard at home.

Throughout the whole exams I think that It was a nightmare because It was for 2 hours each test. I think that the test was alright at the same time also but was pretty long because back In primary It was like half an hour.

I really want to know what mark I got so that If I got bad ones I can learn from that mistake and can move on so I can do better in the next exam that will be coming up. I expect myself of having good marks at all subjects because I tried my best.

R.A.T.A Social Studies - social action

Term	Meaning
Perspective	A particular attitude towards or way of regarding something ; A point of view.
Social Action	Taking steps to “change” things that are wrong in our society, and introducing new ideas, process for doing things better in the future.

Table A

Click on the LInk  Omaru River . Read the article in class. Then answer the questions in the table below
1	Describe the the issue or problem ?	The main issue in this story is ...
2.	List names of individuals or  groups in the story.	Tamati Patuwai Nga Iwi Katoa Ngati Whatua
3	What type of social action is being used in this story to bring about change ? (	The Social action used … Write an article for college newspaper Make a short documentary Organise a demonstration or a rally
4	Do you think this social action was effective or not ? Give a reason why - explain	I think the social action used in this story was effective because … They wrote an article online and posted it on NZ herald where people all over NZ could see the article. In this article, it talks about how they hold a river talk every year and so it’s free for people to attend.
5.	Give the name of one person / group mentioned in the story. Write down what their perspective is on the issue >	The story gives ...... Tamati Patuwai       perspective on ....... Regenerating the area(river) by planting native plants. Making the river clean again for community to share. He / She thinks that … How the river is really polluted now but he used to swim in it and catch fishes as a young child. A quote she/ he uses in this story to support this is .... “Ko au te awa, Ko te awa te au” which means “ I am the river and the river is me”
6	Give the name of another person / group mentioned in the story. Write down what their perspective is on the issue >	The story gives ...... Ngati Whatua               perspective on ....... Inspiring the community to come together and care/clean for their one and only river “Omaru Creek”. He / She / They think(s) that … The community needs to come together and make a connection with their river. Where’s the river talk is free for people to attend and to reconnect with “Omaru Creek”. Also bring the high schools together and stimulate their imaginations whether they want to be scientist to find out what’s happening to the river.

Table B

Click on the LInk Locals Plead   then answer the questions in the table below
1	Describe the the issue or problem ?	The Glen Innes Community is taking a petition to the government about the houses getting built on the Point England reserve. They are up against Ngati Paoa who had this plan of building the 250 houses. There won’t be enough space for families to spend time together and events will no longer be hosted due to the Ngati Paoa plan.
2.	List names of individuals, groups	Glen Innes Community groups and local ( group ) Safron Witika ( Teacher/Individual ) Te Rata Hikairo ( Individual )
3	What type of social action is being used here in the story to try and bring about change.	Write an article for college newspaper Start a letter writing campaign to local government
4	Give the name of one person / group mentioned in the story. Write down what their Point of view / perspective is on the issue ?	The story gives ...... Safron Witika       perspective on ....... Cancelling the 250 house ready to be built on the Point England Reserve. So that the kids could have freedom and allow events to be happened for the children. He / She thinks that … The Point England reserve is paradise. Building houses there is not right because the kids love playing there. It won’t be as fun as it was before. A quote she/ he uses in this story to support this is .... “There’s little pockets of paradise around here and we need to save them for our kids, not for us and the next generation. If we don’t fight now then our kids won’t fight for it, then those kids won’t fight for it.”

Social Studies Social Actions

Sausage sizzle	Design & create website	Organise lunchtime concert
Write an article for college newspaper	Ring talkback radio	Sell boxes of chocolates
Show a video in assembly	Organise a forum for discussion	Organise a surf competition
Organise a demonstration or rally	Do some busking	Design a poster
Organize a stall at an event	Make a short documentary	Start a letter writing campaign to local government
Sell silicon wristbands	Create a power point to show in your class	Paint a mural
Radio advertisement on local station	Organise a petition to send to government	Sell badges
Write and perform a song or poem	Mystery auction in school or local church	Invite a guest speaker to local community
Write letters to businesses to ask for donations	Hold a swim-a-thon or a paddle-a-thon	Get media coverage of school fund-raiser event

Here is my work that me and my group has been working on. We had to put these notes or subjects in the right categories 

Social Studies 17.02.17

Here is our social Studies work that me and my group has been working on. Thank you hope you enjoy

Today our group…	We learnt about the definition of Social Action. Which means “Taking steps to “change” things that are wrong in our society, and introducing new ideas, process for doing things better in the future.
each member of the group worked on	Each of our team members were working on categories which was putting them in order. Matching the categories with the 4 subjects Fundraising only actions Raising awareness only actions Actions that pressure or lobby the government Actions that fund raise and raise awareness
… a part we found interesting was…	The part that we found interesting was when we had to match the categories with the 4 social action subjects.
a part we need help or assistance with is	The part we needed assistance with was to try and understand what the definitions trying to say.
..we have a question about...tom	Why the government is not working hard enough to keep the culture alive? Why are Maori people afraid to speak their culture publicly?

Te Reo

Today my group Rata decided that we will be working on Te Reo government problems. We were reading about what have happened recently and it said that they weren't taking care of there land. They are afraid to speak Te Reo in public and that the government is doing less to keep Maori language alive. As a group we decided to talk and discuss if this is what the government should do? or what would we do if we had this kind of situation, I hope you enjoy please leave a comment.

My Identity

My Identity

At Social study my class was asked to draw their identities about ourselves. Once we finished our drawing we were asked to write paragraphs about each part that we drew and what it means to us. Here is my Identity about myself I hope you enjoy please leave a comment.

Tongan/Samoan Flag

I am proud to be Tongan and Samoan, I don’t really know anything from the past like legends and myths but I am really interested to learn about what happened in the past. I’ve only been to Tonga but never been to Samoa. One day I want to go and visit Samoa and go to Papase'ea. So I am really proud to be Tongan and Samoan.

Cooking & Baking

My favorite hobbies are Cooking and baking. The first time I’ve ever cooked something was when I was 8 years old. I know how to make Scrambled eggs, Pancakes, Brownies and many more. I got my skills from my Mum, my mum can cook ANYTHING she inspired me to bake and cook, So I decided to follow her footsteps.

Church/Christian

Church is everything to me, Every Sunday's I go church with my family. I would always ask my mum why church is important and she would always say that The Bible tells us that we need to attend church so we can worship God with our believers. My favorite verse from the bible is I Will Fought The Good Fight I have Finished the race I have Kept the Faith 2 Timothy 7:4, So it means I never give up and will succeed in life.

Netball (Sports)

I love Netball, Netball is everything to me. I’ve been playing netball for about 5 years now, Netball changed my life. This included me working on my fitness and on my weight. We trained trained and trained and this had recently helped me balanced my weight. I am really looking forward into playing netball in College and this will make a huge different to what I’ve experienced back in Primary/Intermediate

Beach

In summer my favorite place to go is the Beach. I like going to the beach because I’ve been going ever since I was young, and also like going swimming. There are heaps of reasons why I likes going to the beach 1.because you can go swimming 2.Go parasailing 3.run 4.party and 5.fishing.

Family

I love my family, family is everything to me. I would die for my family, My family does everything to me. They have supported me through my sports game and they would always take up their time of work and come and watch my Netball games. I am very lucky to have a Beautiful Family, I love my family.

So these are my 6 parts of my Identity, this is about Who I am and What I like to do. I hope you enjoy and leave a comment