Zean's Anticipatory Guide - The Fight to Vote

 Title: Fight to Vote

Anticipatory Guide

Statement	True	False
New Zealand was the first country in the world for allowing women to vote Evidence: “Why were New Zealand women the first in the world to have suffrage?” Some historians think that New Zealand women had the right to vote first due to their settler experience of being independent and capable.	*
Families were happy and were in safe environments during the 1800’s.  Evidence: In early colonial New Zealand, women mostly worked at home, looking after their families, and left politics to men. However, women started to speak out that they should have equal rights due to them having such few rights. Men would spend their money on alcohol which meant that families would have no money for food. This affects their families.		*
Mary Clement Leavitt was born in New Zealand Evidence: There was an important and huge development for women’s suffrage in New Zealand. Meet Mary Clement Leavitt from the Women’s Christian Temperance Union. (WCTU) Mary Clement Leavitt came from the United States to campaign against alcohol.		*
Kate Sheppard was a well informed educated woman Evidence: Kate Sheppard was married in the late 1800’s. She only had one child. Her small family got her time to work for the suffrage movement. She was well educated and had many skills, including the ability to influence politicians and the public.	*
Women campaigners were visible with their presence Evidence: Women’s suffrage campaigners in the early 1890’s were very active all over the country. So by being active all over the country they are visible with their presence.	*
Richard Seddon was fully supportive of women having the right to vote Evidence: Men said that women voting was unnatural. What they really meant was that women voting could potentially harm their businesses. The Former Prime Minister of New Zealand had a concern that if wealthy women voted, their husbands could convince them to vote for the opposition. Richard Seddon was sympathetic to this concern.		*
Women were arrested campaigning for the right to vote Evidence: They weren’t arrested because of that reason. Women were only arrested if they disobeyed the law they were supposed to follow. This was when many went on hunger strike.		*
Switzerland was one of the second countries that allowed women the right to vote Evidence: Swiss women had gained the right to vote in 1971 for the parliament. Before all that, some countries came before Switzerland.		*
All women in Australia were allowed to vote at the same time Evidence: South Australian women had gained the right to vote in 1891 for the parliament. This concludes that not all women in Australia were allowed to vote at the same time. In 1962 aboriginal women from Australia gained the suffrage to vote.		*

This is my anticipatory guide about the book called "The Fight to Vote". There are questions in the left column. I have to figure out if it's True or False, then show the evidence.

Zean's Kate Sheppard Research - The Fight to Vote

 This is my biography of Kate Sheppard. She was a very influential woman.

Father's Day Acrostic Poem

 During Lockdown I made an acrostic poem on Father's Day. I knew Father's Day was coming up on September 5th.

Lockdown Reminder: Stay safe, be safe

Matariki Information Report

 21.06.21

Matariki Dictogloss Information Report

By Zean & Aden

Matariki is the Māori name for the clusters of stars. It is also the Māori New Year of New Zealand. It is also known as the Pleiades. The name also means the “Eyes of God” or “Little Eyes”. According to Greek Mythology “When Ranginui (The Sky Father) and Papatūānuku (The Earth Mother) were divided or separated from their children the God of the Winds (Tawhirimatea) became immensely ferocious that he literally ripped his eyeballs out from his eye sockets”. He would throw them into the heavens. As you know, Matariki is a star that ascends in mid winter.

Matariki is a time to commemorate and remember the deaths of your loved ones. It’s also a time to learn about the land from a century or potentially a millennium ago. It is also a time to hear ancient stories about Matariki as well as dancing. They grew crops of kumara, potatoes, etc. They stopped the celebrations in 1940. Throughout the year (early 2000’s) they revived the celebrations. Altogether there are nine stars. The nine visible stars include Waipuna-ā-rangi, Ururangi, Matariki, Tupu-ā-rangi, Tupu-ā-nuku, Waitī, Waitā, Pohutekawa, Hiwa-i-te-rangi.

Matariki in Greek Myth.

The stars actually used to be human. While they were wandering through the woods, they were spotted by Orion (a hunter). In order to save them from Orion's undesirable intentions, Zeus transformed them into stars and placed them in the skies.

Fun Fact: There are actually 500 Matariki stars but 7-9 stars are visible.

Recount of The Samoan Language Week Umu

Umu Recount                       By Zean

Samoan Language Week’s Umu Brainstorm: Parents & Family (Samoan Community) Food: Taro, Fish, Banana, Pork, Ham, Rice, Chop Suey, Coconut Exhilaration, Amusement, Laughter, Excitement The Samoan National Anthem

Rewind to Friday on June 4th 2021. It was Room 6’s Assembly as well as Miss Haslem’s last day with us. BUT… I witnessed a special event called Samoan Language Week. Samoan people have been celebrating this to prioritize Samoan culture and Samoan language. The Samoan Event was commemorated by doing an Umu located at Christ the King School’s Field.

What’s an Umu you ask?

An Umu is a traditional pacific way of cooking food in the ground using hot volcanic rocks to produce steam. From my experience, the food was on top of the hot rocks wrapped in aluminum foil. There were different layers to prevent fire spreading. That’s just my theory. The smell of the food was aromatic. Just thinking of it makes me feel hungry. It looked really delicious. Before we ate the food we had a sample of fresh coconut. The class bell rang. So we all had to proceed to our rooms. While working I could not take my mind off what we were about to taste. A little bit later the lunch bell finally rang.

Our Deputy Principal Mr. Tyrell asked us to come down so we could sit down and think about Samoa. Mr T. asked questions like what do the stars on the flag mean? The stars represented the symbolic meaning of purity. Mr T. raised the Samoan Flag sooner than expected. We gazed at the flag. We sang the National Anthem called O Le Fu'a o Le Sa'olotoga o Samoa. As soon as it was finished we all crowded around the Umu. The Samoan Community took off the layers one by one with precaution. They wore gloves to grab the food carefully and put it in the container. We headed to class so they could prepare the food. Few minutes later we walked to the Parish Hall and sat down to pray. We all lined up in order from Room 6 all the way to Room 2. It felt like a decade had passed already but for real it was only a couple minutes. I waited patiently to get in front of the line. There were foods such as Taro, Fish, Banana, Pork, Ham, Rice, Chop Suey and Coconut. When I was there I grabbed some pork. It was delicious! I wanted to get a second plate but I was too full already. So I headed off to play Basketball with my friends. It was such a special day since there was a Samoan Event, there was Samoan Food and an extended lunch time after the Umu.

That’s how my day went on Friday! It was amazing!

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How I Came Here In New Zealand - My Journey

 Zean’s Family Journey to New Zealand

First things first I would like to give you an introduction about my beautiful family. My father and mother were both born in Santa Rosa City, Philippines. My Father indulged in playing basketball and going to church during his childhood. He helped his parents on his little way to run their business. He was a school scholar during his entire schooling due to his good academic accomplishments. On the other end, my Mum used to enjoy playing with her cousins and playing on the family computer. She enjoyed helping her Mum with cooking. She participated in playing the piano in school and playing volleyball with her friends. My Father and Mother had earlier connections hinting at the romantic ending of their love story. The first connection, they’re both from the same place. Secondly, they studied at the same school. Later, they landed their first job at the same company (Toshiba). This is where they started their love story. After getting married, my Father flew to Singapore for his career growth leaving my Mother in the Philippines.

Now, it’s my turn! My story. I was born in Santa Rosa City but immediately flew to Singapore to join my Dad. He was working there as an assistant IT Manager in one of the biggest banks worldwide. Later, my Mom also got a job as a customer support staff. I started my early childhood education in Ascension Kindergarten. I had great memories of friends during my stay in Singapore. Despite having a good life in Singapore, my parents decided to start their long term future plan.

We moved to New Zealand because the main reason was our future. My parents wanted to give me the best that life could offer. This included all the benefits and advantages of living here. New Zealand was rated second in the world for work life balance. It is probably one of the very best choices to make when it comes to family. For us, New Zealand offers all the comforts and conveniences you expect at home, a more relaxed and comfortable environment. New Zealand is famously beautiful, clean, green and spectacular. From the long beaches and native forests, mountains, lakes, rivers. There’s room to move and lots of natural beauty to enjoy. Before my parents decided our path to New Zealand, we came here for a holiday and explored how beautiful this country is. We managed to travel to New Zealand by airplane. There were no stopovers or layovers during the entire flight. Full of admiration is our first impression on our first glance of New Zealand. My parents have friends here in New Zealand that helped us to settle here in Auckland. We were introduced to their friends and other people around here in Auckland. We also mingled or dealt with the Filipino community who offered compassion and who helped to settle us novice Filipino immigrants. I also immediately met friends here at Christ The King School. My birthplace is important for me as it is the place where my family came from and had good memories. My Dad reminded me that the decision to move to New Zealand is for our family. New Zealand can give us the best life, especially for those raising children.

 It is normal for someone who is starting to settle in a new country, new place or new school to get homesick. Through my parent’s strong determination to give me the best life, inspired them to overcome homesickness. That’s how my parents' love for me conquered the earlier challenges. With God’s help, together we would conquer whatever future challenges come through for us. 

The Philippines and New Zealand are considered home and beautiful countries as they are part of what I am now or what we are now. The Philippines as my birthplace has left a special place in our hearts and will be forever indebted on it. New Zealand graciously accepts us and gives us new memories, a bright future and a new beloved home. I’m also missing the beautiful places and delicious Filipino foods. We did plan to have a holiday in the Philippines, but decided to cancel it due to the COVID-19 threat. Hoping and humbly praying that God will heal the world, make the world normal again and give me the chance to visit the Philippines once again.

Tropical Holiday 2019 - 2020