The Treaty Of Waitangi

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The Pt England Way

Pt England school is talking about the Pt England Way. The Point England Way is all about people caring for each other, and being respectful to everyone. It also includes looking after the little kids even if they are brand new to our school. One of our school values is Better Together and Co-operating together, which is a part of Kia Pai Te Kotahi. For this year, we are learning about the value Tiaki Taonga. All of these values make up the Pt England Way.

The Pt England Way all started in 2001. It gave people ability to do the right thing at the right time with the right attitude. Mr Burt, our principal, and Mrs Burt probably had been planing this for a long time, but didn't have the time to tell any one. So once it came to 2001 all the teachers had a staff meeting and they came up The Pt England Way.

Our Kawa of care (the way we do things) Is all in the Point England way. Its not just about our school its also about our family and friends. Everyone is now knowing what the Point England way is meaning to them, like knowing how it feels to be sad and lonely, or getting in to fights and stopping them. Now everyone is happy and safe together.

On Friday mornings our school has this thing called our Korero, and do you know what it helps us with? It can help us by being kind and respectful to one another for example. Putting your self in their shoes and knowing what they mean or Co-operating with each other. Our Value for 2014 is Tiaki Taonga. Going towards our goals, and going by the rules. If you didn't know that the Korero is helping us with the Pt England Way. Well now you do!

About the Treaty of Waitangi

On February the 6th 1840, the Treaty of Waitangi had come to New Zealand. So that more Maori and British people could sign the Treaty of Waitangi. The agreement in the contract was to bring peace and help us solve the problems that had been going on all around New Zealand. William Hobson had written the Treaty of Waitangi on behalf of Queen Victoria.

Today was the day for all Maori people and British people to sign the Treaty of Waitangi. All the Maori people couldn't fix what the problems were and how it could get be solved. It was a misunderstanding for the 2 versions of the English and Maori.

The Maori people were discussing how this could help everyone in New Zealand. Not many people all around New Zealand had food and water. So they new that some one had to sign the Treaty of Waitangi and, They were wondering who is going to be signing the Treaty of Waitangi, first out of all us Maori's.

So Hone Heke had decided to be one of the first chiefs to sign the Treaty of Waitangi. That is how all the British people, gave us peace and helped us with our problems. So more and more people all around New Zealand signed the Treaty of Waitangi, and wrote Moko as there signature.

My Blog Blurb

To Mrs and Mr burt

Who's your principal at your school? Well Mr Burt is the principal for Pt England School, this school is so lucky to have a kind and responsible teacher. Mrs Burt is one of the best teacher's that I have ever met, she give's out pizes and phone's to the people who blog in the holiday's. That is the reason why I am doing this but not only just to win the phone but, it also helps me learn better. I all ways dream that I win a prize but I didn't do enough work to win. So im trying to do the best I can. Thank you Mrs Burt for giving out these amazing prize's for the kids that have worked so hard for them, thank you very much, Mrs and Mr Burt.                

All about Mr Marks

Thursday's are usually the funniest days of the week, but this time is wasn't. Because it was the last day of school, their was about 6 teacher's that had to leave Pt England school, so it really wasn't the best day of my life. Three of those teacher's had just started at the beginning of this year and two of them were the best teacher's I had ever had through out the time I spent here.

Their names are Mr Marks, Whaea Raewyn, Miss Moala, Mr Kately, Mr Slade and Miss Blake. Mr Marks was the best teacher that I had have for 2013, he was kind, funny and he always takes us out for games when where good. His class is room 18 these are the classes that all work together as a team that is room 16/17 & 18, and I was in room 18 literacy class with Mr Marks.

Mr Marks and Mr Somerville were best friends until Mr Marks left, but he had a reason, he did it for his family, his wife that is going to be having another baby, so he did make a good choose. I miss him so much now, and I wish he never went, I wish to see him some day, well I wish he will come back.

Everyone misses you Mr Marks and Whaea Raewyn. I miss being with you in kapa haka and you'r songs. I miss you'r new games, and I really did want to be in the team for touch not rugby really.

The last day's of school:

What do you do on the last day's of school? Well Pt England school finishes on Thursday, but before everyone one goes on holiday, people change classes around. They also clean out the class room's so that it could be nice and tidy. Then the teacher's try and make something work for them so that they could enjoy there last two day's. I don't like holiday's because I have to baby sit, so anoying.


I think Mr Marks, Mr Somerville and Miss Garden are the best teacher's ever. Because they take us out for sports if we have been good a intire week. But mostly they let us have free time. I think the last day is the best day of all. Because people go of to place's, some teacher's have to go and live their dreams. I hate it when a teacher has to go because that teacher that goes is the teacher that has taught me more things then any one has ever taught me really. That is Whaea Raewyn, she taught me how to stand up tall don't be shy sing you'r haard out and never give up.