Woah! There are a lot of Filipinos in Room 7!

WALT conduct a Statistical Investigation.
I know I can do this when I make a survey, gather data and analyse data collected.

Statements :
There are no Maori students in Room 7. 
Most of the students in Room 7 are Filipino.
The Same number of people are from Samoa and Tonga.

Do you know a special waiata for your waka?

WALT sing a waiata and learn about the Maori culture.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I understand the translation of a Maori waiata.

Did you know that Brazil means 'Brazil-wood'?

WALT to celebrate and understand the Brazil culture.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I write 6 facts about Brazil.

Do you know everything about the Tongan Culture?

WALT to celebrate and understand the Tongan culture

Success criteria: I know I can do this when I can write down 6 facts about Tongan.

The old stone cottage!

The Panmure Stone Cottage was built in the 19th Century. The cottage used to be where Mcdonald fast food is at the moment. It was relocated near St.Patrick’s School.In the olden days the cottage had no bathroom and no running water. People had to pump water or fetch water from the well.

The dining room of the cottage is full of old things from the 19th Century such as vacuum cleaner,  a carpet sweeper,old sewing machine,cast iron, typewriter, pots, and golden spoon and fork. The dining room is only small  but they had all the things they needed to survive. The dining table was set nicely with all the cutleries like plates, spoons and forks and cups. All of them had flower designs.

The tools from the cottage are very old. The saws were used to cut some trees and some of them are very long and some of them are short. The washing machine is just like a cotton candy maker and it was not run with electricity. And they used cast iron to iron their clothing because there was no electricity.

The living room or receiving room for when they had visitors look small but cute. There are also very old things which they used to decorate it so it would look pretty. It has a fireplace, an old bible on the table, old photo frames on the wall, a big mirror, old lamps and some candelabras to put their candles in which they would use for their light.

It is very important that we maintain the Panmure cottage so the people can learn about the 19th Century life and what had happened in the old times.