Kate Shepard Writing

Kate Shepard Writing

My friend Catherine and I met at the community center in Darfield, Christchurch. She moved in with her family a month ago from Liverpool, Lancashire. My friends and I had a late welcoming party for her and her family. At the party we talked about if we wanted to change our name,

“If I do get famous I want to shorten my name to maybe Kate“ asserted Catherine.

“Yes, that fits you,” I added.

Early the next year Catherine's fiance, Walter Sheppard (a Christchurch businessman who worked for the city council) proposed. Later that year I got a letter in the post from Catharine. It was an invitation to their wedding. I was excited. I quickly jumped up and went to my closet to find the perfect outfit and accessories for the wedding- something formal and elegant.

My friends and I went to the wedding later that month and had a blast. It was set at the local church, with pascal coloured ribbons gently hanging on the white brick walls. As I walked up to the food the cake caught my eye. I adored the cake design. It was ocean blue with a touch of coral pink.. As I sunk my teeth into the creamy, decadent, rich, velvety french vanilla ice cream cake, I thought to myself, this is the best cake I have ever eaten. Catherine was dressed in a white, long, fluffy, silk, lace dress. Everyone was dressed in lovely garments. Ladies wore wonderful pascal coloured, silk, lace dresses and tall floral high heels. Men wore black leather tuxedos, alabaster undershirts, black formal pants and formal dress shoes. After the party we stayed around to take photos with Catherine and her family. Then we went to a seafood restaurant to chat. I had a perfectly grilled lobster with a side of melted butter and a lemon wedge. Catherine had fresh oysters topped with aromatic herbs and a squirt of lime juice. After we enjoyed our meal, we headed on our way home. In 1880, Catherine and Walter had a gorgeous son named Douglas and sadly at the age of 30 Douglas passed away.

References:

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/60/Kate_Sheppard.jpg

By Mikayla      

Kate Sheppard

Kate Sheppard

What: Kate Sheppard is a women's right activist and protests for women's right to vote. You can find her on the ten dollar note.

Who: Originally her name was Catherine Wilson Malcolm. She is also known as Katherine Wilson Malcolm, Katherine Malcolm, Catherine Malcolm.

When Where: Kate Sheppard was born in liverpool England on March 10th, 1847. She moved to New Zealand in the late 1860s. She died on July 13th 1934 in Christchurch, New Zealand

What: In 1885, she co-founded the Women's Christian temperance union. Two years later in 1887, she became a leader of its suffrage campaign.

References: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw_5pvs5pFhxyDw68xj67mA-zeawHkgHVVJnXaRcwH5xfa4fXShWTUBTqwdKjsarMcXRBaVctqpiqG7bAp7dc9pHa5pqoTgl1QBuct6sJidAUmA3812cvhBOmX6UXcuZqrZ_ZBTJhxhqE/s1600/votes_for_women.jpg

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By Mikayla

Archibald Baxter

Archibald Baxter

We did a Brainstorm as a group what we know about Archibald Baxter and conscientious objectors.

What was the war that he refused to fight in? (include dates and places) He refused to fight in the first World war in 1914 in England Europe.

  

What did people think of the men who refused to fight? People thought that the men who refused to fight were cowards.

Find a map of Saddle Hill Dunedin, Brighton Otago, and a map of the places mentioned later in article in Europe.

How many children were in his family? He was the second oldest out of 8 children.

How old was he when he left school? 12 years old

What did he do for work? He was a farmer that thinned turnips, milked cows, herd sheeps, build fences and stott rabbits. He later on ran a small farm located in South Brighton, owned by his mother’s family.

What influenced him to believe that war was wrong? The lawyer Alfred Barclay spoke against the law.

Who was called for military conscription and why? Eligible bodied men between the ages 20 and 45.

What does “appeal on grounds of conscience” mean?(p26) Knowing what's right from wrong

How long did he spend on prison? 84 days

Where was he sent? - list

• Trentham military camp
• Wellington Wharf
• Sling Army Camo in England
• NZ army base camp in France.      

Name the punishments he faced? -

• list court martialled
• solitary confinement
• bread and water diet
• 84 days in prison

What did the medical board diagnose him as? (p30) He was diagnosed with shell shock, symptoms include mental weakness and confusional insanity.

What does this mean? It meant that he had a weak mind and is confused how to socially interact or behave.

Who did he marry? He married Millicent Brown. How many children did he have? He had two sons, named James and Terence. James became a famous poet and Terence, like his father, became a conscientious objector during the second World War.   

Find a poem by Archibald’s son James

A Pair of Sandals

A pair of sandals, old black pants

And leather coat — I must go, my friends,

Into the dark, the cold, the first beginning

Where the ribs of the ancestor are the rafters

Of a meeting house — windows broken

And the floor white with bird dung — in there

The ghosts gather who will instruct me

And when the river fog rises

Te ra rite tonu te Atua —

The sun who is like the Lord

Will warm my bones, and his arrows

Will pierce to the centre of the shapeless clay of the mind. Hemi.

What do you think of the poem? I like this poem because it is very descriptive. I like the choice of adjectives.  

References 
http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/files/hero_archibald-baxter.jpg

By Mikayla

Report on Oscar Romero

Report Oscar Romero

Oscar Romero was born on August the 15th 1917 in Ciudad Barrios which is located in EL Salvador. He was a significant figure in El Salvador history. Oscar is and was looked up to for what he did for the country especially for the poor. He started to develop a passion for helping the poor when his friend Rutilio Grande was assassinated by the government while driving to a chapel for standing up for poor.

Oscar helped the poor by broadcasting his speeches against poverty, torture, social injustice and repression of the poor. The radio station later got blown up by the government. The government was incensed that Oscar was spreading the Christian message of peace.

On the afternoon of March 24th 1980, Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez was brutally assassinated by a marksman when he was presenting mass. The community was in tears and started greving. The poor didn’t have someone to stand up for them.  One of Oscar Romero’s  quotes is, “A church that doesn’t provoke any cries, a gospel that doesn't unsettle, a world of God that doesn’t get under anyone’s skin, a word of God that doesn't touch the real sin of the society in which is being proclaimed - what gospel is that.”

References:  

http://www.azquotes.com/picture-quotes/quote-a-church-that-doesn-t-provoke-any-crises-a-gospel-that-doesn-t-unsettle-a-word-of-god-oscar-romero-69-74-63.jpg

http://www.catholicsocialteaching.org.uk/themes/community-participation/stories/oscar-romero-option-poor/

By Mikayla   

About Me

We have been learning how to use a thing link to create a profile about me, Please leave a positive comment below!

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Digital Citizen

 Digital Citizen

What is Digital Citizen?  
A digital citizen is a pupil who is part of the online society. They are social on social medias and uses google and other apps regularly. .

 How can we be a good Digital Citizen?
 Being a good citizen is not as hard as you think here are some of the ways to be a good citizen. Be social in the digital world by commenting, posting, etc.  Do the right things by follow rules and not copying other people's work. Be a trustworthy friend who people can count on, by never lie about you age, name, height etc. Another way to be a good Digital citizen is, you have to respect the rights of others by letting them have privacy.  A good citizen knows how to be cyber safe and knows how to use symbols, language and text of digital technologies. A digital citizen uses ICT to collaborate with others in a kind and meaningful way. A digital citizen is confident and familiar with ICT. A digital citizen uses technology as a tool to help enhance learning to its fullest. Always lock important information otherwise hackers can track where you live, your password
you down.

Health and Wellness
There are lots of health risks when using a computer. If you're on the computer for too long your eyes can start to hurt and you can have loss of sight. To prevent that have a break from the computer for an hour, after each hour. Don't sit on the floor, it can hurt your back.

Digital Law
Digital law is the rules on the internet. One part of Digital Law is cyber safety. Cyber Safety is the safe of use of technology. Digital law relates to stealing  other people's work or causing damage.


 



References:
https://www.netsafe.org.nz/digital-citizenship-and-digital-literacy/
http://elearning.tki.org.nz/Teaching/Innovative-learning-environments/Digital-citizenship
http://www.sanchezclass.com/goodcitizen.htm
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https://www.google.co.nz/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&es_th=1&ie=UTF-8#q=What+is+Digital+Citizen%3F&es_th=1
https://www.google.co.nz/search?q=health+and+wellness+digital+citizenship&safe=strict&rlz=1CAACAG_enNZ576NZ582&biw=1366&bih=633&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAWoVChMIj4GStbD1yAIVARamCh0ejgun#imgrc=KoXYUKaQJO5xqM%3A
http://cooltext.com/
https://www.google.co.nz/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&es_th=1&ie=UTF-8#q=what%20is%20cyber%20safety&es_th=1
By Mikayla and Caitlyn

Digital Citizenship

Northland Brown Kiwi

We are learning about endangered animals in New Zealand and I'd like to share my research on Northland Kiwi---