Library Books (Info)

Library Book - It Can’t Hurt Forever

Highly Reccommended
Age Reccommendation: 12 - 15 Yrs

This story is about a girl named Ellie. She has a Patent Ductus. Through the story she meets new friends and builds friendships, but in the end their relationships fall when some of them leave the hospital, including her.

Library Book - The Rented house

 

Highly Reccommended
Age Reccommendation: 12 - 15 yrs

A Strange man moves into the rented house. A group of teenagers go to explore the strange happenings that are happening in the house.

The Treaty Of Waitangi (Notes)

Treaty Of Waitangi

The following are key notes taken from the electronic resource on Tiriti o Waitangi

Musket	Whalers	Missionaries	Openness & Change
Europeans traded muskets with food and water from the Maori's. The musket killed over 20,000 people.	In New Zealand around 1820 and 1830 there were around 150 european Whalers.	The Missionaries introduced new technology like farming. The British also introduced the maoris into talking and writing in Maori.	In 1920, 2 ngapuhi chiefs went to England, with King George The 4th.

Instructional Writing On How To Paint A Mask

How To Paint A Mask

What You Need: 

      plain mask

• Piece of paper (to plan on)

• Pencil
• Metallic Paint (only FOUR colours)
• Four paint brushes (one for each colour)
• Add - Ons ( Pipe Cleaners, Glitter etc.)
• Hot glue gun
• Indian Ink (If Needed)    Link

Method:

1. Plan what designs you are are going to put on to your mask, on your piece of paper.
2. Pick what colours you will paint onto your mask.
3. Draw what you planned on your planner onto your mask.
4. Clean your paint brushes and get out the four colours you picked.
5. Paint onto your mask with the four colours then leave to dry.
6. Stick on your add ons with a hot glue gun.
7. Leave the hot glue to dry off then you can wear it.

TIP: If you want, you can add indian ink around the sides to make the colour stand out.

Responses To Conflict

As part of our training to become a mediator, we have been learning to identify different responses to conflict.

Responses to conflict

People act differently when they are involved in conflict

Link

Turtle:

Characteristics of a turtle -

• Denial
• Avoidance
• Withdrawal
• Loose loose situation

Link

Teddy Bear:

Characteristics:

• Suppression
• Accommodation
• Acts as though nothing is the matter
• Puts up with it as the sake of peace
• Win Lose SituationLink

Shark:

Characteristics:

• Agressive
• Shout People Down
• Control/be the boss
• Outsmart people
• Win - Lose situation
• Refuse to take no as an answer Link

Fox:

• Win Some - Lose Some
• Compromising
• Divide Equally
• Do what is fair
• Avoid clash of Wills
• Makes confessions to keep a friendship
• Give a bit Link

Owl:

• Co - Operative
• Problem Solving
• Win - Win situation
• “I want to win but I want you to win too. I will state my need and listen to yours”
• Brainstorm ideas to solve a problem
• Make concessions to keep a friendship
• Negotiate a mutually acceptable solution

Design Puzzle

Caring For Others

The Scary Doll (Ideas)

• Scary Doll
• Someone finds the doll and puts it in their room.
• Likes the doll very much so it becomes her bff
• Likes the doll very much because it responds.
• Hears noises coming from the doll.
• Wake’s up in the middle of the night and picks up the doll and says, “did you hear that, dolly?”
• The doll responds “no”
• The next day she realises her doll is gone.
• Finds her dog dead with the doll next to it.
• She say’s “but mum my doll isn’t real and anyways, she needed new batteries”
• Her mum doesn’t believe her and throws the doll away.
• The next night she hears a someone singing
• She leaves her room and goes down stairs and see’s the doll
• The doll stands up and says “I love you. You love me.”
• I thought I threw you away!