10 things I know to be true!!!!!!!

1. My life is my message
2. Your parents are the reasons why you are living on EARTH
3. We were born to be real not PERFECT
4. God/Mary/Jesus/Joseph
5. Heaven is our kingdom
6. I won’t have a TRUE friend next year, but I will still have FRIENDS
7. I am AMAZING
8. Hakuna Matata, It means no worries for the rest of your days
9. Water is yuck
10. Food can be gross at times like cauliflower

Liggins Institute

       Liggins Institute

On Wednesday the 1st of September,  the whole of room 7 and our teacher Miss Goodier jumped on the bus and went to Liggins Institute. We went to the Liggins Institute and we met Chander to learn more about a healthy life and what affects our life around us. We also talked about diet, why because when the scientist tested the rat not long ago, it gave birth to 6 pups. The mother rat was not eating at a healthy diet, so the 6 pups became large (FAT) when they were growing. The test they did was a fair test. These fat pups lost blood pressure when they were growing up.

New Zealand Hauora was about heart disease, that causes death. Every 90 minute a Nzer dies from coronary heart disease because these people have been eating a bad diet. These deaths a preventable. A 12-14 year old has about 4 litres of blood. At Liggins Institute we did activities which was fun. My favorite activity was the end of the day QUIZ. ( I only got 5 right). The biking activity was quite tiring because we had to relax first and then we had to paddle as fast as we can, I nearly lost my breath.

Structure of the Catholic Church

Structure of the Catholic Church

Catholic Social Teaching Principals

Catholic Social Teaching Principles

Palm oil

     Palm Oil

Palm oil is from the roots of certain plants especially the west African oil palm. The environmental and social impacts is causing forest conversion, biodiversity loss, soil erosion, air pollution, soil and water pollution and climate change. Palm oil is found in some food and household products. Palm oil is a consumption of vegetable oil from the mesocarp. You will find palm oil mostly in Indonesia.

Orangutans are one of the endangered species because, people are feeding them food that has palm oil and because other people are burning down trees which means that Orangutans have no Habitat. These Orangutans have been feeding on Palm oil. In Sumatra there are less than 6,600 Orangutans but in Borneo there are less than 54, 000 Orangutans. It is that Sumatran Orangutans may be the first to be extinct. Orangutans need these forests for food, water and shelter. In the forests people could leave aluminum that  are actively toxic to any plant not agriculture to the soil. Slash and burn agriculture (cutting down the jungle, burning the plants, then planting things on the ashes) works for a little while.

We all need to focus on what we need to do about the Orangutans and those animals who are endangered. We need to protect their habitats and their future of growing up to a adult.

Gods creation overfishing

Caring for God’s Creation- Overfishing

Overfishing covers the ocean because their biodiversity is unmatched and also contained over 80 percent of all life on Earth, most of it is explored. The ocean is not substantial.

Ecosystem occurs to overfishing when organisms are removed at such a rate. Composition of the ecosystem is often changed and often leads to the system-wide effects. The limit of economy overfishing is denied.

Fishermen overfish and take too many fish out of the sea and that causes a lot of  trouble and pollution. Not much people care but a few do. They wanted to stop the overfishing because they are worried that the sea may be empty by 2048 or 2050. The fishermen use their big or small boats to go out to the sea and catch some fish with their big nets or fishing rods.

The impact on this is horrible because the fish is going to go out of the sea.

Mele Kautai

                     

Mother's Day Poem

Mother's Day Poem

When you thought I wasn’t looking, I saw you clean up the whole house and I learned  that having a tidy house means having a tidy family.

When you thought I wasn’t looking, you cared and I wanted to be everything I could.

When you thought I wasn’t looking, I heard you say a prayer and I learned that there was a God to talk to and I learned to trust in God.

When you thought I wasn’t looking, I felt you kiss me goodnight and I felt loved.

When you thought  wasn’t looking, I saw you take care of our house and those in it, I learned that I have to take care of what we are given.

When you thought I wasn’t looking, I saw you make birthday gifts and I learned that I have to be responsible when I grow up.

When you thought I wasn’t looking, you smiled and it made me want to look beautiful too.

When you thought I wasn’t looking, I saw you take care of a friend and I learned that we all have to help take care of each other.

When you thought I wasn’t looking, I saw tears come out from your eyes and I learned that it just hurts so bad sometimes.

When you thought I wasn’t looking, I looked at you and wanted to say “ Thank you for giving me a life and all the things I saw… When you thought I wasn’t looking”.

                          Love from: Mele Kautai

Maximilian Kolbe

Maximilian Kolbe

Saint Maximilian Kolbe was born in 1894 in Poland. When he was born, he was named Raymond but this name was changed to Maximilian when he became a Franciscan Priest. The name Maximilian was from a Roman citizen from the 3rd century. This Roman citizen was martyred because he did not serve the Roman Legion.

During his school days, Saint Maximilian formed a group named Militia. This was a group of young men and women who dedicated their whole lives to Mother Mary and who helped people to be inspired by God by turning their lives back to him. They also encouraged people to pray and to trust in Mother Mary.

During World War 2, Maximilian Kolbe cared for the Jewish refugees. When Germany invaded Poland on September 1939, Maximilian and those with him were sent to a German work camp because they were hiding Jewish refugees from the Germans. Over several months, Maximilian cared for thousand and criticised the Germans in his magazine. As soon as the Gestapo's saw it, Maximilian was arrested and was taken to prison. He was interrogated and beaten in prison. Maximilian was heard singing hymns to Mary. In prison they were not treated fairly. Maximilian still had hope in himself and God.

The Germans killed him because all they heard were prayers and hymns. The guards realised that Maximilian Kolbe was no ordinary prisoner. All who knew his act of love were inspired.

                         BY: MELE KAUTAI

Malala Yousafzai

            Malala Yousafzai

Malala Yousafzai was born 12th July 1997. She is now 17 years old. Malala was born in Mingora Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan. Mingora is the largest commercial in Swat district. Her Mum’s name is Tor Pekai Yousafzai, her two brothers are Atal Yousafzai and Khul Yousafzai. Malala’s father is  Pakistani diplomat. Malala’s dream is to be a doctor. Malala could not walk to school with her father because he would draw the Taliban's attention. Her Religion has strict rules for women. For example in Saudi Arabia women are not allowed to drive.

Malala has won  3 awards which are the Nobel Peace Prize, Sakharov Prize and the Simone de Beauvoir Prize. Malala Yousafzai was the youngest teen to win the Nobel Peace Prize. In her country, girls did not have the basic right to education, she had to go undercover to school. When Malala got shot by a gunman on October 9th 2012, everything changed her life and she stood up for girls education. She (Malala) is a teen activist. Malala became the best known as an advocate for girls school in 2009. Malala never wanted to win the Nobel Peace Prize. She just wanted to have an education.

Malala’s Quote:

“Even if I’m a Girl, even if people think I can’t do it, I should not lose hope”.
  Mele Kautai