Flander Fields

 As the new century dawned, New Zealanders settled into a period of relative calm. The calm lasted for about 15 years but came to a sudden end in 1914 when World War I erupted in Europe. The war lasted for almost five years and claimed the lives of 18,000 New Zealanders

It also claimed the lives of thousands of men and women from countries around the world. Every year, we remember these brave men and women on ANZAC Day (25 April). Many people go to a special Anzac Day ceremony where they read a special poem that was written for the fallen soldiers. The poem is called ‘In Flanders Fields’ by John McCrae.

Read the poem. On your blog, tell us what you think of the poem. Do you like it? How does it make you feel?

The right to vote!

 At the turn of the century, New Zealand elected its first ever government. Richard John Seddon served as the leader of the Liberal Party from 1893-1906. Prior to 1893, only men were legally allowed to vote. This all changed in the late 1800s when a woman named Kate Sheppard lead a suffragist movement in New Zealand calling for a change in law. Her hard work finally paid off when the Electoral Act was passed into law on 19 September 1893, giving women the right to vote. New Zealand was the first country to give all women the right to vote. There were still countries in the world (e.g. Saudi Arabia) who, until recently, did not allow women to vote.

On your blog tell us what you think about the fact that women were not allowed to vote in Saudi Arabia until 2015. Is it fair? Why or why not?

The Cologne Cathedral - SLJ

 At the turn of the century, there was a great deal of construction happening in New Zealand. Many of the new British settlers wanted to build homes and community meeting places, such as churches. One of the largest buildings to be constructed during this period was St Joseph’s Cathedral in Dunedin.

St Joseph’s Cathedral is just one of hundreds of beautiful cathedrals around the world.

Use your search engine to find a picture of another famous cathedral. Post a picture of the cathedral on your blog. Underneath the picture tell us: the name of the cathedral, where the cathedral is located, when it was built, and how long it took to build.

Film Festival 2020!

Yesterday, our school took a trip to Hoyts theatre for the 2020 Film festival we watched many funny and educational films that were created by very creative students from our school and others. We had a buddy class which was room 3 my buddy was Millani! 

Film Festival 2020 was very fun and it was very entertaining to watch all the films that were made! 

GTS Tupou A message from Glen Taylor

A message from Glen Taylor School is a film created by Tracey, Syc, Faiana, Wint and Paris. It is filled with inspirational quotes and words of wisdom to help you realise that you are special.

We hope that when you watch this film, you are inspired and motivated to embrace your uniqueness and strive to succeed! Don’t let anyone stand in your way!

Go forth and conquer!

Fun Run Term 4!

 Last week Friday we our final Fun run for this year, we ran 2.4 kms from Pakuranga sailing Club to Saint kentigern School. It was a tiring and fun run but at the end of it all we got to enjoy nice water and a sausage sizzle.

Rugby Roots Funvo Day!

 Last week Monday we had a couple of girls from the Auckland storms rugby team come into our school to talk and play really fun activities with us. There were prizes at the end of it for the students who did their best and stood out. This was a very fun day full of new things to try and I would for us to have it again.