About Me

Kia Ora everybody. My name is Astin and I am a year 10 and I go to Bay of Island college. I am New Zealand Maori. I live near Kawakawa with my Mum and Sister and our two cats Katrina and Mog (cat and kitten). We also have 3 horses called Lulu, Stella and Ebony which hang out in the back paddock. 

This year so far has been a bit messed up but I have tried my best to keep up with all of the schoolwork:) I am good at drawing and science and I enjoy reading and learning about history. Some of my favourite books at the moment are the Divergent Series (Divergent, Insurgent, Alligient) and also books written by Louis Sachar, I have already read Holes and Small Steps and I am currently reading Cardturner. One of my goals  for this year (or what is left of it) is to learn alot especially in math because I want to be an Engineer or an Architect when I am older.    

I am looking foward to the Year 10 Camp an the end of the year because we can go to Urapukapuka and spent a week on the island. It will be fun going with my friends. I hope that it is not cancelled because of coronavirus:)

Katrina 

Lulu

Rabbit Proof Fence

 This term in English we have been studying a film called The Rabbit Proof Fence. The movie was about three Aboriginal girls called Molly, Gracie and Daisy who were taken away from their families during the Stolen Generations. The Stolen Generations is a period in Australian history when European settlers took Aboriginal children from their families and put them in settlements where they were trained to be assimilated into European society. 

This movie follows their 1,266 km journey back to Jigalong after they escape from the River Moore settlement. 

I think that it is very  incredible the determination and perseverance these girls would have needed to complete their journey from River Moore back to Jigalong.