2017 General Election

The students in Room 8 have been very interested in the upcoming general election which is happening this weekend, so this week we have been learning about how an election works. 

We talked about political parties, policies, MP's, the Prime Minister, campaigning and the voting process. 

We watched Carlito's cousin (and former BMPS student) Phoenix Pule'anga talk about the importance of voting and having your voice heard. 

Today we held our own Room 8 elections. We formed our own political parties, named them, then came up with 5 policies which we then presented to the class. 

Here is the Light party sharing their plans for New Zealand...

We then voted...

Once we voted, we had Savannah and Lauti tally up the results.

...and the people voted...WAIRUA to lead our country!

Some of the things we learnt today were:

➤   It is easy to come up with ideas, but harder to think of HOW we could make them happen.It made us wonder if politicians were always able to deliver on the promises they make.

➤  Public speaking isn't easy! Body language, expression and confidence are important when delivering your message.

➤   Some people in Room 8 voted for parties that made big promises that may not actually be good for the country e.g. Children will be allowed to play video games all day and not do any school work. We wondered if that sometimes happens in real life.

➤   Towards the end when two of the parties were very close in votes, we realised the importance of every single vote and how it can count towards the overall results.

Look out New Zealand, we have some up and coming politicians in Room 8 who all have the power to make a difference in the future!