Summer Learning Journey W4 D1 OMG LAST WEEK

Activity 1: On your blog, list five interview questions that you would like to ask Dame Suzie Moncrieff.

1. What gave you the idea to start WOW?
2. Who is your support team?
3. What is your favourite outfit you have made?
4. Do you name your outfits?
5. How long does it take to make one of your dresses?

Activity 2: On your blog tell us whether, or not, you believe that taniwha exist. Be sure to explain to us why you feel this way.

I do believe the taniwha exist because there are so many story's and myths about it that if it were a lie they would run out of things to say. So it must be true!!!

Activity 3: On your blog, write a poem that describes your feelings about travelling to Beijing, China.

B- Beautiful city now a polluted mess
E- Exiting trip, terrible destination
I- I am not saying I hate China
J- Just the thought of pollution destroys me
I- I would like to visit China
N- Never would I go to Beijing
G- Going to China actually might be quite fun

Daily update: Hey guys hope you holidays are going well!!! Have a lovely week.

Summer Learning Journey W3 D5

Ok today I am going to be making it a bit more fun by adding hunger games stuff. 

Activity 1: On your blog, share three new things that you learned about air pollution from this video.

1. Greenhouse gases increases... smog, rise in mold & more pollen.

2. Smog usually comes around when there has been a volcanic eruption or plant life effects.

3. Algae is a main cause of pollution. (Thats crazy)

Activity 2: On your blog, tell us about five things that you like to do when it is too rainy to go outside..

1. Go outside and play around (On the trampoline)

2. Watch movies( I do that all the time)

3. Play with Tia, AJ, Jamie & Liam ( I already do this)

4. Reading ( The Hunger Games)

5. Go on my Chromebook ( I do that a lot)

Activity 3: On your blog write a short story about what happened when you walked outside to the aftermath of a acid rain. 

It took a bit of force but I finally got my door open. My neighbourhood was no longer what it use to be. Everything looked dull and no longer in colour. The acidic rain has ruined everything. The grass is no longer its vibrant green. The roses have lost their neon red. I hate to say it but I think almost everything had died. I walk about half 400m to my friends farm. She comes out side with the saddest smile I have ever seen. I ask if I can come inside. She agrees and takes me to the back of the house where I find 9 cows dead lying there. Peaceful but dead. She says "The acid rain killed all of the animals and ruined everything" I try to apologise and stop everything that has happened.... but I can't.

Summer Learning Journey W3 D4

Activity 1: On your blog, use the word ‘LIGHTS’ to write an acrostic poem about the Southern Lights. Be as creative as you can!

L- Lovely scenery

I- Incredible views

G- Glorious

H- Heartwarming heavens

T- Tantalising photos

S- So go see the beautiful lights

Activity 2: On your blog, write a short summary of the book. What was it about? Try to summarise the story in 6-8 sentences.

In the beautiful sights just before dawn you see the Matariki. The seven sisters Tupu-a-nuku, Tupu-a-rangi-Waipunarangi, Waiti, Waita, Ururangi and Matariki. The seven sisters otherwise known the Seven Stars. All 7 beautiful sisters were flying there kites when the wind went out of control. One by one the sisters flew up to the stars. Maori legend say that when you look up at the stars you can still see their beautiful faces.
-Sorry I really wanted to do one I was taught.


Activity 3: CRAZY COOL CLOUDS
On your blog, tell us what you see in the photo. What shape(s) do you see? Be sure to tell us which picture (1, 2 or 3) you have chosen and describe what you see in lots of detail!

I have chosen picture 1. If any of you have heard of the story Winnie the pooh or Christopher Robin. It looks like eeyore sitting down pointing at something. It is a really beautiful cloud. Also eeyore is my favourite character which was cool. In the photo his ears are huge and he looks quite lazy.

OMG I LOVE TODAY SORRY IT IS SO LATE... just got back from Auckland

Summer Learning Journey W3 D3

Activity 1: On your blog, write a short description of your bird. Where does your bird normally live? What does your bird normally eat?  Post a picture of the bird underneath your description. Be sure to attribute your picture properly.

Name: Arctic Skua
Location: Antarctica
Food: Fish, Small animals, insects

The Arctic Skua soars through the air. Lives in one of the coldest places in the world. Has very beautiful, soft feathers.


Activity 2: On your blog, tell us what superpower you would like to have and why you’d like to have it.

I have 3 that I just can separate and choose out of them
1.Teleportation
I would love to teleport because if you are late for curfew or something you can just teleport home.
2. Ability to freeze time- I have always just wanted to freeze time if we are like at Action World or something I can freeze time and play for hours.

3. Telekinesis- I have just always ed like the idea of lifting things with my mind

Activity 3: On your blog, post a final copy of your DLO.

 

Summer Learning Journey W3 D2

Activity 1: To earn full points for this activity you must type all five sentences and then fill in the blanks for each one. Post the completed sentences on your blog.

• The word ‘bumblebee’ is a compound word (bumble + bee). The word ‘bumble’ means to Move in a confusing/ awkward manner.
• Bumblebees can fly very quickly. They can reach ground speeds of 3.2 kilometres per hour (km/h).
• Bumblebees are very strong! They carry up to 90 percent of their body weight in food with them to avoid starvation.
• Bumblebees can do more work and carry more pollen than other bees, including honeybees. In fact, they can do up to   54 times as much work as a normal honeybee.
• The number of bumblebees is declining in New Zealand due to a number of factors, including the  removal of wildflowers and flowering trees, habitat loss, and extensive use of pesticides. ...hum, buzz, or drone

Activity 2: On your blog, list all of the foods that you would put in your special draining sink..

Melted Chocolate

Melted Marshmallows

Cottage Cheese

Fish 🐟🐟

Ice Cream

Melted lollies

Cotton Candy

MELTED FUDGE

Sardines

Activity 3: On your blog, tell us how you would solve this tricky maths problem. Be sure to also post your final answer in days or weeks.

Let’s imagine that we tested the air in your classroom and found 7 different kinds of mould. Eek! The cleaner says that it takes 5 days for each mould to be eradicated (removed). If the school had to remove each mould one at a time, how long would it take to remove all the mould from the classroom?

35 days.

Since it takes 5 days to get rid of 1 type of mould then just times it to be 7x5. That is 35 days.

Summer Learning Journey W3 D1

Activity 1: On your blog, tell us what time of year you think is best for tourists for come and visit. Be sure to share at least three things that tourists could do while they were here in NZ.

Summer
1. Paihia's Para sail trip
2. Rotorua- Pohuto Geyser
3. Waitomo Caves


Activity 2: You are my sunshine XD

On your blog, list five different things that we can do to protect ourselves from the sun this summer!

1. Wear a waterproof hat

2. ALWAYS WEAR SUNSCREEN

3. The sun always gets stronger between 10am and 3pm so maybe go before or after that time.

4. Wear sunglasses

5. Reapply sunscreen every 2 hours.

Activity 3: Make a graph.

Summer Learning Journey W2 D5 SOZ IT IS REALLY LATE

Activity 1: Off the menu

On your blog, tell us what you think about this rule and why you think it!.

I think people who over fish should get that fine. Over fishing is really bad for our environment and apparently in New Zealand we are trying to make sure our environment is clean and filled with wildlife. We have to start somewhere and yes I think we should start with over fishing... baby steps.

Activity 2: The black drain

On your blog tell us

1) The name of the river

2) Their locations

3) What is being done to clean up the rivers

Porirua stream- Wellington- Planting trees, stopping littering etc.
Avon River- Christchurch- Planting trees.



Activity 3:
On your blog list three ways you could fundraiser for funds to the Great Barrier Reef. What would you do to fundraiser in New Zealand.

1. I would take underwater tours with snorkels so they can actually see the Reef. $85 dollars.

2. Host a marathon. $10 entree

3. Obstacle Course. $20

Summer Learning Journey W2 D4

Activity 1:  Planes, Trains & Automobiles. 
On your blog tell us which of the three options you would take to explore Milford Sound. Be sure to tell us why you have chosen this option.

I would love to go to Milford Sound because it seems like a great place to grow up in. Also from the photos from the website look like it has a lot of adventures to go on so that is another reason. My last reason is that it is just a really beautiful place and it is just wonderful.

Activity 2: It’s All in the Name

On your blog, give us a list of three to five options for the name of this geothermal pool. Put a star (*) beside the name that you like the most.

1. Lucky lake
2. Strange Waters *
3. Green ponds
4. Lime Milkshakes



Activity 3: Picture perfect
My FAVOURITE selfie was number 2.

Woah.. where am I? I feel like I am in a new world. Am I dreaming... is this fake. Oh my gosh this is real. I am finally here. It took 4 hours but this was so worth it. I need to take a selfie. Wait what if I drop the phone. Nah that will never happen. *Click*. WOW what a beautiful view. I have to tell everyone.. this is awesome. Look everyone is waving. I feel like a celebrity soaring the sky's. Is that what every celebrity feels like?? Ok don't fall that is a very steep drop. Maybe I should start heading back. Ok steady very steady. AHHHHH nooo I am falling. *Wakes up* Oh no that was a dream.. I knew it. I think today I will go check out the waterfalls instead.


Happy birthdays to Tal Fishman (My favourite youtuber) Haylee Williams, Kristina Priminova etc.

Summer Learning Journey Day 3 Week 2

Activity 1: On your blog, tell us whether you are a night owl or an early riser. Then, tell us about the rest of your family. Are they the same as you? .

Bella- I am a night owl because the time that I do most important things is at night.

Jackson- Jackson is also a night owl cause he also saves everything to night. And stays up till about 5 in the morning

Sam- Samuel is an early bird because he does do everything in the morning.

Mum- Mum is an early bird because she always gets up so early to do everything last minute

Dad- Dad actually told me he is a night owl because he does everything for work at home at like 11pm.

Activity 2: On your blog, share a list of the ingredients that you need to make this food. You must type out the list of ingredients yourself (and not simply copy and paste it from a website) to earn full points.

Chocolate mousse

225g of dark chocolate
5 medium free ranged eggs
100g caster sugar
170g unsalted butter

Activity 3 (EDIT)

Let’s imagine that the average adult can lift 25 kg and the average child can lift 15 kg. How many adults and children will it take to move the giant squid into its new room at Te Papa? [Note: There is more than one right answer to this question.]

The squid ways 500kg

So what I want to do first is divide half of 500kg which is 250kg. Then do 250kg divided by 25 because that is how many kilograms an adult can lift. 250kg divided 25 is 10. SO 10 adults can lift 250kg. Now I want to do 250 divided by 15 because that is how many kilograms a child can lift. That is 16.6666666667. All together is = 500kg.

Pheww that was hard... I had a little help from the calculator!!

Summer Learning Journey Week 2 Day 2.

Activity 1: Weaving a tall tale

On your blog, tell us whether or not you would like to try flax weaving. Does it interest you? Why or why not?

I would really love to try flax weaving because it is apart of our culture and something we should embrace. Also it does interest me because you could create so many great things using the tool of weaving. 

Activity 2: Might Mangroves

On your blog, tell us about this person. Who are they? Why are they, in your opinion, so strong and tough?

Name: Dwayne Johnson

Age: 46

Dwayne Johnson is strong and tough because he is used to film a lot of stunts in so many moves so you need to be properly built to do that.


Activity 3: On your blog, list three similarities and three differences between the two plants that you chose. To earn five extra bonus points, post a picture of both plants on your blog..

Pitcher Plant
1. It is a carnivores plant
2. Completely different shape

Rafflesia Arnoldii

1. HUGE

2. It looks like a proper flower

Same:

They both have red

BOTH SMELL GROSS

I loved today with the strong person one. Merry Christmas guys!!

Summer Learning Journey WEEK 2 DAY 1

Activity 1: On your blog, post a picture of yourself doing one of your favourite summer activities. Below the picture tell us what the activity is and tell us why it is one of your favourites.

My favourite activity to do in the summer is to go swimming at our Water Hole in Watea. It's an awesome place to cool off and really relaxing for the adults. We also have a rock that we jump off that actually looks like a crocodile.

( Hi I am in Auckland right now but will be back after boxing day and will also add the photo)

Activity 2: On your blog, list the three people you would like to have on your Lake Taupo Cycle Race Support Crew. Tell us why you have chosen each person.

1. Jack- I chose Jack because his dad lives in Taupo and should have some information about the track to make sure I don't get lost.

2. Tia- I chose Tia because she would be the one who gave me a confidence boost. She is also filled with energy and extremely funny.

3. Dad- I chose my dad because he would be my coach. He would be the one who made sure I was fit and ready. Everyday we would have a look at the coarse to see what I need to work on.

Activity 3: On your blog, write out each fact and in CAPITAL LETTERS beside the fact, write the word ‘TRUE’ if it is a true fact or ‘FALSE’ if it is not true.

Fish Fact #1: The oldest known fish in the world is a 65 year old Australian lungfish.

Actually the oldest known fish was called Granddad but then sadly passed away. Therefore the 65 year old Australian fish is the oldest fish in the world...

TRUE!!

Fish Fact #2: Sharks are the only fish that have eyelids.

Sharks have these things called a Nictitating  Membrane which works something just like a eyelid. SO I guess true

Fish Fact #3: Starfish are a type of fish.

Starfish or Sea Stars are not fish. They do not have fins, gills and scales.

FALSE!!

Fish Fact #4: Fish communicate with each other by making low-pitched sounds (moans, hisses, etc)

Some fish use croaking to communicate but mostly just use body language. Some species of fish will flare out their gill plates just like a cat would rise on its back. Soooo FALSE

Fish Fact #5: Fish usually swim together in groups called ‘classes.’

No fish travel in groups called 'schools' VERY close though. 

FALSE

OK I loved today, I don't know why it was just really fun. I am very sorry I just have a few family issues going on so I am in Auckland at the moment and trying to do SLJ at the same time. Hope you have a very nice Christmas!!

Have a nice birthday to Louis Tomlinson from One Direction, Howard Hughes, John (King Of England), Stephanie Ruhle & Stephanie Myer etc. 

Summer Learning Journey Day 5: Blink and you'll miss it FIRST WEEK DONE!!!

Activity 1: Towering Timbers

On your blog tell us whether you think logging should be allowed in New Zealand. Be sure to provide at least two reasons to support your argument.

I do not think logging should be allowed in New Zealand. Firstly it cuts down trees that lots of our wildlife live in. I know it makes houses but don't we have more than enough. Paper on the other hand, it is the 20th century and we all use technology now. Secondly we need trees to breathe. They create oxygen the we breathe in. So why would we be cutting down trees if it is the reason we are alive. SO DON'T CUT DOWN TREES!!!

Activity 2: Living on the edge

On your blog, write a letter to your best friend or a family member telling them about your trip to the tundra. To earn full points your letter must have a greeting (eg. Dear…) followed by 5 – 6 sentences of information about what your experience.

Dear Jackson,

Guess what on Friday I got to go to Tundra. It was so exciting but very cold. It was -15 degrees. Did you know the word Tundra comes from a Finnish word Tuntiri which means treeless land or barren land? Guess what while we were taking a walk we saw and Arctic Fox and even a reindeer. The class decided to call the Reindeer Fiona and the Arctic Fox Foxy. It was such a fun trip!! Maybe Jackson one day you and Charlotte to go visit it. If you do don't forget to invite me.

Yours Sincerely,

Bella

Activity 3: Going...going... GONE

New Zealand, beaches everywhere you look around, beautiful scenery with amazing creatures. Tourists everywhere are kayaking around amazing islands. Lots of different walks around the alive forests. Dolphin cruises with spectacular wildlife. Breathtaking views with amazing houses. Strange but cute animals. Amazing Life!!!

Summer Learning Journey Day 4: More than meets the eye

Activity 1: Scaling New Heights

On your blog, post five questions that you would like to ask Sir Edmund Hillary about his life.

1. Was there any moment while you were climbing when you thought 'Oh no this is the end?'

2. How many went with you up the mountain?

3. Did you need to sacrifice anything to make sure you got to the top of the mountain?

4. Did you have kids or a wife and were they praying for you to come back everynight?

5. What emotions did you feel when you got up to the top of Mount Everest?

Writing these questions I now really want to talk to him... I know he is dead

Activity 2:Pancakes and Maple syrup?
By the sound of the title I love it!!!
For this activity you are asked to choose one of your favourite foods. On your blog, write the name of your favourite food and then tell us how to make it. You may need to ask a family member, friend or Google (!) for help, if you do not normally make this food for yourself.

Chocolate Mousse

Chocolate Mousse:

Ingredients

• 225g/8oz dark chocolate
• 5 medium free-range eggs
• 100g/3½oz caster sugar
• 170g/6oz unsalted butter

Directions: 

1. Place a bowl over a pan of simmering water (the water shouldn't touch the bottom of the bowl) and gently melt the chocolate in the bowl. Remove from the heat once melted and let it cool slightly.
2. Separate the egg yolks from the egg whites. Beat the egg yolks and most of the sugar together until creamy and pale in colour (keep two teaspoons of sugar to one side for the egg whites).
3. When it has cooled slightly, whisk the chocolate into the egg yolk and sugar mixture.
4. Melt the butter in a pan over a low heat.
5. Whisk the melted butter into the chocolate mixture. If it gets too thick, add a couple of tablespoons of water.
6. In a clean bowl, whisk the egg whites and the remaining two teaspoons of sugar with an electric whisk until they're light and fluffy and hold a soft peak. Do not over-beat. The sugar will give them a gentle sheen.
7. Carefully fold the egg whites into the chocolate mixture using a metal spoon.
8. Spoon the chocolate mixture into small teacups or ramekins and refrigerate for about two hours.
9. Just before serving, top each marquise with a dollop of crème fraîche and two fresh cherries, then sprinkle with cocoa powder.

Activity 3: Salt and Pepper

On your blog tell us where you would build your hotel and what you would use to build it. For an extra five points, use Google Drawings to design one room in your hotel. You can also use a paper and pencil to draw your room, take a picture of the drawing, and post it on your blog.

I know this sounds weird but I would love to build a hotel in Antarctica because you see beautiful scenery and amazing wildlife.

Good luck guys today was really fun!!