Summer Learning Journey W3 D5

Activity 1: On your blog tell us what you would need to pack if you were going to hike the Tongariro Crossing. What should you bring with you? Write a list of at least 5 items.

1. Food & Water
2. First Aid Kit
3. Shoes
4. Map 
5. Phone

Activity 2: On your blog, write a short profile of one of our former Prime Ministers. Upload a photo of them with your post. Click on this link to find a copy of the template. Click on file and then click make a copy. This will save the blank template to your Google Drive so that you can fill it in. Post the completed template to your blog to earn points for this activity.

Name: Helen Clark

DOB: 26th Febuary 1950

Political Party: Labour

Number of Years as Prime Minister: 9 years

Facts about Helen Clark

1: She is 67 years old.

2: Her husbands name is Peter Davis

3:She is the fith longest staying prime minister in New Zealand

Bonus Activity: On your blog, tell us what you think. Should students have to pay money (tuition fees) to go to university? Why or why not?

I don't think students should have to pay for their university. But, they could work for free during their studying to help pay for their tuition fees. For example, students who are training to be teachers could teach a class once a week.This would give other teachers time to do other work and would help to make their lives a bit easier. Students studying to be vets could help in a veterinarian clinic. This would also give students some experience in the field they want to work in.

I give this 4 stars.

Summer Learning Journey W3 D4

Activity 1: On your blog, use the following sentence starter from the original book to finish the story.

Out of the gate and off for a walk went Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy,

Down the park and on the ferry.

He hopped off and found a bench to take nap,

When he woke up someone had stolen his cap.

He walked up the street,

But realised he wanted something to eat.

He walked to a cafe,

And in the lost propety he had nothing to say.

His cap was sitting there,

He felt like a millionare,

At home Hairy Maclary,

Was happy and merry.


Activity 2: On your blog tell us which country you would visit and give us three (3) reasons for your choice. Find some pictures on the internet of things that you would like to see and do in this country.

I would love to go to France to see Paris and also to see the Ifle Tower, Notre-Dame de Paris and I would like to go to mueseums in Paris.

  


Bonus Activity: Imagine that you were Scotty Morrison and you were able to interview anyone you wanted. I would choose to interview our new prime minister, Jacinda Ardern. I’d love to know what it is like to be the Prime Minister.  What about you? Who would you choose to interview and why? What would you like to find out?

I would also like to interview Jacinda Ardern because she is our our prime minister. I would like to find out how long she wants to be Prime Minister and what plans she has for the future of New Zealand.

Review I liked this post for Summer Learning Journey I give it 5 stars.

Summer Learning Journey W3 D3

Activty 1: Watch the following three clips that were shown on the Ready to Roll programme:

Golden Harvest

Ray Columbus and the Invaders

New Zealand Underdogs

When you have finished, rank the clips in order from your most favourite (#1) to your least favourite (#3). Post your rankings on your blog.

1: Golden Harvest beacause I really like the of the music and they play really well. 

2: Ray Columbus and the Invaders I didn't like this one beacuse it just seemed boring and not the type of music I would listen too. 

3: New Zealand Underdogs, I don't even know why I don't like it. 

Activity 2: Fashion in the 1970s was quite unique. Take a look at the pictures of a ‘typical’ 1970s outfit and tell us, on your blog, two things that you like about 1970s fashion and two things that you don’t like about the fashion of the day. I am not a huge fan of the patterned pants. What about you?

  I like the skirts because they are really good for this time of year and they aren't to short either. I don't like the baggy pants because you could trip over them. Overall kinda like there style. 

Bonus Activity: Think about your school. What is one thing that you would like change. Would you like to learn about different things? Maybe you think school should only be open 3 days a week?

On your blog, write a letter to your principal to try and convince him/her to make the change. Ensure that your letter is polite and respectful.

Dear Mrs Lindsay,

I would really like it if we could learn more about social media sites and how to use them. It would mostly be aimed to the people who are leaving to high school and are probaly getting a phone just to teach them. So like Instagram, Facebook and Snapchat. To see what is good to post, what is bad to post and what trolls there might be in there network future.

Yours Sincerely,

Bella

Review: I loved this one because we got to decide and chose them and also say why. I am really bad at saying why but throughout the Summer Learning Journey I think I have gotten better. 5 stars.

Summer Learning Journey W3 D2

Activty 1: What is your favourite television show at the moment? On your blog tell us about your favourite television show. What is it about? Who are the main characters? What channel is it on?

At the moment my favourite show is Shortland Street beacuse since it is Summer there is a lot more action. It is about a hostpital with all these doctors nurses and surgens there is always drama so that is why I watch it. The main charaters are...

1: Chris Warner (Michael Galvin)

2: Sass Connely ( Lucy Lovegrove) 

3: Frank Connely (Luke Patrick)

4: Finn Connely ( Lukas Patrick )
5: TK Samuels ( Benjamin Mitchells)
6: Curdis Hannah ( Jayden Daniels)
7: Dr Drew Micascal ( Ben Barrington)
8: Kylie Brown ( Kerry Lee Dewing)
 It is on channel 2 every weekdays and it is on a break now and it will return on 15th of January.





Activity 2: Read about their tour of New Zealand below, and then post three interesting facts about The Beatles Tour on your blog.

• Police at the concert were just ordainary people with know uniforms on. I think it was so no one could suspect them.
• People put on a haka for The Beatles.
• The Beatles actually had to put on their dooor 'Now girls, No noncence or I will leave'

That would of gotten them away.

Bonus Activity: Watch this documentary about Peter Snell and then create a one-page poster on Canva* about this famous kiwi runner. Be sure to include a picture  of Peter along with information about his interests and other sporting accomplishments.

LINK

Summer Learning Journey W3 D1

Activity 1: On your blog tell us if you think that the ‘meat and three veg’ rule is a good one. Do you like the rule? Would you enjoy eating a typical 1950s dinner? Why or why not?

I don't like that idea beacuse some people my be vegans or vegetarians. I also would not like eating in the 1950s I don't actually know why though.

Activity 2: Read through the lists. Are these popular names in your school? On your blog, tell us which names are currently popular in your school. Please provide, at least, three girls’ names and three boys’ names that are popular.

Girls Boys

Lily Isaiah

Bella Liam

Ataahua Sam

Bonus Actvity: For this activity, imagine that you are living in New Zealand in the 1950s. Use Google Draw* to design the front of a postcard that you could send to a friend. Try to include elements of Kiwiana in your design (e.g. Pohutukawa trees, Hokey Pokey ice cream, etc). Post a copy of your postcard picture to your blog. Be sure to describe what you have drawn on your blog beneath the picture.

REVIEW: 5 STARS

Summer Learning Journey W2 D5

Activity 1: On your blog, tell us all about your (imaginary) VE party. If it was me, I would invite all of my closest friends and family over to my house for a big barbecue. We would eat hamburgers and play basketball in the driveway. Some of us would probably walk to the local beach to play soccer on the beach and to go for a swim (if the weather was warm enough)!

I would invite all my family and friends. I would say bring your own ingrediants for hamburgers or sausages. I would have the party at the beach.

Activity 2: On your blog tell us which of the two styles you prefer and why. The pictures above were taken over 65 years ago! What do you think people will be wearing 65 years from now?

I love our clothes beacuse of our style I just like it.

Bonus Activity: I usually have a chocolate chip cookie with my tea. I love biscuits! What is your favourite sweet treat or dessert? Use google to find a recipe for it. Type the recipe out on your blog. Make sure you also include a picture.

My favourite dessert is chocolate mousse with a glass of milk.

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.

Review: I liked this beacuse we got to choose alot of things like what style we like better and what our favourite desserts is. 4.5 stars. 

Summer Learning Journey W2 D4

Activity 1: Choose two key events and find out some more information about what happened on those days. On your blog, write a short summary of two events, including the names of people involved and where the event happened.

7 April: Italy invades Albania

After the war was all about trying to make Albania apart of the Italian Empire. So the event happened in Albania 1938. The people who were in the war were Italy and Albania. But Italy had 22,000 soliders but Albania had 8,000. That isn't really fair. 

10 September: Canada declares war on Germany

After Germany invaded Poland the United Kingdom and France declared war on September 3. To assert Canada's independence from the UK. Canada accepted that they could go to war. I don't where it started but I am guessing Germany. 

Activity 2: Click on this link to find a list of VC winners. Choose one from the Second World War, and read about him. On your blog tell us about him. Who was he? What did he do to earn a Victoria Cross medal?

Corporal Leslie Andrew

Corpal Leslie Andrew got the VC award for his actions during an attack on the village of La Basseville, near Messines.

Bonus Activity: For this activity, you are going to imagine that you are just like Dorothy and that you are working as a nurse on a large medical ship.

One day you are walking along the deck of the ship when you hear a loud bang. You start to run as you see smoke coming from the far end of the ship. You run towards the room where your patients are waiting to receive treatment from the doctor. Just as you arrive at the door to their room you hear another loud bang and you... go to see what that was. You realise that you were being under attack by the Nazis. You take your patincts and hide down below. There are more gunshots everywhere. At that moment you realise that the boat is out of control. They captain must've been shot. You go up to where the captain has been shot which he has and you decide to drive the ship. You do do it and get away from the boat before anyway else has been hurt. The captain was later taken to hostpital and survived. Everyone is now calling you there hero :)

Review: WOW this one was really cool when we had to reaserch everything. I give it 5 stars.