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Thursday 21 December 2017

Summer Learning Journey Day 5

Summer Learning Journey Day 5

Day 5: The Dawn of a New Era…
From the 1840s onwards, many European settlers came to live in New Zealand. It was a difficult period in New Zealand’s history. As the settlers began to outnumber the Māori, a great war erupted between the two groups as they fought for access to land to build homes and establish communities.


Activity 1: Translating Phrases
Unlike the Māori, many of the European settlers didn’t speak Te Reo Māori. Instead, they spoke English. As you can imagine, it was very difficult for the two groups to communicate because they did not have a dictionary or a translator. These days we are able to use the Internet to translate words and phrases from one language to another.

Use Google Translate to translate the following five phrases from English to Te Reo Māori or from Te Reo Māori to English. Post the translations on your blog. Be sure to include the phrase in both the English and Māori to earn full points.

From English to Te Reo Maori is - Helena is my name- Ko Helena toku ingoa, What is your name- He aha to ingoa, Where do you come from- No hea koe?.

From Te Reo Maori to Engilsh is Nau mai ki Aotearoa- Welcome to New Zealand, He pai taku ki te takaro i te whutupaoro- I like to play rugby


Activity 2: The Treaty of Waitangi
On 6 February 1840, a very special document was signed by the Māori chiefs and the British settlers in New Zealand. It was called the Treaty of Waitangi (Te Tiriti o Waitangi) and it outlined how the two groups would live together and work together in New Zealand. It was the first document of its kind to be signed in the entire world. The Treaty was signed in a place called Waitangi in northern New Zealand.

Follow this Waitangi village link to read about the village of Waitangi.

On your blog, tell us three fun things that you can do as a visitor in Waitangi. Which one would you like to do the most?
I would do the village the most because I like going to see other peoples village and see the nice beach.

Three fun things:
1. You can learn a huge amount about Maori culture and the early history of New Zealand.
2.Treaty of Waitangi was signed in 1840 between the British Crown and more than 500 Maori chiefs
3.Maori culture and the historical events associated with the signing of the treaty.
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Bonus Activity: #EarnTheFern
After the Treaty of Waitangi was signed, New Zealand became a British colony. Many other countries in the world are also British colonies including Canada, South Africa, Australia, India and Malaysia. As a group they were, and still are, called the ‘Commonwealth’ countries. Years ago, a man named Melville Marks Robinson was asked to organize a sporting competition for people living in the Commonwealth countries. It is called the Commonwealth Games. The first ever event took place in Hamilton, Canada in 1930.

Athletes from New Zealand have competed in the Commonwealth Games for years. In the most recent Commonwealth Games event in Glasgow, Scotland New Zealand athletes won a total of 45 medals. The next Commonwealth Games will be held in 2018 in the Gold Coast, Australia. Hundreds of athletes are competing for the chance to represent NZ at the games (to 'Earn the Fern').


One of New Zealand’s gold-medal-winning Commonwealth athletes was a man named Bill Kini. Bill won a gold medal at the 1966 Commonwealth Games for being the best heavyweight boxer. He was a man of many talents! He played rugby in Ōtāhuhu in the 1960s and later moved to Whangarei.

Imagine that you could interview Bill. What would you ask him about his time at the 1966 Commonwealth Games. What would you want to know? I’d like to know how he had time to train for two sports at once.

I'd like to know who inspired you to become a boxer.


On your blog, write four questions that you would ask Bill Kini.
1.Did you feel like a star out there?
2.How did you feel when you won a gold medal?
3.What was the best match in the ring?
4.Are you going to change sport or are you just going to stay with boxing?

3 comments:

  1. HI there Helena, thanks for completing three more activities. You have done a great job. I especially like the four questions you have crafted to ask Bill Kini.

    I really like the question you asked about how he felt when he won a gold medal. When you are interviewing people it is always a good idea to get them to talk about their feelings and open up.

    If you could interview anyone in the world, who would it be?

    Billy

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  2. Hey Helena
    I can really see the all of the hard work that you have put into this activity. I also am doing the summer learning journey on my blog. What was your favrioute part about this activity? Why?
    Hope you have a merry christmas and a happy new year.

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  3. Hey there Helena, thank you for translating those phrases from Te Reo to English and also English back to Te Reo using the Google Translate tool. Do you know many phrases or words in Te Reo? I often use some when I am teaching to instruct the children to do something.

    Thank you for sharing a few interesting facts about Waitangi and some of the things you can learn while you're visiting. What else would you like to do if you went there for a holiday? Check out the links, there are lots of outdoor activities and things to do.

    Thanks, can't wait to hear more!
    Billy

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