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Friday 29 December 2017

Summer Learning Journey Week 4 Day 1

Summer Learning Journey Day 1
Week Four: Contemporary Kiwis

Welcome to Week Four, and the final five days of our journey! Over the past three weeks we have travelled across time and learned about what life was like in New Zealand in the 19th and 20th centuries. We have now reached the 21st Century and are ready to learn about modern life in New Zealand.

Cool Kiwi Fact #5: Sign language became the third official language of New Zealand (alongside Te Reo Māori and English) in 2006.

Day 1: Turn of the Century (2000-2010)

Activity 1:  Celebrating a Win

In 2000, the country of New Zealand celebrated when Russell Coutts and his sailing team won their second straight America’s Cup. This was the first time that a team from New Zealand had won back-to-back championships! Many people celebrated the victory with their friends and family.

On your blog, tell us what you and your family do to celebrate special events, such as birthdays. Do you have a special meal or go to a specific place? In our house, we usually make a pizza and bake a special cake. What about you?
In our house, we usually celebrate birthdays and back some cake and make some Tongan dish and make some (Tongan drink (oti).  




Activity 2: Lord of the Rings
Arguably one of the most famous movie trilogies of all time, The Lord of the Rings, was filmed in New Zealand. All three movies were directed by a New Zealander named Peter Jackson. The first movie was released in 2001, the second in 2002 and the third in 2003. The movies cost an estimated $300 million to produce!  


Imagine that instead of spending the money on the movies, Peter Jackson decided to give all of this money to you. Lucky you! On your blog, tell us what you would do with $300 million dollars. How would you spend it? It is a lot of money so please think carefully about it and spend it wisely :-)

What I would do with the $300 million dollars is to but my family a new house, travel around the world and take my family to a nice place to live.



Bonus Activity: The Rise of the ‘Selfie’
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Although most of you are quite familiar with the idea of taking a ‘selfie’ (picture of ourselves), this was not always the case. In fact, it wasn’t until the early 2000s that people started talking about the idea of a selfie, taking selfies and posting them online.

In honour of the rise in popularity of the ‘selfie,’ take a selfie and post it on your blog. Try to show us at least one of your hobbies or one your favourite things (maybe a special toy or book). For example, here is a selfie of Hazel drinking a big mug of tea, and Rachel with her son, Aronui, attending a Paw Patrol show!

I have no pictures to show about me and my favourite to do.
Sorry:(

2 comments:

  1. Hey there Helena, happy new year! Wow, I am so impressed with how many activities you have completed.

    It's been great to read how you would plan for a party and celebrate a win.

    I was wondering what kind of cake you would bake? Could you also tell me a bit more about the kind of Tongan food you would have too?

    How do you make Oti?

    Thanks, Billy

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  2. Kia ora Helena,

    My name is Emiely (pronounced “Emily”) and I work alongside Billy at the Summer Learning Journey!

    Activity 2: What a lucky family you have! I bet they would really appreciate you spending the money on them. Travelling around the world sounds like an amazing experience! What countries would you stop and visit? I know that I'd love to go to Greece one day and visit the houses in Santorini. I think Greece is spectacular!

    Activity 3: That's no problem. What about drawing a picture of you and your favourite thing to do? I'd be interested to know what you like!

    It's awesome to see how actively you have been blogging this summer. I know the Summer Learning Journey team have enjoyed reading and commenting on your blog. Just a reminder thank you can earn bonus points by commenting on other children's Summer Learning Journey blog posts. I'm sure they would appreciate your thoughtful and helpful comments.

    Noho ora mai,

    Emiely :)

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