Summer Learning Journey! Day 3

Activity 1: The More, the Merrier?

In the 1800s, most families were pretty big. In fact, many parents had an average of seven to nine children.  Imagine that you were a child in the 1800s and you had nine siblings.

On your blog, please tell us how you would feel. Would you enjoy being a member of such a large family? Why or why not?

I would not because I already fight with my siblings and I only have 1

Ko ________________________ te maunga    The mountain that I affiliate* to is…

Ko ________________________ te awa          The river that I affiliate to is….

Ko ________________________ te waka The waka that I affiliate to is…

Ko ________________________ tōku tīpuna My founding ancestor is…

Ko ________________________ tōku iwi          My tribe is…

Ko ________________________ tōku hapu My sub-tribe is…

Ko ________________________ tōku marae My marae is…

Ko ahau Dunedin I am from…

Ko Mavis andrew rāua ko len andrew ōku mātua  My parents are … and …

Ko Constance Elliott tōku ingoa. My name is …

Bonus Activity: Fun Family Facts

Everyone’s family is unique. What makes your family special? Choose three people close to you and ask them what their two favourite things to do in summer are.

On your blog, write two fun facts about each person. For example, my Nana plays the bagpipes!

1. Great grandma; get to the beach. go to the swimming pool

2. Great grandpa: Gardening, walking

3. sister: swim, puton makeup

By Connie

SUMMER LEARNING JOURNEY! Day 1

For Four Weeks I will be posting on things about New Zealand. Today is the first day for the summer learning Journey and the title for today is In The Beginning ( 1800-1870).  Here are all the links for today's Activity's Polynesia Map  , The Arrival Of Maori , Maui And The Giant Fish , Waka  , Waka Ama , 2014 National Sprints - Master Men 500m Final


Activity One: Arriving in New Zealand 
Give three interesting facts About Maui
1.He caught the biggest fish in the world
2.He was the best fisher in his country
3.He can use his blood for bait
Activity Two: Setting To Sail
To imagine that we were on the Waka to be the first people to new Zealand and to write a letter to a friend.
Dear Hayley
It is so scary out here we are ruining out of food and I got put as the cook, and I have to fish to find a big fish to feed everyone. But i'm not the best fisher in the world the best fisher on the Waka Die because he fell over bored while fishing for a fish. I wish you were here with me.


This place is scary and not a place for me to. I hope I will see you before we both Die and not see anyone anymore.
Stay in touch.
Your Friend Nici

 Bonus Activity: Waka Ama
Watch a short video about Waka Ama Race and say if you want to be a Waka Ama racer one day or not.
I want to be Waka Ama Racer one day because it looks like a very fun sport.

 BY CONNIE

SUMMER LEARNING JOURNEY! Day 2: It’s All in a Day’s Work

For Four Weeks I will be posting on things about New Zealand. Today is the first day for the summer learning Journey and the title for todRay is In The Beginning ( 1800-1870).  Here are all the links for today's Activity's Maori Housing -Te Noho Whare ,



Activity 1: A House Or Home?
1. They carve in memories and history onto the walls while we have memories with objects.
2. They originally were made of bark, leaves and dirt, while European made their own materials with more room.
3. They hold funerals, to say goodbye and good luck, inside the Wharepuni while we use churches.

Activity 2: The Rules Of Engagement
All women were expected to marry at a young age.
Women were to stay at home with their children while Men had to go and work outside their homes.
Men and women are ow able to choose their paths and when and who they want to marry.

Bonus Activity: Special Meals 

1. Finely chop the onion. Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil and a knob of butter in a pan, add the onions and fry until lightly browned (about 7 minutes). Add the bacon and fry for a further 5 minutes, until it starts to crisp.
2. Add the rice and stock, and bring to the boil. Stir well, then reduce the heat and cook, covered, for 15-20 minutes until the rice is almost tender.
3. Stir in the peas, add a little salt and pepper and cook for a further 3 minutes, until the peas are cooked. Serve sprinkled with freshly grated parmesan and freshly ground black pepper.

• 1 onion
  
  

  
  

  
  

  
• 6 rashers streaky bacon, chopped
• 300g risotto rice
  
  

  
  

  
  

  
• 1l hot vegetable stock
• 100g frozen pea

By Connie 

The Naghty Nutcracker

This week pouni-o-toka have been doing Christmas roll a story for writing

CRASH! , BANG! ,”OOPS!” Go’s the naughty nutcracker that always broke the rules. One day he decided to go to the North Pole, when Santa found out that The naughty Nutcracker had made it to the North Pole. He got all his elves except for the best working ones to find him and send him home. When they found him they realised that he was going back in time and tried to stop him but failed. Then the oldest elf decided that they should travel back in time. Then they traveled back in time to capture the naughty elf, meanwhile the naughty elf was telling it self not to break Mum’s vase, and not to break Dad's guitar. Suddenly they found him and they found out that the nutcracker abhorred all of his bad decisions and was trying to fix them. After that they sent him home and put him on the good list by taking him off the bad list.

we are learning about Christmas traditions around the world. Today I learned 8 diffrent ways to say 'Happy Christmas'.

• Mexican   -    Feltz Navidad
• Swedish   -    God Yul
• Italian       -    Buon Natale
• German    -    Froliche Weinachten
• Netherlands - Froleijk Kerstfeest
• Danish     -     Glaedelig
• Polish       -     Wesolych Swiat
• Greek       -     Kala Christougenna

When vampires attack

Create to learn- using google forms for pick a paths

Today we have been learning to make a pick a path story using a google form

Check out my story if you want to go to the form





please let me know what you think of my story.

Today we are reading a book called New Zealand's sacred mountain
 my first three questions
1. Why are they so special?
2. How tall are they?
3. Where are they?

ALARM CALL

This week we have been writing a story about a photo of a kitten and a troll. In the picture it looks like the goblin is going to step on the kitten. But we had to make our own twist, my twist was about how the goblin was a naghty little boy who was sneeking down the hall to find the x-mas preseants.

ALARM CALL

“Ahhhhh a MONSTER named Ivan”  Monsters are mythical creatures and this one looks like a troll or goblin.

Now this Ivan is nothing but trouble he’s green, slimy and ugly, he has a beard that goes all the way down to his knees and ruby red lips.The creepy troll crept down the street looking for his house. He crept down to address number 90 along the hallway and could not find anything but then he stopped...

There was a kitten named Mr Meow in his way it was taking up the whole path, (The kitten was a marshmallow, white and fluffy) next thing Ivan knows is that Mr Meow has woken up his mom and dad! Ivan was scared he knew he was supposed to be sleeping. “Are you trying to get at the christmas presents, AGAIN!?” says mom “back to bed” dad said “ohhww man” Ivan whispers.

THE END

By Connie

Mr Maddren taught the year 4, 5 and 6's about spread sheets. First Mr Maddren educated us on how to double our name, Then he tought us how to do our times tables on the sheets and last but not least he taught us how to make a mincraft character.

BY CONNIE

What Happens on Tuesday Afternoon . . .

What Happens on a Tuesday Afternoon . . .

On a Tuesday afternoon I go to kapa huka to practice for performances.

My highlights are perfoming and learning new things.

By Connie

(sorry I could not find a photo)

My 1st day at Te Manu Tukutuku Poem (Senses)

It's day three at this new amazing school and we were told to publish our senses poem about it that we made on day two to explane what we think of the new school so I did as I was told and made a senses poem about it.

I see colours as pretty as the rainbow.

I hear crazy, children chatting  to each other about the amazing school.  

I touch the soft, comfy walls that are black, grey, and blue.

I smell the new, fresh smell in the air mixed with FEET.

I feel lucky because we get to be here in Te Manu Tukutuku having fun while learning.

By Connie

Welcome to the SHS’s Learning Journey Programme! Day 7

This is the last day of the SHS’s Learning Journey Programme. we are at Taupo and Rotorua. Every day we get given points on the amount of activities we have done we always get bonus activity that we can do if we want. The aim of the game is to win.



Activity 1: Use your imagination and come up with three things that you could do to make your neighbourhood more beautiful.

1. Pick up rubbish.
2. DON'T litter.
3. Design a machine that can clean the streets of your neighbourhood if you want to.

Activity 2: Take a minte to think about what you find relaxing then on your blog, post a picture of yourself doing something relaxing. I like reading so here is a photo of me reading.

Bonus Activity: Post a video or write a description about your week. What have you learned? What did you like about the trip? What didn’t you like? Was there anything that surprised you?

Welcome to the SHS’s Learning Journey Programme! Day 6

Every day we get given points on the amount of activities we have done we always get bonus activity that we can do if we want. The aim of the game is to win.


Activity 1: Let’s imagine that you were on the first waka to arrive at Shag Point. You had never been to New Zealand before and you had no idea what to expect. Write a poem describing how you would have felt when you arrived in New Zealand. Would you have been excited or scared?

"I was 1 of the first in New Zealand,

And I was quite happy as a matter or fact

The fish and the sea and the beautiful bees

In New Zealand yes New Zealand

I get to see"

Activity 2: Read about the Matariki festival at Te Papa.  There are so many different things to see and do at the festival this year. On your blog, tell us about three of the events. You can choose any three events that you wish.

Kaumatua Kapa Haka

is when a group of elderlys perform here is a list of what they perfom on the first day

1. Whanganui-a-Tara Pākeke
2. Waikato Taniwharau o Tainui
3. Auckland Māori Anglican Club
4. Te Awa Tūpua o Whanganui
5. Ngātiwai Taitokerau
6. Ngāti Kahungunu
7. Ngāti Whātua Orakei - Te Pūru o Tamaki Kaumātua
8. Ngāi Tahu-Waitaha
9. Taranaki ki te Tonga
10. Hokowhitu-a-Tū me Maumahara

Te Papa's first Matariki Ritual

is where people from around Aotearoa, and the world come together to share stories, celebrate life, and remember those who passed away in the last year.

Matariki and Māori astronomy with Dr Rangi Matamua

was when Associate Professor Dr Rangi Matamua from the University of Waikato, had spent over 20 years researching Matariki.

Bonus Activity: Watch the following three haka videos (1 – 3) and, on your blog, list the haka videos in order from best (#1) to worst (#3).

#1 Rugby World Cup 2011- All Blacks vs France

because It looks like they intimidated France.

#2 World Cup 2015 – All Blacks vs Argentina

because It was short

#3 All Blacks vs South Africa 2016

because I am not able to veiw it

By Connie

Welcome to the SHS’s Learning Journey Programme! Day 5

Activity 1: To create a short story about what happened after the tour left without me.

I was terrified when I figured out I was in a forest ALONE! So I looked high and low to see if I could find the rest of the group then suddenly… A giant weka jumped out at me from nowhere. I thought It was a dream until it bit me with it’s big beak. Then suddenly a real weka jumped out and scared me yet again. Then My brother popped out of the first weka and turns out he was dressed as a weka just to scare me. Then he helped me find my tour but… They were just getting in the bus to go back home yay. THE END

Activity 2: To learn about a famous New Zealander and create a DLO (Digital Learning Object) about him/her.

                     

Bonus Activity: Is to go around the Otago rail trail and say whether we would do it again or not.



I would do It again because there is a lot of fresh air at the trail.

Welcome to the SHS’s Learning Journey Programme! Day 4

We have traveled to the north island and are exploring Farwell Spit and Golden bay. Every day we get given points on the amount of activities we have done we always get bonus activity that we can do if we want. The aim of the game is to win.


Activity 1: make a breif summary on what the viligers do at Farwell Spit to try to help the whales.


First they tryed to keep themalive bye making sure there blow holes were clean / clear. Then they covered them with some blankets. Then they grabed anything that could keep them most / wet.




Bonus Activity: Write a summary about wether we think that fishing in Farwell Spit should be banned / stopped and why.


I think Fishing in farwell spit should be stopped / banned because hector dolfins are a native NZ (New Zealand) animal. They are also one of the smallest dolfins in the worls at only 1.5 meaters (thats small). They are also very rare because there are not many of this sepcies  because of fishers.

By Connie

Welcome to the SHS’s Learning Journey Programme! Day 3

For 4 days more days of this week and 2 of next week I will be posting the daily. Every day we get given points on the amount of activities we have done we always get bonus activity that we can do if we want. The aim of the game is to win.




Activity 1: On the site we got told to go to New Zealand Native Animal Adoption Center where we were told to adopt a native animal.

My choose the great spotted kiwi. The great spotted kiwi has three difrent names 

1. The common name the great spotted kiwi
2. The latin name is apteryx haasti
3. The moria name is roa

They eat Fruit, spiders, cicadas and earthworms.
They live in northwest Nelson, the Paparoa Range, and near Arthus Pass.

Activity 2: For Activity to we were told to go to this website and write on our blog wether we agree that we should get rid of possums.

I agree because...

1. They are a real threat to the native birds and plants
2. They also eat berries and nectar that our native bird eat making there be less food to eat.
3. Possoms carry a disease called bovine Tb

Bonus Activity: we have to make a moa foot print as if we have descoverd a moa foot print in to ground.

By Connie