Summer Learning Journey : Week 4 (Final Week)

WEEK 1 : ACTIVITY 1 : CELEBRATING A WIN

Whainga Ako : What do you do to celebrate special events? (e.g. Birthdays, Christmas and New Years)

We usually just have some food that everybody likes in the family, maybe junk food? If on a birthday mum and dad buys the birthday girl/boy a cake, most likely a chocolate mud cake. On a birthday we also have the food, that the birthday girl/boy wants. They receive one present after, that is around $50 - $100 dollars.

Our mum and dad buy us around three packets of fancy chocolate. We also get a present of our choice. One present is okay, because when we get a certificate we get another present. Since we are very smart, it is probably 40% chance to get a certificate.

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WEEK 1 : ACTIVITY 2 : LORD OF RINGS

Whainga Ako : Imagine if Peter Jackson gave you 300 million NZD, instead of making Lord of the Rings 1, 2 and 3. What would you do with it?

I would donate a quarter of it to a homeless children society, (-75 Million) Give a quarter to my teachers. (5 x 20 = 75 Million ) 100,000 to each of my friend's family members. (Luke, Andy, Raymond, Vaughn, Chili.) (-10 Million.)

75 million + 75 Million + 10 Million = 160 Million

100 million goes to Peter Jackson so he could at least make one movie.

The rest of the money goes to my family (including me). (40 Million)
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WEEK 1 : BONUS ACTIVITY : THE RISE OF THE 'SELFIE'

(I can't do this one, because I don't have a phone.)
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WEEK 2 : ACTIVITY 1 : CHASING GREAT

Whainga Ako : Write three things down that you didn't know beforehand about Richie McCaw.

• Richie McCaw has won 84 times in 95 tests he has completed. He has percentage of him winning, is around 88%.
• On his planning list (his coach gave him), He just wrote G.a.b, (Probably meaning Great All Black)
• He understood who the All Blacks were in the 87th World Cup.

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WEEK 2 : ACTIVITY 2 : SPORTING HEROES

Whainga Ako : Who is your sporting hero? Write why they are your sporting hero. Include a picture.

Jeremy Kim

My brother is a normal sort of guy, but he mostly spends his days browsing on sites and plays games, however he is also my sporting hero. He has encouraged me and persuaded me to keep going at any sport I play. He gives me instructions and tips, after my matches. (especially in, Touch Rugby!) He is both funny and serious. He knows what I've been through, that is mostly why I respect him.

TERRIBLE PICTURE ALERT!



TERRIBLE PICTURE ALERT!



You have been warned, of my terrible photography skills. (It may look creepy)

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Hopefully, no one saw this.

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WEEK 2 : BONUS ACTIVITY : SHAKE IT OFF

Whainga Ako : Choose one of the dance styles mentioned above, and post three interesting facts about it.

Salsa

• Many of the styles and musical techniques, were formed in Cuba.
• Cuban Salsa music became popular on the United States radio stations.
• After decades passed, different styles of Salsa was formed. Here are some!

• Los Angeles Style
• New York Style
• "Casino" Style (Maybe used commonly in Casinos?)
• Miami-Style Casino 
• Colombian Style
• Rueda de Casino
• Ballroom Salsa

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WEEK 3 : ACTIVITY 1 : MIXED-MEMBER PROPORTIONAL (MMP)

Whainga Ako : Choose two friends, that you would choose to friend with, if you were going to form a coalition government and why?

Raymond : Raymond, was my friend in Pigeon Mountain, I still see him nowadays! He his the smartest (under 18) person I know. I'm the smartest boy/child in Kaikohe West School, you'd have to at least quadruple my intelligence if I was going in a maths contest with him. When I'm stuck at something, he'd probably figure the question out.

Chili : Chili, is my current B.F.F. He is the only person, aside from Luke, who can bring a smile to my face when I'm working. His interests are literally my interests. Chili, is honest and innocent. He knows how to fix a problem and how to calm people's rage and anger.
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WEEK 3 : ACTIVITY 2 : MIGRATION

Whainga Ako : What is your hometown? Write a list of things you could do, at your hometown. Also, write what you like most about your hometown.

New Zealand : Kaikohe/Manukau : Bucklands Beach

• Relax at Ngawha Springs...
• Go to the amazing fishing spots! (Opononi, Manganui...)
• Walk/Drive to Lindvart Park, if you're lucky, you might find a game happening.
• Walk around the society, you'd probably find people with a friendly and welcoming nature.

• Go to the Lloyd's Elsmore (Water) Park, (it has a water slide, I think)
• If you're hungry, go visit the takeaways, the lemon chicken is the best there!
• Visit Bucklands Beach, a nice ordinary beach. Rock pools galore and beware of the crabs!
• You could also visit the shops. Each of them has there own thing going.

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WEEK 3 : BONUS ACTIVITY : MODERN LEARNING ENVIROMENTS

Whainga Ako : Draw, how your classroom would be designed. You may draw the layout, or use google drawings.

I forgot to do the exit and sink.  This is a complete copy of Room 18 in Pigeon Mountain.

(My old room, when I was Year 5)
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WEEK 4 : ACTIVITY 1 : MOANA

Whainga Ako : Write down a summary of the trailer of Moana. (Include important parts of the story if you've watched the movie. This is optional)

It starts off with the classic disney castle introduction, with someone talking. (most likely Grandma Tala) The screen hovers over the ocean, heading to an island. Tala says that there was only ocean once. Then it goes into 'Disney Presents'. A girl (Moana) is talking to Maui, requesting to save the world. 

Unfortunately, she gets thrown off her boat. Maui says, that he's not going on a mission with a kid. Then Moana persuades Maui to come with her, by using fame and glory as an example, at the aftermath. The screen goes into 'This Thanksgiving.' Then goes back to Maui and a massive ship, with the coconut warriors. (I forgot the name of them)

Maui says in a dull expression, if she has beaten a lava monster. She replies with a no, and then says have you? Maui growls a tiny bit, and the tattoo of mini-Maui writes on a tally chart, one score to Moana. 

It skips to another scene, with Maui flicking the Tattoo Maui to the back. The screen goes into 'Dwayne Johnson', then Maui says his catch phrase, "It's Maui time!!" After, the magical fishing hook shines with a light blue and he transforms, most presumably into a hawk.

The screen goes into Auli'i Cravalho. Then she says the ocean chose her for a reason then she says 'come on!'. The screen moves into 'Featuring Songs and Music By... Lin-Manuel Miranda... Opetaia Foa'i... Mark Mancina. The screen moves into a scene with a boat surfing above the ocean and then it moves into a scene with a flock of the same boats. 

It then moves into a scene, where it says 'Find your way' It shows Maui jumping off a cliff, and transforming into a Hawk. He then transforms back into himself and then he jumps into Moana's boat. It shows a scene saying 'Dive Right In'.

It shows Maui throwing Moana into the ocean, however she comes right back. It shows a bundle of 2-3 second long clips. Then it says From the creators of Frozen and Zootopia. It says Moana again, with Puar, Heihei, Maui and Moana being pushed up by water geysers. 

I'm not going to do the Chinese or Japanese part. It took me 12 minutes to do this!

My favourite part of the movie, is when Tamatoa discovers the heart of Te Whiti is a fake. A stone covered in bio luminescent algae. He then tries to chase Maui and Moana, however fails, he says if his song was any good. 

MOANA : THE SHORT VERSION

Moana is a baby, Moana saves a turtle being attacked, ocean thanks her and gives a shiny stone. The chief A.K.A her dad, picks her up, and she drops the stone. Speed up by 15 years. Moana is now a teenager. Food is scarce, because of Te Ka. Moana sings a song, and tries to get out of the reef. 

However, she gets heavily injured. Grandma Tala tells Moana she will be reincarnated and become a manta ray/stingray. Tala dies. Moana goes to find Maui. The ocean tries to kill Moana. (I'm just kidding) But, leads Moana ship-wrecked on the mysterious hook island. Moana finds Maui. 

Maui betrays Moana and leads her to a cave and locks her inside. He tries to escape. However, is blocked by the ocean. Maui decides to join Moana. Coconut monsters appear, they barely escape. Skip to when they go to Monster Island A.K.A Afterlife. Tamatoa has Maui's hook. Maui can't use it. Moana comes to the rescue! and distracts Tamatoa with a diversion. Maui tells Moana the sad story. Maui masters the hook. Goes to Te Ka.

Te Ka destroys both of them. Maui quits because his hook is now broken. Moana quits and throws the heart of Te Whiti into the sea. Tala comes back as a spooky ghost, there are a flock of glowing boats, Tala tells her to not give up. Moana swims down and grabs the heart. Moana tries to beat Te Ka. Maui comes again, Moana puts the heart on Te Ka's forehead. Everything's done. Maui gets a new hook and a new tattoo. The End.

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WEEK 4 : ACTIVITY 2 : COUNTRY CALENDER

Whainga Ako : Would you like to be a farmer, when you are older? Why or Why Not? Give two reasons to support your answer.

I would NOT like to be a farmer.

• Being a farmer, would be a ton of labour! I'll admit it, I am quite lazy.
• I do not want to become smelly all the time. Farming, will (probably) get you a lot of money, however showering, will become a very common thing to do on your list of things to do. 

          In my opinion, there are better things for me to do, rather than to become a farmer, and 

          I'm not going to just trash them, and become a farmer.

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WEEK 4 : BONUS ACTIVITY : SINGING A DIFFERENT TUNE

Whainga Ako : Share the name of your favourite song, write the lyrics. Do NOT copy and paste text. To earn the full eight points, write the whole thing.

Avicii - The nights

Avicii is the artist.

Once upon a younger year
When all our shadows disappeared
The animals inside came out to play~
Hey, went face to face with all our fears
Learned our lessons through the tears
Make memories we knew would never fade

One day my father he told me
Son don't let it slip away
He took me in his arms, I heard him say~
When you get older
Your wild heart will live your younger days
Think of me if ever you're afraid

He said, one day you'll leave this world behind
So live a life you will remember
My father told me when I was just a child
These are the nights that never die
My father told me...

(Instruments)

When thunder clouds start pouring down
Light a fire they can't put out
Carve your name into those shining stars
He said go venture far beyond these shores
Don't forsake this life of yours
I'll guide you home no matter where you are...

One day my father he told me
Son don't let it slip away
When I was just a kid, I heard him say.....
When you get older
Your wild heart will live your younger days
Think of me if ever you're afraid

He said, one day you'll leave this world behind
So live a life you will remember
My father told me when I was just a child
These are the nights that never die
My father told me...

(Instruments)

These are the nights that never die
My father told me...

(Instruments)

My father told me...

The lyrics, sounds a bit weird without the music.



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WEEK 5 : ACTIVITY 1 : YOUR FUTURE SELF

Whainga Ako : What would you do to start your future? e.g. Work, become an apprentice etc...

I would most likely get a job after I finish college. A retail job, I don't quite know, what my first job will be. I would also get my drivers license, around 18-19. The reason I want to get a job quickly, is because, my mum owes the bank around 250,000$, and she has 25 years to pay it all, it's okay because, we have around 8 people in the family.
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WEEK 5 : ACTIVITY 2 : FLYING CARS

Whainga Ako : Choose one car out of all three designs, why did you pick that design.

I'd definitely choose the middle car. Not only because, it looks the cheapest, it also has a roof. The first one has no roof, and I don't know about the second one, because it's two-dimensional.

Even if the third one did have a roof, I don't know, how much fuel it would cost. I just want a normal car, that I can drive in. That's about it.

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WEEK 5 : BONUS ACTIVITY : BLADE RUNNER 2049

Whainga Ako : Write a description what New Zealand would look like in the 80-90 years.

2099, January 1st, New Zealand 

Everything has moved into the modern age. Microwaves, Refrigerators have all found a innovative way to improve. Auckland is crowded galore with tourists and people. New Zealand holds around 150 Million people, in 90 years the population grows up by a ton! Instead of 7.5 Billion in the world, there are 750 Billion in the world! 

New Zealand and the world itself, has put a stop to world hunger and found a way to cure cancer. Aotearoa, looks like flying cars on streets, rocket ships flying every hour, to find a new inhabitable planet. We have truly evolved.

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Well... that's it...

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What's my prize?

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and that was the story of a boy named Edward, as he traversed through the lands of the summer learning journey. The End.

Summer Learning Journey : Week 3

DAY 1 : ACTIVITY 1 : MEAT AND THREE VEG

Whainga Ako : Write down, if you think meat and three veg is a good rule. Would you enjoy eating a meal in the 1950s.

YES.
I like vegetables, I usually eat my friend's veggies, if they don't want any. (that happened in Rotorua), I'm used to eating loads of vegetables, but the meat, I'm not used to eating. I'd usually just have half the meat.
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DAY 1 : ACTIVITY 2 : WHAT'S IN A NAME?

Whainga Ako : Read, through the list of names provided to you. Write if these are uncommon names or popular ones. Write down three names of boys and girls at your school.

Since, I'm at Kaikohe West School, english names and maori names are at an even 50% for both of them. The names on the list, are definitely super uncommon, maybe 1/400? I'm not sure. I am not saying impossible, because John was at the school.

THREE NAMES FOR BOYS AND GIRLS

? = Unsure / ???? = Possibility/Could be

1. Edward                                        1. Kahurangi(????)
2. Tamati                                         2. Nickola (They are teachers, does it count?)
3. Barry(?)                                        3.
                                                       The girls all have different names, so it's hard to call popular.
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DAY 1 : BONUS ACTIVITY : SNAIL MAIL

Whainga Ako : You are living in New Zealand, make a post card from Google Drawings.

Kia ora, Kia ora!

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DAY 2 : ACTIVITY 1 : THE DAWN OF TELEVISION

Whainga Ako : What is your favourite television show? What is it about? Who are the main characters? What channel is it on?

The marvellous misadventures of Flapjack. This is my big brother's second favourite show, and that's how I discovered it. It can be disturbing on some episodes (like scary). However, it doesn't stop me from putting it on my list. The main characters, are Flapjack, Captain Knuckles and Bubby the whale. They're objective is to get to the illusive candy island, but never succeed. This show, would be comedy and adventure, (I think). Since this show is like 10 years old. I watch this on YouTube. (I have a smart T.V.)

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DAY 2 : ACTIVITY 2 : ROCK 'N' ROLL

Whainga Ako : Read about the tour of The Beatles, after post three interesting facts about it.

1. The crowd that literally rampaged towards the band, was mostly girls.

2. The police underestimated the situation, and had to put the people behind wired fences.

3. There was around 7,000 people there.
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DAY 2 : BONUS ACTIVITY : THE THREE R'S -  RUGBY, RACING AND RUNNING

Whainga Ako : Write a poster (on Canva) about Peter Snell, add a picture about him and also include his interests and sport accomplishments.

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Whainga Ako : Rate these three videos provided to you. From your least favourite (3) to your favourite (1).

3. New Zealand Underdogs
I didn't like this song, because of the combination of whatever the instrument was, and the singing. I feel like there should be a female instead of a male. I think it would fit the tune. I don't hate it, I like it. I would rate it 7/10.

2. Golden Harvest - I need your love
The first song I heard. I liked it, I almost thought it would be on my top spot. It made me move my feet, and I loved the tune. However, I thought the lyrics, were a bit weird. 'I need your loving before I go small'. I would rate it 8.7/10

1. Ray Colobus and the invaders - She's a mod
This is a fast type of music. It's just simply a masterpiece. I think this song might be my new favourite! They were also doing weird, but funny things during the song. The lyrics were overused, but that was a good thing. I would rate it a 11/10!
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DAY 3 - ACTIVITY 2 : BELL BOTTOM PANTS

Whainga Ako : Write down two things, about what you like about 1970s fashion, and two things you don't like about modern fashion.

1. I like how in 1970s no one is wearing sunglasses or shades.

2. I also like the pants the men are wearing. It looks like you don't need to add anymore or take away. It also looks easier to take off, then any other pants.

1. I hate ragged jeans. Why would you have holes in your clothes?! Is there a benefit of wearing ragged jeans instead of real ones?

2. I don't like shorts, I mean the super short ones. They leave so much skin behind unprotected. It's the worst feeling, if you can only find your super short-shorts on a cold day.

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DAY 3 - BONUS ACTIVITY : A BILINGUAL SCHOOLING SYSTEM

Whainga Ako : Write down a letter to the principal about changing something, that you particularly want.

Dear Ma Tehira

I would like to have an extra five minutes at lunch-time for Blue Card/Caught Being Good winners, because of their amazing effort they have put in, to achieve this award. They'd also keep trying to win blue cards as well. I believe then they're would be less naughty tamariki. The teachers would also be happy as well. They would be assured of a good day.

My teacher and Whaea Sabrina sometimes, tell us it isn't worth placing rewards for tamariki, because of their horrid attitude. However, when their is a class working for blue cards everyday, they would be very happy.

From Edward.

5/12/2018
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DAY 4 - ACTIVITY 1 : HAIRY MACLARY

Whainga Ako : Use the sentence starter provided to you. Finish the story. Apparently it says "To earn full points" Even though this is an actual activity.

Out the gate and off for a walk went hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy.

He walked across the road and found a croaking toad.

The toad jumped onto Hairy Maclary, this was going to be a heavy load!

Hairy Maclary headed to the pond, so he could drop off the toad with a plop!

The toad jumped off Maclary into the pond, with amazing ability! Then he swam down with speedy agility.

Hairy Maclary looked where he was, he saw garden gnomes, this isn't his home!

He started panting and panicking, and pacing too. Then, a person came passing by.

The man looked at the tag and put him in his bag and let the dog back to his home.

Hairy Maclary was as happy as can be! He could just about say 'Yippee!!'

He looked outside the window, and saw the toad out on the road. The toad winked at him, and hopped on by.

Harry Mclary, knew he was tricked! He would see the toad another day, Hary Mclary jumped onto the owner's lap, and he took a very long nap...

T H E  E N D.
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DAY 4 - ACTIVITY 2 : THE BIG 'OE'

Whainga Ako : Where would you like to go to for your OE? Write three reasons and place pictures of what you'd like to do and see in there.

AUSTRALIA

1. I want to see the unique animals that can be found only here, I don't really know much of them, but I definitely want to find out and I want to go to the star attractions of this place.

2. I also want to go here because, most of my friends have been here and they all seemed to have enjoyed their trip or holiday to here.

3. This is also the first time for me going to another country. I want it to be sort-of related to New Zealand.

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DAY 4 - BONUS ACTIVITY : THE 4 O'CLOCK NEWS

Whainga Ako : Who would you choose to interview and why? What would you like to find out.

Andrew Little

Andrew Little, since we did the work around the politics, I think we did barely any research on him, since we changed the leader of the labour party, from Andrew to Jacinda.

1. What will he do now?

2. Why he resigned from politics.

3. How did he get into politics.

4. How does he feel, about letting all of his supporters down (Who specifically voted for him, because of his politics?

5. Does he wish for his child to become a politician like him?

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DAY 5 - ACTIVITY 1 : HIKING TONGARIRO

Whainga Ako : Write down 5 items you would pack if you were going to hike down Tongariro Crossing, also what else should you do before heading off?

1. A lunchbox
2. A water bottle filled to the brim.
3. Suitable footwear
4. A map
5. A compass (maybe)
6. A good spirit to go hiking.

I would eat a big breakfast/lunch. I'd also tell my family that I'm going to go head off. Into 19.4 Kilometres of hiking with rugged landscape. I'd also pay for all the stuff before I go.
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DAY 5 - ACTIVITY 2 : LEADING NEW ZEALAND


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DAY 5 - BONUS ACTIVITY : YOU HAVE TO PAY TO PLAY

Whainga Ako : Do you think you should have to pay to go to university, why or why not?

I don't think you should pay for university, instead it should be a test. If it was money, almost anybody could get in! However, if it was a test, most times people would fail, either because they didn't pay close attention to their high school work. It would truly be a test of intelligence. You would feel proud of yourself after, and feel like you've accomplished something big. (It is!)
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Summer Learning Journey : Week 2

DAY 1 : ACTIVITY 1 : ST. JOSEPH'S CATHEDRAL (Also known as Find a cathedral)

Whainga Ako : Using Google, (or any other search engine) find a cathedral, find the name of it and see when it was built and how long it took.
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St. Basil's Cathedral

I picked this specific Cathedral, because I was one of three to pick this picture, in the dot to dot challenge, I wanted to go for something, no-one else wanted and besides, there were no other pictures. I thought it was a castle. However, instead it was a cathedral, I learnt a crud ton about it.

The cathedral is located in Moscow, Russia and it was built in the 1600s, owned by Ivan the terrible. It took around 240 years to build, because it was built ten times and was destroyed once, and was upgraded around the other 150 years.

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DAY 1 : ACTIVITY 2 : THE RIGHT TO VOTE

Whainga Ako : In Saudi Arabia, women were not permitted to vote (until 2015.) Do you think this is fair? Why or why not?

I believe it is unfair, and I am most certain that this is sexist. Women can vote in our land, but why not in Saudi Arabia? Will it cause a critical crisis, or something that will harm their country? It was definitely unfair, for them.

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 1 : BONUS ACTIVITY : IN FLANDERS FIELD

Whainga Ako : Tell us, what do you think about l about the poem, Flanders's field?

I feel a tiny bit confused reading this poem, are we dead or alive? The second paragraph, answers that. It says that the dead bodies are in Flander's field. The spirit or the grave? Are we talking to an alive human? I have quite a lot of questions? I enjoyed the poem, because of it's rhymes, on every first four sentences of a paragraph.

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DAY 2 : ACTIVITY 1 - POPULAR CULTURE - THE SILENT MOVIE

Whainga Ako : Do you think you would enjoy watching a silent movie? Why or Why not?

I would enjoy watching a silent movie, because it is comedic, the music is pretty the voice acting, and then it moved into romantic scenes, I kinda looked away 40% of the time, because I don't like watching movies, too "mushy". Then, it hooked me back in, with the comedic acts.

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DAY 2 : ACTIVITY 2  - ART DECO

Whainga Ako  : Rate this art piece, from 1 - 5, after, tell us why you rated this.

I rate it a 4/5 stars, good painting. It must've taken a long time to make this picture, it is truly a masterpiece. I like it because, it has colours complimenting each other, e.g. gray and cyan.
I also like it, because it has creases on the shirt, I'm glad that I'm not the only one who does that!

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DAY 2 : BONUS ACTIVITY - CROSSING THE TASMAN

Whainga Ako : Write a poem, about if you were a member of the flight crew, and also include how you felt.

                                        We arrived in Christchurch, curious as a kitten.
                       As, happy as can be, we cheered and laughed for a safe landing.
               We felt overjoyed, and started walking around. This almost felt like home.
            Peaceful, calming and bright, it was like we were meditating under a waterfall.  
 We reported back to our home,  A momentous occasion,  that will stay in our hearts forever. 

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 DAY 3 : ACTIVITY 1 - DEALING WITH STRESS

Whainga Ako : What do you do to deal with stress? Write down, what you would do to relax and calm down.

I would read books made by Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton, because the books they make are the bee's knees! I also would eat a comfort food, junk food, sweets, ice-cream, etc.. Or I would just do both. Another method, is to just sleep. 

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DAY 3 : ACTIVITY 2 - OFFERING A HELPING HAND

Whainga Ako : Imagine if you were alive in the 1930s, what would you do to help these families, be as creative as you can!

I think, I would do a crud ton of cooking, with my friends! We could knock on people's doors and give them some kai and a two litres drink bottle filled with water. I know my friends, are good people, so I don't think they'd refuse. It would be for the sake, of our town/city after all!

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DAY 3 : BONUS ACTIVITY - PAYING IT FORWARD

Whainga Ako : If you were visiting a family in 1930, what would you bring them?

I would personally, bring them some clothing, shoes, socks, hats (preferably snap-back caps) and anything related to stationary, colouring pencils and notebooks most likely, I would bring stationary, because our whanau, is pretty smart, and we always use a piece of stationery up very quickly. The last thing I would bring would be a barbecue set!

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DAY 4 : ACTIVITY 1 - ANOTHER WORLD WAR (1939 - 1945)

Whainga Ako : Write down two major events in the second world war, then summarize the things that happened, also write down who was involved and where did it take place?

3rd September, 1939 : Britain, France, Australia and New Zealand declare war on Germany
France and Britain demanded Germany, the immediate withdrawal of the German forces, in Poland. Then Hitler accused Britain of encouraging Poland to pursue a policy of provocation. Then the countries (in the title) declared war on Germany.

26 May: 700,000 incendiary bombs fall on Tokyo

The United States bombs Tokyo, and even though, Tokyo did have good aircraft defence. They were still affected by the impact. The bombs had clusters of thirty eight, things looked good for the US, because there were barely any winds. It was not looking good for Tokyo, they had already made, earthquake-proof buildings, because of the common earthquakes. The aftermaths, were horrible, being firestorms that spread through the city, at high speeds.

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DAY 4 : ACTIVITY 2 - A CALL TO ARMS

Whainga Ako : Find out one winner of the VC (Victoria Cross), Find out, who was he and why did he receive the Victoria Cross.

James Ward was the first airman to ever receive a Victoria Cross. He got it when returning, from a raid in the German City of Münster. When his plane was set on fire, by an enemy fighter plane, James climbed out of the plane, and put out the fire. Eventually the fire just burnt out, by itself. After, he returned to the base, heavily injured. Two months later, he died, when he remained at the controls of the aircraft, hit by flak over Hamburg.

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DAY 4 : BONUS ACTIVITY - WOMEN AT WORK

Whainga Ako : Finish the story provided to you, to earn all of the points, you must have 8-10 sentences.

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…

I quickly go in and greet my patient, trying to completely ignore, what happened. Maybe the patient got bored, and started banging the wall impatiently? I asked him if he heard the banging. He says he did, but he thinks it's minor. I ask him, if he saw any smoke, outside of the medical ship. He tries to rush out, to see. However, I block him and say he isn't treated yet. He calms down and remains motionless, as I complete, putting bandages across his left leg. I suggested to him, that he gets extended bed rest, he agrees, and goes to the bed. After I mend the second patient's injuries and wounds. Then I sneak into the captain's room. I talk to him about the smoke on the far end of the ship. He chuckles and says that the Chef, must have been doing a terrible job. Then I hear it. MAYDAY! MAYDAY! Fire aboard the ship!! I quickly rush out, and see a massive flame covering half of the ship! The patients inside! I gasp. The captain, orders us to get buckets filled with water. We put out the rampaging fire, and we all take a sigh of relief. Luckily, no-one was hurt. We were told, that the banging was caused by a four to five birds pecking at the deck. Coincidence? Maybe... However, I think not...

13 LINES
(I thought I was the doctor, halfway through I realised I was the nurse. I also realised it was to late to go back)

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DAY 5 : ACTIVITY 1 - VE DAY

Whainga Ako : Imagine, you were celebrating the day of VE, write down what would you plan out for the party.

I would invite my best friends and my whanau. (This would be around when I'm 14-16)

We would first go for a swim, at a local swimming pool. Doing bombs and swimming contests, after at around 12:00PM, we would set up the barbecue and play some golf and go biking. At 12:40PM We would prepare the food, (Ribs, Hamburgers and Sausage Sizzles.) and we'd also order some fish and chips. After we'd go to the skate park, buy some ice cream, and play games here. At 1:30PM we'd play card games and board games. At 2:40 I'd set up some movies, we could watch. At 4:30, we'd play games digitally and non-digitally. Like playing Pakanga or playing a game on a console. At 6:30 We'd prepare dinner, and at 6:45, we'd serve the chicken wings and pizza. 6:55 Free time, and at 9:00 We'd go to bed and say goodbye.
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DAY 5 : ACTIVITY 2 - MAKING A FASHION STATEMENT
Whainga Ako : Compare the two clothing styles of 2017 and the 1940s. After, write which one would you prefer.

There is a huge difference is clothing styles. In the 1940s, it looks formal and nice. However, in 2017, it is just razz and jazz, The style, erupted out and spread like wild fire. Tees (T-Shirts), Caps, Shorts, Sunglasses. The only time we see formal, is at funerals and weddings, and at special occasions. 

I prefer the 2017 style, because It's the 21st Century, I am definitely not a fan of formal. I see formal as sticking to your skin and itchy skin. The formal clothing standards for me, is just a bow tie. I don't hate the 1940s. We need to respect it, because it could be a massive milestone of design the past.
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DAY 5 : BONUS ACTIVITY - SWEET TOOTH

Whainga Ako : What is your favourite dessert? Write the recipe and place a picture.

Mmmm... Shaved Ice!

RECIPE FOR SHAVED ICE. (pat-bing-soo, in South Korea)

• Around 5-7 ice cubes.
• Sweet Red Beans
• Milk or Cream
• Any fruit, of choice (OPTIONAL)

1. Gather Ingredients.

2. Put the 5-7 ice cubes in a shaved ice maker.

3. Place Bowl under, and hold under the blade.

4. Use, and collect ice shards in the bowl

5. Place a little amount of milk/cream.

6. Pour any amount of sweet red beans.

7. Enjoy!

(I just found out, patbingsoo is a version of shaved ice.)

Summer Learning Journey : Week 1

DAY 1 : ACTIVITY 1 : THE FIRST SETTLERS

Whainga Ako : Find three facts on the panui, Maui and the giant fish.

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1. Maui has been continuously asking his brothers, for the permission to come fish with him, unfortunately, the brothers always make a believable excuse for Maui, for him not to come.

2. Maui's brother claim that Maui is the best fisher out of all of them, for catching the fish, with a karakia.

3. The giant fish that maui caught after thousands and hundreds of years became the North Island and the waka became the South Island.

I have read other stories about Maui, one of them is something about, finger nails of fire. When he stole the village's fire, to experiment what would happen. He ventured off to his grandmother's place and he got one finger nail that was on fire.

Maui wasted it in a stream nearby, and kept going back and repeating this four times. When the fingernails were all gone, she started on her toe-nails. He wasted them as well, his grandmother in fury, became infuriated because of Maui's trickery. She became a monster burning in bright flames.

Maui shape-shifted into a hawk to escape. His tail feathers became singed instead. He became a fish and tried to swim away, but the water was scalding hot! He called upon his ancestor Tawhirimatea to make it rain, the entire place was flooded, Maui's grandmother became nothing but a memory.

The fire spread around the entire place, and fire was placed inside the trees. The village soon found out that the fire was in the wood, by rubbing it together. Maui's mother asked him "You haven't been naughty to your grandmother, right? Maui replied speechless (or something...).

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ACTIVITY 2 : SETTING SAIL

Whainga Ako : Make a letter to a friend about a voyage to New Zealand, and make sure to include your feelings/emotions. E.g. I was really nervous...

We set sail to New Zealand, my feet are shaking, maybe I was cold? Anyways, we set off on our adventure to Aotearoa. My feet are still shaking, my nerves were literally wrecked. I hoped I wasn't an odd fellow. Anyways everyone here was suprisingly friendly and laughed at my mistakes, I feel this truly is my home.

To Chili
From your best bud, Edward.

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BONUS : WAKA AMA

Whainga Ako : Watch this video on Waka Ama and write if you'd want to be in a Waka Ama race one day. Why or why not?

I'd love to be in a Waka Ama race, I've never been on in a kayak race, so this would be a perfect opportunity for me. I would encourage and support my team mates before the race as well, so we'd be at our full potential!!

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DAY 2 : ACTIVITY 1 : A HOUSE OR A HOME

Whainga Ako : Compare both the Wharepuni and your own house. What are the similarities and differences?

Similarities : A place for people to sleep in.       Differences : Made with bark, timber and fern.
                       Some parts are built with wood.                           Has a traditional Marae look.

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DAY 2 : ACTIVITY 2 : THE RULES OF ENGAGEMENT

Whainga Ako: Draw a picture of your dream job and post on to your blog!

Being a chef cooking dishes is my dream job!

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BONUS : SPECIAL MEALS

Whainga Ako : What is your favourite food? Place a picture representing the food that is your favourite! Be sure to tell us what it is, and you could also include the recipe!

Korean Fried Chicken!

Korean fried chicken is a type of fried chicken, korean fried chicken is unique to other fried chicken because of it's spice and overall appearance.

There's nothing to hate about this type of fried chicken. It's sticky and it is crunchy as soon as you bite into it. I'm also an asian, so I'm literally a spice addict.
Spice + My favourite food = The best thing ever!! (for me)
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DAY 3 : ACTIVITY 1 :  THE MORE, THE MERRIER? 

Whainga Ako : Write about how you would feel, if you had nine siblings in the 1800s.

I would probably be annoyed, by their trickery and noise. Since I'm the oldest I have to take care of nine children, when my parents are away at work. To be honest, I'm quite lazy, so I'd love being with iwa tamariki, when I'm particularly lazy at one point. I'd ask one of them to get me something, and I'd get that someone something one day. 

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DAY 3 : ACTIVITY 2 :   ACKNOWLEDGING ANCESTRY 

Whainga Ako : Write your own pepeha.

Ko putahi te maunga.
Ko Waioro te awa.
Ko Ngatokimatawhaorua te waka.
Ko Ngapuhi te iwi.
Ko Kaikohekohe te hapu.
Ko Kohewhata te marae.
Ko Ellie raua ko Don oku matua.
Ko Edward toku ingoa.

(I don't know my founding ancestor, I'm from South Korea.)
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BONUS : FUN FAMILY FACTS

Whainga Ako : Make two fun facts out of each member of your whanau.

Sophie : Most spoilt in the family, asking mum to buy her something every week.
               Known as the cutest in the family.

Helen : Knows how to search, type on a computer, as a six year old.
             Also a massive show-off to mum.

Me (Edward) : Most academic male in Kaikohe West School 2017.
                          I am allergic to soap on my back, if I do put soap on my back, my hands will
                          become swollen.

Kerry : Is a master of origami, can make a 3D DNA strand, dinosaurs, etc...
            Most creative in the family.

Lana : Worst enemy is me, but loves everyone else in the family. :(
            The second oldest child in the family, at an age of 16.
            

Jeremy : Knows how to play the ukelele.
                Has gone to the most schools in our whanau, One for kindegarten, Year 1 - 5, Year
                6, Intermediate, college and university.

Ellie (Mum) : The most thoughtful in the whanau.
                       Also, in the next 5 years, will be the shortest.

Don or Dawn (Dad) : A great fishermen, once caught two massive Kauais in forty-five minutes and brought the first electronic device to our whanau in 2007.

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DAY 4 : ACTIVITY 1 : THE WAIATA : A SONG IN OUR HEART

Whainga Ako : Go through a different waiata, and see which one is your favourite, write down why?

E MINAKA ANA

The song that we used in Term 3, Waiata Concert. We all learnt this song together, this is the most used song, (I think) in term three and maybe in term four. This waiata is a barrage of lyrics repeated once, then ends of with a 'Hii!' and pukana!
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DAY 4 : ACTIVITY 2 : PLAYING GAMES

Whainga Ako : Find a game, tell us what the purpose is and two rules.

Poi Toa

Poi Toa is a game to develop strength, evasiveness and timing, it was used by maori warriors to improve their skills on the Taiahu and Patu.

* No throwing the poi, directly over the waist deliberately.

* The poi must keep moving and cannot stop, as soon as it starts.

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BONUS : MUSICAL ACTIVITIES -- MATATINI

Whainga Ako : Watch these three videos, (already watched) and rank them from lowest and highest.

3. Te iti Kahurangi
I didn't really like this waiata, because of the kotero, mostly being heard, instead of the tama. I also didn't like this, I didn't have what I was expecting.

2. Tamatea Arikinui
I liked this waiata from the start, to be honest, I thought I was going to put it on my number one spot, I believe that it was a wonderful peformance, I didn't put it on my number 1 spot, because it didn't have enough 'oomph'.

1. Te Puku o Te Ika
This waiata, was the best. I didn't really like the singing, but when the caller came out, I was definitely hooked. From that point, I knew it was going to be on the number one spot. I would give it an overall rating of, 9.5 out of 10.
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DAY 5 : ACTIVITY 1 : TRANSLATING PHRASES

Whainga Ako : Translate the phrases, from english to maori or vice versa.

1. Nau mai ki Aotearoa.
2. (Welcome to New Zealand)
3. ____ is my name.
4. (Ko Edward toku ingoa)
5. What is your name?
6. (He aha te ingoa?)
7. He pai taku ki te takaro i te whutupaoro.
8. (I like to play rugby)
9. Where do you come from?
10. (No hea koe?)

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DAY 5 : ACTIVITY 2 : THE TREATY OF WAITANGI

Whainga Ako : Find three fun things you can do if you're a visitor in Waitangi.

1. You can view the regularly-held kapa-haka performances.
2. You can take a tour along the Waitangi River or walk through the small garden that goes around the treaty house.
3. You can also visit the meeting house, holding one of the largest maori war-canoes, in the country of Aotearoa.

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BONUS : #EARN THE FERN

Whainga Ako : If you interviewed, Bill Kini, and asked him four questions what would it be?

1. What inspired you to do this?

2. Do you have more gold medals than silvers and bronze?

3. On the first competition/contest, did you feel like giving up?

4. What do you love most about this? (e.g. Glory and Making your whanau proud)

Summer Learning Journey

My posts will now be activities for the Summer Learning Journey!

I will be posting a small amount of activities, every week. (On random days.)

The heading for the Summer Learning Journey...

15th Whiringa-a-rangi 2017

THE ASTOUNDING AND CULTURAL VILLAGE OHINEMUTU!

Whainga Ako :
Create a google slides presentation with six or more slides, this must include a facts page, a revision, a video (that relates to Ohinemutu.) and some images of famous things in Ohinemutu.

This is the presentation that starts our amazing journey to Rotorua!

The maori leaders arrive, the third installment!

30th August 2017

Note : It's called the third instalment because it was Rahiri first then Matariki and now this.

What is the learning? :  We learnt about maori leaders, including Christian Huriwai, Willie Apiata and a whanau leader, in a bunch of activities like, a Cloze Activity, Scrambled sentences and a ton more.

Whainga Ako: Learn information about these Maori leaders, and finish the activities and then compile all the mahi together, and finally post to blog, we also learnt stronger words to use in our tuhituhi, for example instead of uncertainly, replace it with scarcely.

WHAT DID I FIND CHALLENGING? : On the compiling for this presentation, ALL of the sentences were highlighted white looked weird, so I took out the white highlighting, and it was the messiest mess that ever existed.

WHAT DID YOU FIND ENJOYING? : Definitely, choosing the fonts and doing the graffiti wall, I used two of my favourite fonts, LEMON and BOOGALOO, (Christian Huriwai Titles are Boogaloo and Willie Apiata and Whanau leader is lemon.) The graffiti wall is awesome too, because, you get to choose a variety of colours, and spray paint it.