Activity 1: VE Day!

Summer learning journey

Activity 1: VE Day!

After six long years of fighting, World War II finally came to an end in 1945. The entire country was ecstatic and parties were thrown all over New Zealand to celebrate VE Day (Victory in Europe). Imagine that you were living in New Zealand in 1945 and you had to plan a VE day party at your house. Who would you invite? What would you do to celebrate?

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 my family and my best friends and i would invite them to my house then i would take them all to a restaurant so they can eat after that we would all go to the beach if the weather is good have a swim and play volly.

and thats what i would do if i would have to plan a VE day party

Bonus Activity: Special Meals

Back in the 1800s, most Māori ate a simple diet. They ate foods that they could catch in the water (eg. fish) or grow on the land (eg. kumara). They did not have access to a supermarket to buy food for their meals! Speaking of meals, what is your favourite meal? Mine is wood-fired pizza. Yum!

On your blog, post a picture of your favourite meal. Be sure to tell us what it is and why it is your favourite. You could also include the recipe if you have it so that we can all try it!

lasagna

ingredients

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• 1kg Quality Mark beef mince

• 2 onions, finely chopped
• 5 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 large carrot, grated
• 2 sticks celery, finely chopped
• ½ cup tomato paste
• 2 cups Campbell’s Real Stock - Beef
• 1 cup red or white wine (or use stock)
• 2 x 400g cans chopped tomatoes
• 2 tablespoons dried oregano
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 2 anchovies, very finely chopped (optional)
• 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 2 cups spinach, chopped
• 400g packet of lasagne sheets

• Cheese Sauce

  • 100g butter
  • ½ cup flour
  • 3 ½ cups milk, warmed
  • 1 cup cheddar cheese, grated plus extra for topping
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard

bonus Activity: Paying it Forward

bonus Activity: Paying it Forward

In the mid-1930s, things began to change for the better in New Zealand. More people were able to find work and receive a steady paycheck. They were still careful, however, with their money and rarely, if ever, bought treats or gifts for one another.

Imagine that you were able to travel back in time to visit a family in the 1930s. What special gifts or treats would you like to bring with you? I would likely bring blocks of Whittaker’s chocolate, bags of Jet Planes and Pineapple Lumps, healthy food snacks, clothing, and games for the children. What about you?

if i go travel back in time i would bring blocks of Whittaker’s , snacks , clothing , toys , phones , technology , bags of lollies and food but what i would really bring is money but i woulden't be able too because money in the past looked way different from what it looks like now in the future.

Activity 2: Offering a Helping Hand

Activity 2: Offering a Helping Hand

During this period, people struggled to find work both here at home and overseas. It was a really tough time for people living in the Great Plains of the United States because they were hit with a huge drought that lasted for most of the decade. Many crops were damaged and farmers were not able to make enough money to feed their families.

Imagine that you were alive in the 1930s. What could you have done to help these families? On your blog, list three different ways that you could raise funds for families to help them buy food and clothing. Be as creative as you can with your fundraising ideas!

1. when you start to grow a bit older and you still have toys and some books you have for when you were little just sitting there in a bunch in your room and your not sure what to do with them you could sell it with some other stuff you don't use any more

2. When you do chores in the house you get pocket money so everytime that you get pocket money you can keep on saving it and saving it so when your parents or family need some money for food you can give it.

3.When you do chores in the house you get pocket money right so what you can do with the pocket money you go shopping and bye some flour , eggs , milk , cookies and muffins and you could funraise for homeless people.

Activity 2: The Rules of Engagement Summer learning journey

Activity 2: The Rules of Engagement

During the early years in New Zealand, men and women would often marry at a young age. Women were expected to have babies and remain in the home caring for their children. Few, if any, left home in search of work. Men, on the other hand, were expected to work outside of the home.

These days, we don’t have the same strict expectations about work. Girls and boys can choose their own path in life. In fact, I was lucky enough to go to university and to follow my dream of becoming a teacher!

What is your dream job? Draw a picture of yourself doing your dream job and post it on your blog. You could be a doctor, an actor or even a zookeeper! I have drawn myself taking a picture of a beautiful castle in Poland because I would love to become a travel blogger and photographer one day. doctor

Day 3: The Great Depression (The 1930s)

Day 3: The Great Depression (The 1930s)

Unfortunately, the wealth and success of the 1920s did not continue into the 1930s. Instead, the stock market in America crashed on Tuesday 29 October 1929. When this happened, people lost a lot of money and much of the world sunk into a deep, financial depression. The 1930s is often referred to as the ‘Great Depression.’

Activity 1: Dealing with Stress

In New Zealand, many people lost their jobs during this decade. Experts predict that as much as 30% of the population was unemployed. It was a very stressful time for families.

Sadly, many of us still experience stress in our lives to this day. When I feel stressed I try to go for a walk or pop into my local gym for a quick workout. Exercise makes me feel better. What about you?

On your blog, please tell us what you do when you want to relax or de-stress. Do you read a favourite book, watch a favourite television show or talk to someone special?  What are your tips for dealing with stress?

When i'm stress i watch movies and funny videos to keep me calm or i just play with a fidget spinner but most of the time when i'm trying to deal with my stress i just play with alot of slime.

my tips for dealing with stress i think when you are stress try and stay calm and think positive for example think of what you mostly love doing like playing outside, going to the park or playing with slime Just do what you love doing and that might help.

boring night selfies

it is a very boring night so me and my younger siblings were taking selfies for christmas
                                         we were dressing up and wearing weird wigs                                                                                       

 

Happy new years

happy new years to everyone hope u all have an great newyears and a lovely year in 2018.

from :hilary :)

What song is the lyrics from

this is a presentation i made that is kind of like a game
you have to try and guess witch lyric is for the right song

Hope U ENJOY!!!

Week One: In the Beginning (1800-1870)

Week One: In the Beginning (1800-1870)

Activity 1

Summer learning journey

Cool Kiwi Fact #1: Did you know that the Māori name for New Zealand is Aotearoa?
Loosely translated this means ‘land of the long white cloud.’

The first settlers

Day 1: Arriving in New Zealand…

It is widely believed that the first people to arrive in New Zealand came
from Polynesia. Most historians believe that they landed in New Zealand over 700 years ago.
Although they were originally from many different countries, these settlers learned to live
together and, eventually, formed their own distinct culture known as ‘Māori.’  
Māori have their own language, traditions, and culture.

Follow this link to read a short story about a famous man in Māori mythology – Maui.
On your blog, post three facts that you learned about this interesting man.
What other stories have you heard about Maui?

Facts about maui

1.Maui and the sun

2.Maui and the giant fish

 

 

 

3.Facts About The Interesting Man - Maui

1.Maui is a brave man to help his people and families.He had lots

of task that he want to do first he did The sun to slow it down then

the Big Fish

2.Māui is credited with catching a giant fish using a fishhook
taken from his grandmother's jawbone

3.Māui takes the jaw-bone of his ancestress
Muri-ranga-whenua and uses it as a weapon in his first expedition.
This is to snare the Sun and make it go slower because the days were
too short for people to get their work done. With the help of his brothers,
Māui nooses the Sun and beats him severely with the jaw-bone club until
the Sun promises to go slower in future

Waka ama

Activity 2: Setting Sail.

The first settlers to come to New Zealand must have been really brave!
They had to leave their original homes and sail thousands of miles across the
ocean on a special boat called a ‘waka’ to reach New Zealand.

Imagine that you were on board one of the wakas. On your blog,
write a short letter to a friend telling them about your voyage to New Zealand.
In the letter be sure to tell them how you feel about moving to a new country.
If it was me, I would have felt really nervous…

Bonus Activity: Waka Ama

To this day, the people of New Zealand still use waka.

I would like to waka ama race and plus it really looks fun but i would also be a bit scared.
One day i would give it a try

Emoji challenge

this is an emoji challenge made by me and hazel we had to act the emojis and take pics.

hope you enjoy

My Teachers

this is a blog post about my amazing plus cool teachers for this year  mesage to my teachers hope u an amazing christmas and happy new year.
thank you for teaching me this year. :)

Last day of school for 2017

today was the last day of school for 2017 and school finished at 12:30 also it was the last day for me of being a year 6  all we did in class today was mostly cleaning and we got to watch a christmas movie because it is nearly christmas.
after the class was all clean we all had to sit on the big mat because Mr Goodwin give out points to the the best maths class and at the end of the term the maths class with the most points gets a prize so Mr Goodwin told us who won and it was my maths class and we got to eat ice cream ice blocks during mornig tea. after morning tea we all went inside the classroom and got our bags ready for asembly
but before we went to asembly we all got treats with little cute christmas card on them. then we put the treats in our bag and headed to the hall we watched some movies from fil festival then we sang a waiata and then we all said good bye to everyone. i said goodbye to alot of people like all my bestfriends my teachers and class mates then i went home.


a big thank you to my teachers Miss Scanlan , Miss Parent and Mr Goodwin for teaching me this year.
i wonder what class i am going to be in next year.

Merry christmasrs

Merry christmas and
it is nearly christmas in like 10 days and i hope everyone have a great christmas and god bless you all.

Ho Ho Ho Merry christmas and have a happy new year everyone!!!

Cybersmar learners

cybersmart learners look after their chrombooks , create uniqe and strong passwords , blog to share and connect , use their chrome book torespect others

MAKERSPACE

A big thank you to Mr Vogt we really enjoyed maker space this year
and 3D and Clay club.

Thank You

O le pepe animation

this year we have been learning about musical madness and team 4 had to use nursery rhymes in our animation for the juniors to enjoy and i chose o le pepe a samoan nursery rhyme

What does Team work look like?

Musical Madness alphabet search & wordfin

YEAR 6 CAMP