Summer Learning Journey Week 3 Day 1

Ki Ora Everyone for the next few weeks I will be posting blog posts continuously for something that is called the Summer Learning Journey. Today I am doing Week 3 Day 1. I will always put the links under this blurb so that you can go to the sites I had.
Links:  Tim Berners-Lee, Te Ara, YouTube, Miria Flavell, Nat Pua, Microsoft, Apple, charity called The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, rivals, rivalry,  All Blacks, Wallabies,
Activity 1.The World Wide Web

You may not have heard of Tim Berners-Lee but this man completely changed the world for us when he invented the World Wide Web (otherwise known as the ‘www’). All of the information on the internet is stored and accessed on the web. Tim BL, as he is known, also created the first-ever website. We all spend a lot of time looking at websites, don’t we? One of my favorite websites is the Te Ara site. I use it when I am creating lessons for students or working on assignments for school. Are there websites that are particularly helpful for your learning?

Activity 2. Influencers 

YouTube is a video-sharing website, where people can watch, create, share and comment on videos (a bit like when you Learn, Create and Share at school). YouTube was created in 2005 by three men - Chad Hurley, Steve Chen and Jawed Karim who later sold it to Google for $1.65 billion dollars! Did you know that anyone can have their own YouTube channel? People who create videos and post them on YouTube are called ‘YouTubers’. Youtubers post videos on a huge range of topics from music to make-up, fitness to cooking, etc. Most YouTubers create their own Youtube channel. People can subscribe to their channels and follow their videos. Do you watch or subscribe to any YouTube channels? If so, who are your favorite YouTubers? In New Zealand, there are many Youtubers, including Kiwi beauty YouTuber Miria Flavell and guitar guru, Nat Pua.

I would create a Reacting page because you can react to anything on it. 

My description would go like this 

Hey everyone welcome to the channel my name is Nici and each day I react to something new. I hope you enjoy these videos if you do please share them with your friends. 

Bouns Activity.Apple vs Microsoft

Bill Gates and Steve Jobs are two big names in the field of digital technology. Bill Gates is the founder of Microsoft while Steve Jobs was a co-founder of Apple. Both men are very creative and inventive. In fact, Steve Jobs invented the Apple computer, iPod, iPhone, and iPad. Sadly, he passed away in 2011.Bill Gates, on the other hand, invented Microsoft software, like Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office. He is now one of the richest people in the world, and with his wife, Melinda, has created a charity called The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.Both men worked in the same field (digital technology) and were seen as competitors or rivals. They are not the only rivals in the world. In fact, some of the most famous rivalries occur between sports teams. One example is the rivalry between the All Blacks and the Wallabies rugby teams.

1. Duke versus North Carolina

2.Australia and New Zealand

3.Disney And Pixar

Summer Learning Journey Week 2 Day 5

Ki Ora Everyone for the next few weeks I will be posting blog posts continuously for something that is called the Summer Learning Journey. Today I am doing Week 2 Day 5. I will always put the links under this blurb so that you can go to the sites I had.

Links: Emergency Services, Fire Service, Police Force, Ambulance Service, Air Ambulance, Search and Rescue,  Coast Guard, Surf Lifesaving, Civil Defence,150 wildfires burning in New South Wales, a province on the east coast of the country, Mother Teresa,  Princess Diana, Mother Teresa, Bill English, Xi Jinping, Pania Newton, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Willie Apiata, Jane Fonda

Activity 1. Everyday Heroes

Every day, the men and women in the Emergency Services provide help and support people in New Zealand and around the world. At times, they have to risk their lives in order to save others. Common Emergency Services include the Fire Service, the Police Force, and the Ambulance Service. Other related services include the Air Ambulance, Search and Rescue, Coast Guard, Surf Lifesaving, and the Civil Defence (amongst others).In Australia, Fire Services are currently fighting more than 150 wildfires burning in New South Wales, a province on the east coast of the country. The wildfires started in November 2019 and are not expected to stop for many weeks. It is a very challenging time for the men and women serving in the Emergency Services in Australia.

My video   My Ideas

Activity 2.Leading by Example 

Mother Teresa and Princess Diana were both people who wanted to do things to help others. They were very different people, however, they both had a significant impact on the world. Mother Teresa was born in Eastern Europe but decided at a young age that she wanted to be a missionary (a person who gets sent somewhere to share their religious faith and do charity work). She moved to India where she worked hard and cared for those who needed her the most. Her work was recognised by the Catholic Church, which gave her the title of ‘Saint’ Teresa. Diana, while not officially a saint, was a real-life princess. In her role as a princess, she travelled the world raising awareness about a number of important issues. Through her work, Princess Diana helped the world to see that all people, including those affected by illness and disease, needed love and respect. Princess Diana and Mother Teresa both led by example with acts of kindness towards others.

I made an act of kindness by helping my mum with cleaning the house, she was really happy it made me feel great.

Bouns Activity. Choose your own

You have now made it to the end of Week 2 and have earned the chance to choose your very own politician or activist who you think has changed the world. There are no right or wrong choices for this activity, so find someone who interests you and tell us about them on your blog. It could be someone from your family, church, community and/or someone famous who you admire.

Here are some starting points in case you get stuck:

Bill English

Xi Jinping

Pania Newton

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

Willie Apiata

Jane Fonda

Name: Bill English
Description: He was the Prime minister before Jacinda. He did a great job at it.
What he does: Now he is a director of west farms 

Summer Learning Journey Week 2 Day 4

Ki Ora Everyone for the next few weeks I will be posting blog posts continuously for something that is called the Summer Learning Journey. Today I am doing Week 2 Day 4. I will always put the links under this blurb so that you can go to the sites I had.

Links: Hōne Heke, Te Tiriti o Waitangi,whakataukī, Indigenous Peoples,5000 different cultures and speak 4000 different languages, Āpirana Ngata, Whina Cooper
Activity 1. Guiding PrinciplesHōne Heke was a rangatira (chief) of Ngapuhi iwi in Northland. He was a strong and fearless warrior, and also an intelligent leader who fought for Māori rights during the British colonization of Aotearoa, New Zealand. He was baptized as a Christian in 1835 and had much respect for the missionaries that came to New Zealand. Hōne Heke supported Te Tiriti o Waitangi - the Treaty of Waitangi - and was the first rangatira to sign it in 1840. However, he soon realized that under Te Tiriti o Waitangi, Māori rangatira was losing their authority (power). In protest, he cut down the flagpole that flew the British flag at Kororareka (Russell) four times. He must have been very frustrated and angry. Sometimes when we feel strongly (frustrated, angry, happy, excited, in awe…) we find it hard to put our feelings into words. Many cultures have sayings, proverbs or metaphors that can help people to explain their feelings or describe specific things. In Te Reo Māori, some people may use a whakataukī.

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Activity 2.Celebrating Diversity

There are between 370 and 500 million Indigenous Peoples currently living in 90 countries around the world. Together, they represent over 5000 different cultures and speak 4000 different languages. That is pretty amazing ‘eh?! I wish that I could speak 4000 languages! Indigenous People is the term used to describe the people who were the first inhabitants of a land. In Aotearoa, Māori is Indigenous. Indigenous people have rich and vibrant cultures that make the world such a fascinating, varied and enriching place to live.

I chose Australian aboriginal people & Maya People

Facts about Australian aboriginal people

1. Aboriginal Australians are related to groups indigenous to Australia. 

2.here are 250 distinct language groups spread throughout Australia.

Facts about Maya People

1, more than 600 of their people now live in America.

2. they speak more than 30 Mayan languages.

Bouns Activity.Wise Words

Sir Āpirana Ngata and Dame Whina Cooper were both influential leaders who fought for Māori rights. Āpirana Ngata was a lawyer and politician. He worked hard to give rights to Māori landowners, and he also spent a lot of his career encouraging Māori to preserve the culture - haka, poi, whakairo (carving), waiata (song), sport and the construction of more marae around Aotearoa, New Zealand. Whina Cooper was the first president of the Māori Women’s Welfare League, which worked on improving health, education, housing, and welfare for Māori women in New Zealand in the 1950s. She led the Māori land hikoi (march) from Northland to Wellington to protest against the loss of Māori land. She was nearly 80 years old at the time. Both of these individuals are examples of wise, inspiring leaders and role models.

My role model is my mum.
Because she is always doing her best to make us kids have the best we can.
One day she told me if you keep acting like your acting you won't make it through life and that's when I learned that I need to change the way i'm acting so thats what I did

Summer Learning Journey Week 2 Day 3

Ki Ora Everyone for the next few weeks I will be posting blog posts continuously for something that is called the Summer Learning Journey. Today I am doing Week 2 Day 3. I will always put the links under this blurb so that you can go to the sites I had.

Links: Kate Sheppard, women’s suffrage, Pakistan, Malala, Nobel Peace Prize, here, book, Malala’s Magic Pencil, Emma Watson, Harry Potter, Beauty and the Beast,  HeForShe,
Activity 1.The Right to Vote
Kate Sheppard was a very famous and important New Zealander. In the late 1800s, she fought for women to have the right to vote in elections. She did this by creating petitions (lists with the names of people who supported her), running public meetings, writing letters to the newspaper, and talking to politicians. As a result of her hard work, women in New Zealand (NZ) were first granted the right to vote in 1893. This made NZ the first country in the world to give women the right to vote. We call this right ‘women’s suffrage’.In honor of Kate Sheppard’s work, the NZ government has put her image on the current $10 note.

I think if they were to change the person on the $10 note I think they should change it to Valerie Adams Because she gave all new Zealand girls hope because she got in the Olympics and she has won many competitions throughout the Olympics. 










(Found on Radio Sport)

Activity 2. The Right to an Education

Malala Yousafzai is a woman who was born and raised in Pakistan. In 2012, she was shot and wounded when traveling home on the bus from school. At the time, girls (and women) living in Pakistan were not encouraged or even allowed, to go to school. It is widely believed that Malala was attacked because she (and her father) did not agree with this idea and they felt that women had the right to an education. Once Malala recovered from her injuries she continued to advocate (fight) for the rights of all women to receive an education. For this work, she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014 - the youngest person to ever receive this prestigious prize. You can read more of her story here. As well as giving speeches in front of many very important and influential people, Malala has written books about her own life. She has also written a book for children called Malala’s Magic Pencil.

Starting Year 8

1.For the year coming I will be starting year eight.

2. It will be kind of scary for me because I will have a lot of pressure on me because I will need to get my math knowledge up.

3. I am also excited to start year eight because it is a new journey for me.

4. Many reasons I am excited for next year is I can make new friends, I can also learn new things as well.

5. I think it will be a big step for me because of what happened this year.

6. I've been thinking through the holidays on what I can do better for next year.

7. I've thought of choosing friends that won't get me in trouble and picking better places to sit and get my work done.

8. I can also take every opportunity that gets offered to me, to make sure I do the best that I can.

9. I also can do everything that I can do to get the st John hours up so I can get my 200-hour badge.

10. I can also put my st john learning into my school learning by if we get health questions I can try my best to answer them.

Bouns Activity.Belle of the Ball

Emma Watson is a movie star who started acting in films when she was just nine years old. You might recognize her as Hermione Granger from the Harry Potter films or ‘Belle’ from the Disney adaptation of Beauty and the Beast. When Emma is not acting, she spends a lot of time giving speeches and advocating for the rights of women and girls. In 2014 she launched the HeForShe campaign which encourages men and boys to actively support women and girls by speaking out about gender equality - the idea that males (men) and females (women) have the same rights. Emma is also an avid reader who started her own worldwide book club! Let’s imagine that Emma has just emailed you and asked for your help. She needs a recommendation for a great book for her book club. She also needs you to prepare a short review of the book to share with her readers.

I chose the book, Matilda, by Roald Dahl 

I Chose this book because it is a really good book and it was really funny. The book is about a little girl named Matilda who's Mum and Dad don't really care about her. When she was six she first started school and when she was outside of the school it's self her principal came out and grabbed a girl's pigtails and threw her over the fence. I liked this book because it shows you how much you are really lucky that your mum and dad really do care for you.