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 Bird:  It's so hard to find real friends

My Favourite Programme

Favourite Programme Exo next door

The reason why I like the Exo next door series is because it is very entertaining and interesting.

Learning from my mistakes - Writing T3W1

Personal Acceleration T3W1

Acceleration:

In term 2 for maths I got 3P so I want to be at 4A this term.

In term 2 for Writing I got 4B so I want to get a 4A this term.

WLJ - #Keep New Zealand Beautiful!

Activity 1:

1. Encourage your friends to encourage their family and friends not to litter

2. Create your own little signs telling people not to litter

3. Don't litter yourself!

Activity 2:

Although I am not able to take a picture I really do find listening to music relaxing!

Activity 3:

I really enjoyed doing this blogging journey! It helped me to understand more about the environment and its value! Doing all these blogs helped me to learn about what really happens out of Auckland.My favourite blog was definitely the swimming with the sharks! I have improved in my writing and I think that the ideas will really help me to write stories in the future! Thank you the University of Auckland for making this learning journey possible! I can’t wait to do the Summer blogging!

WLJ Day 6 - Native Aotearoa

Activity 1:

Oh no it’s that place called New Zealand,

I think I want to go to Ireland!

Why are those people drawing on them,

Wait, is that even a tattoo pen?

Ughh what am I going to do here,

I hope we don't have to hunt for bears!

Activity 2:

1. On the 24 - 25 of june 500 elders were brought to the Te Papa museum to hold a festival. They all sang in Maori about Matariki and all of it’s legends. Woah! What a night to remember!

2. On the 16th of June Te Papa had their very first ritual. It marked the begining of the Matariki rising.

3.  Maori and non Maori people discussed at Te Papa how the world has been seen differently by different cultures.

Bonus Activity:

In my opinion here is first, second and third

First

Second

Third

WLJ Day 5 - One step at a time...

Activity 1:

After searching everywhere for my group and Curious Kiwi I bump my head into a tree which my my head hurt extremely bad. I then started to walk when I felt thirsty when I realised that my friend that was part of the group put it in the truck. Oh no! It started to get hot so I found a shade and sat there feeling worried about where I was going to go tonight. Suddenly I heard a voice from not far so I started tracking it down desperately. I then started to see a group of people so I yelled out so they were fully aware that I was running to them. They saw me and told me that they would take me to the front desk. As soon as I got to the front desk I waited a few minutes until they finally arrived so I felt relieved. My friends were also relieved when they saw me so I explained everything. Then we finally went back to the van to rest for our next trip.

Activity 2:

The person from New Zealand that I will be talking about is the one and only Lorde.

Lorde’s full name is Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O’Connor. She was born in Takapuna on November 7th 1996 but was mainly raised in Devonport, Auckland. She became famous with her hit single, Royals. Lorde’s height is 5’.5” and she’s always wanted to be Leonhard Cohen and Joni Mitchell.

Bonus Activity:

Personally I would love to cycle around Otago Central mainly to appreciate most of the such captivating views. I feel like that is a one in a lifetime experience so I definitely consider myself going in the future.

Day #4 - Swimming With The Sharks - Winter Learning Journey

Activity 1:What did the people of Farewell Spit do to help the whales?

They tried their very best to help them by running to the ocean and back to pour water on the whales. They tried to keep the whales wet but many of the whales did not survive.

Overall even though not many survived it still turned out to be that some of them were lucky to have survived.

Activity 2: Whale rider.

In the tradition, it was only boys that were allowed to become chief. They were expecting to have a baby that would then carry on as chief but he unfortunately died at birth. However his twin sister survived. While she was growing up she wanted to learn all of things required to be a chief  but there was one thing standing in her way. Unfortunately based on her grandfather's beliefs, he only saw males as chiefs

Activity 3: I believe we should stop fishing at Farewell Spit because…

The hector dolphins numbers are decreasing (There are only around 7,000 living)

Undersized fish are being illegally caught in the close abouts

Farewell spit is a Maori place that means a bunch to the people of it. It is not only wrong fishing there, it is disgusting and should be respected like anywhere else in the world.

Day 3 - Wild eyes

Winter Learning Journey Day 3

Activity 1:

The bird that I have chosen is the Kea. The Kea is a very large species of parrots. Their scientific name is Nestor notabilis. A majority of the Kea have been found in the south island of New Zealand. They are actually specifically about 46cm long.

Activity 2:

I definitely strongly believe that New Zealand should be pest free in order to protect our precious birds. The more pests that come, the more native birds get killed.It is heartbreaking to see the fact that our birds have to starve because of these pests that ruin our trees. It is also heartbreaking to see that the mother birds have to grieve because the pests eat their eggs. I really do think that this needs to stop.

Bonus activity:

Bonus Activity, Day #2 - New Zealand by Land and Sea

I asked my sister about her favourite things to do outdoors and these are the results:

Swimming at the beach

Doing Athletics (Challenges)

Jumping on the trampoline

Playing on the playground

Water fighting

Day #2 Activity #2 - New Zealand by Land and Sea

Here are my five questions I would ask Laura:

Who do you think inspired your parents to become sailors?

Do you think you will ever quit sailing young?

What is the longest sailing ride you've ever been on?

If you have kids would you want them to sail?

What age do you think you will retire at?

Day #2 Activity #1 - New Zealand by Land and Sea

I learnt that Dargaville has interesting history to it so I wanted to know more about it. I found out that Maraes are everywhere around this river. I also learnt that the person who established the township was Joseph McMullen. In the 1870's they did gum digging and kauri felling. Kauri gum is used to make plenty of things like statues and jewellery. From all the learning about Dargaville I think I would visit again!

The place that really stole my eyes was Karekare beach. The beautiful sunset and the smooth sand looked really pretty. Also that facts about this beach makes it very memorable. It would be a really good place to have a picnic and I would definitely like to go in Summer. This beach is not only a popular one  it is a beautiful and extraordinary beach that everyone should experience going to.

Bonus Activity Day #1 - My Custom Flag

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Day #1 Activity #2 - Pure New Zealand - Auckland

Auckland:

1. Auckland has 1.5 million people living in it and it is considered as the city of sails.

2. Auckland is New Zealand's most popular city

3. Auckland has more boats than any country in the world

4. Auckland's biggest landmark is Rangitoto which is the volcano across mission bay.

5. Auckland has modern Malls,Outdoor spaces and especially culture.

Day #1 Activity #1 - Pure New Zealand

1.  4.4 million people are standing upon New Zealand. There are about 69% of Europeans, 14.6% are native Maori, about 9.4% are Asians and 6.9% are Maori Pacific Islanders.Also, Hamilton and Christchurch which are the two of the main cities is where a majority of kiwis live.

2.More than four hundred years ago the Maori travelled thousands of miles across the unnamed Pacific Ocean and then became the first habitats of New Zealand (Aotearoa) 

3. There is so much coast line which make kiwis love the water and to camp.It's also been loved to kayak,yacht and windsurf and row. They can also climb plenty of mountains like the famous and most active climber Edmund Hillary who climbed up the highest mountain in the world Mt.Everest.

Howick Historical Village - Outdoor Activities

During our trip at HHV we got the chance to visit the outdoor activities. I really enjoyed playing on the wooden sticks because I got to challenge myself at it. I also liked the game where we had to get the object back onto the thin string. I really loved this activity and would like to visit HHV again!

Howick Historical Village - Entertainment

At our trip we experienced playing with very old toys. In fact I found that it was way more fun playing with old toys than current toys on the market. I think that these toys are very fun to play with and everyone should try playing with them! By the way my favorite one was the rings.