Summer Learning Journey Week 4 Day 1

Summer Learning Journey Week 4 Day 1

Activity 1

World of Wearable (WOW) Art

My 5 questions for Dame Suzie Moncrieff about Wearable Arts.

1. How did you come up with the idea to make things you can wear from recycling?

2. What do you look for in the winning design?

3. How do you feel about the fact your idea is now a world wide event?

4. Children from my school made wearable art projects, what advise would you give them?

5. Would you come and judge our schools wearable art designs?

Activity 2

Guardians of the Sea

I believe in Taniwha's.  They protect a spiritual belief that many people have.  They can protect and help remind people to protect our environment. They can hide in nature disguised as something that would usually be there and only show themselves when there is a need.

Activity 3

The Sky in Shanghai

Here is a Haiku poem that describes how I feel about travelling to Beijing China

Travelling to Beijing

Awful, Deadly, Terrible

Needs to be fixed NOW

Summer Learning journey week 3 day 5

Summer Learning Journey Week 3 Day 5

Activity 1

Persistent pollution

Some pollution is caused by natural sources and most of it is by humans.

Smog is one of the human made pollutions, it can have serious health risks.

Toxic pollutants is where people burn plastic and it can cause serious health issues that can cause  cancer.


Activity 2

Changing Climates

When it is too rainy to go out I like to do the following things:
1.  Play on my Playstation
2. Watch my tablet
3. Play a game of Monopoly with my Sisters
4. Read a book
5. Colour in pictures.


Activity 3

Let it Rain

Yay, the rain has stopped, its been a long 3 days, we can go outside.  I opened the door and "Oh, my goodness".  It is dreary and bleak, the plants are no longer green, they are dead, not a blade of grass left.  "Keep the dogs inside" I yell.  I can see neighbourhood cats dead in the street.  Devon is crying, she can see her cat lying very still. I don't want to be outside anymore. What are we going to do?

Summer Learning Journey Week 3 Day 4

Activity 1

The Southern Lights

L- luminous 

I- impressive, incredible

G- glowing in the southern night sky

H- highly hypnotic

T- terrific

S- superb a must see!!

Activity 2

The Seven Sisters

The story of The Seven Sisters

 Mitai was the youngest of 7 brothers, his brother were the most handsome men in the village but had not married as they would never settle for anyone less beautiful than themselves. Although Mitai was not like his brothers he had special powers where he could change into a bird and was able to eavesdrop on his brothers conversations. One day the men heard beautiful singing coming for far away, they followed the noise and found the most beautiful women they had ever seen, they all fell in love except Mitai. They brought the women back to their village the make them their wives, but Mitai did not like them as they didn't take part in village life. After a while he noticed his brothers were skinny and no longer handsome. The wives would disappear and one day Mitai followed them as a bird and heard of their plan to starve the men till the die. Mitai told his brothers of the women's plan, the men were given magic nets to catch the women and cast them far away. Now once a year the women's beauty is allowed to shine through the sky and became known as the Seven Stars of Matariki

Activity 3

Crazy Cool Clouds

I have chosen to write about picture 2

This cloud looks like a tornado or I think it looks more like a beyblade, it is in a shape of a spiral. Maybe the cloud is hunting for another beyblade looking cloud and if they were to collide we would end up having some thunder down here on the ground.

This cloud looks like a cumulus cloud because it is big and fluffy. 

knowtechie.com

Summer Learning Journey Week 3 Day 3

Summer Learning Journey Week 3 Day 3

Taking Flight

Activity 1

Bird of the Year

My favourite New Zealand bird is the Pukeko.  It is black with blue feathers on its chest.  It has long red legs with a red beak which goes between its eyes. It is also known as a swamp hen.  It lives in New Zealand but mainly in the wetter areas likes swamps.  They have a very powerful beak. The Pukeko is an omnivore, it eats things like insect and spiders as well as seed, roots and shoots.

birdrescue.org.nz
Gisbornes online zoo - photo


Activity 2

Flying Foxes

The superpower that I would like would be invisibility.  This would be awesome because I could go everywhere I wanted.  Nobody would be able to see me. I would like to use this superpower to get on a plane and go to Fiji to see my friend Saki.


Activity 3

The Wind Beneath My Wings

Summer Learning Journey Week 3 Day 2

Summer Learning Journey Week 3 Day 2

Activity 1

The Air Up There

Unbee-lievable Facts about Bumblebees

1. The word 'bumblebee' is a compound word (bumble + bee). The word bumble means to hum, buzz or drone.

2. Bumblebees can fly very quickly. They can reach speeds of 54 kilometres per hour (km/h).

3. Bumblebees are very strong! They can carry up to 90 percent of their body weight in food with them to avoid starvation.

4. Bumblebees can do more work and carry more pollen than other bees, including honeybees.  In fact they can do up to 50 times as much as a normal honeybee.

5. The number of bumblebees is declining in New Zealand due to a number of factors, including the removal of wildflowers and flowering trees, habitat loss, and extensive use of pesticides.

nzbct.org.nz

Activity 2

Carbon Sinks don't Stink

Here is a list of foods I would put in my special draining sink

1. All vegetables except corn

2. Kiwifruit

3. Jelly with banana in it

4. Chocolate self saucing pudding

5. Fish

6. Peanut Butter

7. Nutella

8. Peanuts

9. Lemons

10. Cream

Activity 3

Flying Fungi

If there were 7 different kinds of mould found in my classroom and the cleaner said it would take 5 days to get rid of each mould but these can only be done 1 at a time. 

It would take a total of 35 days work.

7 kinds of mould x 5 days to clean = 35 days.

If the cleaner worked 7 days a week this would take 5 weeks.

However if the cleaner worked on 5 days a week it will take 7 weeks.

Summer Learning Journey Week 3 Day 1

Summer Learning Journey Week 3 Day 1

Activity 1

A Heated Debate

I would tell my friends to come and visit New Zealand in Spring.  You can still get in a bit of skiing as there is usually a bit of snow still around.  You can also enjoy the spring sunshine that lets you get outside and visit some of the tourist attractions.
Three place you do in spring are: 1. You can go on the gondola in Queenstown, you will be able to see lots going on from snow on the mountains, to people parasailing on the lake.
2. You could visit Rainbows End in Auckland, go on  all the rides and enjoy the atmosphere.
3. You could go to the New Brighton Pier and enjoy the sunshine and the view.

Activity 2

You are my Sunshine

To stay sun smart in the summer you can do these 5 things:
1. Wear long sleeved/legged clothes
2. Wear Sunscreen
3.Stay out of the sun during the hottest part of the day.
4. Wear a full brimmed hat.
5. Wear sunglasses if you have any.

sunsmart.org.nz

Activity 3

Burning Up...

Summer Learning Journey Week 2 Day 5

Summer Learning Journey Week 2 Day 5

Activity 1

Off the Menu

I think that the fine in place to people that over fish is fair.  The maximum amount you can be fined is $100,000.  People need to learn that over fishing our lakes, rivers and ocean is wrong.  We need to make sure that future generations can enjoy the fish that we have as well.


Activity 2

The Black Drain

1.  The names of two polluted rivers in New Zealand are the Waikirikiri/Selwyn  River and the Matarua River.

2. The Waikirikiri/Selwyn River is in the Selwyn District which is in Canterbury.  The Matarua River is in Southland. These rivers are both in the South Island.

3. Farmers are being helped to put up fencing and do planting by the Governments Ready to work programme. This will help stop the manure from farms polluting the rivers.

yournz.org
labour.org.nz
radiolive.co.nz/SPECIALREPORT