This Day In History

This day in history is something we participate in Ruma C every morning. It involves searching up what happened on this day, but a different year. With our creation, we also have to do a so what. A so what is when we explain why this is important to know, and why we should learn about these things. Today we chose to do use a coding website for our creation on Auckland pedestrians begin 'Barnes Dance'. Thank you for looking at my blog.

This Day In History

This day in history is something we participate in Ruma C every morning. It involves searching up what happened on this day, but a different year. With our creation, we also have to do a so what. A so what is when we explain why this is important to know, and why we should learn about these things. Today we chose to do a blackout shot. Thank you for looking at my blog.

This Day In History

This Day in History

This Day In History

Facts About J.K Rowling

This Day In History 26.7.18

Flood kill 25 miners in Central Otago 1863

Facts By Emily Tess and Tara

Why do we need to know this, and why is this so important?

Because it’s how we made money in the olden days to survive. Without the miners, New Zealand wouldn’t have a networth like today, we wouldn’t have the things we do now, if we didn’t mine. We can also relate to this because we have the Pike River mine near where we live, and it was devastating when it exploded; killing many. Many miners lost their lives in the mines, it is a dangerous place and we are fine with the fact that we are sending people down to the mines with the risk of them dying.


The flash floods that killed the miners were in north east in Queenstown.


Link to website - LINK

Alan Gratz Interview With Mary and Emily

For my last reading task for the amazing book, Refugee, Emily, Mary and I decided to do a book review - interview with the author of Refugee, Alan Gratz. I was the interviewer, Emily was the 'crazy' fan, and Mary was Mr Gratz. I hope you enjoy our video and learn some new facts about Alan, and why we love the book Refugee!

Acrostic Poem: Refugee Reading Task Mahmoud

ACROSTIC POEM 

MAHMOUD

Running for my life, trying to stay alive

Exasperated from our long journey 

Furious for waiting for the boat

Under fire trying to escape
Gasping for air, lying on the ground

Everyday this is happening, this is not fair

Entering country to country

My Refugee Flipgrid: What I think Will Happen At The End Of The Novel!

Refugee Reading Task: The Great White Shark

GREAT WHITE SHARK
RESEARCH

The Great White Shark has a distinctive white stomach and a grey-blue top half of their body. They can live up to 70 or more years, just like a human. The biggest of the Great Whites can grow up to 20 feet, or about 6 metres, but most are smaller. Female Great Whites are longer than the males, measuring up to about 15-16 feet long. They are mostly mistaken for the Mako shark, Porbeagle or the Bronze Whaler. It is illegal in New Zealand to trade in Great White products, and also illegal to take or harm these creatures, and the must be returned to the ocean immediately. Young Great Whites eat smaller prey, including fish, rays, or other sharks. Older Great Whites go for larger meals, like Sea Lions, Seals, otters, sea turtles and whales, such as Belugas. Great Whites swallow their food, as they do not chew. They are ranked #1 on the deadliest sharks to humans, and there is around 80 unprovoked attacks to humans per year.

I used this website here to get most of my information.

http://www.doc.govt.nz/documents/conservation/native-animals/marine-fish/great-white-shark-identification-guide.pdf

Refugee Reading Creation:

This week for one of my reading creations Bridget, Cameron, Eden and I did a video of Josef's dad jumping off the St Louis and people screaming man overboard, with Josef desperately trying to catch up with his father. I did this creation with my classmates, Eden, Cameron and Bridget. I was the camera-man and the editor for this creation!

Refugee Reading Task: Mahmoud's Story With Bridget And Eden

For one of my reading tasks, Bridget, Eden and I made a video creation of when Mahmoud and his family (from our class book Refugee) tried to stay somewhere warm and dry, but a Turkish man stopped them. He asked for a lot of money, per family member to stay one night. Mahmoud's father said no and tried to find somewhere else to sleep.

Home Links Wk 6: Reading

Summer Learning Journey! (Bonus)

Everyone’s family is unique. What makes your family special? Choose three people close to you and ask them what their two favourite things to do in summer are.

Activity:

On your blog, write two fun facts about each person.

My Mum:

1. Nice evening walks

2. Horse riding

My Sister:

1. Riding her pony

2. Sleeping in

My Dad:

1. Sailing

2. Motorbiking

Summer Learning Journey! (5)

In the 1800s, most families were pretty big. In fact, many parents had an average of seven to nine children.  Imagine that you were a child in the 1800s and you had nine siblings.

Activity:
On your blog, please tell us how you would feel. Would you enjoy being a member of such a large family? Why or why not?

There is many good and not so good sides to having a big family. It would be harder to spend time with each individual sibling, as well as with you parents. A good side is there would be a lot of hand - me - downs and it would be great for games with your family. Imagine playing a big outdoor game of cricket, or soccer. You probably couldn't have a big family game like that if you had a small family.

Summer Learning Journey! (Bonus)

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!

Activity:
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!

My favourite meal is chicken and cranberry pizza!

The reason why I love chicken and cranberry pizza is because it's really cheesy, and it's got a little bit of sweetness from the cranberry too. Unfortunately I don't have the recipe, so if you want to try it, you can make up your own recipe - or search one up.

Summer Learning Journey! (4)

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.

Activity:
What is your dream job? Draw a picture of yourself doing your dream job and post it on your blog.

My Drawing:
(I'm not much of a drawer, so I may have stenciled a bit!)

My dream job is to become a professional Show jumper and travel the world on the showjumping circuit, with sponsors helping me getting to where I need to go. I would also shoe horses to help fund the money for my travelling with my horses.

Summer Learning Journey! (3)

In the 1800s, most Māori lived in villages called pa. Each village had many buildings – kauta where people cooked, pataka where they stored goods and wharepuni where the Māori slept. A traditional wharepuni had a thatched roof and walls made of timber, fern, rushes and bark.

The Activity:

On your blog, compare the wharepuni to your own home. What are two similarities and two differences between a wharepuni and your house?

Similarities of my house and a wharepuni:

1. They both have a place to sleep for the whole family.
2. They both have things we need, like food, places to cook, and more.

Differences of my house and a wharepuni:

1. Instead of four walls that a wharepuni has, my house has more walls.
2. My house isn't made out of bark or rushes.

Summer Learning Journey! (Bonus)

To this day, the people of New Zealand still use waka. Instead of using their waka to transport them from one place to another, they sometimes use waka in special events and in sporting competitions such as Waka Ama. Both boys and girls compete in Waka Ama boat races.

Watch this short video of a Waka Ama race. On your blog tell us whether you would like to be in a Waka Ama race one day. Why or why not?

Waka Ama looks extremely challenging. I would love to have a go at this, and the experience of trying this would be amazing. I like how they are all in sync with their group, and everyone looks so focused.