Leilani - Holiday Blogging - Part one: Happy Birthday!

Walt: To create a fiction story.

Part 1: Happy Birthday!

Each and every year a new baby uni ( baby unicorn. ) is born every second. On one magical day two twin baby uni’s where born. Their names are Rosie and Bumbie. Bumbie was two minutes older than Rosie. Two years are they were born it was their second birthday party celebrating them turning two years old! Their aunty’s , uncles and other family members came with all sorts of toys , games , food and many different things for the twins for their birthday party. The twins mum decorated their birthday party as a pig theme and a giraffe theme since those are their two favourite animals of all time! As the party started more and more people started to arrive. By the time the twins where are dressed up their cloud house was filled with their family members waiting to see the twins in their birthday costumes. As they both came out everyone was super excited to see them. Rosie got scared and started to cry. After activities , cake it was time to open presents. Bumbie got a transforma car , train tracks , clothes , shoes , food , toys and as for Rosie she got Barbie dolls , Barbie cars , Barbie house and just many Barbie toys. The next day the twins wanted to play with their toys so they woke up SUPER early to do so. But something wrong had happen , something VERY wrong.

What could have gone wrong? Stay tune for part two to find out what had gone wrong for the twins.


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Task Description:


Today's task I have wrote a story about to unicorns having their birthday party and something has gone wrong. But this is only part one. Stay tune to read part two coming in cinemas soon. Just kidding. Bye.

Leilani - Summer Learning Journey - Day 3: First you ' Sea ' Me , Now You Don't ...

Walt: To finish day three with outstanding presentations ect.

DAY 3: First You ‘Sea’ Me, Now You Don’t…

Here in New Zealand we have many amazing and unique sea creatures, including penguins. The blue penguin, or kororā, is particularly special because it is the smallest penguin in the entire world! Blue penguins are typically found on the east coast of the South Island in places like Oamaru but they can be hard to spot as they rarely leave the water. If they do come onto land it is usually at night, when most of us are sound asleep! That’s because they are nocturnal. Not all of us, however, sleep all night. In fact, some people love to stay awake late into the evening. People who like to stay up late are called ‘night owls.’ Are you a night owl or are you an early riser, like me? I typically wake up every day around 6:00 a.m. and jump out of bed, ready to start the day!

On your blog, tell us whether you are a night owl or an early riser. Then, tell us about the rest of your family. Are they the same as you? .

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Here I have created a presentation about am I and my family either Night Owls or Early Risers. To be honest in the world there are many different people that wake up VERY early or got to sleep VERY later. As for my family they go to sleep either very early or very late. Continue to find out whether my family or early risers or night owls.

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Activity 2: A Local Delicacy [4 points]

Whitebait is a very special fish in New Zealand. It is rumoured (believed) to be a very delicious fish. Some restaurants in New Zealand make dishes that feature whitebait, including whitebait fritters. Have you ever tried whitebait fritters? They are a favourite dish of many of my friends. I, personally, prefer foods from places like Mexico and Italy. Pizza and nachos are two of my all-time favourite foods! In fact, I often make homemade pizza with Aronui on Friday nights using the same ingredients (pizza base, tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese, sun-dried tomatoes, chicken, red onion, basil and feta cheese) each time.

For this activity, please choose a favourite food and find a recipe for it.

On your blog, share a list of the ingredients that you need to make this food. You must type out the list of ingredients yourself (and not simply copy and paste it from a website) to earn full points.

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For today's recipe I have given you my all time favourtie recipe for deep fried chicken! My family and I really enjoy having this as a wonderful treat as for dinner. This is the recipe that my family and I like to use for cooking deep fried chicken. The reason why I like to to eat deep fried chicken is because of the crunchiness of the skin and the beautiful flavor from the inside! Yummy!

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Activity 3: The Midnight Zone [10 points]

One of these creatures is called the ‘Colossal Squid.’ A colossal squid can weigh as much as 495 kilograms (kg)! Here in New Zealand, we have a full sized colossal squid on display at Te Papa Museum in Wellington. It is the only specimen of its kind in the entire world! This squid weighs approximately 500 kg. In 2018, a team at Te Papa decided to move the giant squid from one area of the museum to another. Deep in the ocean, far below the surface, lies an area called the ‘Midnight Zone.’ It is called the midnight zone because it is always dark or ‘pitch black’ in this area. Much of the deep sea has yet to be explored by humans, however, we do know a little bit about the creatures that live here.

Let’s imagine that the average adult can lift 25 kg and the average child can lift 15 kg. How many adults and children will it take to move the giant squid into its new room at Te Papa? [Note: There is more than one right answer to this question.]

On your blog, tell us how you will solve this maths problem. You can write your answer in words, use a Sketchpad image or post a video explaining how you would figure it out. Be sure to give us your final answer. .

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1: Squid is 500 kg. So i'm going to half 500 kg to split between the kids and the adults. This answer is 250 kg each.

2: Figuring out how many adults there are needed.

First I got how much a adult can lift which is 25 kg. I got that amount and timed it by four which is 100. After I got this answer I still had to get 250 kg so I did 25 kg times four again and got 100. Then I added 100 + 100 kg together and got 200. Lastly I timed 25 x 2 = 50. Then I added the 200 and 50 together and got 250 kg. Now I needed to figure out how many adults are needed. I got ten.

3: Figuring out how many kids are needed to carry the squid.

Here I had already knew that a child can carry 15 kg each. So I timed 15 kg by seven to get 105. I got this answer by timing 15 by 5 and then timing 15 kg by two and got 105 kg. Next I still needed to get to 250 so I added 105 kg + 105 kg together and got 210 kg. Then to the 210 I added 15 kg and got 225 kg. Then I was going to do 15 kg x 2 but I realized that if I did that would make 30 which would go over 250 kg.

4: Fixing things up.

So next I went back up to the adults took 225 kg and added 25 kg to 225 and got 250 kg! Then I added one more adult to the ten adults that I got. So overall you would need 11 adults and 15 kids.

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Task Description:

For today's task I am back again doing another Summer Learning Journey activity. Today I have worked on day three activity one , two and three! Activity one we had to make a presentation or poster about if I and my family or night owls or early risers. The second activity we had to share our favourite food recipe. Last but not least the third activity was a math activity about how much kids or adults would be needed to carry a squid to one place to another. Enjoy!t

Leilani - Summer Learning Journey - Day 2: Fabulous Flora!

Walt: To finish week two day two.

DAY 2: Fabulous Flora

Activity 1: Weaving a Tall Tale…[4 points]

There is a long history in New Zealand of collecting natural plants, including flax (harakeke), and using them to create cloaks, baskets (kete), mats, traps and ropes. Flax weaving is an art form. It can take years for people to perfect the art of weaving. Have you ever tried it?

For this activity, you are asked to watch a short video of someone weaving a fish (ika) out of flax.

On your blog, tell us whether or not you would like to try flax weaving. Does it interest you? Why or why not?

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Activity 2: Mighty Mangroves [4 points]

Here in New Zealand we have a native tree called a Kiwi Mangrove. Kiwi Mangroves grow in shallow water (harbours). The largest mangrove or manawa forests in New Zealand are located in Northland and in Auckland. According to many environmental experts, they are one of the toughest and strongest trees in the world because they can survive in really harsh (difficult) conditions.

For this activity you are asked to think of someone who is very tough and strong. They can be someone who you know personally or they can be a character that you have read about in a book, seen in a movie, or on a television show.

On your blog, tell us about this person. Who are they? Why are they, in your opinion, so strong and tough?

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Activity 3: Stranger than Fiction [10 points + 5 possible points]

Here on earth there are more than 298 000 different kinds (species) of plants. Some of these plants live on land and some live in the water. Follow this link to read about 10 of the strangest plant species in the world. When you are finished, choose two of the plants from the list.

On your blog, list three On your blog, list three similarities and three differences between the two plants that you chose. To earn five extra bonus points, post a picture of both plants on your blog..

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Task Description:

Today's task I have finished another Summer Learning Journey activity. Today I am on week two day two. For day two we have been given three activity's. Activity number one is where we had to write if we would to do weaving with flax. As for our second activity we had to choose a person who we thought is very strong and write about that person. Last but not least the third activity we had to choose two plants and write three facts that have in common and three facts that they don't have in common. So that was it. ENJOY! 

Leilani - Summer Learning Journey - Week 2 - Day1: Swimming With The Fish!

Walt: To explore with week two activity one.

WEEK 2: Water, Water, Everywhere

Welcome to the second week of the Summer Learning Journey. We hope that you enjoyed learning about the amazing land habitats that we have here in New Zealand and overseas. This week we are going to  focus on water; the lakes, rivers and oceans that make up our beautiful country. Are you ready to jump in and get wet? Let’s hope you brought your togs!

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DAY 1: Swimming with the Fish

Activity 1: Surfs Up! [4 points]

In New Zealand we have many beautiful beaches and stunning waterfalls. One of the most spectacular waterfalls is called Kitekite and it is located in Piha, a small village west of Auckland. Tourists and locals flock to Piha during the summer season to enjoy the waterfall, the local beach, and the great surf. Have you ever tried surfing? Although I have never surfed many of my friends have and they absolutely love it. In fact, it is their favourite summer activity! What is yours?

For this activity, please take a picture of yourself doing one of your favourite summer activities. It could be anything! Here is a picture of one of our team members (Laura) doing one of her favourite summer activities.

On your blog, post a picture of yourself doing one of your favourite summer activities. Below the picture tell us what the activity is and tell us why it is one of your favourites.

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My favourite activity.

Have I been surfing? Well no , i'm very scared of surfing because of the huge waves. But I would love to try out surfing and maybe do it on the small waves. My most favourite thing to do in the summer holidays would be swimming. I didn't have any picture of me swimming so I took a photo of my second thing I like to do in the summer holidays. Which is spending time outside! I love jumping on my trampoline or just siting outside. Here I have took a photo of my jumping in front of my trampoline. My trampoline is not new it is very old. We have kept this trampoline since my sister was a very little girl. Today's weather was amazing so I thought I should take a photo of my with a big smile on my face jumping in the air!

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Activity 2: The Great Taupo Cycle Challenge [4 points]

Every year approximately 7500 people arrive in Taupo, New Zealand to compete in a one-day cycling race around Lake Taupo. The race route is 160 km in length. Participants can choose to compete in the full race or the half-race (80 km). Let’s imagine that you were given a free ticket to compete in the Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge next year and you were able to bring three people with you as your ‘support crew.’ Who would you bring with you?

If it was me, I would choose my son, Aronui, as one of my supporters because he’s really funny and energetic. I think that he would make sure that I had a great time and that I spent the entire day laughing and smiling. I would also choose my sister, Leigh, because she is very strong and fast. Thirdly, I would choose my co-leader, Hazel, because she is very organised and would make sure that we followed the trail and didn’t get lost!

On your blog, list the three people you would like to have on your Lake Taupo Cycle Race Support Crew. Tell us why you have chosen each person.

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Activity 3: Something Smells Fishy…[10 points]

One of the longest and largest rivers in the world is called the Amazon River. It is located in South America and is approximately 6400 kilometres (kms) long. That is four times longer than the entire country of New Zealand. Wow!

Scientists believe that there are over 3000 different kinds of fish that live in the Amazon River. Now, that is a lot of fish! To learn more about fish, we went online and found some really cool facts about fish.

For this activity, we are going to provide you with five sentences about fish. Some of them are true and some are them are not. It is your job to read these ‘facts’, and decide whether they are true or false.

On your blog, write out each fact and in CAPITAL LETTERS beside the fact, write the word ‘TRUE’ if it is a true fact or ‘FALSE’ if it is not true.

True or False?

Fish Fact #1: The oldest known fish in the world is a 65 year old Australian lungfish.

Fish Fact#1 = True. The oldest fish to be known is the Australian Lungfish.

Fish Fact #2: Sharks are the only fish that have eyelids.

Fish fact #2 = True. Sharks are the only fish with eyelids.

Fish Fact #3: Starfish are a type of fish.

Fish fact#3=False. Starfish are not fish and neither are jellyfish.

Fish Fact #4: Fish communicate with each other by making low-pitched sounds (moans, hisses, etc)

Fish Fact#4=False. Fish don't have vocals so that can't make low pitch sounds like moans ect. But they can use their body parts to create sounds to communicate with other fishes.

Fish Fact #5: Fish usually swim together in groups called ‘classes.’

Fish fact #5=True. Some fish usually swim together in groups called classes. Because they have these things called lateral line which can do something with them helping to feel the water pressure from other fish or predators.

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Task Description:

Welcome back everyone! Today's post we have another Summer Learning Journey activity! But here we have started a brand new week! Week two day one! Yay. Today the first activity was we had to take a photo of our self doing our favourite thing that we like to do in the Summer. Our second activity was to pick three people to be our support crew for a long bike ride. Then the last activity was that we could do a true or false. So that's basically it. Bye!

Leilani - What Could Scratch Be?

Walt: To create a presentation to explain how Scratch works and what is Scratch.

Task Description:
This year room seven math's have been using Scratch as a coding website for us to create projects. Today I thought to share Scratch to everyone around the world. I love to use Scratch for coding. It's simple , easy and I know how it works. But somehow not much people know what Scratch is or how it works. So in today's task I have shared on how Scratch works and what is Scratch. I also added a link to my Christmas game that I made at the end of term four. Enjoy!

Leilani - Summer Learning Journey - Day 5: Blink and You'll Miss It.

Walt: To finish week one day five.

DAY 5: Blink and You’ll Miss It

Activity 1: Towering Timbers [4 points]

There is a long and rich history of logging in New Zealand. Logging involves cutting down trees. The people who cut them down are called loggers. The trees that they cut down are sold and used to build things (eg. houses), to make products (eg. paper), and to generate (create) heat and power. Over the past two centuries, many of the trees in New Zealand have been cut? down by loggers.

Left: NZ native forest Right: A logged forest

Some people like logging because it creates jobs for the loggers and generates money for New Zealand while others are against (opposed to) logging. Many of those opposed are worried that logging will damage the environment. It might also force animals who live in trees (eg. owls) to find new homes.

What do you think about logging?

On your blog tell us whether you think logging should be allowed in New Zealand. Be sure to provide at least two reasons to support your argument.

Would I like logging aloud in New Zealand?

This is a very hard choice to make because when cutting down trees you get more products. But when you do cut down trees you are also taking away animals who live in trees find another home. Well I need to make a choice , and that choose would be no I think that we shouldn't cut down native trees. Trees are a very important need we all need in life to help us breath and to keep our animals save in where they belong. As for houses we don't need trees we could all use metal , shipping containers , other things that we could build houses with. We could recycle plastic to create more products without using our beautiful trees. So my two reasons that are going to support my statement is number one. To save our world from ending , then secondly to leave our trees to our animals and we can use other materials to replace what trees make for us.

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Activity 2: Living on the Edge [4 points]

While it can get quite cold in New Zealand, it rarely drops below freezing (00C). Most of the time the temperature in New Zealand is pretty mild. This is not the case in the tundra. The tundra is an area of land (biome) that is cold, dry and completely treeless. Did you know that the average temperature in the tundra is -280C?

Over the past few years, however, the temperature in the tundra has been rising and the weather has been changing. Let’s imagine that your teacher decides to take you on a class trip to the tundra before the weather changes too much and you aren’t able to go.

On your blog, write a letter to your best friend or a family member telling them about your trip to the tundra. To earn full points your letter must have a greeting (eg. Dear…) followed by 5 – 6 sentences of information about what your experience.

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My Letter:

Dear Jahzara , 

Here in Tundra it's not quite how I thought it was when I was looking at some picture of this place. The weather is super cold and there are no trees! How ridiculous. But the best part of this trip was that we got to go climb up a huge mountain and ski back down.  As well as everyday we got to wake up to a beautiful view of the mountains and one day we got to hear some little birds singing early in the morning! Wish you came along with us to Tundra , but were heading back and I can't wait to meet with you after.

Kind regards,

Leilani.

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Activity 3: Going, going….gone [10 points]

Over the years, scientists have made some surprising discoveries. One of

these discoveries is that we have entire cities (e.g. Jakarta, Indonesia and Venice, Italy) that are slowly sinking into the ocean. Scientists believe that, one day, the cities will disappear completely under the water. Yikes!

Some of the residents (people living in the cities) have taken pictures of their neighbourhoods and written stories about their lives in order to make a record of what ‘life was like’ in their city before it disappeared.

Let’s imagine that New Zealand was going to sink to the bottom of the ocean next week (Eek!). Before it sinks you are asked to write a blog post telling people what life was like in New Zealand in 2018.

On your blog, post a description of life in New Zealand in 2018. Please remember that the people who read your post will have never been to New Zealand or even seen a picture so it is your job to ‘paint a picture’ of New Zealand using your words. You can also post pictures, if you wish. Be sure to fully attribute the pictures.

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Task Description:
Day five is now done with week one! So glad that we have now finished week one! The first week of Summer Learning Journey activity's. Here for activity one we had to write if we should let loggers chop down our trees. Second activity we had to write a letter to either a friend or family member about our class trip to Tundra. Then as for the last task we had to write something to people who don't live in New Zealand what it was like to live in New Zealand before it will sink. How sad! Bye.