Summer Learning Journey

Activity 1: The First Settlers

It is widely believed that the first people to arrive in New Zealand came from Polynesia. Most historians believe that they landed in New Zealand over 700 years ago. Although they were originally from many different countries, these settlers learned to live together and, eventually, formed their own distinct culture known as ‘Māori.’  Māori have their own language, traditions, and culture.

Follow this link to read a short story about a famous man in Māori mythology – Maui. On your blog, post three facts that you learned about this interesting man. What other stories have you heard about Maui?

 1. Māui took a jawbone which his ancestor Murirangawhenua had given him.

2. Maui caught a fish that his grandmother Murirangawhenua said will be gifted to them.

3. Māui's giant fish became known as the North Island of Aotearoa, and Māui's canoe the South island.

4.Another Story of Maui that I have heard about was Maui and the Sun when Maui and his brothers made flax ropes and pulled the sun down so it can slow down.

Activity 2: Setting Sail

The first settlers to come to New Zealand must have been really brave! They had to leave their original homes and sail thousands of miles across the ocean on a special boat called a ‘waka’ to reach New Zealand.

Imagine that you were on board one of the wakas. On your blog, write a short letter to a friend telling them about your voyage to New Zealand. In the letter be sure to tell them how you feel about moving to a new country. If it was me, I would have felt really nervous…

Dear Thomas,

I am going on a trip to New Zealand.

They have asked me if I want to come I said yes.

I was so terrified because the so many waves and one almost flipped the boat I terrified after that it was super windy so I was freezing then I catch a cold because it was to cold and then everyone else catched a cold and then we saw some so we tried to get them but we were to sick.

From Christopher.

My Basic Facts Test

Learning Goal : I am testing how quickly I can remember my Basic Facts.

Success criteria : I need to remember my Basic Facts because
they are the knowledge I need to help me with strategies to
solve Maths problems.

Monday

Friday

My result for Monday is 28/40 and my result for Friday is 28/40 I am not getting better because someone was distracting me. The columns I need help on is Fraction size, Place Value,Percentages Fractions and Decimals, Factors ad Multiples.

My typing Test

Learning Goal : I am practising my typing so I can be quicker and more accurate.

Success criteria : This will help me finish my work faster.

Monday

Friday

My typing result for Monday is 65 (WPM) and My result for Friday is 69 (WPM) . I am getting better because I am practising on typing.com and because I am concentrating more and no one is distracting me .

My Silent Reading

 I have read page 157- 200 and this is what happen.
Slightly younger Tippy grabbed everyone and then he went with them but then George and Harold snapped their fingers because they recognised that Mr. Krupp was full of ice and their was not water on him . After that  Captain Underpants pulled his pants off. Then Captain Underpants saved all of them after that Captain Underpants was getting up because they travelled in the future and because Slightly younger Tippy slashed water on his head. When they were in the future George and Harold saw Mr. Krupp but the future version and they snapped their fingers and then he was Captain Underpants. After that they saw the past Mr. Krupp and they snapped their fingers again and then they both beat up Slightly younger Tippy. So he got out a bomb and then he said it can blow up the whole galaxy.
TO BE CONTINUED......

My Silent Reading

I have read page 63-92 and this is what happen.
Captain Underpants got caught by Big Tippy and slightly older Tippy turned into Supa Mega Tippy and then he killed Big Tippy and then they went into six million year forward in to the future after that they got caught.
TO BE CONTINUED....................

Read Theory

Success Criteria

We can show our understanding of the text we are reading by summarising what we have read in our own words.

We can show our understanding of the text we are reading by answering the questions correctly.

We can show our understanding about what we have done wrong by explaining what we should have done.

My Basic Facts Test

Learning Goal : I am testing how quickly I can remember my Basic Facts.

Success criteria : I need to remember my Basic Facts because they are the knowledge I need to help me with strategies to solve Maths problems.

Monday

Friday

My timed result for Monday is 31/40 and my timed result for Friday is 27/40 . I am not getting because I have not practised a lot and because I am not concentrating . The columns I need to work on is Percentages, Fractions and decimals and Factors and Multiples.

My typing test

Learning Goal : I am practising my typing so I can be quicker and more accurate.

Success Criteria : This will help me finish my work faster.

Monday

Friday

On Monday I got 64 (WPM) and on Friday I got 71 (WPM) . I am getting better because I am practising more on typing.com and I was not mucking around.