Summer Blogging

Activity 1

When you walk into the local gallery, the first piece of artwork that you see is a painting by Wassily Kandinsky called ‘Swinging.’

http://www.wassilykandinsky.net/work-251.php

While you are looking at it, a staff member at the gallery comes up to you and asks you for your opinion of the painting. What do you think of it?

On your blog please tell us:

1. What do you think of this painting? Do you like it?
2. If you could buy it and give it to someone, who would you choose?

I would like the painting and I would think that the painting is beautiful and creative. If I bought the painting and I could give it to someone I would give it to my mother because she gives me what I need and I would give it to her as my gift.

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Bonus Activity

Being the prime minister of a country is a big responsibility. Would you like to be the prime minister of New Zealand one day? On your blog tell us what you think. Would you like to be the prime minister?  Why or why not?

I wouldn’t want to be prime minister because it would be a huge responsibility. It would be a huge opportunity for me but I think it would be a bit too much work and I wouldn’t want to be famous. I don’t want to be on a magazine and I don’t want to be on TV.

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Activity 2

Some people say that the most powerful person in the world is the president of the United States. His name is Donald Trump and he became the president this past November when he beat out his competitor, a woman named Hillary Clinton. Google ‘Hillary Clinton’ to find out a little bit more about her. On your blog, post three interesting facts about Hillary.

Hillary Clinton is an American politician who was the 67th United States Secretary of State from 2009 to 2013.

Hillary Clinton has a daughter named Chelsea.

She was the only First Lady to have an office with the president's senior staff in the West Wing of the White House.

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Activity 1

Here in New Zealand, the prime minister of the country is the Honourable John Key. Imagine that you are Mr. Key and you have the power to create laws (rules) that all people in New Zealand would have to follow. If I (Rachel) were the prime minister I would make a rule that everyone should eat lollies for breakfast. What three (3) rules would you make up if you were the prime minister? On your blog tell us what your three rules would be.

If I was the prime minister and I had to make 3 rules my first rule would I would ban bullying and my second rule would make sure everyone is a clean kiwi. My third rule will be to make everyone have anything they want.

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Activity 1

Justin Bieber is arguably one of the most famous musicians in the world right now. He has had (#) of Number 1 hits, including the songs:

1. Sorry
2. Love Yourself
3. Baby

Watch the three videos. After you have finished watching them, rank them from #1 (best) to #3 (worst). On your blog, list the three videos in order from best to work and tell us why you have ranked them in that order.

1. Love Yourself
2. Baby
3. Sorry

I ranked Love yourself as number one because when I first listened to the first word I didn’t like it until I listened to the full song and then I liked it. I ranked Baby as number two because the video was kind of funny because whenever he went close to the girl she kept laughing and kept turning away from. I ranked Sorry as number three because I didn’t like the video and the lyrics.

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Activity 2

Most of us like to watch TV when we have the chance. One of my favourite television shows, at the moment, is called Veep. It’s a show about a woman who becomes the President of the United States. It’s pretty funny! I watch Veep on HBO every Monday night.

What is your favourite television show at the moment? On your blog, tell us the name of your favourite television show and tell us, briefly, what it is about.

My favourite T.V show at the moment is Liv and Maddie. It is about two girls that are identical twins. Maddie is a basketball player in Wisconsin who prefers high tops and high heels. Liv was starring on a hit TV show in Hollywood for the past few years.

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Activity 1

On your blog provide a short review of the video from your country. In your review please tell us:

1. The name of the television show
2. What you liked about the show
3. What you didn’t like about the show

The show that I watched was called icarly episode 3. I liked that how they were creative and made the corn a family. What I didn’t like was when Carly’s brother Spencer said that he couldn’t crush the corn and he ended up crushing it anyway.

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Bonus Activity

According to the Love New Zealand website, the most popular sports in New Zealand are rugby union, rugby league, netball, soccer and cricket. In your opinion, which of these sports is the best one? On your blog tell us which sport you think is the best. Be sure to tell us why. Give us as many reasons as you can!

I think that netball and soccer are the best sports because netball is a sport where you find yourself working together and having fun with everyone.

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Activity 2

Write a short paragraph describing your sporting hero. Who is he/she? Why are they your favourite sportsman?

My sporting hero is Valerie Adams. She is my sporting hero because she gives me hope and sometimes I feel like she inspires me to never give up and to try my best at all the things I do. I feel like she is helping me do the things that I can’t do that is why she is my sporting hero.

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Activity 1

Take a picture of yourself participating in a popular New Zealand sport. On your blog tell us the name of the sport and why you have chosen it.

I have chosen soccer as my sport to participate in because when I play soccer I think about what soccer is about. I think that soccer is about having fun. I think it involves Sportsmanship and teamwork.

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Activity 2

Think about your favourite subject at school. In your blog tell us:

1. The name of your favourite subject
2. Why it is your favourite subject

My favourite subject in school is Maths. Is is my favourite subject because in Maths I can learn knew things. I can learn how to solve equations with strategies that I have just learned about. I can also move to different areas with new strategies.

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Activity 1

Think about your school and what you typically do in a day. Compare it with the diary from the German student. What is similar? What is different? In your blog, tell us:

1. Whether you would rather go to school in New Zealand or in Germany
2. Why you feel that way

I would rather go to school in New Zealand. In German schools you might have to speak the language and you might not know how to speak German. What is different is that they have different areas to learn from.

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Bonus Activity

Choose a family member and conduct a short interview. In the interview ask them five questions about themselves:

My Sister Latanoa

1. What is your name? Latanoa
2. Where were you born? New Zealand Middlemore Hospital
3. How many siblings do you have? She has 7 siblings including herself.
4. What is your favourite thing about living in New Zealand?  They have nice food.
5. If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go? Why? She would go to South Korea because she loves their culture, she loves the way they do things, and shes loves the taste of their food.

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Activity 2

Some families are very large and some are very small. Some of the smallest families are found in China where parents are allowed, by law, to have only one child. This is quite different from countries like America (U.S.A.) where some families have as many as 19 or 20 children. It is rare but it does happen!

In America, there is actually a family with 19 children who have their own television show called ’19 Kids and Counting.’ All 19 children have the same two parents (Jim Bob and Michelle) and every single one of the children has a name starting with the letter ‘J.’ The oldest children is a boy named Josh and the youngest is a girl named Josie. Amazing!

If you’d like to see a small clip from the show, follow this link: 19 Kids and Counting

Imagine that you were one of the Duggar children and you had 18 brothers and sisters. What do you think it would be like to have so many sisters and brothers living with you in one house? On your blog please tell us what you would like and what you wouldn’t like about living in such a large family.

If I had 18 brother and sisters,what I would like about it is that we can be one big happy family and I what I wouldn’t like about it is that when you have more than 10 people in your family it can get crowded and it can cause chaos.

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Activity 1

Now that you have met my family it is time to think about your own family. On your blog tell us about your family. How many people are in your family? Do you have any brothers or sisters? What are their names?

In my family I have 7 people. I have 4 brothers and I have 3 sisters and 3 pairs of twin. My older sister’s name is Kolotita (the oldest twin), my sister’s name is Latanoa and my name is Maris Stella. My older brother’s name is Nickkolas (the oldest twin), my 3 other brother’s name are Sione, Simione, and(my twin) Falakiko.

Summer Activities

Activity 2

Ask someone in your family or one of your friends what their favourite five things are to do in the summer time. On your blog, write the title ‘Summer Activities’ and, below the title, tell us about the five things that they love to do.

My sister likes to watch animes and watch Korean dramas. She also likes to eat and sleep and last but not least she likes to help clean the house.

Summer Blogging

Activity 1

What are your favourite things to do in the summer time? For this activity you have two different options: (1) You can take a picture of yourself doing one of your favourite summer time activities and upload it to your blog along with a description of what you’re doing or (2) you can write a paragraph that tells us about what you love doing in the summer on your blog. It is completely up to you!

In the summer when I stay home I like to paint.

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Bonus Activity

According to numerous researchers and fitness experts, breakfast is the most important meal of the day. They argue that people who eat breakfast will have more energy, be in a better mood, be able to think more clearly, do better at school and end up healthier than people who don’t eat breakfast.

Interestingly, not everyone agrees. In fact, some people believe that breakfast is not the most important meal of the day because people often eat too much food at breakfast time, gain weight and become unhealthy. They think that it is better to skip breakfast and eat a number of small meals later in the day.

After reading the arguments presented above, what do you think? Is breakfast the most important meal of the day? Why or why not?

I think that breakfast is the most important meal in the day because when you have breakfast you will have a fresh mind and you won’t be cranky.

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Activity 2

Some of the most famous foods to come out of New Zealand include kiwifruit, lamb, whitebait, oysters, tuatua (shellfish), kumara, bacon and egg pie, hokey pokey ice cream, lolly cake, anzac biscuits and pavlova. Take a picture of you (or someone you know!) eating one of these famous ‘kiwi’ foods. Post the picture to your blog. Underneath the picture tell us what they are eating.

This man is eating a piece of kiwifruit. 

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Activity 1

Compare the picture of common breakfast foods in the country you’ve chosen with what you typically eat for breakfast here in New Zealand. I usually have a bowl of sultana bran cereal with trim milk and a cup of tea. What about you? On your blog, please tell us:

1. What you eat for breakfast - I have toast and a cup of Milo.
2. What people in your chosen country eat for breakfast - Malaysia - Rice, Vegetables and meat.
3. Which of the two breakfast options (your breakfast or the breakfast in the other country) you prefer. Why do you prefer it? I would chose Malaysia and Chile.

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Bonus Activity

Translate the following five basic travel phrases into Spanish, German, Malaysian, Japanese, Arabic or Afrikaans. Use the Google Translate website to do the translations.

Type the English phrase into the box on the left. Choose the language that you want it translated into on the right and then click the blue ‘Translate’ button. It will translate the English word or phrase into another language. Pretty cool ‘eh?!

Good morning  = (Spanish) Buenos días (German) Guten Morgen (Malaysian) Selamat Pagi (Japanese) Ohayōgozaimasu (Afrikaans) Goeie more

Goodbye  = (Spanish) Adiós (German) Auf Wiedersehen (Malaysian) Goodbye (Japanese) Sayōnara (Afrikaans) Totsiens

How much does this cost? = (Spanish) Cuánto cuesta? (German) Wie hoch sind seine Kosten? (Malaysian) Berapa kos-Nya? (Japanese) Kono hiyō wa ikuradesu ka? (Afrikaans) Hoeveel kos sy koste?

When is the next bus? =  (Spanish) Cuándo pasa el próximo autobús? (German) Wann fährt der nächste Bus? (Malaysian)Bilakah bas seterusnya? (Japanese)Tsugi no basu wa itsudesu ka? (Afrikaans)Wanneer is die volgende bus?

Where is the nearest hospital? = (Spanish)Dónde está el hospital más cercano?(German)Wo ist das nächste Krankenhaus?(Malaysian)Mana Hospital yang terdekat?(Japanese)Moyori no byōin wa dokodesu ka?(Afrikaans)Waar is die naaste hospitaal?

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Activity 2

Take a selfie that captures how you might be feeling. I think that I would most likely be feeling scared.

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Activity 1

Once you have read these phrases you will be ready to leave the airport and head to your hotel. Take a moment and imagine how you might feel if you were standing in the airport in a foreign country and you had to figure out how to communicate with people in a brand new language. Would you be scared? Would you feel confident? Write a short poem that describes how you might be feeling (i.e. excited, happy, scared, nervous, etc).

I would be nervous and scared because if someone came up to me and ask me something in Spanish I would freak out and freeze because I wouldn’t know what they just said.

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Bonus Activity

Write a letter to a friend or family member to tell them that you are going to visit your country of choice. In your letter, please tell them where you are going, why you have decided to go to the particular country and how long you will be away. Feel free to invite them to join you, if you’d like!

Dear Family and Friends,

I will be going to the country Australia because I am going to learn about fascinating new things because there is not much things to learn in New Zealand.  I am going because it is due to its large size and isolation from the rest of the world and the water in Australia is clear. You are all welcome to come with me to experience what it is like in Australia.

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Activity 2

On Google, research the country that you have chosen to visit and write, in your own words, three interesting facts about that country. They must be facts that weren’t already provided on the World Map.

1. Australia is the world’s 6th largest country by area.

2. Due to its large size and isolation from the rest of the world, Australia is sometimes known as the ‘island continent’.

3. The largest cities in Australia are Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide.

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Activity 1

After you have read the quick facts about each place you must choose ONE country that you would like to ‘visit.’ On your blog post the name of the country and tell us why you have chosen to visit it. Please give, at least, two reasons for choosing the country.

20/12/16

1. I have chosen Australia to go too because in Australia I can visit the main cities.

2. I have also chosen Australia because I can also learn about the National Sports and about the National Icons.

Basic facts Practice

Today for my basic facts practice I got 29 out of 40. I have improved a lot. I need to learn my Division, Fractions & Percentages, and my Sqrs, Roots & Factors.