Summer Learning Journey 2018 Day 2 Activity 2

Fabulous Ferns
Today we had to name all the NZ sports teams with the words "fern" in their names.

There are 7 teams that have fern in their name - Silver Ferns (Netball), Black Ferns (Rugby), Tall Ferns (Basketball), Kiwi Ferns (League), Football Ferns (Football), White Ferns (Cricket), Ice Fernz (Ice Hockey!)

Black Ferns

These are my top 3.

Black Ferns (Rugby)
White Ferns (Cricket)
Tall Ferns (Basketball)

I like the Black Ferns Jersey because it is simple and because I like the hidden designs in it.

White Ferns

I like the White Ferns jersey because it has a
cool fern design. I also like it because it stands 
out in the pink. 

Tall Ferns

I like the Tall Ferns singlet because it has cool 
designs down the side. Also because it is simple and it is a cool looking black/grey.

Summer Learning Journey 2017-2018 Day 4 Bonus Activity

Singing a different tune.
Today we had to write down the lyrics to our favorite song. Mine is "Don't Give It Up" by a New Zealand band Six60. We can't cut and paste the lyrics! This is it. The link to the song

Don't Give it up eh
I'm telling you, I'm telling you I
Won't give it up
No, no, no     
So don't even, don't even try

People lie
All they do is dance between the lines
They won't change
Fake gold chains
And shades to hide those eyes
I can't complain
It's just the nature of these times, times

Don't give it up eh
I'm telling you, I'm telling you I
Won't give it up
No, no, no
So don't even, don't even try

oh, oh, oh, ohhhhh

I was you, trying to find a way to waste my youth
ups and downs
round and round
the world it turns on you

I can't complain
It's just the nature of these times, times
ohhh, times

Don't give it up eh
I'm telling you, I'm telling you I
Won't give it up
No, no, no
So don't even, don't even try

Oh oh oh oh ayy, oh oh oh oh.

Don't give it up eh
I'm telling you, I'm telling you I
Won't give it up
No, no, no
So don't even, don't even try

Don't give it up eh
I'm telling you, I'm telling you I
Won't give it up
No, no, no
So don't even, don't even try

Oh oh oh, oh oh oh, oh

Summer Learning Journey Activity 2 Day 5

Flying cars
Today's question was, your family is deciding on a new car and you have just learnt to drive. So...

If I'm not reading about rugby, I'm reading about cars, so I know quite a lot about this topic which is why I have detoured my thought to this.

This is a life sized Tonka version of my favorite toy car, the Toyota Hilux.  It was made for the 80th birthday of Toyota and the 70th birthday for Tonka.  I would choose this because it is built to take a hammering, which is good when you live on the West Coast! Another thing is that it has a huge engine providing lots of horsepower and torque. It has a 6mm thick bash plate underneath so nothing will hurt its ginormous engine which produces 174 horsepower and 420 Nm torque. To match it, it has 35 inch diameter wheels which has a lift kit, this can lift you 150mm higher. This is the ultimate truck and I know that my dad would really enjoy driving this truck when we are 4wd into remote rivers.  I don't think that my mum would enjoy it as it is too big for her!  I would definitely drive this!

Summer Learning Journey 2017-2018 Day 5 Activity 1

Your Future Self.
In this activity we had to take a moment to look at our future self. 

After I finish High School I would like to go to university and do media studies as I would like to get into Sports Commentary. Then later on work for companies such as Sky TV doing rugby and cricket commentary. Later on I would like to travel overseas and be a broadcaster for sports events such as the Olympics, Rugby World Cup and everything in between!

Summer Learning Journey 2017-2018 Day 4 Activity 2- Country Calender

Country Calendar
I absolutely love Country Calendar. Every Sunday at 7 pm, with no fail my brother and I watch country calendar! It is definitely one of my favourite TV shows!
The question is, what do I think is interesting and challenging about farming?

The interesting things are:

• The size of machinery has changed. Tractors, ploughs etc are now bigger and more powerful
• Working with animals is interesting because most people work with people.
• The technology has changed farming a lot, to farmers it has made it easier. For example the dog collar. Farmers use this technology to control their dogs on the farm. On their phone will be an app which connects to a chip in the dogs body which allows you to control your dog.

The challenging things are:

• That you may feel isolated as many farms are a good couple of kilometers out of towns/cities. 
• The size of farms can make it difficult to manage
• Each day your job changes. For example, you could milk the cows on one day and the next day you could be planting crops.
• That the weather changes. You could be baking in the sun planting. the next day it could be raining really heavy. 

Another question was, when you are older would you like to be a farmer. My answer is, yep, certainly. My farm would be a sheep farm. I have my own sheep who had lambs this year! We have 1 Ram, 4 Ewes and each of these ewes had 1 lamb each. So this is good practice for when I am older.

Summer Learning Journey 2017-2018 Day 3 Activity 2- Migration

Migration.
This activity is Day 3 of Week 4 and is activity 2. This activity involves migration. Migration, for example means: You migrate from a different country (say Germany) then if you want to, you can migrate to any country of the world. Although you can't migrate to the country you already live in!

My home town is Greymouth, on the West Coast. 

It rains quite a bit! So if you were coming here even during summer, make sure you bring a raincoat!

The best thing about my town is that there are a lot of bike tracks for people to enjoy, just like me!

If you were thinking of coming to Greymouth, you have to visit:

• A farm
• Go to one of our beaches
• And get wet!

Also in Greymouth there is a lot of places to go from as inland as the Otira Viaduct to the beautiful seaside coast as far north as Karamea and as far south as Haast.

Summer Learning Journey 2017-2018. Day 2, Activity 2

Day 2, Activity 2.

This activity involves your sporting heroes. Mine was really hard I have so many. These are my many sporting heroes.

• Tim Bateman
• Richie Mo'unga
• Reiko Ioane
• Colin De Grandhomme
• Rafeal Nadal

But my real sporting hero is Ardie Savea. Here are my reasons why he is my sporting hero.

He plays my favourite sport, Rugby!

He is the same position as me so I learn a lot from him from breakdown skills to effective tackling. 

He is a regular Hurricanes starting forward for the Hurricanes, All Blacks & the Wellington Lions. 

Ardie has 50 Hurricanes points, 20 All Blacks points & 80 Provincial points.

Summer Learning Journey 2017-2018 Day 2, Activity 1

Day 2, Activity 1.
Today we had to right down 3 facts that we didn't know about Richie McCaw. These are mine.

• He made his provincial debut in 2000 for Canterbury against North Harbour. Where 17 years later he had 34 Canterbury caps.
• Richie made his Super Rugby debut for the Crusaders back in 2001, against the Hurricanes. He managed to get 110 caps for the Crusaders.
• Richie made his All Blacks debut on the 17 of November 2001 vs Ireland at Dublin. His All Blacks cap tally hit 148 before he retired from rugby in 2015.
• He has 135 test points with 27 tries over 14 years of playing for the All Blacks.

Summer Learning Journey 2017- Day 1

Day 1
On day one we had to write down 3 facts about Maui.

• Maui was a fisherman who dragged up a giant fish now known as the North Island. His Waka that he was in with his brothers is what is known as the South Island.
• Maui fished up the North Island by hiding in the haul of his brother's waka. He used strong flax and a jawbone his ancestor gifted him. He also used blood from his nose to create bait to catch the fish.
• Maui wasn't greedy like his brothers. He wanted to keep the fish for the people, as his grandmother Murirangawhenua had said. "Guard our fish, and I will return soon with our people. Unfortunately his brothers had already started chopping into the fish. Which are now the gullies and Mountains of the North Island.

Maui Legends that I have heard of:

• Maui and the Sun
• The fish of Maui