Summer Learning Journey Bonus Activity

Bonus Activity

Once you have looked at the other school diary, it is time for you to make one of your own. What do you in a normal school day? Use the template below as a guide and post your own personal ‘Day in the Life of…’

http://www.wherethewildthingslearn.com/2014_01_01_archive.html

Loseli A day in a life (school days)

8:30 - 8:45 (Karakia/Himene Prayer&Hymns)
8:45 - 9:00 (Home class/roll notices)
9:00 (Reading and Writing)
10:45 (PENN meaning Pt England News Network) 
10:55 (Morning Tea)
11:00 - 11:25 (Break Morning T)
11:30 (Maths)
1:00 - 1:50 (Break:lunch)
2:00 - 2:50 (Fitness/Maths)
2:50 - 3:00 (Home time dismiss)

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Day 10 – School Days

After meeting with the local family yesterday you are inspired to learn more about how people live in different countries. You and your family decide to go out and visit a local market. When you’re there you meet a student who tells you all about what it’s like to go to school in their country. The student also gives you a page from their diary that shows you what a typical school day is like for them.

http://dir.indiamart.com/delhi/school-diaries.htm

Here is an example of a school diary for a student from Germany.

Time	Day 1	Day 2
8:00 - 8:45 a.m.	Math	German
8:45 – 9:30 a.m.	History	Religion
9:30 - 9:40 a.m.	Break	Break
9:40 -10:25 a.m.	English	Music
10:25-11:10 a.m.	English	French
11:10-11:30 p.m.	Break	Break
11:30 – 12:15 p.m.	Art	Physical Education
12:15- 1:00 p.m.	Science	Science

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 - I would go to school in New Zealand.
2. Why you feel that way - Because New Zealand is a great country for schools because they get to know more of their learning and opportunities.

Summer Learning Journey Bonus Activity

Bonus Activity

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

1. What is your name?
2. Where were you born?
3. How many siblings do you have?
4. What is your favourite thing about living in New Zealand?
5. If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go? Why?

Here I am interviewing my sister Amelia

What is your name? Amelia

Where were you born? Auckland, New Zealand

How many siblings do you have? 2

What is your favourite thing about living in New Zealand? My favourite thing about living in New Zealand is very nice people, very nice beaches and amazing learning.

If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go? Why? I would go to Rarotonga because it has fresh food, beautiful beaches. Amazing hotels to stay in.

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Day 9 – Meet my Family

Today you are going to visit a local family. The size and the composition of families vary a great deal from country to country. In places like Japan, Canada, Australia, South Africa, the United Kingdom and Germany, families are typically quite small. Most parents have 1 to 2 children and once children grow up and get married they usually live separately from their parents. This is not the case in the United Arab Emirates, Mexico, Malaysia or in Chile. In these countries, the families are often larger and members of the extended family live together for most of their lives. Scroll down to ‘meet’ a typical family from Canada.

Canadian Family

This is my family - the Williamsons. We’re a pretty typical Canadian family. When I was younger we lived in a small town (Almonte) in the province of Ontario, Canada. Approximately 5000 people live in Almonte. It is located 30 kilometres from Ottawa, the capital city of Canada.

My family is currently made up of five people. My dad, Ron, is on the left-hand side of the picture. He is married to my mom, Leslie (she’s the one in the blue dress). My parents have been married for 35 years! Together they had two children, Leigh (the one in the wedding dress) and me, Rachel. I’m the one in the black dress. In this picture my sister, Leigh, has just gotten married to her fiancée, Andrew (he’s the one in the grey suit!). This picture was taken in July 2012.

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?

I have six people in my family including me. Mum (Meliame) (Sam) Grandpa (Tavake) Sister (Amelia) Brother (William.H) Me (Loseli). As you can see I only have two siblings. One brother and one sister. I adore my family as much as I can. I love them so much.

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 was one of the Duggars. I will most likely be happy about it because there are a lot if brothers and sisters you can talk to. But the dislike thing about it is that it might be too noisy and when you are trying top concentrate on your homework. The little kids just run around and scream. So these are my pros & cons about living in a large family like the Duggars.

Summer Learning Journey Bonus Activity

Bonus Activity

Instead of taking a picture or writing to us, for this activity you are invited to make a short video blog (3-4 minutes). On the video blog please tell us about your favourite summer time activities. Upload the video to your blog. Make sure that you write a short description below the video so that people know what the video is about.

Here is my vlog!

This is my vlog that I recorded. These are my 5 favourite things I like to do in the summer holidays. 

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Day 8 – Sunshine and Swimming Togs

Good morning! It is Day #8 of your journey and, according to the local weather station, today is going to be cloudy and wet. Back home in New Zealand it is sunny and 28 degrees Celsius today.  It is a perfect summer day! Think about what you like to do in the summer time and complete one or more of these activities.

http://www.fragrantica.com/news/Sunshine-Fragrances-8170.html

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 time I love to go swimming at the pools or at the beach. I would also like to travel to other places such as Rarotonga or Australia. Because they have clean nice water and really fresh food. I like to play outside and relax. Sometimes I help with the chores or read my all-time favourite books. I also like to go for picnics with my family and have some quality time with them.

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.

This is my little brother's fav things to do in the summer.

1. go on the laptop and play games

2. play with my dad

3. do science

4. play outside

5. enjoy the family

These are the fav things my brother likes to do in the summer. 

Summer Learning Journey Bonus Activity

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 important. Why? It gives your brain health and knowledge also energy. When going to school you should always eat healthy breakfast like weetbix (or other nutritious cereal) or a organic fruit smoothie.