Summer Learning Journey

Day 5: Coming to an End

Activity 1 Sweet Tooth

my favourite sweet treat is a chocolate chip cookie. 

here is the recipe my mum makes.

75 grams butter, melted
1/2 cup raw sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 large egg
1 cup flour 
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup chocolate chips
Beat together the melted butter, raw sugar, brown sugar and egg. Sift the flour and baking soda and add this to the butter mixture together with the chocolate chips. Mix until well combined. Place balls (about a teaspoonful) on greased/lined oven trays, leaving space for the cookies to spread.

Summer Learning Journey

Day 4: Another World War

Activity 1: A Call to Arms

Captain Charles Hazlitt Upham

Born in Christchurch in 1908, Upham joined the 2nd NZ Expeditionary Force soon after war broke out in September 1939. He came to symbolise what many saw as the essential qualities of ‘the typical New Zealand soldier’. He developed these qualities as a musterer in the Canterbury high country, where men had ‘to match the ruggedness of nature with their own ruggedness of physique and temperament’.

 Charles Upham was awarded the Victoria Cross on 14 October 1941 because of his actions in Crete on 22 may 1941.  He performed a series of remarkable exploits showing outstanding leadership and tactical skill and utter indifference  to danger.

He was also awarded the Victoria Cross on 26 September 1945 when he was commanding a Company of New Zealand troops in the Western Desert during the operations which ended  in the attack on El Ruweisat Ridge on the night of 14th-15th July, 1942. 

Summer Learning Journey

Day 3: The Great Depression

Activity 1: Dealing with Stress

what makes you feel better when your angry

when I'm angry I like to go to my room and calm down and read a book or play with toy's or lego.

Summer Learning Journey

Day 2: The Roaring 20’s

Activity 1: Popular Culture – The Silent Movie

It looks like a good Movie to watch so I think the movie is about the destinies of 4 people trying to get gold during the gold rush of the 1920's. I like a silent Movie because you have to pay more attention and focus.

Summer Learning Journey week 2

Week Two: A Period of Change (1870-1950)
Day 1 The Early Years

Activity 1 - St Joseph’s Cathedral

Washington National Cathedral, is a cathedral of the Episcopal Church located in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States. 

 Construction began on September 29, 1907, when the foundation stone was laid in the presence of President Theodore Roosevelt and a crowd of more than 20,000, and ended 83 years later when the "final finial" was placed in the presence of President George H. W. Bush in 1990.

Activity 2 The Right to Vote

I do not think it is fair that woman can't vote because both boys and girls should be allowed to vote.

Bonus Activity: In Flanders Fields
the poem is  a sad poem because it remembers those who lost their lives in the war, and it is a good poem for the families to remember.

Summer Learning Journey

Day 5

The dawn of an era...

Activity 1

1. Nau mai ki Aotearoa. Welcome to New Zealand
2. Brennan is my name. Ko Brennan toku ingoa
3. What is your name? He aha to ingoa
4. He pai taku ki te takaro i te whutupaoro.I like to play rugby
5. Where do you come from?No hea koe

Activity 2

1. Waitangi Treaty Grounds Hāngi and Concert


2. Waitangi Mountain Bike Park


3.  Taiamai Tours Heritage Journeys

I would like to do the mountain biking.

Bonus Activity

#Earnthefern

1. how heavy are you?

2. how many times do you practice a week?

3. how many people did you fight against?

4. if you weren't a boxer what would you rather be?

Summer Learning Journey

day 4: hitting the high note

Activity 1: Task: Tell us your favourite Maori waiata
Here is the link to it: Here
I like it because it is catchy

Activity 2 Task: Choose a game and tell us what its name is, what is the purpose and 2 rules

Poi Toa: The goal is to make a poi and then you can play with it. This does not have any rules.

Bonus Activity: In order put your favourite performance to least favourite performance

#1 - Tamatea Ariknui
#2 - Te lti kahurangi
#3 - Te puku o Te lka 

Summer Learning Journey

day:3 it's all in the family
Activity 1

I would not like to be in a big family because I would not like to share my toys and it would be loud but the worst thing is if you are the youngest you would get annoyed.

Activity 2
   Ko ________________________ te maunga The mountain that I affiliate* to is…mt Cook

Ko ________________________ te awa          The river that I affiliate to is….Grey river

Ko ________________________ tōku tīpuna My founding ancestors are the Manning who came from Scotland

Ko ________________________ ahau I am from…Christchurch

Ko________ rāua ko ___________ōku mātua  My parents are Colin… and Sandra

Ko ________________________ tōku ingoa. My name is Brennan



bonus Activity

My 2 fav things to do are camping and ice cream 

Dad's  2 fav things to do are camping and  holiday

Griffin's 2 fav things to do are cricket and swimming 

Mum's 2 fav things to do are reading  and  relaxing

Summer Learning Journey

Day 2: All in a day's work

Activity 1: A house or a home?

2 Similar things:  it has a roof, they sleep in the wharepuni

2 different things: they don't cook in them, they don't have curtains.


Activity 2: The rules of engagement

Dream Job:


Bonus Activity: Special Meals

What is your favourite food and why?

 Chocolate. I like chocolate because it tastes really good.

Summer Learning Journey Week 1

Activity 1

1. Maui loved fishing.

2. Maui is a great fisherman

3. Maui snuck into the canoe

Activity 2

To Bob

Today I am travelling to NZ in a waka.

I feel really nervous about travelling NZ and I think the waka is going to be bumpy on the waves and a big long journey.

From Brennan

Bonus Activity

I would like to go in a waka ama race because it looks fast. You can use team work and team work is good.