Summer Learning Journey day 3

20/12/2017

Day 3: It’s All in the Family

Activity 1: The More, the Merrier?

In the 1800s, most families were pretty big. In fact, many parents had an average of seven to nine children.  Imagine that you were a child in the 1800s and you had nine siblings.

On your blog, please tell us how you would feel. Would you enjoy being a member of such a large family? Why or why not?

{ Large Family }

I would enjoy being a member of a large family because there is always someone to spend time with and things are more fun with more people around. Also there is always going to be a helping hand around to help with chores and extra house work, but I still think that it would be a bit crazy sometimes because of all the chaos going around in the house.

Activity 2: Acknowledging Ancestry

All of us are members of a family. Some of us have large families and some of us have very small families. When I have the opportunity to talk about my family and my ancestry I sometimes choose to use a pepeha. It is a very special way of identifying who I am and where I come from. There are many different versions of pepeha but most provide people with information about who you are and where you come from (i.e. your whakapapa). Use the template provided below to prepare your own unique pepeha. If you need help please watch this short movie clip on preparing a pepeha.

My Pepeha

Ko mount wellington te maunga  -  The mountain that I affiliate* to is…

Ko  Tamaki te awa   -    The river that I affiliate to is….

Ko ? - te waka The waka that I affiliate to is…

Ko ?  - tōku tīpuna My founding ancestor is…

Ko  Ngati Niue tōku iwi  -   My tribe is…

Ko ? -  tōku hapu My sub-tribe is…

Ko ? tōku marae -  My marae is…

Ko Niue toku motu ahau - I am from…

Ko Caroline rāua ko Sanny ōku mātua -  My parents are … and …

Ko Katelyn tōku ingoa. - My name is …

Bonus Activity: Fun Family Facts

Everyone’s family is unique. What makes your family special? Choose three people close to you and ask them what their two favorite things to do in summer are.

{ My family's favourite activities to do during summer}

{Sister Nicole}

“ I enjoy tanning on the beach and swimming in the water”

“ I also like enjoying sorbet on the beach and the longer days full of sunshine”

{Brother Dalaney}

“ I enjoy fishing on the rocks around Orakei”

“I really like hanging out with all the family and having fun”

{Mum Caroline}

“ I enjoy relaxing in the sun and shopping”

“ I enjoy the longer days”

Interesting facts about my Family!

{Brother Dalaney}

He is a very good fisherman and a great rugby player.

{Sister Nicole}

She knows how to play guitar and she is a great baker just like me.

She has also graduated from university and has a degree.

{Cousin Beni }

He is a great basketball player and rugby player.

He also has a big collection of toy cars that he collects.

Summer learning journey Day 2

19/12/2017

Day 2: It’s All in a Day’s Work

Activity 1: A House or a Home?

In the 1800s, most Māori lived in villages called pa. Each village had many buildings – kauta where people cooked, pataka where they stored goods and wharepuni where the Māori slept. A traditional wharepuni had a thatched roof and walls made of timber, fern, rushes and bark. Look at the picture below of a traditional wharepuni. Does it look like your house?

On your blog, compare the wharepuni to your own home. What are two similarities and two differences between a wharepuni and your house?

{SIMILARITIES}

Both houses are suitable to sleep in.

Both are made of wood and other similar materials

Both have decorated interiors.  

{DIFFERENCES}

The wharepuni has carvings on the outside exterior of maori ancestors, Gods and other characters.

It doesn’t have any windows or glass features.

In a classic home like mine everything is in one building but

a wharepuni is a place you can only sleep.

Activity 2: The Rules of Engagement

During the early years in New Zealand, men and women would often marry at a young age. Women were expected to have babies and remain in the home caring for their children. Few, if any, left home in search of work. Men, on the other hand, were expected to work outside of the home.

These days, we don’t have the same strict expectations about work. Girls and boys can choose their own path in life. In fact, I was lucky enough to go to university and to follow my dream of becoming a teacher!

What is your dream job? Draw a picture of yourself doing your dream job and post it on your blog. You could be a doctor, an actor or even a zookeeper! I have drawn myself taking a picture of a beautiful castle in Poland because I would love to become a travel blogger and photographer one day.

 

My dream job is to be either a lawyer or a baker. I would like to be a lawyer so I can help people and I want to be a professional baker because I love baking and it is one of my favourite hobbies.

Bonus Activity: Special Meals

Back in the 1800s, most Māori ate a simple diet. They ate foods that they could catch in the water (eg. fish) or grow on the land (eg. kumara). They did not have access to a supermarket to buy food for their meals! Speaking of meals, what is your favourite meal? Mine is wood-fired pizza. Yum!

On your blog, post a picture of your favourite meal. Be sure to tell us what it is and why it is your favourite. You could also include the recipe if you have it so that we can all try it!

My favorite meal that my mum cooks is Macaroni and cheese! Sorry I don't have a recipe for you all to try it but its a creamy warm cheesy heaven.

BONUS POINTS: 8

Summer Learning Journey Day 1

\10/12/2017

Day 1: Arriving in New Zealand…

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?

3 interesting facts about Maui.

• Maui said a karakia ( A Maori prayer or blessing ) to help him and his brothers catch plenty of fish.
• Maui was a giving man while his brothers were full of greed and cruelness.
• Maui’s grandmother Murirangawhenua said that

      one day they would be gifted a very special fish.

I have also read Maui and the sun 

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 Aaliyah,

I am heading to a new land to explore its opportunities for our people,

I am feeling very nervous and excited to see what lies ahead for our future.
Maybe if this new land is a great place you and all our friends and family could come over and we could all live happily together.
I feel so scared right now because this waka is very unsteady and I feel as if I am at the brinks edge of it just about to fall out, so I am sorry if you can't read my hand writing but if you can It would would make me so happy if you wrote back to me.
Take care :) Katelyn  

Bonus Activity: Waka Ama

To this day, the people of New Zealand still use waka. Instead of using their waka to transport them from one place to another, they sometimes use waka in special events and in sporting competitions such as Waka Ama. Both boys and girls compete in Waka Ama boat races.

Watch this short video of a Waka Ama race. On your blog tell us whether you would like to be in a Waka Ama race one day. Why or why not?

Waka Ama

I don’t think that I would enjoy this sport because from watching the video it looks like you would have to have a lot of energy and upper arm strength. Also it looks very tiring and from my knowledge the training is pretty intense.

BONUS POINTS: 10