Winter Learning Journey: Day 2, Activity 2

Activity 2: Rio de Janeiro, the host of Olympic Games this year, is a huge, vibrant and dynamic city. Perhaps the most famous landmark in the city is a large statue of Jesus called ‘Christ the Redeemer’ that sits on top of a hill overlooking Rio. Here is a picture of the statue:

New Zealand is also known for many famous landmarks, including the SkyTower and the Harbour Bridge. In your blog list 3 famous landmarks in New Zealand. Along with the name of each landmark provide a brief description of it. Where is the landmark located? In your opinion, why is it famous?  

1. The sky tower is a very tall building, that is located on Victoria Street, in Auckland City.  The sky tower is the tallest building in Auckland City, so it is very easy to spot. It is a famous landmark in Auckland because first of all it is the tallest tower, when you're at the top of the building you can see almost everything in the city and last of all you can bungee jump from the top.
2. Lake Taupo is also a famous landmark in New Zealand. It is a huge lake that is located in Waikato. I think that it is famous because it is place where you don’t only do fishing. You can Parachute, you can look at Volcanoes and you can look at the beautiful Rivers.

The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa is a very famous Museum in New Zealand. It is located in Wellington. I think that it is famous because there is a lot of history about New Zealand all gathered in this one Museum. Where people can relax and look at the history of New Zealand and not worry about anything else.

Winter Learning Journey: Day 2, Activity 1

Activity 1: The mascots for the upcoming Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro are Vinicius and Tom. They can be found on all of the advertisements for the Olympic Games and they have also been featured in a number of videos.

Click on the link below to watch one episode of the Tom and Vinicius show. After you have finished watching the video, post a summary of the episode on your blog. What do you think is happening in the video? Please make sure to include a title that tells us which episode you are summarising!

The episode that I watched today was Tom and Vinicius Episode #1. It is basically about Tom and Vinicius chasing 2 firey balls which is coloured blue and yellow. They both go on this crazy run through the forest and at the end they both clash into each other after the 2 firey balls collide and disappear. They then become friends and go into Rio.

Winter Learning Journey: Day 1, Activity 3 (Bonus)

Bonus: During the ancient Olympic Games, men were allowed to compete in the events but women were not. In fact, women were often forbidden from even watching the games. In your opinion, is this a fair rule? Why or why not? On your blog please tell us what you think about this interesting rule.

I think that this is fair. This is because I am pretty sure that during that time, the Olympics were a lot more rougher than it is now. In our days we are not so rough, and we have rules to try and keep people safe. So I think that this was completely fair that the women weren't allowed to compete, otherwise they would’ve been hurt. But I also think that it was unfair to not let women watch the games. I mean it’s not like the women would’ve stopped the games? Or caused anything bad to happen.

Winter Learning Journey: Day 1, Activity 2

Activity 2:  In the ancient Olympic Games the winner of each event was called the Olympionic. Instead of a gold medal, the winner had a palm leaf placed in their hands and a crown placed on their head to show that they were the winner. Arguably one of the most famous Olympionics was a man named ‘Milo of Kroton’ (see picture below). Use Google to research ‘Milo of Kroton’ and post three interesting facts about him on your blog.

1. He was a six-time Olympic victor.
2. He died in Crotone, Italy.
3. His wife's name is Miya.

Winter Learning Journey: Day 1, Activity 1

Activity 1: Let’s imagine that you were alive 2792 years ago and invited to compete in the first ever ancient Olympic Games. Which of these events: running, wrestling, boxing, pankration, horse racing and pentathlon would you compete in? Click on the name of the sport and it will take you to a site that tells you about the sport. On your blog tell us which sport you would choose and why you chose it.

Out of all the sports I chose boxing. This is because boxing is a sport that I have always been wanting to try and it is also one of my favourite sports. Plus I would also want to try something new.

Holiday Writing: An Intense Rugby Game

This morning I went to Papatoetoe for my little cousin’s (Diego) rugby game. I went with my other 2 little cousins (Dre and Sani) my Aunt (Karissa) and my Grandpa. I was quite excited because I always enjoy watching Diego play. After the trainings and warm-ups the game finally started. I also suddenly felt a string of more excitement run through my body.

Gladly within the first 7 - 10 minutes Diego scored a try! I started cheering as if i’ve never cheered before. This was the best parts of the game, watching Diego succeed and score tries. After the first half our team (Varsity) was winning against Papatoetoe Panthers. Suddenly during the second half the Papatoetoe Panthers starting scoring tries, like they were in the All Blacks. The Varsity supporters starting panicking a bit, and the Papatoetoe supporters starting seeing hope. I wasn’t panicking at all actually, because I knew that the Varsity team would win.

Soon enough the full time whistle was blown and the Varsity team had won 8 - 6. It was a very enjoyable and exciting game and I was glad that I got to go!

Maori: Matariki Art Work

This afternoon I finished off my Matariki Art Work. We painted the background half black and half grey. We then let it dry and then with pastels I drew a horizon. Finally I drew a moon, the 7 important stars and a in big letters ‘Matariki’.