Summer Learning Journey

For this activity, choose a book that you like and write a short review of it. In the review, tell us what the book is about and what you like about it.

On your blog, share your book review with a photo or illustration (drawing) of the book.

The book I am choosing to write a review about is Holes by Louis Sachar because one of my favourite books, it also is very good because it gives you clues to what will happen in the end. The main character is Stanley Yelnats. Stanley is sent to camp green lake in Texas. While he is at camp green lake he makes some new friends.  

Summer Learning Journey

For this activity, we would like you like you to write a short story. The story can be about anything that you wish but to receive full points it must be at least 10 sentences long!

On your blog, share your short story. We can’t wait to read it!

Once upon a time ago there was a dog called Buster and he was a pure bred Rottweiler. All of the dogs in town were scared of him because he used to chase the any dog that ran on his property far away but one day Buster was not at his house. So all the dogs went looking for him. They went down into an ally-way and they all saw scratch marks fur, and they found his collar. One of the dogs picked up the collar and brought it home. They all followed the dog with the collar so that they could examine the collar closely. It was time that they all went and looked for him. They could hear barking over in the old warehouse so the dogs went over to it. They kicked the window and all the glass smashed into smithereens. Over near the cardboard boxes buster was over their tied with a chain. They quickly freed him and ran away. And they lived happily ever after.

Summer Learning Journey

For this activity, let’s imagine that the government decides to create a new $10 bank note and replace Kate with a picture of a different New Zealand woman.

On your blog, tell us who you think the government should put on the new $10 note. Please provide us with a picture of this amazing woman and a short explanation of why you have selected her as Kate Sheppard’s replacement.

I think Ruby Tui because she is a great role model to many people and she is good at encouraging other people, she is great at rugby and that is why I think she should go on the 10 dollar note.

Summer Learning Journey

For this activity, choose a friend or family member and ask them what their dream job would be. Please then brainstorm six ways in which you could support them in achieving their dream job.

On your blog, present your ideas as a poster or infographic.

Summer Learning Journey

For this activity, we would like you to imagine that you had the chance to interview LeBron James, Steven Adams or another basketball player of your choice.

On your blog, tell us who you would interview and then provide a list of five questions that you would like to ask your chosen player.

Steven Adams

What age did you start playing basketball?

Are you proud of how you are playing this year?

When did you first realise that you liked playing basketball?

Who do you look up to in basketball? 

Do you have any goals you would like to achieve right now?

Summer Learning Journey

For this activity, let’s imagine that you could be a superhero for a day. What three superpowers would you most like to have?

On your blog, please list the three superpowers, tell us why you have chosen each one, and tell us what you are going to do with them.

If I could choose three superpowers I would choose:

Water-powers: I would choose water powers because I would like to control water and be able to help animals in hot places that need water to survive.

Talk With Animals: I would choose to talk to animals because I love animals and would love to talk to them and also so I could help them if they needed it.

Flying: I would choose flying because I would really like to fly really high in the sky with all of the birds and other animals. I would also like to fly so that I could dive bomb into the water.

Water Power and person flying from Pinterest
and person talking with dogs from daily mail.

Teaser Week Summer Learning Journey

For this activity, please interview three friends and ask them what they are most proud of. It could be something that they, or someone in their family, have accomplished.

Billie: I'm am proud of my friends because they are kind and caring and they have been good friends to me this year.

Phoebe: I'm proud of getting into the west coast basketball team because I got most improved 1st year player.

Wairini: I'm proud of my rabbit for digging holes.

The Power of Ten (Summer Learning Journey)

On your blog, list 10 species (animals or plants) that you would protect from extinction.
For each one, give a reason as to why you think it is important to protect.

1. Dogs because they help guide blind people.

2. White Tiger Because they are endangered.

3. A Bee-eater Bird because they are really colourful.

4. Monarch Butterfly because they are really friendly.

5. Sea turtles because they are cute.

6. Orangutan because there are not many of them left.

7. Elephants Because they have been around for a long time.

8. Amur Leopard because there are less than 70 individuals thought to exist today.

9. Kiwi because there are not many of them left.

10. Swan plants because Monarch butterfly's lay their eggs on them.

Wind Beneath My Wings ( Summer Learning Journey)

On your blog, post a final copy of your DLO.

The WWF: World Wildlife Fund

The WWF (World Wildlife Fund) are trying their best to save Freshwater Seals. To help save the Seals the WWF are building snow banks for the seals so that when the pup is born the snow banks can give the pup protection from predators, the cold and human disturbance. If pups are born in the open up to half of them could die.

Awesome Animals (Summer Learning Journey)

ROYGBIV


The ROYGBIV is an extreme rare species of Unicorn.                                                                                             ROYGBIV have a magical horn, at night their horn glows rainbow and in the day their horn is black. Their body is grey. They eat green plants with light blue flowers and sometimes they eat daisies. They drink rainbow water and they have wings as white as a piece of paper. ROYGBIV like to go swimming in lakes and  sometimes they like to go swimming in creeks. To get to their home they have to get a rainbow to come pick them up.