Summer Learning Journey

For this activity, please identify someone in your life who is a role model to you. This could be a parent, grandparent, neighbour, minister, imam, rabbi etc. Please ask them to share one piece of wisdom (advice) with you that they think you and your blog readers should hear.

On your blog, share this wisdom with your readers.

Summer Learning Journey

For this activity we are going to become more familiar with some of these amazing indigenous communities. Please click on the links below to learn more about these fascinating groups.

Ainu People

Australian Aboriginal People

The Inuit People

Papuan People

The Maya People

Once you have finished learning about these groups, please choose the two that interest you the most.

On your blog tell us the names of the two groups that you chose and then tell us at least two interesting facts about each group. To earn full points, you must provide two facts about both groups - 4 facts in total.

Papua New Guinea:

- There are about 840 distinct languages are spoken in Papua New Guinea,
- The population is almost entirely Melanesian

Aboriginal Australian:

-  Today, there are 250 uncommon language spread throughout Australia.
-  Aboriginal Australians could be the oldest population of humans living outside of Africa, where one theory says they migrated from in boats 70,000 years ago.

Summer Learning Journey

For this activity, read through the seven whakataukī (proverbs or metaphors) presented in this document. Choose one that has meaning for you. Create a poster that features the whakataukī and be sure to include at least one image (a drawing or photograph) on the poster that represents the whakataukī that you chose. 

Image from p1.pxfuel.com

Summer Learning Journey

For this activity, imagine that you were asked to create a travel brochure for Tonga (or a country that is important to you). On the brochure, include lots of great tips about what to see and do in the country.

On your blog, post your finished copy of your brochure.

Summer Learning Journey

For this activity, imagine that you were allowed to change your name to anything that you wanted. On your blog, tell us what you would change your name to and why you would choose that name.

If I had to change my name I would change it to Samantha because I like that name and also because it is quiet a unique name.

Summer Learning Journey

For this activity, watch these videos about Serena and Venus Williams.

On your blog, tell us three things that you learned from watching these videos, as well as one thing you would still like to know.

- I learnt that in 2005, Venus won Wimbledon in what was the longest record in history.

- Serena has earned 80 million dollars during her career.

- Serena has won 23 grand slams.

- The highest paid male, Novak Djokovic has earned over 100 million dollars, while winning 12 grand slams.

Salt and Pepper ( Summer Learning Journey)

This is one of my rooms of my hotel

Pancakes and Maple Syrup?

Hamburgers Ingredient 

1. Grill hamburger buns for a few minutes
2. Place a cooked hamburger pattie on to the bottom half
3. Put some tomato sauce on top of pattie
4. Put a slice of cheese on top of sauce
5. Put two slices of beetroot on top of the cheese
6. Then put a slice of lettuce on top of the beetroot
7. Then cover the lettuce with the top half of the bun

Scaling New Heights (Summer Learning Journey)

5 Questions I would ask Sir Edmund Hillary About his life.

1. Would you ever climb Mt Everest again?
2. What made you decide to climb Mt Everest?
3. What food did you have climbing Mt Everest?
4. Was ever a time when you wanted to give up?
5. What was your favourite mountain you climbed?