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Monday 31 December 2018

🍃SLJP W2D2 - Fabulous Flora - Activity 2: Mighty Mangroves🍃

🍃SLJP W2D2 - Fabulous Flora - Activity 2: Mighty Mangroves🍃
Hello Everyone and welcome back to my blog! I am going to be completing ACTIVITY 2 of DAY 2 of WEEK 2! (A lot of 2's am I right?) This activity is called Mighty Mangroves! 
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Have you ever heard of a Mangrove? Well, NZ has a native tree called a Kiwi Mangrove. Kiwi Mangroves are known to grow in harbors or shallow water. They are also known to be the strongest and toughest trees in the world because they can survive really big and harsh conditions like a natural disaster etc. 

In this activity, we have to list one person we think is really strong and tough and why! I think it is my grandma and here is why:

In my opinion, 
one really STRONG and TOUGH person I know is my grandma! (My mum's mum) This is because she has been through a lot in her life and she still manages to put a big smile on her face and continue to love and care for her kids and grandkids! 


My grandma has been through a lot, In 1984 she lost her son (my mum's brother) when he was 7 years old! This was a pretty sad time for my grandma and grandpa because never in a million years would they imagine losing one of their kids at that age! My grandma and my family have recently lost my grandpa! (Really sad) My grandma stays home and cries and when she's not doing that shes either at the cemetery or shes around her family! My grandma is really strong because even through all of this she still laughs, jokes around and SMILES which makes me really happy!


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My grandma is one STRONG person!
Question of the blog: Who's one person you think is really strong and why?

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Tuesday 25 December 2018

🌿SLJP W2D2 - Fabulous Flora - Activity 1: Weaving A Tall Tale...🌿

🌿SLJP W2D2 - Fabulous Flora - Activity 1: Weaving A Tall Tale...🌿
Good Afternoon everybody and welcome back to my blog! Today is officially DAY 2 of WEEK 2 of the SLJP!! I am going to be completing activity 1 which is called Weaving A Tall Tale...


This activity is about FLAX WEAVING! We were given a video (LINK) and in this task, I will be explaining to you all whether I would want to try flax weaving and why! If you do not know what flax weaving is, it is where you use flax and weave it to make different things! From what I know flax weaving is really common in Pacific countries including NZ. They use flax to make things like FRUIT BASKETS, HATS, DECORATIONS and etc. Let's get started with this activity!


I have already tried flax weaving and it was SO FUN! We made a rose flower out of the flax and it was surprising to see what you could make out of flax! If I had the opportunity to flax weave again I would ABSOLUTELY do it again! I think it is so fun and it keeps you occupied so you don't get bored! If I do flax weave again I would love to make a BAG or a HAT! Flax weaving is so good because it means you can make your own technology and things that you need at a low price and by doing it yourself! I think it'll be so fun and it'll teach me how to flax weave on my own in my free time!
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I hope I get the opportunity to Flax Weave again!
Question of the blog: Have you ever tried flax weaving?


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Monday 24 December 2018

🐠SLJP W2D1 - Swimming With The Fish - Activity 3: Something Smells Fishy🐠

🐠SLJP W2D1 - Swimming With The Fish - Activity 3: Something Smells Fishy🐠
Kia Ora and welcome back to my blog! I am going to be completing ACTIVITY 3 of DAY 1 of the SLJP!!! This activity is called Something Smells Fishy! This activity is a TRUE or FALSE task where they give us facts and we have to do some research to find out whether it is TRUE or FALSE!
Have you ever heard of the Amazon River? The Amazon River is the largest river in the WORLD! It is located in South America and is 6,400 kms long! (WHAT?!) The Amazon river is filled with a lot of fish and Scientists believe that there are 3000 different types of fishes in the Amazon river! (CRAZY!) For this activity, we were given a list of facts about fish and we have to use our researching skills to figure out whether they're TRUE or FALSE! Let's get started!


List of facts:
Fish Fact #1: The oldest known fish in the world is a 65 year old Australian lungfish.

Fish Fact #2: Sharks are the only fish that have eyelids.

Fish Fact #3: Starfish are a type of fish.

Fish Fact #4: Fish communicate with each other by making low-pitched sounds. (Moans, hisses, etc)

Fish Fact #5: Fish usually swim together in groups called 'classes.'

Fish Fact #1: TRUE

Fish Fact #2: TRUE

Fish Fact #3: FALSE

Fish Fact #4: TRUE

Fish Fact #5: FALSE

It is TRUE that the oldest known fish to be alive is the Australian Lungfish that was still alive and well at the age of 65 in 2003.

It is TRUE that Sharks are the only fish that have eyelids!

It is FALSE that Starfish are a type of fish neither are Jellyfish!




It is TRUE that fish communicate using low-pitched sounds!

It is FALSE that fish usually swim together in groups called classes, they swim together in groups called a school which can contain millions of fish!



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That is my TRUE or FALSE task for activity 3!
Fun Fact: Electric Eels and Electric Rays have enough electricity to kill a Horse!

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🚴SLJP Day 1 - Swimming With The Fish - Activity 2: The Great Taupo Cycle Challenge🚴

🚴SLJP Day 1 - Swimming With The Fish - Activity 2: The Great Taupo Cycle Challenge🚴
Malo E Lelei and welcome to my blog! I am going to be completing ACTIVITY 2 of DAY 1 WEEK 2 of the SLJP! Activity 2 is called The Great Taupo Cycle Challenge! Let's get started!

In this activity I have to choose three people as a 'support crew' to take with me to the Taupo cycle challenge. This challenge is a one-day challenge where people participate and either do the half race (80 km) or the full race which is 160 km around Lake Taupo!

If I got a ticket to participate in the Taupo Cycle Challenge three people I would take as a support crew would be 3 of my best friends GraceEdith & Hevani! The reason why I would take Grace is because she would encourage me and give me all the advice she could before the race starts and if I didn't make it or win she would make me laugh so hard which I think is what I would need at that state of time. I would bring Edith with me because she would make sure I am focused and always ready so that I don't get distracted or off-task! I would bring Hevani because she would make sure that nothing bad will happen and she will always be prepared if something bad does happen! I know if I take these three people they will always be there in times of need!


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Those are the three people I would want to have as my support crew!
Question of the blog: Who would you want as your support crew?

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🌊SLJP Week 2 - Water, Water, Everywhere - Day 1: Swimming With The Fish🌊

🌊SLJP Week 2 - Water, Water, Everywhere - Day 1: Swimming With The Fish🌊
Kia Ora everyone and welcome to my blog! Today is the first day of week 2 of the SLJP! This week is called Water, Water, Everywhere so I think this week is based on WATER! Today's topic is called Swimming With the fish and I will be completing ACTIVITY 1 which is called Surfs Up! Let's get started!
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In the Summer I love to play and go pools! One of my favourite summer activities is to play NETBALL! Netball is one of my favourite summer activities because I get to play with my cousins who are really good at Netball! Netball also helps me lose weight and stay active which also helps with my Hauora! Netball is such a great sport and is a sport where EVERYONE can play!
 

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Now you know my favourite activity to do in the summer is play Netball!
Question of the blog: What is your favourite summer activity?

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Friday 21 December 2018

🇳🇿SLJP Day 5 - Blink And You'll Miss It - Activity 3: Going, Going.....Gone🇳🇿

🇳🇿SLJP Day 5 - Blink And You'll Miss It - Activity 3: Going, Going.....Gone🇳🇿
Good Night everyone! This will be my last blog for today and I am going to be completing ACTIVITY 3 of DAY 5 of the SLJP! Activity 3 is called Going, Going.... gone! Let's get started!

The NZ life in 2018 has been filled with NATURE, WATER and FUN! New Zealand is surrounded by water almost everywhere you go! When your driving down the motorway you will either see Trees and billboards or trees and water! New Zealand has so much trees and is filled with BEAUTIFUl flowers and bushes! New Zealand also has a lot of parks, pools and many more such as malls, shops and things like that! If your in need of something and your short on cash you can just go to a $2 shop and buy what you need! New Zealand does get very hot at times but that's when going to the pools for free comes in handy! New Zealand is a beautiful place filled with very beautiful people! A lot of flowers, trees, hot weather, a lot of DELICIOUS FOOD and a lot of entertaining things to do!

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As you can see I have a mini description on what I think NZ is like! I hope that if you have never been to NZ before and you are reading this that I have given you a picture in your head to convince you to come to NZ! NZ is a BEAUTIFUL place and I know for sure you will like it!
Question of the blog: Have you ever been to NZ?

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⛰️SLJP Day 5 - Blink And You'll Miss It - Activity 2: Living On The Edge⛰️

⛰️SLJP Day 5 - Blink And You'll Miss It - Activity 2: Living On The Edge⛰️
Good Evening everyone and welcome back to my blog! I am going to be completing ACTIVITY 2 of DAY 5 of the SLJP! Activity 2 is called Living on the Edge and I wonder what it is about! Let's get started!
In this task I am going to be writing a letter to a family member or a friend all the way from Tundra! Tundra is an area of land where the temperature drops so low where it is -28 degrees celsius! Crazy right? I will be writing a letter to my mum about my experience in Tundra! Let's get started!

Malo E Lelei Mum,
I am writing to you all the way from TUNDRA! It is so cool here but also rrrreeaallly colllddd (shivering right now)! My experience is so far so good just soooo collddd!! One thing I am enjoying here is being able to experience something I might have not been able to experience ever in my life if it weren't for this trip! There is a lot of ocean around us and a lot less trees! It is so fun being able to walk around and see animals that live here such as Owls, Arctic Foxes and even REINDEERS!
 I miss NZ where it is warm, here it is like I was put in a very, VERY LARGE FREEZER! We are all working on staying warm to avoid getting sick! 
Hope all is well at home! Miss you all so much!
Love,
Lydia.
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That is the letter I would LOVE to send to my mum if I actually went to Tundra!
Question of the blog: Would you want to go to Tundra?

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😉SLJP Day 5 - Blink And You'll Miss It - Activity 1: Towering Timbers😉

😉SLJP Day 5 - Blink And You'll Miss It - Activity 1: Towering Timbers😉
Good Afternoon everybody! Today is DAY 5 of the SLJP! I will be doing ACTIVITY 1 of day 5! Let's get started!

Have you ever heard of a LOG or a LOGGER? Well loggers are people that cut down trees to make logs! These logs are sold and used to make houses, make paper and many more things. Some people think that having LOGGERS are really important because it provides us with everyday supplies but others believe LOGGERS should not be allowed because it might affect our environment and also is decreasing homes to many animals!

I think that loggers should not be allowed to cut down trees. I think this because it can affect our environment and it decreases the population of homes we have for our native animals/creatures! When loggers cut down trees, they are basically getting rid of homes where birds and wildlife animals live in. This can affect our population of animals because it means that these animals can be in danger or possibly be easily harmed!



Yes, trees do provide us with PAPER, WOOD and can create HEAT and POWER but I think we can find different ways to provide those things instead of cutting down trees which are really important for our environment! Trees are renewable which means they can regrow but how long does it take for a tree to fully regrow? Another question is how much time will the loggers have, to cut down that tree? Trees do help us a lot but with loggers cutting them down it does affect not only us but animals too!

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I think that loggers SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED to cut down trees!
Question of the blog: Do you think LOGGERS should exist?

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Thursday 20 December 2018

✌️SLJP Day 4 - More Than Meets The Eye - Bonus Activity!✌️

✌️SLJP Day 4 - More Than Meets The Eye - Bonus Activity!✌️
Good Night everyone! This will be my last blog for today! I will be completing a BONUS activity that links back to ACTIVITY 3 of DAY 4 which will give me an extra 5 POINTS! Let's get started!

If you have read my last blog, I sort of explained to you where I would build my hotel and what I would use to make it! Now I will be creating my own hotel using GOOGLE DRAWING! This is going to be quite a challenge but that's what I love!

Here is my DLO of my Sand Hotel!
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Pretty good for a digitized hotel right? I had so much fun creating this DLO! It was kind of challenging but I still managed to get through it! 
Question of the blog: What does your hotel look like? (Link it below)

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😊SLJP Day 4 - More Than Meets The Eye - Activity 3: Salt And Pepper😊

😊SLJP Day 4 - More Than Meets The Eye - Activity 3: Salt And Pepper😊
Hello Everyone and welcome back to my blog! I will be completing ACTIVITY 3 of DAY 4 of the SLJP! Activity 3 is called... SALT AND PEPPER! I have discovered some really strange things before doing this activity so let's get started!

Did you know that in Bolivia (a country in South America), there is a massive area of SALT?! Tourists that visit this area stay in hotels that are completely made out of SALT! (WHAT?!) Other things like Ice hotels and Glass hotels exist too! (UNBELIEVABLE)

In this task I have to imagine I have enough money to build my own hotel! I have to explain where I would build my hotel and what would I make it out of! Let's get to it!

If I had the opportunity to build my own hotel I would build it in Bora Bora which is located in French Polynesia! I would build this hotel out of... SAND! I know it sounds strange but I think if you can make a hotel out of salt then you can make a hotel out of sand too! I think this is impossible but since I am using my imagination anything can happen!
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Question of the blog: If you had an opportunity to build your own hotel, where would you build it and what would you use to build it?

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🍱SLJP Day 4 - More Than Meets The Eye - Activity 2: Pancakes And Maple Syrup?🍱

🍱SLJP Day 4 - More Than Meets The Eye - Activity 2: Pancakes And Maple Syrup?🍱
Kia Ora and welcome back to my blog! I am going to be doing ACTIVITY 2 of the SLJP DAY 4! Activity 2 is called Pancakes and Maple Syrup? In this task we get to talk about our favourite food and their recipe! Let's get started! :)

My favourite food of all time is SUSHI!!! I love SUSHI so much but I don't eat it regularly! Whenever I get the chance too, I eat it up like there is no tomorrow! 😋



My first ever time making Sushi was last year Wednesday 31st of May with Miss Ashley and room 7! Our Inquiry topic that term was FUELLED FOR LIFE so for Inquiry we decided to make Sushi! I will be sharing with you all our method of making Sushi!


Ingredients/Things you need:
- Dried Seaweed
- Rice
- Rolling Mat (Sometimes Optional)
- Cut up vegetables (You decide what kinds of vegetables you add)
- Meat/Seafood (It is optional and you decide on what you use) - We used Tuna, Capsicum and Cucumber)
- Cup of water (Helps when rolling the Sushi)
- Soy Sauce (For dipping)

Method:
First you need to lay the piece of Seaweed, shiny side down on top of the rolling mat.
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Next you need to wet the tip of your fingers to make them damp and spread rice across the Seaweed sheet, leaving a little gap on the top and bottom so when you roll the Sushi, it can actually stay.

After that you add your vegetables and meat/seafood. When you do this, you need to equally spread the vegetables and meat in the middle of the rice. 




Then you need to roll the Sushi using a firm grip so the Sushi is tight and won't fall apart.


Finally you can cut the Sushi into equal pieces and serve them with Soy Sauce! There you have it, some nice yummy Sushi!

🚶SLJP Day 4 - More Than Meets The Eye - Activity 1: Scaling New Heights🚶

🚶SLJP Day 4 - More Than Meets The Eye - Activity 1: Scaling New Heights🚶
Good Evening and welcome back to my blog! Today was a really busy day for me because my family and I were gone the WHOLE DAY!!! We left at 12:00 and got back at like 5:45 (CRAZY)! I decided to do my blogging for day 4 of the SLJP!!! Activity 1 is called Scaling New Heights! Let's get started!

Do you know who Sir Edmund Hillary is? Do you know what he accomplished in 1953? Well, Sir Edmund Hillary is a very famous man who was the first ever person to climb and reach the top of Mount Everest! He is such a famous NZ man that his face is on the $5 note! 





In this task, we have to imagine that we get to meet Sir Edmund Hillary in real life. We have an opportunity to interview him and we have to ask him 5 questions! 
Here are my 5 questions:
1. Why did you decide to climb Mt Everest?
2. Did climbing Mt Everest put an impact on your life?
3. How did climbing Mt Everest change or affect your life?
4. What helped you achieve this goal?
5. Would you do it again?

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Those are my 5 questions!
Question of the blog: What 5 questions would you ask him?

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Wednesday 19 December 2018

🐼SLJP Day 3 - Awesome Animals - Activity 3: The WWF🐼

🐼SLJP Day 3 - Awesome Animals - Activity 3: The WWF🐼
Image result for wwfKia Ora and welcome back to my blog! Today I will be doing the ACTIVITY 3 of Day 3! This activity is about WWF! WWF stands for World Wildlife Fund! This company is to protect life of Earth! I watched a video (LINK) and it is about the WWF! Let's get started with today's task!

In this video the WWF Organisation is trying to help a sea animal called the Saimaa Ringed Seal! This animal is endangered and it is known that only 360 seals are still alive! That is really sad! 😔

In this video what the WWF Organisation is doing to help the seals are build SNOW BANKS! Pregnant seals give birth in a hole where it digs into a snowbank. If there is no snow bank the little pups could possibly be in danger. This is because they would be born on open ice and there would be no protection against predators and danger. Which means by making snow banks more pups can be born and stay safe which will increase the population of Saimaa Ringed Seals!
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It is really cool to see what the WWF does!
Question of the blog: Would you want to be apart of the WWF Organisation?

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