Summer Learning Journey

Hola, my name is Shreya and I am a year 7 at Hornby High School.  I am looking forward to the holidays even though I'm probably not going to be doing the Summer Learning Journey. The reason for this is that I'm probably not going to be home a lot.

Last year, I did participate for a few weeks and kind of enjoyed it. The theme last year was all about "The First Settlers" and how they adapted. This year's theme seems really intriguing since I have a little bit of an interest in people who've changed the world, for the better.

SLJ - (Bonus) Day 3: Fun Family Facts

Everyone is unique. All the people around you are unique! Here are some fun facts about the people close to me.

(My mum) 1. My mum used to be a teacher!
( My sister) 2.  My sister is thinking of being a Speech & Therapy doctor.
( My dad) 3. My dad used to be a chef.

Do anyone of your close ones do the same thing?
If you have any feedback please comment!

SLJ - Day 3: Acknowledging Ancestry

Ko Mt.Cook te maunga.
Ko Wakariri river awa.
Ko _________________  te waka.
Ko _________________ tōku tīpuna.
Ko _________________ tōku iwi.
Ko _________________ tōku hapu.
Ko _________________ tōku marae.
Ko _________________ ahau.
Ko Arti rāua ko Kuldeep ōku mātua.
Ko Shreya ōku ingoa.

Summer Learning Journey Prep 1

1. The name of the capital city is Ottawa.
2. The population of the capital city is 36.71 million people.
3.In January, the weather in the capital city is usually 35 degrees Celsius.
4.The capital city is located in the Southern Ontario.
5. The languages most commonly spoken in the capital city are English and French

Two fun facts!
 Ottawa is the fourth largest city in Canada!
The Ottawa region welcomes more than 7.3 million visitors annually.

Why I would like to visit Canada!

I would actually love to go to Canada because it snows there every single year! In New Zealand it doesn't snow much except in the mountains.  There isn't really another reason to be honest.

SLJ - Day 3: The More, the Merrier?

In the 1800's families were made up of seven to nine kids! What if you had nine siblings?
I have made a "Pros & Cons" list.

Pros:

I could always have someone there for me when I'm feeling down.
There could possibly always be a person to play with me when I'm bored.
I would never feel lonely.
If you were the oldest person out of all your siblings you would have more of an advantage over things.


Cons:

We would have fights over many things.
Jealousy, there would be jealousy over small things.
It would be kind of awful to be the oldest at sibling because the more younger siblings you get the more you will think that your parents are not starting to care about you.

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I don't exactly know how I would feel..but I would definitely wouldn't like to be the oldest even though the oldest could have an advantage.

SLJ - (Bonus Activity) Day 2: Special Meals

This is a picture of my favourite food. Pizza! No toppings for me please. What is your favourite food?

SLJ - Day 2: The Rules of Engagement

These are my top 2 favourite dream jobs! You may be able to tell my MOST favourite one out of them both. What's your dream job? Can you tell what one my favourite is?

SLJ - Day 2: A House or a Home?

In the 1800's the Māori lived in pa's (villages) in the villages there were places for them to store food, cook food and sleep. The wharepuni (where they slept) were made of timber, fern, rushes and bark.
What are the two differences and two similarities between a wharepuni and my house?

Differences:

1. My house looks different from a wharepuni.
2. My house is made from different things.

Similarities:

1. You can sleep inside both, the wharepuni and my house.
2. My house and the wharepuni are both made from wood.

SLJ - (Bonus) Day One: Waka Ama

If someone ever asked me "Do you want to be a part of a Waka Ama race?" I would reject that person's offer. Rowing for like, hundreds of meters is hard work! No thank you. I never will like a sore arm.
Would you say "Yes!" if someone asked you to be a part of a Waka Ama race? Comment your thoughts!

SLJ - Day One: The First Settlers

The facts the I learnt about Maui are...
1. Maui wants to go fishing with his brothers.
2. Maui tricked his brothers in order to go fishing.
3. In the end, Maui caught a giant fish.

Summer Learning Journey 2019-2019 Prize

For the 6 week holidays this year and next year the Senior Syndicate have decided to take a part in the "Summer Learning Journey". The SLJ can help us improve our writing and reading.
The SLJ can even help even more! When you have long holidays, like 6 week holidays you tend to forget what you have learnt all year. It just floats out of your brain.
Then when you go to school your math, literacy and writing knowledge levels can drop. You don't want that to happen, why? You'll have to study the same thing again and you'll be on the same level as you were before. You would improve but in my opinion, not much.
This years and next years SLJ topic is about "Sustainability".
Mr.Breach's class has focused a lot on being sustain, even the big book we're reading this week is basically about "Sustainability"!
Being sustain means you take care of the environment around you, if you're picking up rubbish regularly then you are being sustain. You are taking care of your environment.
 By doing the SLJ I can learn more about the world we are living in. I'm utterly excited for the upcoming challenges ready for me.

If I win a prize while doing the SLJ I would like...some David Walliam books or an iTunes gift card.