My typing test

learning goal:I am practicing my typing so I can be quicker and more accurate.
On Monday my results was 47 WPM because my fingers are going to the right place.

On friday my results was 52 WPM wow!! I can't believe that I have 52 WPM I like my high scores in typing.

What is my number

Learning goal:I am practising my Number Knowledge.

My basic facts test

Learning goal:I am testing how quickly I can remember my Basic Facts.

On Monday my results was 17 out of 40 because I am still learning how to do the factors and Fractions & Percentages. Then Sqrs, Roots.

On Friday my results was 21 out of 40 because I am learning how to know all my Fractions and percentages then my Sqrs, Roots and Factors.

7# Keep New Zealand Beautiful

Dawn breaks on Day #7 – the final day of your Great Kiwi Road Trip. You wake up early, ready to make the long trek back to Auckland. Along the way, Curious Kiwi stops at two beautiful places, Taupo and Rotorua, for you to get out and walk around.

Activity 1: While in Taupo, you go for a walk around the lake and you notice pieces of rubbish floating in the water. You also notice that there is rubbish on the footpath. As you know, it is really important to put rubbish in the bin and keep New Zealand clean and beautiful for generations to come.

1 Create a group so we can some volunteers to help grow the group.
2 Start cleaning rubbish.
3 get a sign and say #Keep New Zealand Beautiful

Activity 2: After you have finished up in Taupo, it is time to hop back in the car and head for Rotorua – a town where will have the chance for some much needed rest and relaxation. In fact, you will visit the Tarawera Bush Pool – a geothermal hot pool that is located in the middle of a forest. The warm water in the pool comes from underneath the ground. After a few hours in the pool you feel really relaxed.
I find watching Logan Paul on chrome cast because it relaxes me and sometimes I fall asleep.

Bonus Activity: On your blog, post a video or write a description about your week. What have you learned? What did you like about the trip? What didn’t you like? Was there anything that surprised you?

Day #6: Native Aotearoa

Welcome to Day #6 of your journey and the last day in the south island. You are going to start the day by traveling 63 km north up State Highway 1 from Dunedin to a place called ‘Shag Point.’ Shag Point is one of five places in the south island where the Maori arrived hundreds of years ago to settle in New Zealand. They arrived at Shag Point in large canoes called ‘wakas.’ For more information on Shag Point and other Maori landing places, go to the Waka landing places website.

Activity 1: Let’s imagine that you were on the first waka to arrive at Shag Point. You had never been to New Zealand before and you had no idea what to expect. Write a poem describing how you would have felt when you arrived in New Zealand. Would you have been excited or scared? I would have felt pretty nervous, I reckon…

I would be excited because when I go to new places I get excited. Like for example I went to America and I was excited because I have never been to America and there is lots of fantastic places in America.

Activity 2: After visiting Shag Point, you hop back in the van and drive all the way up the east coast of the south island until you reach the town of Picton. You get out of the van and onto the Interislander ferry. It travels back across the Cook Strait to Wellington. Wellington is the capital city of New Zealand and every winter the city hosts a huge Matariki festival to celebrate the Maori New Year. This year part of the festival is being held at Te Papa, a big museum in Wellington.

1 Christmas because its the most favourite event in my life because 1 the birth of Jesus. 2 the holidays 3 we get presents.

2 My birthday because its my day to have the day that I have been born in. I get sweets presents and even a party.

3 Easter because I like the Easter eggs and we go church so thats what I like. I like going to church on Easter because I get to altar serve

Bonus Activity: As part of the Matariki festival, there is a two day Kapa Haka competition. The haka is a traditional war dance that Maori performed before going into battle. The haka is now performed by children/adults in the community and by professional sporting teams, including our national rugby team, the ‘All Blacks.’  The All Blacks have performed various haka over the years. Watch the following three haka videos (1 – 3) and, on your blog, list the haka videos in order from best (#1) to worst (#3). There are no right or wrong answers ☺

1 The France one because they have more action and more moves. And they have great voices

2 The South Africa one because I dont like some bits because they have 50% of there actions.

3 The Argentina one because there is 30% of action and there is just the normal haka but I still like the haka by the way.

Day #5: One Step at a Time Activity 1/2/Bonus

After a long day at the beach, it is now time to move away from the water and drive inland, through the middle of the south island. You are going to start in Nelson and drive south before crossing a huge mountain range called the ‘Southern Alps.’ The scenery is going to be amazing!

Activity 1: After a few hours in the car, you, your group and Curious Kiwi arrive at your first stop – The Lewis Pass Scenic Reserve. It is a beautiful, regional park located at the base of the Southern Alps. You and your group get out of the van and follow Curious Kiwi. He is going to lead you on a short walk through the park. As you start walking, you notice a really cool looking tree on the side of the trail and you stop to take a closer look. When you turn back, the group (and Curious Kiwi) is nowhere to be found. Eek! You are all alone in the middle of a strange forest.

Eek will be calling out the groups name and Curious Kiwi. Then he will shout their name again and again. But there was no one was to be seen in his group. He will be walking to see if he has found them yet he looks looks and looks! but all he could ever see is the trees and leaves. 1

Activity 2: After the adventure at The Lewis Pass Scenic Reserve, you are pretty happy to get back into the shuttle van and continue with your road trip. Over the next few hours you travel up and over the Southern Alps, arriving in the city of Christchurch to eat lunch. You have a delicious meal at a café downtown and then hop back into the van to travel to Twizel, a small town at the base of Aoraki-Mt Cook. Mt Cook is the largest mountain in New Zealand. It is also the mountain where Sir Edmund Hillary trained for his climb up Mt Everest – the tallest mountain in the world. Sir Edmund Hillary is very famous because he was the first person to ever reach the top of Mt Everest!
Russell Crowe. He is born in Wellington. Because he became a famous character in movies like Gladiator,Robin hood, Nice guys, The mummy and all those movies. He was born in New Zealand he made himself in the Australian cinema and he became famous.

Bonus Activity: You and your tour group have enjoyed your day in the mountains but you’re ready for a change of scenery. You ask Curious Kiwi to take you to Central Otago, a region of the south island with lots of rolling hills and flat, brown grasslands. While in Central Otago, you decide to join the Otago Central Rail Trail – a 150 km long cycle trail. Curious Kiwi and I (Rachel) cycled the Rail Trail in April and we loved it! Yes because I like seeing the beautiful trees and the bridges we go on then we will see over the fence of the bridge the sea.

Day #4: Swimming with the Sharks

By the end of Day #3, you have seen a lot of the north island of New Zealand.  Hopefully you have enjoyed it and you’re excited for the next phase of your journey – the ferry trip across the Cook Strait from the bottom of the north island to the top of the south island. You will spend the next two days exploring the south island before you head back up to Auckland, via Wellington (the capital city of New Zealand).

Activity 1: When you arrive in the south island, Curious Kiwi rents a shuttle van and drives your group from Picton (the town where the ferry dropped you off) to a beautiful beach on the opposite side of the island. The beach area is called Golden Bay and, at one end of the bay, is a stunning area called Farewell Spit.

The people was trying to get buckets of sea water and splash it on the whales. To keep their blowhole clear and to keep away from the whales tale.

Activity 2: After a morning of learning about beached whales in Golden Bay, you and your group are driven to a nearby town, Nelson, to watch a special movie called ‘Whale rider.’ It is a famous movie about a young girl who was born and raised in New Zealand. Watch the following movie trailers for Whale Rider: Whale Rider trailer #1 and Whale Rider Trailer #2 and then write a summary of the movie on your blog. What is it about? Be sure to also give the movie a rating out of 5 based on the trailer [1 = bad movie, 2 = okay movie, 3 = pretty good, 4 = good movie, 5 = excellent movie].

Its about this born girl that has been born in New zealand and she really want to be a chief but her Grandpa is telling her to go at the back because the men are at the front and the girls are at the back. I will give it a 4=Good movie.

Bonus Activity: Hector’s dolphins are a very special native animal found only in New Zealand. They are the smallest dolphin in the world measuring 1.5 metres long and they are quite rare. Sadly, many Hector’s dolphins are killed every year when they get caught in large fishing nets and can’t escape. Some people have argued that fishermen shouldn’t be allowed to fish in Farewell Spit in order to protect the dolphins living there. What do you think? On your blog, tell us whether you think that fishing in Farewell Spit should be banned (stopped).

Yes because I don't like rare animals dead in the sea because we wont get to see them in the aquarium because fishers catch them then they put them in the aquarium.

Day 3 Wild Eyes

You have now woken up after a long, comfortable sleep at your hotel in Dargaville. You’re ready for another day of adventuring! Today, you will drive around the North island and be introduced to amazing animals that live here in New Zealand. Some are native and some are non-native. Native animals are animals that normally live in New Zealand. Non-native animals are animals that were brought into New Zealand from another country. Examples of native New Zealand animals are the kakapo, the kiwi, the kea parrot, the yellow eyed penguin and the pekapeka bat.

Activity 1: Curious Kiwi, a native New Zealand bird, is your tour guide for today. He is going to take you to visit the Otorohanga Kiwi House and Native Bird Park where many of his aunties and uncles currently live. The bird park is a five hour drive from Dargaville so you hit the road right after breakfast and arrive in Otorohanga at lunch time. As you walk through the birdhouse you learn about the work being done to conserve and protect the native birds of New Zealand. You decide to help out by ‘adopting’ a native animal. Visit the ‘Adopt a Critter page’ on the Otorohanga bird house website to choose one animal to adopt. On your blog, tell us the name of the animal that you chose and a little bit about them. What kind of animal are they? What do they eat? Where do they normally live? You can use Google to help you with your research.

  The Animal I picked.

A hamster because they are fun to play with them because we can chase them with the that little ball where hamsters go in and run around. They are a mammal. They eat dry food like peanuts or walnuts. They normally live in the wild and they live in warm dry areas.

Activity 2: After your great visit to the Otorohanga bird house it is time to hop back onto the bus and head towards the Hawke’s Bay – your resting place for the evening. Hawke’s Bay is a beautiful region of New Zealand. It is known for its wineries and gorgeous scenery. When you arrive in Napier, the largest city in the region, you go for a walk through Waitangi Regional Park and notice that many of the leaves on the native trees have been damaged. Curious Kiwi tells you that they were damaged by possums, non-native predators, from Australia. People in New Zealand are working hard to trap and kill these predators. Their goal is to remove all of the possums (and other predators) by 2050. Go to the ‘Predator Free 2050 website’ to read more about their work.

Yes I agree-

1 Because it will kill all these animals

2 We will have no meat and steak for food.

3 There will be no milk by our cows

4 There will be no wool for us because the predators ate them.

5 There will be nothing left for New Zealnd

A little summary about my activity in the predator Free website

My own things I like in my activity.

1 My thing I like is how the Possums came at 1837 because some New Zealanders thought it would be good if they brang Possums with them to New Zealand.

2 The other thing I like is when the possums survived because I knew they would not survive because they had no food,fresh and a proper home.

3 The paragraph I like is when the Government at 1921 said all people is not aloud to bring possums because they have been sharing germs. So they are illegal

Bonus Activity

A really cool new website called Wild Eyes has recently been launched in New Zealand. It is a programme for students who want to complete fun activities (called ‘missions’), take pictures and post them on the Wild Eyes site. For this bonus activity, go to the Wild Eyes site and complete the ‘Giant Moa Discovery’ mission. To earn full points you must post a picture of your Moa on the Wild Eyes website and on your personal blog site. The Wild Eyes team and I can’t wait to see what you create!

The bonus Activity.

I did the shape of a moa with my sock and it is tall

Day #2:Activity 1,2 and The bonus activity

After a short ride through Auckland it is time to start exploring the rest of the country. Today you are going to venture around the north island of New Zealand to look at active volcanoes, gorgeous beaches, windswept coastline and lush, green bush. As a group, you will start at Rangitoto, the largest volcano in New Zealand before driving west to Karekare, a stunning beach on the outskirts of Auckland. You will finish the day by driving north to visit Tane Mahuta, the oldest living kauri tree in New Zealand.

Activity 1 After a very busy day of sightseeing you and your group drive from Tane Mahuta to your hotel in Dargaville. When you arrive you decide to sit down and record your thoughts in your travel diary.Before you start writing, take a minute to read more about Rangitoto island, Karekare beach and Tane Mahuta.  On your blog, tell us which of the three places you most enjoyed visiting and why.  

1 Howick Historical Village because Howick historical Village has history behind it they have buildings in the past and there bars and shops.

2 Sky tower because I like how high and scary it is and I like the places in the sky tower.

3 The duck pond because I like the trees and the pond. I enjoy the most is the creatures in the pond.

Activity 2: As an island nation, New Zealand is completely surrounded by water. It is the perfect place for people who like to swim or to sail! While in Dargaville, recovering from your busy day of sightseeing, you notice a number sailboats going by. One of the boats is manned by a young German girl named Laura Dekker. At the age of fourteen she sailed around the world the entire world by herself. You can watch a short video clip about her adventures here: Laura Dekker sailing trip.   

Let’s imagine that you had the chance to interview Laura while in Dargaville. On your blog post five questions that you would ask her.

1 Why did you Sail across the entire world.

2 When did you ever first Sail your boat.

3 What happened when you traveled all around the world.

4 What kind of food did you have to survive when you sailed across the world.

5 Were you sick when you traveled.

Bonus Activity: When you finish your interview with Laura, you decide to keep on interviewing people. For this activity, your task is to conduct a real interview with an actual member of your family. Please ask them to think about their five (5) favourite things to do in the out-of-doors. They can be things that they enjoy doing on land or in the water. Post the list of outdoor activities on your blog.

My brother-interview

1 I like to go outdoors and play with my friends at the park.

2 I like to go out with my friends to the pools.

3 I like to play sports a lot.

4 I like to run around.

5 I like to ride my bike and scooter.

Winter learning Journey Day 1 Flag making

I think this is the flag because the key is you can come whenever you want and the blue and green is for the grass and the sky because the grass is for the lots of fields. And the blue is for all the skies in New Zealand.

Winter Learning Journey Activity 2

Your tour of New Zealand is going to start right here in Auckland. Watch the Tourist video for Auckland to learn about the awesome things that you can see and do in the city. Once you’ve finished, choose your favourite five activities from the video and list them on your blog.  

1 The activity I like is Auckland because I like how a there is a lot of boats and it's the most popular.

2 The activity I like is Rangitoto because it looks like a volcano hard to climb and very enormous.

3 The activity I like is the rain forest in Waitakere because there is the koru leaves and big fat trees.

4 The activity I like is Rainbows End because you have a lot of fun over there. There is bumper boats,pirate ship. And all those other amazing rides

5 The activity I very like is the Auckland Memorial museum because its showing you the things in the past like guns, knives and guns with the spears.

Winter Learning Journey Day 1: Bonus

Well, the time has now come! School’s out for the holidays and your tour of New Zealand is about to begin. I hope that you are ready and excited! Curious Kiwi certainly is – he can’t wait to start the Great Kiwi Road Trip! Before you all hit the road, let’s take a minute to review some key facts about New Zealand.

3 Interesting Facts
The Kiwis have been inventing a lot of things:
They invented bungy jumps.
They also invented the electric fence and the fastest bike in the world.

My summary.
The place I would like to go is the Museum because I like to explore and see history throughout the years because I like their gadgets at the past because sometimes the gadgets they use is like survival gadgets.