SLJ week 3, day 3

SLJ, Winter Learning Journey
Day 3: Groovy Man (The 1970's)
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Activity 1: Ready to Roll

In the 1970s one of the most common television programmes was called ‘Ready to Roll.’ It was broadcast on Saturday afternoons and hosted by a man named Roger Gascoigne. During the show, Roger would introduce music videos and then play them for the TV audience. He also invited famous people to come onto the show and perform songs that were currently popular.

Watch the following three clips that were shown on the Ready to Roll programme:
Golden Harvest 
Ray Columbus and the Invaders 
New Zealand Underdogs

When you have finished, rank the clips in order from your most favourite (#1) to your least favourite (#3). Post your rankings on your blog.

1. Ray Columbus and the Invaders - This was my favourite because i would probably listen to this song over and over again and it's very old fashioned. I also enjoyed the beat for the song and the singing

2. Golden Harvest - This is my second favourite because i like the video and the singing is so amazing. I also love how there hair is linked to the olden days, there singing is also amazing

3. New Zealand Underdogs - This is my least favourite because the video didn't amaze me and from my opinion the video is also kind of boring. But i loved the singing and rhythm to the song
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Activity 2: Bell Bottom Pants

Fashion in the 1970s was quite unique. Take a look at the pictures of a ‘typical’ 1970s outfit and tell us, on your blog, two things that you like about 1970s fashion and two things that you don’t like about the fashion of the day. I am not a huge fan of the patterned pants. What about you?

 

Two things i like about the 1970's fashion is there clothes and shoes. They look interesting and i also like the olden day hair styles
Two things i dislike about the 1970's fashion is the patterned pants. I'm not a huge fan of patterned pants
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Bonus Activity: A Bilingual Schooling System

For much of the past century, schools in New Zealand taught students in only one language – English. In 1972, Ngā Tamatoa member, Mrs. Hana Jackson, submitted a petition to Parliament to ask the government to include the teaching of Te Reo Māori (the Māori language) and Māori culture in New Zealand schools. We still use petitions to this day when we want an organisation (e.g. a school) to make a change.

Think about your school. What is one thing that you would like change. Would you like to learn about different things? Maybe you think school should only be open 3 days a week?

On your blog, write a letter to your principal to try and convince him/her to make the change. Ensure that your letter is polite and respectful.

Dear Principle,
I'm writing this letter because i want to make a change in our school. I think we should add more subjects because the 4 ones we are using now are boring, we're doing it everyday and that just makes school boring. So, i think we should add more subjects so people don't get bored while doing there work and give up. Add more interesting subjects no school has ever used, and don't give us boring work we've already done. 
                                                                                                                         

SLJ week 3, day 2

SLJ, Winter Learning Journey
Day 2: Peace Out (The 1960's)
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Activity 1: The Dawn of Television 

In the 1960s there was a great deal of change in New Zealand. Technology was evolving and the television was introduced for the first time into New Zealand homes in the 1960s. Popular programmes included Town and Around and C’mon. Television remains popular to this day.

What is your favourite television show at the moment? On your blog tell us about your favourite television show. What is it about? Who are the main characters? What channel is it on?

My favourite T.v show/Programme is K.C Undercover. It's about a normal teen (K.C Cooper) finds out from her parents that they are undercover spies with the secret government agency. The secret agency give them another family member which is a robot. You can watch it on Disney Channel



Characters

•  K.C
• Ernie
• Judy
• Craig
• Kira
• Marisa 
• Simone 

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Activity 2: Rock 'n' Roll

Famous bands also started travelling across the world and in 1964, New Zealand hosted, arguably the most popular band of the time, The Beatles.

People were very excited to see The Beatles, and the hype around the band was known as Beatle-Mania (similar to the modern-day Bieber-Fever)!

Read about their tour of New Zealand below, and then post three interesting facts about The Beatles Tour on your blog.

1. One girl badly injured her leg trying to climb a wire fence because of the pushing from behind.

2. As the band stepped out off the plane, the shrieks of fans drowned out the noise of the engines. 

3. Girls were screaming uncontrollably, people remembered polices used to clear crowds and other vantage points. Teenagers pushed over and damaged two polices motorbikes. There was so much pushing that one of The Beatles cars was shunted backwards, even with the handbrake on

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Bonus Activity: The Three Rs - Rugby, Racing and Running

In the 1960s, sport in New Zealand was dominated by the three R’s – rugby, racing and running. The national rugby team, the All Blacks, had a great decade, winning 36 of the 40 games that they played. Many kiwis also spent their week-ends at the local racetrack and, in 1960, Peter Snell won a gold medal in the 800m race at the Olympic Games in Rome, Italy. He followed this up with two more gold medals in the 800m and 1500m races at the 1964 Olympic Games.

Watch this documentary about Peter Snell and then create a one-page poster on Canva* about this famous kiwi runner. Be sure to include a picture of Peter along with information about his interests and other sporting accomplishments.

*You will need to register on the Canva website in order to use it. To register, first you will need to choose your poster template from the homepage. This will bring up the sign-in page. Click on the ‘Register with Email’ button and enter your details.

In my poster i added on of his achievements and some sports he is interested in

SLJ week 3, day 1

SLJ, Winter Learning Journey
Day 1: White Picket Fences (The 1950's)

In the 1950s, things settled down in New Zealand. There were no international wars or intense, national conflicts. Many kiwis were able to settle down, get married, buy a home and start a family.
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Activity 1: Meat and Three Veg

It was common for women in the 1950s to stay home with their children and raise their family. They were called ‘housewives.’ Many housewives followed a simple rule when they prepared the evening meal: the ‘meat and three veg’ rule. This meant that they prepared dinners that included three different vegetables and a type of meat (eg. beef, lamb, or chicken).



On your blog tell us if you think that the ‘meat and three veg’ rule is a good one. Do you like the rule? Would you enjoy eating a typical 1950s dinner? Why or why not?

I wouldn't mind this rule because it actually looks like a delicious meal to eat and i would love to experience what the food was like in the 1950's.
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Activity 2: What's in the Name?

During the 1950s the population of New Zealand grew by 400,000 people. That is huge! In fact, so many people were having babies that many people refer to this period in our history as the ‘baby boom.’ Popular baby names in 1950s New Zealand were:

GIRLS            BOYS 
Christine        John 
Susan              David 
Margaret        Peter 
Judith             Michael 
Jennifer          Robert

Read through the lists. Are these popular names in your school? On your blog, tell us which names are currently popular in your school. Please provide, at least, three girls’ names and three boys’ names that are popular.
When I was going to school, the name ‘Jennifer’ was the most popular girl’s name and the name ‘Matthew’ was the most popular boy’s name.

Girls     Boys
Mele     John
Ana      Jacob
Sarah    Aj
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Bonus Activity: Snail Mail

In the 1950s, most people communicated with one another by writing letters. According to the NZ history website, New Zealanders sent over 200 million letters and postcards between 1950 and 1960. That is an average of 87 letters per person!



For this activity, imagine that you are living in New Zealand in the 1950s. Use Google Draw* to design the front of a postcard that you could send to a friend. Try to include elements of Kiwiana in your design (e.g. Pohutukawa trees, Hokey Pokey ice cream, etc). Post a copy of your postcard picture to your blog. Be sure to describe what you have drawn on your blog beneath the picture.

*You will need to make a copy of the Google Draw template to create your postcard.

SLJ week 2, day 5

SLJ, Winter Learning Journey
Day 5: Coming to an End
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Activity 1: Ve Day!

After six long years of fighting, World War II finally came to an end in 1945. The entire country was ecstatic and parties were thrown all over New Zealand to celebrate VE Day (Victory in Europe). Imagine that you were living in New Zealand in 1945 and you had to plan a VE day party at your house. Who would you invite? What would you do to celebrate?



On your blog, tell us all about your (imaginary) VE party. If it was me, I would invite all of my closest friends and family over to my house for a big barbecue. We would eat hamburgers and play basketball in the driveway. Some of us would probably walk to the local beach to play soccer on the beach and to go for a swim (if the weather was warm enough)!

I would invite my family over and have a bbq. We would play basketball in the backyard and other fun family games. I would also play loud music and set up a pool incase itp gets too hot. We would cook ham burgers, paddies, sausages, bacon, chicken and other meats. 
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Activity 2: Making a Fashion Statement

In the years following World War II, things slowly returned to normal in New Zealand. Soldiers returned home and settled back into regular life; and national sporting teams, like the New Zealand cricket team, got back together and started playing matches again. In the late 1940s, men and women would go to watch these events, men wearing hats and suits and women wearing dresses, hats, and gloves. Compare the pictures of common clothing from the late 1940s to what you wear now (i.e. in 2017). Are they similar or are they quite different?

 

On your blog tell us which of the two styles you prefer and why. The pictures above were taken over 65 years ago! What do you think people will be wearing 65 years from now?

I'd rather wear these kind of clothes because there comfortable and i like the style. I think the fashion/clothes from 65 years now would be very weird and it would be metal. Maybe from 65 years now there would be no more fabric to make any more clothes/shoes. 

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Bonus Activity: Sweet Tooth

When World War II ended, a number of people from Europe moved to New Zealand looking for a peaceful place to live and raise a family. When they came, they brought recipes and foods from their native countries with them, including hamburgers, pizza and other delicious foods.

I usually have a chocolate chip cookie with my tea. I love biscuits! What is your favourite sweet treat or dessert? Use google to find a recipe for it. Type the recipe out on your blog. Make sure you also include a picture.

Red Velvet Cake

Ingredients 

2 1/2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour 

1 1/2 cups sugar 

2 tablespoons unsweetened baking cocoa 

1 tablespoon baking powder 

1 teaspoon salt 

1 1/2 cups vegetable oil 

1 cup buttermilk 

1 teaspoon vanilla 

1 bottle (1 oz) red food color 

2 eggs

1. Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottoms and sides of 3 (8- or 9-inch) round pans with shortening; lightly flour. 

2 In large bowl, beat all cake ingredients with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly. Beat 2 minutes on medium speed, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour into pans. 

3 Bake 25 to 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour. 

4 In medium saucepan, mix 1/2 cup flour and 1 1/2 cups milk with whisk until smooth. Cook over medium heat until mixture is very thick, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; cool 10 minutes. In large bowl, beat 1 1/2 cups sugar and the butter with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Gradually add flour mixture by tablespoonfuls; beat on high speed until smooth. Beat in vanilla. Fill and frost cake, using 1 cup frosting between layers. Store covered in refrigerator.

 

SLJ week 2, day 4

SLJ, Winter Learning Journey
Day 4: Another World War (1939-1945)

At the end of the 1930s, the world has been shaken once more by the start of another World War (WWII). World War Two started on the 1st of September, 1939 when an army from Germany invaded a country called Poland. Two days later, England and France declared war on Germany and WWII began.
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Activity 1: An Eventful Experience 

WWII was made up of many battles and events. Follow this link to read more about the timeline of WWII.

Choose two key events and find out some more information about what happened on those days. On your blog, write a short summary of two events, including the names of people involved and where the event happened.

Event 1: Italy invades Albania
During the 1930's on the 7th of April Italy invades Albania. The Italian invasion of Albania was a brief military campaign by the Kingdom of Italy against the Albanian Kingdom. The conflict was a result of the imperialist policies of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini.



Event 2: Air Raids on Australia 
During the 1940's on the 19th of February, Australia was attacked 97 times by the Japan Air Navy. The bombing left at least 235 or more people dead


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Activity 2: A call to Arms 

Over the course of WWII, approximately 140,000 New Zealanders were sent overseas to serve in the war. Many were sent to fight in huge battles, including the Battle of the Atlantic that lasted for 2064 days (over 5 years)! The Battle of the Atlantic came to an end in 1943, in large part due to the heroic efforts of people like Lloyd Trigg, a pilot from New Zealand. He was awarded a special medal from the New Zealand Government for his bravery. It is called a Victoria Cross (‘VC’ for short). A total of 22 New Zealanders have been awarded VCs.



Click on this link to find a list of VC winners. Choose one from the Second World War, and read about him. On your blog tell us about him. Who was he? What did he do to earn a Victoria Cross medal?

John Hinton 
John Hinton is a sergeant, he won his VC medal in 1941, he was amongst a large force of New Zealand. When the germans attacked and a retreat was ordered, Hinton shouted, 'To hell with this! Who will come with me?', and charged two enemy field guns. While being a prisoner of war Hinton escaped twice and made several other attempts. He was told he had been awarded the VC as he lay in hospital recovering from a beating administered  to him after one of those attempts. 


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Bonus Activity: Women at Work

Both men and women served in World War II. Many women chose to enlist as nurses and be stationed overseas caring for wounded soldiers. My nana was one of those nurses. She (Dorothy) spent much of World War II working on a large Red Cross ship that was stationed off the coast of Cairo, Egypt.

For this activity, you are going to imagine that you are just like Dorothy and that you are working as a nurse on a large medical ship.

One day you are walking along the deck of the ship when you hear a loud bang. You start to run as you see smoke coming from the far end of the ship. You run towards the room where your patients are waiting to receive treatment from the doctor. Just as you arrive at the door to their room you hear another loud bang and you…

Complete the story provided above. To earn full points you must write, at least, 8-10 sentences. What happens next?

I shudder with fear as i hear the loud bang, as i'm walking along the ship alone i hear it again. I'm so terrified. As i'm rushing to my injured patients i see smoke coming from the far end of the ship, i get even terrified especially for my poor injured patients who are waiting for their treatment. Just as i'm at the door of my patients, i hear the loud bang again and i turn my head to them at the end of the ship and it seems as if there was another country attacking us. There were soldiers bombing the ship so i tell my clients to keep down and be quiet then i quickly yell out 'Bomb Attack'. As i'm yelling bomb attack my people run and get there weapons. There also seems to be a shoot out and some of our people are dying out there so i run and get a weapon and started shooting. As i'm shooting i see the soldiers climbing on our ship towards the patients, so i run and start shooting but there was too many soldiers there and i couldn't fight back so i run into there room and locked the doors. But the soldiers manage to open one door and they killed some of our patients and nurses, and the rest survived. Then they went to the driving area of the ship and killed them, most of our soldiers were dead and some were camping down in the food store at the bottom of the ship and they managed to survive but the rest of our soldiers died. As i walk out of the room i see no more shooting nor bombing as if timed stopped, so i run to the other soldiers and told them that it ended. After all of this happened, the soldiers left alive made another in case something like this happens again.

SLJ week 2, day 3

SLJ, Winter Learning Journey
Day 3: The Great Depression (The 1930's)

Unfortunately, the wealth and success of the 1920s did not continue into the 1930s. Instead, the stock market in America crashed on Tuesday 29 October 1929. When this happened, people lost a lot of money and much of the world sunk into a deep, financial depression. The 1930s is often referred to as the ‘Great Depression.’
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Activity 1: Dealing with Stress

In New Zealand, many people lost their jobs during this decade. Experts predict that as much as 30% of the population was unemployed. It was a very stressful time for families.

Sadly, many of us still experience stress in our lives to this day. When I feel stressed I try to go for a walk or pop into my local gym for a quick workout. Exercise makes me feel better. What about you?

On your blog, please tell us what you do when you want to relax or de-stress. Do you read a favourite book, watch a favourite television show or talk to someone special? What are your tips for dealing with stress?
1. Calm yourself down by taking deep breaths and have some alone time
2. Be by yourself and take sometime to think because sometimes when you in a crowd you tend to get more stressed
3. Close your eyes and listen to music
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Activity 2: Offering a Helping Hand

During this period, people struggled to find work both here at home and overseas. It was a really tough time for people living in the Great Plains of the United States because they were hit with a huge drought that lasted for most of the decade. Many crops were damaged and farmers were not able to make enough money to feed their families.



Imagine that you were alive in the 1930s. What could you have done to help these families? On your blog, list three different ways that you could raise funds for families to help them buy food and clothing. Be as creative as you can with your fundraising ideas!

1. Lemonade stand's, car wash, garage sale's, chores, and many more
2. Get a job and give money to those who are in need of clothes and food
3. Have a piggy bank and save up every penny
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Bonus Activity: Paying it Forward 

In the mid-1930s, things began to change for the better in New Zealand. More people were able to find work and receive a steady paycheck. They were still careful, however, with their money and rarely, if ever, bought treats or gifts for one another.



Imagine that you were able to travel back in time to visit a family in the 1930s. What special gifts or treats would you like to bring with you? I would likely bring blocks of Whittaker’s chocolate, bags of Jet Planes and Pineapple Lumps, healthy food snacks, clothing, and games for the children. What about you?
_I would take Pineapple lumps, Roses, Gummy Worms and Snakes, Blue birds chips and Board games for the children

 

SLJ week 2, day 2

SLJ, Winter Learning Journey
Day 2: The Roaring 20's ( The 1920's )
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Activity 1: Popular Culture - The Silent Movie

The 1920s saw a massive surge in the number of people going to the movies. Huge new cinemas were built in both Auckland (The Civic Theatre) and Dunedin (Empire De Luxe). The most popular type of movies showing at local NZ cinemas were ‘silent’ films. Gold Rush and The Lion's Cage are examples of iconic silent films. They feature a famous actor named Charlie Chaplin.



Watch the trailer for Gold Rush or The Lion's Cage. On your blog, tell us what you think the movie is about. There are no words spoken movie so you will need to pay careful attention to what the actors are doing! Do you think you would enjoy watching a silent film? Why/Why not?
_ I watched The Lion's Cage and i enjoyed it. Even tho there's no talking and it's silent i liked it's very old and fashionable. But, i think the movie is trying to say silent movies are good too and never get chased by a horse because you could run anywhere.


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Activity 2: Art Deco

In the 1920s a new artistic movement emerged in New Zealand (and around the world). It was called ‘Art Deco.’ The picture to the right is a classic example of an ‘Art Deco’ piece. Take a close look at the painting. Do you like it?

On your blog, give the painting a rating out of 5 stars (1 star = terrible painting, 2 stars = pretty bad painting, 3 stars = okay painting, 4 stars = good painting and 5 stars = amazing painting). After you’ve rated the painting out of 5, tell us why you gave it that rating.



Right: Self Portrait By Tamara de Lempicka
_ I give this portrait 5 stars. I love it because of the colours and it just looks fantastic. I also love how realistic it looks, and how amazing and beautiful it looks. I also think this portrait is related to the olden days because the car in this portrait is the kind of cars they use to drive in the olden days and the lady looks like shes wearing old fashioned clothes.
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Bonus Activity: Crossing the Tasman

In 1928, a crew of four men flew, for the first time, across the Tasman from Australia to New Zealand. One of the men on board the Southern Cross airplane was a New Zealander named T.H. McWilliams. His job was to operate the radio in the airplane. Unfortunately, the radio stopped working shortly after take-off and the rain and ice were so heavy that the pilot, Kingsford Smith, couldn’t see out of his front windscreen. Yikes! Fortunately, the plane made it all the way across the Tasman landing in Christchurch after a 14 hour trip.



Imagine that you were a member of the flight crew. Write a poem that describes how you would have felt when you landed safely in Christchurch after such a long trip. Remember, there are lots of different types of poems, and they don’t all have to rhyme. You can read more about different types of poems by clicking here.
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We've been travelling for a long time, hopefully we land fine
We were all scared, but thankfully we were prepared
Were so lucky we didn't crash, and god was with us the whole way
Hopefully we never get into any situation ever again like this

I did a Limerick Poem