SLJ WK3 Day 4 Activity 1, 2 & 3

Activity 1: Hairy Maclary

One of the most famous children’s stories to ever come out of New Zealand, Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy, was written by a kiwi woman named Lynley Dodd. The book was originally published in 1983. It is now sold in dozens of countries around the world. It features a small dog named Hairy.

On your blog, use the following sentence starter from the original book to finish the story.

“Out of the gate and off for a walk went Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy…”

To earn full points, your story should have, at least, 8-10 sentences.

He walked and walked along the park and met a few other dogs and played with them. Unfortunately, all dogs weren’t all nice and friendly. He was called Machete. He was the dog that wandered around the park and the street looking for trouble. Hairy Maclary continued to play and play with his fellow dog mates until Machete arrived. As always Machete tried to get himself into trouble. He started barking and barking at Hairy Maclary until he got terrified and ran. Machete straight away ran after him down the street where there was many food trucks such as the hot dog bar, churros bar, smoothie bar, tacos bar, burgers bar and many more. One by one the dogs ran down the street accidentally destroying each food truck. The dogs made such a humongous mess. Hairy Maclary, Machete and his friends noticed how much mess they made. They put there troubles aside and decided to help clean up. It took them almost 3 hours but they managed to clean it up. While cleaning up, Hairy Maclary got the chance to bond with Machete. Soon after they started playing with each other and hanging out more. They were the best of friends.

Activity 2: The Big 'OE'

In the 1980s it became increasingly common for students to graduate from high school and take a year off to travel and experience the world. This year was often referred to as the ‘Big OE’ or ‘Big Overseas Experience.’ A number of kiwis headed to places like Australia and England to live and work before returning to New Zealand to finish their studies.

Imagine that you are a student in the 1980s and you’re about to graduate from high school. Where would you like to go on your big OE? On your blog tell us which country you would visit and give us three (3) reasons for your choice. Find some pictures on the internet of things that you would like to see and do in this country.

I’d love to go to Switzerland and spend lots of time in the mountains, learning how to ski!

For my OE, I would love to visit Samoa.

1# I have heard amazing things about this Country and I have always wanted to visit it since I was little

2# I want experience the beautiful waterfalls and seas that they have

3# I have alway wanted to learn their language and eat their traditional food

Activity 3: The 4 O'clock news

In 1982, Te Karere, a Māori-language news show premiered on television. It has continued to stream live on TV to this day. If you would like to watch it, turn on TV One at 3:55 p.m. each weekday and you will see it. The show is often hosted by a man named Scotty Morrison.

Imagine that you were Scotty Morrison and you were able to interview anyone you wanted. I would choose to interview our new prime minister, Jacinda Ardern. I’d love to know what it is like to be the Prime Minister.  What about you? Who would you choose to interview and why? What would you like to find out?

Donald Trump

What are your other ideas to make America “Great” again.

Do  you believe in global warming? If not, what could possibly be happening that is destroying our earth, and if so what are you as the president of the the United States of America going to do reduce this issue?

Their are major issues in our world. Name two or three global issues that you as President are tackling to reduce.

You may not of heard of this country which is called New Zealand. If Nz were to approach USA seeking help, how would you react or deal with this situation?

SLJ WK3 Day 3 Activity 1, 2 & 3

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 the song was a very catchy and happy song. I loved the small little moves they added in to go with the rhythm

2# New Zealand Underdogs - This song was similar to the Ray Columbus and the Invaders. They had dance moves but I don’t think that the song went well with it. I personally love catchy songs, but this one isn’t.

3# Golden Harvest - This was my least favourite song.I like the little movements they added, but I just did not like the style of the music, for it gave me this very weird feeling. It even the chills watching it.

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?

Likes

I love the tops that the girls and boys wore. I also loved how there hair was styled for it was very slick and pretty.

Dislikes

Just like Rachel I did not like the printed pants and how the pants was created. For example, how the pants is very loose at the end

Activity 3: 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 Principal

I am writing this letter to you because I want to make a change in our school. Because we only learn the same 4 subjects everyday i’d like to change those subjects, for they are very boring. When I think school, I think FUN!. and with these subjects in our way, school will just be as boring as staying home with parents.

As school principal, I understand that you need more reasoning to my statement, so here it is.

• So we have fun
• We learn just as much
• Students will improve in their social skills
• And we will make friends

Like I said kids will improve in their social skills and be able to communicate better with their peers no matter what gender they are. If students are having fun they are motivated to learn more and more throughout each day. Soon those who were lonely are full with the greatest friends ever.

Please write back as soon as you see this!

Kinds Regards,

Telesia

SLJ WK 3 Day 2 Activity 1, 2 & 3

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 current favourite tv programme/show is Regular Show. The main characters are the park workers which are

 Mordecai

 Rigby

 Benson

Pops

 Skips

 Muscle Man

Hi Five Ghost

 Mordecai and Rigby are very lazy and hardly finished work that is given to them. They always seem to get into some kind of trouble and it's up to them to fix it. I really enjoy watching this because it is very entertaining and this show never fails to get a laugh out of me. 

You can watch this tv show on tv 102 Cartoon Network.

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.

Fact No.1 : A girl badly hurt her leg trying to climb a wired fence and two others were were forced through the fence because of pushing from behind

Fact No.2 : Police were forced to use dogs to try and clear all areas for they were blocked. Girls managed to damage two police motorbikes and one of the The Beatles Cars

Fact No. 3 : As the band stepped off the plane, the fans welcomed them with a haka and pressed noses with them. (Hongi)

Activity 3: 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 have added 1 of his accomplishments, sport interests and added one fact about him.

SLJ WK3 Day 1 Activity 1, 2 & 3

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 don't mind this rule because then I could add in my favourite vegetables. Then I know that I would enjoy it. So the rule is a fantastic rule.

Activity 2:What's in a 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

Fusi Saia

Lesley                            Aj

                       

Mele                               Palu

Activity 3: 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.

I have added a Pohutukawa Tree and two native birds from New Zealand, a Kiwi and a Fantail.