Summer Learning Journey #10 Edmund Hillary

My task is to write 5 questions I would ask Edmund Hillary if I could meet him

1- How long did it take you to climb Mount Everest?

2- How did it feel to reach the top?

3- Did you leave your mark on the top of Mount Everest?

4- Are you happy/proud you are on the $5 note?

5- Would you climb Mount Everest again?

Summer Learning Journey #9 The WWF

My task is once I have watched the video, go to my blog and, using full sentences, tell us:
1) The name of the animal the WWF is working to save.
2) What the WWF is doing to help the animal.

3) What, if any, success they have had protecting the animal.

Out of the 2 videos I had to watch the animals they were trying to protect were tigers and fresh water seals. To help the freshwater seals they made snow banks so that when the mother gave birth to the pups half of them wouldn't die. They also said that making snow banks are working but they need a more affective or easier plan. The video about the protecting tigers was basically just a video about saying it doesn't matter where you are you can still help protect tigers and thats really all the video said.

Summer Learning Journey #8 Doc Rangers

my task is to list three pros (good things) and three cons (bad things) about working as a DOC ranger. At the bottom of your post, tell us whether you would like to be a DOC Ranger or not.

Pros

1 you are helping to protect native wild life

2 it would be cool to see all the animals and get closer to them than just staring through a window

3 you will get to travel and meet new people

Cons

1 you won't be able to see your family as much if you are working somewhere far away

2 you could get injured while trying to save/help our wildlife

3 when you put out traps you could accidentally kill native wild life

Personally I wouldn't like to be a DOC ranger, I'm sure it could be fun or interesting but I would rather be like a vet or a professional hockey player.

Summer Learning Journey #7 Fantastic Beasts

The task I had to complete was look at a website for the book writen by J.K Rowling and then create my own fantastic beast and give it a description.

Summer Learning Journey #5 Fabulous Fern

In this activity I had to research some of New Zealands sport teams that have ferns in their name. Then I had to put a picture of the teams uniform next to it. Then at the bottom I had to put which is my favourite uniform and why.

Silver Ferns - Netball     

Black Ferns - Womens Rugby Team  

White Ferns - Womens Cricket Team 

The uniform I like the most is the white ferns uniform because it has pink on it and the design looks cool, and that really all why I like the uniform but all the uniforms in my opion are cool.

Summer Learning Journey #4 The Tāne Mahuta Tree

In this activity I had to explain why I would/would not want to visit the Tāne Mahuta tree in real life.

I would like to visit the Tāne Mahuta tree in real life because I would get to fly up on a plane to see it. Also I would want to see whether I could hug the tree and my arms could fit around it, or to see how many people it would take to get a circle around the tree. It would also be cool to get a photo of it and see how huge it is.

Summer Learning Journey #3 Digital Foot Print

In this activity I had to create a digital foot print and explaining ways to be positive and smart online, I wasn't 100% sure if I was doing this right but this is how it ended up.

Summer Learning Journey #2 My Home Town

In this task I had to write about my home town Inchbonnie.

My home town In the South Island on the West Coast near Moana called Inchbonnie. I have lived in Inchbonnie my whole life and basically all of Inchbonnie is farmland. In the back of my farm there are lots of waterholes and one of them is crystal clear, very cold & looks amazing. Inchbonnie isn't very busy, has lots of farmland, and plenty of swimming places. Theres nothing special about Inchbonnie apart from the swimming spot on our farms, the only cars going down the road are either locals or lost tourists.

Summer Learning Journey #1 Some Facts About NZ

In this activity I had to look on a website and write down my top 3 facts about NZ.

#1 To become a New Zealand citizen, you must swear an oath of loyalty to Queen Elizabeth

#2 The Auckland City Sky Tower is the tallest freestanding structure in the Southern Hemisphere at 328 meters high

#3 30% of New Zealand is forest

Waiuta Information Report

A Ghost Town, Waiuta By: Bridget

Waiuta is a historic mining ghost town located in the South Island of New Zealand half an hour away from Reefton. Today Waiuta is a historic town full of recreational activities including  tramping, mountain biking, sightseeing and more. Waiuta has a history of mining, the towns population grew then decreased.

                         Waiuta’s Mining History

Waiuta was known for mining. Waiuta’s first mine, Blackwater Shaft was near the town and was 563m deep and went into full operation in 1908. There was a second mine called the Prohibition Shaft that was 879m deep and  became the main operating mine in 1936.The miners drilled gold bearing quartz out of an underground reef. The mine had timber props to stop the mine from caving in. In 1951 the Blackwater Shaft was being used for ventilation and pumping at the time, it collapsed resulting in gas and water not being able to be extracted.

Waiuta’s Population & Buildings

Waiuta had a population growth & loss and lots of buildings. There was the Empire Hotel near the entrance of the town that was used for lots of social gatherings. There was also a miners hall that was added in 1910, and was a large place for big gatherings. There was a school that slowly expanded over the years, by 1933 it had 113 students and 3 staff. The last major building was a cottage hospital completed in 1916. Waiuta thrived from 1906-1930, around 1930 it had around 600 people in the community. After the Blackwater Shaft collapsed the mine was shut down and the town was abandoned. After around a month there was only around 30 people left. In 1935 Inangahua had around 3600 people and 600 of them were at Waiuta.

Waiuta Overall

Overall Waiuta’s population grew and decreased thriving through 1906-1930. Waiuta had lots of buildings for many different reasons. Waiuta was very popular for mining but is now a ghost town with some buildings still in tack.

Personal Inquiry Time Table Reflection

In my time table I had big plans but the guitar is tricky to play especially for me because I have short  fingers and the guitars a bit too big for me, it's a lot different from the ukulele. The first 2 week were quite easy because it was like ukulele but bigger, sounded different and the chords were very similar. My fingers were an issue at first but I got used to it, when I started to learn songs I used youtube to help and look for some tutorials. The tutorials weren't  very clear even though it said "super easy" "for beginners" but they weren't clear at all. So then I went to Shirley and asked for her help because she is good at guitar. Now I just need to organise when I'm going to get lessons from Shirley. I was supposed to be learning picking this week but I think my time table was very big for a beginner. I don't think I will achieve the end of my time table but I will try.

Weekly Reflection

This week was the first one back at school, I began my personal Inquiry on guitar and have been doing alright with my guitar the only struggles have been with some chords because I have short fingers. It has been quite easy to learn the guitar because I am really good at the ukulele so some of the chords are the same but with different names. I think my guitar personal inquiry is good and big enough because it is a brand new instrument for me.  We made timetables for our inquirys and I think mine is going slow steps but it is being affective towards me learning the guitar. Pet day was this week and I think it went really well I finished my poster (many other people didn't) and it was to a good standard. I got second place with Blanche my cat and the organisers did a good job. I've been doing my 20 minutes of khan everyday before the deadline, otherwise I think this has been an ok week.