Monday, 18 December 2017

#15 Summer Learning Journey

After the Treaty of Waitangi was signed, New Zealand became a British colony. Many other countries in the world are also British colonies including Canada, South Africa, Australia, India and Malaysia. As a group they were, and still are, called the ‘Commonwealth’ countries. Years ago, a man named Melville Marks Robinson was asked to organize a sporting competition for people living in the Commonwealth countries. It is called the Commonwealth Games. The first ever event took place in Hamilton, Canada in 1930.

Athletes from New Zealand have competed in the Commonwealth Games for years. In the most recent Commonwealth Games event in Glasgow, Scotland New Zealand athletes won a total of 45 medals. The next Commonwealth Games will be held in 2018 in the Gold Coast, Australia. Hundreds of athletes are competing for the chance to represent NZ at the games (to 'Earn the Fern').

One of New Zealand’s gold-medal-winning Commonwealth athletes was a man named Bill Kini. Bill won a gold medal at the 1966 Commonwealth Games for being the best heavyweight boxer. He was a man of many talents! He played rugby in Ōtāhuhu in the 1960s and later moved to Whangarei.

Imagine that you could interview Bill. What would you ask him about his time at the 1966 Commonwealth Games. What would you want to know? I’d like to know how he had time to train for two sports at once.

On your blog, write four questions that you would ask Bill Kini.

Question 1. Have you ever broken any bones and if so how many?

Question 2. What do you do in your spare time at the common wealth games?

Question 3. How many years have you been training for the common wealth games?

Question 4. How do you juggle rugby and boxing?

# 14 Summer Learning Journey

On 6 February 1840, a very special document was signed by the Māori chiefs and the British settlers in New Zealand. It was called the Treaty of Waitangi (Te Tiriti o Waitangi) and it outlined how the two groups would live together and work together in New Zealand. It was the first document of its kind to be signed in the entire world. The Treaty was signed in a place called Waitangi in northern New Zealand.

Follow this Waitangi village link to read about the village of Waitangi.

On your blog, tell us three fun things that you can do as a visitor in Waitangi. Which one would you like to do the most?

1. Waitangi treaty grounds.

2. Haruru falls

3. Waitangi national reserve

I would like to visit the Waitangi treaty grounds to learn a little bit of history about the peace making in New Zealand.

#13 Summer Learning Journey

From the 1840s onwards, many European settlers came to live in New Zealand. It was a difficult period in New Zealand’s history. As the settlers began to outnumber the Māori, a great war erupted between the two groups as they fought for access to land to build homes and establish communities.

Activity 1: Translating Phrases

Unlike the Māori, many of the European settlers didn’t speak Te Reo Māori. Instead, they spoke English. As you can imagine, it was very difficult for the two groups to communicate because they did not have a dictionary or a translator. These days we are able to use the Internet to translate words and phrases from one language to another.

Use Google Translate to translate the following five phrases from English to Te Reo Māori or from Te Reo Māori to English. Post the translations on your blog. Be sure to include the phrase in both the English and Māori to earn full points.

Phrases:

Nau mai ki Aotearoa. = Welcome from New Zealand
__Ella__ is my name. = Ko Ella toku ingoa
What is your name? = he aha to ingoa
He pai taku ki te takaro i te whutupaoro. = I like to play rugby
Where do you come from? = no hea koe?

# 12 Summer Learning Journey

In New Zealand, a huge festival is held every two years, called Te Matatini. This performing arts festival celebrates the tikanga (culture or customs) of Māori. Kapa Haka groups from around New Zealand are invited to attend the festival and each group gives a 25-minute performance. The performances are judged and the best teams win prizes.

The gold medal winning team from this year (2017) was Te Kapa Haka o Whāngārā Mai Tawhiti.

Watch these three clips from previous Te Matatini festivals.

Tamatea Arikinui

Te Iti Kahurangi

Te Puku o Te Ika

On your blog, rank the performances from your favourite (#1) to least favourite (#3) and tell us why you gave them the ranking that you did.

I rate the first one Tamatea Arkinui a two because I loved the way the women used the poi and they also had very good voices and showed lovely facial expressions throughout, though I think the boys could have been a little bit more involved in the performance.

The second one I rate it a 1 because the singing was beautiful and strong and the transformations were beautiful, and the use of the instrument in the middle was unique.

The third one I rate a three because I loved the fact that it was dedicated to somebody special in their lives and I could see that they really put their heart and soul into it.

# 11 Summer Learning Journey

Hundreds of years ago, young Māori children were taught to play a number of games, including Poi Rakau, Ki O Rahi, Koruru Taonga and Poi Toa. Read about each of these four games on the Rangatahi tu Rangatira website. Have you played any of them before? Isn’t it cool how the games have been passed down for generations?

Choose one game, and on your blog, tell us the (i) name of the game, (ii) the goal or purpose of the game, and (iii) two rules.

You could try playing some of the games with a friend.

The name of the game I have chosen is Poi Rakau.

The purpose of the game is to catch the stick beside you before it falls.

Two rules to the game are, 1 you aren't allowed to push your stick down. 2 you have to go out when you drop your stick.

I have played this game before and it is very fun.

#10 Summer Learning Journey

Activity 1: The Waiata - A Song in Your Heart

In the past, Māori would often use song as a way of sharing information or communicating emotions. A waiata is the name given to a traditional Māori song. One of my all-time favourite waiata is Kia Paimarie. What about you?

Use Google to research traditional Māori Waiata. Listen to a number of Waiata and read the lyrics. On your blog tell us which one of the waiata you found you like the most. Why do you like it?

My favourite Waiata is Poi e. I like this Waiata particularly because it's a traditional song and has been around for a long time. This Waiata sounds beautiful the way it is sung slowly and then the words speed up, it's a song that when you hear it all you want to do is sing and dance to it.

Comment what your favourite Waiata is!!

#9 Summer Learning Journey

Everyone’s family is unique. What makes your family special? Choose three people close to you and ask them what their two favourite things to do in summer are.

On your blog, write two fun facts about each person. For example, my Nana plays the bagpipes!

Make sure to check my blog again in a couple of days to see more posts like this.

My Nan: She likes to go camping, and she likes to garden.

My Pop: He likes to sit out in the sun with a cold drink, and he likes to swim.

My Aunt Vera: She likes to sit in the fresh air in the shade, and like to swim.

I love to swim at the beach and spend time with family in the good weather.

#8 Summer Learning Journey

This Summer my school (Awahono School) are taking part in the Summer Learning Journey, where each week we get assigned three activities to complete and then to put on our blogs. Activity information down below--

All of us are members of a family. Some of us have large families and some of us have very small families. When I have the opportunity to talk about my family and my ancestry I sometimes choose to use a pepeha. It is a very special way of identifying who I am and where I come from. There are many different versions of pepeha but most provide people with information about who you are and where you come from (i.e. your whakapapa). Use the template provided below to prepare your own unique pepeha. If you need help please watch this short movie clip on preparing a pepeha

I unfortunately don't have a pepeha, but I have something similar called a Mihi that I would be just as happy to share with you!!

Mihi -5-6

Te Aromatawai Te Reo Māori - Tau 5-6

Ingoa:Ella

Tēnā koutou katoa,

Ko paparoa range te maunga,

Ko lysaght Rau Ko Atkin te iwi,

Ko Anna Rau Ko Catriona tōku whāea,

Ko Glen tōku matua,

Ko Campbell tūakana,

Ko Georgia teina,

Ko Awahono tōku kura,

Ko Ella tōku ingoa,

Nō Ahaura ahau,

#7 Summer Learning Journey

Task: In the 1800s, most families were pretty big. In fact, many parents had an average of seven to nine children. Imagine that you were a child in the 1800s and you had nine siblings.

On your blog, please tell us how you would feel. Would you enjoy being a member of such a large family? Why or why not?

I would love to have a large family for all to many reasons I will share two of my reasons with you today.

Reason one: In a large family you will never get bored because there will always be somebody play with, and if you get bored with that person there is bound to be somebody else.

Reason two: you won't have to do as many chores, I mean sure with a heap of kids there is going to be a heap of mess, but the jobs will get spread out among everybody leaving each person about one job to do. ( Even luckier for you if you are the youngest because they usually get the easiest job out of everybody.)

Make sure to check my blog again in a couple of days to see more posts like this one.

#6 Summer Learning Journey

Back in the 1800s, most Māori ate a simple diet. They ate foods that they could catch in the water (eg. fish) or grow on the land (eg. kumara). They did not have access to a supermarket to buy food for their meals! Speaking of meals, what is your favourite meal? Mine is wood-fired pizza. Yum!

Task: On your blog, post a picture of your favourite meal. Be sure to tell us what it is and why it is your favourite. You could also include the recipe if you have it so that we can all try it!

My favourite food is Kiwiana trifle AKA New Zealand trifle.

Recipe:

12 lamingtons
1 packet of berry jelly.
Dashing of sweet or medium sweet Sherry
410g can of boysenberries with juice
600 ml carton prepared custard or homemade
Quartered cherries 10
To Garnish
Strawberries
Whipped cream as much as ya like
¼ cup grated chocolate

METHOD

Quarter lamington and place in the base and sides of a large serving bowl.

Pour over the Sherry.
Pour the unset jelly over this
Spread the boysenberries on top.
Spread the custard evenly over the fruit and sponge.
Top with all of the whipped cream
Decorate with grated chocolate
And top with a few sliced strawberries and mint leaves for decoration.

#5 Summer Learning Journey

Activity 2: The Rules of Engagement

During the early years in New Zealand, men and women would often marry at a young age. Women were expected to have babies and remain in the home caring for their children. Few, if any, left home in search of work. Men, on the other hand, were expected to work outside of the home.

These days, we don’t have the same strict expectations about work. Girls and boys can choose their own path in life. In fact, I was lucky enough to go to university and to follow my dream of becoming a teacher!

Task: What is your dream job? Draw a picture of yourself doing your dream job and post it on your blog. You could be a doctor, an actor or even a zookeeper! I have drawn myself taking a picture of a beautiful castle in Poland because I would love to become a travel blogger and photographer one day.

#4 Summer Learning Journey

In the 1800s, most Māori lived in villages called pa. Each village had many buildings – kauta where people cooked, pataka where they stored goods and wharepuni where the Māori slept. A traditional wharepuni had a thatched roof and walls made of timber, fern, rushes and bark. Look at the picture below of a traditional wharepuni. Does it look like your house?

Task:

On your blog, compare the wharepuni to your own home. What are two similarities and two differences between a wharepuni and your house?