Week 4 day 1

Week 4

Day 1: Turn of the Century (2000-2010)

Activity 1:  Celebrating a Win

In 2000, the country of New Zealand celebrated when Russell Coutts and
his sailing team won their second straight America’s Cup. This was the
first time that a team from New Zealand had won back-to-back
championships! Many people celebrated the victory with their friends and
family.

On your blog, tell us what you and your family do to celebrate special
events, such as birthdays. Do you have a special meal or go to a specific
place? In our house, we usually make a pizza and bake a special cake.
What about you?

For our family on a special day like our birthday we would be able to pick
where we would want to go. Since I was five and my brother was six we
always went to Rainbows end for our birthdays. We went on the night
rides and the day rides with our whole entire family.

Last year I went with my friends. We get a cake made by a baker and we
would eat whatever the birthday person wants.

Activity 2: Lord of the Rings

Arguably one of the most famous movie trilogies of all time, The Lord
of the Rings, was filmed in New Zealand. All three movies were directed
by a New Zealander named Peter Jackson. The first movie was released
in 2001, the second in 2002 and the third in 2003. The movies cost an
estimated $300 million to produce!  

Imagine that instead of spending the money on the movies, Peter
Jackson decided to give all of this money to you. Lucky you! On your
blog, tell us what you would do with $300 million dollars. How would you
spend it? It is a lot of money so please think carefully about it and
spend it wisely :-)

With the $300 million dollars I would save $100 million and with the $200
million I would give it to my family, friends and homeless people who
don’t have anything so they can go spend it on themselves.

Week 3 Day 4 S.L.J.

Day 4: Perms and Lycra (The 1980’s)

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.

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

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

Hairy Maclary walked on the path towards the park. Their he saw his
puppy friends and were playing around. Hairy Maclary was having so
much fun with his puppy friends that they got distracted and ran off.
Hairy Maclary’s owner didn’t know where he went. He shouted out “
Hairy Maclary Hairy Maclary” but there was no sign of him. His owner
looked all over for them so he went back to the house to see If Hairy
Maclary was their. Still no sign of him. He went to the dog park once more
but Hairy Maclary was their. He had one more place in mind his friends
house. He knocked on the door waiting anxiously for someone to open
it. His friend opened it and said your dog followed me and my dog back
home. He said I’m so sorry. After that Hairy Maclary and his owner lived
happily ever after.

That was my story.

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.

The country that I would love to go to would be America.

Reason 1. I would love to go to all the theme parks there

Reason 2. I would love to travel to America and then catch a cruise ship
like the Royal caribbean or the Disney cruise ship.

Reason 3. I would want to go see the Statue of liberty and experience
what it is like.

Those were my reasons why I would love to go to America.

Bonus Activity: 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?

I would also like to Interview Jacinda Ardern because I would want to
find out from her what is it like being a young prime minister and would
you make any more changes in the country. I would also like to ask her
would she choose another job from rather being a prime minister.

Those were my questions.

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Day 3 Week 3 Groovy Man

Groovy Man (The 1970’s)

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

#2. Golden Harvest

#3.New Zealand Underdogs

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. Rachel is not a huge fan of the patterned pants.

The two things I like about the 1970s outfits are the dresses and skirts
because they look very nice and fancy. Also because they look similar to
our skirts and dresses in our days.

The two things I don’t like are the patterned pants as well

and the baggy pants. That was my response.

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.

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Week 3 day 2 Peace Out! ( The 1960s )

Day 2: Peace Out! (The 1960s)

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?

I would actually have to say that K.C. Undercover is my favourite
TV show.

This TV show is really popular and many people watch it.

K.C. Undercover is about a girl named K.C. who is

a undercover spy as well as her family. Every episode

is a different mission for them to complete. They

take down the bad guys as a family. The main

character of the show is K.C. The channel

that it is on is 100 disney channel.

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.

Facts

#1. The Beatles had so much fans that the fans were getting hurt
and destroying things.

#2. In 1964 their were fans waiting for the Beatles behind a
wire fence but because of the pushing and shoving the wire
fence was about to collapse.

#3. Their were a team of 30 police officers that couldn’t even
handle the crowd that they needed more backup.

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.

Here is my poster I hope you like it.

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Week 3 Day 1

Week Three: The The Post War(s) Era (1951-1999)

Day 1: White Picket Fences (The 1950s)

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.

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 think that the meat and three veg is a good rule because

It’s teaching kids to eat their vegetables every time their parents
say to eat it. I personally would enjoy eating a typical

1950s dinner because I would be healthy and be eating vegetables
every single day.

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.

Here are the popular names in our school.

Girls Boys

Ana AJ

Leilani John

Aaliyah David

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.

Here is my picture. My picture shows 2 Hokey pokey Ice-creams,
A kiwi and two Pohutukawa trees.

Also at the top it says New Zealand and the New Zealand flag.

Thank you for reading S.L.J. Day 1 Week 3. I hope you enjoy.