Summer Learning Journey

Summer Learning Journey - 10/1/18 - Day 3

Day 3: 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. I am not a huge fan of the patterned pants.

What about you?

Girls Clothes  

I like the girl in the yellow shirt because your skirt matches her shirt

and shoes perfectly.

I like the girl in the green dress because her clothes is beautiful

and it’s the perfect green to match her shoes.

I don’t like the girl that has a green shirt because I don’t like the

sleeves. I also don’t like the pants that she’s wearing because

the bottom pops out.

Mens Clothes

I like the first man that is standing in front because his shirt

matches his pants and his belt.

I also like the man that is standing behind the first man, I like

his clothes because his shirt matches the  light blue pants

perfectly.

I don’t like the man with the patterned pants because it doesn't match his shirt.

I also don’t like the man in the green shirt because his pants

don’t really match his belt and his shirt.

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 Mr.Coakley,

Can you please change it from a whole week to only 4 days a week.

Can you also change our learning to different things please, I do like

the learning that were doing now it’s just that I want to try something

new and learn something new. Can you please let us do music 2 times

a week because I want to learn more about playing instrument and singing.

Kind Regards,

Silia.

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Summer Learning Journey - 9/1/18 - Day 2

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?

My favourite television show is called The Lodge. The Lodge is about 2

boys fighting a girl and it is about the girl that the 2 boys like keeping

The Lodge. The main characters on the show are

Skye(Sophie Simnett), Shawn(Thomas Doherty),

Ben(Luke Newton, Kaylee(Jade Alleyne),

Josh( Joshua Sinclair-Evans), Noah(Jayden Revri) and

Danielle(Bethan Wright). The channel that The Lodge is on is 100.

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.

The Beatles' first stop in New Zealand was Wellington.

Seven thousand screaming fans – nearly all young

women – waited as the band touched down on 21

June 1964. One girl badly hurt her leg trying to climb

a wire fence, and two others were forced through the

fence because of pushing from behind.

A team of 30 police officers, some in plain clothes, was

on hand. Bill Brien, in charge of the operation, later said

that: “We underestimated the whole thing badly. The crowd was so big

we had to … keep all the people behind a wire fence. At one stage it looked

like the fence would collapse, which would have been a disaster.”

As the band stepped off the plane, the shrieks of fans drowned out the

noise of the engines. Te Pataka concert party performed a haka, before

doing a hongi (pressing noses) and presenting the band members with tiki.

From the back of a Holden utility, The Beatles waved to fans who lined

the roads from the airport to town. The crowds outside their hotel, the

St George, were so large that The Beatles had to be taken in secretly

through the bottle shop entrance of the hotel. Management rushed the

band up to the third floor balcony so fans could see them and not crash

the hotel.

It was mayhem. 'Girls were screaming uncontrollably, quite out of their

tree,' people remembered. Police used dogs to clear crowds from

verandahs and other vantage points. Teenagers pushed over and

damaged two police motorbikes; there was so much pushing that

one of The Beatles’ cars was shunted backwards, even with the

handbrake on.

Fans trekked back to The Beatles' hotel after the concert. The band

was stuck inside as crowds gathered outside. Some kept up a

late-night vigil on the hill behind the hotel. Others tried to get

round the strict security; four girls strolled onto the sixth floor

into the arms of Ringo Starr. His response was, ‘Now girls, no

nonsense or else I’ll leave.’

Away from all the fuss, two of the band members took the chance

to catch up with family. Police whisked John Lennon away to Levin

to meet his second cousins, while Ringo Starr (formerly Starkey)

met a group of Starkeys from the Wellington suburb of Karori.

Retrieved from https://nzhistory.govt.nz/culture/beatles

Facts

1. A girl in the crowd badly hurt her leg for trying
2. to climb the fence and two others were forced
3. against the fence for pushing from behind.

1. The crowd was so large that they had to keep everyone bend a wire fence.
2. A number of Teenagers pushed over two police motorbikes and also damaged.
3. Other Teenagers tried to distract the angry security guard so they can get around.
4. Other Teenagers tried to distract the angry security guard so they can get around.

 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.

My poster

BONUS POINTS: 14

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Summer Learning Journey - 8/1/18 - Day 1 - Week 3

Week Three: The Post War(s)

Era (1951-1999)

Cool Kiwi Fact #4: New Zealand is one of the few countries

with two national anthems: “God Defend New Zealand,”

which was adopted in 1977 serves as the co-national anthem

alongside “God Save the Queen,” which is normally played only

when a member of the royal family is present.

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 would like to eat meat and three vegetables because

I like eating meat with vegetables and because I can get

fit and I’ll be slim.

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.

In my school we don’t have popular names.

Almost everyone is named different names

from their own families and cultures.  

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.

My post card is about how paua is very special in our culture as Kiwis.

Paua shell is very rare and beautiful that everyone loves to share and

use at their houses. To the family and friends that I will be sending

this card to, they will see how important the paua is to our country.

BONUS POINTS: 16