Around the world?

26/05/2020

W.A.L.T: make connections, text to world.

For this activity we have to describe a holiday destination of our chose and to make a poster, slide, or shot movie on what makes them so desirable?
The holiday destination I picked is, Switzerland. My dream is to travel around Switzerland/Europe, and to try new foods, find new culture, and to meet new people. I made a poster on Switzerland saying why I would want to go there and facts about landmarks and sightseeing.

Information report about Seahorses.

19/05/2020

For this activity we have to learn about an animal of our choice and then write our own information report about that animal.
The animal I picked is Seahorses.
Why did I pick Seahorses?
I picked Seahorses because I love the way they looked and the way they live.

World war two.

14/05/2020

I am going to be telling you some interesting facts about world war II.

1. When did world war II start and end.
 Lasting six years and one day, the Second World War started on 1 September 1939 with Hitler's invasion of Poland and ended with the Japanese surrender on 2 September 1945.

2. How did world war two start?
The two dates most often mentioned as “the beginning of World War II” are July 7, 1937, when the “Marco Polo Bridge Incident” led to a prolonged war between Japan and China, and September 1, 1939, when Germany invaded Poland, which led Britain and France to declare war on Hitler's Nazi state in retaliation.

3. How many people died in world war II? 
Some 75 million people died in world war II, nearly double the 40 million deaths of world war I. About 20 million military personnel and 40 million civilians, many of whom died because of deliberate genocide, massacres, mass-bombings, disease, and starvation during the second world war. 

4. How many countries were involved in the world war? 
Thirty countries were involved, the main ones being...
1.Germany 
2.Soviet union  
3.United kingdom 
4.China 
5.USA
6.Japan

20 mind blowing facts!

13/5/2020

I am going to be telling you 15 mind blowing facts from all around the world!
For top 50 facts go to, https://bestlifeonline.com/world-facts/

1. North Korea and Cuba are the only places that you cannot buy Coca-Cola.

2. The entire world's population could fit inside Los Angeles.

3. There are more twins now than ever before.

4. The hottest chili pepper in the world is so hot it could kill you.

5. The worlds most densely populated island is the size of two soccer fields.

6. More people visit France than any other country.

7. The Canary islands are named after dogs not birds.

8. Indonesia is home to some of the shortest people in the world.

9. The worlds quietest room is located at Microsoft's headquarters in Washington state.

10. There are only three countries in the world that don't use the metric system.

11. The longest place name on the planet is 85 letters long.                     

12. Four babies are born every second.

13. The coldest temperature ever recorded was -144 degrees Fahrenheit.

14. Japan is the worlds most earthquake-prone country.                   

15. There are around 4 quadrillion quadrillion, bacteria on Earth.


Thanks for reading and for more facts go to the link above.

Last years holiday

11/5/2020

For this activity that I created myself, I thought that I could tell you all about my best holiday away. Where did I go? Would I go there again? What did I do there? Who was I with? Because this holiday was so big I will only be able to tell you the fun parts about it.

On July 2019 during the school holidays a plane was coming in to pick up passengers waiting to go to Tokyo Japan, two of the passengers being me and my dad! Tokyo was one of my favourtie holidays that I have ever done and I will remember it forever. Not only did we go to Tokyo we went to Kyoto and Nara and some other surrounding towns. Our long holiday went on for ten days, and those ten days were the best I have ever experienced. My holiday went a little like this, stay in Tokyo for two nights, take a bullet train to Kyoto and stay there for six nights, take the bullet train back to Tokyo and stay there for another two nights and then come back home. We also took a day trip to Nara and some other little towns threw all the gapes.

My top ten favourite things that I did in Japan.

1. I got to go on a Bullet train that was going 320 km/h!!!!!!!!

2. Going to Nara to see all the wild deer and to feed them.

3. Going to the amazing Bamboo Forest.

4. Eating real gold leaf on an ice cream.

5. seeing all the different shrines, and to see the most famous one totally covered in gold leaf!!!

6. The amazing food!!

7. going to a water park and to see all kinds of different fish and to see a dolphin show that was incredible.

8. seeing how life works in Japan.

9. Shopping-out of this world!!

10. walking for hundreds of miles to get place to place.












Japan was amazing and I would definitely go there again. what was your favourite holiday? would you go there again?

Violin

08/52020

Violin. 

What do you know about Violin's? Some people just think it's just another instrument that people play for fun, but Violin is so much more than that. I know all this because I have been playing Violin for around 8 years now, same teacher, same place, same time every Wednesday. Violin is one of the hardest instruments to play, and from all those years of playing I have only learned about 40% of how a Violin works, I know crazy, but I still love to play. I have to say there have been some days where I have wanted to give up but I have a great family and an amazing Violin teacher who pushed me on and have even got me to do exams. I have done one exam so far that I passed with 120 points which is 20 points over the passing line and will be doing another this year or next. I have actually learned to like Violin exams, why? Well they give me something to push towards and to strive for each year I do them and I am sure that is why I am still playing.

Who invented the Violin? 

Andrea Amati, or Gasparo da Sal'o 

The creator of the violin is uncertain, with some people pointing at Andrea Amati, and others at Gasparo da Sal'o, but one thing is sure that the Violin was created in Italy in the town of Cremona in the early 16th century. The oldest surviving Violin is the Charles IX made by Andrea Amati. It is hard to find pictures on google of the real Charles IX, but I have found the Amati "king" Cello to what I believe is the Charles IX. The patterns on the back of this violin are amazing, or though this might not be the oldest Violin ever it is hundreds of years old. 

Game night!

07/5/2020

Or though I spend most of my time on Technology I have been doing some cool Games to get me out and doing something. Out side games, indoor games, games with family, games to do by myself, and to get the competition going.

Game 1. Scrabble. I love Scrabble because it helps with your spelling and helps you find new words that you had never heard before. I play Scrabble with my grandma to see who is better at spelling. I love to play with her, because she helps me with words, is a good sport, and not a bad loser. Yes, I normally win but I must say she gets the better words.  This game is a great way to do your work and have a little bit of fun and competition doing it.


Game 2. This is my out door game that I play, I call it bean bag throw. I made this all by myself with some hoops of all different sizes and put them in a line. I do not have bean bags at my house so I got some old socks and put some stones in them to make sure they don't roll away. I got a point chart and wrote down me and my mum's name to see who gets the most points. The closest hoop is 10 points, the middle hoop is 20 and the end hoop 30. My mum won all of the rounds and I didn't even get one in! Instead I nearly hit my cat who was watching, "Sorry Strawberry."






Game 3. Noughts and crosses. I think everyone knows this game from when they were kids. I play this game with my whole family sometimes and it is very fun to win. It is a quick easy game to play when you are bored and looking for something to do. Me knowing how the game works I know some tricks and turns to make an easy win. I always try to be the first to put down a nought or cross and get the other player out. You have to be smart and think about where you are placing your cross or nought. Make sure to always have your eye on the other players nought or cross and to try and out think them.


Whats your favourite game?

Technology

5/5/2020

ART 

For technology I am in Art. The theme for this year Cultural Festival this year is Kia hora te marino meaning, May the peace be widespread. There are all different categories that will be placed in the Cultural Festival and so will, Mandalas. Mandalas is a type of art that can be used as many different meanings and symbols around the world. Today it is mostly used for Mindfulness and Meditation.


For this activity we have to draw our own Mandalas. I did one on paper and one digitally.
love this category because you can just go all out with different shapes and patterns.
















To learn how to draw a Mandalas here is a link to a YouTube video. How to Draw a Simple Mandala
Thanks for reading, Georgia. 

Summer Learning Journey

01/05/2020 

Summer Learning Journey                             
week 1
Activity 3: Achieving our dreams.

For this activity, we have to chose a friend or family member and ask them what there dream job would be and list six ways of how we could support them.  In this case I  am going to do my two BFFs Georgia Swale and Carma Harris.

Georgia, who one day has a dream of becoming a fantastic cook/chef, has an AMAZING GIFT for making delicious meals and wants to own her own restaurant and strive to get a Michelin star! Carma, a kind, caring person who has a talent for helping people does not have her eye on one particular career and is deciding either to be a Teacher, Nurse, Vet or Actress, and to have a job that she really likes. I have no worries that they will not achieve their goals but both of these two ambitious people will have to work very hard to achieve them, so what can I do to help?

1. Studies, If any of them have to study really hard I will be by there side all the way to the finish.

2. If they think that they can no longer go on I would push them to the end no matter what!

3. I would incourage there dreams and tell them to fight in what they believe in.

4. I will be ready as there friend to support them threw tough times.

5. The inspiring saying, when the going gets tough the tough get going!

6. And most importantly I would  just be the best friend that I can be to them!