Summer learning Journey Bonus Points

Summer learning Journey Bonus Points

A number of New Zealand (NZ) singers and songwriters have recently burst onto the music scene, becoming popular both in NZ and overseas. One of these artists, Lorde, is gaining a lot of recognition for her unique style and songwriting ability. People all over the world seem to really like the lyrics (words) that she writes in her songs.

Think of your favourite song. Share the name of the song, the name of the person who wrote the song and the lyrics from the song on your blog. You must type the lyrics not cut and paste them in order to earn full points for the activity.

Here is my Favourite song

Inspiration by Fiji

verse one:
So many years gone by
I don't seem to know the reason why baby,
The most important thing in life
is for me to never make you cry baby I,
I've been disappointing you in every single way
And i'm really trying the best that I can
Sometimes it's hard for a man to admit it
When he's wrong, his own pride is the reason for his downfall

You are my Inspiration
The only reason why i'm still standing here today
You are my Inspiration
I will never leave your side
Til the day I die (ooh baby)

verse two:
You know your wish is my command
And it's hard to change me I really understand baby,
Responsibility's at hand and it really calls for a man to be a man baby I,
I have been a fool too long
And I really need to stop making excuses and sad songs
And face the music that's been playing to the beat of my heart for so long
baby i could never imagine me being with just one person for all this time
So I gotta tip my hat on to the one and only true love of my life

You are my inspiration
the only reason why i'm still standing here today
You are my inspiration
I will never leave you side
Til the day i die
If i didn't let you know i gotta let you know.
You are my inspiration
the only reason why i'm still standing here today
You are my inspiration
I will never leave your side
Til the day I die (Til the day I die)
You are my inspiration
the only reason why i'm still standing here today
You are my inspiration
I will never leave your side
Til the day I die.

END SONG

Summer Learning Journey Bonus Points

Summer Learning Journey Bonus Points

Some people prefer Modern Learning Environments while others aren’t so sure. Take a look at the pictures above. The one on the left is a photograph of a traditional classroom, and the picture on the right is of a Modern Learning Environment.

Imagine that you are a teacher, and design your own classroom. What would it look like? What furniture would you have? I would love to have some beanbags for reading on.

Draw a floorplan of your classroom (either in Google Draw or on paper) and upload it to your blog. Describe what is special about your classroom and why you designed it this way.

I’ve drawn a classroom with pink carpet and bright coloured tables. I also included a kitchen so that we can do cooking every day and a HUGE bookshelf because I love to read! What would you like to see in your classroom?

This is my classroom, it has a big navy blue carpet, It has 3 chairs, the 2 round tables are for the student and the rectangle is the teachers table. The 3 coloured oval shapes are Bean Bags and of course a big Library Shelf.

Summer Learning Journey Bonus Points

Summer Learning Journey Bonus Points

Bonus Activity: Shake it Off

In recent years, many New Zealanders have embraced a new form of exercise called Zumba©. It was developed by a man named Alberto Perez who lives in the country of Columbia. He created Zumba by bringing together many different dance styles including: cumbia, mambo, hip-hop, soca, samba, salsa, tango, merengue and mambo.

            The Merengue                                      The Tango

Choose one of the dance styles mentioned above and click on the name to read more about it. Once you are done, post three interesting facts about the dance style on your blog. In which country did it originate? Who originally created it?  

• This type of dance was originally from Cuba, which then spread to the USA which became really popular. 

• American soldiers were the first to notice the Salsa dance during the Cuban war of 1898.

•  Cuba's Salsa is only the modern style of the dance, but its origin can be brought back to many other lands and parts of our history.

• Many Jazz musicians started visiting Cuba to incorporate their Latin styles into their performances.

Summer Learning Journey Bonus Points

Summer Learning Journey Bonus Points

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 choose to interview our new prime minister, Jacinda Arden. I would ask her a lot of questions but the top questions on my list that I would ask her is, that what's it like to be the new prime minister, I would ask her why she decided to help the homeless.