A Bilingual Schooling System - Bonus Activity

Hello Blogging world! For the past century schools in NZ only taught 1 language which was English. In 1972 a Nga Tamatoa member submitted a change for school to learn more than 1 language and also learn Maori in New Zealand schools. We still learn it to this day.For this activity we have to write a letter to our principle about if we would like to learn different things, here is my letter to my recent principle.

Dear: Mrs. Peterson,
Kia Ora Mrs. Peterson this is Amie from Waikowhai Primary School. I have been participating in the Summer Learning Journey and would like for a change in your school. I would like to learn more useful languages so next time you can maybe be a translator when you grow up? Going to school for 5 days is still perfect but the amount of cars everyday will have to be parked on the side so maybe our school can try make the parking available again? Thank you for your time.
From: Amie

There was my message. It was polite and respectful I hope you have tried out writing a letter to your principle if your school should change anything? It was hard to think about the changes we could have because Waikowhai Primary School is already a great and cool school! Here is also a link to our school website. Please feel free to leave a comment down below! Bye! Bye! Blogging world!

Snail Mail - Bonus Activity

Hello Blogging world! In the 1950s most people communicated by using letters.New Zealanders sent over 200 million letters and postcards in the 1950s! For this activity we had to imagine we were sending each other postcards and letters in the 1950s what would have in the front of your letter? Here is what I would have.



Do you like my postcard? Well if you are also participating in the Summer Learning Journey I encourage you to do this fun bonus activity if you haven't yet! The girl is holding a hokey pokey ice cream which is Kiwiana and there is a Kiwi too. The tree are Pohutukawa trees, the girl is also wearing jandals and there is also more jandals on the ground. Lastly there are ferns and the New Zealand name.

It was hard to make the icons with the shapes so most oft he things are from google search and they are all free to use images! It took a long time but it was worth it! I hope you have enjoyed this blog post please feel free to leave a comment! Bye! Bye! Blogging world!

Setting Sail - 2nd Activity

Hello Blogging world! As you might know there is not only 1 activity for each days in the Summer Learning Journey, so this is my 2nd activity for the day. This activity we had to write a letter to a friend about our travel to New Zealand and moving to a new country we have never been on. Under this text is a letter that I sent for Lily. 

Dear: Lily,

over the past hours on the Waka I have had a successful but scary trip. I have tried eating a little all the time because I don't have limited food. Moving to a new country is surely scary, because I don't know where I will get money to buy the food and where will I stay for the night? How was your adventure to New Zealand Lily? Send me a letter!

From: Amie.

That was my letter to Lily about my 6 hour trip. I hoped you have enjoyed this blog post and would feel free to leave a comment to improve my work! Bye! Bye! Blogging world!