Summer Learning Journey

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.

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

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

THIS ACTIVITY NEEDS TO BE REDONE

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.

I’d love to go to Switzerland and spend lots of time in the mountains, learning how to ski!

BELGIUM

• Pairi Daiza -I would like to go to Belgium because I love animals and they have a park/zoo there called the Pairi Daiza that has many different animals that we don’t have here in New Zealand including pandas, cheetahs, kangaroos, and many more. I would love to have the opportunity to see and learn about these different animals.

• Chocolate & Waffles - Waffles and chocolate are some of the most famous foods of Belgium. I would like to try them to see what all the hype and excitement is all about also to see if they are actually as good as people say the are.
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St. Michael and St. Gudula Cathedral - This Cathedral is one of the most famous ones in Belgium. I would like to visit it because I am a catholic I think it would be fitting for me to visit a church in Belgium for experience to see how they run there mass and how they think of God.

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?

Gaten Matarazzo

I would love to interview Gaten Matarazzo because he plays my favorite character on stranger things. He is also very funny and I would like to know how he feels about being known all around the world and if has always wanted to be an actor.

My Question

How did you feel changing from a normal life to the world knowing who you were and have you always wanted to be on tv .

BONUS POINTS: 10

Summer Learning Journey

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
I did ray Columbus and the invaders because that song is very catchy and because these other schools and my school sang it in front of our parents but not only that I also like the song because that was a song my dad always played for me.
(#2)Golden Harvest
I chose this one secondly because it sounded old fashioned also it sounded groovy.
(#3)New Zealand Underdogs
I put this one in last because it was alright but not my favourite it sounded like they were talking in an other language.

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?

Like	Dislike
I really like the bright colours of the womens clothing. .	I am not a fan of the women’s pants because I don’t like the way they flare out at the bottom
I also like the women’s shoes because they look very stylish and hip. They also go with the outfits perfectly.	I also don’t enjoy the top she is wearing because it just looks awkward and weird  with a big square gap.
I enjoy the colours of the men’s outfits because they don’t clash with the women’s outfits  and they are nice and subtle.	For the men’s outfits I do not like the patterned pants either because the pattern is not nice at all and it doesn't go with the shirt.
I like the belts on the men's outfits because it pulls everything together and completes the outfit.	I don’t like how big the collars are on the shirts because they look a bit to weird.

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 Cockaly

I think that one day we should all bring our family's over on the last day of the year and tell our experiences of what we did in St Pius X School. while we do that we should also do something like a end of year show for all of the parents staff and kids. I am also thinking if we can try to put up some quizzes at least everyday to help with there education. Just for my last thing I would also like to ask if we can go on a trip at least every year.

BONUS POINTS: 18

Summer Learning Journey

Week 3 : Day 2 : activity 1,2 & bonus activity

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 Andi Mack.

The Chanel it always comes on is 100.

What I like about the television show is that in every episode she finds out something.

I also like Andi Mack because she is just like my cousin does not have any sisters and brothers, acts like a egg and has a lot of secrets that she doesn't like to tell.

The main characters in Andi Mack are Andi Mack/ Peyton Elizabeth Lee,Bex mack/ Lilan Bowden,Celia Mack/ Lauren Tom,Jonah beck/ Asher Angel,Cyrus Goodman/ Joshua Rush,Buffy Driscoll/ Sofia Wylie.

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.

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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

Three Interesting facts

Three Facts about The Beatles Tour:

1.A Te Pataka Concert introduced The Beatles with a

performance of Kapa Haka before a hongi with them.

2. Fans were so over excited about the coming of the

Beatles that a few of them had injuries and were

pushing each other to the fact that the wired fence

could collapse.

3. Outside their hotel it was full of huge crowds that they

had to be secretly taken into the hotel before being

overtaken by their fans.

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.

BONUS POINTS: 14