Shanya's W1,D1 - Activity 1 - choose one country that you would like to visit

What country would you like to visit and Why?

1. I want to go to Japan and try out some of the seafood
2. I want see the japanese dancing 
3. Learn how to write a few characters 

Week 1 Activity day 1 by Ashleigh

Activity 1

After you have read the quick facts about each place you must choose ONE country that you would like to ‘visit.’ On your blog post the name of the country and tell us why you have chosen to visit it. Please give, at least, two reasons for choosing the country.

I want to go to united arab emirates the way I like it because it is composed of many small countries, on December 2, 1971, the six emirates of Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Dubai, Ajman, Fujairah and Umm al-Gawan declared independence and formulated the Interim Constitution to form the United Arab Emirates, then in 1972 February, the Ras al-Sharif haciendas to join, so I want to explore about many different people from other country and what’s same and different between their culture.
                                                    

Pativai's Activity 1

Activity One

After you have read the quick facts about each place you must choose ONE country that you would like to ‘visit.’ On your blog post the name of the country and tell us why you have chosen to visit it. Please give, at least, two reasons for choosing the country.

I have chosen to go with Australia because it has a great tropical vibe to it, and also they have their own kind of twist in sports, although I love sports I still love the way that new Zealand play's but in Australia it is great to learn new things . I have also been to Australia for a sporting event for my sister and we stayed with heaps of family members and we stayed in Brisbane for two tournaments in wakaama then drove to Melbourne for a relaxation time.

I did actually know that Australia has six states but what I did not know was that they had a gem called the opal gem. Australia is a great place and I know that some family members stay in Sydney so sometimes I learn some things from them, and since my grandparents had taken recent trips there I learn a couple things from them too.

Acivitie 1:

Activity 1:

Two facts about Australia:

I chose Australia because 1. I love their national colours and 2. I love there iconic animals which is Kangaroos and koalas.

Carmen's reflection on blogging

Here is my reflection on blogging we had to answer these 3 questions
 1. What you learned and Explain why this was your favorite piece of learning. 

2. This is your first year being able to blog by yourself. What benefit do you think this has had on your learning? 

3. How do you think you have improved in reading and writing this year and why? 

Here is my video In this video there is lots of background noise hope you can hear me.

Also it is a bit bury for my john key letter here is a LINK if you would like to read it. 

Carmen's sentence structure

We have been learning about sentence structure.

The Egyptians believed that there was an after life after death, that they thought you needed your body to go. So they mummified the body.

Firstly the body was placed on a table. The embalmer, who cared for the dead, cut a slit in either side of the body. This was to take out the organs such as stomach, liver, intestines and brain, which was removed by a large steel hook through the nose. These were removed because they hold moisture which causes rotting. Although the heart was left in, because they thought it controlled the body.

Once the body was empty, linen was put into cover the inside of the body, to suck up all the moisture. Now they covered the body with natron, a special mineral salt, and left it for forty days to dry. After drying, the linen was removed and the body was filled with sand, sawdust and spices. So the body would keep it’s shape.

Now the wrapping started which required up to 140m of linen. First the neck and head were wrapped with thin strips of linen. Then the fingers and toes. Next the main body parts were wrapped.

Once the body was fully wrapped, amulets were placed between the wrapping to ward off evil.

As well as a book of spells, in the dead person’s hands. This was because they thought he would need it in the afterlife.

Lastly the body was placed in a tomb to rest till it was ready for the afterlife.

Mummification was a very expensive process, so only the wealthy could have it done.

So is Fanboys
For forty days to dry. After drying... is a zig zag
Although is an AAAWWUBBIS
The embalmer, who cared for the dead, cut a slit in either side of the body. Is a complex interrupter.

Now I have some examples of my own.

After eating my cake, I had sugar rush.

AAAWWUBBIS

Hi my name is Carmen, and I like swimming.

Fanboys

The washing line has clothes and they need to dry. After drying I can wear my clothes again. Zig zag

Mrs Parker, beautiful and inspiring, teaches netball. Complex interrupter.

Curies Sentence Structure

We have been learning about sentence structure and we scimmed and scanned for:

• Fanboys
• aaawwubbis
• Complex interrupters
• Zig zag interrupters

Here are the ones I found on the piece of writing that we all used.

These are the examples I came up with:
aaawwubbis:Before I do choir, I must drink some water.
fanboys:Hi I am Curie, and I love to dance.
zig zag:I need to melt the chocolate. After the chocolate has melted I can put it in the mix.
complex interrupter:Carmen, funny and sweet, is my friend.
By: Curie

Carmen's Be the Inspiration

DAY 4: #Be the Inspiration

Valarie Adams is a shot put champion and she is going to her fourth Olympic games this year she was born in Rotorua in 1984. She is back on the team after shoulder and elbow surgery. 
She has also won 14 New Zealand shot put titles and many other awards.

Activity 2 by Ashleigh

One of the most legendary athletes in the ancient world, Milo of Kroton, wore the victor's crown at Olympia no less than six times. Born in southern Italy, where Greece had many colonies, Milo won the boys' wrestling contest in 540 BCE.