Summer Learning Journey Week 1 Day 1

Day 1: Arriving in New Zealand…

Activity 1: The First Settlers

It is widely believed that the first people to arrive in New Zealand
came from Polynesia. Most historians believe that they landed in
New Zealand over 700 years ago. Although they were originally

from many different countries, these settlers learned to live
together and, eventually, formed their own distinct culture known as

‘Māori.’  Māori have their own language, traditions, and culture.

Follow this link to read a short story about a famous man in Māori
mythology – Maui. On your blog, post three facts that you learned
about this interesting man. What other stories have you heard about Maui

3 Facts About Maui.

1.Maui’s Brothers Were Fishermen’s

2.Maui hit his nose so hard that it started bleeding

3.He had a jawbone that His ancestor gave him.

Maui slowed down the sun and he pull the

Islands from the sea.

Activity 2: Setting Sail

The first settlers to come to New Zealand must have been really brave!

They had to leave their original homes and sail thousands of miles across
the ocean on a special boat called a ‘waka’ to reach New Zealand.

Imagine that you were on board one of the wakas.
On your blog, write a short letter to a friend telling them about your

voyage to New Zealand. In the letter be sure to tell them how you feel about moving to a
new country. If it was me, I would have felt really nervous…

Hello Buddy. We have reached the new country. We haven't came up with a name yet.

When we reached the new Country, we saw a Group. They said that they were a british .
exploring group. And his leader was Captain Cook  He thought of calling the
new Country New Zealand. We made good friends but he had to leave.
So that meant that it was only us on New Zealand. We started building has
our shelters. 2 days later a message came to us to say that captain cook

been Stabbed to death. That´s all i have for today. I will send a message
to you if anything interesting happens. Goodbye.

Watch this short video of a Waka Ama race. On your blog tell us whether you would like to be in a Waka Ama race one day. Why or why not?

The waka race sure looks amazing but I would say no if
i had the opportunity. 1 reason is i can't swim very well
so if the boat flipped, I won't swim back to shore or back
to the boats. Second reason is that there could be a cyclone
or a tsunami happening while i'm doing the race . So it's a No for me.

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