SML- Summer Learning Journey Week 1 Day 2

Day 2 – Learning the basics

Now that you have chosen your country, it is time to decide where, within your country, you would like to visit. Many tourists will choose to visit the capital city of a country. It is often quite large and full of interesting things to see and do.

Activity 1

Before you go overseas it will be important that you learn a bit about the capital city of your country. Hop online and find out about the capital city of your country. Use this information to complete the five sentences below:

1. The name of the capital city is Ottawa
2. The population of the capital city is approximately 883,391 people
3. In January, the weather in the capital city is usually January is the month that is characterized by gradually falling daily high temperatures, with daily highs around - 5 throughout the month, exceeding 3 degrees Celsius or dropping below- 16 degrees Celsius only one day in ten. 
4. The capital city is located in the southern (northern, southern, middle) part of the country.
5. The languages most commonly spoken in the capital city are English and French

Activity 2

One of the most popular activities in Madrid, the capital city of Spain, is called ‘Bullfighting.’ It has been a part of Spanish culture for centuries. In bullfighting people called ‘toreros and ‘matadors’ fight with a live bull. The toreros do most of the fighting and, ultimately, capture the bull and tie it up. Once it has been caught, the matador joins the fight and kills the bull. Although most toreros and matadors are men, there are some women who also compete in the sport.

Not everyone supports bullfighting in Spain. In fact, about 30% of the population want it to be banned (stopped) completely. What do you think? On your blog tell us whether or not you think that bullfighting should be banned in Spain. Please provide, at least, two reasons to support your decision.

1. As my belief, I would think that most of the population should stop the bull fighting as it could cause severe injuries to the 'toreros' and 'matadors'.
2. My second reason is that I think as a job of being a 'matador' is cruel as he hs no right to kill the bull for no apparent reason.

https://www.clearlyveg.com/blog/2015/11/01/eu-votes-cut-subsidies-bullfighting-spain

Bonus activity

Wellington is the capital city of New Zealand. Have you been to Wellington? If so, please tell us about two things that you did when you were in Wellington.

There was a very good reason for why I went to Wellington as on my stay there my family and I had a renewal on our visa. After renewing our visa, We ate in a Country-West themed restaurant called, 'Lone Star'.

If you haven’t had the opportunity to go to Wellington, follow the link to learn more about this very cool city: Discover Wellington.

On your blog, tell us what two things you would like to do if you had the chance to visit Wellington. Would you go to the botanical gardens or visit the Beehive? Perhaps you would prefer to go shopping on Cuba Street or go out for dinner on Quay Street…

If I were to be given another chance to go to Wellington I would explore all the wonderful caves.

I would also take the chance to visit the beautiful scenery nature has provided for us.

SML- Summer Learning Journey Day 1

                                         CANADA

Day 1 – Choosing a destination

The world is a very big and very cool place. There are currently 196 countries and approximately 7.1 billion people living on earth. For this project we are going to focus on just 10 countries across 6 continents – Canada (North America), Mexico (Central America), Chile (South America), England (Europe), Germany (Europe), South Africa (Africa), United Arab Emirates (Middle East), Japan (Asia), Malaysia (South-East Asia), and Australia (Australasia).

Please click on the ‘World Map’ tab on the main menu. It will bring you to a big map. One by one click on the names of the countries and ready the ‘Quick Facts’ about each place.

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.

It was a pretty big decision for me to chose from as there were a variety of 10 great countries. However, I made my mind and the first country I would like to visit is Canada. My first reason is because my cousin suggested that out of all the countries she's been in Canada would be Canada as she marks it one of her best as it has spectacular scenery. My second reason is that for me to visit my cousins, uncles and aunties as I haven't seen them for years.

Activity 2

On Google, research the country that you have chosen to visit and write, in your own words, three interesting facts about that country. They must be facts that weren’t already provided on the World Map.

 1. A bear cub named Winnipeg was exported from Canada to the London Zoo in 1915. A little boy named Christopher Robin Milne loved to visit Winnipeg, or Winnie for short. His love for the bear cub inspired the stories written by his father, A.A. Milne, about Winnie-the-Pooh and that's how the city of Winnie peg got it's name.

2. Canada is know for the biggest production of maple syrup as it is one of their biggest icons.

3. Canada is the World's Most Educated Country: over half its residents have college degrees.

Bonus Activity

Write a letter to a friend or family member to tell them that you are going to visit your country of choice. In your letter, please tell them where you are going, why you have decided to go to the particular country and how long you will be away. Feel free to invite them to join you, if you’d like!

Dear Mum and Dad, I hope you would like the idea of packing your bags and leaving. My thoughts is going to Canada, I hope you's like this idea! I have great reasons why this country is the right country for s to go and her they are: First of all think about all the great scenery Canada has, the CN Tower which is 553.33 meters tall and think about all the waterfalls especially Nigeria Falls. My second great reason is that We can finally visit my cousins, aunties and uncles as we haven't seen them in a long long period of time. I hope you've made the right decision to go and I hope you've bought those tickets already.

Sincerely,

Your Favorite and Only Daughter

The Feast of Christmas

Pepperoni pizza

Pepperoni pizza

Ingredients:

Dough:

• 1 cup of flour
• 1 t baking soda
• Pinch of salt
• 1 T butter
• ¼ cup of milk                    

Filling:

• Tomato puree
• Spicy pepperoni
• Mozzarella cheese

Method:

1. Sift dry ingredients into bowl and mix.
2. Blend in butter and mix into a firm dough with milk.
3. Roll out onto floured table until rolled into a circle.
4. Add on pizza fillings.
5. Bake for 10mins 200℃ Fan forced.

Advent

The first day of Advent was the Sunday  the 27th of November in New Zealand. The word advent  in Latin,means  “adventus” which means the coming of Jesus in the  Advent calendar.  This also represents the anniversary of the birth of Jesus.  The advent wreath is the main symbol for advent this includes 4 candles. There are three purple candles and one pink one. The wreath is represented as everlasting life.

Each candle has a meaning to remind us about the virtues Hope, Peace, Love and Joy. The last candle which is the pink one represents the virtue joy, this is a special candle as it means that Jesus is coming. The Jesse Tree is an old Christmas Tradition that first started in medieval times. The ornaments are used to help tell the story from the Bible to create the Christmas Story. The name comes from Jesse who was the Father of King David.