Winter Learning Journey Day 2 Activity 1

Dargaville sounded like a very cool place, so I decided to learn more about it. I learnt that it has many maraes around the river. I then learnt that Joseph McMullen was the one who established the township. Back in 1870 they did Kauri felling and gum digging. I believe that Kauri gum could be made into many things like statues and jewellery.

The most beautiful place that made me gasp was Karekare Beach. I like looking at it because of the way the smooth sand and the sunset just mixed together, it looked so pretty. This beach is a nice beach to go to when it's Matariki. I would go there every day when its summer. This beach is very popular and beautiful that is why everyone should come here and have a great experience.

Winter Learning Journey Day 1 Bonus Activity.

I have decided to design my flag like this, because of all the men and women who went into war and didn't make it out. I designed it like this because I dont want them to be forgotten ever. The colours I chose were White, Blue and red because they are the colours of the original flag.

Winter learning journey Day 1 Activity 2.

Activities I would like to do.


1. Go to Rainbows end.

2. Go to the Auckland zoo.

3. Go to Rangitoto

4. Walk around waitakere rangers

5. Have a delicious dinner at Ponsonby.

Winter learning journey Day 1 Activity 1.

3 Facts.

1. Four hundred years earlier than Christopher Columbus the Maori culture travelled around the world in a Waka looking for land like the one that we know today as New Zealand.

2. New Zealand has invented a bunch of things, For instance, AJ Hackett created the bungee jump isn't that amazing. New Zealand has also invented, frozen meat,electric fences, the Hamilton jet boat,stamp vending machines,The tranquilizer gun, fastest motorbike in the world and the Electric petrol pump.

3.Only 15% of kiwi families own boats. 

School in the 1840's - Howick historical museum

Rooms 8 and 7 went to the lesson that was teaching us about what happend a long time ago at schools. She said that girls would leave school at about the age of 12. They left school so that they could find a nice husband. She also said that if kids wrote with their left hand they would tie it behind their backs so that the kids would learn how to write with their right hand. That is very crazy.

Wooden toys from the 1840's - Howick historical museum

My classroom (room 8) went with room 7 to play with toys from the 1840's. Mostly every toy was made out of wood. There was only 1 toy made out of metal that toy was the most expensive in there days. It was really fun playing on the stilts because how taller you felt. I really liked this activity.

Butter making.

On Tuesday rooms 7,8,12 and 10 went to the Howick historical museum. One of the activities were butter making. The only ingredient was milk. All we had to do was mix and mix and mix with a twist on whisk. We were told to sing a song. The people who would do this would sing this song so that they could past time and dont get bored.