DAY 1: In the Beginning...
To learn more cool facts about New Zealand, check out the Tourism NZ website. Read the fun facts posted on the website and choose your ‘Top 3.’ On your blog, post your ‘Top 3 Fun Facts’ about NZ in your own words.
Here are three interesting facts about New Zealand. Did you know...
1. According to the Tourism NZ website I was using, there are only two official languages in this country, English and Maori. However, according to Wikipedia, New Zealand has three official languages which are, English, Maori, and New Zealand Sign Language.
2. Gisborne, which is on the east coast of New Zealand is the first city in New Zealand and the world to see the sunrise. The reason for this is because it is about 496 km away from the International Date Line. The International Date Line is an imaginary line that runs between the North and South Pole.
3. According to the Tourism NZ website, New Zealand is one of three countries that have two official national anthems. Wikipedia claims New Zealand and Denmark are the only two countries that have two official national anthems. New Zealand's two national anthems are "God Defend New Zealand" and "God Save the Queen".
Kia ora Olivia,
ReplyDeleteWelcome to the Summer Learning Journey! I am the Manaiakalani leader for the SLJ this year and I will be reading and commenting on your blogs throughout the summer. We are so excited to have you on board and participating in the programme!
Your response to this first activity was awesome. Thanks for putting all the information into your own words and giving me lots of detail. It is so special that Gisborne is the first place in the world to see the sunrise. I am actually going there for New Years so that I get to experience the first sunrise of 2019 :)
Keep up the awesome work and I really hope that we get to see more blog posts from you!
I will speak with you more in your next post.
Cheers,
Sophie
Kia ora Olivia,
ReplyDeleteIt's great to see that you have started the Summer Learning Journey and already posted an activity for this year. We are really looking forward to reading more of your work over the summer. The programme will remain open everyday until Friday 15 January 2019. Please feel free to hop online and join us when you are able.
In the meantime, I hope that you have a wonderful holiday with your family and friends.
See you online again soon, I hope!
Cheers,
Rachel
Hi Olivia,
ReplyDeleteIt's Leslie here, writing to you from Canada where it's very snowy and cold. I bet that's hard for you to imagine! I'm a member of the Summer Learning Journey team and I'm keen to read your blog postings.
It's the new year now and so I'm writing to invite you to keep working on the activities in the Summer Learning Journey program. There are so many creative ones to choose from and you can learn so much about the "world around us" - fun!!
I'll watch for your postings and write back to you from Canada.
Meanwhile, I hope you're having a great summer!
Regards,
Leslie
Hi Olivia...great to see you blogging on the SLJ. There's still some time to complete the activities before school begins - how many more can you get done? Keep up the great work
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