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Sadly, the Summer Learning Journey has now come to an end. It is time to reflect
on everything that you have learned about the environment and, particularly, about
how you can protect and preserve it.

On your blog please tell us:

What is one thing that you learned from participating in the Summer

Learning Journey programme this year?

 What I have learned throughout these few days is so many new places so many new people and so many things about New Zealand. It has been 

amazing the best thing throughout my holiday. I can’t wait to see many more kids participating in the wonderful programme.

                   What is one thing that surprised you?

What surprised me the most was how some of the activity were so hard. I didn’t realise that most of these activity would be so hard. It all started real

easy until I got to week 2 and day 1. I struggled throughout most of it.

What is one thing that concerned or upset you?

Well there are so many things that I was concerned about but the one thing That upsets me the most is having to leave an amazing programme behind. My holiday have been amazing from participating this amazing programme. I don’t want to leave this brilliant programme but it’s time to say goodbye.

What is one thing that you (or your family) can do, moving forward, to help protect our natural environment?

What I would do to move forward to help and protect our natural environment is to
stop the environments problem before  it will get worse

Thank you to the Summer Learning  Programme for such an amazing holiday. It’s
gonna be hard to say goodbye since this will be the last time I will attend the SLJ
(Summer Learning Journey). Thank you for these amazing activity you have 

provide for us children. I have really learned something for this programme. I will never forget what I have learned from the Summer learning journey.  Thank you again.

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Every year we celebrate World Environment Day in June. On World Environment Day we do what we can to protect our planet. This year the focus is on reducing the use of plastic bags and water bottles. Watch this Environment Day video to learn more about it!

What could you and your family do to protect the planet?

On your blog tell us three things that you could do to help save the planet.

Getting rid of plastic bag could really help our planet. People in this world need to stop using plastic bag. Most stores in New zealand are banning plastic bags if only everyone could do the same thing the world could be a better place. Another way to help our planet is to stop pollution before it gets worse. Pollution is all over the place. In the air on the ground in the sea in our water pollution is everywhere. My last way of saving our planet is stop loggest from cutting more trees. Trees may produce papers,wood for houses and all sort of stuff but if we destroy our trees than trees won’t be able to produce air.

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While much of our programme has focused on New Zealand, it is important that we also consider the environment in other places as well. One of the most unusual and spectacular sites to visit outside of New Zealand is called Machu Picchu. It is an ancient city that was built high up in the mountains in the country of Peru in South America. You have to take a train and/or walk through a series of mountains and valleys to reach it.

    

Over the past few decades millions of tourists have made the trek to Machu Picchu. Unfortunately, this has damaged the area and the local government has decided to restrict the number of visitors to the site each year. This decision has upset a lot of tourists who really want to see Machu Picchu but aren’t allowed to go.

On your blog, tell us what you think about the government’s decision to restrict the number of tourists able to visit this special site. Is it fair? Be sure to tell us why you feel the way that you do.

I 100% agree with the government’s decision. The environment has been damaged enough we don’t our environment to get  worse by the minute. The environment is why we live do you really want to take the risk of not living. Without the environment we don’t exist. Many tourists would love to visit Machu Picchu I wouldn’t blame them it’s a beautiful  place but soon it won’t be beautiful for long if tourists want to keep visiting this beautiful place they need to agree with government's decision

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  Plastic Bag free 

My sister has volunteer to share her opinion about Countdown’s ‘’plastic bag free’’ decision.
My sister Personally believes it would be an amazing idea for countdown to be plastic bag free.
The reason why she recommends this to be be a problem to be fix because plastic bags make a
lot of pollution in our earth. It can destroy the earth and leave humans very sick if the air is
polluted. Not only that but plastic bags have been found in the sea which cause our marine life
to be affected and cause our marine to also be polluted.

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Sadly my journey will soon end. It has been fun enjoying my time with the SLJ. I hope you will enjoy my post.

I have chosen this Campaign to support this slogan. What this slogan means is too try new things or overcome something that you are scared of but what I really think it means is have faith in what you can accomplish. Just Do It is a wonderful way to motivate people. I also believe that through this little quote “Just Do It” explains clearly about what it means which I have a good idea that means it is push people to take the risk or it’s telling them to just do it when they can’t make up their minds.

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Here in New Zealand we have a native dolphin, the Māui Dolphin, that is on the verge
of extinction (disappearing forever). As of this year, there are only 63 Māui dolphins left
and people predict that they will be extinct by 2033. Environmentalists and activists,
including the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), are working hard to save the dolphin because
it is such a special and unique animal. To learn more about the Māui Dolphin, please
follow this link. If you would like to sign a petition from the WWF encouraging the New
Zealand government to take action to save the Maui Dolphin, please follow this link.

Once you have learned more about this unique dolphin, it is time for you to share your
learning with us.

On your blog, post three facts that you learned about the Māui Dolphin. Then, using
your imagination, create three more statements about Māui dolphins that are not true
(i.e. false). Please don’t tell us which of your statements about Māui Dolphins are true
and which are false. It will be the job of the students and staff who read your blog to
figure it out.

Three true facts & three non-true facts.

1.Did you know that the Māui dolphins are the smallest of the world’s 32 dolphin
species. True or false

2. Females grow up to 1.7m long and weigh up to 50 kg.True or false

3.Adult Maui grow between 1.6 meters and 1.8 meters. True or false

 4.Maui dolphins love to eat snapper fish.True or false

5.Females have there baby when they are 7-9 year of age.True or false

6.Dolphins live up to 38 years old-True or false.True or false

Comment down below which are these are true or false. For this activity I had to post
three facts that I have learned about the Māui Dolphin then creating three more
statements about Māui dolphins. It sound really easy to do this activity but it was really
hard when I started it. I got there eventually. I hope you will enjoy my
post.

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 Activity 3: The Power of Ten [10 points]

Sir David Attenborough is a famous TV presenter from England who loves nature
and the natural world. He has spent his career filming documentaries about the
planet and working hard to protect it. In a recent interview, Sir David was asked to
reflect on all that he had learned and to imagine that he had suddenly been given
the power to save 10 animals and/or plants from extinction (disappearing forever).

After thinking about the question, he listed these 10 species (animals/plants):

1. Black Lion Tamarin (pictured to the right)

2. Sumatran Rhino

3. Solenodon

4. Olm Salamander

5. Spatuletail Hummingbird

6. Darwin’s Frog

7. Sunda pangolin

8. Priam’s Birding Butterfly

9. Northern Quoll

10. Venus’s Flower Basket

Let’s imagine that you had the same power and that you could save 10 species (animals
or plants) from extinction. Who would you save? If I had the choice I would probably
save animals like the elephant, white tiger and rhinoceros because they are unique and
have lived for centuries on earth. I would also like to save some of my favourite flowers
including hydrangeas and calla lily flowers. What about you?

   

Left to right: White tiger,   Hydrangeas, Calla Lily

On your blog, list 10 species (animals or plants) that you would protect from extinction
. For each one, give a reason as to why you think it is important to protect.

There are so many animals that I would save and so many flowers would love to save
. I would probably want to save rhinos because they are almost extinct. I wouldn’t want
any animals go to harm especially if they are getting extinct. Another choice of mine is
gorilla amur leopard,Orangutan, Sumatran,salou sea turtle,pangolin and tigers there are getting extinct. Why are people harming animals?. These animals should live because they have a reason to live. How I would love to save these poor animals.

Flowers- Kadupul flower,jade vine and ghost orchid these are the flower I would love
to save. Each and one of these are unique they may not look pretty or beautiful but it
doesn’t matter how it looks. These flowers are endangered and we need to save them.
They are dying of extinct and we need to do something about it.

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There are concerns about the water quality of some of the rivers, streams and
oceans in and around New Zealand. Some people have suggested that we plant
flowers and plants on the banks of our most polluted rivers to stop the spread of
the pollution. Apparently, the plants can act as filters, absorbing some of the c
hemicals (pollutants) that are moving across the land, on their way to the river.

Planting can be a lot of fun! Have you ever planted a garden? Aronui and I are going
to make our very own edible garden this year. We are going to plant a number of
veggies, fruits and herbs, including mint, coriander, parsley, lemongrass, onions,
tomatoes, beans, zucchinis, kumara and strawberries. Yum! If you could plant an
edible garden what would you plant in it?

On your blog list 10 veggies, fruits, or herbs that you would plant in your garden.

Strawberries- Strawberries have an amazing taste I mean who wouldn’t want to have
a garden full of Strawberries. Strawberries are the best. I could make a strawberry
milkshake or strawberry ice cream either way they both will taste amazing.

Tomatoes-Tomatoes are my favourite veggies and fruit. Scientist says tomatoes are
a fruit and vegetable Wow! I never knew that. I could make a delicious salad with
tomatoes and other veggies. It would be wonderful to have a tomato garden.

Watermelon- Watermelon is a delightful fruit that everyone loves including me.
Watermelon is my second favourite fruit. Having a watermelon garden would be
cool I wouldn’t have to buy expensive watermelon from the shops.

Beans- Beans have a weird taste but I still like it. It’s delicious. Lots of my family
member love beans. If I had a bean garden it would all be gone in 1 minute. I like
beans because there is more than more bean inside of it skin.

6.Peas 7.berry 8.Grape 9.lime 10.apple. I hoped you enjoy my post.

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New Zealand has some of the most beautiful forests in the world. Both New Zealanders and tourists, alike, enjoy walking through these forests. Unfortunately, constantly walking through forests can damage the plants and animals (flora and fauna) that live there. In an attempt to protect the local flora and fauna, an eco-tourism company in Rotorua came up with an idea. The Rotorua Canopy Tours Company designed a series of ziplines that sit above the forest canopy (top). People can ‘zip’ from one section of the forest to another, looking down on the beautiful natural areas below. To see what ziplining looks like, check out this video.

I have tried ziplining and I really enjoyed it, however, I must admit that I was pretty scared to try it at first. How would you feel if you had the chance to go ziplining in Rotorua?

On your blog, tell us how you would feel about going ziplining in Rotorua. Try to use some descriptive words (adjectives) and action words (verbs) in your post!.

ZIPLINE- Well it would be amazing having a beautiful view as I zipline down a gorgeous  forest. after watching that video. I assumed that ziplining isn’t that bad from the looks of it. Plus I wouldn’t want to destroy the flora and fauna home. It would be breathtaking flying through the landscape from high above. I wouldn’t have to walk anyways. I would love to experience the native trees. It would be nice to visit rotorua and zipline after all..

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One day I would really like to travel to China. It is a country with a rich history, vibrant cities, tasty food, and fascinating architecture (buildings). Unfortunately, some of the largest Chinese cities have high rates of air pollution. The air pollution in Beijing, one of the largest cities in China, can get so bad that roads are closed, flights are cancelled and events are postponed while they wait for the smog in the air to clear. The terrible pollution is also having fatal (deadly) effects as, approximately, 1.1 million people in China died last year from air pollution-related causes. The Chinese government is very concerned and they have introduced a number of strategies (ideas) to reduce the pollution levels. Imagine that you were asked to travel to Beijing. How would you feel?

              

Today my assignment is to write a poem about Beijing or china and how Beijing and chine air are polluted. Poems are not really my thing so it was really difficult. It took me 2 hours to think of a poem about pollution and I finally figured it out. I hope you enjoy reading my poem.