Week 1: Physical limits, Day 5: Against the odds, Activity 3: Own choice

Week 1: Physical limits, Day 5: Against the odds, Activity 3: Own choice

For this activity, please choose one person (a changemaker) and read all about them.
On your blog, provide us with:

1. The name of the person.
2. A description of the work they do/have done.
3. An explanation of how they/their work has had an impact on the lives of others.

 Name:  Ann Bancroft.

Ann Bancroft was born in 1955 in Mendota Heights, Minnesota.  She loved being outdoors when she was young.

A descripition of the work they do/have done:
In 1986: Ann dogsleds 1,600 km from Northwest Territories in Canada to the North Pole, she was the only female member of the Steger International Polar expedition.

In 1993: Ann leads the American Women´s Expedtion to the south pole, a 67 day expedition of 1,060 km on skis by four women.

Feburary 2001: Ann and Norwegian polar explorer Liv Arnesen become the first women in history to sail and ski across Antarctica´s landmass.

An explanation of how they/their work has had an impact on the lives of others:
Anna Bancroft is internationally recognized leader who is dedicated to inspiring women and girls world wide to unleash and accomplish their dreams. She shares about her dreams of outdoor adventure, which inspires others world wide to pursue their individual dreams! 

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Week 1: Physical limits, Day 5: Against the odds, Activity 2: Swimming to safety.

Week 1: Physical limits, Day 5: Against the odds, Activity 2: Swimming to safety.

For this activity, listen to the podcast of Yusra Mardini, or read her story on her personal website.

On your blog, retell the story of this amazing young woman from Syria.

My recount:

Yusra marini was a swimmer in Damascus Syria, but she was not always a swimmer. When she was younger, she was a little bit scared and nervous to get in the pool, when the other kids were swimming, she would be be standing at the edge of the deep end of the pool, while staring into the water.  Then she thought about plunging her head in first, her heart was beating fast...She was nervous, but she wasnt only scared, she was scared and excited! She was having Adrenalin, so she started breathing slowly.  A few seconds later, she dipped her toes in the pool, and plunged her head in the water, just for a second, and eventually she started swimming! 

She didn't want to just swim, she wanted to swim competitively, so her dad and her older sister started training her, she also entered into swimming competitions and she was winning competitions a lot. She was so confident in swimming, that she even forgot what it felt like to be scared of the water, that now the pool was her favourite place to be in, because whenever she was in the pool, she felt like she was in a different world, and she loved it! When she swam, all the noise around her stopped, and she was swimming faster and faster, all that she could only hear was her heart beat, and the water as she swam by. Every time she swam, she felt like all her problems disappeared.  But when Yusra was 13, she had problems swimming could not solve, her country was at war.

 Yusra and her older sister flew to her country, where the war was, they went to save people in the sea, they swam in the sea for 3 and a half hours and saved 20 people. When she was in the sea she didn't know if she would survive or not, but she survived, but she didn't only survive, she went to compete at Rio in 2016, helping to represent over 60 million displaced people from all over the world. 

After that, Yusra has addressed  the Untied states general assembly and world leaders, she met the US president Barack Obama. Yusra now lives in Berlin, Germany and is concentrating on her professional swimming career, her next goal is to compete at the next Olympic games in Tokyo in 2020, which is next year.  
 (I´m sorry if i have any mistakes in this summary.)

Yusra Mardini´s message of hope, determination and courage reminds us that those who flee their countries are capable of achieving great things.

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Week 1: Physical limits, Day 5: Against the odds, Activity 1: National Treasure.

Week 1: Physical limits, Day 5: Against the odds, Activity 1: National Treasure.

For this activity, we would like to learn more about the things that are important to you.

On your blog, please share three things that you treasure and say why they are treasures to you.

 I have three things that I treasure.

              The first thing I treasure:

One of them is a medal I got from my previous school, Wesley Primary. I treasure it because I loved going to that school, I felt comfortable there, it felt like home, I treasure my medal because I got it from graduation at Wesley primary, and I want to remember that school forever, and that´s why I treasure my medal that I got gifted.     

                                                                     The second thing I treasure:

Another thing that I treasure is my first trophy that I got from Wesley Primary, I got it from prize giving last year in 2018. I got it for being the cricket player of the year, I really enjoyed playing cricket at Wesley Primary and at the tournament! I got it awarded by Mr Saunders, I really enjoyed getting coached by him, and I thank him for teaching me how to play cricket!

                                           The third thing I treasure:

The third thing that I treasure is my chrome book, I treasure it because it helps me with learning, and because I love doing summer learning journey on it, I love doing this program because it helps me with my learning, and its actually fun, some other reasons on why I treasure my chrome book is because, I get to save a lot of photos that mean a lot to me, for example family photos, old friends, birthday party photos, the first day of school photos etc.

Week 1: Physical limits, Day 4: Individual pursuits, Activity 3: Worth her Weight in Gold

Week 1: Physical limits, Day 4: Individual pursuits, Activity 3:  Worth her Weight in Gold

For this activity, imagine that you were asked to create a travel brochure for Tonga (or a country that is important to you). On the brochure, include lots of great tips about what to see and do in the country.

On your blog, post your finished copy of your brochure.
Here is a link to have a closer look: Click here

Week 1: Physical limits, Day 4: Individual Pursuits Activity 2: What's in a name?

Week 1: Physical limits, Day 4: Individual Pursuits Activity 2: What's in a name?

For this activity, imagine that you were allowed to change your name to anything that you wanted.

On your blog, tell us what you would change your name to and why you would choose that name. 

Please read everything so you understand.

Hmm. If I could change my name, I would probably change it to Amelia Tu'ipulotu? I'm not really sure, it's the name I thought would "match" me? What do you think? But my parents did changed my name when I was 2 years old, it used to be Monica Olivia Tu'ipulotu, but then they changed my name to Toe'umu Tu'ipulotu, they changed my name so I would be named after my dad's mother. But I don't really mind. What name suits me the most? Toe'umu, Amelia or Monica, comment it down below. 

Here's a few images of me: 

Week 1: Physical limits, Day 4: Individual Pursuits Activity 1: Making a Racket

Week 1: Physical limits, Day 4: Individual Pursuits Activity 1: Making a Racket

For this activity, watch these videos about Serena and Venus Williams.

On your blog, tell us three things that you learned from watching these videos, as well as one thing you would still like to know.

Things i learnt from the videos:

Serena and Venus Williams were the  top 5 Highest paid womens athletes in 2017

In 2005 Venus won Wimbledon in what was, the longest women's final in history

Serena has earned over $80m during her career winning 23 grand slams

One thing i'd like to know is:

Is Serena and Venus Williams still the top 5 highest paid women?

When did Serena and Venus Williams start playing tennis?

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Week 1: Physical limits, Day 3: Team players, Activity 3: Achieving our dreams.

Week 1: Physical limits, Day 3: Team players, Activity 3: Achieving our dreams.

For this activity, choose a friend or family member and ask them what their dream job would be. Please then brainstorm six ways in which you could support them in achieving their dream job.

On your blog, present your ideas as a poster or infographic.

I decided to ask my 4 year old brother Motuhi, He told me that his dream job would be to be a fire-fighter! Because he loves fire trucks. Here is my poster I made, of how he can become one when he's older~! Also here's a link to my poster: Here

Week 1: Physical limits, Day 3: Team players, Activity 2: Defying the odds

Week 1: Physical limits, Day 3: Team players, Activity 2: Defying the odds

For this activity, we would like you to imagine that you had the chance to interview LeBron James, Steven Adams or another basketball player of your choice.

On your blog, tell us who you would interview and then provide a list of five questions that you would like to ask your chosen player.

I'd want to interview LeBron James, if I did. I would ask him these questions!

Credit to this photo: Here

1. If you could play with any basketball player from the past or present, who would it be?

2. When did you start playing basketball?

3. What can you do to be better next year?

4. How do you feel when you win a basketball game?

5. Did anyone inspire you to play basketball

Week 1: Physical limits, Day 3: Team players, Activity 1: Rugby Superstars.

Week 1: Physical limits, Day 3: Team players, Activity 1: Rugby Superstars.

For this activity, let’s imagine that you could be a superhero for a day. What three superpowers would you most like to have?

On your blog, please list the three superpowers, tell us why you have chosen each one, and tell us what you are going to do with them.

If I could have any superpowers it would be.

1. Human lie dectector
 I would love to have this super power because, if someone has stolen something, for e.g someone stole my friends favourite glasses, so I can ask everyone that was in the room at the time if they stole it, and I can tell if they're lieing or not, which is very helpful!

2.  Teleportation
I chose this super power because, if you woke up late for e.g, you woke up late on a school day, and you have a test on that that day. You only have 20 minuets until school starts, so if you had the superpower... You could get ready asap (As soon as possible) then Teleport straight away! It would be very helpful. :)

3.  Understand all languages
I chose this super power because, i'd love to understand all languages. It would be cool and fun. For example,  if something's wrong with someone and they need help, but they only speak Spanish. You can go up to them and speak in Spanish to them, and ask what's wrong! It's very helpful to be honest.

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Week 1: Physical limits, Day 2: Up in the air, Activity 3: Miracle on the Hudson.

Week 1: Physical limits, Day 2: Up in the air, Activity 3: Miracle on the Hudson.

For this activity, we would like to hear about a time when you, or someone you know, was brave like Sully.

On your blog, recount a time when you (or someone else you know) did something brave.

A true story:

My school Wesley intermediate, had a trip. It was to go to E.M.R, we had to go to Goat Island Marine Reserve and other trips. It was part our school inquiry. I was a little bit scared and nervous to go there, because I wasn't a good swimmer. I didn't want to go, so I told my teacher Miss Peterson. When I told her, she tried encouraging me to go, saying that it would be a fun time to snorkel for the first time in the ocean.     Credit for photo ➡️⬇️

I still didn't want to go, so I asked my friends if they were good swimmers, they said they were confident enough to swim in the ocean, and they also encouraged me and told me that it would be fun to go there, they also said we would be supervised, So I tried being brave, and went on the trip, when I went there, we went snorkeling, it was REALLY fun! I don't regret going and never will, I also hope I go there again! It  was amazing there to see all the beautiful fish and coral! I'm also happy that my friends and teacher encouraged me going, if it wasn't for them, I wouldn't have been there! 

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Week 1: Physical limits, Day 2: Up in the air, Activity 2: One small step for man.

Week 1: Physical limits, Day 2: Up in the air, Activity 2: One small step for man.

For this activity, let’s imagine that you were Neil Armstrong.

On your blog, write a short poem describing how you felt when you first set foot on the moon. Here is a link to some different poetry forms. 
Link to have a closer look at my poem: Link  

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Week 1: Physical limits, Day 2: Up in the air, Activity 1: Flying solo.

Week 1: Physical limits, Day 2: Up in the air, Activity 1: Flying solo.

For this activity, compare and contrast these two aviators. You could use this venn diagram.

On your blog, share your comparison between the two women and be sure to include at least three similarities and three differences between these two aviators.

     
Here's a link to my venn diagram: Click here

Amelia Earhart photo credit: Link
Jean Batten: Click here

Week 1: Physical limits, Day 1: Explorers, Activity 3: Scaling New Heights.

Week 1: Physical limits, Day 1: Explorers, Activity 3: Scaling New Heights.  

For this activity, please select a charity that you are interested in. You may choose your own or use one from our list (below). Read about the charity.

List of Possible Charities:

SPCA

Auckland City Mission

Air Rescue

OXFAM

On your blog, write a short explanation of what the charity does.

The charity i chose, was Auckland City Mission. I choose it because I love what they do, it's very helpful and caring!

What they do is, help people. They can help people with crisis services, Homeless services, Elderly services, Distribution services, drug and alcohol services and much more!  

Also at the moment they are helping families at four different places in Auckland with food parcels, Christmas presents and food grants. Which is amazing!

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Week 1: Physical limits, Day 1: Explorers, Activity 2: Discovering Aotearoa

Week 1: Physical limits, Day 1: Explorers, Activity 2: Discovering Aotearoa

For this activity we would like you to think about your own experiences and your own cultural background. Where does your family come from? Do they come from Europe like Abel Tasman, Polynesia like Kupe, or somewhere else?

On your blog, please tell us about your cultural background. Where do you and your family come from?

My parents names are Ebony and Ben/Benjamin, My mother is from New Zealand in Marton. While my father was born in Tonga in Maufanga.  My father is full Tongan, and my mother is half Maori and half Australian.  So this means, i'm part Maori, Tongan and Australian, i was also born in New Zealand like my mother, but in wellington!  Here is a pepeha I made!          

Week 1: Physical limits, Day 1: Explorers, Activity 1: Setting sails.

Week 1: Physical limits, Day 1: Explorers, Activity 1: Setting sails.

For this activity, make a list of ten food items that you could take with you. Please think carefully about what you will take as you won’t have access to a refrigerator or freezer while at sea. Please explain why you would select each item.

On your blog, post your list of 10 food items you would take on an ocean voyage and the reasons why you chose these items.

If i was on a boat in the pacific ocean and I knew I would be there for weeks. I would bring these 10 of foods. I choose these items, because they last a while without expiring. Also because I've got some breakfast, lunch (Snacks) and dinner kind of foods!

1. Oatmeal 

2. Tinned food (for e.g: Tinned tuna, Tinned corn beef, Tinned fruits, Tinned spaghetti etc.)

3. Dried fruits and nuts (E.g: Dried apricot, raisins, almonds, etc.)

4.  Eggs                                            

5.  Brown rice

6. Carrots

7. Apples    

8.  Pasta

9.  Potatoes 

10.  Beef jerky