Top 3 Fun Facts about NZ

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This is my Summer Learning Journey week one, activity one

Top 3 Fun Facts about NZ

• The Maori name of New Zealand is Aotearoa which means the land of the long white cloud.
• It is one of the three countries in the world that has two official national anthems of equal standing.  The first is God Save the Queen and the other is God Defend New Zealand.
• New Zealanders love cars with 2.5 million cars for 4 million people making them one of the countries to have the highest car ownership rate in the world.

This is the Link of the Fun Facts about NZ

Waikowhai intermediate show

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yesterday we are going to the waikowhai intermediate show at after Morning tea and fnished is lunch, there have lots school to see and the show is about This me is a dance, drama, music show celebrating differences, diversity and personalities that are us. Then we are stared to looking the show. Have the Kapa Haka, Monologue and if you like to see the waikowhai intermediate school website(Link for website). then when finshed we are back and we are doing the thinking hat
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Summer Learning Journey Day 1

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This is my Archive Activity Japan Activity: two reasons why you chose it and bonus Activity

Why I chose Japan because I want go to see Tokyo and other one is I want go to try japan's food.

The bonus Activity

This is five facts about Japan's food

• In Japan, the snowmen is made of two big snow ball, not three. 
• Ovens are not nearly as commonplace as rice cookers in Japanese households.
• Slurping noodles indicates the food is delicious. The slurping also serves to cool down the hot noodles for eating.
• Japan imports approximately 85% Jamaica's annual coffee production.
• The fortune cookie dates back Kyoto, during the 19th century.

Link to Summer Learning Journey website

JAPAN

Location	Japan is a country in the Pacific ocean made up of 6852 islands. The four largest islands are called: Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu and Shikoku. Japan is located to the east of Russia, China and Korea.
Population Size	127.1 million people
Main Cities	Tokyo (Capital), Kyoto, Hiroshima, Sendai, Osaka
Climate	The climate in Japan is mostly temperate, however, it does vary from north to south with colder temperatures (including snow) found in the north.
Public Holidays	There are 16 national holidays in Japan. The National Foundation (birthday) Day is celebrated on 11 February.
Languages	There is one official language in Japan - Japanese.
Ethnic Mix	Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Filipino, Brazilian, Vietnamese, Other
Money (Currency)	Yen [JPY]
National Sports	Sumo wrestling, baseball, football (soccer), judo, karate, kendo
National Icons	1. The cherry blossom tree, 2. The koi fish, 3. The red-crowned crane (bird), 4. The lychee fruit
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