Float Your Boat

For today's Summer Learning Journey task, we had to make paper boats. But, that isn't all, we also had to test our boats to see if they could float. 

From there, if we wanted to complete the Step It Up task we also had to see if they floated with weights (rocks) and see what boat can hold the most weight. 

To test my paper boats, I went down to the river with my family. At our river spot we have a small flowing creek which I used to float the boats in to see if they floated in both still and flowing water. 

I found the making of the paper boats really easy and fun, my boats floated perfectly with and without weight, although once I added to many rocks... it sunk! But to be fair, it was already a little bit wet and so the paper had already been soaking in the water and there were way too many rocks in the boat. 

Anyways, without further to do, here is the pictures I got...

In this photo (above) I am holding my 2 boats, I also named one of my paper boats Bateau De Papier. I don't really have a reason of why I called one of my boats 'Bateau De Papier' I just thought that calling it 'Paper Boat' would be boring so I chose a country, used Google translate to translate paper boat, and that's how I got the name!

In this picture one of my boats (above) is floating down the stream

And in this photo, my boat flowing down the stream once again. I got sidetracked swimming and playing around at the river and completely forgot to get any photos of the paper boats carrying weights, but the Bateau De Papier did manage to carry over 10 rocks before sinking. 

Have you ever made a Paper Boat? Did you find it easy or hard to make?

Kiwi Jingle Bells

For today's activity I chose to start off by completing a task called, Kiwi Jingle Bells. Our first instruction with this task was to watch a small video of a singer's interpretation of Jingle Bells, but Kiwi edition! Then we had the task of creating our own! So, I have been busily creating my version of the song. Then if we could we were asked to sing our songs by our selves or with a friend or family member, and this family member is, "drum roll please" my Mother! Here is my song...

Apologies for the laughing and terrible, singing! 

1950's Interveiw

Mrs Bennett set the writing task of interviewing a Grandparent. So, that's exactly what I did and here it is...

Interviewing My Nan -

Name-

Karen

Year I was born -

1959

Where - Wellington, NZ

School -

Memories -

“I remember learning to sing with the words written up on the blackboard and the teacher would
play the guitar.”

“Listening to the Government radio program which taught us songs.”

“Standing next to my desk, saying my times tables”

“The School fair”

“Heavy School bags with LOTS of textbooks”

“Not being able to go to school because the River flooded the footbridge which you had to
cross to get to school.”

Morning show and tell, singing the national anthem on a Monday Morning at school assembly. 

“If the weather was nice we would play outside and if it was raining we would play in the library”

“The disgusting smell of the Highschool toilets, they smelt phenol and like cigarettes”

“ Using grey leads and drawing margins on our pages with a pink pencil”

“Using nibbed pens for ink” 

“We had little ink pots on our desks” 

“Being the SRC (Student Rep Council)”

 “Going to school on the bus walking 30mins. First 4 years high walk 5km to bus stop.
" I Enjoyed school."   

“Jumping in the freezing cold pool”

“In Primary School at Kingsville we watched Neil Armstrong on the School TV”

“Making a little wood puppet in Art class” 

Schools - 

Primary -

Ohio Bay School near Wellington up to Grade 4

Kingsville Primary School near Melbourne Grade 5 and 6

Highschool -

Foots Grey Ladies College Form 1

Bacchus marsh High School Form 2 to 6

Uniform -

Winter Uniform - Wool chunic, long socks, black shoes, shirt and tie and a wool jumper.

Summer Uniform - Summer cotton frock, short socks.
(GIRLS WHERE NOT ALLOWED TO WEAR TROUSERS UNTIL 1975)

“The first time I wore trousers was the last 2 years of Highschool. 

Sports - 

“I remember playing games and doing Gymnastics, I remember playing on the school oval
with my friends and a game I remember was ‘What’s the time Mrs Wolf’.” “I was sports captain
of the Athletics and the Swimming Team” 

“Played Softball against other High Schools”

Teachers -

Mr McKenny, Grade 4 teacher “He was absolutely wonderful he was a teacher at Ohio Bay
School near Wellington”

“In Australia Mr Little (chubby and short)”

Mr Nunnon, I didn’t get along with him

Some teachers don’t get respected and others do. 

School Camps - 

“My first School camp was in 1971 at a Victorian Ski Field. 

“In 1975, we went to Swan Hill.”

Subjects I enjoyed - 

“In Highschool I enjoyed English/Literacy, Art, Sewing, Cooking/Home Economics.
Even though I wasn’t very good at Maths I still enjoyed learning it” 

Favourite Singer/Band -

John Farnham

How did you listen the Music -

On the TV and radio

Technology at Home - 

TV

Telephone

World Events -

Neil Armstrong walking on the Moon

Collapse of the West Gate Bridge Melbourne

Favourite TV Shows -

Bill and Ben the Flower Pot Men

Andy Pandy

Get Smart

The Ponderosa

My Favourite Martian 

Young Talent Time

Walt Disney 

Fashion -

Sunday hat for Sunday School

White Gym Shorts and T - Shirt and White canvas sneakers

Pant suits for Girls

Platform shoes

Flairs/pants

Many skirts

Tank tops

Skimpy Bikinis

Witch’s Britches 

Polo Tops 

Skivvies  

Blazers

Hippy skirts

Father - Coach Builder for Rolls Royce, Carpenter making caravans, boats and house
renovations. 

Mother - Personal Assistant and Private Secretary

She was the first women to wear trousers and a mini skirt in public in NZ.  

Tin Stilts

Because of the Corona Virus outbreak and being at home in Isolation, my brother and I have been busily creating. A couple of days ago we made a pair of stilts. Here's how we made them. We used 2 tin cans like this one - 

Then we flipped then upside down and drilled 2 holes in the sides. Next we threaded some rope through the holes. I made a diagram below to help you understand the steps -

After walking on them for a while they slowly break so I recommend using Golden/Maple syrup cans because they are stronger. My brother and I made another pair of stilts afterwards using wooden blocks.