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Summer Learning Journey!

Week Two: A Period of Change (1870-1950)

Day 1: The Early Years (Late 1800s – 1919)

Cool Kiwi Fact #2: The longest place name in the world can be found here in New Zealand. ‘Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu’ is the name of a hill that be found in the Hawke’s Bay region of New Zealand.

Day 1: The Early Years (Late 1800s – 1919)

Activity 1: St Joseph’s Cathedral

At the turn of the century, there was a great deal of construction happening in New Zealand. Many of the new British settlers wanted to build homes and community meeting places, such as churches. One of the largest buildings to be constructed during this period was St Joseph’s Cathedral in Dunedin.

St Joseph’s Cathedral is just one of hundreds of beautiful cathedrals around the world.

Use your search engine to find a picture of another famous cathedral. Post a picture of the cathedral on your blog. Underneath the picture tell us: the name of the cathedral, where the cathedral is located, when it was built, and how long it took to build.

This is the Florence Cathedral it is Located in Florence  . It was Built 9th of September in 1296 and it took 140 Years to Build the Florence Cathedral and when it had finished they had finished it in 1436 . Also the Height of the Florence Cathedral is 114.5 Meters  ( 376 ft ) .

Activity 2: The Right to Vote

At the turn of the century, New Zealand elected its first ever government. Richard John Seddon served as the leader of the Liberal Party from 1893-1906. Prior to 1893, only men were legally allowed to vote. This all changed in the late 1800s when a woman named Kate Sheppard lead a suffragist movement in New Zealand calling for a change in law. Her hard work finally paid off when the Electoral Act was passed into law on 19 September 1893, giving women the right to vote. New Zealand was the first country to give all women the right to vote. There were still countries in the world (e.g. Saudi Arabia) who, until recently, did not allow women to vote.

On your blog tell us what you think about the fact that women were not allowed to vote in Saudi Arabia until 2015. Is it fair? Why or why not?

What I think is that Woman's should be allowed to vote because its unfair because the men's get to vote and what happen's if the Woman's don't want to agree with the men's choice and the Woman's Need to vote for who they want and everyone should be allowed to Vote in Saudi Arabia . 

Bonus Activity: In Flanders Fields

As the new century dawned, New Zealanders settled into a period of relative calm. The calm lasted for about 15 years but came to a sudden end in 1914 when World War I erupted in Europe. The war lasted for almost five years and claimed the lives of 18,000 New Zealanders.

It also claimed the lives of thousands of men and women from countries around the world. Every year, we remember these brave men and women on ANZAC Day (25 April). Many people go to a special Anzac Day ceremony where they read a special poem that was written for the fallen soldiers. The poem is called ‘In Flanders Fields’ by John McCrae.

Read the poem. On your blog, tell us what you think of the poem. Do you like it? How does it make you feel?

I think that the Amazing Poem I had Just read was Amazing because it Makes me feel very lucky to live and believe and to be in a Safe and Loved Country like New Zealand . Sadly the one's who had Died in the war and for their Loved One's and there Blessed Family also we are very lucky that people went to the war and fight and fought for our freedom also we are very very very lucky to have them .

BONUS POINTS: 10