Summer Learning Journey Day 3 Activity 2

Activity 2: Defying the Odds [4 points]

LeBron James is one of the most famous professional basketball players in the world. He currently plays in the NBA (National Basketball Association) for the Los Angeles Lakers. He has won numerous awards over the years, helping his teams win many important games.

Steven Adams also plays in the NBA, but unlike LeBron, Steven comes from Rotorua, New Zealand and is the half-brother of Olympic gold medalist Valerie Adams. That’s a pretty cool family connection, isn’t it?! Steven Adams currently lives in the United States and plays for the Oklahoma City Thunder basketball team.

Despite being born in different countries, these two incredible basketballers have a number of similarities. Both men came from humble beginnings. Neither of their families had a lot of money, and neither man grew up with a father at home. Even though they faced challenges, they were able to overcome them. Both men are examples of what is possible when you work hard and believe in yourself.

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BasketBall Player I would interview: Lebron James 

Questions I would ask:

 1:Why did you leave Miami Heat and went and played for Cleveland Cavaliers 

What I found: "I left because after losing the championship with Cleveland I felt that I needed to join a new team"

2.  Why did you leave Miami Heat to go play for the Los Angeles Lakers 

What I found:  James famously said he was leaving his hometown Cleveland Cavaliers to, "take his talents to South Beach and join the Miami"

3. Mr. James, have you changed much over the years?

What I found: I hate it when people say you've changed, but of course, I've changed. It’s only growth; it's not a negative thing. I've got two kids, I've got responsibilities now, of course, I've changed. It comes with growth. If you haven't changed, that's the problem.

4. They call you King James, does that make you feel quite confident in your own abilities?

What I found You have to because I've been doing it and I’ve been successful at it.

5. Eight out of ten professional soccer players end up broke at the end of their careers. Do you worry that your money could all just disappear one day?

What I found: No, I don't think so. I've set myself up for life and we learn more and more how to make sure we're set for the rest of our lives. I never worry that everything could wash away now. I stay humble because tomorrow isn’t promised and you never know what may happen, but I'm in a position right now where myself, my friends, my family – we're set up for the rest of our lives.

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I found all these questions on

https://the-talks.com/interview/lebron-james/

Summer Learning Journey Week 1 Day 3

Activity 1: Rugby Superstars [4 points]

Jonah Lomu was a rugby superstar. He was the youngest ever All Black, selected at just 19 years of age. He went on to have an amazing career that included 63 caps (international games) and 37 tries. Jonah was Tongan, but spent most of his childhood in Mangere, South Auckland. He started out playing touch rugby and rugby league but changed over to rugby union and quickly made a name for himself. He was very tall, strong and fast.

Richie McCaw is another example of a famous rugby player. He was the captain of the All Blacks between 2004 and 2015. Like Jonah Lomu, he had an outstanding international career in rugby union and had many achievements. In fact he was the most capped All Black captain, most capped test rugby player and World Rugby Player of the Year in 2006, 2009, and 2010. He has been given a Halberg Award and made a member of the Order of New Zealand. As well as being an outstanding player, Richie McCaw was also a strong leader and captain.

For many people, players like Jonah Lomu and Richie McCaw are superheroes with extra special ‘superpowers.’

Super Powers I Would Use

Flying Powers

Super Strength 

And Metal Powers

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1. I would use my flying powers to save people when they are stuck on a high building

2. I would use my super to punch walls for people if they are trapped in buildings

3. I would use metal powers to fix sharp parts of metal before someone goes and gets hurt from it. 

Summer Learning Journey Week 1 Activity 2

Activity 2: Discovering Aotearoa [4 points]

Many people believe that Kupe was the first explorer to discover Aotearoa, New Zealand in about 1300. He navigated his way by waka to Aotearoa from Hawaiki using traditional Polynesian navigation techniques - just like Nainoa Thompson (from Activity 1) did much later on. Legend says that he followed a great octopus all the way to Aotearoa/New Zealand and finally destroyed it in Cook Strait (the water between the North and South Islands).

Many years later, a Dutch explorer from The Netherlands, Abel Tasman, was exploring the Pacific Ocean when he came across New Zealand. He thought that he was the first person to ‘discover’ the country (despite the fact that Māori already lived in New Zealand!) and made the claim in 1642 that he had ‘discovered’ a new land. His exploration of New Zealand inspired many other European explorers to follow his lead and travel to Oceania.

Kupe and Abel Tasman were two different men from two very different backgrounds (cultures) who shared a common interest - exploration.

Here is a google drawing of my culture background

I am Tongan on my Mums side
I am part Fijian from my Mums side aswell
And I am a New Zealander because I live in New Zealand