SLJ - Wk 1 Day 2 activity 2

Activity 2: Setting Sail

The first settlers to come to New Zealand must have been really brave! They had to leave their original homes and sail thousands of miles across the ocean on a special boat called a ‘waka’ to reach New Zealand.

Imagine that you were on board one of the wakas. On your blog, write a short letter to a friend telling them about your voyage to New Zealand. In the letter be sure to tell them how you feel about moving to a new country. If it was me, I would have felt really nervous…

Dear Friends...

My voyage to New Zealand was really fun meeting lovely people and making out great friends. Leaving would be really really hard for me because I have lots of good memories to forget and it's also really sad because after meeting friendly people you have to start again which it's really hard..

Bonus Activity: Waka Ama

To this day, the people of New Zealand still use waka. Instead of using their waka to transport them from one place to another, they sometimes use waka in special events and in sporting competitions such as Waka Ama. Both boys and girls compete in Waka Ama boat races.

Watch this short video of a Waka Ama race. On your blog tell us whether you would like to be in a Waka Ama race one day. Why or why not?

I would really love to join the Waka ama team because watching the video looks fun and challenging but I bet if I actually try it in real life it would be more fantastic, fun and tiring because you have to be doing lots of paddling..